R.I.P. Natasha Richardson
The great Natasha Richardson died Wednesday in New York. She was 45. Her death followed a head injury she suffered Monday during a...
Justin Long Goes The “Distance”
Justin Long ("He's Just Not That Into You," "Dodgeball") will star in the rom-com "Going the Distance" for New Line reports Variety.Geoff LaTulippe's script...
Lionsgate Picks Up “From Paris With Love”
Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired North American distribution rights (including Canada) to the EuropaCorp-produced action-thriller "From Paris With Love". Academy Award® nominee...
Paris, Expendables, Lying, Box, Ninja Dates
'Zephyr' is back with a few updates from Warner Bros. regarding their fall schedule and one or two from Lionsgate:From Paris With LoveThe Pierre...
Pitt, Portman Auction Off “Artifacts”
Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman are attached to star in a film based on Leanne Shapton's book "Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the...
New “G.I. Joe” Footage Screened
Yesterday evening a five-minute 'sizzle reel' of footage from "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra" was screened in Sydney by Paramount Pictures to a...
News Shorts: March 18th 2009
Posters for Where the Wild Things Are, Imagine That, The Merry Gentlemen, Orphan, Observe and Report, Crank: High Voltage, The Cake Eaters, The Limits...
Adam Scott Joins Rom-Com “Leap Year”
Quirky hunk Adam Scott ("Monster-in-Law," "Step Brothers") will join Amy Adams and Matthew Goode in the romantic comedy "Leap Year" for Spyglass Entertainment reports...
Salma Marries Sandler, Maya Marries Rock
Salma Hayek and Maya Rudolph are in negotiations to play Adam Sandler and Chris Rock's wives respectively in an untitled ensemble comedy for Sony...
Chow No Longer Kato In “Hornet”?
Funnyman Seth Rogen attended the SXSW Film Festival to premiere his new comedy "Observe and Report" and confirmed that "We have no 100% official...
Hamilton Already Recorded For “Salvation”
Linda Hamilton's voice over is in the upcoming "Terminator Salvation" according to a scooper for CHUD.From the sounds of it, the film was screened...
Dan Harris Delves Into The “Inferno”
Boy-faced filmmaker Dan Harris ("Imaginary Heroes," "X2") will adapt Electronic Arts video game version of "Dante's Inferno" into a live-action film for Universal Pictures...
Stevenson Talks “Rome” Film Progress
Fans of HBO's "Rome" will delight in the good news today that the film version of the short-lived but fascinating series is progressing.Ray Stevenson,...
Ellen DeGeneres Is Mother Nature
Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to play Mother Nature in an untitled comedy for Walden Media says The Hollywood Reporter."Sex and the City" writer-executive...
Lionsgate Plays Some “Hunger Games”
Lionsgate has acquired worldwide distribution rights to a film based on Suzanne Collins' sci-fi young adult novel "The Hunger Games" says the trades.The first...
Bay Wants Third “Transformers” In 2012
While Paramount on Monday set a release date for a third "Transformers" in July 2011, one person has taken issue with it - the...
Garelick Sells Pregnant Comedy To Sony
Sony Pictures has acquired an untitled romantic comedy pitch from "The Break-Up" co-writer Jeremy Garelick which he will pen and potentially direct reports Variety.The...
Scott Eastwood Joins Dad’s “Factor”
Scott Eastwood has nabbed a role in the Nelson Mandela drama "The Human Factor" being directed by his father, Clint, for Warner Bros. and...
Fifth “Furious” Goes Intercontinental
No offense to the Yanks or the Japs, but when it comes to the world's sexiest cars - no-one does them like the Krauts,...
Portman In, Hartnett Tests For “Thor”?
Josh Hartnett, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston, Liam Hemsworth, Joel Kinnaman and the previously rumored Alexandar Skarsgard have all tested for the titular role in...
Lyonne, Dekker, Elvira Turn “Evil”
Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Dekker, Cassandra 'Elvira' Peterson, Mink Stole, Noah Segan, Jack Donner and Julie-Caitlin Brown are all set to star in the indie...
Karl Urban Greets The “Darkness”
Karl Urban and Adriana Barraza ("Babel") have been cast in a remake of the 1970 thriller "And Soon the Darkness" for Abandon Pictures and...
Pitt Develops Le Carre’s “Manager”
Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt's Plan B have acquired film rights to John Le Carre's 1993 espionage thriller "The Night Manager" reports Variety.The story...
Fox Atomic Switches On “Blacklight”
Fox Atomic and Union Entertainment are developing Zombie Studios' original action property "Blacklight" into a feature film, comic and video game.Set 25 years in...
JJ Abrams Conducts A Diamond Heist
Paramount Pictures has purchased film rights to Joshua Davis' Wired magazine article "The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist" as a potential...
Hardwicke Helms “Maximum Ride” Film
Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight," "Thirteen") is in talks to develop and direct a film adaptation of James Patterson's young-adult fantasy series "Maximum Ride" for Sony...
Eisenberg Is Ginsberg In “Darlings”
Jesse Eisenberg ("Adventureland," "Cursed") will play poet Allen Ginsberg in the ensemble drama "Kill Your Darlings" says Variety.The story will deal with the murder...
Weinsteins Land John Lennon Biopic
The Weinstein Company have acquired U.S., Latin American and German rights to "Nowhere Boy," the story of John Lennon's tumultuous childhood reports the trades.Aaron...
Sopranos Duo Plan “Dreams” Mini-Series
"The Sopranos" creator/exec producer David Chase and series exec producer Brad Grey are planning "A Ribbon of Dreams", a sprawling HBO miniseries about the...
Chow Yun-Fat In Confucius Biopic
Chow Yun-Fat is set to play ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius in a $2.8 million biopic of the man for Dadi Film Group reports Variety.Backed...