Warners Making A “Space Invaders” Film
Warner Bros. Pictures is in negotiations with Japanese company Taito to score the film rights to 80's video game classic "Space Invaders" says The...
Ruzowitzky Takes “Voyage” With Dracula
Austrian filmmaker Stefan Ruzowitzky ("The Counterfeiters") is in negotiations to direct the horror-thriller "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" for Phoenix Pictures says The...
Marion Cotillard Is Woody Allen’s Next Lady
French actress Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose," "Nine," "Public Enemies") has scored the leading female role in Woody Allen's next feature for Mediapro...
Ford Talks Fifth “Indiana Jones” Status
Harrison Ford says that he, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have agreed on "a germ of an idea" for a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie.The...
Justin Timberlake Is A “Bad Teacher”
Justin Timberlake has scored the lead male role in the comedy "Bad Teacher" at Sony Pictures.Cameron Diaz plays a foul-mouthed, conniving middle school teacher...
Warners Is Off To “Gilligan’s Island”
Warner Bros. Pictures and Atlas Entertainment are teaming for a feature film adaptation of CBS 60's TV series classic "Gilligan's Island" says Variety.This contemporary...
News Shorts: March 2nd 2010
New photos from Green Zone, Tron: Legacy, The Girl Who Played with Fire and Shelter.""Watchmen" director Zack Snyder's adaptation of Kathryn Lasky's acclaimed fantasy-adventure...
Lucas Will Helm “Red Tails” Reshoots
The talk of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas taking over direction of his long-gestating WW2 Tuskegee Airmen feature "Red Tails" has proven only partly...
Stiller Talks “Zoolander 2” Story & Status
Ben Stiller has confirmed last week's reports that he's working on a "Zoolander" sequel. Speaking with MTV News, the actor in fact let...
Dustin Hoffman Joins Mann & Milch’s “Luck”
Dustin Hoffman has signed on to headline the Michael Mann ("Heat," "The Insider") and David Milch ("Deadwood") produced horse racing drama pilot "Luck" for...
Nicole Kidman Becomes A “Wedding Doctor”
Nicole Kidman is attached to star in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Doctor" for Relativity Media reports Vulture.Being pitched as a female "Hitch", Kidman...
Milk Scribe Does J. Edgar Hoover Biopic
Oscar-winning scribe Dustin Lance Black ("Milk") is set to pen "Hoover", a biopic on the life of J. Edgar Hoover for Universal Pictures and...
Brandon T. Jackson Joins Third “Big Momma”
Martin Lawrence isn't the only one doing some tucking for "Big Momma's House 3" at 20th Century Fox says Variety.Brandon T. Jackson ("Percy Jackson,"...
Release Changes: March 2nd 2010
The RunawaysThe Kristen Stewart-led biopic about the all-girl rock band has shifted its release plans somewhat with a limited 220 screen opening on March...
James Cameron’s “Hiroshima” Vaporised?
Publication of Charles Pellegrino's non-fiction tome "The Last Train from Hiroshima", which had been optioned for a possible film by "Avatar" director James Cameron,...
Bean, Rampling Join Terrorist Thriller “Cleanskin”
Sean Bean and Charlotte Rampling are teaming for the £1.5m London-set terrorist thriller "Cleanskin" for UK Film Studios says Screen Daily.Bean plays a secret...
Taraji P. Henson Stuck In “Baggage Claim”
Taraji P. Henson ("Hustle and Flow," "The Karate Kid") is in talks to join the cast of "Baggage Claim" at Fox Searchlight Pictures reports...
Golden Idol: VES, ASC, Cesars
Visual Effects SocietyJames Cameron's Avatar and Pixar's Up dominated the visual effects awards bash over the weekend, taking six and three awards respectively across...
News Shorts: March 1st 2010
New stills from The Expendables, Beastly, Looking for Eric, Get Him to the Greek and a huge batch of concept art from Dreamworks Animation's...
Jon Voight & John Boorman Re-Teaming
Attending the Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin the other week, actor Jon Voight talked with Swedish publication MovieZine and mentioned plans to...
Liev Schreiber Up For Wepner Biopic
Liev Schreiber is eyeing a biopic of New Jersey heavyweight boxer Chuck "The Bayonne Bleeder" Wepner reports MTV News.A Marine and security guard before...
Jolie, Aronofsky Team For “Serena”
Angelina Jolie and director Darren Aronofsky ("The Wrestler," "The Fountain") are in discussions to team for a film adaptation of Ron Rash's 2008 novel...
Fox 2000 & Seed Warm To “Incarceron”
Fox 2000 and Seed Productions have scored the film rights to Catherine Fisher's young-adult novel series "Incarceron" reports Variety.The dystopian fantasy follows a young...
Brody, Keener, Janney Pick “Oranges”
Adam Brody, Catherine Keener and Allison Janney are in negotiations to join the long-gestating indie family dramedy "The Oranges" says The Hollywood Reporter.Hugh Laurie...
RJ Cutler To Helm “Au Pairs” Adaptation
R.J. Cutler ("The September Issue") will direct the teen drama "The Au Pairs" for Warner Bros. Pictures, Flower Films and Alloy Entertainment says Variety.Based...
Depp, Paradis Share An “American Dream”
Real-life couple Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis will team for Lasse Hallstrom's "My American Dream" says Bang Showbiz.Paradis stars as 20th century French feminist...
Damon, Greengrass Talk Bourne’s Future
The "Green Zone" junket was at the weekend and with both Matt Damon and his "Bourne Supremacy" and "Bourne Ultimatum" director Paul Greengrass in...
Scribbles: Suicides, Magician, Purple Crayon
Some writer-related stories hit over the weekend. Amongst the news:"American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis claims on his Twitter that he's just finished...
Not Just “Wanted”, Jolie Now Defying “Gravity”
A few days ago it was reported that Angelina Jolie had dropped out of filming a sequel to "Wanted" and thus Universal looks to...
Kutcher, Fox Team For “Streets of Fire”
Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Foxx are apparently teaming for the buddy cop comedy "Streets of Fire" for Katalyst Films reports Pajiba.Based on Justin Britt-Gibson's...