Spike TV Scream Awards Announced
Spike TV's third annual "SCREAM" awards, honoring the best in fantasy, sci-fi, comics and horror, were presented Saturday night at the Greek Theatre in...
Wind Dancer Zaps American Lightning
Wind Dancer Films has picked up the film rights to Howard Blum's recently published "American Lightning" reports Variety.Subtitled "Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood,...
Daily Show Pair Experience Divorce
"Daily Show" scribes Ben Karlin and Stu Zicherman will pen the satirical comedy "A.C.O.D." (Adult Children of Divorce) for Miramax Films says The Hollywood...
Grant Departs Words Rom-Com
Hugh Grant has left the rom-com "Lost for Words" from Universal Pictures and Working Title reports Variety.Grant had agreed last summer to play a...
Howard On Iron Man 2 Dismissal
When it was reported last week that Don Cheadle would replace Terence Howard in the upcoming "Iron Man" sequel, it took many by surprise...
Quantum Reviews – Good, Not Great
The first press screening of the new Bond film took place on Friday night in the UK and already over a half dozen reviews...
Pitt, Miller Take On The Odyssey
Warner Bros. Pictures is planning on turning Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" into a futuristic space epic reports Variety.Brad Pitt and "Mad Max" helmer...
Ne-Yo To Sing At Venice Beach
R&B singer Ne-Yo will star in, executive produce and write the soundtrack for Fox Atomic's music-driven romance "Venice Beach" says Reuters.Duane Adler ("Step Up,"...
Brad Pitt Plays Some Moneyball
Steve Zaillian ("Braveheard") has signed on to adapt Michael Lewis' nonfiction bestseller "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" for Sony Pictures reports...
F. Gary Gray Replaces Darabont
Director F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job"") will replace Frank Darabont on Film Department's legal thriller "Law-Abiding Citizen" reports the trades."Citizen" centers on a...
More On Kevin Smith’s Sci-Fi Film
As previously reported, writer/director Kevin Smith is developing a futuristic outer space comedy says The Hollywood Reporter.Now we've learned that the $45-50 million film...
Hackford Directs Shanghai’s Merchant
Taylor Hackford ("Devil's Advocate," "Ray") will direct the English-language biopic "Merchant of Shanghai" reports Variety.The story follows opium dealer and property magnate Silas Hardoon,...
Raimi Talks Spider-Man 4 Status
Sam Raimi has gone from being tired and dejected to being enthusiastic about the upcoming fourth film in the "Spider-Man" franchise."I'm really excited about...
Soloist, Defiance Delayed Til 2009
Less than two months before their release, Paramount Pictures has delayed the releases of true-life drama "The Soloist" and the Daniel Craig-toplined Nazi-escape film...
Peter Weir Goes Way Back
Acclaimed Australian director Peter Weir ("The Truman Show," "Master and Commander") is set to direct the fact-based story "The Way Back" reports Variety.The story...
The New He-Man Has Been Killed
The new live-action film version of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe entitled "Grayskull" has been canceled at Warner Bros. Pictures reports Latino...
Neeson & Ricci In The After.Life
Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci have joined the cast of Plum Pictures psychological thriller "After.Life" says The Hollywood Reporter.Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's feature debut centers on...
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...