Ed Helms Displays “Central Intelligence”
Universal Pictures has acquired the spec script "Central Intelligence" as a star vehicle for Ed Helms ("The Hangover," TV's "The Office") reports Variety. The...
Wolfgang Petersen Sprinkes Some “Paprika”
Director Wolfgang Petersen ("Troy," "The Perfect Storm") is apparently working on a live-action adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's acclaimed 1993 novel "Paprika" says Moviehole.The story...
Mamet Helms New “Anne Frank” Tale
The legendary David Mamet ("Spartan," "The Spanish Prisoner," "State and Main") is set to both adapt and direct a new version of "The Diary...
Jack Huston Joins Twilight’s “Eclipse”
Hunky upcoming actor Jack Huston ("Shrink," "Outlander") has joined the cast of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" for Summit Entertainment says The Hollywood ReporterThe third...
Darabont Hunts AMC’s “Walking Dead”
"The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Mist" director Frank Darabont is finalizing a rich development deal with cable network AMC ("Mad Men," "Breaking Bad") to...
Universal Plans Hill For “Pam Rooney”
Universal Pictures has picked up the comedy pitch "The Best Thing About Pam Rooney" as a star vehicle for Jonah Hill ("Funny People," "Superbad")...
Trio Of Studios Set To “Kick Ass”
Lionsgate, Paramount and Universal are in the running to handle distribution of Matthew Vaughn's "Kick Ass" reports Risky Biz Blog.Vaughn financed the superhero vigilante...
Sony Releasing Jacko Film On Oct 30th
Sony Pictures and Sony Music have officially scored the worldwide rights to produce and distribute the documentary on Michael Jackson's final concert tour reports...
Alexander Payne Finds His “Descendants”
"Sideways" and "About Schmidt" director Alexander Payne is set to helm the family dramedy "The Descendants" for Fox Searchlight says Variety.Based on Kaui Hart...
Friedlander Pens Sex Comedy “Stan”
Josh Friedlander ("Pictures of You," "Camp Morningwood") has sold his original comedy screenplay "One Night Stan" to Lionsgate says The Hollywood Reporter. "Stan" plays...
Sony Classics Grows “Wild Grass”
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North American and Australasian distribution rights to French-language director Alain Resnais' "Wild Grass" says the trades.Andre Dussollier, Sabine...
Fleck, Boden Have A “Funny Story”
"Half Nelson" and "Sugar" filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden have scored financing and distribution for their next film, the coming-of-age dramedy ""It's Kind...
Hank Williams Biopic In The Works
821 Entertainment Group and Strike Entertainment are set to produce a biopic about country music icon Hank Williams reports Variety.Williams, who grew up dirt...
Apparition Sets “Victoria” For November
Apparition has picked up the North American distribution rights to "The Young Victoria" and have set a release date of November 13th.Emily Blunt (The...
New Moon, “Inception” Trailer News
A couple of bits of trailer news have emerged today.First up the new trailer for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" will debut this Friday...
Bigelow Heads To The “Triple Frontier”
Director Kathryn Bigelow and scribe Mark Boal, the pair behind this Summer's critically acclaimed "The Hurt Locker," are reteaming for the action-adventure "Triple Frontier"...
Universal To “Change Up” Comedy Script
Universal Pictures has picked up rights to Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's comedy spec script "Change Up" says Variety.David Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers," "Shanghai Knights")...
Giamatti Replaces Penn In “Stooges”
Paul Giamatti ("Sideways," "Cold Souls") may be stepping in for Sean Penn in the role of Larry for the upcoming "The Three Stooges" project...
Askarieh Lands “Just Cause” Film Rights
Producer Adrian Askarieh ("Hitman," "Kane & Lynch") has picked up the film rights to one of my favourite video games of recent times -...
Jay Chou Is Kato In “Green Hornet”
Asian pop star Jay Chou ("The Curse of the Golden Flower") has landed the role of Kato in the upcoming new film version of...
Eastman Has The “Time of My Life”
"The Ugly Truth" scribe Nicole Eastman is set to adapt Allison Winn Scotch's 2008 time-travel novel "Time of My Life" for Superb Entertainment and...
A Fourth Trip To The “Underworld”
Screen Gems is moving forward with a fourth "Underworld" and plans to film the project in 3D reports Shock til You Drop.The third film...
It’s “Last Call” For Tara Reid
Tara Reid has joined the cast of the indie buddy comedy "Last Call" says The Hollywood Reporter.Travis Van Winkle and Ryan Hansen, who both...
Frank Langella Joins “Wall Street” Sequel
Frank Langella ("Superman Returns," "Frost/Nixon") has joined the cast of "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" for 20th Century Fox reports Variety.Langella is in...
Worthington Is McG’s “Captain Nemo”?
Out doing promotion for his upcoming TV series "Human Target", director McG tells IGN that he's already got a favourite to play Captain Nemo...
Lucas, Hodge, Cruise Join “Dawn” Remake
Connor Cruise ("Seven Pounds"), Edwin Hodge ("Mental"), Josh Hutcherson ("Journey to the Center of the Earth") and Isabel Lucas ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen")...
Spielberg Resurrects “Halo” Film Franchise
IESB reports that Steven Spielberg is in active negotiations to develop the feature film adaptation of the best-selling "HALO" video game franchise.Previous attempts were...
Atlas Plans Post-Apocalyptic “Robin Hood”
Atlas Entertainment and Hollywood Gang are planning to produce a post-apocalyptic take on the "Robin Hood" legend reports Risky Biz Blog.The action/adventure will be...
Jason Reitman Sets Up New Company
"Juno" helmer Jason Reitman has started a new production company entitled Right of Way Films says Variety.The company will develop and package projects in-house...
Gorham, Kebbel Seek “Trivial Pursuits”
Christopher Gorham (TV's "Harper's Island," "Ugly Betty"), Arielle Kebbel ("The Uninvited") and comedian Chris Parnell (SNL, "30 Rock") have joined the indie comedy "Trivial...