2011 Cannes Film Fest Line-Up Announced
After a rather disappointing year last year, the Croisette looks to be getting some bigger and better titles for this year's prestigious Cannes Film...
Writers Talk “Captain America” Sequel Plans
In an interview with MTV News, "Captain America: The First Avenger" screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have discussed their work on a sequel...
Superman Battles Faora In “Man of Steel”
Faora looks to be the secondary villain in the upcoming Superman reboot "Man of Steel" for Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures reports Latino...
Directors Talk “G.I. Joe 2” & “Terminator 5”
"G.I. Joe 2" director Jon M. Chu tells The Deadbolt that his upcoming sequel to 2009's live-action take on the toy brand will lose...
Is George Clooney Worth “$700 Billion”?
George Clooney has signed on to produce a film about the GFC bailout which could also be a directing vehicle for the actor and...
Simon Crane Climbs A “High Wire”
Veteran stunt coordinator Simon Crane is set to direct the independent New York-set thriller "High Wire" reports The Los Angeles Times.James Solomon ("The Conspirator")...
Kurylenko, Liberato Join “The Expatriate”
Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum of Solace," "Hitman") and Liana Liberato ("Trust," "Sons of Anarchy") have signed on to the action thriller "The Expatriate" for Transfilm,...
Jeremy Irvine Has “Great Expectations”
Rising young British actor Jeremy Irvine ("War Horse," "Life Bites") is in negotiations to play the lead character in Mike Newell's adaptation of the...
Hall, Farmiga Drink “Scotch and Death”
"Dexter" creator James Manos Jr and lead actor Michael C. Hall are teaming for the independent feature "Love, Scotch and Death" reports Deadline.Manos penned...
Sony & MGM Finalise Bond 23 & 24 Deal
In an official press release today, Sony Pictures Entertainment have announced that they've reached an agreement with MGM to co-finance and theatrically market and...
X-Men Sequels To Do Different Decades
When the acclaimed 1973-set UK series "Life on Mars" ended, it got spun-off into the 1981-set "Ashes to Ashes". Now, it seems the...
Hulk Goes Hairy For “The Avengers”
The trend for actors to wax their chests has been dying out in recent years with the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal, Bradley Cooper, Robert...
Sally Field Is The Wife Of Spielberg’s “Lincoln”
Sally Field is officially set to star opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in Steven Spielberg's film about Abraham Lincoln. Field will play the iconic US...
House Star Hugh Laurie Is “Mr. Pip”
Hugh Laurie ("House," "Blackadder") is set to star and Andrew Adamson ("Shrek," "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe") is...
Casting News: 21, MIB3, Allen, Crackerjack
A couple of casting updates today from the trades:21 Jump StreetDeRay Davis has joined the cast of the "21 Jump Street" remake at Sony...
Apes Rise In Streamed Event 5:30PM US-EST
20th Century Fox is hosting a live streaming event to display the visual effects behind the upcoming "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"...
Dark Knight Rises Fills Small Roles
Casting on Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated "The Dark Knight Returns" must be headed to a close as three of the small roles in the...
Paramount Composes “Martian Chronicles”
Paramount Pictures has picked up the film rights to Ray Bradbury's classic short story collection "The Martian Chronicles" says The Hollywood Reporter.Penned in the...
Penn, Bale Take “The Last Photograph”
Sean Penn and Christian Bale are looking to team for the war zone drama "The Last Photograph". The project is in the midst...
Phoenix Up for Anderson’s Religious Drama
Joaquin Phoenix is in early talks to join Paul Thomas Anderson's religious drama formerly titled "The Master" for Annapurna Pictures says Variety.The story is...
Michael Mann, Paul Haggis Find “Gold”
Filmmakers Michael Mann ("Heat") and Paul Haggis ("Crash") are teaming for the contemporary thriller "Gold" reports Heat Vision.Described as being in the vein of...
Is Bradley Cooper The New “Crow”?
"The Hangover" and "Limitless" star Bradley Cooper is in early negotiations to topline the reboot of "The Crow" franchise for Relativity Media reports the...
Mark Verheiden Polishes “Dark Tower”
"Heroes" and "Battlestar Galactica" producer Mark Verheiden has been brought onboard the big-budget adaptation of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" fantasy book series for...
American Idiot Musical Becomes Film
"Milk" and "J. Edgar" scribe Dustin Lance Black will pen the script for a film adaptation of the Broadway musical "American Idiot" for Universal...
Duncan Confirmed For “Green Lantern”
Michael Clarke Duncan has finally entered negotiations to voice the character of Kilowog in the upcoming "Green Lantern" movie for Warner Bros. Pictures says...
Odd Thomas, “Lincoln” Cast Their Villains
Nico Tortorella ("Scream 4") is in negotiations to play the villain role in the Stephen Sommers-directed adaptation of Dean Koontz's book series "Odd Thomas"...
David Hayter Adapting “Dragonriders of Pern”
David Hayter ("X-Men," "Watchmen") has been set to write the script for "Dragonlight", a film adaptation of the first novel in Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders...
Kevin Durand Visits “Cosmopolis”
Kevin Durand ("Robin Hood," "I Am Number Four") is in final negotiations to join the cast of David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" reports Variety.An adaptation of...
Tom Cruise, Universal Seek “Horizons”
Tom Cruise is attached to star while Universal Pictures is in negotiations to pick up Joseph Kosinski's sci-fi project "Horizons" (formerly titled "Oblivion") says...
News Shorts: April 12th 2011
The first photo of Will Smith and Josh Brolin on the set of "Men In Black III", and creepy abandoned amusement park set photos...