News Shorts: December 4th 2008
- New posters for the Nic Cage-led Alex Proyas-directed thriller Knowing, and the Jensen Ackles-led horror remake My Bloody Valentine."Zone Film has picked up...
Lucas on Indy 5, Star Wars 3D & “Tails”
George Lucas shows up at American Cinematheque's 23rd annual award presentation honoring Samuel L. Jackson and ComingSoon.net managed to snag him for a few...
Heroes, “Californication”, “Mars” News
"Dead Like Me" and "Pushing Daisies" creator/executive producer Bryan Fuller is close to a two-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios which will include...
Baruchel Is The “Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
Jay Baruchel ("Tropic Thunder," "Knocked Up") is negotiating to play the title role in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" for Walt Disney Pictures reports Variety. Scripted...
Romancing the Stone & “They Live” Remakes
Having raided the 60's and 70's beyond exhaustion, Hollywood is now tucking heavily into the 80's for remake material in its endless desire to...
Straczynski On “World War Z” Scale
Unlike most zombie movies about a small group of survivors fending off undead hordes, scribe J. Michael Straczynski tells MTV News that his adaptation...
Russell Brand In “Arthur” Remake
British comedian Russell Brand ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "Bedtime Stories") is developing and potentially starring in a remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore comedy "Arthur"...
Joel Silver Makes Films In Berlin
Producer Joel Silver has signed a five-year, fifteen-pic co-production pact with Germany's Studio Babelsberg reports Variety.The films will be produced under the Dark Castle...
2009 Sundance Film Festival Line-Up
The Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the...
Tarzan Ditches Loincloth For Khakis
"The Mummy" and "Van Helsing" director Stephen Sommers has been attached to a "Tarzan" film for a while, and now its been revealed that...
Dark Shadows Begins Filming Next Year
Producer Richard D. Zanuck tells Collider that Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's plan for a feature film version of gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows"...
Hilary Swank Is The New “Resident”
Hilary Swank is set to star in the thriller "The Resident" for Hammer Films reports Variety.Swank will play a doctor who moves into a...
Smallville Reaching An End?
"Smallville" executive producer Darren Swimmer tells TV Guide via Krypton Site that despite a ratings rebound in its current eighth season, the show may...
News Shorts: December 3rd 2008
- Five new photos of Kristin Kreuk in action on "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li" are online.- A two-minute clip is out...
Johnny Depp Joins Infernal “Dante”
"Infinitum Nihil has acquired films rights to Nick Tosches 2002 novel "In the Hand of Dante" that will be developed as a potential star...
Twilight’s Stewart Is Runaways’ Jett
"Twilight" star Kristen Stewart is set to portray rocker Joan Jett in the biopic "The Runaways" says The Hollywood Reporter.The Runaways were hugely influential...
Brownlow Pens “Captain Blood” Remake
John Brownlow ("Sylvia," "The Hero") is set to pen the remake of 1935 pirate feature "Captain Blood" for Warner Bros. Pictures reports the trades.Based...
Romanek Helms “Never Let Me Go” Film
Mark Romanek ("One Hour Photo") is set to direct a big screen adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel "Never Let Me Go" reports Production...
The 2009 Spirit Award Nominations
"Rachel Getting Married," "Ballast" and "Frozen River" dominated the field when the 2009 Spirit Award nominations were announced yesterday morning.The three films scored six...
Roman Polanski Comes Back To The US
Roman Polanski is trying to get back to Hollywood with his attorneys filing a complaint with the Los Angeles Superior Court seeking to have...
Hunter Parrish Cuts Into “Paper Man”
Hunter Parrish ("Weeds") has joined the cast of the coming-of-middle-age comedy "Paper Man" for says The Hollywood Reporter.The story chronicles the unlikely friendship between...
Dark Knight For Best Picture Oscar?
It is the most financially successful film of 2008, it has the highest average score (8.5/10) of any live-action film of 2008 on Rotten...
Kevin McKidd Still Keen On “Thor”
Kevin McKidd (TV's "Rome," "Grey's Anatomy") tells IGN that he's still a contender for the lead role in Marvel Studios' "Thor".Casting wise nothing has...
Lexi Alexander On “Jonah Hex”?
"Punisher: War Zone" director Lexi Alexander tells Latino Review that she was sent the script for "Jonah Hex" and "really liked it".She tells the...
Mark Strong Talks “Sherlock” Villain
It seems as if Sherlock Holmes' arch-nemesis Moriarty does appear in Guy Ritchie's new feature film take on the character - but not in...
Miller Still Onboard “Justice League”
A representative from Kennedy Miller Mitchell has categorically denied Monday's scoop that Dr. George Miller is off the 'Justice League' project. They have confirmed...
News Shorts: December 2nd 2008
Five new publicity stills from "Wolverine" are out, sadly not in high resolution just yet. The first trailer hits cinemas next Friday.The first...
Ritchie’s “Holmes” Suffers Accidents
Guy Ritchie's more action-packed take on "Sherlock Holmes" has suffered a few bizarre accidents of late reports The Sun.Robert Downey Jr. was knocked out...
Cuaron Talks “The Witches” Remake
Talking with Empire Online, Alfonso Cuaron confirms that he's serving only as a producer on the new film version of Roald Dahl's "The Witches"."I'm...
Grazer Explains “Nottingham” Confusion
So how can Russell Crowe play both Robin Hood and the Sheriff in Ridley Scott's "Nottingham" film?Producer Brian Grazer has revealed the spoiler-filled answer,...