Scribes Recruited For “Brewster’s” Sequel
Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan are set to pen a new version "Brewster's Millions" for Warner Bros. Pictures according to The Hollywood Reporter.George Barr...
Ferrell, Pitt, Hill Join “Oobermind”
Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill have joined the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation's "Oobermind" reports Variety.Ferrell plays a super-villain who wants all...
NBC Adapting “Midnight, Mass.” Film
NBC is planning a live-action drama series based on the Vertigo comic "Midnight, Mass." by John Rozum says The Hollywood Reporter.The story follows Adam...
Avatar Trailer Gets A Release Time
Apple.com has posted on its Apple Trailers section that it will release the trailer for James Cameron's "Avatar" a few hours earlier than expected.The...
Demme Departs Bob Marley Doco
"The Silence of the Lambs" and "Rachel Getting Married" director Jonathan Demme has departed the upcoming documentary "Marley" about iconic Jamaican reggae singer Bob...
Downey Jr. Is The New Lestat?
Universal Pictures is allegedly looking at potentially rebooting Anne Rice's popular novel series "The Vampire Chronicles" reports Bloody Disgusting.The site also says they confirmed...
Woods, Purcell Join “Straw Dogs” Remake
James Woods ("Videodrome," TV's "Shark") and Dominic Purcell (TV's "Prison Break," "Primeval") have joined the cast of the remake of Sam Peckinpah's controversial classic...
Predators Gets A Start Date
Filming on "Predators", Fox's reboot of its popular sci-fi alien hunter franchise, kicks off September 28th in Austin, Texas according to Production Weekly.The story...
News Shorts: August 14th 2009
A huge helping of one-sheets today including All About Steve, Amelia, An Education, Anti-Christ, Art & Copy, AvatarThere's also Beeswax, Cabin in the WoodsCarriers,...
Walsh, O’Sullivan Join Irish “Snap”
Eileen Walsh and Aisling O'Sullivan have landed the lead roles in the Dublin-based drama "Snap" for Irish Film Board, Screen Scene and Accomplice TV...
Siegel Grabs Some “Superman” Rights
In a court ruling on Wednesday, the family of "Superman" co-creator Jerry Siegel has "successfully recaptured" rights to the first two weeks of the...
Ron Shelton Attends “Q School”
Ron Shelton ("Hollywood Homicide," "Bull Durham") has signed on to direct the indie golf comedy "Q School" for Friendly Films Productions says The Hollywood...
Kate Winslet Joins “Mildred Pierce” Mini
Kate Winslet will star in a new mini-series adaptation of James M. Cain's classic novel "Mildred Pierce" reports Variety.The story follows a bored housewife...
Chris McQuarrie Pens “Wolverine” Sequel
Oscar-winning scribe Christopher McQuarrie ("The Usual Suspects") has signed on to pen the script for 20th Century Fox's "Wolverine" sequel says the trades. The...
Steve Leff Plans To “Whack a Granny”
Steve Leff (TV's "Two and a Half Men," "Curb Your Enthusiasm") has sold his comedy spec script "Doc & Howie Whack a Granny" to...
Universal Adapts Niles’ “Criminal Macabre”
Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to the graphic novel mini-series "Criminal Macabre" from Dark Horse Entertainment says Variety.The story centers around a supernatural...
Alex Holmes Helms DeLorean Biopic
Alex Holmes (TV's "House of Saddam," "Dunkirk") has been hired to direct a biopic of car designer John DeLorean for Time Inc. Studios and...
Engler Helms Rom-Com “Birthday”
Michael Engler (TV's "Six Feet Under," "30 Rock") is attached to direct the romantic comedy "A Little Something for Your Birthday" for Overture Films...
Screen Gems Adapts Steve Harvey’s “Lady”
Screen Gems is planning to adapt comedian Steve Harvey's book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" into a feature film reports Variety.Harvey...
Sony Lands Little League Comedy Project
Sony Pictures and Happy Madison have picked up a comedy script about a childhood incident of baseball player Rick Dempsey says VarietyActor Johnathon Schaech,...
Jon Heder Joins “Buddy Holly” Sci-Fi Comedy
Jon Heder ("Blades of Glory," "Napoleon Dynamite") is set to star in the sci-fi comedy "Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede" for...
Duffy Joins Comedy “You Again”
TV acting veteran Patrick Duffy has joined the cast of the comedy "You Again" for Disney Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.The story centers on...
How To See “Avatar” Footage Next Friday
As previously reported, next Friday is the day the first footage from the James Cameron-directed sci-fi feature "Avatar" hits the movie-going public at large....
Densham Helms Bill Tilden Biopic
Pen Densham ("Moll Flanders") is set to direct "Big Bill", a biopic about self-destructive tennis legend Bill Tilden, for Baldwin Entertainment and GlennIris Entertainment...
Newman Joins “After Midnight” Cast
Jaime Ray Newman ("Catch Me If You Can," TV's "Eastwick") has joined the cast of Manhattan-set indie feature "After Midnight" for Buzz Entertainment says...
Moreno Is “Eclipse” Vamp Maria
Catalina Sandino Moreno ("Maria Full of Grace," "Che") has been cast as the vampire character of Maria in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" says The...
Kim Basinger Joins Efron In “St. Cloud”
Kim Basinger is in negotiations to star in "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud" for Universal Pictures days Variety.Basinger would play the...
Riseborough Visits Greene’s “Brighton Rock”
British actress Andrea Riseborough ("Happy-Go-Lucky," TV's "Party Animals") has scored the female lead role in "Brighton Rock" for BBC Films and Optimum Releasing says...
Singer Helms A “Galactica” Reboot Film?
"Battlestar Galactica" may be making the jump to the big screen, but not in the way you'd expect.HitFix reports that "X-Men" and "Superman Returns"...
Maggie Q Joins Horror/Western “Priest”
Maggie Q has joined the cast of the horror western "Priest" for Screen Gems says The Hollywood Reporter.Adapted by Cory Goodman from a TokyoPop...