Review: “Codename: The Cleaner”
One day Cedric the Entertainer will actually live up to his moniker, but today is not that day. Is "Code Name: The Cleaner" bad?...
The Random Spiel: January 5th 2007
A first glimpse of footage from Disney's 2007 line-up is out. Aside from the perenially cheerful young hosts asking Johnny Depp about the best...
All Passengers Report To Wilson
Patrick Wilson ("Little Children", "Phantom of the Opera") has signed on to star as the male lead opposite Anne Hathaway in Mandate Pictures supernatural...
Look Out, Amini’s Got A Knife
New Line has hired Hossein Amini ("The Wings of the Dove", "The Four Feathers", "Jude") to pen "The Subtle Knife," the second part of...
You Can Tingler For A Price
Sony Pictures has selected "Project Greenlight" winners Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan ("Feast") to pen a complete rewrite of Greg Pace's 2003 draft for...
Trade Breaks: Proposal, Rabbit, Halloween
"New Line Cinema has acquired an untitled comic pitch from "The Drew Carey Show" producer Les Firestein. The comedy twists the "Indecent Proposal" concept,...
Sony Classics Detects A Sleuth
Sony Pictures Classics has signed on to distribute the long-gestating remake of the 1972 cat-and-mouse drama "Sleuth" which stars Michael Caine and Jude Law...
All Rhodes Lead To Rainn
MTV Films has picked up "Kanan Rhodes: Unkillable Servant of Justice," an action-caper comedy from "The Office" star Rainn Wilson and Bob Odenkirk reports...
Get Set For Total HD Discs
Yesterday's announcement of LG's dual-format Blu-ray/HD-DVD player isn't the only piece of electronics at next week's CES aiming at solving the compatability issue. ...
Clooney Joins DeNiro On 36
George Clooney is close to a deal to star opposite Robert De Niro in "Monster's Ball" director Marc Forster's next film "36".The thriller is...
Norbit Hitting Ratings Problems
After losing an appeal, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks will continue to work with the MPAA ratings board to secure a PG-13 rating for Eddie...
Trade Breaks: Hallström, Abrams, Mist
"Oscar-nominated Lasse Hallström ("The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape") is set to direct and executive produce the Fox drama pilot "New...
The O.C. Gets Cancelled
Several years ago one couldn't escape the buzz over "The O.C.", the new hip prime time soap drama that broke through into the mainstream...
Thinkfilm Plans War/Dance Release
ThinkFilm has acquired worldwide rights to "War/Dance" which will have its world premiere in competition this month at the Sundance Film Festival says The...
Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Player Debuts
The high definition disc format war looks like it might come to an unofficial end next week with electronics manufacturer LG firing the killing...
Hunger Force Gets Cooking In March
Adult Swim's feature film version of the surreal animated series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" has been set for a surprisingly large 800 screen release...
A Ratatouille Controversy Already?
Despite its box-office success, the slightly quieter than expected results along with mixed critical reaction to "Cars" has Disney concerned about how to properly...
Sienna Miller Talks Dylan Lawsuit
Actress Sienna Miller has denied previously reported claims made by Bob Dylan that her new film "Factory Girl" alleges Dylan had a role in...
The Nightmares Of Vartan
Michael Vartan, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan and Lance Henriksen are in talks for "Worst Nightmares", a new horror pic from director Frederick King Keller...
New Bionic Woman Series Planned
NBC greenlit three one-hour pilots yesterday, one of which was a new take on the classic 70's series "The Bionic Woman" reports Reuters."Bionic," which...
Rubin Tapped To Re-Write Wife
New Line has tapped Bruce Joel Rubin ("Ghost", "Deep Impact") to rewrite sci-fi romance "The Time Traveler's Wife," to be directed by Robert Schwentke...
Weinsteins Not There For Dylan Biopic
The Weinstein Co. has scooped up North American and U.K. rights to "I'm Not There," the quirky new Bob Dylan biopic from Todd Haynes...
Hank Azaria Gets Outsourced
Actor Hank Azaria (TV's "Huff", "The Simpsons", "Dodgeball", "The Birdcage") is in negotiations to make his feature directorial debut on the Sony Picutres comedy...
Amanda Bynes Is White As Snow
Amanda Bynes ("She's the Man") is set to lead Morgan Creek's college comedy "Sydney White" with Joe Nussbaum ("Sleepover", "American Pie Presents: The Naked...
The Random Spiel: January 2nd 2007
"The Water Horse" director Jay Russell has revealed storyboards from his upcoming fantasy pic at his official MySpace blog.-Joe Carnahan has released the...
Otto & Edgerton Return To Australia
Baz Luhrmann's "Australia" project is proving a local boon for the actors with acting legend Barry Otto and "Star Wars" & "Kinky Boots" star...
Primeval Moved Up To Next Week
Hollywood Pictures announced this morning that "Primeval", their upcoming horror-thriller starring Dominic Purcell and Orlando Jones, has a new release date of January 12th.The...
Further Indiana Jones IV Details
Well turns out the "Indiana Jones" talk is gathering momentum with the trades picking up the news today and elaborating with further details.Steven Spielberg...
Masi Oka Turns 21 Tricks
Visual effects whiz turned "Heroes" rising star Masi Oka has joined Sony Pictures' casino-set thriller "21".Oka is in talks to play a supporting role...
Diesel Talks His Hannibal Movie
Vin Diesel's long-gestating passion project "Hannibal the Conqueror" looks to be on course for a 2008 release with him helming.Diesel tells Worst Previews that...