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Screenwriter Zetumer to Adapt 'Dune' Redo  Screenwriter Josh Zetumer (Villain) is in negotiations to pen the latest movie incarnation of Dune, Frank Herbert's sprawling sci-fi epic, for Paramount Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story centers on a futuristic struggle for control of a precious spice called Melange on the desert planet Arrakis. Peter Berg (The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights) is attached to direct. read more...
Wilson Has 'Transformers 2' Role Rainn Wilson (NBC's "The Office" and upcoming The Rocker) has been cast in DreamWorks' Transformers 2, the sequel to last year's megahit about a race of automotive automatons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The sequel reteams director Michael Bay with returning stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro. read more...
Howard Replacing Gainsbourg in 'Terminator' Sequel Bryce Dallas Howard, who played Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3, is in negotiations to replace Charlotte Gainsbourg in action-adventure sequel Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gainsbourg was originally set to play Kate Connor, the wife of human resistance hero Connor. The actress had to bow out because of scheduling conflicts with another film, a French comedy. read more...
Trio Get '2012' Disaster' Date Danny Glover (Dreamgirls), Thandie Newton (Crash) and Oliver Platt (Martian Child) are in discussions to join Sony Pictures' 2012, which is being directed by Roland Emmerich (10,000 B.C., Day After Tomorrow, The"), according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project centers on the heroic struggle of the survivors of a global cataclysm. read more...
Huge Fire Burns at Universal Studios Backlot  A back lot at Universal Studios in Universal City, Calif. is the scene of a three-alarm fire. Los Angeles fire Capt. Frank Reynoso said the blaze was reported just before dawn on Sunday. Some media reports say the fire started at 4:44 a.m. local time. Two mock New York and New England streets used for movie making and tourist displays were "a total loss," he said. read more...
'Charlie Bartlett' Comes to DVD on June 24th  tags: |
When Charlie Bartlett listens, everyone talks! MGM Home Entertainment presents one young man's smart, funny and touching battle with the hypocrisies of high school and the modern world when Charlie Bartlett debuts on DVD June 24. read more...
DreamWorks Finds 'Ghost in the Shell' Remake DreamWorks Pictures has acquired rights to the Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell and plans to adapt the futuristic police thriller as a 3-D live-action feature film, Daily Variety reported. The story follows the exploits of a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime. read more...
DeVito Gets Role in Disney's 'Rome' Danny DeVito will try and woo Kristen Bell in Disney's romantic comedy When in Rome, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Scary right?! DeVito joins a supporting cast that already includes Will Arnett, Josh Duhamel, Jon Heder, Anjelica Huston and Dax Shepard. The pic shoots this month in New York. Mark Steven Johnson is directing. read more...
LaBeouf Enters Universal's 'Dark Fields' Shia LaBeouf, whose recent credits include Transformers and Disturbia, will play a lucky loser in The Dark Fields, a thriller in the vein of "Fight Club" and The Game. Neil Burger (The Illusionist) is directing the Universal Pictures project, working from an adaptation of the book by Alan Glynn. read more...
Cast Lined Up for 'Everybody's Fine' Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell are lined up to star in Everybody's Fine, a remake of Giuseppe Tornatore’s Italian drama "Stanno Tutti Bene". Kirk Jones, who last directed the Emma Thompson family film Nanny McPhee, will direct Fine beginning later this month in Connecticut. read more...
Stiller Plans 'Return of King Doug' Ben Stiller is attached to produce and possibly star in The Return of King Doug, an adaptation of a graphic novel about a man who must return to the fantasy world he abandoned 30 years earlier. The project is set up at DreamWorks, which has partnered with King Doug publisher Oni Press on the titles Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things and "The Damned." read more...
Portman Visiting 'Wuthering Heights' Remake Natalie Portman, who currently stars in My Blueberry Nights, is set to star in a new feature adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Portman will play heroine Catherine Earnshaw, who falls for Heathcliff in a passionate love that is ultimately thwarted. read more...
'Supernatural' Star Ackles to Lead Lionsgate's 'Valentine'  Jensen Ackles (The CW's "Supernatural") is in final talks to play a lead in Lionsgate's My Bloody Valentine 3-D, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Eye director Patrick Lussier will helm the remake of the 1981 slasher film, in which Ackles plays Tom, a handsome, principled man who returns to his home in Harmony, Mo., 10 years after 22 people were murdered on Valentine's night. read more...
Collette Joins the Faculty in Mendes Film Toni Collette, who starred in Little Miss Sunshine and In Her Shoes, will join John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph in an upcoming relationship comedy from "American Beauty" director Sam Mendes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Krasinski (Leatherheads) and Rudolph ("Saturday Night Live") star as a couple who canvas the country to find the best place to raise their unborn child. read more...
'Short Circuit' is Alive Again at Dimension  Dimension Films has acquired remake rights to the 1986 sci-fi comedy film Short Circuit, about Number 5, a military robot that develops a conscience and personality after being hit by lightning, Daily Variety reported. S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock, who created the characters and wrote both Short Circuit films, have been hired to write the remake. David Foster and Ryan E. Heppe will produce with John Hyde. read more...
