Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift To “Rock”
New Line has apparently offered Tom Cruise a supporting role in the movie version of the hit Broadway musical "Rock of Ages" reports Deadline....
Ghost Rider Sequel Budget Cut In Half
Sony Pictures has reportedly cut its budget for the sequel "Ghost Rider: The Spirit Of Vengeance" from $135 million to a much leaner $75...
Lansbury Signs For “Popper’s Penguins”
The legendary Angela Lansbury has joined the cast of the family comedy "Mr. Popper's Penguins" at 20th Century Fox reports Variety.An adaptation of Richard...
Casting: Spy Kids, Breaking Dawn, Hulk 2
Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the WorldA press release issued to announce that production has kicked off on Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids...
Haggis To Helm “Cell 211” Remake?
CBS Films is in negotiations to obtain the remake rights to Daniel Monzon's Spanish language action thriller "Celda 211" ("Cell 211") reports Deadline.The story...
Simon West In Talks For “Medallion”
Simon West ("Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," "Con Air") is in talks to direct the action thriller "Medallion" reports 24 Frames.The story follows a father...
Slattery Up For Jameson In “Spider-Man”
What's Playing reports that "Mad Men" actor John Slattery is apparently first in line for the role of The Daily Bugle's gruff newspaper editor...
Snipes Gets His Fists Out For “Daddy”
Wesley Snipes has signed to star in and produce the martial arts comedy "Master Daddy" for Maandi Media Entertainment and Tayrona Entertainment Group reports...
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Picks A “Violet”
Utterly delightful British actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste ("Without a Trace," "Secrets and Lies") has signed on to play an assassin in "Precious" scribe Geoffrey Fletcher's...
Morel, White, Stewart Up For “Ouija”
Pierre Morel ("Taken"), Sylvain White ("The Losers") and Scott Stewart ("Priest") have emerged as candidates to direct the film adaptation of the board game...
Syfy Dumps “Caprica”, Launches “Chrome”
Syfy has officially cancelled their "Battlestar Galactica" spin-off prequel "Caprica" after less than one season reports Entertainment Weekly.Reviews were decent for the series, which...
News Shorts: October 27th 2010
The first set photos from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and new stills from Saw 3D, The Chronicles of Narnia The Voyage of the...
Third “Batman” Gets Title, Loses Villain
Talking with The Los Angeles Times, filmmaker Christopher Nolan has confirmed that his third Batman film will be called "The Dark Knight Rises".While he...
Fox Sets “Avatar” Sequels Dates
In an official press release from the studio today, 20th Century Fox has announced that James Cameron has agreed to make his two-planned "Avatar"...
The Hobbit To Stay In New Zealand
In an official press conference a few hours ago, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that both "The Hobbit" and its untitled sequel...
Sequel Talk: Play, Gun, Hangover, Trek
Child's Play'Child's Play' creator Don Mancini tells Screen Junkies that the reason the reboot/remake of the killer doll franchise hasn't gone forward is that...
Indiana Jones Films To Go 3D?
Just a month after it was announced that all six "Star Wars" films would be needlessly converted into 3D for theatrical re-releases, Blue Sky...
Jolie, Hardy To Team For “Huntsman”?
Tom Hardy ("Inception," "Bronson") is nearing a deal to star in "Snow White and the Huntsman" for Relativity Media reports The Playlist.Scribe Evan...
Marlon Wayans To “Twinkle, Twinkle”
Marlon Wayans ("Requiem for a Dream," "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra") has scored the lead role in the indie comedy "Twinkle, Twinkle" reports The...
Aronofsky Builds A “Machine Man”
Darren Aronofsky has agreed to direct an adaptation of Max Barry's unfinished work "Machine Man" for Mandalay Pictures according to Heat Vision.A kind of...
MJ’s “Thriller” Becomes 3D Horror Film
Several minor studios are in a bidding war for a $50 million 3D horror film based on the Michael Jackson's legendary music video "Thriller"...
Broderick, Affleck, Hirsch Set For “Heist”
Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Judd Hirsch have all signed on for the comedy/thriller "Tower Heist" for Universal PIctures says The Hollywood Reporter.The story...
Jennifer Chambers Lynch Seeks “Visibility”
Rising filmmaker Jennifer Chambers Lynch ("Surveillance") will helm the thriller "Visibility" for MPCA reports Variety.The story follows a detective helping an amnesia victim discover...
Peter Segal Lines Up A “Grudge Match”
Peter Segal ("Get Smart") has set the boxing movie "Grudge Match" at Warner Bros. Pictures as his next project reports Deadline.The story follows two...
Suraj Sharma Cast In “Life of Pi”
17-year-old newcomer Suraj Sharma has been cast in the lead role of the film adaptation of Yann Martel's Booker Prize-winning novel "Life of Pi"...
Bullock In But Downey Out Of “Gravity”?
Talk about bad luck. After many issues, Warner Bros. Pictures finally locked in Sandra Bullock for the lead female role in the Alfonso...
Black, Dillon, Zellweger, McAdams “Are Here”
Jack Black, Matt Dillon, and Renee Zellwegger are attached while an offer is out to Rachel McAdams to star in the romantic dramedy "You...
Michael Mann Goes Medieval On Your Ass
Michael Mann ("Public Enemies," "Collateral") is looking into his next feature, a film about the events leading to the Battle of Agincourt reports The...
Warners Opens The “ACME Warehouse”
Kevin and Dan Hageman ("Hotel Transylvania") have sold a Lonney Tunes-inspired original pitch to Warner Bros. Pictures reports Heat Vision.The duo have come up...
Sunrise Over Coppola’s Next Project
Francis Ford Coppola ("The Godfather," "Bram Stoker's Dracula") has quietly begun work directing his next feature, the thriller "Twixt Now And Sunrise" reports Deadline.Val...