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Mendes Signs First-Look Deal at Focus
Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes' production company Neal Street Productions has signed a two-year first-look deal with Focus Features. read more...
Last Updated: 06-22-09 Votes: 0 Hits: 278 Category: Top Comments (0) |
Hough Dances to 'Footloose' Remake
"Dancing With the Stars" pro dancer and country singer Julianne Hough will star opposite Chace Crawford in Paramount’s upcoming remake of "Footloose". read more...
Last Updated: 06-22-09 Votes: 0 Hits: 272 Category: Top Comments (0) |
'Transformers 2' Tops Overseas Box Office
Michael Bay's anticipated sequel 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' debuted with $20 million in two international markets this past weekend. read more...
Last Updated: 06-22-09 Votes: 0 Hits: 681 Category: Top Comments (0) |
Barrymore and Long are 'Going the Distance'
 In a odd twist of events, Drew Barrymore has signed on to star opposite her former boyfriend Justin Long in Going the Distance, a romantic comedy for New Line Cinema, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Adam Shankman (Bedtime Stories) and Jennifer Gibgot are producing via their Offspring Entertainment banner, and Nanette Burstein is directing. The story by first-time scribe Geoff LaTulippe follows a couple trying to maintain a long-distance relationship. read more...
Last Updated: 03-31-09 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,302 Category: News Comments (0) |
Winners Announced for 'DVD Contest'
 To celebrate the launch of PowerPlay, The Movie Insider has announced the winners of The Ultimate DVD Contest! read more...
Last Updated: 03-22-09 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,812 Category: News Comments (0) |
Reeves to Lead Actioner 'Bebop'
Keanu Reeves, who most recently starred in The Day the Earth Stood Still, has signed to lead the cast of actioner Cowboy Bebop, according to Daily Variety. Reeves will take on the role of lead bounty hunter Spike Spiegel. Cowboy Bebop, a Japanese animated series, tells the story of a group of interstellar bounty hunters and their adventures aboard the starship Bebop. read more...
Last Updated: 01-20-09 Votes: 0 Hits: 3,557 Category: News Comments (0) |
Whitaker Confirmed in Talks for 'Expendables'
 Forest Whitaker, who was recently seen in Vantage Point and Street Kings, has been confirmed to be in negotiating to join the cast of the action film The Expendables, Stallone's latest writing and directing effort, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Whitaker would play the CIA liaison for a group of mercenaries (played by Stallone, Jet Li, Randy Couture and Jason Statham) who are clandestinely sent to South America to overthrow a dictator. read more...
Last Updated: 01-05-09 Votes: 0 Hits: 2,797 Category: News Comments (0) |
Shankman to Helm 'Bob', 'Sinbad'
Director Adam Shankman, who helmed the upcoming Disney family adventure pic Bedtime Stories, will next tackle Disney's Bob the Musical and likely Sony's Sinbad, Daily Variety reported. Bob the Musical centers on a mild-mannered man who suddenly hears the "inner song" of people's hearts after being struck on the head.
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Last Updated: 12-18-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,955 Category: News Comments (0) |
Sonnenfeld to Save MGM's 'World'
Barry Sonnenfeld, who is an exec producer and director on "Pushing Daisies", will direct and produce the action comedy The How-To Guide for Saving the World for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Daily Variety reported. The project, penned by BenDavid Grabinski, refers to an instruction manual for saving the world, which is left behind by a secret group that protects the Earth from alien invaders after the group is wiped out. read more...
Last Updated: 12-18-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,794 Category: News Comments (0) |
Morgan and Miller Find 'Roommates' Together
 Tracy Morgan, who most recently appeared in First Sunday, will star in and produce the comedy Freshman Roommates for The Montecito Picture Company and Paramount Pictures, according to Daily Variety. TJ Miller (Cloverfield) will also star in the film. Freshman Roommates asks the question what if those spam emails aren't scams. read more...
Last Updated: 12-17-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,705 Category: News Comments (0) |
Ford Teams McAdams for News Comedy
 Harrison Ford, last seen in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal, will star in Morning Glory, which is a comedy that J.J. Abrams is producing for Paramount Pictures. Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers) is in negotiations to join the cast too. Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) wrote the script. Roger Michell (Enduring Love) is set to direct. read more...
Last Updated: 12-17-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,720 Category: News Comments (0) |
F/X Wizard Stewart to Helm Horror Western
Visual effects wizard Scott Charles Stewart, who co-founded the effects house The Orphanage, has signed to direct Priest, a horror Western adapted from a TokyoPop comic book, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story is set in a world ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampire and follows a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who have kidnapped his niece. read more...
