News Shorts: July 27th 2010
Four character posters for Green Lantern and six for Sucker Punch.Posters for It's Kind of a Funny Story, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,...
Daniel Craig Locked For “Dragon Tattoo”
Daniel Craig has closed his deal to star in Sony Pictures planned Hollywood film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium' novel trilogy starting with "The...
Hardy Replaces Worthington On “War”
The musical chairs casting of Fox's long-gestating action/romantic comedy "This Means War" looks to have come to an end with Tom Hardy ("Inception," "Bronson")...
Rihanna Sunk My “Battleship”
Singer Rihanna is set to make her feature film debut in the board game turned naval action thriller "Battleship" for Universal Pictures says Variety.The...
Asger Leth Climbs The “Ledge”
Danish director Asger Leth ("Ghosts of Cite Soleil") is set to direct the thriller "Man on a Ledge" for Summit Entertainment reports The Los...
Tron Helmer Kosinski Tackles “Oblivion”
"Tron Legacy" director Joseph Kosinski is currently pitching a film version of his upcoming graphic novel "Oblivion" which he created for Radical Publishing reports...
Shawn Levy Has A “Very Bad Day”
Judith Viorst's classic kids picture book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" will be turned into a high-concept family comedy...
Eisner’s “Contract With God” Gets Adapted
A live-action feature film adaptation of Will Eisner's graphic novel "A Contract With God" is in the works says The Hollywood Reporter.Alex Rivera ("Sleep...
Zac Efron Would Be “Lucky” To “Die”
Zac Efron is in negotiations to join the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel "The Lucky One" for Warner Bros. Pictures reports Vulture.Based on...
Nick Cave Rewrites “The Crow”
Australian musician and acclaimed screenwriter Nick Cave ("The Proposition") has come onboard to rewrite the script for "The Crow" reboot at Relativity Media reports...
Elisabeth Shue Moves Onto The “Street”
Elisabeth Shue has joined the cast of the "Psycho"-esque thriller "House at the End of the Street" for FilmNation and A Bigger Boat says...
Tahar Rahim To Challenge “Free Men”
Tahar Rahim ("A Prophet") has signed on to headline the $10.3 million WWII drama "Free Men" for Pyramide Films reports Variety.The story follows a...
Comic Con: Thor, Capt. America, Avengers
ThorThe biggest turnaround of the con was for the God of Thunder. After early stills last week drew online criticism for looking...
Comic Con: Green Lantern, Potter, Sucker Punch
Green LanternAfter such strong panels in years past, Warner Bros. Pictures slipped a little with the underwhelming "Green Lantern" presentation. The big flaw...
Comic Con: Dark, Saw 3D, Megamind, Super
Don't Be Afraid of the DarkThe remake of the 1973 TV movie surprised with a robust display of solid footage. The panel began...
Wolverine Sequel Directors List Narrowed
Matt Reeves ("Let Me In," "Cloverfield") and Tony Scott ("Deja Vu," "Top Gun") have emerged as the two major contenders to helm the upcoming...
Casey Affleck Says “The F-Word”
Casey Affleck is currently circling the lead role in "The F-Word" for Fox Searchlight says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on T.J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi's...
Dragon Tattoo Girl Down To Five
Three Australians, one New Yorker and one French woman have seemingly emerged as the rumoured final candidates to play Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's...
Rodriguez Pursues “Predators” Sequel
With "Predators" doing good business at the box-office, producer Robert Rodriguez tells IGN today a sequel is likely." said, 'Let's do some other ones....
McConaughey, Brolin Vie For Swank’s “Heart”
Both Matthew McConaughey and Josh Brolin are vying to play the male lead opposite Hilary Swank in "Dreams of a Dying Heart" for Killer...
Worthington, Warners Set For “Dan Dare”
Warner Bros. Pictures has closed the deal for its film version of British comic "Dan Dare" starring Australian hunk Sam Worthington ("Avatar," "Clash of...
Johansson To Join Cuaron’s “Gravity”?
Scarlett Johansson has "verbally agreed" to star in Alfonso Cuaron's sci-fi epic "Gravity" for Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures reports The NY Daily...
Burn Notice DTV Prequel Movie Announced
USA Network and Fox are in discussions to produce a straight-to-DVD prequel to cable's #1 key demo-rated series "Burn Notice" which would cover the...
Black, Green Capture A “Barefoot Bandit”
Dustin Lance Black will pen the script for the film adaptation of Bob Friel's "Taking Flight: The Hunt for a Young Outlaw" setup at...
300 Prequel Begins Scripting
Zack Synder ("300," "Watchmen") has confirmed a film adaptation of the sequel to "300" is moving considerably along."We closed the writing deal on...
Astro City Film Adaptation Planned
Working Title has announced a film adaptation of Kurt Busiek's 1995 multi-award winning graphic novel series "Astro City".The story follows four superheroes - Samaritan,...
Dancy, Hahn Have An “Idiot Brother”
Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight and Janet Montgomery have joined comedy "My Idiot Brother" reports UPI.Paul Rudd plays an idealistic man dealing with...
Brad Pitt In “World War Z”
Brad Pitt is officially attached to star in the film adaptation of Max Brooks' "World War Z" for Paramount Pictures and Plan B reports...
del Toro To Reboot “Haunted Mansion”
At the close of the "Tron Legacy" panel today at San Diego Comic Con, moderator Patton Oswalt made the surprise announcement that Walt Disney...
Karl Urban Is The New “Judge Dredd”?
New Zealand actor Karl Urban ("Doom," "Star Trek") is reportedly set to play "Judge Dredd" in the upcoming film reboot of the British comic...