Butterfield In “Ender’s”? Miller Not In “Akira”!
Asa Butterfield ("Hugo," BBC's "Merlin") has been offered the lead role in Gavin Hood's film adaptation of Orson Scott Card's classic 1985 sci-fi novel...
Rampage Arcade Game Becomes A Film
New Line Cinema is developing a film adaptation of the classic 1980's arcade video game "Rampage" reports Heat Vision.Midway Games produced the game which...
Avengers Posters, Black Widow Plot
Marvel has unleashed new character banners featuring the cast of their "The Avengers" movie. Said banners will appear in theaters nationwide in the...
Scott, Butler Team For Simon Mann Film
Ridley Scott and Gerard Butler are looking to team for a fact-based thriller about former British army officer Simon Mann says Deadline.In 2004 Mann...
Chuck Star Romances “Frankenstein”
Aussie actress and "Chuck" leading lady Yvonne Strahovski is in final negotiations to join Stuart Beattie's monster movie "I, Frankenstein" for Lakeshore Entertainment, Hopscotch...
Casting: Lincoln, Curve, Winter, Bomb, Elvis
Lincoln"Spooks" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" star David Oyelowo has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" currently shooting in Virginia.Oyelowo...
Soderbergh Drops Out Of “U.N.C.L.E.”
After a long casting process that has still yet to yield any players, Steven Soderbergh is stepping down from the film adaptation of classic...
Tarsem Makes A “Killing On Carnival Row”
"Immortals" and "Mirror Mirror" director Tarsem Singh is showing no signs of slowing down his recent rapid succession of projects says Deadline.Tarsem is now...
Jolie Up For Scott’s Gertrude Bell Biopic
Angelina Jolie is attached to play Gertrude Bell in Ridley Scott's biopic of the iconic woman says The Hollywood Reporter.Bell was a well-to-do Oxford...
Johansson Directs Capote’s “Crossing”
Scarlett Johansson is now confirmed to be making her directorial debut on an adaptation of Truman Capote's lost novella "Summer Crossing" reports Variety.Screenwriter and...
Paranormal Producers Option “Fate”
"Paranormal Activity" series producer Jason Blum is teaming with George Plamondon and Betsy Schechter, the producers behind A&E's series "Paranormal State", to option the...
Stephen Frears Hires A “Bengali Detective”
"High Fidelity" director Stephen Frears and scribe D.V. DeVincentis are re-teaming for an English-language feature adaptation of documentary "The Bengali Detective" at Fox Searchlight...
Schneider Is A “Conscientious Objector”
Aaron Schneider ("Get Low") is set to direct the true story drama "The Conscientious Objector" for Walden Media, Pandemonium and Permut Presentations says Deadline....
MacLaine, Arkin, Weaver Sow “Wild Oats”
Shirley MacLaine, Alan Arkin and Jacki Weaver ("Animal Kingdom") will topline Howard Deutch's indie comedy "Wild Oats" at Wild Pictures says Variety.MacLaine plays a...
Ricky Gervais Set For Golden Globes
It's official, Ricky Gervais will be back to host the Golden Globes on January 15th according to a press release from the Hollywood Foreign...
Beaufoy Sought For “Hunger Games” Sequel
"Slumdog Millionaire" and "127 Hours" scribe Simon Beaufoy is being sought to adapt the screenplay for "Catching Fire", the sequel to the upcoming "The...
‘Despicable’ Producers Revive A Woodpecker
"Despicable Me" and "The Lorax" animated feature producers Illumination Entertainment are working on a feature film based on the crimson-coifed cartoon character Woody Woodpecker...
Ron Perlman Joins del Toro’s “Pacific Rim”
Ron Perlman has joined the cast of frequent fellow collaborator Guillermo del Toro's action tentpole "Pacific Rim" at Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures...
Cube, Tucker Prep Another “Friday” Sequel
Ice Cube and Chris Tucker are reportedly hatching plans for another "Friday" sequel reports TMZ. Tommy Lister, who played Deebo in the original, says...
Sharon Stone Is Deep Throat’s Mother
Sharon Stone has joined the cast of Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's biopic "Lovelace" at Nu Image reports Yahoo News.W. Merritt Johnson and Andy...
News Shorts: November 16th 2011
Photos from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hugo, Playing the Field, Brave, Arthur Christmas, This Must Be the Place, Perks of Being a...
Michael Jackson Biopic On The Way
The estate of the late pop icon Michael Jackson reportedly shopping around a potential film based on certain periods of the singer's life reports...
Star Trek, “Man of Steel” Sequel Talk
TrekMovie reports that filming on J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" sequel looks officially set to begin on January 15th.Scribes Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon...
Roth, Fincher Team For “Cleopatra”
David Fincher is circling the director's chair while his "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" scribe Eric Roth is in early discussions to write a...
Jolie’s “Honey” Drops English Language
FilmDistrict has confirmed that the U.S. domestic release of Angelina Jolie's feature directorial debut "In The Land Of Blood And Honey" will be in...
Bill Nighy Up For “I, Frankenstein”
Bill Nighy ("Pirates of the Caribbean," "Underworld") is in negotiations to play the villain in Stuart Beattie's "I, Frankenstein" for Lakeshore Entertainment, Hopscotch Features...
Spielberg Goes Biblical In “Gods and Kings”
Steven Spielberg has reportedly entered "formal talks" about helming the Moses epic "Gods and Kings" for Warner Bros. Pictures says Twitchfilm.Michael Green and Stuart...
Suchet Films Final Five “Poirot” Books
While Albert Finney and Peter Ustinov's cinematic takes have divided fans, there's no doubt that when it comes to Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective...
First “The Hobbit” Trailer At Christmas?
Actor Andy Serkis has made the surprising comment that a teaser trailer for Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" could be hitting sooner...
Bioshock Movie Still On The Way
The movie based on the hit video game series "Bioshock" has been on-and-off again over the years, now it would appear to be off...