Disc News: August 29th 2010
AliensIn a video interview conducted during the promotion of this weekend's "Avatar" re-release, James Cameron confirmed he's done a "complete remaster" of "Aliens" for...
Doctor Who Gets Split In Two
The BBC and "Doctor Who" showrunner Steven Moffat have confirmed today that the upcoming 13-episode sixth season of the series will be split into...
Krestchmann, Hensley Book Into “Hostel 3”
John Hensley ("Nip/Tuck," "Teeth"), Thomas Kretschmann ("King Kong," "Wanted"), Chris Coy ("True Blood," "Greenberg") and comedian Skyler Stone ("Rules of Attraction," "The Island") have...
Chris Rock Joins Delpy’s “2 Days” Sequel
Chris Rock has joined the cast of "2 Days in New York," the sequel to 2007 romantic dramedy "2 Days in Paris" reports Production...
Tupac Shakur Biopic Reworked
Scribes Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson ("Ali," "Nixon," "Moneyball") have been hired to pen a new version of the script for the Antoine...
Pitt, Cooper Score A “Brownsville Girl”
Brad Pitt has been offered a role while Scott Cooper ("Crazy Heart") is being considered to direct "Brownsville Girl", a film based on the...
Hurt, Hanson Are “Too Big To Fail”
William Hurt will star in and Curtis Hanson ("L.A. Confidential") is set to direct the GFC-themed "Too Big To Fail" for HBO Films reports...
John Cusack Plays Poe For “Raven”
John Cusack has revealed through his Twitter account that he's set to play legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe. "officiali- will play edgar allen poe...
Maria Bello “Carjacked” By Stephen Dorff
Stephen Dorff is in negotiations to star in the indie thriller "Carjacked" for Gold Rush Entertainment and Mass Hysteria Entertainment reports TheWrapMaria Bello plays...
Descent Director Back “Underground”
Neil Marshall ("The Descent," "Centurion") is set to direct the food-themed horror thriller "Underground" for Ozla Pictures reports Deadline.David Cohen penned the story of...
Dench Spending Two Weeks With “Marilyn”
Judi Dench has signed on to the Marilyn Monroe semi-biopic "My Week With Marilyn" reports The Daily Mail.The story is based on a diary...
MacLachlan, Arquette Unite For “Peace”
Kyle MacLachlan and Rosanna Arquette have joined the cast of Bruce Beresford's multigenerational indie drama "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding" for BCDF Pictures.Christina Mengert and...
Kurtzman Makes Directing Debut On “People”
"Transformers" and "Star Trek" co-scribe Alex Kurtzman will make his directorial debut on the family drama "Welcome to People" for Dreamworks Pictures says Vulture.The...
Phillip Morris Finds Release On A Roadside
Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment have acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to the Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor-led black comedy "I Love You Phillip...
Aaron Paul Drawn To A “Right Angle”
Aaron Paul, the younger lead star in AMC's "Breaking Bad", has joined the indie feature "Right Angle" reports Variety.Based on Adam Niskar's "Busted", the...
Rahim, Pinto, Strong Have A “Black Thirst”
Freida Pinto ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Tahar Rahim ("A Prophet"), Mark Strong and Antonio Banderas are all in discussions to join Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1929-set romantic drama...
Scribes: Iron First, Karate Kid 2, Psychopomp
Iron FistMarvel Studios has hired "xXx" writer Rich Wilkes to pen the comic book adaptation "Iron Fist" according to Deadline New York.The comics followed...
Jeremy Renner Joining Fourth “Mission”
Paramount Pictures has ditched plans to screen test several young actors and instead have chosen 39-year old "The Hurt Locker" Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner...
D’Agosto, Koechner Seek “Destination”
Nicholas D'Agosto ("Fired Up," "Heroes"), Ellen Wroe and Meghan Ory ("Dark House") have joined the cast of "Final Destination 5" while an offer is...
McDowell, Henner, Orth Join “Vamps”
Malcolm McDowell, Marilu Henner and Zak Orth have joined the cast of Amy Heckerling's vampire romance drama "Vamps" for Red Hour Films. The contemporary...
Albert Brooks To Play “Drive” Villain
Albert Brooks has signed on to play the villain in Nicolas Winding Refn's neo-noir chase thriller "Drive" for OddLot Entertainment, Bold Films and Marc...
Pitt Seeking “Red Dead Redemption”?
Showbiz Spy reports that Brad Pitt is the favourite to play the lead in a film adaptation of video game hit "Red Dead Redemption".The...
Bella Swan Won’t Get A Brazilian?
Plans to film some scenes from the upcoming "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" in Brazil have hit a snag due to a recent violent...
Carell Gives “Boyfriend” A Makeover
Steve Carell will produce and star in a remake of 2008 Argentine romantic comedy "A Boyfriend for My Wife" for Warner Bros. Pictures reports...
Biutiful, “Way Back” Set For December
Potential Oscar candidates have begun to seriously jockey for end of year release slots in recent weeks with two more joining the fray today.Alejandro...
Magneto Killed By Young Upstarts
"X-Men" film producer Lauren Shuler Donner tells Crave Online that we won't be seeing an "X-Men Origins: Magneto" movie any more, mainly because the...
Psychic Cat Of Death Gets A Film
Oscar, a cat with a scarily accurate ability to predict the impending death of patients, is getting a biopic reports McKnights.com.The five-year-old Oscar has...
Eli Roth Still Humping That Turkey
With "Machete" hitting theatres next week and "Hobo With a Shotgun" in post-production, talk has stirred again that another "Grindhouse" faux trailer could be...
Nightfall – Think “Twilight” Meets “Oz”
You definitely don't want to drop the soap in these showers.James Wan ("Saw," "Death Sentence") is set to direct a film adaptation of the...
Hyperbole: Indy 5, Hobbit & Trek 2
Story: Shia LaBeouf tells Showbiz Spy the fifth "Indiana Jones" is script is being penned right now and "I got called into Steven's office...