Washington Enters 'Matarese Circle' Denzel Washington has signed on to star in action thrller The Matarese Circle, which is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum ("Bourne" books). The story revolves around two secret agents -- an American and a Russian -- who must work together to fight a mysterious group of killers known as the Matarese. read more...
Time Warner to Downsize New Line Cinema  Time Warner Inc. announced today the consolidation of its filmed entertainment businesses, Warner Bros. Entertainment and New Line Cinema. As part of the consolidation, New Line will be operated as a unit of Warner Bros. New Line will maintain separate development, production, marketing, distribution and business affairs operations, but will closely integrate and coordinate those functions with Warner Bros. read more...
Statham Returns for 'Transporter 3' Jason Statham, who stars in the upcoming crime thriller The Bank Job (we are giving away passes!) will once again return as Frank Martin for a third time in Transporter 3. Statham will reprise his role as the mercenary driver/delivery man. He will reteam with co-star Francois Berleand and new addition Robert Knepper ("Prison Break"). read more...
Scorsese Admits Three to 'Shutter Island' Emily Mortimer (Lars and the Real Girl) and Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children) will play mental patients in Shutter Island, which is being directed by famous director Martin Scorsese. Max von Sydow (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) has also joined the cast of the Paramount Vantage project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. read more...
Beyonce to Topline 'Cadillac Records' Beyonce Knowles has signed on to executive produce and headline a 1950s-set film about Chicago's famed Chess Records. Cadillac Records was written by and will be directed by Darnell Martin, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday. read more...
'X-Files 2' Call Sheet and Concept Artwork There has been quite abit of news floating around about the untitled X-Files sequel... Things just got more complicated! A source from the Vancouver set of the film sent along a previously unseen call sheet from late January and concept art, which says "Mulder Stage 1 Werewolf Concept". read more...
Bell Makes Visit to Disney's 'Rome' Kristen Bell, the former star of TV series "Veronica Mars," will star in the Disney romantic comedy feature When in Rome, trade paper Daily Variety reports. Bell made a name for herself as the resourceful high school detective "Veronica Mars" in the teen drama series of the same name, which aired on UPN and then the CW, from September of 2004 to May 2007. read more...
Romanek Exits Universal's 'Wolfman' Project Director Mark Romanek has reportedly quit The Wolfman after a dispute with Universal Pictures involving the horror film's budget. Romanek, who has filmed numerous music videos and the feature film One Hour Photo, left The Wolfman project just weeks before he was scheduled to begin shooting it, The Hollywood Reporter said. read more...
Brody and Wright Playing 'Cadillac Records' Adrien Brody (The Darjeeling Limited) and Jeffrey Wright (The Invasion) have signed to portray blues/R&B record exec Leonard Chess and blues musician Muddy Waters, respectively, in the Darnell Martin-directed biopic Cadillac Records for Sony BMG Film. read more...
'Juno' Actress to Star in 'Whip It!' Ellen Page, who has been everywhere promoting Juno, will star in Whip It!, which marks Drew Barrymore's directing debut, Daily Variety reported on Wednesday. Page will play a Texas teen who is always being pushed into entering beauty pageants. read more...
Hayek is a 'Freak' for Universal  Salma Hayek, who has a recurring role on "Ugly Betty", has signed on to star opposite John C. Reilly in Universal Pictures' family horror drama Cirque du Freak, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, to be directed by Paul Weitz (The Golden Compass, "About a Boy"), is based on a best-selling children's book series by Darren Shan. read more...
Biel Makes Acting Look 'Easy'  I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry scene stealer Jessica Biel, who seems to always be cropping up in new movie projects, has been cast as the lead in the indie romantic comedy Easy Virtue. Based on the Noel Coward play, the film tells the story of an American divorcee (Biel) who heads to the South of France. read more...
'Dreamgirls' Actress Lands 'Soul Men' Dreamgirls co-star Sharon Leal, who played the substitute member of the vocal trio after Effie was given the door, has landed the female lead in the music-laced comedy Soul Men, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project, stars Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac as Louis and Floyd, two estranged former backup soul singers for a famed group who reluctantly agree to travel together for a memorial concert. read more...
Theron Hits 'The Road' With 2929  Charlize Theron, whose recent credits have included In the Valley of Elah and flopper Aeon Flux, has signed on to join Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises) in the big-screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road for 2929 Entertainment, Daily Variety reported. read more...
Bale and Depp in 'Public Enemies' Adaptation  Christian Bale (forthcoming The Dark Knight) is in talks to join Johnny Depp in Public Enemies, a Depression-era crime drama from Michael Mann (Collateral, Miami Vice). An adaptation of Bryan Burrough's book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43", the Universal Pictures' project follows the government's attempt to stop the criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. read more...
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Screenwriter Zetumer to Adapt 'Dune' Redo