New Line Acquires Thirteenth Hour
New Line Cinema has acquired Richard Doetsch's upcoming time-travel novel "The Thirteenth Hour" reports Variety.Described as a cross between "The Bourne Identity" and "The...
Perrineau Opens The Killing Jar
"Lost" and "Oz" star Harold Perrineau will executive produce and star in the indie thriller "Killing Jar" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story follows a...
Julie Andrews Is The Tooth Fairy
Julie Andrews, Stephen Merchant ("Extras") and pro skateboarder Ryan Sheckler have joined Fox's family comedy "Tooth Fairy" says The Hollywood Reporter.The film centers on...
Fox Searchlight Gets Wrestler
Fox Searchlight Pictures President Peter Rice today announced that the company has acquired US rights to the riveting drama "The Wrestler", which had its...
Madagascar, Earth IMAX Runs
With "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" out of the running, IMAX Corporation have announced that the IMAX release of "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"...
Kevin Smith Talks Upcoming Slate
Kevin Smith recently told Sci-Fi Wire about his next two projects post-"Zack and Miri Make a Porno":"First, I'm going to do a 180 turn...
Coens Begin Serious Man Production
Production began on Monday on location in Minnesota on "A Serious Man", for Focus Features and Working Title Films. Joel and Ethan Coen, Academy...
Is Will Smith The New Captain America?
How do you sell a character as anachronistic as Captain America to a modern audience? Get the one actor so wide-appealing that he...
Depp & Hoffman In For Next Batman?
While Chris Nolan is still on break and hasn't begun considering a third "Batman" flick, Warner Bros. Pictures execs may have already got the...
Laurent Joins Tarantino’s Bastards?
French actress Mélanie Laurent ("Days of Glory," "Don't Worry, I'm Fine") has apparently joined Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Bastards" reports Monsieur Cinema.A source close to...
Wallace Pens Will Smith’s Pharoah
Randall Wallace ("Braveheart") will has taken over scripting duties on "The Last Pharoah" for Sony Pictures says Variety.As previously reported, Will Smith's Overbrook Entertaiment...
Sarandon and Dreyfuss Smoke Grass
Susan Sarandon and Richard Dreyfuss have signed onto the comedic thriller "Leaves of Grass" for Nu Image/Millennium Film says The Hollywood Reporter.Edward Norton plays...
Evil Dead Musical On Big Screen
Producer Don Carmody is in negotiations with Sam Raimi to adapt stage play "Evil Dead: the Musical" into a 3D movie reports Screen Daily.Conceived...
Win A Role In Iron Man 2
Stand Up To Cancer, the same group that auctioned off an appearance in "Spider-Man 4" a few weeks ago, are now auctioning off a...
Kilmer Flashes His Fake Identity
Val Kilmer has taken the lead role in the crime thriller "Fake Identity" for Nu Image/Millennium Films reports Variety.The story centers on an American...
Michael Caine Becomes Harry Brown
Michael Caine will star in Marv Films' contemporary British crime thriller "Harry Brown" reports Variety.Caine plays an elderly former serviceman drawn to vigilantism while...
TIFF: Food Inc., Valentino: Last Emperor
Food Inc.While "Food Inc." won't turn you into a fasting monk subsiding on homegrown sprout, this film will certainly, at a bare minimum, have...
Alba Goes Invisible Again
Jessica Alba will headline the modern-day fable "An Invisible Sign of My Own" says Variety."Invisible" revolves around a young woman who has retreated from...
24 Has More Production Issues
Fox's "24" is officially shutting down for eighteen days to allow writers to work on upcoming scripts reports Reuters.Production will shut down between September...
Borin Goes to The Butcherhouse
Frank Borin will direct a film adaptation of "The Butcherhouse Chronicles" for Platinum Dunes and Paramount Pictures reports Variety.Penned by Michael Hidalgo, the darkly...
Moore Miffed Over Payne Rating
"Max Payne" director John Moore tells Das Gamer that he's very upset the supernatural thriller received an R rating from the MPAA.Moore and Fox...
Ramis Talks Third Ghostbusters
Original Ghostbuster Harold Ramis tells The Chicago Tribune that talk of a third "Ghostbusters" last week is accurate:"Yes, Columbia Pictures is developing a script...
Moresco Helms Castro’s Daughter
Bobby Moresco will direct, produce and co-write "Castro's Daughter" for Artists Relations Group says Variety.The story centers on the former Cuban leader's exiled illegitimate...
Shakespeare Gets A Spanking
Paramount Pictures will adapt the young-adult novel "Spanking Shakespeare" says Variety.Based on the debut work by Jake Wizner, the story centers on Shakespeare Shapiro,...
Inside Man Sequel Accelerates
A sequel to Spike Lee's 2006 bank heist thriller "Inside Man" is moving forward at Universal Pictures reports Reuters.Terry George ("Hotel Rwanda," "In the...
Wrestler Gets The Golden Lion
Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" has been awarded the Golden Lion at the 65th Venice Film Festival reports IndieWire.The film, which screened a few hours...
Raimi & Maguire Set For Spidey 4 & 5?
Some seriously good, or bad depending upon your perspective, news today from Deadline Hollywood Daily which indicates that Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi...
Damon Won’t Flash Torso In Ohio
Paramount Studios wants to shoot the $100 million "Torso" starring Matt Damon as Eliot Ness early next year in Cleveland reports Cleveland.com.The movie tells...
Collyer Takes Over Legacy of Luna
Laurie Collyer ("SherryBaby") has taken over directing duties on the film adaptation of Julia Butterfly Hill's autobiography "The Legacy of Luna" says Coming Soon.Rachel...
Trades: Che, Rock, Turtles, Bastards
"Magnolia Pictures has signed to distribute Steven Soderbergh's $60 million two-part biopic "Che" in the United States. The film, which scored mixed reviews at...