Campbell, Haggis Set For “Umbra”
Director Martin Campbell and scribe Paul Haggis have been brought onboard the thriller "Umbra" at Endgame Entertainment says Deadline.The story follows a business man...
Disney Sets “Maleficent” & “Matterhorn” Helmers
Disney Pictures has set directors to tackle the jobs of helming their "Maleficent" and "Matterhorn" movies reports Reuters.Production designer Robert Stromberg ("Avatar," "Alice in...
Franco Plays “Game”, Debuts “Francophenia”
James Franco is in negotiations to star in the film adaptation of the best-selling 'how to pick up women' guide "The Game" at MGM...
Van Sant Replacing Damon As Director
Gus Van Sant is stepping in to replace Matt Damon at the helm of the $15 million untitled feature Damon was due to make...
Chastain, Strong & More Join Bigelow’s Next
Joel Edgerton is now locked while Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Edgar Ramirez are in talks to join Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal's still...
Kanye West To Meet George Jetson?
Kanye West has met with film executives to discuss working on a live-action "The Jetsons" movie according to NME.com. The rapper is reportedly a...
Molina, O’Connor Learn “Truth About Fishes”
Alfred Molina, Frances O'Connor, Jimmi Simpson and Aneurin Barnard have joined the cast of Italian filmmaker Francesca Gregorini's "Emanuel and the Truth About...
Smith’s “Hit Somebody” To Be Huge
Kevin Smith is changing up plans for this ice-hockey comedy "Hit Somebody" and will instead shoot one movie rather than two as indicated last...
Sony To Unleash Rogen’s “Apocalypse”
Sony Pictures is in negotiations to finance and distribute the end-of-the-world comedy "The Apocalypse" from Point Grey and Mandate says Heat Vision.The story is...
Quale Swept Up In “Category 6” Tale
Steve Quale ("Final Destination 5") is in final negotiations to direct the found-footage feature "Category 6" at New Line says Variety.The story follows a...
New Bourne, Prometheus, Hobbit Photos
USA Today have posted up their 2012 Preview Guide, a trivial thing compared to our own Notable Films Guide of 2012 for example. ...
Budget Cuts Halt “Akira” Production
Warner Bros. Pictures is shutting down its "Akira" remake again due to casting and budgetary issues says Heat VisionProduction offices in Vancouver are being...
Portman To “Ascend” For Wachowskis?
Natalie Portman is being courted by Lana and Andy Wachowski to star in their next sci-fi feature "Jupiter Ascending" says The Press Association.Portman, who...
Emma Stone Drives A “Little White Corvette”
GK Films has come onboard to fully finance and produce "Little White Corvette" with Emma Stone attached to star says Variety.The story centers around...
Hemsworth, Johnson Visit An “Empire State”
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in negotiations while Liam Hemsworth ("The Hunger Games," "The Expendables 2") is closing a deal to star in the...
Pavia Directs Stephen King Anthology Film
Mark Pavia is scripting an all-new anthology feature film of Stephen King works, something we haven't really seen since "Creepshow" and "Cat's Eye" in...
News Shorts: January 4th 2012
New stills from The Hunger Games, new photos of Robert Pattinson making out with various women in Bel Ami, the first photo of the...
Cumberbatch, Clarke Join “Star Trek 2”
J.J. Abrams is filling out his "Star Trek" sequel cast with some more Brits.Variety reports that the ever rising Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the...
A “Bridesmaids” Sequel Without Wiig?
Both a critical and commercial success with a worldwide gross of $288 million (from just a $32 million budget), "Bridesmaids" has been one of...
Sweeney Film Sequel Already Planned
Even though filming just finished on the new film adaptation of classic British 70's cop show "The Sweeney", Screen Daily reports that director Nick...
Wilson, Walken & Wiig Are “Freezing People”
Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig and Christopher Walken are all said to be circling Errol Morris' "Freezing People Is Easy" at Film Rites reports Deadline.Inspired...
Lily Collins Joins “Evil Dead” Remake
Lily Collins ("Abduction") is in final negotiations to join Federico Alvarez's remake of "The Evil Dead" at Ghost House Pictures, Sony Pictures and FilmDistrict...
Peirce To Direct “Carrie” Remake
Kimberly Peirce ("Boys Don't Cry," "Stop Loss") has entered talks to direct a new film adaptation of Stephen King's first novel "Carrie" at MGM...
Horrible Bosses Sequel Assembling Fast
The success of black comedy "Horrible Bosses", which has pulled in over $200 million worldwide from a $35 million budget, means New Line is...
Dimension Films Acquires “Black Marks”
Dimension Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the heist comedy 'The Black Marks' from Darius Films.Kurt Russell plays Crunch Calhoun, a third rate...
Sarah Polley Adapting “Alias Grace”
Sarah Polley is set to adapt the Margaret Atwood historical novel "Alias Grace" through her Tangled Productions company says The Hollywood Reporter.The story is...
Timbers Helming “Heck” Adaptation
Alex Timbers is in final negotiations to make his feature directorial debut on "Heck" at MGM says Variety.An adaptation of the bestselling children's book...
Bradley Cooper The New Lex Luthor?
With "Paradise Lost" delayed, "The Hangover" star Bradley Cooper may be squeezing in a different kind of nemesis role before he dons Lucifer's wings.Cosmic...
Patricia Arquette To Play Buckley’s Mother
Patricia Arquette has agreed to play Jeff Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert, in a cameo in Jake Scott's untitled biopic of the late musician reports...
Paramount Plans “World War Z” Trilogy
When it was announced Paramount Pictures was turning Max Brooks' zombie apocalypse meets political satire book "World War Z" into a film, many were...