News Shorts: May 16th 2011
Posters for Conan the Barbarian, The Debt, Horrible Bosses, Final Destination 5, The Muppets, Fright Night and Submarine.Also posters for The Future, The Ledge,...
Family Guy Creator Reboots “Flintstones”
After years of complicated negotiations, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane is set to reboot classic cartoon "The Flintstones" reports Deadline.No broadcast date is set...
Rival “Snow White” Films Get In A Cat Fight
Universal Pictures has moved up its epic action-adventure "Snow White and the Huntsman" from a December 2012 release to one several months earlier -...
Highlander Reboot Gets Money, New Writers
Summit Entertainment and RCR Media Group are set to co-finance the former's planned remake of cult 1986 hit "Highlander".In "Highlander", after centuries of dueling...
Lone Scherfig Hears “Music and Silence”
Lone Scherfig ("An Education," "One Day") has signed to direct Danish historical epic "Music And Silence" for BBC Films says Screen Daily. Set in...
First “Tintin” Posters, Trailer Tomorrow
Empire Online and AICN have debuted the first one-sheets for Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn" this morning which...
Creed, “Splinter,” “Recon” Films Are Coming
There's been talk of them for a while, now Paris-based Ubisoft Motion Pictures has confirmed at Cannes that they are developing 3D feature films...
Jarmusch’s Vampire Tale With “Eyre” Stars
"Jane Eyre" stars Michael Fassbender and Mia Wasikowska are re-teaming for Jim Jarmusch's next feature says Screen Daily.Jarmusch calls his project a "crypto-vampire love...
Josh Duhamel Cast In “Section,” “X-Treme”
"Transformers" stars Josh Duhamel is in talks to play leading roles in two productions from Mary Alice Productions and Intandem Films says Variety. The...
Temple, Angarano Sip From “The Brass Teapot”
Juno Temple and Michael Angarano will star in the darkly comic morality tale "The Brass Teapot" for Northern Lights Films says Screen Daily.The story...
Chris Pine’s Name Is “Mud”
Chris Pine ("Star Trek," "Unstoppable") is in talks to star in the contemporary coming-of-age drama "Mud" for FilmNation reports The Los Angeles Times.Jeff Nichols...
Casting: Murphy, Quaid, Kretschmann, Purcell
BrokenStage director Rufus Norris is set to make his feature debut with an adaptation of Daniel Clay's novel "Broken" for BBC Films.Cillian Murphy is...
Tucci, Leachman Join “Gambit” Remake
Stanley Tucci and Cloris Leachman have joined the cast of the "Gambit" remake for Crime Scene Pictures and CBS Films says The Hollywood Reporter,...
Edgerton, Evans Up For “Great Gatsby”
Both were former candidates for "The Bourne Legacy", now Aussie actor Joel Edgerton and Welsh thesp Luke Evans are said to be in contention...
Sutherland, Bosworth Tell A “Fairytale”
Kiefer Sutherland and Kate Bosworth are set to top line the indie romancer "Fairytale of New York" for Little Film Co. says Variety.The story...
Bonneville To Topline 3D “Captain Nemo”
Veteran British TV actor Hugh Bonneville will star in the 3D steampunk action feature "Captain Nemo" for Shoreline Entertainment says Heat Vision.The story serves...
New Dogs, Fright, Spy, Looper, X-Men Stills
All sorts of new photos this week, as usual click on any of them below for more shots and/or bigger versions. We start...
A “Monsters” Sequel On The Way
One of the surprises of last year was Gareth Edwards' ultra low-budget sci-fi tale "Monsters" from Vertigo Films. While Edwards has moved onto...
Disney Trademarks bin Laden’s Killers
Why do I picture Mickey Mouse as an Uzi-carrying soldier of fortune when I hear this story?The Walt Disney Company has put in an...
LaBute Adapts Christie’s “Crooked House”
Julie Andrews, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode and Gabriel Byrne have all signed up to star in Neil LaBute's adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Crooked House"...
Zodiac Scribe Pens “Red Riding” Remake
"Zodiac" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" scribe James Vanderbilt has been hired to pen the remake of "Red Riding" for director Ridley Scott says The...
Chuck’s Strahovski Suffers A “Mother’s Curse”
Australian actress and "Chuck" star Yvonne Strahovski has joined the Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand-led road movie "My Mother's Curse" at Paramount Pictures reports...
Ryan Gosling Stars In & Directs “Idolmaker”
Oscar-nominee Ryan Gosling is set to both star in and direct a remake of the Taylor Hackford-directed 1980 biopic "The Idolmaker" for MGM says...
Juno Temple, Emily Browning Cast “Magic”
Rising young actresses Emily Browning and Juno Temple have signed on for "Magic, Magic" reports Variety.The story revolves around a girl vacationing with her...
Casting: Renner, De Niro, Hinds
You're Not YouHilary Swank will produce and wants to star in an adaptation of Michelle Wildgen's "You're Not You" for DiNovi Pictures. The...
Ronan, Arterton Turn Vamps For “Byzantium”
Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton are up to play the leads in the female vampire movie "Byzantium" says The Hollywood Reporter.Moira Buffini penned the...
Lerner Making “Leningrad” WWII Battle Epic
Producer Avi Lerner and Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore ("Cinema Paradiso") are teaming for the $100 million English-language epic "Leningrad" at Millennium/New Image says Variety.The...
Katzenberg To Direct “From Mia with Love”
David Katzenberg ("The Hard Times of RJ Berger") is set to direct the coming-of-age comedy "From Mia with Love" for 20th Century Fox says...
Casting: Lutz, McCarthy, Basinger, Hemsworth
SyrupKellan Lutz and Allison Williams are in negotiations to join the cast of Aram Rappaport's indie drama "Syrup".Based on the Max Barry novel, the...
Dark Tower Survives In Cheaper Form
Ron Howard's planned film trilogy and interlocking TV series adaptation of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" saga looks to be staying at Universal Pictures...