Eckhart, Jenkins Read From “Rum Diary”
Aaron Eckhart is in negotiations and Richard Jenkins is signed on to join Johnny Depp in the drama "Rum Diary" says The Hollywood Reporter.An...
Universal Adapts Quinn’s “Dog on It”
Universal Pictures has beat out New Line and Summit to acquire Spencer Quinn's novel "Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery" reports Variety.Jeff...
Underbelly Sequel Tops Oz Ratings
The second season of Australian true-life crime drama "Underbelly", subtitled 'A Tale of Two Cities', broke ratings records Down Under in its two-hour season...
John Krasinski Joins Nancy Meyers’ Next
John Krasinski will join Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in Nancy Meyers upcoming untitled comedy for Universal Pictures.Krasinski committed to make the...
Greta Gerwig Joins Baumbach’s “Greenberg”
Indie mumblecore darling Greta Gerwig ("Baghead," "Hannah Takes the Stairs") has landed the female lead opposite Ben Stiller in the relationship drama "Greenberg" says...
Eva Green, Matt Smith In “Womb”
Eva Green ("Casino Royale," "Kingdom of Heaven") will star in the sci-fi drama "Womb" reports Variety.The film tells the story of a grieving widow,...
Joel Silver Is Full Of “Conviction”
Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures have acquired Jonathan Herman's prison thriller spec script "Conviction" reports the trades.The story follows a bank robber who is...
Dreamworks & Disney – The Press Release
The Walt Disney Studios has agreed to enter into an exclusive long-term distribution arrangement with filmmaker and DreamWorks Studios co-founder Steven Spielberg, and partner...
Rush, Wenham, Sturgess Turn “Guardians”
One British and three Aussie thesps have joined "300" and "Watchmen" director Zack Snyder's owl-centric animated film "Guardians of Ga'Hoole" says The Hollywood Reporter.Jim...
Jack Goes Boating Commences Filming
Principal photography will commence February 9th on Jack Goes Boating starring John Ortiz (American Gangster), Amy Ryan (Changeling), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Sex and the City),...
Blanchett Is Marian In “Nottingham”?
Mark Strong tells The Telegraph that Cate Blanchett is likely to take over for Sienna Miller in the role of Maid Marian in Ridley...
Outlander Duo Unleash Zombies
Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain ("Outlander," "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans") will adapt the Red 5 comic "ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction for Benderspink...
Reliance Gets Ratner For “Youngblood”
Reliance Big Entertainment, the Mumbai-based conglomerate which has made Dreamworks its 'bend over b*tch' to use the vernacular, has acquired Rob Liefeld's iconic graphic...
Pena, Dourif Join Herzog’s “My Son”
Michael Pena, Brad Dourif and Bill Cobbs have joined the cast of the Werner Herzog's psychological thriller "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye...
James Mangold Does A Legal Thriller
James Mangold ("3:10 to Yuma," "Two Lovers") will direct an untitled true-life lawsuit drama for Bold Films says the trades. The story revolves around...
BBC Films Adapts Muchamore’s Teen Spy
Despite the dismal failure of British teen spy thriller "Stormbreaker" a few years back, BBC Films is trying the formula again and commissioned a...
Franka Potente Takes A “Long Weekend”
Franka Potente is in final negotiations for the lead role in the $4 million action thriller "The Long Weekend" for Carnaby Films says Reuters.Writer-director...
David Nutter Helms “Eastwick” Pilot
David Nutter has signed on to direct and executive produce the pilot of "Eastwick," Warner Bros. TV's adaptation of 1987 fantasy/black comedy "The Witches...
Slumdog Scores BAFTA Landslide
"Slumdog Millionaire" easily dominated this year's British Academy Film Awards. The inspirational Mumbai-set tale scored seven awards including best film, director for Danny...
EuropaCorp Sees Kennedy’s “Big Picture”
Europacorp is planning a 15-20 million Euro, French-language adaptation of American author Douglas Kennedy's book "The Big Picture" says Variety.Released under the title "L'homme...
Reader Producer Adapts “Self” Trilogy
"The Reader" associate producer Simon de Normier has picked up the rights to a trilogy of crime novels from "Reader" author Bernhard Schlink says...
Transformers Fallen Toy First Look
TF08.net has released pictures of action figures from the upcoming sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".Most notable though is what appears to be a...
Milk, “Slumdog” Win WGA Honors
Dustin Lance Black's adapted screenplay for "Milk" and Simon Beaufoy's original script for "Slumdog Millionaire" took the top honors at this year's Writer's Guild...
Gallenberger Helms India-Set “Narcissus”
Florian Gallenberger ("John Rabe," "Shadows of Time") will next direct an adaptation of Herman Hesse's medieval tale "Narcissus and Goldmund" for Claussen+Woebke+Putz Filmproduktion reports...
Momsen & Zachar In “Cavegirl” Remake
Taylor Momsen (TV's "Gossip Girl") and Jacob Zachar (TV's "Greek") are in talks for the feature film version of "Cavegirl" for The U.K. Film...
Hathaway In Stephen Chow’s Next?
Anne Hathaway is rumored to be starring in martial arts comedy director Stephen Chow's new film according to China.org.cn
Plot details are unknown but a...
Arterton, Marsan Behind “Disappearance”
Gemma Arterton ("Quantum of Solace"), Eddie Marsan ("Happy-Go-Lucky") and Martin Compston ("Doomsday") are toplinig the contemporary kidnap thriller "The Disappearance of Alice Creed" for...
Tell No-One, “District B13” Remakes
Luc Besson and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam's EuropaCorp, who hit the top of the box-office with last week's thriller "Taken", have almost signed a deal...
Bale’s On-Air Apology For “Terminator” Rant
Christian Bale placed an on-air call this morning to Los Angeles radio station KROQ's morning show, "Kevin and Bean" and apologized for the "Terminator...
Mickey Rourke Joins Hill’s “St. Vincent”
Mickey Rourke has signed on to star in the hitman thriller "St. Vincent" says Variety.The story centers on an assassin who returns to his...