Mendelsohn, Lowe, Tovey Join “Grandmothers”
Ben Mendelsohn, Sophie Lowe, Jessica Tovey and Gary Sweet have joined the cast of "The Grandmothers" for Gaumont and Mon Voisin reports iF MagazineAn...
Blue Lagoon Reboot Scores Leads
Brenton Thwaites and Indiana Evans, two young actors from the Aussie soap "Home and Away", have been cast in the lead roles in Lifetime's...
Fancy Nancy Books Get Adapted
Fox has acquired film rights to the children's book series "Fancy Nancy" which will be set up at Shawn Levy's 21 Laps reports Variety.Jane...
Hangover Director Re-Ups With Warners
"The Hangover" director Todd Phillips' Green Hat Films has renewed its first-look deal at Warner Bros. Pictures says Deadline.Along with a third installment of...
TV News: Anarchy, Boardwalk, Who
Sons of Anarchy"Sons Of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter has signed a three-year overall deal with FX Prods and 20th Century Fox TV. The...
River Road Unleashes An “Age of Miracles”
River Road Entertainment has optioned screen rights to Karen Thompson Walker's first novel "The Age of Miracles" reports Deadline.The film is both a young...
Casting News: Aftershock, Fear, Plush
Aftershock"Hostel" filmmaker and "Inglourious Basterds" actor Eli Roth will produce and star in the earthquake thriller "Aftershock", the English language debut from Chilean director...
Review: “Chronicle”
I've written a lot over the last couple years about how, if superhero films are going to survive, they are going to have to...
Ford In Talks For “Blade Runner” Sequel?
Six months ago came news that Ridley Scott was committing to both direct and produce a new installment of "Blade Runner" for Alcon Entertainment.The...
Casting: Riddick, Evil Dead, Despicable
RiddickA start of production announcement has confirmed the rest of the cast for David Twohy's upcoming third film in the sci-fi series starring Vin...
Ingelsby Pens “The Raid” Remake
Brad Ingelsby ("The Low Dweller," "Run All Night") has been hired to pen the script for the remake of "The Raid" at Screen Gems...
Bridget Jones’ Baby Is Still Alive
Hugh Grant has NOT left the production of "Bridget Jones' Baby" according to the film's producers reports The Press Association.Tim Bevan, co-chairman of Working...
Fox To Adapt “Mountain Between Us”
Gerardo Naranjo ("Miss Bala") is in negotiations to direct the survival romance story "The Mountain Between Us" for 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment...
Ruffalo, Johansson Burst Into “Song”
"The Avengers" co-stars Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson will re-team for "Once" writer/director John Carney's new musical romance project "Can A Song Save Your...
Heigl Looks Into “Happytime Murders”
Katherine Heigl is in final negotiations to join Jim Henson Co.'s noir puppet comedy "The Happytime Murders" reports Variety.The story is set in a...
Review: “The Woman in Black”
Set in 1920's England, "The Woman in Black" relies heavily on tone and atmosphere. The title character is a vengeful spirit who's believed to...
Insidious, “The Raid” Get Sequels
Sequels are already underway on two recent cult film successes.First up Alliance Films is moving forward on a follow-up to last year's supernatural spook...
Jim Sheridan Remakes “Into the West”
Filmmaker Jim Sheridan ("In The Name Of The Father," "Brothers") is penning and is attached to direct a reimagining of the cult 1992 Irish...
Viola Davis Joins “Ender’s,” “Creatures”
Oscar-nominated "The Help" actress Viola Davis has scored supporting roles in sci-fi epic "Ender's Game" at Summit Entertainment and "Beautiful Creatures" at Warner Bros....
Chastain, Edgerton Seek “Eleanor Rigby”
Jessica Chastain and Joel Edgerton have signed on to star in "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby", a dual-film project for Myriad Pictures says Reuters.Ned...
Octavia Spencer Caught In A “Snow Piercer”
"The Help" star Octavia Spencer has joined the cast of Bong Joon-Ho's high-profile sci-fi indie "Snow Piercer", an adaptation of the French comic "Le...
Casting: M. Sheen, S. Glenn, S. Stone
Masters of SexMichael Sheen is set to replace Paul Bettany in the John Madden-directed pilot for Showtime's new drama series "Masters of Sex" which...
Fernandez Joins “Evil Dead,” “Deep Powder”
Shiloh Fernandez ("Red Riding Hood") has joined both the "Evil Dead" reboot at FilmDistrict and Mandate, and "Deep Powder" at Killer Films says Variety.Fede...
Brad Bird May Direct “There Be Monsters”
"The Incredibles" and "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" director Brad Bird is reportedly meeting with Legendary Pictures about hopping onboard the history-meets-Lovecraftian monsters mashup...
Casting: Eric Bana, C. Keener, Edwin Hodge
Untitled John Crowley ProjectEric Bana and Rebecca Hall will play former lovers in "Boy A" director John Crowley's new untitled international thriller for Focus...
Katherine Heigl Rendered “Face Blind”
Katherine Heigl is set to star in the Dominic Harari and Teresa De Pelegri-scripted indie thriller "Face Blind" for Maven Pictures says Deadline.The former...
News Shorts: February 2nd 2012
New posters from Resident Evil: Retribution, Bel Ami, The Island President, Friends with Kids, Hysteria, 21 Jump Street, Bullhead."Focus Features and Participant...
Crowe & Neeson For Aronofsky’s “Noah”?
"Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky is reportedly pursuing Russell Crowe to play the title role in his epic "Noah" for New Regency/Paramount says Deadline.An...
Joe Johnston Is “Not Safe For Work”
"Captain America: The First Avenger" director Joe Johnston has signed on for the micro-budgeted thriller "Not Safe For Work" for Universal Pictures says Heat...
Hawkes, Def In “Jackie Brown” Prequel
"Winter's Bone" and "Deadwood" star John Hawkes will star opposite Yasiin Bey (aka. Mos Def) in an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1978 crime novel...