Rapace Joins Hardy In “Animal Rescue”
Noomi Rapace ("Prometheus," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") has been offered the female lead role opposite Tom Hardy in Michael R. Roskam's adaptation...
Franco Out Of The “Apes” Sequel?
It seems director Rupert Wyatt isn't the only one not coming back for the upcoming "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" sequel "Dawn...
Casting: Jackson, Redmayne, Chan, Plaza
KiteSamuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of David R. Ellis' "Kite," a live-action version of Yasuomi Umetsu's 1998 anime that will shoot in...
Josh Hutcherson Goes To “Paradise”
Josh Hutcherson has joined the cast of the romantic thriller "Paradise Lost" at Chapter 2, Studio 37, and Pathe.Inspired by true events, the story...
One November Yankee Flies To Film
Pam Williams Productions has acquired the film rights to Josh Ravetch's acclaimed play "One November Yankee."The currently running stage production stars Lorreta Swit and...
Tarantino Expanding “Django Unchained”?
Out doing the press junket for his "Django Unchained" over the weekend, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino revealed that there is a longer version of his...
David Cronenberg On Scrapped Projects
Two projects that filmmaker David Cronenberg was linked to and ultimately dropped out of over the past year was both a sequel to "Eastern...
Casting: Speedman, Vikander, Bernthal
Queen of the NightMireille Enos and Scott Speedman are set to star with Ryan Reynolds in Atom Egoyan's psychological thriller "Queen Of The Night"...
Elwes To Direct Kit Lambert Biopic
Cary Elwes is set to make his directorial debut on a presently untitled biopic of Kit Lambert, the famed rock impresario and manager of...
Hobbit Scores $85M Opening Weekend
Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth proved quite profitable with "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" raking in an estimated $84.7 million opening weekend.That is...
Have Your Say: Hobbit, HFR & Trek 2
It has been a long time since I've done one of these but this weekend, in the United States and many other countries (but...
News Shorts: December 14th 2012
Some pretty concept art from Disney's Frozen, Wang Xuequi and the Iron Man costume from Iron Man 3, and set photos show off a...
Olivier Megaton Is “Taking Gotham”
"Taken 2" director Olivier Megaton is set to helm the $60 million 'based on actual events' action thriller "Taking Gotham" at Emmett/Furla Films. The...
Casting News: Heard, Roth, Dyer
Three Days To KillAmber Heard has closed a deal to star in McG's action thriller "Three Days to Kill" at EuropaCorp and Relativity Media....
Garrett Hedlund Returns For “TRON 3”
"TRON: Legacy" star Garrett Hedlund is reportedly set to reprise the role of Sam Flynn in the upcoming third "TRON" film at Disney Pictures.Screenwriter...
Monahan Re-Writes Wahlberg’s “Desperado”
William Monahan ("The Departed," "Kingdom of Heaven") has been brought onboard to rewrite the Mark Wahlberg vehicle "American Desperado" at Paramount Pictures.The story follows...
McDermott Joins King Adaptation “Mercy”
Dylan McDermott has joined the cast of Peter Cornwell's "Mercy," a fantasy-horror feature based on Stephen King's short story "Gramma". Published in the 1985...
Apted To Helm “Eight Months” Adaptation
Michael Apted ("Amazing Grace," "The World is Not Enough") is set to direct an as-yet-untitled film adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novel "Eight Months on...
The 2012 Golden Globe Nominations
This year's Golden Globe nominations have been announced with Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" scoring the most nods with seven. Not far behind at...
Casting: Badgley, Whannell, Hall, Smith
Parts Per BillionPenn Badgley, Teresa Palmer, Alexis Bledel and Hill Harper have joined the ensemble cast of Brian Horiuchi's "Parts Per Billion". Filming will...
Sunshine Directors Smoke A “Big Cigar”
"Little Miss Sunshine" helmers Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris are attached to direct "The Big Cigar" at Sony Pictures.Based on a Playboy Magazine article,...
Script News: Impostor, Empire, Life
The Impostor's DaughterZambry Films has picked up the film rights to the 2010 graphic novel "The Impostor's Daughter". Marshall Lewy ("California Solo") will...
Monument 14 Book Series Gets Adapted
Reel FX and Strange Weather have acquired screen rights to Emmy Laybourne's young adult novel "Monument 14." The first novel in a proposed...
Wahlberg, Levinson Produce Hacker Thriller
Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson have set up an untitled youth-driven hacker thriller at Universal Pictures which they will produce.Loosely based on David Kushner's...
Epic Scale “Pacific Rim” Trailer Arrives
Guillermo del Toro has unveiled the first trailer for his giant robots vs. giant monsters epic "Pacific Rim". The scale is enormous, the...
Jackson Sets “Tintin” Sequel For 2015
During a recent interview with Belgian media, director Peter Jackson confirmed that he's not waiting until the end of production on "The Hobbit" sequels...
Tarantino, Boyle Rule Out Bond Films
In recent interviews, both Quentin Tarantino and Danny Boyle have essentially ruled themselves out from directing a James Bond film in the future.Asked the...
HBO Options “Game Change” Sequel
HBO has optioned the rights to "Double Down: Game Change 2012", the follow-up effort to "Game Change" from authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.This...
Awards: SAG, BFCA, SDCA, Music
Screen Actors GuildThe Screen Actors Guild have announced this year's nominations for film and television. Amongst the film categories:Best Actor: Bradley Cooper ("Silver...
Tinker, Tailor Sequel Still In The Works
Almost a year after we last heard anything about it, producer Eric Fellner says that the film adaptation of John le Carre's "Smiley's People"...