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...
Toy Story 3 Cast List Announced
Kristen Schaal ("Flight of the Conchords") has joined the cast of "Toy Story 3" for Disney Pictures and Pixar according to director Lee Unkrich.Schaal...
Gunn, Waters Have A “Freaky Monday”
Producers Andrew Gunn and Mark Waters are developing the teen comedy "Freaky Monday" for CBS Films says Variety.Based on the book by "Freaky Friday"...
Tatum O’Neal Sweet On “Lorraine”
Tatum O'Neal will play the title role in the indie drama "Sweet Lorraine" says Indian Television.com.O'Neal will play a former queen of the New...
New “Sex,” “Bureau,” “Guys” Casting
"Alice Eve ("Crossing Over") has been cast in "Sex and the City 2," currently lensing in New York. Eve has been cast as...
Pine & Caruso Are “Making Money”
Rising hunk Chris Pine and director D.J. Caruso are teaming for the drama "The Art of Making Money" at Paramount Pictures reports Variety.Pine will...
Billy Burke Enters “Highland Park”
Billy Burke ("Twilight," "Fracture") has signed on to co-star in "Highland Park" with Danny Glover says MLive The film follows a group of high...
O’Keefe & Staples Are “Apaches”
Sean O'Keefe and Will Staples ("World's Most Wanted," "The Cruelest Miles") are the latest scribes to take a stab at adapting Lorenzo Carcaterra's novel...
Yes There Is An “Independence Day” Sequel
At a press event for "2012" this past weekend in Colorado, director Roland Emmerich was asked why no sequel has been done to his...
Hill’s “Horns” Bared At Mandalay
Mandalay Pictures has optioned the film rights to Joe Hill's upcoming novel "Horns" says Variety.A love story driven by horror and vengeance, the narrative...
Jolie Replaces Theron On “Tourist”
Angelina Jolie is apparently in talks to replace Charlize Theron in the thriller "The Tourist" for Spyglass Entertainment says Risky Biz Blog.A remake of...