James Gunn Helms Marvel’s “Guardians”
James Gunn ("Slither," "Super") has emerged as the top choice to direct the upcoming quirky space superhero saga "Guardians of the Galaxy" at Marvel...
Gatsby Delay For Music Or Budget?
When Baz Luhrmann's big-budget film adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" was pushed back six months from this Christmas to mid-2013, speculation quickly arose about...
Casting News: Goodman, Dafoe, Graham
The Hangover Part IIIJohn Goodman is in talks for a small but integral role in the upcoming "The Hangover Part III". Goodman would play...
All-Female “The Expendables” Planned
An all-female version of "The Expendables" is currently in the works at the 1984 Private Defense Contractors label says Variety.Dutch Southern has come onboard...
Casting News: Jean-Baptiste, Lee, Spall
RobocopMarianne Jean-Baptiste ("Spy Game," "Without A Trace") is set to play Karen Dean, the Detroit Chief of Police, in Jose Padilha's remake of "Robocop"...
LaPaglia Skips “Django” For Assange
Anthony LaPaglia tells News.Com.Au that he had to ditch his role in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" in favour of the Julian Assange-themed Australian TV...
Von Trier Puts ‘Little Shia’ To Use
Shia LaBeouf says his sex scenes in Lars von Trier's upcoming erotic drama "Nymphomaniac" won't be simulated.The story chronicles the sexual adventures of a...
News Shorts: August 18th 2012
The first photo of former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko in Michael French's $100 million 3D undersea epic Empires of the Deep, several new shots...
The Boys Comic Adaptation Resurrected?
"Anchorman" director Adam McKay says that the previously dead adaptation of the comic "The Boys" may have come back from the dead.McKay, who became...
Chernin Opens “The Houdini Box”
Chernin Entertainment ("Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Terra Nova") has picked up the film rights to Brian Selznick's 1991 novel "The Houdini...
Warners Sits Out “The Imitation Game”
Warner Bros. Pictures will no longer make a film based on Graham Moore's Black List script "The Imitation Game" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story...
Ciaran Hinds Joins “Game of Thrones”
He played Julius Caesar in "Rome", now Ciaran Hinds is returning to HBO to play a different kind of ruler - the 'King-Beyond-the-Wall' reports...
Ryder Goes Biker For “Homefront”
Winona Ryder has entered negotiations to join the cast of Gary Fleder's action thriller "Homefront" at Millennium Films says Heat Vision.Jason Statham plays a...
The Sight & Sound Top 250 Films
After much media hoopla about "Vertigo" toppling "Citizen Kane" in its poll, Sight and Sound magazine have now released the full version of its...
Avengers 2 Set For May 1st 2015
Walt Disney Studios have confirmed a May 1st 2015 release date for the much anticipated sequel to this year's biggest box-office success and the...
Chris O’Dowd Pens Feature, Joins “Tree”
HBO and BBC2 have given a full first season, eight half-hour episode order to Christopher Guest's new series comedy "Family Tree" reports Variety.The...
Bradley Cooper Scores “Blood” & “Trouble”
Bradley Cooper is in negotiations to star in "Disappearance of Alice Creed" helmer J. Blakeson's romantic crime thriller "Bad Blood and Trouble" at MRC...
Paramount Plans Animated Features
Following on from their success with last year's "Rango", Paramount Pictures is expanding its animation department with word of several projects their division has...
Taken Helmer Hires A “Bodyguard”
"Taken" and "From Paris With Love" helmer Pierre Morel is in negotiations to direct the action thriller "The Hitman's Bodyguard" at Skydance Productions says...
Landesman Helms JFK Drama “Parkland”
Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are set to produce the indie ensemble drama "Parkland", about the murder of John F. Kennedy, for their Playtone...
Dafoe, Dillon Drink From “Whiskey Bay”
Matt Dillon and Willem Dafoe will both star in Chris Brinker's indie drama "Whiskey Bay" which will shoot shortly in Louisiana says Deadline.Dafoe plays...
Gyllenhaal Does The “Mississippi Grind”
Jake Gyllenhaal has scored the lead role in "Half Nelson" filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden's next feature "Mississippi Grind" says The Hollywood Reporter.The...
Elle Fanning Swims “Olive’s Ocean”
Elle Fanning is set to star in an $11 million film adaptation of Kevin Henkes' young adult novel "Olive's Ocean" says Deadline.Fanning plays a...
Hardy, Shannon Travel The “Red Road”
Tom Hardy and Michael Shannon are set to star in a film adaptation of "Hung" writer/producer Brett C. Leonard's play "The Long Red Road"...
Marc Webb Is The “Only Living Boy”
"The Amazing Spider-Man" helmer Marc Webb is attached to direct the long-gestating "The Only Living Boy in New York" says Thompson on Hollywood.The story...
Joy Bryant Experiences “Sexual Perversity”
Joy Bryant ("Antwone Fisher," "Parenthood") has scored the female lead in the currently untitled "About Last Night" remake at Screen Gems says Deadline.Like 'Night',...
Zwick, Maguire Make A “Pawn Sacrifice”
"The Last Samurai" and "Love and Other Drugs" director Ed Zwick is ditching his "The Great Wall" project for now in favour of the...
Carey Mulligan Joins “Nancy and Danny”
Carey Mulligan ("Drive," "Shame") is in negotiations to join "Man on a Wire" director James Marsh's blackly comic thriller "Nancy and Danny" at Indian...
Michael Roskam Tackles A “Tiger”
Michael R. Roskam ("Bullhead") will make his Hollywood directing debut on "The Tiger" at Focus Features and Random House Productions says Deadline.Based on the...
An Animated “Scooby Doo” WWE Film Coming
Warner Bros and WWE Studios are teaming to co-produce an animated feature based on the "Scooby-Doo" franchise reports Wrestling News.With WWE's involvement, the film's...