Alfredson Helms Space Tale “Larklight”
Swedish film director Tomas Alfredson ("Let the Right One In") has signed on to direct the period fantasy "Larklight" at Warner Bros. Pictures and...
Jersey Boys Musical Gets A Film Adaptation
GK Films has acquired film rights to Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" says The Hollywood Reporter.The multi-Tony award-winning 2006 musical follows the rise of famous...
Raimi Sets “Oz” Prequel Next, Gets New Draft
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire has been hired to rewrite "Oz: The Great and Powerful" at Disney Pictures according to Deadline New York.Though not...
Guitarist Slash Has “Nothing to Fear”
Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has setup his own production company called Slasher Films and announced his first project - the creature feature...
Sam Raimi Adapting RL Stine’s “The Sitter”
Ghost House Pictures has scored the film rights to R.L. Stine's novel "The Sitter" and are planning a film adaptation entitled "Au Pair" reports...
Burns, Rodriguez Go Out On A “Ledge”
Ed Burns and Genesis Rodriguez have joined the cast of the crime thriller "Man on a Ledge" at Summit Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.Aussie...
Chelsea Handler Joins “This Means War”
E! Late Night Talk Show host Chelsea Handler has scored a role in McG comedy-thriller "This Means War" at 20th Century Fox according to...
Hanks, Bigelow Lie Down With “Dogs”
Tom Hanks looks like he could be the first actor to join director Kathryn Bigelow's first post-"The Hurt Locker" project "Sleeping Dogs" at Paramount...
Emma Stone Is Gwen Stacey, Not Watson
Sony Pictures has issued an official press release confirming Emma Stone had joined the cast of the "Spider-Man" reboot, ending several weeks of rumours.In...
Aronofsky In Talks For “Wolverine” Sequel
Darren Aronofsky is in talks to direct "X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2" for 20th Century Fox reports Vulture.Aronofsky was interested in helming the "Superman" reboot,...
Cruise, Nicholson Re-Team On “Presidente”?
"A Few Good Men" stars Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson may reunite for the comedy "El Presidente" at Warner Bros. Pictures says The Los...
Ruffalo Playing “Hulk” Beyond “Avengers”
Speaking with Empire, actor Mark Ruffalo says he intends to play Bruce Banner beyond Marvel's upcoming "The Avengers" film."They set up several pictures over...
Idris Elba Keen On “Luke Cage,” “Blade”
"The Wire" and "Luther" actor Idris Elba tells Total Film that he has an overall deal with Marvel and so could be up for...
Paralympian Doubles Theron In “Mad Max”
Australian Paralympic athlete Annabelle Williams will serve as Charlize Theron's stunt double in "Mad Max: Fury Road" reports ABC News (via Moviehole).Williams, who is...
Russell Dumps “Zombies” For “St. Louis”
David O. Russell ("The Fighter," "Three Kings") is set to direct Universal's "Old St. Louis" as his next project reports Vulture.The story follows a...
Alan Alda Sets Two New Projects
Alan Alda has signed onto two comedies, "Wanderlust" and "Tower Heist", both at Universal Pictures according to The Hollywood Reporter.The Judd Apatow-produced "Wanderlust" centers...
News Shorts: October 5th 2010
First photos from the prequel to The Thing, new photos from Thor, Tom Hardy and Reese Witherspoon on the set of This Means War....
Liotta, Slater, Rhames Sail The “River”
Ray Liotta, Ving Rhames and Christian Slater are all set to join the indie thriller "The River Sorrow" reports Variety. Liotta plays a detective...
Zack Snyder Officially Set For “Superman”
"300" and "Watchmen" helmer Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct the relaunch of the "Superman" film franchise as Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures...
Tony Gilroy Helming Fourth “Bourne”
"Michael Clayton" and "Duplicity" writer/director Tony Gilroy has come onboard to direct a fourth installment in the Jason Bourne franchise at Universal Pictures reports...
Winterbottom, Firth Team For Murder
Controversial filmmaker Michael Winterbottom ("The Killer Inside Me," "9 Songs") and actor Colin Firth look to be re-teaming for a fictional drama based on...
Amy Adams Considering Three Roles
Three upcoming features are seeking Amy Adams to play the female lead in their projects says Entertainment Weekly.The list of candidates include Cameron Crowe's...
Summit Adapting Julie Cross’ “Tempest”
Summit Entertainment has picked up the film rights to Julie Cross' upcoming time travel novel "Tempest" reports Variety.The first in a trilogy, the story...
Sweetland Signs For Sony’s “Familiars”
Doug Sweetland, the man behind Oscar-nominated Pixar short "Presto" and an animator at said studio for sixteen years, is set to make his feature...
Melanie Griffith Joins “The Grief Tourist”
Melanie Griffith has joined the cast of the upcoming thriller "The Grief Tourist" for Vision Entertainment Group and Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions reports Yahoo News.The...
Screen Gems Plays “Mortal Instruments”
Screen Gems has scored the film rights to Cassandra Clare's supernatural novel series "The Mortal Instruments" reports Variety.The first installment, "City of Bones", follows...
News Shorts: October 4th 2010
The first photo of Nic Cage and Nicole Kidman in Joel Schumacher's currently shooting action/drama Trespass, along with Danny Trejo, Saoirse Ronan and Alexis...
No Third Films In “28 Days,” “Hills” Franchises
Wes Craven, who owns the rights to "The Hills Have Eyes" franchise, says while he did some development on a third installment a while...
The Hobbit Who Played With Fire
After financial issues and the union strike threat, Peter Jackson's anticipated film adaptation of "The Hobbit" has once again hit a stumbling block.This time...
Haden Church Signs For “Killer Joe”
Thomas Haden Church ("Easy A," "Spider-Man 3") has joined the black comedy "Killer Joe" for Voltage Pictures says Variety.The story centres on a drug-dealing...