News Shorts: June 13th 2011
New stills from Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Colombiana, and the first official photo of Sacha Baron Cohen in his upcoming dual role...
Some Studios Skipping Comic Con
While the San Diego Comic Con successfully launched the online buzz for films like "300" and "Iron Man", studios have learned the hard way...
Green Lantern Don’t Come Cheap
Warners is hoping to replace its outgoing "Harry Potter" franchise with its stable of DC comics characters. Financially though, it's not coming cheap.A...
Star Wars TV Show Still Years Away
Those aching to see the live-action "Star Wars" TV series are going to have to wait a few more years it seems.Producer Rick McCallum...
Avengers Story Will Affect “Iron Man 3”
Talking at the Hero Complex Film Festival in Hollywood on Sunday (via /Film), actor Robert Downey Jr and director Jon Favreau revealed that the...
Citizen Kane Blu-ray Gets Details, Date
The much anticipated "Citizen Kane" 70th anniversary collector's edition Blu-ray has been confirmed for a September 13th release date.Heat Vision reports that Warner Home...
Killing Renewed, Kinnaman Joins “Lola”
Just as AMC has ordered a second season of its serial drama "The Killing", series star Joel Kinnaman has nabbed the lead role in...
Catherine Hardwicke Hints At Next Project
Out doing press for the home video release of "Red Riding Hood", filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke tells Collider that neither "The Maze Runner" and "The...
Reilly, Lynch Join Retitled “Ralph”
A press release has confirmed that John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch are all set to lend their voices to...
R.I.P. Laura Ziskin
In some very sad news, veteran film producer Laura Ziskin died over the weekend at the age of 61 after fighting a seven-year battle...
Relativity Commits An “Act of Valor”
Relativity Media has acquired worldwide rights to market and distribute the new action-thriller "Act of Valor" from Bandito Brothers.The story follows a Navy SEAL...
New “Captain America” Poster & Trailer Coming
The Hero Complex Film Festival is underway in Los Angeles today where a limited edition "Captain America: The First Avenger" poster, specifically designed just...
Anne Hathaway Goes Ass Out On “Dark Knight”
Anne Hathaway is pushing herself to the limits on the set of "The Dark Knight Rises", and it's proving something of an issue for...
Hanks Preps “Matt Mason,” “American Gods”
Tom Hanks and his Playtone production company look to have been busy boys over the weekend according to The Hollywood Reporter.Once "Larry Crowne" is...
Sung Kang Joins Stallone & Hill’s Next
Dark Castle Entertainment will partner with IM Global and After Dark Films on director Walter Hill's upcoming action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone, it was...
Renner Gets In Driver’s Seat For “Slingshot”
Jeremy Renner will star in and produce the racecar drama "Slingshot" at Paramount Pictures and his production company The Combine says The Hollywood Reporter.The...
Super 8, “X-Men” Top Box-Office
It's nice to report on good movies doing well.Both "Super 8" and "X-Men: First Class" have scored amongst the best reviews of the Summer....
Alan Arkin Signs For Affleck’s “Argo”
Alan Arkin is the first cast member to sign on for Ben Affleck's "Argo" at Warner Bros. Pictures reports Variety.Based on Joshuah Bearman's 2007...
Brosnan, Crawford Shoots “The House Gun”
Pierce Brosnan and Chace Crawford have signed to play a father and son in "The House Gun" for Lucky Monkey Productions reports The Los...
Elodie Yung Up For “G.I. Joe” Sequel
Elodie Yung ("Les bleus," "District B13 Ultimatum") is being considered for the role of ninja and finance clerk Jinx in the "G.I. Joe" sequel...
Pacino, Levinson Feel “The Humbling”
Al Pacino and director Barry Levinson are re-teaming yet again for an adaptation of the Philip Roth novel "The Humbling" for Millennium Films/Nu Image...
Adam Scott Signs For Two Comedies
"Parks and Recreation" and "Party Down" star Adam Scott has joined the cast of two upcoming comedies - "My Mother's Curse" and "See Girl...
James Badge Dale Joins “World War Z”
James Badge Dale ("24," "Rubicon," "The Pacific") has joined the cast of the zombie apocalyptic thriller "World War Z" at Paramount Pictures reports Showblitz.Based...
HBO & BBC Plan “I, Claudius” Mini-Series
Patrick Stewart with hair, a blond fey John Hurt eating the foetus (off screen of course) of the sister he impregnated, Brian Blessed in...
Have Your Say: “Super 8”
J.J. Abrams tries his best Steven Spielberg impression with "Super 8", one of the few original films of the Summer. Critics have generally...
Hollywood Set To Remake “Trollhunter”
1492 Pictures is teaming with CJ Entertainment & Media to acquire remake rights to Andre Ovredal's Norwegian film "Troll Hunter" reports Deadline.The pseudo-doco film...
John Hlavin Adapting “Risk” Board Game
Scribe John Hlavin ("Underworld: New Dawn," "The Shield") has been hired to pen the film adaptation of the board game "Risk" for Sony Pictures...
Simon Pegg Talks “World’s End” Writing
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have often talked about a third film in their Cornetto trilogy following on from "Shaun of the...
Robin Wright Assembles A “House of Cards”
Robin Wright is in talks to play the female lead role in Netflix's $100 million remake of the famed Emmy-winning 1990 UK mini-series "House...
Diego Luna Joins Blomkamp’s “Elysium”
Diego Luna has joined the cast of the sci-fi adventure "Elysium" at Sony Pictures and Media Rights Capital reports Variety.Luna will play Julio,...