Winkler To Adapt “Sigma Protocol”
Scribes Irwin Winkler ("Rocky," "Goodfellas") and Jose Ruisanchez have been hired to pen the long gestating international thriller "The Sigma Protocol" for Universal Pictures...
Casting News: Vigilandia, Abus, Marks
VigilandiaEthan Hawke has joined the futuristic thriller "Vigilandia" at Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes Productions and Why Not Productions.James DeMonaco ("The Negotiator") penned...
James Franco To Play Mapplethorpe
James Franco is attached to star in a dramatic feature about controversial gay photographer Robert Mapplethorpe says The Hollywood Reporter.Mapplethorpe created large-scale, highly stylized...
Endgame To Produce “Flashback”
Endgame Entertainment has won a spec auction for Will Honley's 2011 Black List script "Flashback" reports Deadline.The story follows a NASA pilot who, after...
Arnie, Stallone To Open “The Tomb”?
A while back a thriller called "The Tomb" was looking to be Arnold Schwarzenegger's first post-Governor film project with Antoine Fuqua slated to direct....
Badge Dale Returns To “Lone Ranger”
James Badge Dale ("Shame," "24," "Rubicon") has re-emerged as the frontrunner to play the older brother of the title character in Gore Verbinski's big-budget...
Wanted Helmer Adapting “Lunar Boy”
Timur Bekmambetov's Bazelevs company has scored the feature film rights to Stephen Tunney's young adult sci-fi novel "One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy" reports The...
Booth, Crudup Enjoy “Life At These Speeds”
Douglas Booth ("LOL," "Great Expectations") and Billy Crudup ("Watchmen," "Hoover") are set to star in "Life at These Speeds" reports Variety.Based on the novel...
Devil Inside Duo Plan Similar Film
"The Devil Inside" director William Brent Bell and writer Matthew Peterman are re-teaming for a new project which will tackle another bit of classic...
Avatar 2 Delayed Two Years To 2016
Are you keenly anticipating the "Avatar" sequels? You're going to have to wait a little longer - two years longer than previously anticipated according...
Isabelle Fuhrman Joins “After Earth”
"The Hunger Games" and "Orphan" actress Isabelle Fuhrman is in negotiations to join M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi action adventure "After Earth" at Sony Pictures...
Dan Harris Re-Writes Matt Reilly’s “Hover Car”
Disney is continuing its long-gestating plans to develop Australian author Matthew Reilly's young adult book series "Hover Car Racer" reports Heat Vision.The "Speed Racer"-esque...
Logan Penning “Jersey Boys” Film
John Logan ("Hugo," "Skyfall," "Rango," "The Last Samurai," "Sweeney Todd") has been hired to pen the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning 2005 stage...
Robert Downey On “Iron Man 3”
Robert Downey Jr. turned up at the Brazilian premiere of "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" this week and told Omelete of his high...
News Shorts: January 11th 2012
Photos from The Hunger Games, Warm Bodies, The Words, Sinister and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.Set photos of Kevin Costner shooting Man of...
Thor 2 Gets A Re-Write And Shoot Time
"Saving Private Ryan" scribe Robert Rodat is set to perform a re-write of "Thor 2" at Marvel Studios says Deadline. First film scribe...
Complete Bond Blu-ray Box-Set This Fall
The good news is that finally the nine remaining James Bond films not on Blu-ray will be making the jump this Fall to celebrate...
Zach Helm Adapts Highsmith’s “Deep Water”
Zach Helm ("Stranger than Fiction") is set to script an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1957 suspense novel "Deep Water" at Fox 2000 says The...
Wiig Could Still Do “Bridesmaids” Sequel
Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey has spoken out about all the "Bridesmaids" sequel hubbub and star Kristen Wiig's apparent involvement, or rather lack of.Last week reports...
David A. Armstrong To “Crawl To Me”
"Saw" cinematographer David A. Armstrong is set to helm an adaptation of the IDW comic "Crawl to Me" reports Variety.The story is set in...
Rob Marshall Goes “Into the Woods”
Rob Marshall ("Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "Nine," "Chicago") is set to helm a film adaptation of classic 1980s Sondheim Broadway musical...
AMC Planning A “Goodfellas” Series
AMC, home of "Mad Men", "The Walking Dead" and "Breaking Bad", is developing a TV series based on arguably Martin Scorsese's most universally acclaimed...
Hansel Delayed Again Until January
Paramount and MGM have pushed back the release of the Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton action fantasy tale "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" by...
Sackhoff, Molla Join Twohy’s “Riddick”
Katee Sackhoff ("Battlestar Galactica") and Jordi Molla ("Colombiana") have both been added to the cast of David Twohy's currently in production "Riddick", the third...
Universal Plans Carrey-Led “Almighty” Sequel
Jim Carrey is being eyed to reprise his role from "Bruce Almighty" in another sequel in that series at Universal Pictures says The Press...
Star Wars TV Series Called ‘Underworld’?
"Star Wars: Underworld". That's reportedly the working title for the proposed live-action "Star Wars" TV series in development.'Wars' producer Rick McCallum, out doing press...
Casting News: Schiff, Lohan, Hedlund, Law
Man of Steel"The West Wing" alum Richard Schiff has joined the cast of Zack Snyder's Superman reboot "Man of Steel" at Warner Bros. Pictures.Schiff...
Dahan To Helm “Grace of Monaco”
French helmer Olivier Dahan ("La Vie En Rose") has signed on to direct "Grace Of Monaco", a $15 million Grace Kelly biopic at Stone...
Frank Darabont Sets Up “L.A. Noir” At TNT
In spite of AMC's mistreatment of him over "The Walking Dead", ex-'Dead' showrunner Frank Darabont is sticking with cable television for a new project...
Directors: Police, Vatican, Woman, Invasion
Police AcademyNew Line Cinema has hired first-time director Scott Zabielski ("Tosh.0") to direct a reboot of the "Police Academy" franchise which Paul Maslansky will...