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...
Mark Romanek Departs Disney’s “Cinderella”
Five years ago, filmmaker Mark Romanek ("Never Let Me Go," "One Hour Photo") dropped out of directing Universal's "The Wolfman" reboot due to creative...
Nielsen, Heard, Steinfeld Join McG Thriller
Connie Nielsen will join Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld and Amber Heard in McG's untitled darkly comedic action thriller at EuropaCorp and Relativity Media.Previously titled...
Gordon-Levitt Joins “Sin City” Sequel
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has scored one of the lead character roles in Robert Rodriguez's highly anticipated "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" at Dimension...
Director David R. Ellis Has Died
In some unexpected and sad news, film director David R. Ellis has died. He was 60 years old.Ellis' body was found in his hotel...
Casting News: Mendelsohn, Slater, Laser
GrindBen Mendelsohn ("Animal Kingdom," "Killing Them Softly") is in talks to play a supporting role in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's indie drama "Mississippi...
Darabont To Re-Write “Godzilla” Reboot
"The Shawshank Redemption" director and former "The Walking Dead" show runner Frank Darabont has come onboard Legendary Pictures' upcoming "Godzilla" reboot.Darabont has been hired...
del Toro On GlaDOS Use In “Pacific Rim”
Fans of the acclaimed "Portal" video game series likely recognized the voice of psychotic operating system GlaDOS in last month's trailer for Guillermo del...
Weisz’s “Oz” Witch Turned On By Evil
There's been some confusion about who is playing what witch in Sam Raimi's upcoming L. Frank Baum-inspired "Oz The Great and Powerful."Now, actress Rachel...
No CG Effects In “Evil Dead” Remake
Fede Alvarez, the director behind the upcoming "Evil Dead" remake, is extremely proud of one particular fact about his film - there is not...
Huston, Thewlis Join “Winter Queen”
Anjelica Huston and David Thewlis have accepted the roles of Lady Astair and Count Zurov in Seven Arts Entertainment's "The Winter Queen".Russian director Fedor...
Could The Oscars Move To January?
Early deadlines and electronic voting confusion have plagued this year's lead-up to the Academy Awards, but those issues could pale in comparison to that...
News Shorts: January 6th 2013
"The National Society of Film Critics selected 'Amour' as the Best Picture of 2012 during its annual meeting Saturday. The film also took...
Chainsaw 3D Tops Box-Office, Gets Sequel?
Despite bad reviews, "Texas Chainsaw 3D" over performed in the first U.S. weekend box-office results of 2013. The only new wide release this...
Dying Fan Sees “Trek” Sequel Before Passing
New York Asian Film Festival director Dan Craft left this world with his last wish granted.The terminally ill "Star Trek" fan was recently granted...
Soderbergh’s “Candelabra” Was “Too Gay”?
A few years ago filmmaker Steven Soderbergh tried and failed to get his Liberace biopic made at a studio. Ultimately, it was made...
The Normal Heart Goes Direct To HBO
Thought to be headed for a theatrical release, HBO has now opted to bring the Ryan Murphy-directed "The Normal Heart" directly to the network...
Doctor Who Gets 50th Anniversary E-Shorts
The BBC have announced eleven "Doctor Who" 'eshorts' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the science fiction series.Each short story will focus on...
Awards: WGA Noms, Oscars Love Bond
The Writers Guild of America have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2012. Winners will be honored at...
Casting: Malkovich, Lang, Tisdale, Larson
The Giacomo VariationsJohn Malkovich will re-team with Austrian film director Michael Sturminger for a big screen adaptation of the chamber opera play "The Giacomo...
News Shorts: January 3rd 2013
Some stunning concept art from Bong Joon-ho's English language debut Snowpiercer.Photos from Star Trek Into Darkness, Dead Man Down, Freeloaders, 7E, Warm Bodies, and...
Atwell Not In “Captain 2,” Levitt Up For “Galaxy”
Two brief bits of superhero film-related casting today.First up, British actress Hayley Atwell has confirmed she will NOT be reprising her role as Peggy...