Spielberg, Will Smith Remake "Oldboy" Steven Spielberg and Will Smith are in early discussions to collaborate on a remake of Chan Wook-park's highly acclaimed 2003 Korean action hit "Oldboy" reports Variety. [more] (comments: 1) Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 | Universal Gets "In the Heights" Film Universal Pictures has acquired rights to turn Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "In the Heights" into a feature reports Variety. [more] (comments: 1) Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 | Justin Long Gets An "After.Life" Justin Long and Josh Charles are joining Agnieska Wojtowicz-Vosloo's psychological thriller "After.Life" for LLeju Productions and Plum Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] (comments: 1) Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 |
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Jovovich On Her "Back" For Macy Milla Jovovich will star as an alcoholic former stripper in the coming-of-age comedy "Keep Coming Back" says Variety. [more] (comments: 1) Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 | What A "Beaver" On Steve Carell Anonymous Content has picked up Kyle Killen's debut spec script "The Beaver" and has attached Steve Carell to play the lead says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] (comments: 1) Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 | Boorman Helms CG "Wizard of Oz" John Boorman is attached to direct a $25 million CG-animated feature based on L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" says Variety. [more] (comments: 1) Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 |
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Stallone, Statham, Li Are "Expendables" Action heroes Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li are in final negotiations to play the team of mercenaries in "The Expendables" for Nu Image/Millennium Films says Dark Horizons. [more] Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 | Banderas Joins "Dali" Biopic Antonio Banderas is in final negotiations to play Salvador Dali in Simon West's indie biopic "Dali" for Media 8 Entertainment reports Variety. [more] (comments: 1) Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 | Morgan Working On "Wanted" Sequel "Wanted" co-writer Chris Morgan says he is ready to pen a sequel for Universal Pictures reports MTV News. [more] (comments: 1) Thursday, Nov 6, 2008 |
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Gurinder Chadha Celebrates "Afterlife" British-Asian helmer Gurinder Chadha ("Bend it Like Beckham," "Bride and Prejudice") will helm the horror comedy "It's a Wonderful Afterlife" for HanWay Films says Variety. [more] (comments: 1) Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | Hideo Nakata In A "Chatroom" Hideo Nakata ("The Ring Two," "Dark Water") will direct the WestEnd Films psychological thriller "Chatroom" reports Variety. [more] Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | Winstone, Liotta Join "Tzameti" Remake Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta have joined the cast of "13," the English-language remake of the 2005 French psychological thriller "13 Tzameti" for Overnight Productions says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 |
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Lipnicki On The "Other Side" Jonathan Lipnicki ("Jerry Maguire," "Stuart Little") will star in Dev-O-Ron Pictures' psychological thriller "The Other Side of Innocence" says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | Garity, Vargas Light Some "Kerosene" Troy Garity, Jason Gray-Standford and Jacob Vargas will play a ragtag group of Navy fighter pilots in Mario Van Peebles' action-thriller "Kerosene Cowboys" for Svarog-Afterburner Films says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 | Rob Schneider Becomes A "Virgin" Rob Schneider, Jenna Dewan ("Step Up") and Brianne Davis ("Jarhead") will all star in the sex comedy "Virgin on Bourbon Street" for Echo Bridge Entertainment says Variety. [more] Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 |
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Collins Helms Two "Perdition" Sequels "Road to Perdition" creator Max Allan Collins has been tapped to write and direct two sequels to Sam Mendes' 2002 film adaptation of his work reports Cinematical. [more] Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 | "Che" Duo Re-Team On "Falcone" "Che" writer Peter Buchman and director Steven Soderbergh are reteaming on the undercover mob story "Making Jack Falcone" for Paramount Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 | Goodwin, Hoult Join "Single Man" Small screen stars Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love") and Nicholas Hoult ("Skins") have joined the cast of Tom Ford's directorial debut "A Single Man" says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 |
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Theron Joins Cruise In "Tourist" Charlize Theron is negotiating to star with Tom Cruise in "The Tourist" for Spyglass Entertainment says Variety. [more] Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 | Jenna Fischer Gets A "Little Help" Jenna Fischer ("Blades of Glory," "The Office") will topline the indie dramedy "A Little Help" for Secret Handshake Entertainment says Variety. [more] Tuesday, Nov 4, 2008 | Eastwood Planning Mark Twain Biopic Producer Albert S. Ruddy ("Million Dollar," "Cannonball Run") tells Moviehole that Clint Eastwood's next project is a biopic of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" author Mark Twain - the pen name of American satirist Samuel Clemens. [more] Monday, Nov 3, 2008 |
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New "Apes" Remaking "Conquest"? CHUD reports that 20th Century Fox is considering a new version of "Planet of the Apes". [more] Monday, Nov 3, 2008 | "Halloween" Sequel In The Works Rob Zombie's heavily panned 2007 remake of "Halloween" last year is getting a sequel says Dark Horizons. [more] Monday, Nov 3, 2008 | "Boondock Saints" Sequel Underway Shooting has commenced in Toronto on Troy Duffy's "The Boondock Saints 2", the sequel to 2000 cult indie thriller that made Duffy famous says Dark Horizons. [more] Monday, Nov 3, 2008 |
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Stephen Graham Joins Cage's "Witch" Stephen Graham has signed on for Relativity's period horror "Season of the Witch" says Reuters. [more] Monday, Nov 3, 2008 | Jackson & Cheung Join QT's "Bastards" Samuel L. Jackson and Maggie Cheung have joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's WWII film "Inglourious Bastards" says The Playlist. [more] Friday, Oct 31, 2008 | Studios Battle For "Dante's Inferno" Universal, Paramount, New Regency and MGM are in a major bidding battle for film rights to a new and as-yet-unannounced video game from Electronic Arts reports Variety. [more] Friday, Oct 31, 2008 |
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Straczynski Pens "Forbidden" Remake "Babylon 5" creator and "Changeling" scribe J. Michael Straczynski will pen a long-in-the-works update of 1956 sci-fi classic "Forbidden Planet" for Warner Bros. Pictures and Joel Silver says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] Friday, Oct 31, 2008 | Lindsay-Abaire Pens "Spider-Man 4" Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire ("Inkheart") is in final negotiations to write "Spider-Man 4" for Sony Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. [more] Friday, Oct 31, 2008 | Tollin Explores The "Space Left Behind" Mike Tollin Prods. has acquired screen rights to "Off the Map" scribe Joan Ackermann's comedic coming-of-age novel "In the Space Left Behind" reports Variety. [more] Friday, Oct 31, 2008 |
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