McQuarrie Visits No Man’s Land
"The Usual Suspects" scribe Chris McQuarrie, who recently did the WWII project "Valkyrie," is turning his attention to that other Great war reports Variety.Battlefield...
Branagh Rides With The Valkyrie
Kenneth Branagh will star with Tom Cruise in the Bryan Singer-directed WWII drama "Valkyrie" for United Artists reports Variety.Branagh will play a German general...
Rodriguez Helms New Look Barbarella
Robert Rodriguez has signed on to direct Universal's new adaptation of the classic sci-fi comic book "Barbarella."Immortalized in the famous campy 1968 movie starring...
Cannes News: Chorus, Daydreams, Jump
"James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo ("The Year of Yao") are bringing a documentary about the iconic Broadway musical "A Chorus Line" to...
Gere Relates A Dog’s Tale
Richard Gere will star in and produce "Hachiko: A Dog's Story," an Inferno Entertainment drama that will begin production in September reports Screen Daily.inspired...
LaBelle & Ciara Want To Sing!
Ciara, Patti LaBelle and Lynn Whitfield will star in Fox Faith & CodeBlack Entertainment's "Mama, I Want to Sing!," the feature adaptation of the...
Acquisitions: Friday, Taxi, Flash
"Sony Pictures Worldwide as picked up rights to Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of "The Long Good Friday" for global distribution. The cost? A...
Niki Caro Has All The Luck
Niki Caro ("North Country," "Whale Rider") is set to direct a film adaptation of Elizabeth Knox's novel "The Vintner's Luck" says The Hollywood Reporter.The...
Hughes Brothers Book Eli
Albert and Allen Hughes ("From Hell") will direct the postapocalyptic Western "The Book of Eli" for Warner Bros. Pictures.Gary Whitta's script centers on a...
The Random Spiel: May 21st 2007
Chris Sivertson has some very complimentary things to say about Lindsay Lohan who starred in his recent flick "I Know Who Killed Me".-Big...
A Near Hour-Long Chase In Power
"Speed" helmer Jan de Bont's "Stopping Power" has sold in a few overseas territories, and a domestic distributor is expected to be locked by...
Hall Talks Dark Knight Shoot
Having shaken off his brat pack image thanks to the success of USA Network's hit cable series "The Dead Zone," Anthony Michael Hall has...
Simm Spends Days With Winterbottom
With "Life on Mars" now over and a cushy recurring gig as the new form of an old nemesis of David Tennant's Time Lord...
Depp Still Keen On More Pirates
Out doing promotions for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" last year, Johnny Depp indicated he'd be keen on going ahead with further...
Trade Breaks: Trailers, Garden, je t’aime
"New trailers for "National Treasure 2," "The Golden Compass," "Surf's Up" and "The Simpsons Movie" along with existing trailers for "Oceans 13" and "Transformers"...
Goldie Hawn Rises From The Ashes
Goldie Hawn will star alongside hubby Kurt Russell as well as make her directorial debut on the comedy "Ashes to Ashes" reports Variety.The story...
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....