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...
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...