Town That Dreaded Sundown Remade
MGM is developing a remake of Charles B. Pierce's 1976 horror feature "The Town that Dreaded Sundown."The story is set in 1946 follows a...
Casting News: Bassett, Jones, Abrahamson
White Bird in a BlizzardAngela Bassett and Mark Indelicato ("Ugly Betty") will join Shailene Woodley, Gabourey Sidibe, Shiloh Fernandez, Eva Green and Christopher Meloni...
James Franco Likes “Good People”
James Franco is the front runner to star in the film adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire's play "Good People" at Millennium Films.The story is set...
Bruhl Replaces McAvoy In Wikileaks
"Inglourious Basterds" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" star Daniel Bruhl has finalized a deal to replace James McAvoy in the upcoming Bill Condon-directed Wikileaks movie...
First Poster Arrives For “Riddick”
David Twohy's "Riddick" hits cinemas sometime next year and today a new international poster has been released. The one-sheet focuses on Vin Diesel's...
BBC2 Plans “Howards End” Mini-Series
Playground Entertainment, City Entertainment and KippSter Entertainment are teaming for a proposed mini-series adaptation of E.M. Forster's classic 1910 novel "Howards End" for British...
Emily Owens, “Inbetweeners” Axed
The CW's medical drama "Emily Owens M.D." and MTV's remake of "The Inbetweeners" have both been cancelled by their respective networks. While the Mamie...
News Shorts: November 28th 2012
Posters for The Grandmasters, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Les...
Jones Not Back For “2.5 Men” Until 2013
"Two And A Half Men" co-star Angus T. Jones has issued a statement following the hoopla surrounding the recent Forerunner Christian Church video testimonial...
J. Blakeson To Helm Sci-Fi Tale “Wool”
20th Century Fox is reportedly in negotiations with "The Disappearance of Alice Creed" director J. Blakeson to helm the sci-fi anthology feature "Wool".Hugh Howey's...
Trevorrow To Helm “Navigator” Remake
"Safety Not Guaranteed" filmmakers of Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly have been brought onboard to rewrite the remake of the 1986 family sci-fi cult...
Syfy Wants To Exploit “Waterworld”
Cable network Syfy is looking into a possible continuation of one of history's most famous flops, the Kevin Costner-led "Waterworld," as part of their...
Memo Acquires Reich’s “First Billion”
Memo Films has acquired the feature rights to Christopher Reich's 2002 thriller "The First Billion".The story follows a former fighter pilot turned CEO of...
Joel Silver Draws A “Straight Edge”
Joel Silver's Silver Pictures has picked up "XXX" scribe Rich Wilkes' spec script "Straight Edge".The Los Angeles-set action film revolves around a heist gone...
FilmNation, Lava Bear Tell “Life” Story
FilmNation Entertainment and Lava Bear Films are teaming to finance, produce and handle worldwide sales on Nic Mathieu's sci-fi thriller "Story of Your Life."Based...
Heaven and Hell Trilogy Gets Adapted
Spellbound Productions and Cap Horn Film are teaming for film adaptations of Icelandic author Jon Kalman Stefansson's critically acclaimed "Heaven and Hell" novel trilogy.The...
Pearce, Pike, Brown Visit “Violet Town”
Guy Pearce, Rosamund Pike and Bryan Brown are set to star in Mark Joffe's "Violet Town" at Essential Media and Entertainment, Mushroom Pictures and...
Matthew Vaughn Is Helming “Star Wars”?
"Kick-Ass" and "X-Men: First Class" director Matthew Vaughn has found his name being bandied about as a potential candidate to helm "Star Wars: Episode...
Casting: Lewis, Blanchett, Dalton, Nolasco
Title"Homeland" star Damian Lewis will play the lead in the Adam Smith-directed short "Desire" which will serve as an ad for luxury brand Jaguar....
Scribes On “God of War” Film Comparisons
"The Collection" scribes Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton are the duo behind the upcoming film adaptation of the "God of War" video game series.In...
Joe Carnahan Will Helm “Undying Love”
Joe Carnahan ("The Grey," "The A-Team") is closing a deal to pen the script and direct the comic adaptation "Undying Love" at Warner Bros....
McKellen, Stewart Return For “X-Men”
There's been murmurs that "X-Men: Days Of Future Past, the upcoming "X-Men: First Class" sequel, would include time travel and alternate dimensions. Well,...
NBC Gets “Gilded” By ‘Downton’ Creator
"Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes is bringing his deft hand at period drama to NBC.Fellowes is developing "The Gilded Age" for the American broadcaster,...
Awards: Independent Spirit Nominees
The nominees have just been announced for the 28th Annual Independent Spirit Awards which will be held on February 23rd.Five films have scored nominations...
1492 & Rise Team On “Lord,” “Home,” “House”
Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures and Rise Entertainment have closed a five year deal to develop and finance 1492's assorted films. These include three projects...
DW Harper To Pen Scott’s “Forever War”
D.W. Harper ("All You Need Is Kill," "Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters") has been hired to pen a new draft of "The Forever War"...
Iron Man 3, “Justice League” Updates
It has been a busy 48 hours on the superhero talk front, but it's all just little bits of information rather than earth-shattering announcements.---...
Dreamworks To Shine “Light Between Oceans”
DreamWorks Studios is in talks to acquire the film rights to M.L. Stedman's debut novel "The Light Between Oceans". Set on a remote Australian...
Casting: Dunne, Long, Driver, Savage
The Dallas Buyers ClubGriffin Dunne, Denis O'Hare and Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox will join Matthew McConaughey in the cast of Jean-Marc Vallee's AIDS drama...
E4’s “Misfits” To Become A Movie
Howard Overman, the creator of the British sci-fi teen dramedy series "Misfits", says he's at work on a film version of the show.The series...