The Random Spiel: February 9th 2007
Natalie Portman is interested in both acting in and directing a film version of "A Tale of Love and Darkness", Israeli writer Amos...
Nicolas Cage Draws A Circle
Nicolas Cage has landed the film rights to retired Detective Randy Jurgensen and Robert Cea non-fiction tome "Circle of Six" reports JAM Movies.Jurgensen was...
Capricorn One Gets A Remake
Whilst John Carpenter may be the founding father of late 70's to early 90's genre movies, Peter Hyams proved over the same period to...
Assorted Pilots Land Big Names
Martin Henderson will play the Brad Pitt role in the upcoming pilot "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"- Brooke Shields and Kim Raver will star...
Metal Gear Solid Set For Sony
Sony Pictures is in negotiations to acquire the rights to adapt the best-selling video game franchise "Metal Gear Solid."The plan is to turn the...
Toy Story 3 Set For 2009
"Toy Story 3" is coming in 2009 said Disney Pictures at an investor conference on Thursday reports Variety.Pixar reps provided extensive details on the...
Borat 2 Unsure Despite Murdoch Talk
At the Media Summit New York event on Thursday, Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch said in an interview that Sacha Baron Cohen will do a...
Penn, Willis, DeNiro Say What
Stanley Tucci, John Turturro and Kristen Stewart will co-star in Barry Levinson's upcoming Hollywood comedy "What Just Happened?" starring Robert De Niro says The...
Cusack & Duff Pat The Dog
John Cusack and Hilary Duff are set to team for writer/director Mark Roper's new film "Talking to Dog" reports Moviehole.Described as a cross between...
Director’s Chair: Independent, Tide, Keep
"Production has begun on Guy Louthan's "The Independent," a behind-the-scenes comedy set in the world of indie film starring Jennifer Tilly and Joey...
Scorsese Goes After Another Queen
Martin Scorsese is set to produce the Jean-Marc Vallee-directed drama "The Young Victoria," about the early life of the famous 19th century British monarch.Penned...
Casting Couch: Beart, Shakira, Weird
"Emmanuelle Beart has joined English-language supernational thriller "Vinyan" for Belgian director Frabice du Welz ("The Ordeal"). Beart will play a mother who...
Levinson Takes An Indian Lick
Barry Levinson is negotiating to direct "Boone's Lick," an adaptation of Larry McMurtry's 19th century American West novel, scripted by the author and Diana...
Fannings Sucked Into Hurricane Mary
Following up her controversial rape victim role in "Hounddog," Dakota Fanning is now set to appear alongside her sister Elle Fanning as disabled twins...
Lionsgate Plots A Bank Job Heist
Lionsgate has picked up U.S. rights to Roger Donaldson's sexy thriller "The Bank Job," starring Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows reports Reuters.The story is...
Trade Breaks: Station, Musical, Yellow
"Michael Hoffman's $16 million "The Last Station" has completed its financing and is set to shoot in Germany sometime this year. The story...
McDonough & Fugit Ride With Horsemen
Patrick Fugit, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Neil McDonough have joined that cast of "Horsemen," a crime thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang and Peter...
Julia Roberts’ Garden Sprouts Moss
Julia Roberts and Carrie-Anne Moss have signed on, whilst Emily Watson and Ryan Reynolds are in negotiations to join ensemble drama "Fireflies in the...
Writer’s Block: Spade, Party, Vanished
"Sony Pictures has pacted for an untitled comedy that will be written as a star vehicle for David Spade and Chris Rock. Spade will...
Sunshine Rises Again For Alan Arkin
Oscar-nominated for his role in "Little Miss Sunshine," Alan Arkin will next star in Christine Jeffs' indie feature "Sunshine Cleaning," joining Amy Adams, Emily...
Former Wishmaster Is Buried Alive
Dimension Films has acquired "Buried Alive," a horror pic from f/x maven Robert Kurtzman ("Wes Craven's Wishmaster") reports Variety.Story centers on a sorority hazing...
Operatic Organ Trading Tale
Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures, the pair behind the "Saw" franchise, are teaming for under $25 million horror flick "Repo! The Genetic Opera" reports the...
Review: “Norbit”
With Rocky Balboa in cinemas now, it must be the time for comebacks, and anyone born before 1990 knows Eddie Murphy belongs squarely in...
Romanek Unleashes The Wolf Man
Director Mark Romanek ("One Hour Photo") has been hired to helm a new version of the 1941 horror classic "The Wolfman" says The Hollywood...
America Is Full Of F-Kids
Anna Faris, Dan Fogler and Teresa Palmer will star alongside Topher Grace in the Imagine Entertainment & Universal Pictures comedy "Kids in America" reports...
Shankman Tells A Bedtime Story
Adam Shankman ("Bringing Down the House", "The Pacifier") has signed on to direct Disney Pictures new family fantasy film "Bedtime Story" reports Reuters.The story...
Winona Ryder Has The Last Word
Winona Ryder will play the female lead opposite Wes Bentley and Ray Romano in Geoffrey Haley's offbeat romantic dramadey "The Last Word" reports Production...
Talent Quest: Dr. Dre, Short, Davis
"New Line has signed music mogul Dr. Dre to a multiyear feature producing deal. Dre plans to focus first on developing dark comedies...
Take A Peep At Peter
Writer-director Peter Himmelstein's award-winning dark comedy script "Peep World" is finally getting the big screen treatment through Occupant Films reports the trades.The story centers...
Walk Hard Wears A Wiig
SNL star Kristen Wiig ("The Brothers Solomon", "Knocked Up") is in final negotiations to co-star opposite John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer in Columbia...