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,...
Carnahan Doing Aces DTV Prequel
Back in January, "Smokin' Aces" director Joe Carnahan expressed interest in making a prequel involving the Tremor brothers characters. When the movie flopped...
First Sun Plans Suspiria Remake
First Sun has acquired the rights to remake Dario Argento's classic 1977 horror movie "Suspiria" an plan to remake it as an English-language film."'Suspiria'...
Relativity Feels Clancy’s Remorse
Relativity Media has acquired the rights to author Tom Clancy's fictional character John Clark (aka. John Kelly) and will produce a movie version of...
Smith Pilot Looking For Buyers
The "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" pilot episode isn't dead yet.One of the most high profile pilots in development this past season, the potential series...
Adaptations: Skin, Purple, Anonyma, Spies
"KanZaman ("Kingdom of Heaven," "Goya's Ghosts") has landed movie adaptation rights to Albert Sanchez Pinol's Antarctic Island sci-fi action thriller "Cold Skin." Budget...
Acquisitions: Chair, Sick, Ruins
"Transmedia International Releasing has snapped up all U.K. rights to the Christopher Plummer starrer "The Man in the Chair" from Shoreline Entertainment. Plummer...
Kyle Newman Talks Fanboys Delay
As previously mentioned, the "Star Wars"-themed comedy "Fan Boys" with Kristen Bell has been delayed to January. Now, director Kyle Newman explained...
Sam Jackson In Talks For Spirit
Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star as a mysterious supervillain in the Frank Miller-helmed comic book adaptation "The Spirit" for Lionsgate and...
Trade Breaks: Knight, Overture, Summit
"Warner Bros has launched a one page mini site with the first photo of Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent in the upcoming Batman Begins...
Two More Films For Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler, the man meat that lead the "300" into the charge armed only with a leather loin cloth and a six-pack,...
Bridges & Anderson Alienate People
Jeff Bridges, Gillian Anderson and Danny Huston have joined the cast of "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" alongside Kirsten Dunst ("Spider-Man") and...
Barraza & Mitchell Swim To Poole
Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza ("Babel") is in advanced talks and Radha Mitchell is set to appear in Lakeshore's "Henry Poole Is Here" with...
MGM Picks Up Schneider’s Stan
MGM is in advanced negotiations to acquire all U.S. rights to Rob Schneider's directorial debut "Big Stan" from Crystal Sky Pictures reports Variety."Big Stan,"...
De Niro & Pacino Make The Kill
This time it's no April Fools joke kids.Robert De Niro and Al Pacino will star together for the first time since "Heat" in Millennium...