Ving Rhames Lands Phantom Punch
Ving Rhames will play infamous heavyweight fighter Sonny Liston in the independently-financed biopic "Phantom Punch" which Robert Townsend will direct says The Hollywood Reporter."Phantom"...
CG Animated Take On Resident Evil
Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and game maker Capcom will jointly produce the 3D computer-animated feature "Biohazard: Degeneration," based on the "Resident Evil" films and...
Greg Berlanti Helms Green Lantern
"Everwood" creator Greg Berlanti has signed a deal to co-write and direct a live-action adaptation of DC Comics' superhero "Green Lantern" for Warner Bros....
Ruffalo, Hawke & Peet To Cry
Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke and Amanda Peet will star in actor-turned-director Brian Goodman's autobiographical crime drama "Real Men Cry" for Yari Film Group says...
Casting Couch: Gale, Elba, Lucas
"Despite recent reports that Aussie actress Teresa Palmer has scored the role of Wonder Woman in the upcoming "Justice League" film, it is runway...
David Dobkin Directs The Flash
Director David Dobkin ("Fred Claus") has signed on to helm "The Flash" reports MTV News.Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers") says his adaptation won't be the character's...
Cuba Gooding Goes To War
Cuba Gooding Jr. has signed to star in John Carter's political action thriller "The Way of War" says Reuters.Gooding Jr. will play a paramilitary...
Mario Van Peebles Is A Uniter
Mario Van Peebles has signed on to direct his sci-fi screenplay "The Uniter" reports Variety."The Uniter" chronicles the journey of a political fugitive who...
Hernandez, Schaech In Quarantine
Jay Hernandez, Jonathan Schaech, Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris and Columbus Short will star in Screen Gems' "Quarantine" reports Blackfilm."Quarantine" is a remake of Spanish-language...
Michelle Williams Rides A Mammoth
Oscar-nominated Michelle Williams will star alongside Gael Garcia Bernal in Swedish director Lukas Moodysson's first English-language movie "Mammoth" reports the trades.The story revolves around...
Regent Lands Hottie Paris Hilton
Regent Releasing has picked up all North American rights to Tom Putnam's romantic comedy "The Hottie and the Nottie" says Reuters.The Paris Hilton vehicle...
Galactica Delayed & Theatrical
Good news and bad news for fans of the acclaimed "Battlestar Galactica".The upbeat news is that 'Razor', the upcoming TV movie, will go theatrical...
Trade Breaks: Akira, Legacy, America
Oscar nominated Irish director Ruairi Robinson ("Silent City") is tipped to be up for helming Warner Bros. Pictures live-action remake of the classic 1988...
Cheryl Hines Bathes In Moonlight
Cheryl Hines ("RV") will make her feature directorial debut with the indie dark comedy "Serious Moonlight" reports Variety.The story centers on a high-powered female...
Release Changes: October 29th 2007
'Zephyr' is back with some brief and intriguing release date information:"Juno, the next film from the director of Thank You For Smoking, has been...
The Random Spiel: October 26th 2007
New shots are out of the Predalien - an alien and predator hybrid - from "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem," another pic of Jet...
More Third Underworld Details
"Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans" is the title for the third installment in Sony's Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment's horror series reports...
John Travolta To Visit Pelham
John Travolta is negotiating to join the cast of the Tony Scott-directed remake of "The Taking of Pelham 123" at Sony Pictures reports Variety.Travolta...
No Charlie Wilson Reshoots
Cinema Blend reports that despite talk to the contrary, the production of the Mike Nichols drama "Charlie Wilson's War" is going fine.The IESB reported...
Trade Breaks: Wolverine, Joe, Factory
"Eleven-year-old actor Kodi Smit-McPhee ("Romulus, My Father") will play young Logan in 20th Century Fox's "X-Men" spin-off "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Smit-McPhee will start filming...
Spyro the Dragon Becomes Film
The Animation Picture Co. has optioned the feature rights to Sierra Entertainment's "Spyro the Dragon" franchise with plans to produce a stereoscopic 3-D computer-animated...
Molina & Davis Join Lodger Remake
Alfred Molina and Hope Davis will star in David Ondaatje's "The Lodger" for Stage 6 Films reports Variety.The project is a reimagining of the...
Peter Hedges Makes Changes
Peter Hedges ("Dan in Real Life," "Pieces of April") is attached to direct "Everything Changes" for Sony Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.An adaptation of...
Elise Begins Production
Filming begins in Adelaide next week on the new Australian feature film "Elise" starring Natalie Imbruglia ("Johnny English").Written and directed by James Bogle (In...
Burns Violets Bloom On ITunes
Ed Burns has landed a deal with Apple to bypass a theatrical release for his comedy drama "Purple Violets" and release the pic for...
Acquisitions: Drafted, Timecrimes, Bloom
"New Line has picked up comic book adaptation "Drafted" for Benderspink. In the book, aliens come to Earth and warn mankind of an...
Evans Out, Palmer In On League
Another day and more "Justice League" casting talk - only this time responses have at last come from official representatives.First up, the rumour earlier...
Female Prison Break Spin-Off
With the few success stories of this year's new batch of shows all being centered around female characters, Fox has decided to cash in...
Angels & Demons Script Finalized
Sony Pictures has officially set a February start in Europe for "Angels & Demons," the Ron Howard-directed sequel to "The Da Vinci Code" that...
Harrelson & Stone Enter Pinkville
Woody Harrelson and Oliver Stone are re-teaming for the director's Vietnam War drama "Pinkville" for United Artists & MGM Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.Harrelson...