Woods, Purcell Join “Straw Dogs” Remake
James Woods ("Videodrome," TV's "Shark") and Dominic Purcell (TV's "Prison Break," "Primeval") have joined the cast of the remake of Sam Peckinpah's controversial classic...
Predators Gets A Start Date
Filming on "Predators", Fox's reboot of its popular sci-fi alien hunter franchise, kicks off September 28th in Austin, Texas according to Production Weekly.The story...
News Shorts: August 14th 2009
A huge helping of one-sheets today including All About Steve, Amelia, An Education, Anti-Christ, Art & Copy, AvatarThere's also Beeswax, Cabin in the WoodsCarriers,...
Walsh, O’Sullivan Join Irish “Snap”
Eileen Walsh and Aisling O'Sullivan have landed the lead roles in the Dublin-based drama "Snap" for Irish Film Board, Screen Scene and Accomplice TV...
Siegel Grabs Some “Superman” Rights
In a court ruling on Wednesday, the family of "Superman" co-creator Jerry Siegel has "successfully recaptured" rights to the first two weeks of the...
Ron Shelton Attends “Q School”
Ron Shelton ("Hollywood Homicide," "Bull Durham") has signed on to direct the indie golf comedy "Q School" for Friendly Films Productions says The Hollywood...
Kate Winslet Joins “Mildred Pierce” Mini
Kate Winslet will star in a new mini-series adaptation of James M. Cain's classic novel "Mildred Pierce" reports Variety.The story follows a bored housewife...
Chris McQuarrie Pens “Wolverine” Sequel
Oscar-winning scribe Christopher McQuarrie ("The Usual Suspects") has signed on to pen the script for 20th Century Fox's "Wolverine" sequel says the trades. The...
Steve Leff Plans To “Whack a Granny”
Steve Leff (TV's "Two and a Half Men," "Curb Your Enthusiasm") has sold his comedy spec script "Doc & Howie Whack a Granny" to...
Universal Adapts Niles’ “Criminal Macabre”
Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to the graphic novel mini-series "Criminal Macabre" from Dark Horse Entertainment says Variety.The story centers around a supernatural...
Alex Holmes Helms DeLorean Biopic
Alex Holmes (TV's "House of Saddam," "Dunkirk") has been hired to direct a biopic of car designer John DeLorean for Time Inc. Studios and...
Engler Helms Rom-Com “Birthday”
Michael Engler (TV's "Six Feet Under," "30 Rock") is attached to direct the romantic comedy "A Little Something for Your Birthday" for Overture Films...
Screen Gems Adapts Steve Harvey’s “Lady”
Screen Gems is planning to adapt comedian Steve Harvey's book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" into a feature film reports Variety.Harvey...
Sony Lands Little League Comedy Project
Sony Pictures and Happy Madison have picked up a comedy script about a childhood incident of baseball player Rick Dempsey says VarietyActor Johnathon Schaech,...
Jon Heder Joins “Buddy Holly” Sci-Fi Comedy
Jon Heder ("Blades of Glory," "Napoleon Dynamite") is set to star in the sci-fi comedy "Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede" for...
Duffy Joins Comedy “You Again”
TV acting veteran Patrick Duffy has joined the cast of the comedy "You Again" for Disney Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.The story centers on...
How To See “Avatar” Footage Next Friday
As previously reported, next Friday is the day the first footage from the James Cameron-directed sci-fi feature "Avatar" hits the movie-going public at large....
Densham Helms Bill Tilden Biopic
Pen Densham ("Moll Flanders") is set to direct "Big Bill", a biopic about self-destructive tennis legend Bill Tilden, for Baldwin Entertainment and GlennIris Entertainment...
Newman Joins “After Midnight” Cast
Jaime Ray Newman ("Catch Me If You Can," TV's "Eastwick") has joined the cast of Manhattan-set indie feature "After Midnight" for Buzz Entertainment says...
Moreno Is “Eclipse” Vamp Maria
Catalina Sandino Moreno ("Maria Full of Grace," "Che") has been cast as the vampire character of Maria in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" says The...
Kim Basinger Joins Efron In “St. Cloud”
Kim Basinger is in negotiations to star in "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud" for Universal Pictures days Variety.Basinger would play the...
Riseborough Visits Greene’s “Brighton Rock”
British actress Andrea Riseborough ("Happy-Go-Lucky," TV's "Party Animals") has scored the female lead role in "Brighton Rock" for BBC Films and Optimum Releasing says...
Singer Helms A “Galactica” Reboot Film?
"Battlestar Galactica" may be making the jump to the big screen, but not in the way you'd expect.HitFix reports that "X-Men" and "Superman Returns"...
Maggie Q Joins Horror/Western “Priest”
Maggie Q has joined the cast of the horror western "Priest" for Screen Gems says The Hollywood Reporter.Adapted by Cory Goodman from a TokyoPop...
Sony Classics Releasing “Parnassus”?
At last, Heath Ledger's final work is getting released in North America.Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group is in advanced talks to pick up "The...
Warners Plans A LEGO Movie
Warner Bros. Pictures is considering plans to develop a movie around worldwide favorite LEGO reports Variety.Dan and Kevin Hageman ("Hotel Transylvania") are penning the...
Death Race Prequel Revs Up
A prequel to last year's generally pointless "Death Race" remake is in the works at Impact Pictures reports Shock Til You Drop.Tony Giglio (''Timber...
G.I. Joe Sequel Heads Into Development
Despite a majority of negative reviews eventually showing up from the critics, "G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra" pulled in $55 million at...
Vanguard Picks Up “Galacticus” & “Oz Wars”
Vanguard Films has picked up the screen rights to the graphic novels "Circus Galacticus" and "The Oz Wars" reports Variety.
Michael Walker's "Circus Galacticus" is...
Natalie Portman Gets “Booksmart”
Natalie Portman is set to produce the high school comedy "Booksmart" for 20th Century Fox says The Press Association.The story will revolve around two...