Dominic Purcell Goes Bad In “Paradise”
Dominic Purcell ("Prison Break," "Blade Trinity") has joined the cast of the Alex Proyas-directed fantasy epic "Paradise Lost" at Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary...
A Steve Jobs Biopic On The Way
Sony Pictures is reportedly close to acquiring an upcoming biography on the late Steve Jobs for a feature film adaptation says The International Business...
Toy Story Scribes Go To “Farmville”
"Toy Story" writers Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen have revealed that they may be in talks to pen a film based on "Farmville", the...
Peck, Harden Drink The “Wine of Summer”
Ethan Peck ("In Time"), Marcia Gay Harden, Sonia Braga, Kelsey Chow, Elsa Pataky and Mimi Gianopulos have all joined the cast of Maria Matteoli's...
Dredd Director Forced Off Production?
In a rather bizarre twist, "Dredd" director Pete Travis has apparently been "removed" from the upcoming comic book adaptation right in the midst of...
McCrory, Two More Set For Bond 23
A couple more names look to have signed on for the next 007 adventure. Last week came word that unknown actress Berenice Marlohe...
61 Hours To Be Jack Reacher Sequel?
Author Lee Child dropped into Empire a few hours ago for a chat where the topic of the film adaptation of his novel "One...
Levinson’s “Gotti” Film Put On Hold
Barry Levinson's troubled mobster biopic "Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father" looks to have been put on hold.Showbiz 411 reports that "there's no...
Aaron Eckhart Is The New “Frankenstein”
Aaron Eckhart is set to play Adam Frankenstein in Stuart Beattie's comic-to-feature adaptation "I, Frankenstein" for Lakeshore Entertainment, Hopscotch Features and Lionsgate.In the graphic...
Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy Are “Broken”
Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy and Rory Kinnear have signed on to star in a film adaptation of Daniel Clay's novel "Broken" for BBC Films...
Reno 911! To Return On Netflix
Two years after Comedy Central cancelled the show, Netflix is in discussions with the producers of "Reno 911!" about creating more episodes of the...
Malone Is A “Lonely” Carson McCullers
Jena Malone ("Donnie Darko," "Sucker Punch") has been cast to play Southern gothic writer Carson McCullers in the biopic "Lonely Hunter" at Full Moon...
Johnny Depp To Play Dr. Seuss
Illumination Entertainment and Infinitum Nihil are developing a live-action biopic about classic children's author and illustrator Dr. Seuss (aka Theodor Geisel) which Universal Pictures...
Casting News: Morse, Davis, Shaw
World War ZDavid Morse has joined the cast of Marc Forster's zombie post-apocalypse "World War Z" at Paramount Pictures.Morse will play a prisoner living...
Sony Adapts Animated “Pooch Cafe”
Kelly Asbury ("Gnomeo and Juliet") will pen a CG-animated adaptation of "Pooch Cafe" for Sony Pictures Animation says Heat Vision.Based on Paul Gilligan's acclaimed...
Killing’s Lehman Becomes A “Golf Pro”
Kristin Lehman (AMC's "The Killing," "The Sentinel") has signed on to join the cast of the dark comedy "Arthur Newman, Golf Pro" at Cross...
Billy Ray Adapts “The Thin Man”
Billy Ray ("Shattered Glass," "Breach") has been set to pen the remake of "The Thin Man" at Warner Bros. Pictures, Infinitum Nihil Company and...
Tamara Tunie Set To Take “Flight”
Tamara Tunie ("Law & Order: SVU") is set to co-star in Robert Zemeckis' "Flight" at Paramount Pictures says Variety.Denzel Washington plays an airline pilot...
Zemeckis To Produce “Charles Fort”
Robert Zemeckis will produce and Evan Spiliotopoulos is set to write the supernatural thriller "Charles Fort" at Universal Pictures says Heat Vision.Fort was an...
News Shorts: October 6th 2011
Luke Evans making a sizeable impression in some tight fitting Victorian-era pants for The Raven which also debuts a new trailer tomorrow.New posters for...
New “Man of Steel,” “Snow White” Photos
Some interesting snaps today. First up photos of a bearded Henry Cavill in rather dirty clothes on the Vancouver set of "Man of...
‘Angels’ Duo Pen “Zorro” Reboot Script
Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia ("Warehouse 13," "Human Target") have been hired to pen a reboot of the "Zorro" franchise for Sony Pictures reports...
Warners, Silver Acquires “Envoy” Thriller
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired Robert Lynn's action thriller spec script "The Envoy" says Heat Vision.The story centers on young diplomatic courier discovers the...
Deon Taylor To Helm “Akuma”
Deon Taylor ("The Hustle," "Chain Letter") will next direct supernatural thriller "Akuma" for Screen Media Films reports Coming Soon.The story follows a young Japanese...
Patricia Clarkson Heads For “The East”
Patricia Clarkson has joined the cast of "The East" for says Variety.The story follows an undercover agent (Brit Marling) for a private security firm...
Paul Walker Signed For “Hours”
Paul Walker has signed on for the indie drama "Hours" reports Deadline.Set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Walker would play a father trying...
Bardem In Talks For “Despicable” Sequel
Javier Bardem is in negotiations to voice the villain role in "Despicable Me 2" at Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment says Heat Vision.In the...
Summit Acquires Hahn’s “In the Flesh”
Summit Entertainment has acquired Kristin Hahn's spec screenplay "In the Flesh" reports Variety.Based on Laura Whitcomb's novel "A Certain Slant of Light", the story...
Tower Heist Goes On Demand Quickly
Brett Ratner's upcoming comedy "Tower Heist", starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, will be made available on-demand just three weeks after its November 4th...
Raymond-James To Take “One Shot”
Michael Raymond-James ("True Blood, "Terriers") has joined the cast of "One Shot" at Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on the...