Last Updated: 12-17-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,857 Category: News Comments (0) |
Universal Plans 'Bakugan' Movie
Universal Pictures and Stuber Productions have entered into a deal with toy company Spin Master to bring 'Bakugan Battle Brawlers' to the big screen, according to The Hollwyood Reporter. read more...
Last Updated: 12-16-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 4,844 Category: Top Comments (0) |
Wilde Enters Disney's 'Tron' Sequel
 Olivia Wilde, who starred in Turistas and is a series regular on Fox's medical drama "House", has signed on to star in Tron 2.0, the sequel to the 1982 Disney cult classic being directed by Joseph Kosinski, according to Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. The original, about a programmer thrust into a computer and forced to fight in games he helped create, is remembered for its sci-fi gladiator-style battles and groundbreaking special effects. read more...
Last Updated: 12-16-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 3,155 Category: News Comments (0) |
Kunis Opens Warner's 'Book of Eli'
 Max Payne star Mila Kunis, who is probably best known for her role in "That 70s' Show" has joined the cast of The Book of Eli, the Denzel Washington sci-fi action thriller from Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Albert and Allen Hughes are directing the pic. read more...
Last Updated: 12-16-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 2,105 Category: News Comments (0) |
Zombie Prepping 'Halloween' Sequel
 Dimension Films and writer-director Rob Zombie are teaming for a second helping of Halloween madness this October, according to Daily Variety. Zombie will write and direct H2, the sequel to his 2007 reinvention of the John Carpenter horror classic. The new film picks up right as the first remake ended, following the aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage through the eyes of the sister he hunted. read more...
Last Updated: 12-16-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 2,863 Category: News Comments (0) |
Witherspoon in Brooks' Comedy Project
 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. read more...
Last Updated: 12-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,503 Category: News Comments (0) |
Baruchel Fills Disney's 'Apprentice' Shoes
 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. read more...
Last Updated: 12-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,555 Category: News Comments (0) |
Smith's Son Starring in 'Karate Kid' Remake
 Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith, will star in a remake of The Karate Kid for Sony Pictures. The long-rumored project is moving forward with a 2009 shoot date, according to Daily Variety. Will Smith will produce the pic through his Overbrook Productions banner. read more...
Last Updated: 12-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 3,156 Category: News Comments (0) |
Wiseman Helming DreamWorks' 'Atlantis'
 Live Free or Die Hard helmer (and husband to Kate Beckinsale) Len Wiseman has signed on to direct the big-screen adaptation of the apocalyptic sci-fi comic book Atlantis Rising for DreamWorks Studios, Daily Variety reported. Screenwriting duo Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Transformers, Star Trek) brought the project to DreamWorks back when the company was within the Paramount fold. read more...
Last Updated: 12-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1,911 Category: News Comments (0) |
'Star Trek' to be Released as IMAX Movie
'Star Trek' will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres worldwide on May 8, 2009. read more...
Last Updated: 12-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 3,083 Category: News Comments (0) |
Branagh Confirms He's Directing 'Thor'
Kenneth Branagh confirmed to MTV.com that he'll be helming a film version of Marvel Comics' Thor. read more...
Last Updated: 12-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 6,402 Category: Rumors_Link Comments (0) |
Fifth 'Terminator' Movie Coming...
A fifth 'Terminator' movie is being developed by Halcyon Company, with Terminator Salvation director McG, the company's executives Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek announced at the Dubai International Film Festival, Daily Variety reported. read more...
Last Updated: 12-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 8,042 Category: Top Comments (0) |
Weitz to Direct Summit's 'New Moon'
Summit Entertainment announced today that filmmaker Chris Weitz ('The Golden Compass') has been hired to direct the second film in the studio's Twilight film franchise. The film, New Moon, is based on the second book in author Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster book series. read more...
Last Updated: 12-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 4,394 Category: Top Comments (0) |
Gough and Millar to Pen 'Robotech'
Screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who both penned Spider-Man 2 and The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon Emperor, have been drafted to write Robotech, Warner Bros. Pictures' adaptation of the anime classic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Akiva Goldsman and Chuck Roven are producing with Tobey Maguire and Drew Crevello. read more...
Last Updated: 11-17-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 2,717 Category: News Comments (0) |
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Hough Dances to 'Footloose' Remake
