Waltz Goes Green For “Spider-Man”
Oscar winner Christoph Waltz is reportedly in talks to play The Lizard, the supposed antagonist of the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot for Sony Pictures reports...
Cillian Murphy Claims to Be “I’m.mortal”
Cillian Murphy ("Inception," "Batman Begins") has joined the cast of Andrew Niccol's latest sci-fi feature "I'm.mortal" for 20th Century Fox, New Regency and Strike...
Moscow Fires Halt The “Darkest Hour”
Production on Summit Entertainment and New Regency's alien-invasion thriller "The Darkest Hour" has been shut down for two weeks due to thick smoke engulfing...
Cranston, Gosling Team On Refn’s “Drive”
Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") has signed on to join the action thriller "Drive" reports Film School Rejects.An adaptation of James Sallis' novel, "Drive" has...
Tony Scott Helming Millar’s “Nemesis”?
Tony Scott is attached to direct the film adaptation of the graphic novel "Nemesis" for 20th Century Fox and Scott Free.The comic follows a...
CBS Films Scores “Mechanic” Remake
CBS Films has scored the U.S. distribution rights to director Simon West's "The Mechanic" remake from Millennium Films.The story follows an elite hit man...
Black, MacLaine, Linklater & A Corpse
Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and filmmaker Richard Linklater ("School of Rock") are teaming for the dark comedy "Bernie" for Mandalay Vision and Castle Rock...
News Shorts: August 6th 2010
Posters for Yogi Bear, Battle Los Angeles, Tron Legacy, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, The Town, Devil, Beastly, Piranha 3D, I'm Still...
Green Lantern Trilogy Planned?
Bleeding Cool reports that not only is a "Green Lantern" sequel already in development, but plans are to begin shooting on the project before...
Is “Saw 8” Carved Out Already?
Lionsgate may be touting the upcoming "Saw 3D" as being the last in the burned out franchise, but you just know they have more...
Star Wars Ain’t No Cheap Whore
George Lucas himself has revealed that his live-action TV series set in the "Star Wars" universe has essentially ground to a halt.According to CBM,...
McG Planning To Get “R.I.P.D.”?
McG ("Charlie's Angels," "Terminator Salvation") was said to be circling "R.I.P.D." at Universal Pictures as a future project reports Pajiba.Ryan Reynolds is attached to...
Tony Scott Up For “Associate”, “Hannibal”?
Action director Tony Scott ("The Taking of Pelham 123," "Deja Vu") is tossing up between several projects to do next now that his upcoming...
Hoffman Is A Focker After All?
Despite already passing on the offer before the production began filming, Dustin Hoffman is reportedly being asked again to reprise his role as Bernie...
Taraji P. Henson Is A “Rough” Coach
Taraji P. Henson ("The Karate Kid," "Benjamin Button") has joined the sports drama "From the Rough" for Gyre Entertainment.The story is inspired by Dr....
Writer’s Block: Werewolf, Arms, Safe
An American Werewolf in LondonFernley Phillips ("The Number 23") is in talks to pen the script for a contemporary-set remake of 1981 horror/comedy classic...
Davis Guggenheim Pulls Out Of Justin Bieber
"An Inconvenient Truth" director Davis Guggenheim is no longer being linked to direct the Justin Bieber's 3D concert film for Paramount Pictures reports Deadline....
Petersen Seeking Kaye’s “Detachment”
William Petersen has joined the indie high school drama "Detachment" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story follows an emotionally detached substitute teacher (Adrien Brody) who...
Johansson Goes To “Old St. Louis”
Scarlett Johansson is tipped to star as the female lead in David O. Russell's "Old St. Louis" which is likely to be setup at...
Robin Wright Penn Joins “Dragon Tattoo”
Though the Lisbeth Salander role has yet to be cast, David Fincher is quickly filling out the supporting roles in his upcoming English-language film...
Adams, Mortensen Go “On the Road”
Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen have joined the cast of "On the Road" for MK2, American Zoetrope, Videofilmes & Film4 reports Deadline.Walter Salles directs...
Tim Blake Nelson Watches “Whales”
Tim Blake Nelson has joined the true story romance drama "Everybody Loves Whales" for Universal Pictures and Working Title says The Hollywood Reporter.Jack Amiel...
Tarantino To Direct “Shadow” Reboot
Quentin Tarantino has apparently become attached to the reboot of "The Shadow" currently in development at 20th Century Fox reports Pajiba.Sam Raimi and later...
Luc Besson, Guy Pearce In “Lockout”
French filmmaker Luc Besson and actors Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace are set to team for the space prison hostage thriller "Lockout" which is...
Disney Scores Kosinski’s “Oblivion”
Disney Pictures has picked up the rights to the film adaptation of graphic novel "Oblivion" from Radical Publishing reports Heat VisionSet in an...
Stellan Skarsgard Gets A “Dragon Tattoo”
Stellan Skarsgard is in negotiations to join David Fincher's English-language film adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" for Sony Pictures reports Variety."I...
Gershon Set To “LOL” With Miley Cyrus
Gina Gershon has joined the cast of the English-language remake "LOL: Laughing Out Loud" for Mandate Pictures reports Screen Daily.Based on the 2008 French...
Peoples Launches “The Forever War”
Author Joe Haldeman has revealed on his blog that scribe David Peoples ("Twelve Monkeys," "Unforgiven") has penned the latest draft of the film adaptation...
Freeman, Judd Play With A “Dolphin”
They previously worked together on serial killer thriller "Kiss the Girls" and military courtroom drama "High Crimes". Now, Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman...
Schwentke To Shadow Some “Divers”
Filmmaker Robert Schwentke ("The Time Traveler's Wife," "Red") has found his name attached to "Shadow Divers" at Fox 2000 reports Deadline.An adaptation of Robert...