News Shorts: September 9th 2009
"Oliver Stone has revealed that Charlie Sheen will reprise his role of Bud Fox in 'Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps'. Shooting begins...
Nic Cage Out Of “Green Hornet” Film
Nicolas Cage has bowed out of playing the villain in the Michel Gondry-directed "The Green Hornet" film adaptation for Sony Pictures says Heat Vision...
Richard Curtis Does “Who” & Time Travel
"The Boat That Rocked" and "Love Actually" writer/director Richard Curtis is set to pen a one-off episode of the popular family sci-fi series "Doctor...
Resident Evil Gets Rebooted?
For every good 'reboot' there seems to be as many if not more bad ones. Superb refreshers like "Batman Begins," "Star Trek" and...
Ondaatje’s “Slaughter” Of Bolden’s Jazz
"Coming Through Slaughter", another work of "The English Patient" author Michael Ondaatje, is coming to the big screen says Variety.Set in early 1900s New...
Rings Lawsuit Clears Way For “Hobbit”
The Tolkien Trust, New Line Cinema and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. have resolved the lawsuit regarding "The Lord of the Rings" films that was filed...
Atlanta Hip-Hop Is A “Dream”
Jason Ubaldi ("Treasure Hunters," "The Lowenfish Party") has sold teen dance drama script "Dream On" to Mandate Pictures says Variety.The story revolves around an...
Akira Remake Still Moving Forward
"Iron Man" scribes Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus have come aboard to pen a new script for the "Akira" remake says Collider.First announced in...
Berry Swept Out By “Dark Tide”
Halle Berry is in early talks to join the $15-$20 million action-thriller "Dark Tide" for Social Capital Films says Variety.Amy Sorlie's script concerns...
Rodriguez, Ne-Yo, Handley Do “Battle”
R&B singer Ne-Yo, "Transformers" latino spunk Ramon Rodriguez, OC & Texas Chainsaw blond stud Taylor Handley and "Lincoln Heights" star Cory Hardrict have all...
Sony Picks Up Spooky “Supermax”
Christopher Allen Nelson and Mitch Rouse have sold their horror spec script "Supermax" to Sony Pictures says Bloody Disgusting.The story takes place in a...
Quinton Jackson Is “A-Team” Baracus
Former UFC world light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is now locked in to portray Sgt. "B.A." Baracus in Fox's upcoming film remake of...
Lussier Does “Halloween,” Kruger Grows “Corn”
Patrick Lussier ("My Bloody Valentine 3-D") is in talks to write and direct the recently-announced "Halloween 3D" for Dimension Films says Variety.The film, which...
Nic Cage Feeds On A “Hungry Rabbit”
Nicolas Cage has lined up his next project, the thriller "Hungry Rabbit Jumps" for Maguire Entertainment and Endgame says Heat Vision Blog.The story centers...
Stallone Talks Fifth “Rambo” Storyline
Sylvester Stallone tells AICN that upcoming fifth installment of the John Rambo series, "Rambo V: A Savage Hunt", will be quite different from the...
Steven Soderbergh Lands A “Knockout”
Relativity Media will finance and produce Steven Soderbergh's next feature "Knockout". Lem Dobbs ("The Limey") will pen the screenplay described as a "action-packed, female...
Road Duo Want Daniel Craig For “Anne”
"The Road" and "The Proposition" writing/directing team of Joe Penhall and John Hillcoat respectively are planning an English remake of Claude Lelouch's 1973 French...
Dominic West Is Taylor In “The Guards”?
"The Wire" star Dominic West is tipped to play ex-cop turned PI Jack Taylor in the first of a potential TV movie franchise based...
Slumdog Kids Join Hopkins On “Lady”
Two of the young kids from "Slumdog Millionaire", Rubina Ali and Azhar Ismail, have joined the cast of the period drama "Lord Owen's Lady"...
Sotomayor Biopic Feud Underway?
Jennifer Lopez and Rosie Perez are battling over the rights for a biopic about recently elected Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor says Hollywood.comThe...
Swinton Pursuing “Mame” Remake?
Luca Guadagnino's Milan-set social melodrama "I Am Love" premieres at the Venice Film Festival this month, and Guadagnino tells Variety that he and 'Love'...
Graye, Sursok, Chatham Scared By “Husk”
Devon Graye, CJ Thomason, Tammin Sursok and Wes Chatham have all joined the horror feature "Husk" for After Dark Films and Lionsgate says The...
NBC Remaking “Prime Suspect”
"Without a Trace" creator Hank Steinberg and NBC are developing a U.S. version of ITV's multi-award winning British procedural series "Prime Suspect" says AOL.Created...
Hanks, Margret, Tambor Feel “Lucky”
Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor, Ann-Margret and Jeffrey Tambor have joined the cast of the indie comedy "Lucky" says Total Film.The story centers on a...
Soderbergh Talks Post-Moneyball Future
Despite all the fallout from his re-writes on Steve Zallian's script for "Moneyball" that soured Sony Pictures on the project right before filming, Steven...
Reitman Develops “Labor,” “Sambo”
"Juno" helmer Jason Reitman is proving a very busy bee.Out doing promotion for the George Clooney-led "Up in the Air", he revealed two further...
Tyler Perry Commits “Suicide” For Lionsgate
Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired worldwide distribution rights to filmmaker Tyler Perry's adaptation of Ntozake Shange's award-winning 1975 play "For Colored Girls...
Tron Legacy Hits December 2010
"Tron Legacy", the highly anticipated follow-up to the 80's sci-fi classic "Tron", has been set for a December 17th 2010 release through Disney Pictures.In...
Liam Neeson Finds A Vegas “Virgin”
Liam Neeson is attached to star in "The Virgin of Las Vegas" for Parallel Pictures says Variety.Exploring the Irish pop culture phenomenon of show...
Swain, Sossamon Join “Nowhere” Road
Dominique Swain ("Lolita," "Face/Off") and Shannyn Sossamon ("A Knight's Tale") have joined the cast of Monte Hellman's noirish romantic thriller "Road to Nowhere" says...