Zac Efron In Footloose Remake
Paramount plans to remake 1984 Kevin Bacon musical "Footloose" as a vehicle for 19-year-old "High School Musical" star Zac Efron and director Kenny Ortega...
Cheadle & Pearce Find A Traitor
Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce till headline Overture Films espionage thriller "Traitor" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story centers on a CIA operative working undercover...
Kevin Spacey Returns As Lex Luthor
Kevin Spacey will return as Lex Luthor in "Superman: Man of Steel" and appear in "Telstar," Nick Moran's film version of the darkly comic...
Proyas Bites Into Dracula Year Zero
Alex Proyas ("The Crow," "I, Robot") will direct "Dracula Year Zero," Universal's origins tale about Vlad the Impaler and one of several films about...
Trade Breaks: Prince, Guerilla, Sea
"David Yates claimed this week he is wrapping up a deal for an actor to play Potions master Horace Slughorn in the upcoming "Harry...
Alan Parker Finds The Coram Boy
Alan Parker ("The Life of David Gale," Angela's Ashes") is in negotiations to write and adapt the film adaptation of Jamila Gavin's award-winning book...
Yelchin & Chatwin Go Nowhere
Anton Yelchin, Justin Chatwin and Willa Holland will join Susan Sarandon and her daughter, Eva Amurri, in "Middle of Nowhere" reports Variety.Michelle Morgan wrote...
Writer’s Block: Condor, Lean, Curse
"Arnold and Anne Kopelson have made a preemptive purchase of an untitled pitch by Karl Mueller. Project's described as a modern spin on...
24 Completely Overhauls Season
TV Guide reports that executives at the Fox hit have scrapped virtually their entire story line for the upcoming seventh season of "24," delaying...
John Moore Uncovers Lost Things
Point Road Prods. has picked up film rights to Irish author John Connolly's dark fantasy novel "The Book of Lost Things" reports the trades.Set...
It’s Going To Happen For Weinsteins
The Weinstein Co. has pre-bought North American rights to "Make It Happen," a dance movie set in the world of burlesque reports Variety.In "Make...
DiCaprio, Berry, Rockwell & Rumor
So many wild casting rumors have hit the next so far this week it's bound to make one's head spin.First up a Russian site...
Abrams Clarifies 1-18-08 Talk
With the teaser trailer for a top secret monster movie project attached to "Transformers" causing a lot of stir, news has run rampant the...
The Future Of Some Major Franchises
A fascinating article in The Hollywood Reporter talks about the future of many of the studios big current film franchises. Amongst the new...
Kidman Takes A Trip To Monte Carlo
Nicole Kidman will star in and produce romantic comedy "Monte Carlo" for Fox 2000 and New Regency says Variety.An adaptation of the Jules Bass...
Berg Is Gone Like the Wind
Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to the Vanity Fair article "Gone Like the Wind" about 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro reports Variety.Barbaro won...
Trade Breaks: Hilton, Yuma, Tales
"Director Brett Ratner says that he has plans to work with Paris Hilton on one of his next projects. The only things on...
Scribes Talk Michael Bay’s 2012
Michael Bay seems to love his "Transformers" and "The Island" screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman as the pair are already at work on...
Billy Crudup Is Doctor Manhattan?
A very reliable source tells CHUD that Director Zack Snyder has settled on actor Billy Crudup ("M:I-3," "Almost Famous") for the role of Doctor...
2007 Comic-Con Program Highlights
It's that time of year again in a little over two weeks, and here's a breakdown of the panels to look out for if...
Aisha Tyler Gets In Transit
Aisha Tyler ("24," "Ghost Whisperer") has joined the cast of post-Katrina New Orleans indie action-thriller "Black Water Transit" reports Variety.The story centers on a...
Andy Serkis Is A Blue, Addict
Andy Serkis ("Lord of the Rings," "The Prestige") is moving into directing and is already working on some scripts reports Teletext.Serkis, promoting his new...
Writer’s Block: Water, Brothers, Rose
""Bourne" series producer Andrew R. Tennenbaum has optioned Sara Gruen's Depression-era circus novel "Water for Elephants". Leonard Hartman will script the adaptation which...
Chris Rock & Ricky Gervais Are Buddies
During an interview with Jonathan Ross at the Live Earth concert on Saturday, Ricky Gervais he was teaming up with Chris Rock for a...
Esposito Is Part Of The Conspiracy
Jennifer Esposito ("Crash," "Don't Say A Word") will star opposite Val Kilmer in "Conspiracy" says The Hollywood Reporter.The Adam Marcus-directed indie drama has her...
Hopper & Lane Cast A Swing Vote
Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, George Lopez and Madeline Carroll are joining Kevin Costner in the comedy "Swing Vote" reports Variety.Costner,...
The Random Spiel: July 8th 2007
The first photos are up of Will Smith on the set of the Peter Berg-directed superhero movie "John Hancock."-In-depth script reviews are out...
Beyonce To Do Disney’s Aida?
Walt Disney Studios is said to be seriously thinking about turning Elton John/David Rice Tony Award-winning musical "Aida" into a big budget movie.According to...
Haggis Talks Bond 22 Details
At the Los Angeles Film Festival last week, writer Paul Haggis was on hand and talked with MI6 about his work on the upcoming...
Lucky Luciano Biopic Planned
Lucky Luciano, the real-life Sicilian immigrant who rose to power in the Mafia in the U.S. in the 1920s and successfully modernized it, is...