Ansari Sells Three Films to Apatow
Aziz Ansari and Jason Woliner, who previously worked together on sketch comedy series "Human Giant", have sold three comedy pitches to Judd Apatow and...
Kat Dennings Joins “Thor” Film
"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" actress Kat Dennings has scored a role in Kenneth Branagh's Thor for Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios reports MTV...
Brooks Pens Krone Biopic “Freak”
Katherine Brooks ("Waking Madison," "Loving Annabelle") is attached to direct "Freak", the biopic of jockey Julie Krone for Gravity Films reports The Hollywood Reporter.Brooks...
Real Steel Film Gets Greenlit
The Rocky-esque giant robot fighting sports drama "Real Steel" has been greenlit by DreamWorks Pictures reports Variety.Hugh Jackman portrays an ex-fighter who becomes a...
News Shorts: November 23rd 2009
The first photos of Christina Aguilera shooting scenes for Burlesque, Josh Duhamel and Katie Holmes on the set of The Romantics, and one-sheets for...
Joshua Jackson In Remake Of “UFO”
Joshua Jackson ("Dawson's Creek," "Fringe") will star in a new film adaptation of the cult 70's British sci-fi TV series "UFO" reports Variety.Jackson will...
Sahara Scribes Pen “Uncharted” Film
Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly ("Sahara," "A Sound of Thunder," "Dead of Night") are set to pen the film adaptation of Sony's hit...
Weitz Follows “New Moon” With “Gardener”
Chris Weitz has announced that his first film post-"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" will be "The Gardener" for Summit Entertainment reports Variety.Eric Eason's script...
Disney Plans Chinese “High School Musical”
Disney Studios has started production on a Chinese version of "High School Musical" for release in theaters next Summer."Disney High School Musical: China" is...
Howling Franchise Gets Rebooted
Producers Joel Kastelberg and Etchie Stroh are set to reboot the "Howling" franchise with "The Howling: Reborn" reports Variety."Gremlins" helmer Joe Dante directed the...
Paradox Plans A New “Kull” Film
Fantasy.fr reports that a new film adaptation of Robert Ervin Howard's "Kull" is in the works at <a href="http://www.fantasy.fr/articles/view/11420/exclusif-une-nouvelle-adaptation-pour-kull">Paradox Entertainment.Howard created the adventure hero...
Watson, Wenham, Weaving Get “Sunshine”
Emily Watson, David Wenham and Hugo Weaving have all joined the true-life drama "Oranges and Sunshine" for Icon Film Distribution says Variety.Jim Loach makes...
Avatar Finish Coming Down To The Wire
It's less than month before James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar" hits the global stage and a little over two weeks before its world premiere...
Lovely, “Wolfman,” “Kites” Re-Cut
The Lovely BonesPeter Jackson tells Reuters that he recut his film adaptation of the Alice Sebold bestseller after a test screening.Why he recut it...
Oscar Short Films List Announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the animated short films short list, whittled down from 37 films, that will advance...
New Moon Scores $140M Opening Weekend
Update 11/22: "New Moon" has pulled in an estimated $140.7 million opening weekend, the third biggest of all time behind "The Dark Knight"...
Spielberg, King Go “Under the Dome”
Stephen King's new supernatural thriller novel "Under the Dome" is becoming a limited TV series reports Variety.DreamWorks TV has optioned the book and is...
Dustin Hoffman Out Of “Fockers”
Dustin Hoffman is looking unlikely to return in "Little Fockers", the third installment of the "Meet the Parents" popular comedy franchise reports Entertainment Weekly....
Thurman, Scott Thomas Join “Bel Ami”
Uma Thurman and Kristin Scott Thomas have signed onto the film adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story "Bel Ami" for Redwave Films says...
Wasikowska, Fassbender Join “Jane Eyre”
Mia Wasikowska ("Alice in Wonderland") and Michael Fassbender ("Inglourious Basterds") are in talks to join the new film adaptation of "Jane Eyre" for Ruby...
Idris Elba Joins “Thor” Cast
Idris Elba ("Obsessed," "RocknRolla") is set to play Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard, in Kenneth Branagh's superhero epic "Thor" for Marvel Studios reports Heat...
Universal Releases “Kick-Ass” Globally
Universal Pictures International will release Matthew Vaughn's action comedy "Kick-Ass" in the U.K., Germany, Australia, Latin America, Austria, Switzerland and New Zealand says The...
Mike White Pens “Santa Wars” Comedy
Mike White has been hired to pen the comedy "Santa Wars" for Paramount Pictures reports Variety.The story follows rival factions that developed within a...
Fessenden Not Directing “Orphanage” Remake
Producer Larry Fessenden has left the director's chair of the upcoming remake of 2007 Spanish supernatural thriller "The Orphanage" over at reports Arrow...
Warners Develops Marine Dog Tale “Nubs”
Warner Bros. Pictures are developing "Nubs", a feel-good story of a dog and a U.S. Marine based on a publishing sensation says The Hollywood...
Brad Pitt Fills A “Dark Void”
Brad Pitt is developing a feature film adaptation of the upcoming sci-fi video game "Dark Void" for his Plan B Productions reports Variety.Pitt will...
Shield Scribe Pens Fourth “Underworld”
"The Shield" writer John Hlavin will pen the script for a fourth "Underworld" at Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment reports Heat Vision.While Hlavin won't...
American Gladiators Movie Planned
Scribe Peter Iliff ("Patriot Games," "Under Suspicion") will pen a live-action big screen film version of game show "American Gladiators" reports Variety.This film version...
NBC’s “Chuck” Return Date/Time Set
Official dates have been set with the nineteen-episode third season of "Chuck" kicking off with a double episode on Sunday January 10th.The show then...
Oscars Select Doco Feature Short List
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced that fifteen films out of eighty-nine submitted will advance in the voting process for...