Daniel Barnz Turns “Beastly” For CBS
Daniel Barnz ("Phoebe in Wonderland," "Under and Alone") is set to direct and write the supernatural high-school actioneer "Beastly" for CBS Films says The...
Slumdog, “Wrestler” Top Brit Critics Awards
"The Wrestler" and "Slumdog Millionaire" topped the London Film Critics' Circle Awards on Wednesday, the duo taking Best Film and Best British Film respectively...
Universal Planning “Candy Land” Film
Etan Cohen ("Tropic Thunder," "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa") will write and Kevin Lima ("Enchanted") will direct a live-action feature based on the Hasbro board...
Michael Gambon Opens “Book of Eli”
Michael Gambon ("Harry Potter," "The Good Shepherd") has joined the cast of the post-apocalyptic thriller "The Book of Eli" for Warner Bros. Pictures says...
Bloom, Cassel, Kurylenko Are “Cross”
Orlando Bloom ("Pirates of the Caribbean"), Vincent Cassel ("Eastern Promises," "Ocean's 12") and Olga Kurylenko ("Quantum of Solace," "Hitman") are set to star in...
Nolan Retools Gyllenhaal’s “Moon”
"Black Hawk Down" and the upcoming "Escape From New York " remake screenwriter Ken Nolan is set to re-write the troubled script for Paramount's...
Depp, Penn Up For “Three Stooges”?
For their upcoming "Three Stooges" project, you can't blame the Farrelly Brothers for aiming high.According to In Touch via Just Jared, the filmmakers are...
Sony & Rudin Pick Molaison’s Brain
Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin are developing a film based on the life of Henry Molaison reports Variety.Molaison became known in medical circles...
Roven, Suckle Open “Damascus Gate”
Producers Charles Roven and Richard Suckle are teaming for the political thriller "Damascus Gate" for Sony Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on Robert Stone's...
Levinson Helms “Babi Yar” Holocaust Drama
Barry Levinson ("Wag the Dog," "What Just Happened?") is set to direct an adaptation of Anatoly Kuznetsov's WWII classic "Babi Yar" for Aurora Entertainment...
Garry Marshall Falls For “Valentine’s Day”
Garry Marshall ("The Princess Diaries") is set to direct the comedy "Valentine's Day" for New Line Cinema reports Variety.The story centers around ten people...
Pacino Takes On Shakespeare’s “King Lear”
Al Pacino and Michael Radford, who previously teamed on the film adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" in 2004, are reteaming for another...
Bruehl & Becker Re-Team For “Kaminski”
Rising thesp Daniel Bruehl and director Wolfgang Becker ("Good Bye, Lenin") are reteaming for "Me and Kaminski " ("Ich und Kaminski") for Berlin's X...
Downey On “Iron Man 2” & “Holmes”
Though everyone, even the trades, reported that Mickey Rourke would likely play the Soviet-era villain The Crimson Dynamo in the upcoming "Iron Man" sequel,...
Ernest Hemingway Biopic Underway
The Gotham Group and producer Kevin Fortuna have optioned film rights to A.E. Hotchner's best-selling biography "Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir" says The hollywood...
Weinstein’s Plan Judy Garland Biopic
The Weinstein Co. has optioned the feature rights to Gerald Clarke's "Get Happy: the Life of Judy Garland" reports Variety."Get Happy," published in 2000,...
Terminator Pics, Art & On-Set Rants
Its been a busy day for those working on "Terminator Salvation" and the news hasn't been great. In fact much of the Net...
Watchmen, Museum, Play Posters
Too many posters to count have hit the web in the past few days. Here's a look at them all including: two further...
Aaron Sorkin Takes Up “The Challenge”
"The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin is set to pen the courtroom drama "The Challenge" for George Clooney's Smoke House productions and Warner Bros....
Robert Ludlum: The Video Game
Electronic Arts has won an exclusive worldwide license from Ludlum Entertainment to create video games based on the works of the late author Robert...
Acquisitions: September, Escapist, Souls
"R.J. Cutler's documentary "The September Issue", which follows Vogue editor Anna Wintour as she pulls together the magazine's September issue, has secured a pickup...
Bill Murray & Lucas Black To “Get Low”
Bill Murray and Lucas Black have joined the period dramatic thriller "Get Low" for the Zanuck Co. says Variety.Based on a true story, the...
Spike Lee Goes To “Hell”
Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule production company has acquired the rights to Brendan Koerner's non0fiction book "Now the Hell Will Start" reports...
Poul, J-Lo Organize “Plan B”
"Six Feet Under," "Rome" and "Big Love" director Alan Poul is set to make his feature directorial debut on the fertility comedy "Plan...
Gruffudd, Friend Adopt “The Kid”
Ioan Gruffudd, Rupert Friend and Natascha McElhone for are set to join "The Kid" reports VarietyAn adaptation of Kevin Lewis' best-selling true-life story, the...
John Carpenter Takes Over “The Ward”
The legendary John Carpenter ("Halloween," "The Thing") is finally returning to the big screen with the psychological thriller "The Ward" for Echo Lake Entertainment...
Lionsgate Acquires Sundance “Push”
Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired North American distribution rights to 2009 Sundance Film Festival sensation "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire".Directed...
Sony Classics Acquires “Whatever Works”
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired U.S. rights to director Woody Allen's "Whatever Works" from Wild Bunch. "Whatever Works" is Allen's first film...
Slumdog’s Patel Joins M. Night’s “Airbender”
"Slumdog Millionaire" and former "Skins" star Dev Patel has joined the cast of M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender" for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon...
Day-Lewis, Benicio, Gael, Scorsese, “Silence”
Once he wraps "Shutter Island", director Martin Scorsese is determined to make the long developing "Silence" his next movie says Variety. Daniel Day-Lewis and...