Kim Cattrall Is Miss January
"Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall will star in the drama "Miss January" for Gilbert Films reports Variety.The story follows a young man...
Universal’s Violence Has New Creed
Universal has picked up the film rights to Boston Teran's Western gangster novel "The Creed of Violence" says the trades.The book, set in the...
Sex Drive Duo Get New Comedy
Summit Entertainment is re-teaming with "Sex Drive" creators Sean Anders and John Morris on a new comedy says The Hollywood Reporter.The untitled project concerns...
Rob Reiner Goes Travel Writing
Castle Rock Entertainment has acquired feature rights to Peter Ferry's novel "Travel Writing" reports Variety.A love story set against the backdrop of a murder...
News Shorts: October 16th 2008
A new poster for The Spirit and two more photos from The Reader.-Further details are online about the recently announced "Bull Durham" sequel-...
Frost/Nixon Good, But No Best Film?
Many Oscar bloggers have pegged "Frost/Nixon" as the most likely candidate of upcoming films for a Best Picture Oscar nomination. Now it seems...
Zack and Miri Ads Banned
Kevin Smith is fighting another battle on the marketing front of his new comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" - this time its...
Ingelsby Adapts Sleeper Comic
Brad Ingelsby ("Low Dweller") will pen the script for a feature film adaptation of Ed Brubaker's comic "Sleeper" for Warner Bros. Pictures reports the...
Porn Star Is Soderbergh’s Girlfriend
Porn star Sasha Grey has been cast as the lead in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming feature "The Girlfriend Experience" reports Variety.The low-budget drama, penned by...
Tim Burton Talks His Wonderland
On the set of his upcoming Disney adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland", The Los Angeles Times got chatting with director Tim Burton who discussed...
The Road Delayed To 2009?
The film adaptation of the post-apocalyptic thriller "The Road" may be pushed back to 2009 according to EW & The Hollywood Reporter.Originally slated for...
Gervasi Has Dinner With Herve
Former journalist Sacha Gervasi will write and direct the biopic My Dinner With Herve" for Mandate Pictures and Film Rites says Variety.Gervasi conducted the...
Steve Carell Is Doyle’s Brigadier
Steve Carell has signed onto the upcoming comedy "Brigadier Gerard" according to The Hollywood Reporter.John Altshuler and David Krinsky's screenplay, based on a series...
Paramount Cuts Back On Movies
With Dreamworks now over at Universal, Vantage re-incorporated back into the fold, and tough economic times ahead - it comes as no surprise that...
Warners Acquires Leakes’ Hades
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired John Leake's non-fiction book "Entering Hades" says Variety.The story follows Jack Unterweger, a journalist who led a double life...
News Shorts: October 15th 2008
Posters for Australia, Easy Virtue, Changeling, The Haunting in Connecticut.- James Cameron was interviewed by CBC's "The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos" and talked...
Twilight Sequel Being Readied?
Summit Entertainment's CEO Rob Friedman is already readying a Twilight sequel, despite the first film being over a month away from opening reports Deadline...
Terry Rossio Denies Pirates Rumors
"Pirates of the Caribbean" co-scribe Terry Rossio has denied the various rumors currently circling about a fourth 'Pirates' film.On his official blog, he says:...
Amy Adams In Talks For Leap Year
Amy Adams is in negotiations to headline the romantic comedy "Leap Year" for Spyglass Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.Adams will play an uptight woman...
Tarantino’s Basterds Begins Production
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (sic) began principal photography last week on location in Germany. The ensemble cast of Inglourious Basterds includes Brad Pitt, Diane...
Searchlight To Rig an Election
Fox Searchlight has acquired Billy Ray's fact-based "How to Rig an Election" reports Variety.The "Shattered Glass" and "Breach" helmer penned and will direct the...
Bell, Davis Go On A Couples Retreat
Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis and Malin Akerman have joined Universal Pictures "Couples Retreat" says The Hollywood Reporter.The Jon Favreau-scripted and Peter Billingsley-directed comedy revolves...
Various Star Trek Tidbits
JJ Abrams tells MTV News that his upcoming reinvention of "Star Trek" will have a two-hour runtime. "I'm sick of these two hours...
Warners Takes The Headshot
Warner Bros. has acquired screen rights to Alexis Nolent's French graphic novel series "Headshot" reports Variety.The story follows an unlikely alliance between a cop...
Ronin, Woman Become TV Series
MGM has greenlit a number of fictional series based on two of their feature film properties says The Hollywood Reporter.The pair include the Robert...
From Paris Shoot Cancelled
Location shooting on Pierre Morel's "From Paris With Love", starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, has been postponed according to a spokesman says...
Brody & Chiklis Attend High School
Adrien Brody and Michael Chiklis have joined the cast of indie comedy "High School" for Parallel Zide says Variety.The story centers on a high...
Henson Commits Happytime Murders
Jim Henson Co., the company behind The Muppets, has picked up the comedic film noir spec script "The Happytime Murders" reports the trades.Written by...
Wall Street Sequel Moves Forward
Two hot things in the news right now are Oliver Stone and Wall Street, so imagine the hits an article like this generates.20th Century...
Gibson, Donner Out Of Fifth Lethal
Despite the buzz in recent months about Shane Black's new script and potential casting talk, the fifth "Lethal Weapon" movie may now be dead...