Getting Heavy With Jones & Rea
Shannyn Sossamon, Vinnie Jones and Stephen Rea have joined Parkland Pictures' British crime thriller "The Heavy" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story follows a henchman...
Jieho Lee Controls Kane and Lynch
Jieho Lee ("The Air I Breathe") is in talks to direct the film adaptation of the upcoming Eidos video game "Kane and Lynch" reports...
Bond Director & Indy Plot Rumors
Latino Review reports that Marc Forster, Tony Scott, Alex Proyas and Jonathan Mostow are the alleged frontrunners to direct the next James Bond film...
Meirelles Takes On Shakespeare’s Lost
Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles ("City of God," "The Constant Gardener") will direct the romantic comedy "Love's Labors Lost" based on scribe Jorge Furtado's loose...
Screen Gems Performs Some Maintenance
Screen Gems has acquired screen rights to "The Maintenance Man," Michael Baisden's bestselling novel about a gigolo in existential crisis reports Variety.The novel concerns...
Shrek Lands $122 Million Opening
The third outing for "Shrek" may not have reached "Spider-Man 3" heights but it came damn close. Going into the weekend even Jeffrey Katzenberg...
The Joker’s New Visage At Last
As we knew on Thursday, a viral marketing effort had begun for "The Dark Knight" with this website serving as a political ad for...
Trade Breaks: Horse, Lost, Lascars
"Samira Makhmalbaf's latest feature "Two-Legged Horse" is back on track, with production set to resume on the film "quickly," the director and her filmmaker...
Arad Planning Robosapien Movie
Former Marvel head Avi Arad and Crystal Sky Pictures are planning a $25 million-$30 million live-action/CGI feature inspired by both the tale of Pinocchio...
Myriad Goes To Ellroy’s Dark Places
Myriad Pictures and Killer Films will produce an adaptation of James Ellroy's memoir "My Dark Places" reports Reuters.Ellroy's 1996 book tells the true story...
Koch and Jentsch Bare Their Briest
Sebastian Koch ("The Lives of Others") and Julia Jentsch ("Sophie Scholl -- The Final Days") have signed on to star in Constantin Film's adaptation...
Jack Black Visits Olde Times
Screen Daily reports that Jack Black has been cast in the upcoming romantic comedy "Ye Olde Times," a sub-$10 million flick about two competing...
Julia Roberts Flowering To Root
Julia Roberts will produce and star in a movie about the wildlife conservationist Joan Root, who was murdered in her Kenyan home earlier this...
Acquisitions: Night, Benghazi, Virgin
"Columbia Pictures has snapped up US rights to James Gray's drama "We Own the Night" for $11.5 million plus a $25 million P&A commitment....
Phoenix Tests Strick’s Soundman
Phoenix Pictures will produce the thriller "The Soundman" for scribe Wesley Strick ("Cape Fear," "Arachnophobia") to write and direct says The Hollywood Reporter."Soundman" centers...
Binoche Makes A Certified Copy
Juliette Binoche is set to star in Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's next effort entitled "Certified Copy" for MK2. The story follows a middle-aged...
Director’s Chair: Samsara, Mammoth, Cha
"Nearly 15 years after "Baraka" opened, a sequel is in motion. "Samsara," directed and shot by Ron Fricke, has begun lensing and will...
Phoenix Heads To Mile Zero
Phoenix Pictures has plans for the female-driven horror thriller "Mile Zero" with James Vanderbilt ("Zodiac") producing reports Variety.Erik van Looy ("The Memory of a...
Fox Takes Trip To Gospel Hill
Twentieth Century Fox has taken North American rights to "Gospel Hill," the first fully financed project from Deko Entertainment reports Variety.Danny Glover, Angela Bassett,...
Alexei Sidorov Gains Tourist Visa
Russian director Alexei Sidorov ("Shadow Boxing") has signed to helm the $5 million action thriller "The Tourist" says The Hollywood Reporter.The story deals with...
Trade Breaks: Dali, Quite, Cash
"Magnolia Pictures, Madman Entertainment and Optimum Releasing have pre-bought documentary "Not Quite Hollywood" for the US & UK. Billed as "a high-octane thrill ride"...
Foresight Gets Hangman & Metamorphosis
Foresight Unlimited has boarded the $15-20 million serial killer thriller "Hangman" reports Screen Daily.Hangman centres on a female investigator who must solve riddles before...
Neuromancer Finally Goes Online
William Gibson's 1984 sci-fi bestseller "Neuromancer" will finally get the film treatment in the form of a $70 million sci-fi adventure feature for Seven...
Acquisitions: Bra, Nim, Effi, Law
"Lightning Entertainment has snagged rights to Aussie surfing doc "Bra Boys," which is narrated by Russell Crowe and being made into a feature by...
Singularity Gets Underway With Rai
Corsan and Neelmudra Entertainment will produce the $35 million historical epic "Singularity" according to the South Asian Women's Forum.Written and directed by Roland Joffe...
Firth, Davis & Keener Visit Genova
Colin Firth, Hope Davis and Catherine Keener have joined the cast of British director Michael Winterbottom's next project "Genova".The mystery horror revolves around two...
Tatou Stars In Coco Chanel Biopic
Audrey Tautou will star as Coco Chanel in a $15 million biopic about the legendary French fashion designer reports Variety.Anne Fontaine will helm the...
Check Out The Curve On Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes has signed on to star in "Curve," a thriller for Original Film and Mandate Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.The story centers on...
Michael Moore Speaks Out On Sicko
The Bush administrations investigation into Michael Moore's trip to Cuba for his upcoming documentary "Sicko" has made many headlines in recent weeks. Yet the...
Trade Breaks: Che, Legion, Emden, David
"Madrid-based production house Morena Films has taken a minority co-production stake in the $70 million two-film project centering on Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara,...