A Pair Eye Twilight’s “Eclipse”
Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona ("The Orphanage") and James Mangold ("3:10 to Yuma," "Identitiy") are both said to be circling the third "Twilight" feature...
Heijningen Directs “Thing” Prequel
Dutch helmer Matthijs van Heijningen ("The Black Meteor," "The Ball") is tipped to be helming Strike and Universal Pictures prequel to John Carpenter's 1982...
Emma Stone Bites Into “Zombieland”
Emma Stone ("Superbad") is in final negotiations to star alongside Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg in Sony Pictures horror comedy "Zombieland" reports Variety.The story...
Affleck Helms Joaquin Phoenix Doco
Casey Affleck is set to direct a documentary feature on Joaquin Phoenix's new career says The Hollywood Reporter.Affleck is a close friend of the...
Blunt As Black Widow In “Iron Man 2”?
Emily Blunt ("The Devil Wears Prada," "Charlie Wilson's War") is allegedly in talks to play Natasha Romanoff, aka the Black Widow, in Marvel Studios'...
Kieran Culkin Is Wright’s “Pilgrim
Kieran Culkin ("Igby Goes Down") has been cast in Edgar Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" says HitFix.Based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's popular series...
Focus Developing Fela Kuti Biopic
Focus Features is developing a biopic about Nigerian musician and political maverick Fela Kuti says The Hollywood Reporter.Fela Anikulapo-Kuti garnered fame in the U.S....
Cancelled “Jericho” Becomes A Film?
"National Treasure" director John Turteltaub tells iF Magazine he is working on a theatrical version of the defunct CBS series "Jericho"."we're developing a feature...
Pushing Daisies The Movie?
With ABC's "Pushing Daisies" off the air and no word on the remaining unaired episodes ever making it to air, some surprising news has...
Sheridan Helms Whitey Bulger Biopic
Jim Sheridan ("In the Name of the Father," "In America") is developing a film about notorious Boston mobster turned FBI informant Whitey Bulger reports...
Rob Cohen Hijacks A “Sea Artist”?
Rob Cohen is apparently attached to direct "The Sea Artist", a film about modern day pirates reports Production Weekly via Slashfilm.Details of the story...
Unified Acquires “Funk,” “Sleep”
Unified Pictures and Cinema Epoch have forged a two-picture deal which includes Jeremy Alter's "The Perfect Sleep" and Craig Carlisle's "Bob Funk" says The...
R.I.P. Montalban and McGoohan
Two of TV's greatest acting legends, with two of the most distinct voices ever to grace the screen, have both passed on - Ricardo...
Gilio’s Script Becomes Verbinski Film
Universal has acquired an untitled Michael Gilio script that will be developed as a potential directing vehicle for Gore Verbinski ("Pirates of the Caribbean,"...
Depp’s “Rum Diary” Starts Soon
A casting announcement suggests that the adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary" could be Johnny Depp's next project says The Bad and...
Selick Does “Karlstei” & “Paranorman”
"Coraline" director Henry Selick says that his next project will be an adaptation of "Golden Compass" author Philip Pullman's children's book "Count Karlstein" says...
Sam Jackson No Longer Nick Fury
Samuel L. Jackson won't be appearing as Nick Fury in future Marvel Studios features says The Los Angeles Times.The actor, who made a cameo...
Stone Village Walks “The Field”
Stone Village has picked up Sean Wathen and Josh Dobkin's spec thriller "The Field" reports Variety.The story is set in an endless field, where...
Various “Star Trek” Film Updates
Despite the trailer with that hint of a Kirk-Uhura sex scene, actor Chris Pine says the new "Star Trek" film has "no crazy sex...
McG Wants Will Smith For “Nemo”
McG ("Charlie's Angels," "Terminator Salvation") is after box-office megastar Will Smith to play Captain Nemo in his just-announced "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" prequel...
Shakespeare Was Into “Spanking”
Daniel Lagana will adapt Jake Wizner's young-adult book "Spanking Shakespeare" for Paramount Pictures and MTV Films says Variety.The story centers on Shakespeare Shapiro, who...
Prison, Grey’s, Men, Smallville News
Fox's "Prison Break" will end its run after four seasons this spring. The show will return with its final six episodes on Fridays...
Nine Foreign Films On Oscar Shortlist
Nine films have made it to the next round of voting for the best foreign-language feature awards at this year's upcoming Oscars. The...
Steve McQueen Biopic In The Works
Producers Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters are working on a Steve McQueen biopic reports Variety.The project will primarily chronicle McQueen's Hollywood career, which began...
Watchmen On Verge Of Settlement?
A court conference scheduled for Tuesday between Fox and Warner Bros. attorneys has been canceled says The Hollywood Reporter.The move has fired talk that...
Jackie Chan in “Karate Kid” Remake
Jackie Chan is in negotiations to star in Sony Pictures and Overbrook Entertainment's remake of "The Karate Kid" says the trades.Chan would take on...
Alex Holmes Is Escobar’s “Infiltrator”
Alex Holmes ("House of Saddam") is set to pen "The Infiltrator" for 2929 Productions reports Variety.Based on a memoir by Robert Mazur, the true...
Chriqui To Star in “13” Remake
Emmanuelle Chriqui is set to join the cast of Gela Babluani's "13" for Overnight Productions, Barbarian Films and Morabito Picture Company says The Hollywood...
John Carter of Mars Rockets Forward
Director Andrew Stanton ("WALL-E") tells Sci-Fi Wire that Disney's adaptation of sci-fi pulp classic "John Carter of Mars" is moving forward." deep into it....
Adams Duo Travel “East of Eden”
The duo behind the multi-award winning HBO mini-series "John Adams" are adapting John Steinbeck's classic novel "East of Eden" for Universal Pictures and Imagine...