News Shorts: February 14th 2013
A great promo photo for NBC's upcoming Hannibal TV series. Also new photos from The Congress and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.Poster...
Ruth Wilson Walks Amongst “Tombstones”
"Luther" and "The Lone Ranger" actress Ruth Wilson has scored the female lead in Scott Frank's "A Walk Among the Tombstones" at Cross Creek...
Peggy Carter Returns In “Captain” Sequel?
Several months ago actress Hayley Atwell could not say either way if she would reprise her role of Steve Rogers' love interest Peggy Carter...
AMC Plans “The Terror” TV Series
AMC has put a TV series adaptation of Dan Simmons' 2007 novel "The Terror" into development.The book is an acclaimed fictional spin on the...
Casting: Dinklage, Laurie, Grint, Vogel
X-Men: Days Of Future PastBryan Singer is reportedly pursuing "Game of Thrones" star Peter Dinklage for a key role in the upcoming "X-Men: Days...
QED Feels The “Fury” Of David Ayer
QED International has purchased David Ayer's World War II action spec script "Fury" and will finance and produce.The story is set in April 1945...
Relativity Comes Aboard “District B13” Remake
Relativity Media will co-finance and domestically distribute "Brick Mansions," the U.S. remake of French action hit "Banlieue 13" (aka. "District B13").Paul Walker plays a...
Script News: Spy Hunter, Dunkirk, Equinox, FBI
Spy HunterCarter Blanchard ("Glimmer") has come on to pen the script for the film adaptation of the videogame series "Spy Hunter" at Warner Bros....
Vendome Pictures Plans “elBulli” Film
Vendome Pictures will produce and finance "El Bulli", a partly fictional film about world-famous Spanish chef Ferran Adria and his now closed restuarant elBulli.The...
Darrell Roodt To Helm Paul Robeson Biopic
South African filmmaker Darrell Roodt ("Sarafina," "Cry the Beloved Country") has signed on to helm the indie biopic "Robeson" for Four Stars International and...
MGM Reboots “Incredible Shrinking Man”
MGM has acquired the film rights to "I Am Legend" author Richard Matheson's classic sci-fi novel "The Shrinking Man".The story centers on a man...
Downton’s Dan Stevens Visits “Tombstones”
Dan Stevens ("Downton Abbey") is in talks to co-star with Liam Neeson in Scott Frank's "A Walk Among the Tombstones" at Cross Creek Pictures,...
Casting: Brooks, Middleton, Bisutti, Seydoux
Finding Nemo 2Albert Brooks has closed a deal to reprise the voice of Marlin in a sequel to "Finding Nemo" at Pixar and Disney...
Nicolas Cage Joins The Cast Of “Tokarev”
Nicolas Cage has joined the cast of Paco Cabezas' indie thriller "Tokarev" for Hannibal Classics and North by Northwest Entertainment.The story centers on a...
Espinosa To Helm Grisham’s “Racketeer”
Daniel Espinosa ("Safe House," "Easy Money") is developing an adaptation of John Grisham's latest novel "The Racketeer" as a directing vehicle for Double Feature,...
Lionsgate/Summit Condense Their Output
Lionsgate/Summit are planning to condense their joint film slate to 14-15 films annually.Before the merger, Lionsgate released 12-14 films per year, while Summit put...
Constantin Acquires “Beautiful Bastard”
Constantin Film has acquired the film rights to Christina Lauren's erotic novel "Beautiful Bastard".The steamy tale follows Chloe Mills, an MBA student interning at...
TV Casting: Goode, Madsen, Walsh, Sarsgaard
VaticanMatthew Goode ("Watchmen," "Stoker") has been cast in Paul Attanasio's drama pilot "Vatican" at Showtime, Sony Pictures TV and Scott Free. Goode...
Christopher Kyle Drafts “Shadow and Bone”
Christopher Kyle ("K-19: Widowmaker," "Alexander") is in negotiations to adapt Leigh Bardugo's young adult fantasy novel "Shadow and Bone" into a feature for DreamWorks.The...
News Shorts: February 12th 2013
Shots of toys from New York's recent Toy Fair showcasing plot spoilers from "Star Trek Into Darkness," "After Earth," "Pacific Rim," "After Earth," "Kick...
Sigourney Weaver Paints Some “Body Art”
Sigourney Weaver has joined the cast of Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino's "Body Art" at Alfama Films.Based on the 2001 novella "The Body Artist" by...
Scorsese To Produce “Green Dragons”
Martin Scorsese has hopped onboard as executive producer on the thriller "Revenge Of The Green Dragons" which IM Global's Octane is financing.Andrew Lau, the...
Paul Schrader To Pen “Devil’s Right Hand”
"Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull" scribe Paul Schrader is attached to write the screenplay for the thriller "The Devil's Right Hand" for Drama Deluxe.The...
Mark Neveldine To Helm “Vatican Tapes”
"Crank" and "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" co-director Mark Neveldine is leaving behind his regular cohort Brian Taylor to helm the horror tale "Vatican...
Amanda Seyfried To “Die in the West”
Amanda Seyfried ("Mamma Mia," "Les Miserables") is in negotiations to join Seth MacFarlane's "Blazing Saddles"-esque comedy western "A Million Ways to Die in the...
Sony Reimagines Oliver Twist As “Dodge”
Sony Pictures are planning "Dodge and Twist," an adventurous sequel take on Charles Dickens' classic novel "Oliver Twist" for Monsterfoot Productions.Cole Haddon, the creator...
Downey Jr. To Produce An “Entire History”
Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up the film rights to "The Entire History of You," an episode of Channel 4's anthology series "Black Mirror".The...
Oz Being Adapted As A Fantasy Series
Warner Horizon Television has picked up "Red Brick Road," a sci-fi spin on L. Frank Baum's classic "Land of Oz" books.The story is described...
West, Carter Play “Burton & Taylor”
Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter are set to play legendary, volatile ex-lovers Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the standalone 90-minute telemovie "Burton...
Quick Trek, Godzilla, Tarantino Updates
Various stars showed up in London over the weekend for the BAFTAs and several gave some short, but important quotes about upcoming projects whilst...