Comic-Con 2008: Lionsgate
The mini-major is headed in a new direction, steering away from the grisly horror films that helped establish it and towards other genres. Will...
Comic-Con 2008: The Wolfman
Benicio del Toro, Emily Blunt and makeup/FX guru Rick Baker all turned up on Friday afternoon to promote "The Wolfman", Universal's fascinating looking remake...
Comic-Con 2008: Terminator Salvation
The biggest film panel on Saturday at the San Diego Comic Con, the "Terminator Salvation" panel, played an extended trailer with about three minutes...
Comic-Con 2008: Lost
Even with 6,500-seat Hall H at their disposal, the lines for the "Heroes" and "Lost" panels began at 2am the night before. Showrunners...
Singer Drinks Some Freedom Formula
Bad Hat Harry Prods. and Radical Pictures are developing a live-action feature based on Edmund Shern's comic "Freedom Formula" reports Variety.Described as a futuristic...
Capone Tale In Pretty, Baby, Machine
Landscape Entertainment has acquired the film rights to Clark Westerman's graphic novel "Pretty, Baby, Machine" says the trades.Set in the Prohibition era of 1933,...
Legendary Finances Gears of War
Legendary Pictures is coming on board to co-finance and co-produce the "Gears of War" movie based on Microsoft and Epic Games' hit vidgame ...
Third Harold and Kumar Lit Up
"Harold and Kumar" scribes Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are set pen a third installment for Mandate Pictures reports Variety.The storyline is being kept...
Warner & DiCaprio Enter Twilight Zone
Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way are planning a feature film based on episodes from the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone" says...
Comic-Con 2008: Red Sonja
Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan were on hand at the San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday afternoon to talk about their upcoming film adaptation of...
Aronofsky Officially On Robocop
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) has signed Darren Aronofsky to direct and David Self to write a new installment for its "RoboCop" franchise. Aronofsky, the director...
Comic-Con 2008: Summit Entertainment
San Diego Comic-Con has begun again and newcomer Summit Entertainment had their very first panel.Twilight: When first announced, the scream in the 6,500-capacity Hall...
Comic-Con 2008: 20th Century Fox
San Diego Comic-Con has begun again and 20th Century Fox kicked off the action with the first panel for three of their big releases.Wolverine:...
Waters To Pen Hairspray Sequel
John Waters will write a treatment for a sequel to last year's hit musical feature "Hairspray" for New Line reports Variety.The aim is to...
Jamie Kennedy Produces Northwood
Comedian and "Scream" star Jamie Kennedy will produce the indie drama "In Northwood" says The Hollywood Reporter.The redemption tale centers on a man (Nick...
Bear City Feature Film Planned
"Harold" director T. Sean Shannon has revealed plans for a film adaptation of the Saturday Night Live shorts series "Bear City" which he directed.Talking...
Wright To Pen Cocaine Cowboys
Evan Wright ("Generation Kill") is set to pen the feature film "Cocaine Cowboys" for Paramount Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.The story follows Jon Roberts,...
Noyce To Remake Captain Blood
Phillip Noyce ("Catch a Fire," "Clear and Present Danger") will develop a remake of the 1935 Errol Flynn pirate feature "Captain Blood" for Warner...
Cage, Highmore Voice Astro Boy
The voice cast of Summit Entertainment and Imagi Studios CG-animated feature film of the classic anime "Astro Boy" has been announced.Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland,...
Trade Breaks: Wild, Knight, Hobbit
"Spike Jonze has final cut on "Where the Wild Things Are" and Playtone, the production company behind the film adaptation, is completely dedicated to...
Wasikowska Is Burton’s Alice
Disney Pictures is in final talks with Australian actress Mia Wasikowska to star in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on...
MTV Remaking Rocky Horror
MTV is planning to remake the 1975 cult classic turned cultural institution "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" reports Variety.The new version will use the...
Bryan Singer Into Capeshooters
Warner Bros. Pictures and Bad Hat Harry have acquired Rob Liefeld's upcoming comic "Capeshooters" reports the trades.The story follows two slackers become paparazzi who...
Margulies, Arkin Take Island Tour
Julianna Margulies, Emily Mortimer and Alan Arkin have joined the indie family comedy "City Island" which Raymond De Felitta ("The Thing About My Folks,"...
Vegas Biopic Commits Seven Sins
Producers Moritz Borman and Peter Graves have licensed film rights to Jon Land's action thriller novel "The Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending" says The...
Trade Breaks: Knight, Time, Demons
""The Dark Knight" took in another $24.5 million on Monday, bringing its total to $182.9 million. The film will cross the $200 million...
Summit Adapts Walsh’s The Leaves
Summit Entertainment has picked up the film rights to Kevin J. Walsh's graphic novel "The Leaves" reports the trades.Walsh will write the screenplay as...
Dewan, Goss Join Magdalena
Valhalla Motion Pictures, Platinum Studios and Top Cow Productions are set to produce the comic book adaptation "Magdalena" says Business Wire.Jenna Dewan is set...
Robert Hoffman Gets The Beat
Robert Hoffman ("Step Up 2 the Streets") has joined the cast of the indie '80s comedy "We Got the Beat" says The Hollywood Reporter.The...
Caruso Talks Y: The Last Man Film
At a special screening of footage from "Eagle Eye" to various online press (including myself) in Los Angeles today, Director D.J. Caruso confirmed that...