Casting: Johnson, Franco, Macfadyen, Murray
Godzilla"Kick Ass" star Aaron Johnson has been offered the lead role in Gareth Edwards' "Godzilla" reboot at Legendary Pictures.Johnson reportedly wants to wait to...
No “Zombieland” Sequel On The Way
Out doing press for "Gangster Squad" this week, director Ruben Fleischer says that plans for a sequel to his hit comedy "Zombieland" look to...
ABC Talks “SHIELD,” “Star Wars” Series
With Disney now controlling Marvel and owning Lucasfilm, TV series spin-offs of both franchises on the company's ABC Network seems like an inevitable possibility....
The Bridge Becomes “The Tunnel”
Former "Spooks" scribe Ben Richards is heading back to television for "The Tunnel," a ten-episode bilingual remake of Scandinavian hit "The Bridge" for Sky...
Affleck Set To “Live By Night” Next
Ben Affleck has confirmed earlier reports that his next directing project will be an adaptation of "Gone Baby Gone" author Dennis Lehane's recent novel...
Kon-Tiki Duo Set To Go “Spectral”
On the day their film "Kon-Tiki" scored an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, Norwegian directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg are close...
No “Call of Duty” Film On The Way
There's been a flurry of news in recent months of film adaptations of various console video game titles being put into development.Today though comes...
Richwater Nabs “Top Dog” Rights
Richwater Films has picked up the film rights to Dougie Brimson's epic British crime novel "Top Dog".Leo Gregory will play a London villain named...
The 2013 Oscar Nominations
The 85th Annual Academy Award nominations have been announced with "Lincoln" and "Life of Pi" leading the pack with twelve and eleven nominations respectively.Also...
Casting News: Pullman, Page, Beart
Independence Day 2Actor Bill Pullman says that a sequel to the mid-90's alien invasion epic might go ahead with or without Will Smith's involvement....
Chris Nolan Set To Go “Interstellar”
Once pegged as a potential Steven Spielberg project, filmmaker Christopher Nolan seems to have found his next directorial effort.Multiple sources claim Nolan is looking...
Spielberg’s “Robopocalypse” Put On Hold
Steven Spielberg's proposed sci-fi action feature "Robopocalypse" has been postponed indefinitely at DreamWorks.Spielberg spokesman Marvin Levy says the project was "too important and the...
No “Chainsaw 3D” Sequel Just Yet
Yesterday came word from producer Avi Lerner that his Millennium Films was officially moving ahead with a follow-up to last week's box-office topper "Texas...
Trachtenberg To Helm “Y: The Last Man”
New Line has hired commercials director Dan Trachtenberg to direct its long-in-development film adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn's acclaimed comic series "Y: The Last...
Ang Lee Keen On Jolie’s “Cleopatra”
"Life of Pi" director Ang Lee confirmed at this week's Palm Springs International Film Festival Gala that he hopes to direct the "Cleopatra" biopic...
Williams, Montiel Travel The “Boulevard”
"A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" and "Fighting" helmer Dito Montiel is teaming with Robin Williams and newcomer Roberto Aguire on the drama "Boulevard."Douglas...
Lionsgate Looks Into Reitman’s “Draft Day”
Back in October, Paramount Pictures dropped the NFL-endorsed football dramedy "Draft Day" which had Kevin Costner attached.Two months later, Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman's...
Scardino Helms “Going in Style” Remake
"The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" director Don Scardino is in talks to helm the remake of the 1979 caper movie "Going In Style" for New...
Refn Drops Out Of “The Equalizer”
Last month came word that "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn was in talks to direct the Denzel Washington-led cinematic reboot of 1980s crime drama...
Mangold Talks “The Wolverine” Setting
Filmmaker James Mangold recently spoke with EW about why he decided to set Fox's upcoming "The Wolverine" after the events of "X-Men: The Last...
Jack Reynor Cast In Fourth “Transformers”
Irish actor Jack Reynor ("What Richard Did," "The Delivery Man") will star opposite Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's untitled fourth "Transformers" film at Paramount...
Casting: Irvine, Theron, O’Kane, Bell
DivergentJeremy Irvine ("War Horse"), Lucas Till ("X-Men: First Class") and Alex Pettyfer ("Magic Mike") will test for the male lead opposite Shailene Woodley in...
Brolin Replaces Owen In “Sin City 2”
Josh Brolin has joined the cast of Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" at Dimension Films.Brolin will play...
Tina Fey To Star In “Muppets” Sequel
Tina Fey is in final negotiations to star as the female lead in James Bobin's upcoming sequel to "The Muppets" at Disney Pictures.Fey would...
Awards: BAFTA and DGA Noms Announced
The nominations for the biggest awards in British cinema, the BAFTAs, have been announced and "Lincoln" leads the pack with ten.That's followed by "Les...
Forte, Robbins Join “The Switch”
SNL veteran Will Forte and Oscar winner Tim Robbins have signed on to replace Ty Burrell and Dennis Quaid in the cast of "The...
O’Rourke To Direct “Houdini Box”
Irish filmmaker Kealan O'Rourke ("The Boy in the Bubble") has been set to write and direct a film adaptation of Brian Selznick's 1991 young...
News Shorts: January 8th 2013
"Christopher Meloni has joined the cast of Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For". Meloni will play a...
Lochhead Pens “Shadow of the Colossus”
"Hanna" scribe Seth Lochhead has been hired to pen the script for the film adaptation of popular PS2 video game "Shadow of the Colossus."The...
Brad Pitt Considers Pontius Pilate
Brad Pitt is said to be circling the title role in the Pontius Pilate biopic in development at Warner Bros. Pictures."Woman On Top" scribe...