Trade Breaks: Tour, Nanking, Crypto
"Universal Pictures has optioned the comedy pitch "Tour de Frank" by Andrea King and Andy Marx. "Liar Liar" and "Bruce Almighty" helmer Tom Shadyac...
John August Pens Shazam! Film
John August, who penned Tim Burton's last three films, has been hired to write New Line Cinema's adaptation of the DC comic "Shazam!" featuring...
Lionsgate Sets Up Cottage
Lionsgate and The Firm are partnering on a feature adaptation of Thomas Kinkade's painting "The Christmas Cottage," aiming for a holiday season release reports...
Review: “The Host (2007)”
A slickly made B-movie, but a B-movie nonetheless, "The Host" is an often surprising Hollywood-like monster movie from loved Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. Armed...
Review: “Gone”
No doubt the advertisements for "Gone" will tout this British-made, Australian outback-set thriller as "The Hitcher" meets "Wolf Creek". The truth is more mundane...
McMahon Talks Doom and Four Sequel
At the recent press day for Columbia Pictures' new psychological thriller "Premonition", Julian McMahon talked with Coming Soon about what Dr. Doom will get...
Maguire Out, Spidey Still On
Whilst actor Tobey Maguire may not be keen on doing any more "Spider-Man" movies, that ain't stopping the juggernaut from rolling on.Talking with Comics2Film,...
Director’s Chair: Corn, Narnia, Boy
"Already attached to direct a remake of horror classic "Scanners", helmer Darren Lynn Bousman ("Saw 2 & 3") is rumoured to also be helming...
What Happened With The Invasion
Films always take time to make, but on average a general studio major release takes about a year to go from the first day...
Jason Lee & The Squeaky Chipmunks
Jason Lee (TV's "My Name is Earl") has signed on to star in Fox 2000 Pictures and 20th Century Fox Animation's live-action/CGI animated "Alvin...
Reese Witherspoon Is Missing
With only around a month to go before production was scheduled to begin, Reese Witherspoon has abruptly dropped out of Spyglass Entertainment's remake of...
Trade Breaks: Jurassic, Woody, Boy
"Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III star Sam Neill says he's not involved with Jurassic Park 4. "I know nothing about it. I...
More On Kevin Smith’s Next
Slashfilm has more details on both the comedy and horror projects that director Kevin Smith recently revealed he was attached to helm.The comedy is...
Three Men Want Jon Heder In Front
Universal Pictures has found "Three Men Seeking Monsters," a cryptozoological travelogue by Nick Redfern which they plan to turn into a comedy vehicle for...
Dawn Breaks Over Perlman
Big Screen Entertainment Group has announced that it has optioned the screenplay "Standing Down", written by Ron Zimmerman. Ron Perlman is attached to...
Bonaventura On Transformers, GI Joe & More
Latino Review sat down with "Shooter" producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura recently who spilled a lot on his upcoming schedule.First up he confirms that the...
A Look At The Marc Pease Experience
'Dynamite' got a copy of the script for "The Marc Pease Experience", the new Todd Luiso co-scripted/directed movie slated to star Ben Stiller and...
AfterDark Embraces The Wristcutters
AfterDark Films has acquired North American rights to Goran Dukic's dark romantic comedy "Wristcutters: A Love Story," starring Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Will Arnett...
Forrest Gump Sequel Back In Action
Six years ago acclaimed writer Eric Roth was hired to pen a sequel screenplay to his 1994 Oscar-winning hit "Forrest Gump". The eventual...
Halle Berry Is In Payne
Halle Berry will star in "Who is Doris Payne", the true story of a woman who spent 75 years at large robbing precious stones.Knicknamed...
Writer’s Block: Selection, Surfer, Success
"Stuber/Parent and Universal Pictures habr pre-emptively acquired "Unnatural Selection," a romantic comedy script by first-time feature filmmaker Cameron Fay who will also direct. ...
Shyamalan’s Next Happening At Fox
M. Night Shyamalan's next film will be a happening at 20th Century Fox, the first film he's made for the Murdoch-owned studio reports Variety.Originally...
Perlman & Monaghan Dig Up Dead
Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman and Larry Fessenden will star in the horror film "I Sell the Dead" for Glass Eye Pix says The Hollywood...
Brosnan & Seyfried Sings Mamma Mia
Former James Bond himself Pierce Brosnan and actress Amanda Seyfried (HBO's "Big Love") are in final negotiations to star in Universal Pictures adaptation of...
Acquisitions: Stiff, Stove, Summer
"Paramount Vantage has purchased the rights to British author Grant Stoddard's debut book, "Working Stiff: A Memoir," with screenwriters Emily Cook and Kathy Greenberg...
McAdams, Robbins & Pena To Return
Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena and Tim Robbins have signed on to star in Neil Burger's bittersweet drama "The Return" for Lionsgate.The trio plays three...
Rainn Wilson for “The Last Mimzy”
Rainn Wilson is not wearing the trademark glasses that helped define his Dwight in The Office. Now on the big screen, the often goofy...
Jolie & Derrickson Stand For Earth?
Angelina Jolie has been offered the lead female role in 20th Century Fox's remake of the science fiction classic "The Day the Earth Stood...
Diaz & Barrymore Get Re-Acquainted
Former "Charlie's Angels" girls Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz are considering re-teaming on a remake of the 1940s Betty Davis classic "Old Acquaintance".Miriam Hopkins...
Director’s Chair: Runt, Wife, Mussolini
"Director Walt Becker ("Wild Hogs") has sold the comedy project "Runt" to Dimension Films. Becker and David Gallagher will co-write the screenplay, with...