College Involves Love & Time Travel
GigaPix Studios and Vanguard Entertainment Group have picked up Brett Gursky and Scott Herbst's time-travel comedy script "The Old College Try" says The Hollywood...
The Boys Of Miramax Are Back
Miramax Films has acquired North American and Western European rights (excluding Spain) to Scott Hicks' drama "The Boys Are Back" says The Hollywood Reporter.In...
Do Not Disturb Gets Cancelled
Fox's "Do Not Disturb" is the first new series of the Fall to get the axe.The much-panned comedy averaged four million viewers over the...
News Shorts: September 27th 2008
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland has already been filming its live-action portions for more than a week in the county of Cornwall and...
R.I.P. Paul Newman
Legendary actor Paul Newman died Friday at his home near Westport, Connecticut after a lengthy battle with cancer.The 83-year-old has proven a fixture in...
Dark Knight DVD & Blu-ray Details
The cover art and early specs for the home release of "The Dark Knight" have been posted online, check 'em out below. The...
Rathbone Cast In Barker’s Dread
Jackson Rathbone ("Twilight") has been cast in an upcoming film adaptation of Clive Barker's "Dread" for Matador and Essential Entertainment says STYD.Written and directed...
Murray Talks Ghostbusters 3 Involvement
In a recent interview at a "City of Ember" at this year's FantasticFest, Bill Murray talked about the recently announced "Ghostbusters 3" and whether...
Sony Picks Up Millar’s Heroes
"Wanted" creator Mark Millar's six issue comic mini-series "War Heroes" has been picked up by Sony Pictures and producer Michael DeLuca to adapt says...
Maggie Q Hungry Like The Wolf
Maggie Q has signed on to star in Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang's epic drama "The Warrior and the Wolf" reports Screen Daily.Based on a...
Plum Lands Coben’s Innocent
Plum Pictures has optioned the film rights to Harlan Coben's 2005 best-selling thriller "The Innocent" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story follows an ex-con whose...
Olson Adapts Child’s One Shot
Josh Olson ("A History of Violence") will adapt Lee Child's thriller novel "One Shot" for Paramount Pictures reports the trades."One Shot" is part of...
Helen Mirren Pays Mossad Debt
Helen Mirren will play a Mossad agent in helmer John Madden's "The Debt" for Miramax Films says Variety.An English-language remake of Israeli thriller "Ha-hov",...
Notle, Bennett Lost In Arcadia
Nick Nolte, Haley Bennett and Carter Jenkins have joined the indie coming-of-age-drama "Arcadia Lost" for Roadworks Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.Bennett and Jenkins play...
Brad Furman Obsessed With Valet
Brad Furman ("The Take") is set to direct the suspense thriller "Valet" for Warner Bros. Pictures reports the trades.Matthew Aldrich will rewrite Alan McElroy's...
Tolkien Estate Gets No Rings Cash
A judge has barred the estate of "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien from seeking punitive damages against the studio that brought the...
Spielberg Options Wyndham’s Chocky
DreamWorks has extended their option on the film rights to John Wyndham's 1968 science fiction novel "Chocky" that Spielberg is apparently keen to make...
News Shorts: September 25th 2008
The posters for Quantum of Solace, Two Lovers and <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2008/09/24/changeling-poster-exclusive-first-look/">Changeling."Jon Turteltaub will be arriving at the UK's Pinewood Studios with producers John...
Rachel McAdams In Love With Holmes?
Rachel McAdams has been cast as the leading lady in Warner Bros.' new updated big screen version of "Sherlock Holmes" says AccessHollywood.com.McAdams plays Holmes'...
Megan Fox Sought For Fathom Film
"Transformers" actress Megan Fox is being sought to star in the feature adaptation of the late Michael Turner's comic book "Fathom" for Fox Atomic...
Legend Prequel, Hancock Sequel?
They may be amongst the weakest films he's done, but Will Smith's two most recent major hits look like they're about to become franchises.First...
Josephson Talks Blackbeard Plans
The announcement the other day of a biopic of real-life pirate Blackbeard has many wondering if a gritty, real take on piracy will work...
Pink Pens Rotten Scoundrels Remake
MGM has hired writer-director Steve Pink ("Accepted") to script a remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" says The Hollywood Reporter.Itself a remake...
Hathaway Finds The Opposite of Love
Anne Hathaway has joined the cast of 20th Century Fox's "The Opposite of Love" reports the trades.Based on Julie Buxbaum's debut novel, Hathaway will...
del Toro Penning Vampire Trilogy
"Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy" director Guillermo del Toro will co-write a trilogy of vampire thrillers with Chuck Hogan ("Prince of Thieves," "The Standoff") for...
Right One In Gets US Remake
"Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves has signed on to write and direct the Amerian remake of the acclaied Swedish horror flick "Let the Right One...
Kumar Pair Engaged To Beth
"Harold & Kumar" writer/directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg will write and direct the Warners comedy "'Til Beth Do Us Part" says The Hollywood...
Travolta & Rhys-Myers In Paris
John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys-Myers are teaming for the thriller "From Paris With Love" for EuroCorp reports Variety.Luc Besson and Adi Hasak wrote the...
Bo Burnham Teams With Apatow
18-year-old songwriting comedian Bo Burnham is in negotiations with Universal to do the music and possibly star in a Judd Apatow-produced comedy says The...
Camilla Belle Tells Three Stories
Camilla Belle ("10,000 B.C.," "When A Stranger Calls") has joined the cast of the psychological thriller "Three Stories About Joan" says One India.As previously...