Third “Expendables” In 2013?
Action fans have cheered that the upcoming "The Expendables 2" is aiming for an R-rating after all, and today comes the first word of...
Shocker – “Battleship” Not Like The Game
As the leftover interview transcripts and videos still trickle in from last weekend's WonderCon, an interesting interview with "Battleship" director Peter Berg has popped...
Sony Offers $5M For Erotic “Shades”
Sony Pictures has made a considerable $5 million offer for the film rights to the erotic E.L. James book "Fifty Shades of Grey" says...
Fargo To Become A TV Series
FX is looking at developing the Coen Brothers' Oscar-winning 1996 dark comedy classic "Fargo" into a television series reports Variety.Talks between the network and...
Warners To Adapt Hawks’ “Traveler”
Warner Bros. Pictures has optioned film rights to John Twelve Hawks' Fourth Realm Trilogy reports Deadline.The trio of dystopian novels are set in the...
Dragon Tattoo Is A Loss For MGM
Despite a $231 million global haul, David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" adaptation is being written off as a loss for MGM...
Hangover 3, 300 2, Pacific Rim Set Dates
Warner Bros. Pictures have shifted around films on their release schedule and officially set their Summer 2013 titles.First up "The Hangover Part III", the...
Malick Approves “Lawless” Title Change
Rarely does a simple film title change get this much electronic ink.John Hillcoat's Prohibition crime flick, previously titled "The Wettest County", has now changed...
Wire’s Omar To Play Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Parts & Labor, the producing company behind Mike Mills' acclaimed "Beginners", are teaming with Ocean Size Pictures to produce the biopic "Dirty White Boy"...
Dancy Is Will Graham In Hannibal Series
British actor Hugh Dancy ("Martha Marcy May Marlene," "Hysteria") has scored the leading role of FBI Agent Will Graham in NBC's Hannibal Lecter prequel...
Thornton, Whitaker Hot For “Furnace”
Billy Bob Thornton and Forest Whitaker appear to have joined the cast of Scott Cooper's revenge drama "Out Of The Furnace" at Relativity Media...
Scribe News: Mojave, Horror, Signal
Mojave"The Departed" scribe and "London Boulevard" filmmaker William Monahan has penned the script and will direct the original thriller "Mojave" for Charles Roven's Atlas...
News Shorts: March 22nd 2012
New photos from Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic Prometheus, the Marvel superhero team-up The Avengers, Joseph Gordon Levitt in make-up to resemble a young Bruce...
Netflix Picking Up ABC’s “River”?
Netflix has reportedly had conversations with ABC Studios about the possibility of continuing ABC's thriller/horror series "The River" on the streaming service reports Deadline.The...
Hardwicke To Steal A “Diamond”
Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight," "Red Riding Hood") is in discussions to direct the 1960's-set British gangster flick "Diamond" at Derby Street Films says Screen Daily.Joe...
Blanchett, Wasikowska Are “Turning”
Australian actors Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska and David Wenham will all make their directorial debuts shooting segments for the upcoming anthology feature "The Turning"...
Abigail Breslin To Enter “The Hive”
Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") will join Halle Berry in Brad Anderson's new thriller "The Hive" at Troika Pictures reports Variety.Set against the backdrop...
A New Adaptation Of Orwell’s “1984”
Imagine Entertainment and LBI Entertainment are teaming to develop a new film adaptation of George Orwell's seminal dystopian literary classic "1984" says Heat Vision.Set...
Martin Campbell To Take “The Dive”
Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale," "Green Lantern") is set to direct the 3D tale "The Dive" reports Deadline. J. Michael Stacynzski is penning the script...
Latifah, Howard Dump Some “Bodies”
Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Peter Fonda and Alexz Johnson are set to star in Alex Merkin's indie thriller "House of Bodies" at Flavor Unit...
Syfy Partly Scraps “Blood & Chrome”
Syfy has decided NOT to go forward with its long-gestating "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome" spin-off series - at least on television. Initially...
Collette, Huston & More Join “Psycho”
Toni Collette, Danny Huston, Michael Stuhlbarg and Michael Wincott are all in negotiations to join "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho" at Fox...
Brett Ratner To Direct “Midnight Run 2”
Brett Ratner is in negotiations to direct while David Elliot & Paul Lovett have been brought on to rewrite the script for the "Midnight...
Fringe Gets A Comic To Wrap Things Up
"Fringe" executive producer Jeff Pinkner says that, akin to "Buffy" or "Smallville", if the show is not brought back for a fifth season then...
David O. Russell Helps Clear The “Bullsh*t”
David O. Russell ("The Fighter," "Three Kings") is attached to direct the drama "American Bullsh*t" for Sony Pictures and Atlas Entertainment says Variety.Eric Singer...
Paramount Re-Imagines “Huck” Finn
Paramount Pictures has picked up Andy Burg's spec script "Huck", a film that's said to be a re-imagining of Mark Twain's characters Huckleberry Finn...
Gay Harden Plans To “Get a Job”
Marcia Gay Harden ("Into the Wild," "Mystic River") has signed on to co-star in the multi-generational comedy "Get a Job" at CBS Films and...
Jake Kasdan To Make A “Sex Tape”
"Bad Teacher" helmer Jake Kasdan is in negotiations to direct the comedy "Sex Tape" for Sony Pictures and Escape Artists reports Variety. Kate Angelo's...
Louise-Coleman Is New “Who” Companion
Former "Emmerdale" actress Jenna Louise-Coleman has been officially announced as the new companion to Matt Smith's The Doctor in the upcoming seventh season of...
Downton’s Findlay Tells A “Winter’s Tale”
"Downton Abbey" actress Jessica Brown Findlay has scored the female lead in Akiva Goldsman's adaptation of the 1983 Mark Helprin novel "Winter's Tale" for...