Sam Worthington To Star In 'The Fields'
Monday, February 8th, 2010 » The FieldsSam Worthington has signed to star in "The Fields." The "Avatar" star will play a Texas homicide detective who joins with a New York detective to investigate unsolved murders in the Texas bayous. Read more...
McG To Direct 'This Means War'
Monday, February 8th, 2010 » This Means WarMcG, heading into action-comedy territory, is in negotiations to direct "This Means War" for Fox. Bradley Cooper and Reese Witherspoon are attached to star in the tale of best friends who are also spies and fall in love with the same woman (Witherspoon). Read more...
Nelly Furtado Set For 'Score' Musical
Monday, February 8th, 2010 » Score: A Hockey MusicalPop star Nelly Furtado is to play a crazed hockey fan in "Score: A Hockey Musical," Michael McGowan's music-driven drama about Canada's national pastime. Read more...
Lucy Punch Joins Diaz In 'Bad Teacher'
Monday, February 8th, 2010 » Bad TeacherLucy Punch has been cast opposite Cameron Diaz in the black comedy "Bad Teacher," which Jake Kasdan is directing for Columbia. Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg wrote the original screenplay about Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz), a foul-mouthed, conniving seventh-grade teacher who pursues a colleague after being dumped by her sugar daddy. Read more...
Severin Takes On 'Birdemic'
Monday, February 8th, 2010 » Birdemic: Shock and TerrorSeverin Films has acquired worldwide rights to "Birdemic: Shock and Terror," a romantic thriller from writer/producer/director James Nguyen. The film revolves around a young couple trapped in a small Northern California town under siege by homicidal birds. Read more...
Carrie Underwood To Star In 'Soul Surfer'
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 » Soul SurferDennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb and Carrie Underwood will star in the indie drama "Soul Surfer," about teen surfing champ and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton. Read more...
Kathy Bates, Whoopi Goldberg Join 'Earthbound'
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 » EarthboundKathy Bates and Whoopi Goldberg have joined the cast of director Nicole Kassell's love story "Earthbound," starring Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal, which is currently filming in New Orleans. Read more...
Will Gluck In 'Get A Job' Talks
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 » Get a JobCBS Films wants to give a job to Will Gluck on its comedy "Get a Job," set up with Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher at their Double Feature Films shingle. Read more...
Fox Searchlight Aquires 'Betty Anne Waters'
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 » Betty Anne WatersFox Searchlight, which released the Hilary Swank starrer "Amelia" in October, is reteaming with the actress. The specialty distributor has acquired North American and select international rights to "Betty Anne Waters" from Omega Entertainment. Read more...
Anchor Bay Takes On 'After.Life'
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 » After.LifeAnchor Bay Films has acquired theatrical rights for the U.S. and the U.K. to Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's directorial debut, the psychological thriller "After.Life," starring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci, Justin Long and Josh Charles. Read more...
Christian Bale Set For Malick Romantic
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 » Untitled: Terrence Malick romantic dramaTerrence Malick has lined up Christian Bale, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams and Olga Kurylenko for his next film, an untitled romantic drama. The production is scheduled to go before cameras in the fall, with River Road Entertainment producing and financing. Read more...
William Broyles Jr. To Adapt 'Edgar Sawtelle'
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 » The Story of Edgar SawtelleUniversal has tapped William Broyles Jr. to adapt "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," a drama being produced by Playtone and Harpo Films. Based on the novel by David Wroblewski, the story centers on a mute teenager named Edgar Sawtelle, who, after the mysterious death of his father, runs away into the Northwoods of Wisconsin with three of the extraordinary dogs his family raises and trains. Read more...
Orlando Bloom To Star In 'Good Doctor'
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 » The Good DoctorOrlando Bloom is toplining "The Good Doctor," an indie drama to which Michael Pena, Troy Garity, Courtney Ford, Taraji P. Henson, Rob Morrow and J.K. Simmons are in negotiations to co-star. Read more...
Hugh Jackman Joins 'Snow Flower'
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 » Snow Flower and the Secret FanDuring its first day of shooting in China, director Wayne Wang's "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" added Hugh Jackman just as it lost China's biggest actress, Zhang Ziyi. Read more...
Scott Thomas, Ricci Set For 'Bel Ami'
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 » Bel AmiUma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Christina Ricci have joined Robert Pattinson in the cast of Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod's "Bel Ami," backers said Tuesday. Read more...
Three Actors Sign On For 'Convincer'
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 » The ConvincerGreg Kinnear, Alan Arkin and Billy Crudup have signed to crime drama "The Convincer," written by Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher; Jill Sprecher directs. Read more...
Sony Pictures Classics Takes On 'Winter'
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 » Winter in WartimeSony Pictures Classics has acquired U.S. rights to the Dutch film "Winter in Wartime" from High Point Films, the theatrical division of Carey Fitzgerald's London-based High Point Media Group. Read more...
Weinstein Co. Picks Up 'Blue Valentine'
Monday, February 1st, 2010 » Blue ValentineHarvey Weinstein has been given a "Blue Valentine" from Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams at Sundance. Some 12 years in the making, "Blue Valentine" chronicles a disintegrating marriage between Dean (Gosling) and Cindy (Williams), told in flashback. Read more...
Roadside Attractions Takes On 'Winter's Bone'
Monday, February 1st, 2010 » Winter's BoneRoadside Attractions has acquired North American rights to "Winter's Bone" a dark thriller from director Debra Granik. The film follows a 17-year-old girl in the Ozark wilderness struggling with a hostile criminal underworld as she looks for her missing father, who has put up the family homestead for his bail. Read more...
Louis Mellis To Write 'Princess' Gangster'
Monday, February 1st, 2010 » The Princess' GangsterSmuggler Films has tapped screenwriter Louis Mellis to write "The Princess' Gangster." "Gangster" concerns the true story of Princess Margaret's affair with the gangster-turned-movie-tough-guy John Bindon in the late '60s. Read more...
Mel Gibson In 'Cold Warrior' Talks
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 » Cold WarriorMel Gibson is in negotiations to reteam with his "Lethal Weapon" scribe Shane Black for Universal's spy thriller "Cold Warrior." Black, directing his second movie after 2005's "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," is tackling a tale in which a Cold War spy (Gibson) comes out of retirement to confront a domestic terrorism threat from Russia by joining with a younger agent. Read more...
Olivia Newton-John Set For 'Score'
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 » Score: A Hockey MusicalOlivia Newton-John ("Grease," "Glee") is set to endure stale coffee and frozen feet at the local hockey arena to star in "Score: A Hockey Musical," Michael McGowan's music-driven drama about Canada's national sport. Read more...
Nicholas Hoult Joins 'Mad Max'
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 » Mad MaxNicholas Hoult is walking "Fury Road," the new "Mad Max" movie from series writer-director George Miller. The movie is set a short while after the story detailed in 1985's "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," which keeps Mad Max, the character originated by Mel Gibson, relatively young. Read more...
Robert Pattinson, Sean Penn In 'Elephants' Talks
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 » Water for ElephantsRobert Pattinson and Sean Penn are circling Fox 2000's Depression-era drama "Water for Elephants." Based on Sara Gruen's best-selling historical tome of the same name, story centers on a Cornell U. Read more...
