Michael Shannon IS General Zod
Michael Shannon ("Revolutionary Road," "Boardwalk Empire") has been cast as the villainous General Zod in the upcoming "Superman" reboot according to a press release...
R.I.P. Sidney Lumet
Filmmaking legend Sidney Lumet has passed away at the age of 86 from lymphoma. With a career spanning over five decades, Lumet has...
Pence Is Young Ra’s Al Ghul In “Knight Rises”?
Josh Pence is a guy who most recently starred in David Fincher's "The Social Network", but even if you've seen it you wouldn't recognise...
VFX Artist Tim Miller To Direct “Deadpool”
"X-Men" visual effects artist Tim Miller is set to make his feature directing debut on "X-Men Origins: Deadpool" for 20th Century Fox reports Deadline.Rhett...
Jessica Biel Up For A “Total Recall” Role
The other week came word of potential casting for the two key female roles in the upcoming Len Wiseman-directed remake of "Total Recall" at...
Jeff Buckley Biopic Moving Forward
The biopic of celebrated singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley is now finally moving ahead with Ridley Scott's son Jake Scott ("Welcome to the Rileys") set to...
Disney Scores Ice Cube’s “Chrome and Paint”
Disney Pictures have picked up the gritty car culture feature "Chrome and Paint" says The Hollywood Reporter.Ice Cube will direct and produce the film...
Cassavetes Replaces Neeson In “Hangover 2”
First Mel Gibson was set to cameo as a Bangkok tattoo artist in "The Hangover: Part II". Then, before he could shoot the...
Dave Franco Runs Down “21 Jump Street”
Dave Franco, James Franco's brother whose been making a name for himself online in various comedy shorts, has scored a supporting villain role in...
Willem Dafoe Joins “Odd Thomas” Adaptation
Willem Dafoe is in discussions to join the cast of the adaptation of Dean R. Koontz's 2003 novel "Odd Thomas" for Fusion Films reports...
Tobey Maguire Set For Ang Lee’s “Life Of Pi”
Tobey Maguire has been cast in the film adaptation of Yann Martel's Booker Prize-winning novel "Life of Pi" at Fox 2000 reports Variety.The coming-of-age...
Zach Galifianakis Departs ” R.I.P.D.” For Rivals
Zach Galifianakis has dropped out of the supernatural buddy action/comedy "R.I.P.D." says Deadline.Ryan Reynolds will play a young cop murdered in the line of...
News Shorts: April 8th 2011
Probably in response to yesterday's underwhelming small-res debut, Dreamworks have released higher res versions along with a couple of new shots from their upcoming...
Schwarzenegger Considers “Tomb”, “Stand”
Arnold Schwarzenegger is tossing between two possibilities as his first post-Governor live-action feature film role reports Variety.The first is Lionsgate's "The Last Stand", the...
Review: “Arthur”
Personally, I harbor no romantic feelings for the 1981 Dudley Moore sleeper smash, "Arthur." Distractingly clunky, the feature is best appreciated as a film...
Ben Affleck Wanted For “Great Gatsby”
Ben Affleck is in talks to join Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic "The Great Gatsby" for Warner Bros. Pictures...
Anthony Horowitz Pens Second “Tintin” Film
Almost two years ago Peter Jackson revealed that he hadn't made up his mind yet which of Herge's two dozen or so stories he...
Eszterhas’ “Lust” Revives The Sexual Thriller
After nearly fifteen years away from Hollywood, Joe Eszterhas is returning to the sub-genre that he pretty much made his own in the 80's...
Ben Stiller Up For “Walter Mitty” Remake
Ben Stiller is in talks to play the titular role in the long-gestating reboot of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" for 20th Century...
Steinfeld In Talks For “Romeo and Juliet”
Oscar-nominated "True Grit" actress Hailee Steinfeld is in negotiations to star as Juliet in a new film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" says...
Hawkeye Cameo In New “Thor” Clip?
Paramount Pictures has released a clip from "Thor" at IGN which a few sites are already claiming to feature a cameo from Hawkeye (Jeremy...
David O. Russell Keen On Buddy Cianci Biopic
Yet another project has emerged as a potential for "The Fighter" director David O. Russell to tackle as his next film.Vulture reports that Russell...
Paramount Adapting “A Murder Foretold”
Paramount Pictures and Indian Paintbrush have scored the screen rights to David Grann's New Yorker article "A Murder Foretold" reports DeadlineGrann's article deals with...
28 Weeks Later Helmer Does “Crow” Reboot
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo ("28 Weeks Later," "Intruders") is now set to direct the reboot of "The Crow" franchise at Relativity says <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/crow-be-remade-by-28-176212">Heat Vision.Like...
Review: “Your Highness”
Aimed at stoners, I'm sure "Your Highness" will find a receptive audience eager to dig into the constant references to sex, smoke, and gay...
Review: “Meek’s Cutoff”
"Oregon Trail: The Movie" is a crude way to describe "Meek's Cutoff," but it's an apt comparison. Writer/director Kelly Reichardt endeavors to pull the...
Branch Rickey Biopic Moving Forward
Robert Redford is set to play Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey in a long-gestating, untitled historical drama which is finally getting underway at Legendary...
Cumberbatch, MacDonald Join “Anna Karenina”
"Atonement," "Pride and Prejudice" and "Hanna" filmmaker Joe Wright tells The Playlist that two more stars are now locked for his adaptation of Leo...
Harry Potter Has Yet To Reach Climax
Helen McCrory, who plays Narcissa Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" film series, spoke with MTV News recently and indicated her scenes from the last...
First “Fright Night” Remake Photos
The first photos from Craig Gillespie's "Fright Night" 3D remake are out via Moviefone and show two-thirds of the main cast including Anton Yelchin,...