News Shorts: September 24th 2012
Heaps of stills from Seven Psychopaths, Matt Damon and Michael Douglas filming Behind the Candelabra, and a first picture of Benicio Del Toro and...
New “Hobbit” & “Les Miserables” Posters
Two important December tentpole releases scored one-sheets over the weekend. Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" gets a Bilbo-centric poster that tonally...
First “The Wolverine” Photo Released
The official first still photo is out from James Mangold's "The Wolverine" with 43-year-old Hugh Jackman looking appropriately shredded. While the Photoshop is...
A Third Hulk? Another Superman Villain?
A report on Friday at Screen Crush indicated that a list of upcoming DC and Marvel LEGO tie-ins includes an item called 'Superman Black...
Sylvester Stallone Returns To “Hunter”?
First linked to the project when he picked up the rights over a decade ago, Yahoo! (via /Film) reports that "Hunter" is back on...
Dominic Minghella Plans Puccini Movie
Dominic Minghella, brother of the late Oscar-winning filmmaker Anthony, is currently prepping three films for his Island Pictures banner with a Puccini biopic likely...
MacFarlane Plans Live-Action Series
"Family Guy" creator and "Ted" director Seth MacFarlane has scored a pilot with series penalty commitment for a live-action comedy series on FOX says...
Silent Spring, “Barbarian” Get Adapted
Chartoff Productions has acquired feature rights to Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental novel "Silent Spring" which documented the use of chemicals on the environment reports...
The 2012 Emmy Award Winners
The most predictable of awards ceremonies, The Emmys are famous for picking a favourite show or star and sticking with them for years. ...
Moore Plots “A Knight’s Tale” TV Series
"Battlestar Galactica" show runner and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" producer Ron Moore is developing a TV series adaptation of Brian Helgeland's 2001 medieval...
Feige On Thanos In “Avengers 2” & Beyond
His profile made a quick cameo during the end credits of "The Avengers" with a look akin to the offspring of Ron Perlman and...
Waterman Revives “Mr. Ed” Film Reboot
Waterman Entertainment is developing a feature film based on the classic 1960s TV series comedy "Mr. Ed".The company, which has been aggressively seeking out...
‘Thrones’ Director Helms “Jar City” Remake
Brian Kirk is in negotiations to direct the American remake of the well reviewed 2006 Icelandic crime drama "Jar City" reports The Los Angeles...
Bomer, Griffiths, Saint To Tell A “Tale”
Matt Bomer, Lucy Griffiths and Eva Marie Saint are set to join the cast of Akiva Goldsman's directorial debut "A Winter's Tale" says Deadline.Based...
Breaking Dawn 2 Gets A Post-Credits Coda
Kellan Lutz tells The Insider (via Sugarscape) that Summit Entertainment is attaching a little something extra during the end credits of the upcoming "The...
Del Toro Develops “Strain” TV Series
"Pan's Labyrinth" director Guillermo del Toro and "Lost" producer Carlton Cuse are teaming for a TV series adaptation of the novel trilogy "The Strain"...
Ben Garant Helms “Baywatch” Movie
"Reno 911!" co-creator and star Robert Ben Garant is set to direct the comedy film adaptation of 90's lifesaver series "Baywatch" at Paramount Pictures...
Posey, Ventimiglia Set To Visit “Monaco”
Parker Posey has joined while Milo Ventimiglia is in negotiations to join the cast of Olivier Dahan's "Grace of Monaco" says Variety.Nicole Kidman will...
Casting News: Bosworth, Sackhoff, Kruger
HomefrontKate Bosworth is joining Jason Statham and James Franco in the Sylvester Stallone-penned and Gary Fleder-directed action thriller "Homefront" at Millennium Films.Statham plays an...
Hughes Helming “Bittersweet Life” Remake
Allen Hughes will direct a remake of 2005 Korean crime drama "A Bittersweet Life" at Fox and New Regency reports Deadline.The story follows an...
Taccone To Direct New Line’s “Spy Guys”
Lonely Island comedian Jorma Taccone is attached to direct the action-comedy "Spy Guys" which New Line has just acquired says Heat Vision.The story follows...
Van Patten Celebrates “Finest Hours”
Tim Van Patten, a frequent director on HBO shows like "Deadwood," "The Wire," "Rome" and "Game of Thrones", is in talks to direct Disney's...
Gatsby, “Hitchcock,” “Pain,” “Sin” Dates
Some key release and start-of-shooting date announcements have been made in the past day or two. Amongst them:Fox Searchlight are shaking up the...
Polanski To Helm “Venus In Fur” Adaptation
Roman Polanski has signed on to direct a French-language film adaptation of David Ives' erotic black comedy Broadway smash "Venus in Fur" says THR.The...
Director Kicked From Keanu’s “47 Ronin”?
This is not good.Universal Pictures has taken the editing of its troubled 3D Japanese outcast samurai epic "47 Ronin" out of the hands of...
Hobbit Trailer Alternate Endings, Final Mix
With the release of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" second trailer yesterday, Warners offered people a nifty little program allowing users to cut together...
Argo Ending Altered To Appease Canadians
It has emerged from the early Fall film festival scene as one of the award season's biggest contenders, now Ben Affleck's "Argo" is undergoing...
Affleck, Damon Head For The “South Pole”
Casey Affleck is attached to star while Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are set to produce the true story drama "Race to the South...
Brett Ratner Plans A “Flamingo Kid” Remake
Disney Pictures is planning a remake of Garry Marshall's 1984 film "The Flamingo Kid" which Brett Ratner, Michael Phillips and Juliana Maio will produce...
Griffiths, Baker Join “Saving Mr. Banks”
Rachel Griffiths and Kathy Baker have rounded out the cast of the John Lee Hancock-directed Disney feature "Saving Mr. Banks" which began production this...