Pras Is The Fugee Of Oz
Ex-Fugees member Pras Michel has optioned film and TV rights to the Caliber Comics series "Dark Oz" reports Variety.The storyline follows an older Dorothy...
Anne Heche To Spread ‘Em
Anne Heche is set to star opposite Ashton Kutcher in the indie romantic comedy "Spread" reports Reuters.Penned by by Jason Dean Hall, the pair...
Mulroney To Run for Her Life
Dermot Mulroney will star in the organ-harvesting thriller "Run for Her Life" for 26 Films says The Hollywood Reporter.Mulroney will play a district...
The Fallout Of New Line Folding
At least 75% of New Line's 600 employees will be cut in coming months while a bare-bones staff stays on (much like the post-Weinstein...
US Spaced Remake Goes Ahead
American remakes of hit UK television shows, especially comedies, generally fail quicker than one's New Year's Eve pledges. For every rare success such...
Smit-McPhee Out Of Wolverine
Young Aussie thesp Kodi Smit-McPhee ("Romulus, My Father") won the role of a young Logan in 20th Century Fox's X-Men Origins: Wolverine late last...
Ellen Page Escapes From Hell
"Juno" star and Oscar nominee Ellen Page has dropped out of Sam Raimi's supernatural thriller "Drag Me to Hell" due to scheduling conflicts.In a...
Disney Plans A Bumper 2011
'Zephyr', our regular monitor of release date changes, is back today with word that Walt Disney Pictures is planning a rash of sequels of...
Black Freighter On Watchmen DVD
Scotsman Gerard Butler has confirmed to Empire Magazine that the animated "Tales of the Black Freighter" supplement in the original "Watchmen" graphic novel will...
The Final HD-DVD Releases Set
Paramount has confirmed that the March 4th release of "Into the Wild" and "Things We Lost in the Fire" will be the studio's last...
Family Guy & Prison Break Spin-Offs
20th Century Fox TV are developing "Cleveland," a spinoff from its hit animated series "Family Guy" centered on Peter Griffin's bathtub-accident-prone neighbor, Cleveland Brown."Family...
Bumped Is A Breakfast Club Remake
Bridget Johnson will produce comedy-drama "Bumped," a modern-day version of "The Breakfast Club," with Anna Mastro attached to direct says The Hollywood Reporter.Based on...
Apatow Makes A Five-Year Engagement
Judd Apatow will produce the romantic comedy "Five-Year Engagement" at Universal Pictures reports Variety.The story charts the five-year engagement of a man (Jason Segel)...
Warner Bros. Pictures Absorbs New Line
New Line Cinema is officially being absorbed into Time Warner, a move that has long been expected and many say is overdue. The company...
Assorted Film Projects In Flux
The writer's strike may be over, but with the actor's strike pending in three months things certainly aren't back to normal.Variety reports that Hollywood...
Dreamworks Holding Onto HD-DVD
DreamWorks Animation said yesterday it still had an exclusive deal with Toshiba to distribute its movies on HD DVD, and until Toshiba gave it...
Marshall Talks Nest, Doomsday
Director Neil Marshall earned himself a lot of rave reviews with his last project, 2006's genuinely creepy cave exploration horror flick "The Descent".Now, he's...
Quarterlife Fizzles On NBC
It just goes to show that online buzz counts for little compared with the sheer numbers of network television."Quarterlife," the hyped-up semi-edgy drama series...
McKay Joins Alice In Chains Biopic
Unknown 30-year-old actor Lathan McKay has been tapped to play late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley in the upcoming biopic "Get Born Again"McKay,...
Andre Benjamin Returns To Shield
While speaking to Andre Benjamin on his role for "Semi Pro," he mentioned to Blackfilm.com that he will be returning for the series finale...
Magnolia Gets Bigger, Stronger, Faster
Magnolia Pictures announced today the acquisition of world distribution rights to director Christopher Bell's feature film debut, "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*".One of the most buzz-worthy...
Freddie Highmore Is Astro Boy
Freddie Highmore has been signed for the title role in Imagi Studios' CG-animated motion picture "Astro Boy", it was announced by producer Maryann Garger...
Indiana Reshoots & No DLP
An establishing shot for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" will be filmed tomorrow in Pasadena reports Slashfilm.No lead actors will...
Fox 2000 Adapts Wimpy Kid Series
Fox 2000 is turning Jeff Kinney's bestselling "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" five novel series into a live-action family film franchise says The Hollywood...
Paul Rust In Love With Hayden
Paul Rust will star alongside Hayden Panettiere in the Fox Atomic teen comedy "I Love You, Beth Cooper" says Variety.The story follows the adventures...
Five More Experience Twilight
Billy Burke, Taylor Lautner, Christian Serratos, Edi Gathegl, Rachel Lefevre, Sarah Clark and Gregory Tyree Boyce have joined the cast of "Twilight" based on...
Trio Join Beresford’s Dancer
Kyle McLachlan, Bruce Greenwood and Joan Chen have joined Bruce Beresford's adaptation of the bestselling Aussie novel "Mao's Last Dancer" says Variety.They join Jack...
Tenney & Heard Join Stepfather Remake
Jon Tenney, Amber Heard, Paige Turco, and Braeden LeMaster have joined the cast of Screen Gems' remake of the 1987 horror thriller "The Stepfather"...
Dwayne Johnson Is The Tooth Fairy
Dwayne Johnson will star as the title character in 20th Century Fox comedy "The Tooth Fairy" says Variety.Johnson will play an ordinary man who's...
Overture Picks Up Sunshine Cleaning
Overture Films has picked up US rights to the $7 million serio-comic drama "Sunshine Cleaning" for $2 million plus substantial backend participation says Reuters.Amy...