Ron Howard To “Stroke” Jodie Foster
Ron Howard is set to direct an adaptation of Jill Bolte Taylor's biography "My Stroke of Insight" for Sony Pictures and Imagine Entertainment according...
Forget “Mamma Mia”, Here Comes Cocomo
With the movie adaptation of the ABBA-inspired musical "Mamma Mia" having raked in $610 million at the box-office globally, popular 70's & 80's soft...
Justin Timberlake Has A Wilde MILF
26-year-old Olivia Wilde ("Tron: Legacy," "House") is set to play the mother of 29-year-old Justin Timberlake's character in Andrew Niccol's untitled sci-fi feature for...
Nazi Camp Welcomes Back “X-Men”
20th Century Fox has recreated a Nazi concentration camp, though surprisingly it's not being used for their mail room.Bleeding Cool reports that director Matthew...
Kelley Producing “Wonder Woman” Series
"Boston Legal," "The Practice" and "Ally McBeal" showrunner David E. Kelley is set to write and produce a new small screen series version of...
Fox Scores Vamp Killing “Abraham Lincoln”
20th Century Fox has acquired the film rights to the Seth Grahame-Smith graphic novel "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" according to Variety.As previously reported, "Wanted"...
Warners Lands “Galveston” Disaster Script
Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up scribe Daniel Sussman's natural disaster-themed original script "Galveston" reports Risky Biz Blog.The story revolves around September 8th 1900,...
A Stone Thrown At “Spider-Man”
First linked to the role last week, "Easy A" actress Emma Stone has reportedly been officially offered the role of Mary Jane Watson in...
Just Cause Games Get Films
L+E Pictures has optioned the film rights to the over-the-top spy action video game franchise "Just Cause" reports Variety.The games follow Rico Rodriguez, aka...
Casting Rumors: Gatsby, Looper, Goon, Attract
Yet again, Production Weekly has broken a number of casting scoops today for several upcoming projects. Today however, these are 'rumoured' connections rather...
The Denali Coven Filled Out In “Breaking Dawn”
Summit Entertainment has filled out the cast members playing the vampire coven known as the Denali clan in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" says...
Clooney Seeks Gosling For “Farragut North”
Ryan Gosling is in negotiations to replace Leonardo DiCaprio in the political drama "Farragut North" for Smoke House reports Deadline.Based on a play by...
Emma Thompson In Talks For MIB3?
Emma Thompson is in talks to join "Men in Black 3" for Sony Pictures reports Variety.Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will reprise the...
Roberts, Streep Visit “August: Osage County”
Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep are in negotiations to star in the film adaptation of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer and Tony-winning play "August: Osage County"...
Hinds, Placido Join “Ghost Rider” Sequel
Ciaran Hinds ("Rome," "The Sum of all Fears") is in negotiations to join the upcoming sequel "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" for Sony Pictures...
Fred Durst Visits A “Pawn Shop”
Limp Bizkit frontman turned filmmaker Fred Durst ("The Education of Charlie Banks," "The Longshots") is set to direct the action-oriented black comedy "Pawn Shop...
Disney’s “Magic Kingdom” On Film
As "The Country Bears" and the first incarnation of "The Haunted Mansion" demonstrated, not all Disney-owned theme park rides can be translated to the...
R.I.P. Stuart, Menke, Penn, Giraldo, Curtis
It has been a very sad week in Hollywood as several major cinematic luminaries have passed away.On Sunday, 100-year-old veteran actress Gloria Stuart ("Titanic,"...
Casting: 360, Sinbad, Goon, Kids, Dark, Now
Production Weekly has been on fire this week with casting scoops, in particular the last 24 hours have proven very busy. Amongst the...
Nolan Set, Caine On Dates Of “Batman 3”
Though it has been generally assumed that Christopher Nolan would be returning to helm a third "Batman" feature, no official announcements have been made...
Christopher Plummer Joins “Dragon Tattoo”
Christopher Plummer has joined David Fincher's English-language film adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" for Sony Pictures reports Heat Vision.The story follows...
Myst Game Series Becomes Film
Roserock Films, Gran Via Productions and Mysteria Film Group are planning a film adaptation of the acclaimed and popular game series "Myst" reports Variety.First...
Matthew McConaughey Signs For “Bernie”
Matthew McConaughey has scored the role of district attorney Danny Buck Davidson in Richard Linklater's black comedy "Bernie" reports Dallas News and Production Weekly.Based...
Ben Affleck Recruits “Gangster Squad”
An offer is out for Ben Affleck to direct "Tales From the Gangster Squad" at Warner Bros. Pictures reports Vulture.Based on a series of...
Hitchcock Raped By “Teens On a Train”
With the legal case against Shia LaBeouf-led thriller "Disturbia" ripping off "Rear Window" thrown out recently, it seems companies may be moving forward with...
James Franco Opens “Adderall” Diaries
James Franco has optioned the film rights to Stephen Elliott's gritty memoir "The Adderall Diaries" for his Rabbit Bandini production company reports Variety.The...
Another New “Snow White” Planned
"Snow White and the Huntsman", a re-telling of the classic fairy tale, has been making the rounds of the studios reports Heat Vision.Scribe Evan...
Shannon, Del Toro, Franco Hit On “Ice Man”
Michael Shannon, Benicio Del Toro, & James Franco are attached to star in "Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer" for Natural Selection...
Sam Raimi Launches An Alien Invasion
"Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi and "District 9" producer Bill Block are both in negotiations to produce the alien invasion thriller "E.D.F." for Warner Bros....
Robert Zemeckis Is “Timeless”
Twenty-five years after helming the "Back to the Future" films, filmmaker Robert Zemeckis will return to tales of time travel with "Timeless" at Warner...