Paramount Remaking Hitchcock’s “Suspicion”
A few days after it was announced that DreamWorks was looking at a new adaptation of "Rebecca", Paramount Pictures is now looking for a...
Dominic Cooper Visits Donaldson’s “Cities”
Dominic Cooper ("The Devil's Double," "Captain America") has entered final negotiations to join the cast of Roger Donaldson's international thriller "Cities", replacing Clive Owen...
Del Toro, Watson Team For “Beauty”
Guillermo del Toro is attached to direct and Emma Watson is attached to star in "Beauty" at Warner Bros. Pictures says Heat Vision.Andrew Davies...
Thornton To Helm Jolie-Inspired “Drove”
Billy Bob Thornton is set to co-write and direct an "ethereal" road movie "And Then We Drove" for AR Films and Media Talent Group...
Director News: Ghost, Jitters, Locust
Ghost Rider 3 & Crank 3"Crank" and "Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance" directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor say that they haven't decided if...
‘Thrones’ Star Joins Cruise In “Horizons”
"Game of Thrones" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has joined the cast of Joseph Kosinski's sci-fi epic "Horizons" (aka. "Oblivion") at Disney Pictures says Deadline.Tom Cruise...
Big Stone Grid Falls On Michael Mann
Michael Mann is in talks to direct the hard-edged cop thriller "The Big Stone Grid" at Sony Pictures says Deadline.S. Craig Zahler penned the...
Minghella, Mumford Are “Not Safe For Work”
Max Minghella ("The Social Network") and Eloise Mumford ("The River") are in talks to star in the low-budget thriller "Not Safe For Work" at...
Casting: Spall, Bettany, Scott, Rahim
I Give It a YearRafe Spall ("Prometheus," "Anonymous") is in talks to headline Dan Mazer's romantic comedy "I Give It a Year" for Working...
Warners Adapting “Landover” Series
Warner Bros. Pictures has optioned the film rights to Terry Brooks' "Magic Kingdom of Landover" book series says Variety.Based on the first book in...
Angelina Jolie Does “Maleficent” Next
Speaking at Berlinale to promote "In the Land of Blood and Honey", actress Angelina Jolie confirmed that Disney's "Maleficent" will be her next project."I...
Carrey’s “Pierre Pierre” Shoots This Summer
Larry Charles's $30 million comedy "Pierre Pierre" starring Jim Carrey has announced it will begin shooting this Summer in Europe, primarily in Germany reports...
Minds Get Backed Up In “Altered Carbon”
Mythology Entertainment has acquired feature rights to Richard Morgan's 2002 post-cyberpunk sci-fi novel "Altered Carbon" says Variety.The story is set in a future where...
News Shorts: February 13th 2012
The first photos from Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths; the first photo of Sharlto Copley in the sci-fi saga The Europa Report; and set...
Hammer Films Reboot “Quartermass,” Dracula?
With their recent adaptation of "The Woman in Black" proving both well-received and a box-office hit, Hammer Films last week to announce two further...
Wood, Mikkelsen Suffer A “Necessary Death”
Evan Rachel Wood ("True Blood") and Mads Mikkelsen ("Casino Royale") are joining the action comedy "The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman" at Voltage Productions...
Jennifer Aniston Does “Miss You Already”
Jennifer Aniston is attached to star in the comedy/drama "Miss You Already" which is being called a London-set "Beaches" says Deadline.The story follows a...
Hall, Foster, Sedgwick Join “Darlings”
Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, Kyra Sedgwick and Jennifer Jason Leigh have all joined the cast of the indie thriller "Kill Your Darlings" for...
Casting News: Evil, Flamingo, Wings
Evil DeadLou Taylor Pucci ("Thumbsucker") has joined the cast of the Fede Alvarez-directed "The Evil Dead" remake.Pucci will play an academic whose intellectual curiosity...
Sony Drops “The Boys,” “Mortal Instruments”
Sony Pictures has cancelled plans for both an adaptation of Garth Ennis's violent comic "The Boys" and the kid-lit adaptation "The Mortal Instruments" reports...
Writer Updates “Beetlejuice 2” Status
Author Seth Grahame-Smith tells STYD that the "Beetlejuice" sequel he's writing for Warner Bros. Pictures is moving along nicely."I met with Michael Keaton last...
Two Dracula Films Return From The Dead
Two gruff Australian actors, two takes on Dracula - both making headlines today.First up comes word via Deadline that Universal Pictures is dusting off...
Saoirse Ronan Joins “Order of the Seven”
A while ago three "Snow White" film projects were in development - two are about to hit cinemas, while the third seemingly went quiet.Today...
Casting News: Song, Fight, Beauty
Can a Song Save Your Life?"True Grit" star Hailee Steinfeld has joined the cast of "Once" director John Carney's "Can a Song Save Your...
More “Twilight” Books Means More Films
Summit co-founder and Lionsgate exec Rob Friedman says the company would happily move forward with a sixth film in the "Twilight" series, but it...
Legion Becomes A TV Series
Syfy and Sony Pictures TV are developing a series version of Scott Stewart's 2010 supernatural thriller "Legion" which starred Paul Bettany as an Archangel...
Ava Lee Crime Novels Get Adapted
Karen Walton has been hired by Strada Films to adapt novelist Ian Hamilton's Ava Lee crime novel series into a potential feature film franchise...
Casting News: ACOD, Switch, Shoplifters
A.C.O.D."Party Down" co-stars Adam Scott and Jane Lynch are re-teaming on Stuart Zicherman's comedy "A.C.O.D." at Black Bear Pictures.Zicherman and Ben Karlin penned the...
Massive Cast Love Marilyn In “Fragments”
Uma Thurman, Viola Davis, Lindsay Lohan, Ellen Burstyn and Evan Rachel Wood have joined the all-star ensemble cast of Liz Garbus' Marilyn Monroe-themed documentary...
Release Changes: February 10th 2012
A couple of key release date changes have taken place this week.Summit Entertainment has delayed the release of their upcoming zombie romance tale "Warm...