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,...
Cyndi Lauper Hears “The Last Beat”
Cyndi Lauper has joined the cast of Robert Saitzyk's musician flick "The Last Beat" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story follows Jay Douglas, a rock...
Jason Bateman Meets “Insane Laws”
Jason Bateman is in early talks to join the cast of the comedy "The Insane Laws" for Universal Pictures reports Deadline.The story centers on...
MTV Cancels American “Skins”
No surprise here. Three months after its run ended, MTV has cancelled the American remake of the British racy teen drama series "Skins"...
Rowan Joffe Penning HBO’s Wikileaks Film
Rowan Joffe has signed on to script the untitled WikiLeaks movie for HBO and BBC reports Vulture.The story will be based partly on Raffi...
Demian Bichir Seeks Some “Savages”
"A Better Life" and "Weeds" star Demian Bichir has joined the cast of Oliver Stone's "Savages" at Universal Pictures says Variety.Taylor Kitsch and Aaron...
Diana Ossana Making “Hope’s Wish”
Diana Ossana ("Brokeback Mountain") has signed on to pen the screen adaptation of "Hope's Wish" for Fixed Point Films and Shining Star Productions says...
Hangover Part II Tattoo Gets Altered
Warner Bros. Pictures claim they plan to digitally alter the tattoo on Ed Helms' face for the planned December home video release of "The...
MGM Goes Organic With “Punk Farm”
The reconstituted MGM is developing a CG-animated movie based on Jarrett J. Krosoczka's children's book "Punk Farm" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story involves five...
Lindelof, X-Men Scribes Score Deals
Former "Lost" showrunner Damon Lindelof has made a major deal with Disney Pictures to write a secretive sci-fi film with the working title "1952"...
Casting: Closer, Abu Ghraib, Hudson
The Closer"Lost," "Supernatural" and U.S. "Being Human" actor Mark Pellegrino has joined the cast of the final season of "The Closer" and is slated...
Matthew Goode Joins “Stoker”
Matthew Goode ("Watchmen," "Brideshead Revisited") is in talks to play the male lead in "Stoker" for Fox Searchlight says Variety.The story follows a teenage...
Sarandon Sought To Wield “Pitchfork”
"Cyrus" filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass are shopping around "Pitchfork", a new dramatic thriller script reports The Los Angeles Times.The story follows the middle-aged...
Bruce Wayne Moves Into Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall, the 16th-century mansion-turned natural history museum in Nottingham, looks to be serving as the exterior of the rebuilt Wayne Manor in "The...
Evan Daugherty Hired To Adapt “Divergent”
Summit Entertainment has hired Evan Daugherty ("Snow White and the Huntsman," "Shrapnel") to adapt Veronica Roth's young adult dystopian thriller "Divergent" says The Hollywood...
Acker Helms “Thomas The Tank Engine”
Shane Acker, who helmed the 2009 animated feature "9", is set to direct a live action theatrical film adaptation of "Thomas the Tank Engine"...
Eisenberg, Gyllenhaal Ask “Now You See Me”
Jesse Eisenberg has agreed in principal and is in early negotiations to join the magician-heist pic "Now You See Me" at Summit Entertainment reports...
Catwoman Packs A Punch On “Knight” Set
Anne Hathaway has reportedly given a stuntman a "massive black eye" after accidentally shoving the butt of a gun into his eye socket on...
News Shorts: June 8th 2011
The first official still from the second season of The Walking Dead and set photos of Ed Norton and Bill Murray shooting Wes Anderson's...
New “Kong”, “Poltergeist,” “Wolfman” Reboots
Hollywood's desire to reboot franchises continues with three movie properties about to get new incarnations.Fox Animation have hired Christian Magalhaes & Bob Snow ("Murder...
Roland Emmerich To Play “Asteroids”?
"The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012" director Roland Emmerich has been offered the film adaptation of Atari's 1979 hit arcade game "Asteroids" at Universal...
Ed Zwick Is An “American Assassin”
"Blood Diamond" and "Defiance" director Ed Zwick is set to direct an adaptation of Vince Flynn's eleventh Mitch Rapp novel "American Assassin" for CBS...
Daredevil Remake Gets ‘Born Again’ Storyline
"Fringe" writer/producer Brad Caleb Kane has been hired to pen the relaunch of the "Daredevil" franchise at 20th Century Fox and Regency reports Heat...
DiCaprio Begins Talks For “Django Unchained”
After weeks of online speculation, Leonardo DiCaprio is now in early talks to play one of the lead villains in Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti Western...
Casting: Romeo, Cherry, Miss, Boom
Romeo and Juliet"Let Me In" and "The Road" actor Kodi Smit-McPhee is in early discussions to play Romeo's cousin Benvolio in the latest adaptation...
Aronofsky Shopping Around “Noah’s Ark”
He's talked about the possibility even before he signed on for and later ditched "The Wolverine", now he's cemented it. An edgy re-telling of...
Next “Tron” Film Gets “Eight Below” Scribe
David DiGilio ("Eight Below," "Traveler") is set to write the sequel to "Tron: Legacy" for Disney Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. Original scribes...