Trek World Premiere In Sydney Opera House
One has to hand it to the Paramount Pictures Australia team. Last year they had the "Iron Man" world premiere in Sydney nearly...
Lantern, Fockers, Jetsons, Yogi Updates
Yesterday I posted up a copy of Paul's interview with "I Love You, Man" Director John Hamburg and Producer Donald De Line about that...
Shelly’s “Morgan Stories” Gets Made
"The Morgan Stories", a screenplay left behind by the late writer/director Adrienne Shelly ("Waitress"), will be developed into a feature film says The Hollywood...
Costner & Jones Are “Company Men”
Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones will join Ben Affleck in the indie corporate downsizing drama "The Company Men" reports Variety.Affleck plays a corporate...
Daddario Falls For A “Lightning Thief”
Alexandra Daddario ("The Squid and the Whale," "The Hottest State") has landed the lead female role in Fox 2000's "Percy Jackson and the Lightning...
Universal Lands Rights To “Merman”
Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have acquired the romantic comedy script "Merman" says Variety.Jennifer Abu Hollander's script follows a merman who comes to land...
Collet-Serra Likes “Unknown” White Men
Jaume Collet-Serra ("Orphan," "House of Wax") will direct the thriller "Unknown White Male" for Dark Castle reports Variety.Based on Didier Van Cauwelaert's novel "Out...
50 Cent Replaces Whitaker In “Expendables”
Sylvester Stallone is trading down with rapper Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson replacing Oscar winner Forest Whitaker in the action team-up feature "The Expendables" reports...
R.I.P. Natasha Richardson
The great Natasha Richardson died Wednesday in New York. She was 45. Her death followed a head injury she suffered Monday during a...
Justin Long Goes The “Distance”
Justin Long ("He's Just Not That Into You," "Dodgeball") will star in the rom-com "Going the Distance" for New Line reports Variety.Geoff LaTulippe's script...
Lionsgate Picks Up “From Paris With Love”
Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired North American distribution rights (including Canada) to the EuropaCorp-produced action-thriller "From Paris With Love". Academy Award® nominee...
Paris, Expendables, Lying, Box, Ninja Dates
'Zephyr' is back with a few updates from Warner Bros. regarding their fall schedule and one or two from Lionsgate:From Paris With LoveThe Pierre...
Pitt, Portman Auction Off “Artifacts”
Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman are attached to star in a film based on Leanne Shapton's book "Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the...
New “G.I. Joe” Footage Screened
Yesterday evening a five-minute 'sizzle reel' of footage from "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra" was screened in Sydney by Paramount Pictures to a...
News Shorts: March 18th 2009
Posters for Where the Wild Things Are, Imagine That, The Merry Gentlemen, Orphan, Observe and Report, Crank: High Voltage, The Cake Eaters, The Limits...
Adam Scott Joins Rom-Com “Leap Year”
Quirky hunk Adam Scott ("Monster-in-Law," "Step Brothers") will join Amy Adams and Matthew Goode in the romantic comedy "Leap Year" for Spyglass Entertainment reports...
Chow No Longer Kato In “Hornet”?
Funnyman Seth Rogen attended the SXSW Film Festival to premiere his new comedy "Observe and Report" and confirmed that "We have no 100% official...
Salma Marries Sandler, Maya Marries Rock
Salma Hayek and Maya Rudolph are in negotiations to play Adam Sandler and Chris Rock's wives respectively in an untitled ensemble comedy for Sony...
Hamilton Already Recorded For “Salvation”
Linda Hamilton's voice over is in the upcoming "Terminator Salvation" according to a scooper for CHUD.From the sounds of it, the film was screened...
Dan Harris Delves Into The “Inferno”
Boy-faced filmmaker Dan Harris ("Imaginary Heroes," "X2") will adapt Electronic Arts video game version of "Dante's Inferno" into a live-action film for Universal Pictures...
Stevenson Talks “Rome” Film Progress
Fans of HBO's "Rome" will delight in the good news today that the film version of the short-lived but fascinating series is progressing.Ray Stevenson,...
Ellen DeGeneres Is Mother Nature
Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to play Mother Nature in an untitled comedy for Walden Media says The Hollywood Reporter."Sex and the City" writer-executive...
Lionsgate Plays Some “Hunger Games”
Lionsgate has acquired worldwide distribution rights to a film based on Suzanne Collins' sci-fi young adult novel "The Hunger Games" says the trades.The first...
Bay Wants Third “Transformers” In 2012
While Paramount on Monday set a release date for a third "Transformers" in July 2011, one person has taken issue with it - the...
Garelick Sells Pregnant Comedy To Sony
Sony Pictures has acquired an untitled romantic comedy pitch from "The Break-Up" co-writer Jeremy Garelick which he will pen and potentially direct reports Variety.The...
Scott Eastwood Joins Dad’s “Factor”
Scott Eastwood has nabbed a role in the Nelson Mandela drama "The Human Factor" being directed by his father, Clint, for Warner Bros. and...
Fifth “Furious” Goes Intercontinental
No offense to the Yanks or the Japs, but when it comes to the world's sexiest cars - no-one does them like the Krauts,...
Portman In, Hartnett Tests For “Thor”?
Josh Hartnett, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston, Liam Hemsworth, Joel Kinnaman and the previously rumored Alexandar Skarsgard have all tested for the titular role in...
Lyonne, Dekker, Elvira Turn “Evil”
Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra 'Elvira' Peterson, Mink Stole, Noah Segan, Jack Donner and Julie-Caitlin Brown are all set to star in the indie...
J. Hamburg, D. DeLine for “I Love You, Man”
There aren't a lot of comedies that delve into the psyche of male friendship. I Love you, Man, from director John Hamburg and prolific...