Summit Acquires Hahn’s “In the Flesh”
Summit Entertainment has acquired Kristin Hahn's spec screenplay "In the Flesh" reports Variety.Based on Laura Whitcomb's novel "A Certain Slant of Light", the story...
Tower Heist Goes On Demand Quickly
Brett Ratner's upcoming comedy "Tower Heist", starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, will be made available on-demand just three weeks after its November 4th...
Raymond-James To Take “One Shot”
Michael Raymond-James ("True Blood, "Terriers") has joined the cast of "One Shot" at Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on the...
Octavia Spencer Joins Cody’s “Lamb”
Octavia Spencer ("The Help") is in early negotiations to join the cast of Diablo Cody's untitled project at Mandate Pictures says Variety.The story centers...
Human Centipede II Scores A UK Rating
Initially blocked from release in the UK, "The Human Centipede II: Full Sequence" has made it through the British censors after an edited version...
Clint Eastwood Turns Scout In “Curve”
Clint Eastwood is in talks to star in the baseball drama "Trouble with the Curve" at Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.The story...
Aubrey Plaza Joins Coppola’s “Charlie Swan”
Aubrey Plaza ("Parks and Recreation," "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World") has joined the cast of Roman Coppola's "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie...
TV News: Fall Shows, Ex-Comm, Magicians
New Fall ShowsCBS' "2 Broke Girls" and Fox's "New Girl" have both scored full season orders. 'Girls' is the top new series in...
News Shorts: October 5th 2011
New stills from Hugo, Wuthering Heights, The Barrens, My Week with Marilyn, The Thing and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.New posters for Wuthering...
Downey Jr. Stars In “Perry Mason” Reboot
Robert Downey Jr. is looking to star as legendary defense attorney Perry Mason in a film reboot of the property at Warner Bros. Pictures...
Moverman, Stiller Team For Selznick Biopic
HBO is developing a film based on the life of legendary film producer David O. Selznick reports The Los Angeles Times."The Messenger" director Oren...
Trio Battling For New “Arrested” Episodes
Showtime, Netflix and Hulu have all entered a bidding war to exclusively distribute a new batch of "Arrested Development" episodes reports Vulture.Plans for the...
Danger Mouse Album Becomes A Film
Music video helmer Chris Milk is set to direct a film for Likely Story and Annapurna Pictures that will incorporate Danger Mouse's concept album...
Jeremy Irvine Has Some “Great Expectations”
"War Horse" star Jeremy Irvine has signed on to play Pip in the latest film adaptation of the Dickens' classic "Great Expectations" at BBC...
Stiles & Tucker Look For “Silver Linings”
Julia Stiles has signed while Chris Tucker is in final negotiations to join the cast of David O. Russell's "The Silver Linings Playbook" at...
Mission: Impossible Officially Goes IMAX
IMAX Corporation and Paramount Pictures have made it official - "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" will get IMAX previews five days early starting December...
Hunger Games Gets District Seals
Lionsgate continues making good use of social media for its "The Hunger Games" promotion. Today via Facebook they've launched five of twelve "District Seals"...
Feig Drops Out Of Third “Bridget Jones”
Though he developed the most recent draft of the script with the intention to direct, Paul Feig has withdrawn from the third "Bridget Jones"...
Santoro, Alexander Co-Star In “Last Stand”
Rodrigo Santoro ("300") and Jamie Alexander ("Thor") will co-star with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Kim Jee Woon-directed action thriller "Last Stand" reports Heat Vision.Schwarzenegger...
Lifetime Develops A Lady Gaga Biopic
Lifetime is developing "Fame Monster: The Lady Gaga Story", a biopic of the singer named after her 2009 album reports Deadline.Based on Maureen Callahan's...
Casting News: Hive, Watch, Teacher
The HiveDirector Joel Schumacher reportedly wants Halle Berry for his new thriller "The Hive" which aims to begin shooting in February. Berry herself...
Coens Go Small Screen With “HarveKarbo”
Filmmakers Ethan Coen and Joel Coen along with "Cedar Rapids" writer Phil Johnston will executive produce "HarveKarbo", an hour-long single-camera comedy at Fox and...
Disney Re-Releasing Four Films In 3D
With the 3D version of "The Lion King" taking in nearly $100 million worldwide so far and is still climbing, Disney is unsurprisingly already...
Fox 2000 Planning A “Mr. Ed” Film
Fox 2000 has acquired feature film rights to the classic 1960s TV series comedy "Mr. Ed" reports Variety.The live-action family film will feature a...
Wilde & Crowe To Feel The “Rush”
Olivia Wilde ("Tron: Legacy," "Cowboys and Aliens") will play 1970s supermodel Suzy Miller in Ron Howard's "Rush" at Cross Creek Pictures, Working Title and...
Herzog Takes On Cruise In “One Shot”
Filmmaker Werner Herzog ("Cave of Forgotten Dreams," "Grizzly Man") has come onboard to play the villain in the action thriller "One Shot" at Paramount...
First Photos Of Russell Crowe As Jor-El
The first set photos have emerged showing Russell Crowe in full costume for Zac Snyder's upcoming Superman reboot "Man of Steel" via The Daily...
Curtis Jackson Goes In “Pursuit”
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will star in the action thriller "The Pursuit" at Emmett / Furla Films and Cheetah Vision Films reports Variety.The story...
TV News: NBC, Simpsons, Showtime, Terra
NBCIt looks like NBC's "The Playboy Club" is the first of the new shows to suffer the axe as the network is pulling the...
Towne Penning “Battle of Britain” Script
Legendary screenwriter Robert Towne ("Chinatown," "The Firm") has been hired to pen "The Battle of Britain" for GK Films says Reuters.The story will deal...