Trade Breaks: Hallström, Abrams, Mist
"Oscar-nominated Lasse Hallström ("The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape") is set to direct and executive produce the Fox drama pilot "New...
The O.C. Gets Cancelled
Several years ago one couldn't escape the buzz over "The O.C.", the new hip prime time soap drama that broke through into the mainstream...
Thinkfilm Plans War/Dance Release
ThinkFilm has acquired worldwide rights to "War/Dance" which will have its world premiere in competition this month at the Sundance Film Festival says The...
Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Player Debuts
The high definition disc format war looks like it might come to an unofficial end next week with electronics manufacturer LG firing the killing...
Hunger Force Gets Cooking In March
Adult Swim's feature film version of the surreal animated series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" has been set for a surprisingly large 800 screen release...
A Ratatouille Controversy Already?
Despite its box-office success, the slightly quieter than expected results along with mixed critical reaction to "Cars" has Disney concerned about how to properly...
Sienna Miller Talks Dylan Lawsuit
Actress Sienna Miller has denied previously reported claims made by Bob Dylan that her new film "Factory Girl" alleges Dylan had a role in...
The Nightmares Of Vartan
Michael Vartan, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan and Lance Henriksen are in talks for "Worst Nightmares", a new horror pic from director Frederick King Keller...
New Bionic Woman Series Planned
NBC greenlit three one-hour pilots yesterday, one of which was a new take on the classic 70's series "The Bionic Woman" reports Reuters."Bionic," which...
Rubin Tapped To Re-Write Wife
New Line has tapped Bruce Joel Rubin ("Ghost", "Deep Impact") to rewrite sci-fi romance "The Time Traveler's Wife," to be directed by Robert Schwentke...
Weinsteins Not There For Dylan Biopic
The Weinstein Co. has scooped up North American and U.K. rights to "I'm Not There," the quirky new Bob Dylan biopic from Todd Haynes...
Hank Azaria Gets Outsourced
Actor Hank Azaria (TV's "Huff", "The Simpsons", "Dodgeball", "The Birdcage") is in negotiations to make his feature directorial debut on the Sony Picutres comedy...
Amanda Bynes Is White As Snow
Amanda Bynes ("She's the Man") is set to lead Morgan Creek's college comedy "Sydney White" with Joe Nussbaum ("Sleepover", "American Pie Presents: The Naked...
The Random Spiel: January 2nd 2007
"The Water Horse" director Jay Russell has revealed storyboards from his upcoming fantasy pic at his official MySpace blog.-Joe Carnahan has released the...
Otto & Edgerton Return To Australia
Baz Luhrmann's "Australia" project is proving a local boon for the actors with acting legend Barry Otto and "Star Wars" & "Kinky Boots" star...
Primeval Moved Up To Next Week
Hollywood Pictures announced this morning that "Primeval", their upcoming horror-thriller starring Dominic Purcell and Orlando Jones, has a new release date of January 12th.The...
Further Indiana Jones IV Details
Well turns out the "Indiana Jones" talk is gathering momentum with the trades picking up the news today and elaborating with further details.Steven Spielberg...
Masi Oka Turns 21 Tricks
Visual effects whiz turned "Heroes" rising star Masi Oka has joined Sony Pictures' casino-set thriller "21".Oka is in talks to play a supporting role...
Diesel Talks His Hannibal Movie
Vin Diesel's long-gestating passion project "Hannibal the Conqueror" looks to be on course for a 2008 release with him helming.Diesel tells Worst Previews that...
McKellen Sprinkles Some Stardust
Ian McKellen has signed on to voice the narrator role in Matthew Vaughn's romantic fantasy "Stardust" for Paramount Pictures reports Reuters.The film, which boasts...
Apocalypto Plagiarism Lawsuit
A Mexican director is suing Mel Gibson, claiming he has stolen his ideas reports Digital Spy.Juan Catlett insists that Gibson stole some of his...
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Series Greenlit
ABC has greenlit production on a TV series incarnation of the 2005 Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie actioneer "Mr. & Mrs. Smith".Doug Liman and Simon Kinberg...
Blu-ray/HD-DVD Formats Hacked?
Along with better picture and sound, one of the big selling points of both the next generation DVD formats Blu-ray and HD-DVD has been...
Risico Next Bond Story? Sort Of
One of the earliest working titles for the next James Bond film has been "Risico", the same title given to one of Ian Fleming's...
Meg Finally Has Some Bite
For a while there it seemed "Meg", the film adaptation of Steve Alten's fictional tale about a giant shark, had washed away.In reality it,...
And The New Pope Is…Marilyn Manson
Director Alejandro Jodorowsky's hallucinogenic western "El Topo", made back in the 1960's but almost never seen outside of cult circles, is finally getting a...
Gaiman Not Silent Over Reports
In a recent interview director Christophe Gans stated that "Silent Hill 2" will be penned by Roger Avary and fantasy author Neil Gaiman.On his...
A Knight-Ship For Alan Dale
I have to give credit to Alan Dale. The 59-year-old Kiwi actor, relegated to playing the suburban dad on the Aussie soap "Neighbours", left...
Galactica Gets A DTV Movie
Despite declining ratings over on The SciFi Channel, universal critical acclaim and robust DVD sales have led Universal Home Video to apparently consider greenlighting...
Indiana Jones IV Set For 2008
It's a new year, and with it comes various new films set to get underway on filming in the next few months.Til now arguably...