Steve Martin In Talks For 'Big Year'
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 » The Big YearSteve Martin's big year is getting even bigger as the Oscar co-host is in negotiations to go bird-watching in "The Big Year" alongside Jack Black and Owen Wilson. Read more...
Reynolds, Bateman To Star In 'Change-Up'
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 » The Change-UpRyan Reynolds and Jason Bateman have signed on to star in Universal's body-switching comedy "The Change-Up." Story centers on a responsible family man (Bateman) who switches bodies with his best friend, a lazy man-child (Reynolds). Read more...
Segel, Helms Joins 'Jeff Who Lives At Home'
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 » Jeff Who Lives at HomeJason Segel and Ed Helms are starring in "Jeff Who Lives at Home," a stoner comedy from Mark and Jay Duplass. The film is in the process of being set up at Paramount. Read more...
Gary Fleder To Direct 'Protection'
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 » ProtectionGary Fleder is attached to direct the thriller "Protection" for 20th Century Fox. Story centers on a college professor who investigates the disappearance of his wife and daughter and who must confront authorities at the Witness Protection Program to find them. Read more...
John Krasinski Eyeing 'Something Borrowed'
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 » Something BorrowedJohn Krasinski is in negotiations to join Ginnifer Goodwin in Alcon's romantic comedy "Something Borrowed." The script centers on a Manhattan attorney (Goodwin), the consummate good girl, who falls in love with her best friend's fiance on her 30th birthday. Read more...
Walter Salles In 'Our Wild Life' Talks
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 » Our Wild LifeWalter Salles is in negotiations to direct "Our Wild Life," an animal drama from New Line being produced by Mandalay Pictures' Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman. Read more...
Hailee Steinfeld Joins 'True Grit'
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 » True GritHailee Steinfeld has won the role of 14-year-old Mattie Ross in Paramount's redo of Western classic "True Grit," which Ethan and Joel Coen begin lensing next month in New Mexico. Read more...
Kevin Macdonald To Helm 'Murder Mystery'
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 » Murder MysteryKevin Macdonald is set to direct the whodunit "Murder Mystery," the first feature from production company Tower Hill Entertainment. "Murder Mystery" revolves around an American couple honeymooning in Europe who are implicated when they witness a murder and wind up embroiled in international intrigue. Read more...
Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson To Star In 'Ledge'
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 » The LedgeLiv Tyler and Patrick Wilson have been cast in the suspense film "The Ledge" from first-time writer-director Matthew Chapman. The actors join Terrence Howard and Charlie Hunnam in the story of a man (Hunnam) standing on a high-rise ledge who insists he must jump by noon as the policeman below (Howard) tries to manage the situation. Read more...
Liam Hemsworth In 'Arabian Nights' Talks
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 » Arabian NightsLiam Hemsworth, who co-stars in Disney's upcoming Miley Cyrus drama "The Last Song," is jumping into action-movie territory with "Arabian Nights." Written by Russell and Barry P. Read more...
Jessica Lucas Joins 'Big Momma's House 3'
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 » Big Momma's House 3Jessica Lucas has snagged the female lead in the untitled third installment of the "Big Momma's House" franchise. New Regency is fully financing and producing the next chapter in the raucous "Big Momma" franchise, which returns Martin Lawrence in the title role. Read more...
New Line To Revive 'Police Academy'
Monday, March 8th, 2010 » Police Academy 8New Line is looking for recruits for a relaunched "Police Academy" movie. Original producer Paul Maslansky is back for the new iteration, which has no writer or director attached. Read more...
DreamWorks To Make 'The Help'
Monday, March 8th, 2010 » The HelpDreamWorks Studios has acquired film rights to Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel "The Help." A book-club favorite published by Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam last year, "The Help" explores the complicated relationships between the matrons of the South in 1962 and the maids and housekeepers who take care of their kids and homes. Read more...
Angelina Jolie In 'Serena' Talks
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 » SerenaAngelina Jolie and Darren Aronofsky are in discussions to develop a big-screen adaptation of Ron Rash's 2008 period tome "Serena: A Novel." The project would be a starring vehicle for Jolie, while Aronofsky would direct. Read more...
Mickey Rourke To Star In 'War Of The Gods'
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 » War of the GodsMickey Rourke will star in Relativity Media's Greek mythology clash "War of the Gods" opposite Henry Cavill and Freida Pinto. Story follows a young warrior Theseus who leads his men into battle with the immortal Greek gods to defeat evil elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind. Read more...
Amber Heard Joins 'Drive Angry'
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 » Drive AngryAmber Heard is getting behind the wheel for "Drive Angry," the Nicolas Cage 3D action movie being directed by Patrick Lussier. "Angry," a Nu Image/Millennium project that is eyeing a shoot this month in Shreveport, La., centers on a man (Cage) driven by rage who is chasing the people who killed his daughter and kidnapped her baby. Read more...
Justin Timberlake To Star In 'Bad Teacher'
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 » Bad TeacherJustin Timberlake has nabbed the coveted male lead in "Bad Teacher," the Cameron Diaz comedy that Jake Kasdan is directing for Columbia. The script by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky follows a foul-mouthed, gold-digging seventh-grade teacher (Diaz) who, after being dumped by her boyfriend, sets her sights on a colleague (Lucy Punch) who is dating a substitute teacher (Timberlake) who also is the scion of a watch fortune. Read more...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joins 'Cancer' Comedy
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 » I'm With CancerJoseph Gordon-Levitt is taking over the role that James McAvoy was to have played in the untitled cancer comedy that Jonathan Levine is directing for Summit Entertainment and Mandate Pictures. Read more...
Sean Bean Set For 'Death Race 2'
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 » Death Race 2Sean Bean is starring opposite Luke Goss in "Death Race 2," the prequel to Universal's 2008 Jason Statham starrer. The prequel is serving as the origin story for the character named Frankenstein, a convicted cop killer (Goss) in a declining American empire where a racing reality show is about to be born in the country's corrupt prison system. Read more...
Jason Winer To Direct 'Arthur'
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 » ArthurJason Winer, a key figure behind the ABC freshman hit "Modern Family," is set to direct "Arthur," Warner Bros.' remake of the 1981 comedy that sees Russell Brand stepping into the role originated by Dudley Moore. Read more...
Stefan Ruzowitzky In 'Counterfeiters' Talks
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 » The CounterfeitersStefan Ruzowitzky, the Austrian director behind Oscar-winning foreign film "The Counterfeiters," is in negotiations to helm period horror "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" for Phoenix Pictures. Read more...
Nicole Kidman To Star In 'Just Go With It'
Friday, February 26th, 2010 » Just Go With ItNicole Kidman will exercise her comedy chops in "Just Go With It," Columbia's romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. Originally titled "Pretend Wife," the story sees Sandler recruiting Aniston to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife and her kids as his fake family in order to land the girl of his dreams. Read more...
Freida Pinto Joins 'War Of The Gods'
Friday, February 26th, 2010 » War of the GodsFreida Pinto will star in "War of the Gods," Relativity Media's Greek mythology clash directed by Tarsem Singh with production set to start in April. Story follows a young warrior Theseus who leads his men into battle with the immortal Greek gods to defeat evil and the powerful elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind. Read more...
David Gordon Green To Helm 'Sitter'
Friday, February 26th, 2010 » The SitterDavid Gordon Green will direct Jonah Hill in comedy "The Sitter" for 20th Century Fox. Described as a cross between "Superbad" and "Adventures in Babysitting," pic was scripted by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka. Read more...
