Dreamworks Is Feeling “Wicked”
Dreamworks Pictures has scored the film rights to Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie's five-book young adult novel series "Wicked" says the trades.The story centres...
District 9’s Blomkamp Readies Next Project
"District 9" writer-director Neill Blomkamp is teaming with Media Rights Capital on an untitled sci-fi project says Variety.Blomkamp plans to begin work on writing...
30 Days of Night Sequel Begins Filming
Principal photography has started in Vancouver, Canada for "30 Days of Night: Dark Days", the sequel to the vampire movie based on the cult-hit...
Castle, Leno, Dollhouse, Hulu News
EW reports that ABC has officially picked up the Nathan Fillion-led mystery dramedy "Castle" for a full 22-episode second season. The show has...
Hathaway, Harris, Santoro Go To “Rio”
Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris and Rodrigo Santoro have joined the voice cast of "Rio" for Blue Sky Studios and Fox Animation says The...
Vamp “Diaries” Renewed, “Melrose” Rebooted
AskAusiello reports that The CW's struggling remake of "Melrose Place" is undergoing a shake-up with cast members Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield being let...
Billy Ray Pens Somali Pirate Film
Billy Ray ("Shattered Glass," "Breach") is set to pen the script for the untitled Somali pirate film in development at Sony Pictures says Variety.The...
Gerard Butler Joins Fiennes’ “Coriolanus”
During an interview with Baltimore WJX, Gerard Butler ("300," "Law Abiding Citizen") revealed he's scored a role in an upcoming film adaptation of Shakespeare's...
Fincher Adapts “House of Cards”
A prediction I made on Facebook earlier this week has now come true - yet another acclaimed UK mini-series is getting remade by Hollywood...
News Shorts: October 22nd 2009
Photos of Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem on the set of Eat Pray Love, Catherine Zeta-Jones with an 80's rocker hairdo in The Rebound,...
Chan, Lau, Tse Join “Shaolin”
Jackie Chan, Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse are teaming for the $30 million action epic "Shaolin" for Emperor Motion Pictures, China Film Group, Huayi...
Askarieh On Hitman 2, Kane, Just Cause
Producer Adrian Askarieh has spoken with Game Daily about three high-prodile video game-to-film adaptations he's attached to:Hitman 2Kyle Ward ("Fanboys") will pen the sequel...
Viola Davis Joins “Trust,” “Story”
Oscar nominee Viola Davis has joined the cast of two projects - "It's Kind of a Funny Story" for Focus Features and "Trust" for...
Hardy, Theron Consider Fourth “Mad Max”?
Charlize Theron and British these Tom Hardy ("Star Trek: Nemesis," "Bronson") are being rumoured to star in a fourth "Mad Max" reports E! Online.According...
Nickelodeon Acquires The “Ninja Turtles”
Nickelodeon has acquired global intellectual property rights to the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" brand and franchise from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment, Inc....
Chow Yun-Fat Lets “Bullets Fly”
Chow Yun-Fat and Chinese actor Ge You are teaming for the action comedy "Let The Bullets Fly" for Emperor Motion Pictures and Beijing Buyilehu...
Duchovny Talks Third “X-Files” Film
David Duchovny says that despite the critical drubbing and box-office failure of last Summer's "The X-Files: I Want to Believe", he hopes a third...
Hauty Pens “Dirty Carnival” Remake
Chris Hauty ("Never Back Down") is attached to adapt an English-language remake of the 2006 Korean gangster film "A Dirty Carnival" for Sparkler Entertainment...
Spooks Air Date, Story Spoilers
The acclaimed British high-action spy series "Spooks" (called "MI5" in the US) kicks off its eighth season in the UK starting Wednesday November 4th...
Hammer, Minghella Join “Social Network”
Armie Hammer, Max Minghella and Rooney Mara have joined the cast of David Fincher's "The Social Network" for Sony Pictures says The Playlist.Dakota Johnson,...
Jolie & DiCaprio In Scott’s “Gucci”?
Angelina Jolie is in talks to star in Ridley Scott's "Gucci", a look at the turbulent times in the 70's and 80's of the...
Shane West Hunts “Two Wolves”
Shane West ("ER," "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen") has joined the cast of werewolf feature "Two Wolves" for Remember Dreaming Productions says STYD.The story...
Ellsworth Rewriting For “C.O.D.”
Carl Ellsworth ("Red Eye," "Disturbia") will rewrite the action-thriller "C.O.D.: Cash on Delivery" for Paramount Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. The story follows a...
Fukunaga Helms Gothic “Jane Eyre”
Cary Fukunaga ("Sin Nombre") is in advanced negotiations to direct a feature adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic work "Jane Eyre" for Ruby Films and...
Redgrave, Strathairn Turn “Whistleblower”
Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn and Monica Bellucci have joined the cast of the indie political drama "The Whistleblower" for Voltage Pictures, Barry Films and...
Susanne Bier Directs “Me to You”
Danish helmer Susanne Bier ("After the Wedding," "Things We Lost in the Fire") is in negotiations to direct the romantic comedy "Which Brings Me...
Paula Wagner Producing “Miss Saigon”
Paula Wagner will produce a film adaptation of long-running musical "Miss Saigon" and is developing the project for Lee Daniels ("Precious," "Shadowboxer") to direct...
Mechanic, Shankman Producing 2010 Oscars
Former Fox head Bill Mechanic and "Hairspray" filmmaker Adam Shankman will produce the 82nd Academy Awards® telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
Universal Ditches Blanchett’s “Summer”
Universal Pictures has scrapped Working Title's ambitious "Indian Summer" project due to economic and production reasons reports Variety.Based on Alex von Tunzelmann's book, the...
Kwanten Turns “Inivisble” Superhero
Aussie hunk and "True Blood" star Ryan Kwanten is back home right now filming the superhero rom-com "Griff the Invisible" for Transmission Films says...