Shackleton Tale “Endurance” Comes To TV
After years of trying to get it off the ground as a feature, producer Amy Baer and filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen are set to turn...
Kormakur’s “Everest” Secures Financing
Cross Creek and Walden Media have hopped onboard to produce and finance the $65 million "Everest" feature at Working Title and Universal Pictures.Emmett/Furla Films...
Temple Run Game Becomes A Film
Warner Bros. Pictures is in negotiations to pick up the film adaptation of Imangi Studios' 2011 mobile video game "Temple Run".The story centers on...
Rupert Sanders To Direct “Napoleon”
Rupert Sanders ("Snow White and the Huntsman") has closed a deal to direct an untitled Napoleon biopic at Warner Bros. Pictures.Jeremy Doner penned the...
Casting: Hoult, Tope, Gere, Upton, Stevens
AutobahnNicholas Hoult ("X-Men: First Class," "Warm Bodies") has replaced Zac Efron in "Welcome To The Punch" director Eran Creevy's upcoming thriller "Autobahn." Filming begins...
Cabin Director To Pen Netflix’s “Daredevil”
Drew Goddard, director and co-writer of the acclaimed horror comedy "The Cabin in the Woods," has begun negotiations to write the 13-episode Netflix series...
Summit Sets Harlin’s “Hercules” For Feb 7th
Summit Entertainment have acquired Renny Harlin's "Hercules: The Legend Begins" and have slated it for a 2D and 3D release on February 7th 2014.Kellan...
Fantastic 4, Assassin’s Creed Get New Dates
20th Century Fox has played around with its 2015 film schedule today, shifting various major movies by a good few months.Despite filming already taking...
Disney Breaks Its Box-Office Record
Today, with seven weeks still to go in the year, Walt Disney Studios is set to break its previous global box office record of...
del Toro On “Justice League Dark” Plans
While Marvel's plans for its cinematic universe have been spelled out years in advance, rival DC's is far less clear. Beyond the upcoming...
Maleficent Poster, Trailer Tomorrow
Production designer Robert Stromberg makes his directing debut on Disney's "Maleficent," a new take on Sleeping Beauty focusing on that animated film's classic villain.The...
Peter Pan Gets The “Batman Begins” Treatment
"Atonement" and "Hanna" filmmaker Joe Wright is in talks to direct a reimagining of J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" for Warner Bros. Pictures.The project is...
Actors Talk “Thor” Cameo, Scarlet Witch
"Thor: The Dark World" sports many thrills, but one of the most memorable was an unexpected cameo that was thrown into the action."THOR: THE...
Online Video Dominates Web Traffic
As legitimate VOD streaming services establish stronger footholds, it would appear online piracy of TV and film seems to be on the wane -...
Idris Elba To Celebrate “Bastille Day”
"Luther," "Thor: The Dark World" and "Pacific Rim" star Idris Elba is set to star in the thriller "Bastille Day" at Vendome Pictures and...
Worthington, LaPaglia Throw “Paper Planes”
Sam Worthington, Anthony LaPaglia and Ed Oxenbould are set to star in Robert Connolly's 3D family film "Paper Planes" for Arenamedia and Footprint Films.Inspired...
Princess Bride Coming To The Stage
Disney Theatrical Productions and famed film scribe William Goldman are teaming for a stage production based on "The Princess Bride".Goldman penned the 1973...
Originals, “Reign,” “People” Get Full Seasons
The CW is hanging onto all three of its Fall freshman dramas.The network has announced that "The Originals," "The Tomorrow People" and "Reign" have...
Need for Speed Helmer Plans A Heist
Scott Waugh, the director of DreamWorks' upcoming film adaptation of the "Need for Speed" video game franchise, is in negotiations to helm an untitled...
Haunted House Formula Twisted In “Crawlspace”
Phil Claydon ("Lesbian Vampire Killers") has signed on to direct the horror tale "Crawlspace" for New Line.Previously titled "Within," Gary Dauberman ("Swamp Devil") wrote...
Statham Replaces Craig On “Layer Cake” Sequel
Jason Statham and producer Steve Chasman have acquired the film rights to J.J. Connolly's novel "Viva La Madness".'Viva' is Connolly's sequel to "Layer Cake,"...
First Look: Beorn’s House In “Hobbit”
Aside from the dragon himself, the most significant element of the upcoming "The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug" that has yet to see the...
von Trier Hasn’t Seen Edited “Nymphomaniac”
Turns out the edited down version of Lars Von Trier's two-part erotic odyssey "Nymphomaniac" is being really cut back.Both upcoming films, with all of...
PG-13 Films More Violent Than R-Rated?
Turns out the PG-13 rating may be protecting children from seeing more extreme violence, but it's turning them into gun nuts in the process.In...
Lansbury Unhappy About “Murder” Reboot
Angela Lansbury says "it's a mistake" regarding NBC's plans to reboot CBS' "Murder, She Wrote" TV series which Lansbury made famous in the 1980s...
Kevin Smith Has Seen The New Batsuit
Filmmaker Kevin Smith hosted the "Man of Steel" Blu-ray live chat over the weekend, and scored one extra and unexpected benefit after the show.What...
Three “Conjuring” Spin-Offs On The Way?
Not just a sequel, and not just one spin-off as announced the other day. Turns out there's as many as three spin-off projects...
Downton Abbey Renewed For Season 5
"Downton Abbey" has been renewed for a fifth season which PBS has confirmed it will screen in the United States.While the fourth season has...
Rachel Griffiths To Play Julia Gillard
"Six Feet Under" and "Brothers and Sisters" actress Rachel Griffiths is set to play ousted Australian Prime Minister prime minister in "Little Fish" director...
Casting: Strong, McAuliffe, Baruchel, Weaver
Ad InexplorataMark Strong ("Low Winter Sun") is set to join Mark Elijah Rosenberg's "Ad Inexplorata" with filming to begin in 2014.Strong plays a NASA...