News Shorts: November 6th 2009
Russell Crowe on the set of Robin Hood, stills from Despicable Me, Michelle Rodriguez in Avatar, fish attack in Pirahna 3D, and both Colin...
Bradley Cooper Hoes The “Dark Fields”
Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover," TV's "Alias") is set to star in the thriller "Dark Fields" for Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures says Heat Vision.Based...
Stephen Frears To “Take The Dog”
Stephen Frears ("The Queen") is set to direct "Lay the Favorite, Take the Dog" for Random House Films and Focus Features says Reuters.D.V. DeVincentis...
Eminem Joins 3D Film “Shady Talez”
Eminem will star in and produce the 3D feature film "Shady Talez" for D.J. Classicz and Davis Entertainment says Screen Daily.Described as "The Twilight...
Timberlake, Faris Fall For “Yogi Bear”
Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris and Dan Aykroyd are in talks to star in the "Yogi Bear" feature film for Warner Bros. Pictures says The...
Ashley Greene In Talks For “Apparition”
Ashley Greene ("Twilight") is in talks to star in Dark Castle thriller "The Apparition" says Variety.The story, inspired by true events, centers on a...
J.J. Abrams Producing “Micronauts”
J.J. Abrams ("Star Trek," TV's "Lost") is in talks to produce "Micronauts", a film version of the Japanese Microman toy line reports The Wall...
Rhys-Meyers, Bacon Have A “LottaSole”
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Kevin Bacon, Sophie Okonedo and James Nesbitt are all joining the comedy "Whole LottaSole" for Essential Entertainment says ET Online.Terry George and...
Isla Fisher Lines Up A “Desperados”
Universal Pictures is lining up the comedy "Desperados" as a potential starring vehicle for Isla Fisher says The Hollywood Reporter.The story is set in...
Nakata Gets Sound From “Stone”
Hideo Nakata ("Ringu," "The Ring 2") has signed on to direct the independent supernatural thriller "Voice From the Stone" says Variety.The story centers on...
Keitel, Simmons Open A “Beginner’s Guide”
Harvey Keitel and J.K. Simmons have joined the cast of the dark comedy "A Beginner's Guide To Endings" says Screen Daily.The story follows...
Crazy Heart Releases Next Month
Fox Searchlight has just announced that it plans to release the Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal indie drama "Crazy Heart" on December 16th says...
Ken Loach Drives “Route Irish”
Director Ken Loach ("Looking for Eric," "The Wind That Shakes the Barley") and cinematographer Chris Menges ("Poor Cow," "Kes") are re-teaming on "Route Irish"...
Myriad Hears The “Cry of the Owl”
Myriad Pictures is set to domestically release the psychological thriller "Cry of the Owl" later this Fall reports Variety.Based on the novel by Patricia...
del Toro Talks “Hobbit” Creatures
Director Guillermo del Toro tells Total Film that after nearly a year, much of the design stage for "The Hobbit" is now done as...
Single Shot Takes Out Fassbender
Michael Fassbender ("Inglourious Basterds," "Hunger") has joined the cast of "A Single Shot" for Hanway Films says Screen Daily.Fassbender will portray a poacher who...
Sally Hawkins Is A “Dirty Girl”
Sally Hawkins ("Happy-Go-Lucky"), Lisa Kudrow, Juno Temple and William H. Macy have joined the cast of "Dirty Girl" for The Salt Co. and WME...
Hopkins & Bening Join Garcia’s “Hemingway”
Anthony Hopkins and Annette Bening are attached to star in "Hemingway and Fuentes" for Sobini Films reports Theater Mania.Actor Andy Garcia stars in and...
Temple Worships Art Fraud In “Fake!”
Julien Temple ("Earth Girls Are Easy," "The Filth and the Fury") is set to direct "Fake!", an upcoming feature based on famed art fraudster...
Depp Replaces Worthington In “Tourist”
Johnny Depp is in talks to replace Aussie thesp Sam Worthington on the upcoming spy thriller "The Tourist" for GK Films and Sony Pictures...
Hangover Star Is Humpty Dumpty In “Puss”
Zach Galifianakis ("The Hangover") is in negotiations to voice the character of Humpty Dumpty in the upcoming "Shrek" spin-off "Puss in Boots" for DreamWorks...
Mandalay Upgrades To “Machine Man”
Mandalay Pictures has picked up the film rights to Max Barry's online novel thriller "Machine Man" reports Variety.The story concerns a tech engineer who's...
Emmerich Talks “2012” TV Sequel
Director Roland Emmerich tells Entertainment Weekly that a dramatic television series is already in development that serves as a sequel to his big-budget global...
Reilly, Parker See “Red” At Summit
John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker are in talks to join the DC Comics comic book adaptation "Red" for Summit Entertainment says Heat Vision.The...
Zhang Ziyi Plucks A “Snow Flower”
Zhang Ziyi will star in and produce the English-language drama "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on the novel by...
Spend “127 Hours” With Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire," "28 Days Later") is set to direct the biopic on mountaineer Aron Ralston entitled "127 Hours" for Fox Searchlight reports...
Sony Takes A Risk On “Risk”
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Overbrook Entertainment have acquired the film rights to Hasbro's classic world conquest strategy board game "Risk".In the multi-million copy selling...
Taken Helmer Mixes “Signals”
Pierre Morel ("Taken," "From Paris With Love") has signed to direct the paranoia thriller "Signals" for Media Rights Capital says The Hollywood Reporter. Richard...
Kidman Joins Pattinson In “Bel Ami”
Nicole Kidman has joined the cast of the Guy de Maupassant biopic "Bel Ami" for Protagonist Films says Screen Daily."Twilight" star Robert Pattinson plays...
Williamson Talks Fourth “Scream”
Scribe Kevin Williamson tells MTV News he's busy finishing up the script for the fourth "Scream" film and a fifth one is already being...