Demme To Direct Bob Marley Doco
Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs," "Beloved") is replacing Martin Scorsese as director on Tuff Gong Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment's Bob Marley documentary...
Washington Speaks A Thousand Words
Kerry Washington ("The Last King of Scotland," "Fantastic Four") will star with Eddie Murphy in DreamWorks Pictures "A Thousand Words" says Variety.Murphy plays the...
Penn Solves Einstein’s Last Equation
Sascha Penn ("The Ditch") will adapt Stuart Gibbs' debut novel "The Last Equation" for Lionsgate says The Hollywood Reporter.The story revolves around Pandora, Albert...
Acquisitions: Buried, Hunger, Kiss
"Liberation Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to Chaz Thorne's black comedy "Just Buried". The story follows the increasingly questionable exploits of a...
Trades: Dirty Harry, Sweeney, Miller
"When asked at Cannes about the possibility of a sixth and final "Dirty Harry" movie, Clint Eastwood says "That is not correct... Dirty Harry...
Knightley, Paltrow, Hopkins Join Lear
Keira Knightley, Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins will star in a new $35 million film adaptation of Shakespearean tragedy "King Lear" says UPI."Lear" follows...
Craig Horner Is Raimi’s Wizard
Aussie hunk Craig Horner ("Blue Water High") and Bridget Regan will star in Sam Raimi's syndicated series "Wizard's First Rule" for Disney-ABC says The...
The Hobbit Begins Pre-Production
Pre-production is about to get under way on the two "The Hobbit" movies says Variety.Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are expected to write the...
Kassovitz Sets Next Two Films
French director Mathieu Kassovitz ("Gothika," "The Crimson Rivers") will both star in and direct "Rebellion" says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on a true story, the...
Moffat Taking Over Doctor Who
It's official, Steven Moffat will take over for Russell T. Davies as lead writer and executive producer of the fifth season of "Doctor Who"...
Gyllenhaal Is The Prince of Persia
Everyone's favourite metrosexual hunk Jake Gyllenhaal and upcoming secondary Bond girl actress Gemma Arterton are set for the lead roles in the upcoming Disney/Bruckheimer...
Bale Set For Three Terminators
It comes as no surprise, but it has been confirmed now that Christian Bale is locked in to play John Connor in the next...
There Can Be Only Two Highlander
"Iron Man" co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway have been hired to pen a remake of the 1986 sci-fi cult hit "Highlander" for Summit...
Another Flash? AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
Sony Pictures is in early talks to acquire the film rights for a new big-screen adaptation of "Flash Gordon" reports the trades.Flash was a...
DreamWorks Witnesses The Resurrection
DreamWorks has picked up the remake rights to the Japanese blockbuster "Yomigaeri" ("Resurrection") says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on the novel by award-winning author...
Spike Lee Makes Michael Jordan Doco
Spike Lee is set to shoot a feature-length documentary about former NBA legend Michael Jordan reports Variety.The film will include extensive unseen footage shot...
Walden Finds Its Inner Child
Walden Media has picked up Ross Venokur's script pitch "Inner Child" says Variety.Story centers on a disparaging self-help guru whose approach is to squelch...
Cusack Sees World’s End In 2012
John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor are in negotiations to star in Roland Emmerich's $200 million apocalyptic epic "2012" for Sony Pictures reports the trades.The...
John Grisham Is Playing for Pizza
Phoenix Pictures has picked up the movie rights to John Grisham's best-selling non-legal novel "Playing for Pizza" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story centers on...
Four Veterans Join Youth in Revolt
Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Jean Smart and M. Emmet Walsh have joined the Dimension Films comedy "Youth in Revolt" says the trades.An adaptation of...
John Woo Goes Back To 1949
John Woo is set to direct the big budget romancer "1949" for Lion Rock and Fortissimo Films reports Variety.Based on true events at the...
Lie Down in Darkness Finally Rises
"Boys Don't Cry" producer Jeffrey Sharp is aiming for the first film adaptation of William Styron's 1951 Southern family drama novel "Lie Down in...
Mandate Lands Carnahan’s Next
Mandate Pictures has picked up Matthew Michael Carnahan's latest untitled spec script says The Hollywood Reporter.The modern-day crime story tracks the fates of a...
Sex and the Broken City
Mandate Pictures has picked up 24-year-old playwright Brian Tucker's first screenplay, "Broken City" says Variety.Set against the backdrop of contemporary New York, story centers...
Trades: Tintin, Jurassic, Permission
"Steven Spielberg has revealed who'll be helming third "Tintin" movie the pair have planned - "We are going to make three Tintin movies back-to-back....
UBIK – More Dick On Celluloid
Celluloid Dreams has optioned big screen adaptation rights to Philip K. Dick's 1969 sci-fi novel "UBIK" says the trades.A metaphysical, comedic murder mystery set...
Hallstrom Sends Dear John Letter
Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct Channing Tatum in "Dear John" for Screen Gems and Relativity Media reports Variety.An adaptation of the book by...
Grandmothers Still Get Some Action
Producer Dominique Besnehard has snagged the literary adaptation rights to Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing's "The Grandmothers" says The Hollywood Reporter.Anne Fontaine will direct...
Casting Couch: Dyer, Wilson, Swayze
"Danny Dyer ("Severance") and Mischa Barton ("The OC") are set to star in a deranged spin on the Lewis Carrol classic entitled "Malice in...
Olympus Takes A Planet-Killing Spin
Olympus Pictures and Bits & Pieces Picture Co. will produce a feature adaptation of sci-fi author Robert Charles Wilson's novel "Spin" says the trades.The...