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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...
Last Updated: 04-15-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 475 Category: News Comments (0) |
Del Toro Talks 'Hobbit' Helming Duties
Director Guillermo del Toro told fans that there has been "a lot of movement" in talks to bring him on board to direct the Peter Jackson-produced two-part The Hobbit movie, but that nothing is firm yet. read more...
Last Updated: 04-14-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 668 Category: Top Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 04-14-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 319 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 04-14-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 708 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 04-13-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 281 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 04-13-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 293 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 04-13-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 296 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 04-07-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 413 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 04-07-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 307 Category: News Comments (0) |
'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. read more...
Last Updated: 04-06-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 607 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 04-06-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 789 Category: News Comments (0) |
SAG to Begin Formal Talks on April 15
The heads of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced on Tuesday evening that they reached an agreement regarding the contracts with the Hollywood's movie and television companies. SAG will begin formal talks with the leaders of the movie and television companies at 10 a.m. on April 15 at the AMPTP headquarters in Encino, CA. read more...
Last Updated: 04-06-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 339 Category: Top Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 02-29-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 961 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 02-26-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1491 Category: News Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 02-26-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 985 Category: News Comments (0) |
And the Oscar Goes to...
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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. read more...
Last Updated: 02-26-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 740 Category: Top Comments (0) |
'Lost' Creator Eyes New 'Cloverfield'
"Lost" creator JJ Abrams has revealed that a follow-up to the monster blockbuster Cloverfield is a possibility. Speaking to ReelzChannel, Abrams said: "There is an idea that has come up that we're exploring. So we'll see. If it's worth doing hopefully we'll get the chance to do it." read more...
Last Updated: 02-26-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1251 Category: Rumors Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 02-23-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 839 Category: News Comments (0) |
EXCLUSIVE '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...
Last Updated: 02-23-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1457 Category: News Comments (0) |
Teaser Trailer for 'Indiana Jones' Released
Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today that the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Indiana Jones adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. read more...
Last Updated: 02-11-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1929 Category: Top Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 02-11-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1089 Category: News Comments (0) |
Freddy Prepping for 'Elm Street' Return
Freddy Krueger is sharpening his blades again and preparing for a comeback, 24 years after making his screen debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street. read more...
Last Updated: 01-31-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 3406 Category: Top Comments (0) |
Report: Jolie is Pregnant Again?
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Amid rumors that Angelina Jolie, 32, is expecting twins, a close source confirms to Us Weekly that the actress is indeed pregnant. One SAG (Screen Actors Guild Awards) attendee tells Us in its latest issue, "It was so obvious she was pregnant. You could clearly see the bump's outline." read more...
Last Updated: 01-31-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 215 Category: Celebrities Comments (0) |
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...
Last Updated: 01-31-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 1027 Category: News Comments (0) |
Ledger Found Dead in NYC
Heath Ledger, who plays the Joker in the upcoming The Dark Knight, was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. The Australian-born actor was an Oscar nominee for his role in Brokeback Mountain and has numerous other screen credits, including The Brothers Grimm, Casanova, Lords of Dogtown and Ned Kelly. read more...
Last Updated: 01-22-08 Votes: 0 Hits: 82 Category: Celebrities Comments (0) |
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Del Toro Talks 'Hobbit' Helming Duties
