Shane Abbess Verifies The Source Code
Aussie director Shane Abbess ("Gabriel") is set to helm the sci-fi thriller "Source Code" for Universal Pictures says the trades.Penned by Ben Ripley, the...
Phoenix Parties Like The Amish
Phoenix Pictures and the Gold Co. are teaming on the comedy "Amish Gone Wild" says Variety.The story focuses on the Rumspringa ritual, a rite...
Tucker Max Serves Beer In Hell
Tucker Max will adapt his true story best-seller "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" into a major feature film says The Hollywood Reporter.The...
X-Files Sequel Gets A Name
"The X-Files: I Want to Believe". That's the official title of the upcoming second feature film based on the highly successful TV series reports...
Allison Janney Joins Place, Words
Allison Janney has landed roles in Sam Mendes' relationship comedy "This Must Be the Place" for Focus Features and the Eddie Murphy comedy "A...
Indiana & Knight Long Runtimes
"Iron Man" should be fun, "Wall-E" touching, and who knows what to expect from the likes of "Hancock", "Wanted," "Caspian" or "Hulk".Yet when ...
Weinsteins Talk Shanghai & Samurai
The Weinstein Company has revealed some new details about two projects its producing with its $285 million Asian Film Fund says Variety."Shanghai" will be...
Richard Gere Among Brooklyn’s Finest
Richard Gere has signed on for both Avalon Pictures' Amelia Earhart biopic and Millennium Films' cop drama "Brooklyn's Finest" says Variety.In "Amelia," Gere will...
Amy Winehouse Solace Song Denied
A recent report in The Sun had photos of Amy Winehouse taking a break "from recording the new James Bond theme".Since publication, this has...
Steinfeld Gets Money for Nothing
Scribe Peter Steinfeld ("21") will adapt the lottery scam memoir "Money for Nothing" for Warner Independent Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.The project is based...
Shyamalan’s Avatar Set For 2010
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies have greenlit the live-action epic adventure M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, which will launch over the Independence Day...
DreamWorks Options Atlantis Rising
DreamWorks has optioned the rights and is planning a live-action feature adaptation of Platinum Studios' comic book "Atlantis Rising" says Reuters.Created by Scott Rosenberg,...
Trades: Legion, Love, Grace, Beaujolais
"Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment, Brighton Partners, and Rainmaker Entertainment are launching the new superhero property "Legion of 5". The series of CG-animated films...
Fox Atomic Adopts A Surrogate
Fox Atomic has picked up "Vanished" and "The Hidden" author Kathryn Mackel's novel "The Surrogate" which Ralph Winter will produce says Variety.The thriller...
Milla Jovovich Joins 4th Kind
Milla Jovovich will star in Gold Circle Films' thriller "The 4th Kind" says The Hollywood Reporter.The fact-based thriller involves an ongoing unsolved mystery in...
Chastain Plants Malick’s Tree
Jessica Chastain has been cast opposite Brad Pitt in Terrence Malick's new drama "Tree of Life" for River Road says Variety.The story concerns the...
Ninja, Thunder, Austin, Antichrist Updates
"Collin Chou ("The Matrix" trilogy) has dropped out of the Wachowski Brothers-produced, James McTeigue-directed "Ninja Assassin". Filming was scheduled to start next month in...
The Random Spiel: April 15th 2008
A quick thanks to everyone who remembered my 30th birthday on Monday and wrote in, very much appreciated by all. A...
ESPN & Redford Team On Robinson Biopic
ESPN and Robert Redford will produce an as-yet-untitled Jackie Robinson biopic about Brooklyn Dodgers star Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier says The Hollywood...
A Sorority Row Remake Planned
Josh Stolberg & Pete Goldfinger ("Pirahna 3D") have penned a remake of the 1983 slasher pic "The House on Sorority Row" says Fangoria.The Mark...
Pixar & Warners Check Out Pompeii
Pixar and Warner Bros. Pictures are apparently looking into using the ruins of Pompeii for future movie sets says Newsweek.The talk comes after Roman...
Tucker & Chan Re-Team For New Film
"Rush Hour" stars Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are looking set to reunite for a new film that WON'T be a fourth 'Rush' it...
First Wolf Man Report & Set Pics
The Gazette & Herald ran an article today about the hectic filming taking place in the sleepy village of Lacock, Wiltshire in England where...
Dreamworks Remakes Ghost in the Shell
DreamWorks has acquired rights to the Japanese manga "Ghost in the Shell" reports Variety.The studio plans to adapt the futuristic police thriller, created by...
Trade Breaks: Crimes, Oscars, New Line
"Timothy J. Sexton ("Children of Men") will pen an American adaptation of Nacho Vigalondo's Spanish-language film "Los Cronocrimenes" (aka. "Timecrimes") for United Artists. ...
Demi Moore Joins Tears, Bunraku
Demi Moore has booked back-to-back starring roles in independent films, one a family drama and the other a martial arts movie says The Hollywood...
Ball Plans Spy Thriller 27
Breaking Ball Films have acquired feature rights to "Primal Fear" author William F. Diehl's pre-WWII spy novel "27" reports Variety.Originally called "The Hunt," the...
Rudin & White Revel In Glory
Scott Rudin and Miramax will turn Sean Wilsey's high-society memoir "Oh the Glory of It All" into a feature film says The Hollywood Reporter.Mike...
Astin, Ribisi, Huston Haunt Spirit
Sean Astin, Giovanni Ribisi, Ron Perlman and Anjelica Huston will lend their voices to the CG-animated eco-fairy tale "Spirit of the Forest" says Reuters.Astin...
Kristen Johnston Joins Bride Wars
Kristen Johnston has joined the cast of Regency and Fox's "Bride Wars" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story revolves around two childhood best friends, Liv...