Nimrod Antal Set For 'Predators'
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 » PredatorsNimrod Antal, the director of the horror film "Vacancy," has been hired to direct "Predators" for Fox and producer Robert Rodriguez. Alex Litvak & Michael Finch have written the script, which the studio is hoping will revive the alien-hunter franchise in a solo outing for the first time since 1990. Read more...
Universal To Make 'Asteroids' Movie
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 » AsteroidsUniversal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids." Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Read more...
Fernando Trueba To Direct 'L'Artiste'
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 » L'Artiste et son modeleSpanish director Fernando Trueba, who won the foreign-language Oscar in 1994 for "Belle Epoque," is set to helm French-language pic "L'Artiste et son modele." Set in occupied France in 1943, it turns on an ageing hedonist painter and his relationship with beauty and with beautiful women, Huete said. Read more...
Dark Sky To Release 'Deadgirl'
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 » DeadgirlDark Sky Films will release Gadi Harel and Marcel Sarminto's horror film "Deadgirl" as a one-weekend, midnight only, roadshow-style theatrical event in at least nine major markets nationwide on July 24 and 25. Read more...
Phase 4 Takes On 'The Poker House'
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 » The Poker HouseNewly minted Phase 4 Films has acquired U.S. rights to "The Poker House," the directorial debut of thesp Lori Petty, and set a July 17 theatrical release. Read more...
Dukakis, Fricke To Star In 'Cloudburst'
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 » CloudburstOlympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker will star in road-trip comedy "Cloudburst" for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, with Thom Fitzgerald directing from his own script. Read more...
David Thompson To Make 'Thunderstorms'
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 » Ordinary ThunderstormsFormer BBC Films topper David Thompson has secured the film rights to William Boyd's novel "Ordinary Thunderstorms" ahead of its September publication date. Read more...
Sarah Bradford Joins 'Devil Comes'
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 » When The Devil ComesModel/actress Sarah Bradford has been cast in Ken Kushner's horror film "When The Devil Comes," which is currently shooting in New York City as well as in upstate New York and Long Island. Read more...
Relativity Takes On 'Wedding Doctor'
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 » Wedding DoctorRelativity Media has optioned an original romantic-comedy screenplay from rookie scribe Jonathan Abrams titled "The Wedding Doctor." "Doctor" follows an anxiety-wracked bride-to-be who gets cold feet three days before her wedding. Read more...
George Gallo To Write 'Columbus Circle'
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 » Columbus CircleGeorge Gallo is making a run to "Columbus Circle." The veteran writer behind such action comedies as "Bad Boys" and "Midnight Run" will direct the indie thriller from a script he co-wrote with Kevin Pollak, who has a role in the pic as well. Read more...
Guy Pearce In Talks For 'Afraid Of The Dark'
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 » Don't Be Afraid of the DarkGuy Pearce is in final negotiations and Bailee Madison is set to star with Katie Holmes in "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," Miramax's supernatural thriller being directed by Guillermo del Toro protege Troy Nixey. Read more...
Amy Adams In 'Fighter' Talks
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 » The FighterAmy Adams is in final negotiations to star opposite Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg in "The Fighter," which David O. Russell is directing for Relativity Media. Read more...
Dimension To Remake 'American Werewolf'
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 » An American Werewolf in LondonDimension Films has set its sights on remaking John Landis' 1981 cult classic horror "An American Werewolf in London." Landis wrote and directed the comedy-horror film, which starred David Naughton and Griffin Dunne as two American backpackers hiking in the Yorkshire moors attacked by a mysterious animal who turns out to be a werewolf. Read more...
Janet Jackson Returning For 'Married Too'
Monday, June 29th, 2009 » Why Did I Get Married TooJanet Jackson will reprise her role in Tyler Perry's comedy sequel "Why Did I Get Married Too." The thesp will again portray a successful author and psychologist who prefers to analyze other's relationship problems rather than deal with her own marriage. Read more...
Three Stars Join 'Valentine's Day'
Monday, June 29th, 2009 » Valentine's DayTopher Grace, Emma Roberts and Hector Elizondo have joined the cast of New Line's romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," being directed by Garry Marshall. The trio joins Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Shirley MacLaine, Bradley Cooper and Ashton Kutcher in the movie, which has five slightly interconnecting stories playing out on Valentine's Day in Los Angeles. Read more...
Aline Brosh McKenna For 'Zoo' Trip
Monday, June 29th, 2009 » We Bought a ZooAline Brosh McKenna has been stocking up on the Purell. The "27 Dresses" screenwriter is penning "We Bought a Zoo" for Fox. The studio picked up the rights to Benjamin Mee's memoir in February for former Firm exec Julie Yorn to produce. Read more...
Dorian Missick Joins 'Bounty Hunter'
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 » Bounty HunterDorian Missick has been cast in the Columbia comedy "Bounty Hunter." He will play the ex-partner of Gerard Butler, a bounty hunter sent to track down his ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston). Read more...
Cameron Fay To Rewrite 'Don't Send Help'
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 » Don't Send HelpCameron Fay is putting on his SPF 50. The screenwriting newcomer has been hired to rewrite the Fox comedy "Don't Send Help." David Friendly ("Soul Men") is producing the film, about a grungy beauty pageant host who ends up stranded on a deserted island with a handful of supermodels. Read more...
Michael Ross To Pen 'Disavowed'
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 » DisavowedMichael Ross has come aboard to write the action thriller "Disavowed" for CBS Films. Irwin Winkler ("Home of the Brave") is producing the film, originally written by Philip Shelby, about a group of military prisoners in the U.S. Read more...
Cher To Star In 'Burlesque' Musical
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 » BurlesqueIn what will be her first movie star role in a decade, Cher is set to join Christina Aguilera in "Burlesque," a contemporary musical for Screen Gems. Aguilera will play an ambitious small-town Iowa girl with a big voice who comes of age in a neo-burlesque club on Sunset Boulevard that's run by Tess (Cher), a former dancer who struggles to keep the club open and gives the young girl a chance to shine. Read more...
Katherine Heigl Joins 'Life As We Know It'
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 » Life As We Know ItWarner Bros. has picked up "Life As We Know It," setting Katherine Heigl to star and "Everwood" creator Greg Berlanti to direct the drama. Barry Josephson and Gold Circle's Paul Brooks are producing. Read more...
Daniel Craig In 'Dream House' Talks
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 » Dream HouseDaniel Craig can shake, but can he stir? The latest James Bond has proved a critical and commercial success in his two turns in the iconic role, for "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace." But he has been deliberate in choosing his next live-action role. Read more...
Four Stars Join Spacey In 'Invention'
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 » Father of InventionCraig Robinson, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville and Camilla Belle will star opposite Kevin Spacey in "Father of Invention," an ensemble comedy that Spacey is independently producing via his Trigger Street banner. Read more...
Universal Pictures To Make 'Go Mutants!'
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 » Go Mutants!Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to the Larry Doyle novel "Go Mutants!" "Go Mutants!" is a teen comedy/adventure set in a high school where all of the tropes from classic 1950s alien invasion movies came true. Read more...
Charles Gibson To Direct 'The Goblin'
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 » The GoblinVisual-effects specialist Charles Gibson will make his bigscreen directing debut with the Geoff Rodkey-scripted family comedy "The Goblin." Story revolves around a suburban family that moves into its new home only to find a curmudgeonly goblin who doesn't want them there. Read more...
