Erykah Badu Joins Mos Def In Bobby Zero
Grammy-winning American soul singer, songwriter, and actress Erykah Badu ("The Cider House Rules," "House of D") has landed a leading role in the indie...
McQuarrie Uncovers Florence Monster
"The Usual Suspects" and "Valkyrie" scribe Christopher McQuarrie will write and produce two project - "The Champions" and "The Monster of Florence" for United...
Aaron Eckhart Goes Into Battle
Aaron Eckhart ("The Dark Knight," "The Core") is attached to star in the sci-fi action epic "Battle: Los Angeles" for Sony Pictures says The...
Criss Angel Gets A Sitcom
Chris Moynihan is planning an NBC comedy series based on the life of magician Criss Angel reports Variety.The "Mindfreak" magician conceived the project along...
Gough and Millar Pen Robotech Draft
"Smallville" creators and film scribes Alfred Gough and Miles Millar ("Shanghai Noon," "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor") are set to pen a...
del Toro & McQuarrie Are Champions
Along with the just announced "The Monster of Florence", scribe Christopher McQuarrie ("The Usual Suspects") will write and produce "The Champions" for United Artists.McQuarrie...
Terminator Duo Pen New XXX Sequel
Scribed Michael Ferris and John Brancato ("Catwoman," "Primeval," "Terminator Salvation") are in early talks to write the script for "XXX: The Return of Xander...
Miller Set For Happy Feet Sequel
"Mad Max" helmer and Australian film legend Dr. George Miller is set to begin production on a sequel to his 2006 animated hit "Happy...
Gigandet Has A Five Star Day
Cam Gigandet ("Twilight," "Never Back Down") and Jena Malone ("Donnie Darko") have joined the indie self-discovery drama "Five Star Day" says The Hollywood Reporter.Danny...
Gyllenhaal On His Persia Muscles
When the first photos of a half-naked Jake Gyllenhaal in his "Prince of Persia" warrior garb hit the online blogs a few months back,...
News Shorts: November 16th 2008
Set photos of Mel Gibson shooting Edge of Darkness along with John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers on the set of From Paris...
Pegg Picks Up Aliens In Paul
British funnyman Simon Pegg spoke with Empire Magazine this week and went into detail on his forthcoming self-written comedy "Paul".Directed by Greg Mottola ("The...
Solace Shatters The US Box-Office
James Bond is back and bigger than ever before with "Quantum of Solace" raking in $71 million for its three-day opening weekend. The...
Marc Forster Initiates World War Z
Marc Forster is moving from action spy territory to an apocalypse of the undead.The "Quantum of Solace" director is set to helm "World War...
Summit Plans Two Twilight Sequels
Summit Entertainment has acquired rights to the next three novels in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" vampire series just one week before the first film's release...
Len Wiseman Conducts The Motorcade
Len Wiseman ("Underworld," "Live Free or Die Hard") is in negotiations to direct the DreamWorks thriller "Motorcade" reports Variety.Billy Ray ("Shattered Glass") has rewritten...
del Toro Produces Grimly’s Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro is set to produce both a stop-motion version of Gris Grimly's "Pinocchio" according to Bloody Disgusting.Grimly is a Los Angeles-based artist...
Clint Eastwood In The Hereafter
Clint Eastwood is in talks to direct the supernatural thriller "Hereafter" for DreamWorks Pictures says Variety.The story details are being kept under wraps but...
James Cox Calls The Summoner
James Cox ("Highway," "Wonderland") will direct the psychological horror feature "The Summoner" for Dark Castle and Warner Bros. Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.The story...
Regency Adapts Asimov’s Eternity
New Regency has acquired rights to Isaac Asimov's 1955 time travel novel "The End of Eternity" reports Variety.The Asimov novel is a futuristic tale...
Apatow Launches Funny People Comp
Universal Pictures and MySpace have just launched an exclusive contest for Judd Apatow's highly anticipated feature "Funny People" to win a walk-on role in...
Michael Moore Tackles Financial Crisis
Michael Moore's next documentary for Paramount Vantage and Overture is taking on a different issue than first stated - it will now cover the...
Russell Grabs McConaughey’s Grackle
The sometimes controversial helmer David O. Russell ("Three Kings," "I Heart Huckabees") is in talks to direct the romantic comedy "The Grackle" which Matthew...
Francis Lawrence Helms Prison Siege Tale
Warner Bros. Pictures has picked up Ari Rubin's Delta Force prison action thriller spec script says The Hollywood Reporter.Francis Lawrence ("I Am Legend," "Constantine")...
TV Cancellations & Delays Galore
"The actors on the Fox drama 'Prison Break' have been notified by 20th TV that the filming schedule might be extended to accommodate production...
Steve Carell Is Quite Despicable
Steve Carell will voice the title character in Universal's 3-D CG-animated feature "Despicable Me" says Variety.Carell's title character is a deplorable man known as...
Meryl Streep Loves Cats For Dewey
Meryl Streep will star in the fact-based film based on Vicki Myron's novel "Dewey" for New Line Cinema says the trades.An adaptation of Myron's...
Cooper, Carney Caught In Tempest
Chris Cooper and former musician Reeve Carney have joined the cast of Julie Taymor's new film take on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" says The Hollywood...
Ratner Not Yet Set For Conan Film
Brett Ratner is NOT as committed to directing the "Conan" remake as the producers would seem to think.The announcement by Millennium Films chief Avi...
Knight Gets $1 Billion, Loses Oscar Chance
Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's musical score for "The Dark Knight" has been disqualified from Oscar contention by the executive committee of the...