Trade Breaks: Levy, Grais, Day, Penny
"Universal Pictures has picked up "The Overachievers," an adaptation of the comedic nonfiction Alexandra Robbins book for Shawn Levy and 21 Laps. The...
De Laurentiis Caught In The Swarm
Dino and Martha De Laurentiis will partner with a trio of German producers to turn Frank Schatzing novel "The Swarm" into a big-budget ecological...
Sicko Gets A 6/29 Prognosis
At last it has a date. Michael Moore's "Sicko," the acclaimed documentary filmmaker's first project since "Fahrenheit 9/11," will get a June...
Hawke Flies To Daybreakers
Ethan Hawke has signed on to star in Lionsgate's futuristic vampire film "Daybreakers" says The Hollywood Reporter.Australian horror veterans Peter and Michael Spierig ("Undead")...
Acquisitions: Inferno, Spider-Man, Edge
"Sony Pictures and Inferno Films have landed a ten picture, co-financing and domestic distribution agreement. Amongst those in the deal are the Paul...
Picturehouse and HBO Pick Up A Girl
Picturehouse and HBO Films have set Patricia Rozema to direct "American Girl," its live-action feature starring Abigail Breslin and inspired by the line of...
When Legal Goes Crazy – IESB.Net
IESB.net has been down for a while, but thankfully it's back up and running. The story behind that disappearance however is intriguing and...
More Cash For Spider-Man 3
Opening weekend box-office estimates are usually based on Friday and Saturday figures alone. Thus when Sunday rolls around, large estimates which break records and...
Valkyrie Cast & Rodriguez’s Jetsons?
Latino Review reports that Robert Rodriguez ("Sin City," "Spy Kids") is tipped to be handling Warner Bros. live-action feature "The Jetsons."The storyline...
Crouching Tiger Prequels Growling
For a long time the Weinsteins have been talking about their plans for prequels to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning 2000 film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."'Tiger'...
The Rise Of The Black Panther
Problem - you have a Marvel comic superhero character and want to put him into a feature, but can't justify the expense of...
A Rapper Turned Hitman? How Common
Hip-hop star Common has confirmed to MTV News that recently signed onto director Timur Bekmambetov's adaptation of Mark Millar's graphic novel "Wanted.""I'm about to...
Warner Bros. Bans Canada Pre-Screenings
An old threat has now resurfaced as a full-fledged story. Warner Bros. Pictures revealed Monday that the studio will cancel all "promotional and word-of-mouth...
Ghost House Visits The Asylum
"The Grudge" series producers Ghost House Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment are teaming to make horror project "Incident at Sans Asylum." Spanish helmer Daniel Calparsoro...
Costner Lands The Swing Vote
Kevin Costner has joined the Joshua Michael Stern-directed indie election comedy "Swing Vote" reports Variety.The story revolves around a single father thrust into the...
Sony Swims In Spider-Man Sequels
Remember Scrooge McDuck swimming around in three cubic acres of money? That's the vision that Sony execs are currently dreaming about after this weekend's...
Trade Breaks: Flock, Unlikelys, Giulio
"Christopher B. Landon ("Disturbia," "Another Day in Paradise") is set to pen psychological thriller "The Flock" for Warner Independent Pictures & Blumhouse. Set in...
Superhero Satires Are Expendable
Intrepid Pictures has acquired film rights to the 2006 superhero satire graphic novel "The Expendable One" says The Hollywood Reporter.Shane Kuhn and Brendan Cowles...
Pirates Sneaks A Few Hours Early
Disney has moved forward the opening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" by a few hours with 8pm evening shows on Thursday...
Who Upcoming Episodes Preview
With "Doctor Who" off the air next week in the UK for the Eurovision song contest, the BBC has released a compilation...
Pollack & Garrett Earn Honor
Sydney Pollack, Kadeem Hardison and Beau Garrett have joined the cast of the Sony Pictures romantic comedy "Made of Honor" says The Hollywood Reporter.The...
Mitchell To Direct A Fourth Shrek
On the eve of the bowing of "Shrek the Third," Mike Mitchell ("Sky High, "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo") is in negotiations to direct "Shrek...
Lost Officially Ends In 2010
It's now official. ABC has agreed with the producers of Tv's "Lost" and set an end point for the serial drama - with the...
Berenger & Biehn Slip On A Stiletto
Tom Berenger, Michael Biehn and Stana Katic (NBC's "Heroes") have joined the Nick Vallelonga-helmed crime thriller "Stiletto" currently in production says The Hollywood Reporter.Katic...
Tim Allen’s Trip To Yosemite
Disney has landed the pitch "Yosemite Three" and will develop it as a comedy vehicle for Tim Allen reports the trades.Allen will play a...
Scripts: Gemini, Warrior, Transformers
"Disney Pictures has set scribe David Benioff to pen a completely new script for the long-gestating Bruckheimer action project "Gemini Man." The story...
Jang’s Tazza Gets A Sequel
Korean cult director Jang Jun-hwan ("Save the Green Planet!") has been lined up to direct a sequel to megahit "Tazza: The High Rollers" (aka....
Smith Visits The Bermuda Triangle
Chris Smith ("Severance") has revealed "Triangle" will be his next project - a psychological horror film set on an ocean liner in the Bermuda...
Further Details On Doomsday
The Scotsman has gone into detail on the plot for "Doomsday," the currently filming next project of Director Neil Marshall ("The Descent," "Dog Soliders").Here's...
More Money Flowing In For Spidey
"Spider-Man 3" took in a whopping $148 million over the weekend domestically, easily beating the $135 million record set by "Pirates of the Caribbean:...