Trade Breaks: Wrestler, Wildlife, Trials
"Summit Intl. will handle international rights to the indie drama "The Wrestler," starring Nicolas Cage. Story centers on a 1980s-era wrestling star, who...
Paramount Takes Some Bong Hits
Paramount Pictures and MTV Films have picked up life rights deals to create the fact-based drama "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" reports Variety.Story concerns a...
Heard & Isaak Turn Informers
Amber Heard and Chris Isaak have joined the ensemble cast of "The Informers," an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel being directed by...
Superman Sequel Shake-Up
"X2" and "Superman Returns" scribes Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris have opted not to come back and pen a sequel to last year's 'Superman'...
Clooney No Longer Playing Jazz
George Clooney has dropped out of the starring role in Joe Carnahan's crime drama, "White Jazz" reports Entertainment Weekly.The indie project, based on the...
Child’s Play Getting Remade
Producer David Kirschner revealed this weekend that he is working on a remake of an old movie of his - the 1988 horror feature...
Statham On Transporter 3, Crank 2
Jason Statham talked with MTV News this weekend and revealed the status of various projects he's attached too.In terms of the "Crank" sequel -...
Gay Dumbledore Changes Sixth Potter
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling confirmed to TIME Magazine Friday at a public appearance that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, the father figure to Harry...
Trade Breaks: Castlevania, Daisy, Fear
"Director Paul W.S. Anderson ("Event Horizon," "AVP") has confirmed that he's waiting on a new draft of the script for the film adaptation of...
Thomas Jane Gets Macabre
Will Thomas Jane play play Cal McDonald in "Criminal Macabre"? IESB.Net asked the actor that very question this weekend at the Spike TV...
Aaron Jeffrey Up For Wolverine
Former "McLeod's Daughters" hunk Aaron Jeffrey has gone through a screen test to play Hugh Jackman's brother in 20th Century Fox's upcoming "Wolverine" film...
Fox Adapts Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
Here's an unlikely TV revival - seems that Rupert Murdoch's FOX network is planning an American remake of the 1970's British BBC sitcom "Some...
Melissa George for “30 Days of Night”
Melissa George longs to have it all. With two films opening a few weeks of each other here in the US, a new TV...
Fourth Bourne Not Dead Yet
Whilst Damon, Greengrass, even the studio said that "The Bourne Ultimatum" would be the last film of the series, Damon himself seems to have...
Harold & Kumar Escape Guantanamo Bay
The "Harold and Kumar" sequel, previously produced under the title of "Harold & Kumar Go To Amsterdam", has now been officially titled "Harold &...
Sedgwick & Hall Play A Game
Kyra Sedgwick (TNT's "The Closer") and Michael C. Hall (Showtime's "Dexter") have joined Lakeshore Entertainment's high-concept techno-thriller "Game" reports Coming Soon.Set in the near...
Martin Campbell Helms Birds Remake
Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale," "Goldeneye," "The Mask of Zorro") will direct the re-imagining of the Alfred Hitchcock classic "The Birds" for Platinum Dunes, Mandalay...
Bibb, Goldberg, Pyle Join Nobody
Leslie Bibb, Adam Goldberg, Missy Pyle and Kathy Baker will all star in the indie comedy "Miss Nobody" reports Variety.The story centers on a...
Benioff Pens Kurt Cobain Biopic
David Benioff will pen the untitled Kurt Cobain project being developed by Working Title, Reveille Motion Pictures and Universal Picturres reports the trades.Many of...
Matt Williams To Direct Mistral
Wind Dancer Films is developing "Mistral," a romantic fable about the power of scent, with Matt Williams attached to direct reports Variety.The script by...
Fellini’s Voyage Finally Gets Made
Production will begin early next year on "Viaggio a Tulum" (Voyage to Tulum), a Mexico-based story written by the late iconic Italian director Federico...
Barbarella Casting & Budget Issues
Universal Pictures has backed out of the big-budget remake of the 1968 psychedlic sci-fi classic "Barbarella" due to casting and/or budget conflicts reports...
Trade Breaks: Barcelona, Tooth, Pre-Nup
"Woody Allen's Barcelona project now has a title, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Spanish production house Mediapro said Thursday. "Vicky" stars Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz...
Both Derns Find Hart’s Location
Acting veteran Bruce Dern will make his feature directorial debut with the indie drama "Hart's Location" reports Variety.The story, penned by Ashley Reed, centers...
Stage 6 Delivers An April Fool’s
Sony Pictures label Stage 6 Films has signed on to distribute the reimagination of the 1986 horror classic "April Fool's Day," currently filming in...
Aronofsky Helming Siegel’s Wrestler
Last week it was reported that scribe Robert Siegel's indie drama "The Wrestler" is in development at Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures, and now it...
Review: “Rendition”
After just two films, it's safe to say Gavin Hood can be called a bleeding-heart director. He probably wouldn't mind the title. After watching...
Review: “Gone Baby Gone”
A truly stellar directorial debut by Ben Affleck, this adaptation of the Dennis Lehane drama displays many similarities to Clint Eastwood's more polished but...
Review: “30 Days of Night”
Though ultimately a mess, 'Night' at least attempts to bring back some bite to the basically defanged vampire genre. Much like the Steve Niles...
The Random Spiel: October 18th 2007
Stills from The Forbidden Kingdom, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,The Mummy 3 and Indiana Jones IV.- The fourth "Rambo" film has been retitled yet...