Sam Reid Joins “Paradise Lost”
British-Aussie actor Sam Reid ("Anonymous," "Spooks") has joined the cast of Alex Proyas' big-budget mythological epic "Paradise Lost" for Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary...
Gordon-Levitt Joins “Django”, “Rush” Delayed
"Inception" and "50/50" star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to join the cast of Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti Western "Django Unchained" reports Variety.Gordon-Levitt intends to...
Puppeters Give New “Muppets” A Fist
Not everyone is excited about the upcoming $40 million "The Muppets" movie, in fact the original writers and performers of the classic show have...
Scott Cooper Slips On A “Rockefeller Suit”
"Crazy Heart" writer-director Scott Cooper is setting up a deal to direct and possible adapt Mark Seal's nonfiction book "The Man In The Rockefeller...
Dragon Tattoo Runtime Debate, New Video
David Fincher's adaptation of Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" has appeared to have had a relatively smooth run behind-the-scenes...
The Avengers Used iPhone 4 For Filming
Update: McGarvey says he was misquoted by the interviewer - "I was talking about how up and coming film makers have access to a...
The Punisher Gets A TV Series
The Fox network has ordered a pilot for an hour-long procedural TV series based on Marvel comic "The Punisher" reports Deadline.This new take on...
K-Stew Injured On “Huntsman” Set
Kristen Stewart sustained a minor injury earlier this week while on the set of her upcoming revisionist fairytale "Snow White and the Huntsman" reports...
Bradley Cooper Joins Cast Of “U.N.C.L.E.”
Bradley Cooper has emerged as the favourite to star in Steven Soderbergh's spy action-comedy feature adaptation of classic TV series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."...
Anonymous Scribe Pens “Galactica” Reboot
John Orloff ("Anonymous," "Legend of the Guardians," "Band of Brothers") is closing a deal to write Bryan Singer's "Battlestar Galactica" film for Universal Pictures...
Zeta Jones Is Crowe’s Wife In “Broken City”
Catherine Zeta-Jones has closed a deal to star in Allen Hughes' $50 million drama "Broken City" at Emmett/Furla Films, New Regency and Fox reports...
Carey Mulligan Lines Up Two New Projects
Carey Mulligan has scored the female lead in the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis" at StudioCanal, and is in negotiations for the lead female...
Barber Shops “Gigantor” Film Around
Former Outkast music video helmer Bryan Barber ("Idlewild") is shopping around "Gigantor", a $60 million live action film based on the the giant flying...
Kick Ass Duo Plan Two More Comic Films
"Kick Ass" comic creator Mark Millar and director Matthew Vaughn could be teaming up again for two more projects reports Heat Vision.Vaughn, Millar and...
Fox, Stiller, Childress Climb A “Mountain”
20th Century Fox has acquired "Reality Bites" scribe Helen Childress' spec horror script "The Mountain" and will develop it for Ben Stiller to direct...
Jupiter Ascending Over The Wachowskis
Lana and Andy Wachowski are prepping "Jupiter Ascending", their first major science fiction action franchise effort since "The Matrix" reports Deadline.An original creation by...
Sony Plans “Assassin’s Creed” Film
Sony Pictures is in final negotiations to adapt and distribute a film (and potential franchise) based on Ubisoft's popular video game series "Assassin's Creed"...
Manganiello, Bomer Talk “Magic Mike”
While Alex Pettyfer and Channing Tatum have the lead roles in Steven Soderbergh's male stripper flick "Magic Mike", the two co-stars most want to...
Romanek Tipped To Direct “Lost Symbol”
Mark Romanek ("Never Let Me Go," "One Hour Photo") has emerged as frontrunner to direct the film adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel"The Lost...
Akira Remake Gets The Green Light
Warner Bros. Pictures has given the green light to its live-action remake of Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 manga-adaptation anime classic "Akira" reports Variety.Set in New...
Sony Scales Back “Anonymous” & More
In a surprise announcement, Sony has changed its release plans for Roland Emmerich's Shakespearean conspiracy thriller "Anonymous" reports the trades.Originally slated for a nationwide...
Chuck Producer Remakes UK “Misfits”
"The O.C. " and "Chuck" creator Josh Schwartz and his producing partner Stephanie Savage have scored the remake rights to the BAFTA-award winning British...
DWA Planning “Captain Underpants” Film
DreamWorks Animation has acquired feature film rights to Dav Pilkey's popular book series "Captain Underpants" reports Deadline.The series began in 1997 and revolves around...
Damon & Krasinski Team For Salesman Tale
Matt Damon will make his feature directorial debut on an untitled mid-budget drama he co-wrote with "The Office" star John Krasinski for Warner Bros....
MGM & Sony To Acquire “Southpaw”
A partnership of MGM with Sony Pictures distributing have emerged as the frontrunner to score the Antoine Fuqua-directed boxing feature "Southpaw" reports Deadline.The project...
News Shorts: October 19th 2011
Posters for The Grey, Contraband, The Secret World of Arrietty, Arthur Christmas, The Descendants, Texas Killing Fields, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and a motion...
Warners Tipped For Soderbergh’s “Mike”
Warner Bros. Pictures has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire domestic distribution rights to Steven Soderbergh's male stripper flick "Magic Mike" reports Deadline.The coming...
Bay, Statham Deny “Transformers” Talk
Both Michael Bay and Jason Statham have denied reports that both will be a part of back-to-back "Transformers" sequels that Hasbro and Paramount have...
Cusack, Knoxville Go To A “Carnival”
John Cusack and Johnny Knoxville are teaming for Josh Stern's comedy "Carnaval" at Stone Village says The Hollywood Reporter.Cusack will play a sports scout...
Syriana’s Gaghan Sets Up Two Films
"Syriana" filmmaker Stephen Gaghan has set up two new directing projects dealing with two distinct issues - Mexican cocaine smuggling and Chinese human trafficking...