Disney Wants What Duhamel “Got”
Josh Duhamel (TV's "Las Vegas," "Transformers") is attached to star in the buddy comedy "What's He Got?" for Walt Disney Pictures says the trades.Story...
Favreau Not Doing “Avengers” Film
"Iron Man" director Jon Favreau, who had been open to but generally reluctant to take on directing duties of Marvel's "The Avengers" feature film,...
Foster, Sutherland Cast In “Mechanic”
Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland are set to co-star in the remake of "The Mechanic" for Variety.Foster plays a young man who becomes an...
Clive Owen, Keener Have “Trust”
Clive Owen and Catherine Keener have joined the cast of the dark drama "Trust" for Millennium Films says the trades.Owen and Keener will play...
Summit In “Love” With Alan Yang
Alan Yang ("South Park," "Parks & Recreation") has sold his bromantic comedy pitch "We Love You" to Summit Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.The story...
Baccalario’s “Century” Becomes Film
The Gotham Group and Atlantyca Entertainment are teaming for a film adaptation of Pierdomenico Baccalario's book series "Century" says Variety.The four-book series follows the...
Carey Mulligan Up For “Who” Return
Rising actress Carey Mulligan ("An Education," "Wall Street 2") tells FlickPhilosopher that if new "Doctor Who" showrunner Stephen Moffat asked her back, she'd be...
Phase 4 Picks Up “Order of Chaos”
Phase 4 Films has picked up distribution rights to the $1 million indie thriller "Order of Chaos" says Variety."Chaos" centers on an all-American guy...
Schiffer Sells “Speed Boyz” Tale
Michael Schiffer ("Lean on Me") has sold his script pitch "Speed Boyz" to Alcon Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.The story follows real-life engineer-turned-teacher Simon...
Chris Pine Is The New Jack Ryan
Having become the younger face of one of sci-fi's most famous characters, rising actor Chris Pine is about to do the same for one...
Long Joins Redford’s “Conspirator”
Justin Long has joined the cast of Robert Redford's historical drama "The Conspirator" for Wildwood Enterprises and and American Film Co. says The Hollywood...
Van Sant & Ellis Commit To “Suicides”
Director Gus Van Sant ("Good Will Hunting," "Milk") and author Bret Easton Ellis ("American Psycho," "The Rules of Attraction") are teaming to write "The...
Universal Makes A “Frenemy” In Jones
Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have scored the screen rights to the graphic novel mini-series "Frenemy of the State" says Variety.The adventure revolves around...
Predator Gets A Twist In “Psy-Ops”
Bold Films has picked up Scott Stewart and Gus Krieger's Predator-esque action thriller pitch "Psy-Ops" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story revolves around a covert...
Jones Becomes A “Lincoln Lawyer”
Tommy Lee Jones is in negotiations to both direct and co-star in an adaptation of Michael Connelly's 2005 bestselling novel "The Lincoln Lawyer" for...
Palansky Helms “Iron Jack”
Mark Palansky ("Penelope") is set to direct the action-adventure "Iron Jack" for Broken Road Productions and Sony Pictures says Variety.The story, set in the...
Jackie Chan Nabs A “Flying Duck”
Jackie Chan, Ge You and Tony Leung Kar-fai are in talks to play roles in the $5 million comedic road movie "Flying Duck" for...
McKellen Talks “Hobbit” Progress
Sir Ian McKellen tells Empire Online and UK's Channel 4 that the script for both "The Hobbit" films have been delivered to him."Then...
Raimi, Burton, Heroes Updates
Sam Raimi says they're still working out the "Spider-Man 4" storyline for Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), once that's sorted they'll select a villain. Raimi...
Radha Mitchell Has A “Quickening”
Aussie actress Radha Mitchell ("Pitch Black," "Silent Hill") is attached to star in the pilot episode of the cable series "The Quickening" for A&E...
Moyer & Paquin Attend “Open House”
"True Blood" stars and real-life couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are teaming up again on the big screen, this time for the thriller...
Proyas Doing “Tripods” Film Trilogy
Stuart Hazeldine ("Exam") has apparently completed the screenplay for a film adaptation of John Christopher's classic British sci-fi novel trilogy "The Tripods" and indicates...
Dollhouse Gets Full Episode Run
Thanks to DVR data which shows a 50% jump in audience, Fox has confirmed it plans to air all thirteen episodes of the second...
Gary Ross Doing Matt Helm Feature
The Playlist reports that before he gets to work on the script for the "Spider-Man" spin-off feature "Venom", director Gary Ross is tackling a...
News Shorts: October 13th 2009
Photos today of Tom Cruise performing a stunt on the set of James Mangold's Knight and Day along with a gun-toting Cameron Diaz, Michael...
Nichols, Hurst Caught In “Loop”
Rachel Nichols ("Star Trek," "GI Joe") and Jackson Hurst ("Drop Dead Diva") have joined the cast of the indie romance "The Loop" says EW....
Rodat Penning Raimi’s “Warcraft”
Robert Rodat ("Saving Private Ryan") is set to pen the World of Warcraft feature film adaptation that "Spider-Man director Sam Raimi has been developing.Raimi...
Somerhalder Caught In “Cradlewood”
Ian Somerhalder ("Lost," "The Rules of Attraction") has joined the cast of the gothic fairytale feature "Cradlewood" for Instinct Entertainment says The Vampire Diaries...
ABC Picks Up “FlashForward” & More
ABC has announced full season pick-up orders for its new drama "FlashForward" and new Wednesday night sitcoms "Cougar Town," "The Middle" and "Modern Family."Notably...
Mark Dindal Gets “Housebroken”
Mark Dindal ("Chicken Little," "The Emperor's New Groove") is set to direct the live-action family comedy "Housebroken" for Walden Media says Variety."Housebroken" will center...