Segal Develops Geezer, Marvel, Smart 2
Director Peter Segal ("Get Smart") and Michael Ewing have been signed to a three-year first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures reports Variety.The deal kicks...
ABC Ditches Daisies, Keeps Mars
In its mid-season programming shuffle, ABC has decided to ditch three of the five series it premiered last season.After struggling in the ratings during...
News Shorts: November 20th 2008
Posters for Lost: Season Five, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, A Lonely Place for Dying, The Spirit, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,...
Terminator: Salvation Early Look
It's been an interesting last month or so in terms of early footage presentations. "Watchmen" and "Star Trek" have both kicked off presentations...
As Twilight Breaks, So Does The Bank
As of 12 noon Wednesday in the US, nearly 600 of the Thursday midnight show sessions of tween vampire romance adaptation "Twilight" have sold...
South Park Caps Off With Movie
When the time comes to close the door on the hit animated series "South Park", creator Trey Parker tells The Los Angeles Times that...
Tremors 5 Goes Down Under, Ugh
Back in 1990 came the release of "Tremors", a low-budget, darkly comic monster movie that quickly became a well-regarded cult classic.To this day it's...
A Christmas Carol Coming In IMAX
Disney's A Christmas Carol, the spectacular 3D 2009 holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, will be the first film from...
Perez, Ferguson, Hall Visit Color City
Rosie Perez, Craig Ferguson and Arsenio Hall have signed on to voice characters in Exodus Film Group's cartoon-crayon tale "The Hero of Color City"...
50 Cent Is A Dead Man Running
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson has joined the cast of Alex de Rakoff's indie London gangland movie "Dead Man Running" says The Hollywood Reporter.Set in...
Nevedine & Taylor Depart Jonah Hex
"Crank" and "Pathology" writer/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have dropped out of the adaptation of the comic adaptation "Jonah Hex" for production companies...
Mary and Max Open Sundance 2009
Adam Elliot's clay-animated feature "Mary and Max," voiced by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette, will open the 25th Sundance Film Festival on January...
Paramount Plans Linda Trest Biopic
Paramount Pictures has picked up the life rights of 51-year-old Missouri journalist Linda Trest. Anthony Walton and Andrew Dresher wil pen a script...
Robert Schwentke Directs Venus Fixer
Robert Schwentke ("Flightplan, "The Time Traveler's Wife") is attached to direct the thriller "Venus Fixer" for New Line and Mandalay Pictures reports Variety.Based on...
Sony Plans White House Butler Project
Sony has landed feature film rights to Wil Haygood's Washington Post report "A Butler Well Served by This Election" reports the trades.The film is...
Collene Campbell Is The New Brockovich
The Collective and Three Friends Prods. are teaming to produce an "Erin Brockovich"-like style film about Collene Campbell's crusade says The Hollywood Reporter.Campbell's son...
Gossip Girl Man Takes On X-Men
"Gossip Girl" and "The O.C." creator Josh Schwartz is in negotiations to write an X-Men spin-off for the younger set - "X-Men: First Class"...
Bond, Verbinski Remake The Host
Universal Pictures is set to remake the 2006 South Korean thriller "The Host" reports Variety.The original followed a city terrorized by a giant mutant...
Narnia Scribes Pen Captain America
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (the "Narnia" films, "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers") are in negotiations to pen "First Avenger: Captain America"...
The Soloist Pushed Back Another Month
DreamWorks and Paramount have agreed to release the Jamie Foxx-Robert Downey Jr. drama "The Soloist" on April 24th 2009 instead of March 13th reports...
Chadwick Helms New William Tell
Justin Chadwick ("The Other Boleyn Girl") has signed on to helm "Ironbow: The Legend of William Tell" for Spyglass Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.The...
Warners Adapts Sparks’ Lucky One
Anonymous Content and the Film Department are joining forces to develop the World War II-era mob drama "The American Way" says The Hollywood Reporter.Brian...
WW2 Mob Drama Goes The American Way
Anonymous Content and the Film Department are joining forces to develop the World War II-era mob drama "The American Way" says The Hollywood Reporter.Brian...
Stevenson In Talks To Helm He-Man
"Kung Fu Panda" co-director John Stevenson is rumored to be attached to direct the new live-action "He-Man" for Silver Pictures reports Latino Review.According to...
MGM Is Sending The Vibes Out
MGM has acquired Amy Kathleen Ryan's young adult novel "Vibes" reports Variety.The comedy centers on a popular 17-year-old cheerleader whose reality is turned upside...
Legend Scribe Pens Old Boy Remake
"I Am Legend" co-scribe Mark Protosevich is in early talks to pen the remake of "Old Boy" for reamworks Pictures and Mandate Pictures says...
Warners Tells Of The Days Before
Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to Chad St. John's sci-fi action spec script "The Days Before" says Variety.The story centers on aliens...
Beauty and the Beast Goes 3D
"Beauty and the Beast" producer Don Hahn and directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale are giving the 1991 Disney animated classic a Digital 3D...
Valhalla Picks Up Gearhead Rights
Valhalla Motion Pictures has picked up film rights to Dennis Hopeless and Kevin Mellon's graphic novel "Gearhead" says Variety.The story revolves around a young...
Bush, Mana, Ling Attend High School
Matt Bush, Camille Mana and Julia Ling have joined the cast of indie "High School" says Variety.Bush will star as a high school valedictorian...