Machete, “Gravity,” “Color,” “Hard” Set Dates
A couple of key release date announcements today. First up, Open Road Films have set Robert Rodriguez's "Machete Kills" to hit theaters on...
Vendome Pictures Acquires “The Widow”
Vendome Pictures has acquired "The Crazies" scribe Ray Wright's psychological thriller spec script "The Widow".The story follows a young woman who befriends a lonely...
No “Jack Reacher” Sequel Coming?
Short of doing "exceptional" business in key Asian territories, it sadly looks as if Paramount will not be pushing forward with a sequel to...
MGM Plans New “Ben-Hur” Adaptation
MGM has begun work on a new adaptation of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ."There has been at least two...
Pirates 5, “Muppets 2,” “1952” Get Dated
Disney Pictures have shifted around their release date schedule, making a couple of changes and adding a few new titles.First up the company has...
Creed, “Rome,” “Caribou” Score Scribes
Ubisoft Motion Pictures and New Regency have hired acclaimed English playwright Michael Lesslie to pen the upcoming film version of the "Assassin's Creed" video...
Warners Plans Space Take On “The Odyssey”
Warner Bros. Pictures is planning an outer space set version of Greek author Homer's "The Odyssey." James DiLapo ("Devils At Play") has just...
Hathaway In New Adaptation Of “Shrew”
Anne Hathaway will star in a new adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" at Working Title and Monumental Pictures."The Hour" creator and...
Bradley Cooper Stops A “Dark Invasion”
Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up the film rights to Howard Blum's upcoming period spy thriller novel "Dark Invasion," and plans to turn it...
Scott Gimple Takes Over “Walking Dead”
Frank Darabont ran the series for the first season-and-a-half, Glen Mazzara took over for the next season-and-a-half.Now, executive producer Scott Gimple has been promoted...
Casting: Campbell, Lewis, Mescudi, Niney
10 Things I Hate About LifeBilly Campbell (TV's "The Killing") has joined the cast of Gil Junger's indie rom-com "10 Things I Hate About...
Netflix Streams Adult Swim, Cartoon Network
Hot on the heels of Disney's deal with the company, now Warner Bros. TV Group and Turner Broadcasting have announced new licensing agreements with...
Monaghan, Daddario Join “Detective”
Michelle Monaghan, Alexandra Daddario, Elizabeth Reaser and "The Wire" stars Wood Harris and Michael Potts have all joined the cast of HBO's eight-episode drama...
Schwarzenegger Gives “Conan” Update
Talking up the release of "The Last Stand" this week, Arnold Schwarzenegger recently sat down for an extended interview with AICN where the topic...
Zack Snyder To Helm “Star Wars” Film
Zack Snyder To Helm "Star Wars" Film"Man of Steel" and "300" director Zack Snyder may have already ruled himself out of the running for...
Tudors Creator Plans “Alexander” Series
"Elizabeth" scribe, "The Tudors" creator and "The Borgias" producer Michael Hirst is teaming with ZDF Enterprises and Beta Film on a TV series about...
G.I. Joe Reshoots Weren’t For Tatum?
"G.I. Joe: Retaliation" executive producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura claims that despite reports, the reshoots for the upcoming sequel didn't have anything to do with...
Brief “Turtles,” “Batman” Updates
A Production Weekly tweet indicates that principal photography on the Michael Bay-produced "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" reboot is apparently scheduled to begin this April...
State of Play Creator Does Zombies
FremantleMedia Enterprises has scored the remake rights for an English-language version of the French zombie series "Les Revenants."The show, originally developed as a movie,...
Dexter, “Borgias,” “Dome” Air Dates
Showtime is shaking up its airing schedule, moving up the eighth and potentially final season of "Dexter" to air three months early."Dexter" will premiere...
Details On Sam Mendes’ “Penny Dreadful”
Showtime has confirmed that "Skyfall" scribe John Logan and director Sam Mendes' new high-concept psychosexual horror series for the network has scored a title...
Ben Wheatley Goes “Two For Hell”
"Kill List" and "Sightseers" filmmaker Ben Wheatley keeps moving at an incredibly quick pace. His third film, the psychedelic period piece "A Field...
Skins Scribe Pens Depp’s “Wintergreen”
Playwright and UK "Skins" scribe Jack Thorne has been hired to pen the family fantasy adventure "Mortimer Wintergreen" at Warner Bros. Pictures.A loose adaptation...
The 2013 Golden Globes Winners
This year's Golden Globe winners have been announced with "Argo" and "Les Miserables" dominating the film categories. There were no real surprises this...
Fourth “Jurassic Park” Hits June 2014
After a good decade of languishing in development, it has now been confirmed that a fourth "Jurassic Park" on the way. In fact,...
Brief “Avengers 2,” “S.H.I.E.L.D.” Updates
With the apparent death of Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) in Marvel's "The Avengers" movie, the announcement that the character would be heading up...
Scribes Set For Fifth “Pirates,” “Step Up”
"Catch Me if You Can" scribe Jeff Nathanson has been hired to pen the fifth "Pirates of the Caribbean" for Disney Pictures. Jerry Bruckheimer...
Skyfall Duo Plan “Frankenstein” Spin
"Skyfall" co-writer John Logan and director Sam Mendes are re-teaming to develop a high-concept drama series for U.S. cable network Showtime.The untitled project, which...
Louis CK Joins David O. Russell’s Next
Louis C.K. is in talks for a key role in David O. Russell's period drama feature previously titled "American Bullshit" at Sony Pictures.Eric Singer...
Dogtooth Helmer Cooks A “Lobster”
"Alps" and "Dogtooth" director Yorgos Lanthimos is reportedly seeking financing for his €1.9 million sci-fi project "The Lobster".Efthymis Filippou penned the script for this...