Alexander Payne Finds His “Descendants”
"Sideways" and "About Schmidt" director Alexander Payne is set to helm the family dramedy "The Descendants" for Fox Searchlight says Variety.Based on Kaui Hart...
Friedlander Pens Sex Comedy “Stan”
Josh Friedlander ("Pictures of You," "Camp Morningwood") has sold his original comedy screenplay "One Night Stan" to Lionsgate says The Hollywood Reporter. "Stan" plays...
Sony Classics Grows “Wild Grass”
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North American and Australasian distribution rights to French-language director Alain Resnais' "Wild Grass" says the trades.Andre Dussollier, Sabine...
Fleck, Boden Have A “Funny Story”
"Half Nelson" and "Sugar" filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden have scored financing and distribution for their next film, the coming-of-age dramedy ""It's Kind...
Hank Williams Biopic In The Works
821 Entertainment Group and Strike Entertainment are set to produce a biopic about country music icon Hank Williams reports Variety.Williams, who grew up dirt...
Apparition Sets “Victoria” For November
Apparition has picked up the North American distribution rights to "The Young Victoria" and have set a release date of November 13th.Emily Blunt (The...
New Moon, “Inception” Trailer News
A couple of bits of trailer news have emerged today.First up the new trailer for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" will debut this Friday...
Josh Brolin, Megan Fox for “Jonah Hex”
One of the most eagerly awaited comic book adaptations is Jonah Hex, that will be released early next year, starring Josh Brolin and Megan...
Sophie Barthes for “Cold Souls”
In her feature directorial debut, director Sophie Barthes has crafted an original dark comedy about an actor called Paul Giamatti in search of a...
Bigelow Heads To The “Triple Frontier”
Director Kathryn Bigelow and scribe Mark Boal, the pair behind this Summer's critically acclaimed "The Hurt Locker," are reteaming for the action-adventure "Triple Frontier"...
Universal To “Change Up” Comedy Script
Universal Pictures has picked up rights to Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's comedy spec script "Change Up" says Variety.David Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers," "Shanghai Knights")...
Giamatti Replaces Penn In “Stooges”
Paul Giamatti ("Sideways," "Cold Souls") may be stepping in for Sean Penn in the role of Larry for the upcoming "The Three Stooges" project...
Askarieh Lands “Just Cause” Film Rights
Producer Adrian Askarieh ("Hitman," "Kane & Lynch") has picked up the film rights to one of my favourite video games of recent times -...
Jay Chou Is Kato In “Green Hornet”
Asian pop star Jay Chou ("The Curse of the Golden Flower") has landed the role of Kato in the upcoming new film version of...
Eastman Has The “Time of My Life”
"The Ugly Truth" scribe Nicole Eastman is set to adapt Allison Winn Scotch's 2008 time-travel novel "Time of My Life" for Superb Entertainment and...
A Fourth Trip To The “Underworld”
Screen Gems is moving forward with a fourth "Underworld" and plans to film the project in 3D reports Shock til You Drop.The third film...
It’s “Last Call” For Tara Reid
Tara Reid has joined the cast of the indie buddy comedy "Last Call" says The Hollywood Reporter.Travis Van Winkle and Ryan Hansen, who both...
Frank Langella Joins “Wall Street” Sequel
Frank Langella ("Superman Returns," "Frost/Nixon") has joined the cast of "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" for 20th Century Fox reports Variety.Langella is in...
Worthington Is McG’s “Captain Nemo”?
Out doing promotion for his upcoming TV series "Human Target", director McG tells IGN that he's already got a favourite to play Captain Nemo...
Lucas, Hodge, Cruise Join “Dawn” Remake
Connor Cruise ("Seven Pounds"), Edwin Hodge ("Mental"), Josh Hutcherson ("Journey to the Center of the Earth") and Isabel Lucas ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen")...
Spielberg Resurrects “Halo” Film Franchise
IESB reports that Steven Spielberg is in active negotiations to develop the feature film adaptation of the best-selling "HALO" video game franchise.Previous attempts were...
Atlas Plans Post-Apocalyptic “Robin Hood”
Atlas Entertainment and Hollywood Gang are planning to produce a post-apocalyptic take on the "Robin Hood" legend reports Risky Biz Blog.The action/adventure will be...
Jason Reitman Sets Up New Company
"Juno" helmer Jason Reitman has started a new production company entitled Right of Way Films says Variety.The company will develop and package projects in-house...
Gorham, Kebbel Seek “Trivial Pursuits”
Christopher Gorham (TV's "Harper's Island," "Ugly Betty"), Arielle Kebbel ("The Uninvited") and comedian Chris Parnell (SNL, "30 Rock") have joined the indie comedy "Trivial...
The Losers Adaptation Begins Production
Principal photography is under way on Dark Castle Entertainment's action adventure "The Losers" (see Comic-Con poster below). The film is based on the comic...
Ice Cube, Bow Wow Buy A “Lottery Ticket”
Ice Cube and Bow Wow have joined the cast of the urban comedy "Lottery Ticket" for Alcon Entertainment says the trades.Abdul Williams' script follows...
R.I.P. John Hughes
If you were a child of 80's cinema, the works of filmmaker John Hughes to this day form a seminal part of your life.Now,...
Alias, “Mars” Producers Pen M:I-4
Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec have been set to write the screenplay for a fourth "Mission: Impossible" feature for Paramount Pictures says Variety.The pair...
New Scribe Hired For “Barbarella” Remake
After seemingly disappearing into a black hole, the "Barbarella" remake has suddenly re-appeared on the horizon.Joe Gazzam has been tapped to pen a new...
Apparition Releasing Malick’s “Tree”
Apparition, the new distribution venture of Bob Berney and Bill Pohlad, has announced that it will handle the release of Terrence Malick's anticipated opus...