Gervasi Has Dinner With Herve
Former journalist Sacha Gervasi will write and direct the biopic My Dinner With Herve" for Mandate Pictures and Film Rites says Variety.Gervasi conducted the...
Paramount Cuts Back On Movies
With Dreamworks now over at Universal, Vantage re-incorporated back into the fold, and tough economic times ahead - it comes as no surprise that...
Steve Carell Is Doyle’s Brigadier
Steve Carell has signed onto the upcoming comedy "Brigadier Gerard" according to The Hollywood Reporter.John Altshuler and David Krinsky's screenplay, based on a series...
Warners Acquires Leakes’ Hades
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired John Leake's non-fiction book "Entering Hades" says Variety.The story follows Jack Unterweger, a journalist who led a double life...
News Shorts: October 15th 2008
Posters for Australia, Easy Virtue, Changeling, The Haunting in Connecticut.- James Cameron was interviewed by CBC's "The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos" and talked...
Twilight Sequel Being Readied?
Summit Entertainment's CEO Rob Friedman is already readying a Twilight sequel, despite the first film being over a month away from opening reports Deadline...
Terry Rossio Denies Pirates Rumors
"Pirates of the Caribbean" co-scribe Terry Rossio has denied the various rumors currently circling about a fourth 'Pirates' film.On his official blog, he says:...
Amy Adams In Talks For Leap Year
Amy Adams is in negotiations to headline the romantic comedy "Leap Year" for Spyglass Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.Adams will play an uptight woman...
Tarantino’s Basterds Begins Production
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (sic) began principal photography last week on location in Germany. The ensemble cast of Inglourious Basterds includes Brad Pitt, Diane...
Searchlight To Rig an Election
Fox Searchlight has acquired Billy Ray's fact-based "How to Rig an Election" reports Variety.The "Shattered Glass" and "Breach" helmer penned and will direct the...
Bell, Davis Go On A Couples Retreat
Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis and Malin Akerman have joined Universal Pictures "Couples Retreat" says The Hollywood Reporter.The Jon Favreau-scripted and Peter Billingsley-directed comedy revolves...
Various Star Trek Tidbits
JJ Abrams tells MTV News that his upcoming reinvention of "Star Trek" will have a two-hour runtime. "I'm sick of these two hours...
Warners Takes The Headshot
Warner Bros. has acquired screen rights to Alexis Nolent's French graphic novel series "Headshot" reports Variety.The story follows an unlikely alliance between a cop...
Ronin, Woman Become TV Series
MGM has greenlit a number of fictional series based on two of their feature film properties says The Hollywood Reporter.The pair include the Robert...
Henson Commits Happytime Murders
Jim Henson Co., the company behind The Muppets, has picked up the comedic film noir spec script "The Happytime Murders" reports the trades.Written by...
Brody & Chiklis Attend High School
Adrien Brody and Michael Chiklis have joined the cast of indie comedy "High School" for Parallel Zide says Variety.The story centers on a high...
From Paris Shoot Cancelled
Location shooting on Pierre Morel's "From Paris With Love", starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, has been postponed according to a spokesman says...
Mila Kunis for “Max Payne”
Beautiful and funny Mila Kunis may be best known as the self-involved and outspoken Jackie Burkhart on "That '70s Show" but the luminous actress...
Wall Street Sequel Moves Forward
Two hot things in the news right now are Oliver Stone and Wall Street, so imagine the hits an article like this generates.20th Century...
Gibson, Donner Out Of Fifth Lethal
Despite the buzz in recent months about Shane Black's new script and potential casting talk, the fifth "Lethal Weapon" movie may now be dead...
Martin Joins Nancy Meyers Comedy
Steve Martin has joined Nancy Meyers' untitled romantic comedy for Universal Pictures says Variety.Martin and Alec Baldwin will play rivals for the affection of...
Annaud Directs Bounty Hunter Kashmir
Jean-Jacques Annaud (The Bear, Seven Years in Tibet) is in talks to direct Relativity Media's bounty hunter tale "Kashmir" says Empire Online.The D.B. Weiss-scripted...
Howard Out, Cheadle In On Iron Man 2
Don Cheadle will replace Terrence Howard in Marvel Studios' "Iron Man" sequel says The Hollywood Reporter.Howard played Colonel James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, Tony Stark's best...
Daily Show Pair Team For Sitcom
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" correspondents Jason Jones and Samantha Bee are teaming for a CBS sitcom reports Variety.The real-life married couple will...
Dreamworks & Universal Tie The Knot
Stacey Snider and Steven Spielberg today announced a seven-year worldwide distribution deal between their new motion picture company and Universal Studios, which is expected...
Live-Action Mulan Movie Planned
Xinhua Media Entertainment and China Film Group will make a $30 million live-action feature based on the life of "Mulan" says The Hollywood Reporter.The...
Winick Set To Helm Rat Bastard
Gary Winick ("Charlotte's Web," "13 Going on 30") is finally confirmed to direct Summit Entertainment and Applehead Pictures comedy "Rat Bastard" says Variety.The Heather...
News Shorts: October 13th 2008
Posters for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Che, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.-An early video blog of the first day...
The First Batch of Oscar Predictions
We're still about two months off from having all this year's qualifying films being screened for the professional critics, but already eight Oscar gurus...
New Trio Join Tarantino’s Bastards
Julie Dreyfus, Michael Bacall and Omar Doom have joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards" says The Playlist.All three have worked with him...