News Shorts: August 27th 2013
Photos from Out of the Furnace, Don Jon, The Family, The Double, Machete Kills, The Book Thief, Adore, and the set of Martin...
Cavill, Whedon, West, Kilmer On Affleck
Everyone has had an opinion on the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in the upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel. Now, two previous...
Justified’s Goggins Nabs A “Gringo”
"Justified" actor Walton Goggins and "The Shield" executive producer Adam Fierro are re-teaming for the cop drama "Gringo" setup at Fox.The story revolves around...
Fey, Poehler Wanted Back To Host Globes
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have been approached for a second go as emcees of the Golden Globe awards in January.No "concrete conversations" have...
Animatics Of Wasp’s Cameo In “Avengers”
"The Avengers" animatics supervisor Federico D'Alessandro has posted online several videos of storyboarded scenes that didn't make in into the finished 2012 film.Most of...
Dallas Buyers Gets New Date, Trailer
Focus Features is moving up the release of Matthew McConaughey-led AIDS drama and awards hopeful "The Dallas Buyers Club" from December 6th to November...
Vincent Cassel Is Rather “Partisan”
Vincent Cassel ("Trance," "Irreversible") will replace Oscar Isaac in the lead role of Ariel Kleiman's debut feature "Partisan" at Protagonist Pictures.Cassel plays a charismatic...
Hulu Orders Supernatural Comedy Series
Hulu has given ten-episode series order to the supernatural half-hour comedy "Deadbeat" from Lionsgate and Plan B.The story centers on a hapless but gifted...
Craig Wants Irony, Not Camp, In “Bond 24”
Daniel Craig recently spoke about the tone of the next James Bond film, and says he hopes those involved go back to the franchise's...
Eric Bana Glad He Wasn’t Hulk Twice
There's been no less than three attempts to bring The Hulk to the big screen in the past decade - 2003's "Hulk" with Eric...
Carter On “X-Files 3”, Amazon Orders “After”
"The X-Files" series creator Chris Carter has once again spoken about a third "The X-Files" movie, telling Empire recently that it's all up to...
A “Spawn” Remake To Film Next Year?
"Spawn" comic creator Todd McFarlane has been speaking about a reboot of the film franchise based on the property for years it seems.Speaking with...
Hurwitz Pens “Arrested” Movie, Then S5
Earlier this year "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz and Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos said there would 'definitely' be more chapters in the Bluth family...
Pixar’s “Good Dinosaur” Seeks New Helmer?
Pixar and Disney animation chief John Lasseter has reportedly taken "The Good Dinosaur" director Bob Peterson off that project according to Blue Sky DisneyPixar's...
An Animated “Scooby Doo” Film Coming
Warner Bros. Pictures and Atlas Entertainment are developing an animated "Scooby-Doo" theatrical release feature based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series.Matt Lieberman ("12/24," "The...
Reeve Carney Is Dorian Gray In “Penny”
Broadway star Reeve Carney ("The Tempest") has scored a key role in Showtime's eight-episode drama series "Penny Dreadful".The story revolves around famed monsters, together...
Joshua Jackson Joins Showtime’s “Affair”
Joshua Jackson has joined the cast of Showtime's drama pilot "The Affair" about two marriages and the affair that disrupts them.Jackson plays Cole, a...
Jessica Alba Is A “Barely Lethal” Villain
Jessica Alba has joined Kyle Newman's action thriller "Barely Lethal" at RKO Pictures.The story follows a teenage assassin who is hunted by a former...
Garcia Bernal Flees To Cuaron’s “Desierto”
Gael Garcia Bernal ("No," "Y Tu Mama Tambien") has joined the cast of the Spanish-language indie film "Desierto".Jonas Cuaron and Mateo Garcia wrote the...
42 Star To Play Singer James Brown
Chadwick Boseman ("42") has been cast as musical icon James Brown in Tate Taylor's biopic of the man at Universal Pictures and Jagged Films.The...
Casting: Dawson, Pressly, Eastwood, Schumer
The Hunger Games: MockingjayIndie Aussie actress Stef Dawson ("13 Girls," "Shadow of the Monarch") has joined the cast of the two-part "The Hunger Games:...
Damon, Greengrass Return For “Bourne”?
Universal Pictures is reportedly hedging their bets for the future of the 'Bourne' franchise.A few weeks ago came word that Anthony Peckham was hired...
Dates & Titles: Jack Ryan, Diana & More
There has been quite a few film title and release date changes in the past few days. So, it's to break down the...
Thor: The Dark World Character Posters
Marvel Studios have unveiled two character posters for the upcoming sequel "Thor: The Dark World". The art was already glimpsed late last week...
Whannell, Spierigs Could Team For “Stem”
"Saw" and "Insidious" writer Leigh Whannell might be teaming with his fellow Aussie genre filmmakers the Spierig brothers ("Daybreakers") for a new sci-fi project...
Brad Bird’s “Tomorrowland” Begins Filming
PRESS RELEASEPrincipal photography has begun on Disney's mystery adventure "Tomorrowland," starring two-time Academy AwardÃ’ winner George Clooney ("Michael Clayton," "Syriana"), Hugh Laurie ("Monsters vs....
Could Joss Whedon Kill Off Marvel Heroes?
As long as they have their own franchise, it's highly unlikely that filmmaker Joss Whedon would kill off one of Marvel's major superhero characters...
Syfy Officially Orders “12 Monkeys” Pilot
Syfy has officially given a cast-contingent pilot order to the small screen version of Terry Gilliam' 1995 feature "12 Monkeys" that was first announced...
Robin Hardy Finishes “Wicker Man” Trilogy
"The Wicker Man" director Robin Hardy has confirmed he's moving forward with "Wrath of the Gods," the third (and apparently final) film in "The...
Only Big Films Helped By Megaupload’s End?
Two researchers from the Munich School of Management and one from Copenhagen Business School have teamed up to publish a paper explaining an interesting...