Joe Pesci Sues, Dominic Cooper Joins “Gotti”?
The "Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father" project hit another hiccup today with Joe Pesci filing a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the...
Dawson, Cassel Join Boyle’s “Trance”
Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel have joined the cast of Danny Boyle's modestly budgeted thriller "Trance" at Fox Searchlight says Deadline.James McAvoy and Cassel...
Sarah Wright Turns “21 and Over”
Sarah Wright ("The House Bunny") is set to play the female lead in the teen comedy "21 and Over" Relativity Media and Mandeville Films...
Cody Horn Takes An “End of Watch”
Cody Horn ("Rescue Me," "The Office") has joined the cast of David Ayer's indie cop drama "End of Watch" at Crave Films and Le...
Jacki Weaver Joins Chan-wook Park’s “Stoker”
Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver ("Animal Kingdom") has signed on to star in the Chan-wook Park-directed thriller "Stoker" for Fox Searchlight says Deadline.Weaver joins fellow...
Simon Pegg Has A “Fantastic Fear”
Simon Pegg-led psycho comedy "A Fantastic Fear of Everything" has become the first film to score backing from the new Pinewood Films financial initiative...
News Shorts: July 27th 2011
A bunch of photos from various films screening at the Toronto Film Festival have been revealed. These include:The Descendants, A Dangerous Method, Take...
Ron Howard Opts Out Of “Lost Symbol”
He's filmed two of them, now Ron Howard looks to have bowed out of directing the film adaptation of author Dan Brown's third Robert...
Allen, Finney Return For “Bourne Legacy”
Joan Allen and Albert Finney are in negotiations to reprise their characters for the upcoming "The Bourne Legacy" at Universal Pictures says The Hollywood...
Cage, Cusack Consider “Frozen Ground”
Nicolas Cage and John Cusack are in talks to headline the $27 million thriller "The Frozen Ground" for Emmett Furla Films and Amber Entertainment...
Darabont Out As “Walking Dead” Showrunner
Filmmaker Frank Darabont looks to have stepped down as showrunner on AMC's "The Walking Dead" currently in production on its second season says Deadline.Darabont...
Emma Stone Enlists In “Gangster Squad”
Emma Stone is in early talks to play the female lead in the 40's-era Los Angeles crime drama "Gangster Squad" at Warner Bros. and...
Jason Bateman In Talks For “Millers”
Jason Bateman is in negotiations to star in the pot comedy "We're the Millers" at New Line says Variety.The story follows a marijuana dealer...
Zemeckis Wonders If “There Be Monsters”
Robert Zemeckis is in talks to direct "Here There Be Monsters" at Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures says The Wrap.The story follows Revolutionary...
Mimi Leder Helming “Western Front” Remake
Mimi Leder has signed on to direct a new film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's classic WWI novel "All Quiet on the Western Front"...
El Arsenal, “Frozen” Comics Become Films
Framelight Prods. and Arcana Studios are set to co-produce film adaptations of the graphic novels "El Arsenal" and "Frozen Wasteland" says Variety."El Arsenal" is...
‘Gnomeo’ Team Doing “Will Gallows” Adaptation
The team behind "Gnomeo & Juliet" are coming back together for the live-action and CG-animated combo feature "Will Gallows and the Snake Bellied Troll"...
News Shorts: July 26th 2011
The first photos of Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch in Killer Joe, Gerard Butler in Machine Gun Preacher, and John Cho & Kal Penn...
Todd Phillips Helming “Arms and the Dudes”?
Green Hat Films has picked up the film rights to Guy Lawson's Rolling Stone article "Arms and the Dudes" reports Variety.The story follows two...
Universal Takes Another Shot At “Nutcracker”
Universal Pictures has picked up John Mann and Jon Gunn's script pitch for a new live-action adaptation of "The Nutcracker" reports Heat Vision.In this...
Casting: Chou, Martini, Nolte, Wilson
The Viral Factor"The Green Hornet" star Jay Chou stars in Dante Lam's $25 million action thriller "The Viral Factor" at Emperor Motion Pictures.Chou and...
Burger Helming New “Bonnie and Clyde” Take?
Neil Burger ("Limitless") is in talks to direct a new take on classic Depression Era outlaws Bonnie and Clyde for Kamala Films reports Deadline.The...
Medavoy Producing Chilean Miners Tale
Producer Mike Medavoy and Oscar nominated screenwriter Jose Rivera ("The Motorcycle Diaries") are teaming on a film adaptation of the story of the 33...
Kristen Stewart’s Relatives Climb “K-11”
Cameron Stewart, brother of "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart, will make his feature film debut in the dark character ensemble "K-11" reports Showblitz.Goran Visnjic stars...
Searchlight Options “Thousand Words or Less”
Fox Searchlight has optioned "Easy A" scribe Bert Royal's comedy spec script "A Thousand Words or Less" reports Variety.The story revolves around a national...
Thurber Re-Writes “Umbrella Academy”
Rawson Marshall Thurber ("Dodgeball") is set to pen a re-write of "The Umbrella Academy" at Universal Pictures says Deadline.Mark Bomback penned the first draft...
O’Leary, Campbell Join Lillard’s “Fat Kid”
Matt O'Leary and Billy Campbell have joined the cast of Matthew Lillard's directorial debut "Fat Kid Rules the World" at Whitewater Films.The story follow...
Wolf Creek Sequel On The Way
"Wolf Creek" director Greg McLean is shortly to begin production on a sequel to that 2005 Aussie horror feature that scored acclaim and solid...
Schreiber, Gibney, LaPaglia Go “Mental”
Liev Schreiber, Anthony LaPaglia and Rebecca Gibney have all joined the cast of P.J. Hogan's "Mental" for Universal Pictures Australia says Variety.Toni Collette plays...
Original Cast Cameos In “Dark Shadows”
At a "Dark Shadows" panel at the San Diego Comic Con this past weekend, it was confirmed that four of the original cast members...