Boat Sails To New Distributor, Runtime
After fizzling at the international box-office, British comedy "The Boat That Rocked" is getting re-tooled in time for its American release says Variety.Richard Curtis-helmed...
Dan Bradley Directs “Hellified” Journey
'Bourne' second-unit director turned "Red Dawn" remake director Dan Bradley will helm the supernatural action feature "Hellified" for Paramount Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.Andy...
Darabont Talks “Fahrenheit 451” Film
Speaking at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards, director Frank Darabont ("The Mist," "The Shawshank Redemption") tells STYD that his film adaptation of "Fahrenheit 451"...
Noah Wyle Joins Spielberg’s Alien Invasion
Noah Wyle ("ER," "The Librarian") has signed on for the lead role in TNT's Steven Spielberg-produced untitled alien-invasion pilot says The Hollywood Reporter.The Robert...
Janet Jackson Joins Tyler Perry’s Next?
In a case of bad timing, word came last night that Janet Jackson will reprise her role in Tyler Perry's comedy sequel "Why Did...
Grace, Roberts, Elizondo Send A “Valentine”
Topher Grace, Emma Roberts and Hector Elizondo have joined the cast of the ensemble romantic comedy "Valentine's Day" says New Line Cinema says The...
R.I.P. Michael Jackson
I go to bed not long after the news of Farrah Fawcett's death, I wake up and this is the first thing I hear....
R.I.P. Farrah Fawcett
After a nearly three year fight with cancer, legendary "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett died in Santa Monica last night. She was 62.The...
Transformers Gets $27M Second Day
June 25th 11:27pm US-PST: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" took in an early estimate of $27 million on Thursday, around $2 million more than...
Ryan Reynolds Is “Buried” Alive
Ryan Reynolds is set to star in the thriller "Buried" for Safran Co. and Versus Entertainment says Variety.The hunk will play a civilian contractor...
Cameron Fay Says “Don’t Send Help”
Cameron Fay has been hired to rewrite the comedy "Don't Send Help" for 20th Century Fox says The Hollywood Reporter.The story deals with a...
Zack Snyder Talks “300” Sequel
Out doing promotion for the upcoming "Watchmen" and "300: Complete Experience" DVD and Blu-ray release, Zack Snyder sat down with Coming Soon to talk...
Scout Taylor-Compton Turns “Runaways”
Scout Taylor-Compton (2007's "Halloween") has been cast in "The Runaways" alongside Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning says Variety.The project is based on the true...
Michael Ross Becomes “Disavowed”
Michael Ross ("Turistas," "Jar City") will rewrite the action thriller "Disavowed" for CBS Films says The Hollywood Reporter.The story deals with a group of...
Oscar Nominees Go From Five To Ten
In a surprisingly effective move to increase anticipation and competition, AMPAS has announced that the Best Picture category at next year's Oscars will be...
The First “Avatar” Footage Screened
The first footage from James Cameron's "Avatar" was shown the other night to attendees at the CinemaExpo International in Amsterdam and reports coming in...
The Weekly Spin: June 24th 2009
With the Father's Day holiday over, the level of disc releases this week is tiny. Here's a look anyway at this shorter than...
Daniel Craig Enters The “Dream House”
Daniel Craig is considering the psychological thriller "Dream House" for Morgan Creek says The Hollywood Reporter. Craig would play a father who moves his...
Blue Is General Zod In “Smallville”
British thesp Callum Blue (TV's "Dead Like Me," "The Tudors") has been cast as the one and only General Zod in the upcoming ninth...
Loncraine Takes Over Morgan’s “Relationship”
Richard Loncraine ("Firewall," "Band of Brothers," "My House in Umbria") has replaced Peter Morgan as director of "The Special Relationship" for HBO Films/BBC Films...
Fincher Helms Facebook Movie, WTF?
David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Zodiac") is in advanced talks to direct the Facebook movie, "The Social Network," for Sony Pictures...
Graham, Knoxville Join Spacey’s “Invention”
Heather Graham ("The Hangover"), Johnny Knoxville ("Jackass"), Craig Robinson ("Zack and Miri Make a Porno") and Camilla Belle ("When a Stranger Calls") have joined...
Kyle Ward Pens “Hitman” Sequel
Kyle Ward ("Kane & Lynch," "Fiasco Heights") has been hired to pen a sequel to 2007's "Hitman" film adaptation for 20th Century Fox reports...
Heigl Joins “Life As We Know It”
Katherine Heigl ("27 Dresses," "The Ugly Truth") will star in and executive produce the romance film "Life as We Know It" for Warner Bros....
Efron Lined Up For Sexy Thriller
Zac Efron has signed on for an untitled 'sexy' thriller over at Mandate Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.The plot of Leslie Dixon's script is...
Sandler, Cher, Stallone Join “Zookeeper”
Adam Sandler, Cher, Jon Favreau, Sylvester Stallone and Judd Apatow will provide voices for the animals in the live-action comedy "The Zookeeper" for MGM...
Nimrod Antal Takes On “Predators”?
Hungarian director Nimrod Antal ("Vacancy," "Armored") is apparently the top contender to direct the upcoming franchise relaunch "Predators" for 20th Century Fox says Latino...
Grisham’s “Testament” Finally Adapted
John Grisham's 1999 novel "The Testament" is finally set to become a film over at 821 Entertainment Group says Variety.In the novel, a billionaire...
Amiel Helms Deadly “Old Timers”
Jon Amiel ("Entrapment," "The Core") is set to direct the comedy "Old Timers" for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on Noah Haidle's...
Universal Goes Back To 50’s For “Mutants”
Universal Pictures has landed screen rights to Larry Doyle's upcoming teen comedy/adventure novel "Go Mutants!" says Variety.Doyle will adapt the script which is set...