Chiklis, Whitaker Re-Team For “Pawn”
"The Shield" co-stars Michael Chiklis and Forest Whitaker are set to re-team on David A. Armstrong's indie crime thriller "Pawn" for Extravaganza Films reports...
Shekhar Kapur To Tackle “London Fields”
"Elizabeth" and "The Four Feathers" director Shekhar Kapur is set to helm the murder mystery adaptation "London Fields" for Tartan Films and Muse Productions...
Kyle Chandler Enters A “Broken City”
Kyle Chandler ("Super 8," "Friday Night Lights") has joined the cast of Allen Hughes' political thriller "Broken City" at 20th Century Fox, New Regency...
Summit & Lionsgate Merger Talks Revived
Two of the biggest mini majors on the Hollywood independent studio block, Summit Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., are reportedly in merger discussions...
Moriarty Is President Grant In “Lincoln”
Jared Harris ("Mad Men," "Fringe"), who will next be seen playing Professor Moriarty in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows", has been cast as...
News Shorts: November 28th 2011
More photos from John Carter and Underworld Awakening, along with posters for Men in Black 3, Black Gold and In the Land of Blood...
Riddick Finds Its Cash, Resumes Filming
Filming on "Riddick", the third film featuring Vin Diesel's anti-hero, looks to be starting again shortly after being postponed due to financial issues last...
R.I.P. Ken Russell
Following a series of strokes, British film director Ken Russell died on Sunday at the age of 84. Russell was famed for being...
Knight Rises Wraps, Bale & Oldman Discuss
Christian Bale has hung up his Batcape for good."I wrapped a few days ago so that will be the last time I'm taking that...
Weisz Joins Firth In “Railway Man”
Rachel Weisz has joined the cast of "The Railway Man" for Archer Street, Pictures in Paradise and Latitude Media reports Sky News.The story is...
Ben Wishaw To Play Q In “Skyfall”
We already knew that Ben Whishaw had been cast in the currently shooting new James Bond film "Skyfall", but before now his role had...
Star Trek 2 Set For May 17th 2013
With Roland Emmerich's sci-fi epic "Singularity" having departed the coveted May 17th 2013 slot, Paramount Pictures has dived right in and slotted the much...
Lord of the Rings Trilogy Goes 3D
Elijah Wood has hinted that "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy may be converted to 3D for a re-release sometime in the near future."I...
John Lithgow Gets In A “Dog Fight”
John Lithgow has joined Jay Roach's political comedy "Dog Fight" for Warner Bros. Pictures says Variety.The story centers on two political rivals (Will Ferrell...
Red Dawn Remake, “Pixels” Set Dates
Still waiting for the remake of cult 80's flick "Red Dawn"? Well, you are going to have to wait another year it seems.FilmDistrict has...
Apted Replaces Hanson On “Mavericks”
Michael Apted will replace Curtis Hanson as director on the last two weeks of principal photography on the surfing drama "Of Men and Mavericks"...
News Shorts: November 23rd 2011
A new photo from John Carter; single photos from In the Land of Blood and Honey and Underworld Awakening; and heaps of new photos...
Syfy Orders A “Booster Gold” Series
Syfy has ordered a pilot script for the one-hour drama "Booster Gold" based on the DC Comics franchise. "Fringe" scribe Andrew Kreisberg penned...
Gale Anne Hurd Produces “Area 51” Series
"The Walking Dead" executive producer Gale Anne Hurd and her Valhalla Entertainment banner have optioned and are developing an hourlong dramatic TV series based...
War Horse Bolts Early From The Stable
DreamWorks have announced that special word-of-mouth screenings of Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" will be held this coming Sunday, November 27th in ten U.S. cities.The...
Xavier Gens Helms A “House of Horror”
"Frontiere(s)" and "The Divide" director Xavier Gens has been selected to direct the upcoming found footage scare feature "House of Horror" for Icon Entertainment...
Chopping Mall Remake In The Works
Dry County Entertainment has picked up the remake rights to the 80's horror cult title "Chopping Mall" says Variety.The Roger Corman-produced original centered around...
Ewan McGregor Joins HBO’s “Corrections”
Ewan McGregor is set to co-star in Noah Baumbach and Scott Rudin's HBO drama pilot "The Corrections" says Deadline.Based on Jonathan Franzen's acclaimed book,...
Jeremy Renner Talks “Bourne Legacy”
We know that Tony Gilroy's "The Bourne Legacy" won't feature Matt Damon's Jason Bourne character, instead the leading man of the piece will be...
Casting: Evans, Heard, Bettany, Akira
The IcemanChris Evans has replaced James Franco in Ariel Vromen's film adaptation of Anthony Bruno's 1993 crime drama novel "The Iceman: The True Story...
Delpy To Direct Joe Strummer Biopic
Julie Delpy is attached to direct "The Right Profile", a biopic of The Clash frontman Joe Strummer reports Variety.The story will focus on the...
HBO Plans “Doc Holliday” Series
Akiva Goldsman has signed a two-year exclusive overall deal with HBO with the first project being an untitled Western drama series about Doc Holliday...
‘Kumar’ Director Selects “Final Girls”
Michael London and Groundswell Productions have set up the horror comedy "Final Girls" at New Line and Groundswell Productions reports Variety.The story follows a...
New “Dark Knight Rises” Spoilers & Pics
As we saw with the magazine covers over the weekend, Empire's new issue includes a feature story about the upcoming "The Dark Knight Rises"....
Some Minor “Expendables 2” Story Tidbits
It's a busy day scoop-wise for early story details and another has emerged over Legend of Chuck Norris who claim to have...