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Helmer James L. Brooks, who has directed only five films during his career and hasn't helmed one since 2004's Spanglish, will next team up with Reese Witherspoon on How Do You Know for Sony Pictures, according to Daily Variety. Witherspoon was set to start lensing an Untitled Cameron Crowe Project for Sony in February, but that film has been pushed to July, leaving an opening in the actress' schedule.

Jay Baruchel, who was last seen in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Tropic Thunder, is negotiating to play the title role in a live-action The Sorcerer's Apprentice for Walt Disney Pictures, Daily Variety reported. Baruchel would join Nicolas Cage, who plays the sorcerer in the Jon Turteltaub-directed film.

'Star Trek' will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres worldwide on May 8, 2009.

The first big-screen adaptation of the popular TV movie franchise 'High School Musical' rocked movie theaters during the weekend

Actor/writer/director Ben Stiller has held early talks to helm The Trial of the Chicago 7, a politcal drama that would mark a departure from his comedic efforts such as Tropic Thunder and "Zoolander." The DreamWorks project revolves around the riots at the Democratic National Convention in 1968 in Chicago, and is a high priority for the newly configured studio, which has been "freed" from Paramount Pictures and now has a distribution deal with Universal Pictures.

Director F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Be Cool) has signed on to replace helmer Frank Darabont for legal thriller Law-Abiding Citizen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Darabont recently exited the project, which will star Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler and is a said to be a "priority" for startup production shingle The Film Department.

Rachel McAdams, who stars in this weekend's limited release of The Lucky Ones, reportedly has signed up for a role in Guy Ritchie's star-studded movie Sherlock Holmes, according to The Hollywood Reporter." The action-adventure pic is scheduled to begin shooting next month.

20th Century Fox has picked up The Eighth Wonder, an action-adventure pitch from Simon Kinberg (Night at the Museum 2), with Nicle Kidman (Australia) attached to star and produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Details of the plot are being kept under wraps, but the story centers on an archeological discovery that sets off a globe-spanning race.

When RENT, Broadway's landmark musical, marks the end of an era and closes its historic run, The Hot Ticket will be there.

Relativity Media may put the super long-gested Voltron: Defender of the Universe in the hands of helmer Max Makowski, Daily Variety reported. Justin Marks (Street Fighter, Masters of the Universe) wrote the live-action adaptation of the Japanese animated series of the 1980s, which revolves around a sword-wielding robot that helps battle Earth's invaders.

"The Dark Knight" took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007 and pacing Hollywood to its biggest weekend ever, according to studio estimates Sunday.

To celebrate the release of "Kung Fu Panda", DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures provided us with 10 fun-filled cast and crew video interviews, including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen and Jackie Chan.

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.

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.

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.

No Country for Old Men emerged as the Best Picture winner, and the film's directors, Ethan and Joel Coen took home awards for Achievement in Directing. Daniel Day-Lewis, Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard and Tilda Swinton triumphed in the acting categories.

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.

No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood led with eight Academy Awards nominations each Tuesday, among them best picture and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem.

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.

British newcomer Gemma Arterton has been cast as the new Bond girl for the latest installment of the James Bond franchise, which is currently shooting in London, accordig to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie, which has the working title of Bond 22, marks Daniel Craig's second turn as James Bond.