Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu has been added to the cast of Roland Joffe's " Singularity ," which toplines Josh Hartnett, Olga Kurylenko and India's Abhay Deol. Hartnett plays a marine biologist who is in a coma after...
Two movies based on The Hobbit will be filmed in New Zealand as planned, the country's prime minister has confirmed. The announcement follows two days of talks with Hollywood executives over whether the Lord of the Rings...
Angela Lansbury will co-star with Jim Carrey in 20th Century Fox's " Mr. Popper's Penguins ." Based on the popular children's book, the film revolves around Mr. Popper, a high-powered, New York businessman who suddenly...
Darren Aronofsky continues fill out his dance card in the wake of the buzz he is generating from his Black Swan supernatural drama. While he waits for his deal to close to direct Wolverine 2, the filmmaker has signed on...
Eugene Levy ("American Pie") is set to star opposite Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel and Liev Schreiber in Michael Dowse's indie laffer " Goon ." Pic revolves around a slacker and born brawler who's invited to join a...
Mark Wahlberg is bearish on Seth MacFarlane's feature directing debut " Ted ." Thesp is in final talks to star in the pic, about a grown man whose cherished teddy bear comes to life as the result of a childhood wish....
Fox 2000's bigscreen adaptation of Yann Martel's tome " Life of Pi " is at last rowing off to sea, with Ang Lee set to start lensing the fantasy adventure early next year. After a monthslong search during which 3,000...
Award-winning Danish filmmaker Ole Bornedal has been given the key to direct Dibbuk Box , a horror thriller from Lionsgate that Sam Raimi and his Ghost House partner Rob Tapert are producing. The film is in the vein of...
CBS Films is in negotiations with the scripting team of Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson ("Four Christmases") to rewrite romantic comedy "Who Gets Bob?" Story, originally penned by Rob Ritger, concerns a divorced couple...
Johnny Depp and Rob Marshall, now in production on the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, are teaming up to develop a remake of classic private eye movie The Thin Man for Warner Bros. The project is out to writers...
Tea Leoni will star opposite Ben Stiller in Brett Ratner's " Tower Heist ," from Universal Pictures and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment. Up-and-comer Nina Arianda also has joined the cast. Storyline revolves around...
DreamWorks is leashing W. Bruce Cameron's tome " A Dog's Purpose " for the bigscreen, with Gavin Polone producing. Studio has acquired the film rights to the bestselling novel, about a canine who discovers his true...
Johnny Galecki has booked his first major feature role since becoming a star on CBS's "The Big Bang Theory." Galecki is joining the cast of New Regency's "I'm.Mortal," the speculative sci-fi project from writer-director...
Ann Peacock has been tapped to adapt " Outlander " for Essential Pictures for a potential franchise based on Diana Gabaldon's fantasy novels. " Outlander " is set at the end of WWII, when an Army nurse takes a second...
Michaela Watkins has joined the cast of Universal Pictures' comedy " Wanderlust ," toplining Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd. Judd Apatow is producing. Storyline revolves around a couple who leave behind the big city to...
Filming on The Hobbit is set to begin in February after it was finally given the go-ahead by film studio bosses. Warner Bros also announced that Peter Jackson, who directed the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy,...
Christopher Walken, Mia Farrow and Selma Blair are joining Jordan Gelber in " Dark Horse ," the latest indie drama from Todd Solondz. The film centers on a thirtysomething man (Gelber) in arrested development who lives...
Vanessa Hudgens is in final negotiations to play the female lead in New Line's " Journey 2: The Mysterious Island ," the sequel to "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D." Brad Peyton is on board to direct the film, in...
Jennifer Garner is in talks to star opposite Jeremy Renner in " Better Living Through Chemistry ," a dramatic thriller from Occupant Films. "Chemistry" centers on a small-town pharmacist (Renner) who is stuck in a...
Ali G and Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen is to play Freddie Mercury in a film about Queen, the rock band's guitarist Brian May has confirmed to the BBC. "We have Sacha Baron Cohen, which will probably be a shock to a lot...
Christopher Kirby, the actor who played Mauser in "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions" has been cast as the third lead in " Iron Sky ," the Finnish sci-fi comedy about Nazis from outer space. Kirby will...
Taking a step back from acting, Molly Parker is to direct her first feature in Canada. Parker ("Swingtown," "Deadwood") is to shoot " The Ballad of Maura MacKenzie " in Newfoundland and Toronto in late summer 2011 for...
Daniel Stamm, fresh from directing "The Last Exorcism," has been tapped to helm thriller " Reincarnate ," the second of the three-part "The Night Chronicles" series produced and financed by Media Rights Capital and M....
Demi Moore, Thomas Haden Church and Kate Bosworth are starring in " The Reasonable Bunch ," a comedy about warring exes and battling relatives at a family wedding that starts shooting this month in New York. Ellen Barkin...
Tim Burton is developing and is attached to direct the bigscreen adaptation of Matt Wilson's board game Monsterpocalypse for DreamWorks. Pic will be distributed by Disney. " Monsterpocalypse " is being produced by Dick...
Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn will lend their voices to the animated feature "Ethel & Ernest," based on the graphic novel by Raymond Briggs. The book traces the life story of Briggs' parents, two ordinary Londoners...
Mickey Rourke, whose latest film "Passion Play" bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday and is currently seeking a distributor, has attached to star in " Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer...
"Friday Night Lights" alum Aimee Teegarden is the newest addition to the " Scream 4 " ensemble. The film reunites original cast mates Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette with young Hollywood lineup Anna...
Rowan Atkinson's return to the big screen as a bumbling secret agent in " Johnny English Reborn " will include turns from Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike and upcomer Daniel Kaluuya. Atkinson returns as...
Sam Riley, who stars in "Brighton Rock," which will have its world premiere Monday at the Toronto International Film Festival, is set to play British playwright Christopher "Kit" Marlowe in " A Dead Man in Deptford ."...
Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic and Adelaide Clemens will star in indie drama "Generation Um..." with shooting starting Thursday in New York City. Pic follows a day in the life of Reeves' character and his two cohorts as...
Michael Caine is in talks with New Line to star in " Journey 2: The Mysterious Island " opposite Josh Hutcherson and Dwayne Johnson. Caine would play the missing grandfather on the titular island in the sequel, to be...
Liam Neeson is joining the cast of Universal's " Battleship " alongside Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna. Neeson will portray Admiral Shane alongside Kitsch, who portrays Shane's future...
Scott Speedman, Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon and Sarah Bolger have flown into " The Moth Diaries ," by director Mary Harron ("American Psycho"). Bolger is to play a young girl in an elite boarding school who befriends two...
Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") is going for a ride with Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan, inking a deal to star in indie pic " Drive ." Based on James Sallis' crime novel of the same name and adapted by scribe Hossein...
Channing Tatum is working with Jamie Linden and producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill on " Ten Year ," an ensemble drama about friends reuniting a decade after their graduation. Linden, who wrote "We Are...
Ed Asner will star in the indie drama " Should've Been Romeo ," directed by Marc Bennett, and also starring Paul Ben-Victor, who wrote the screenplay. The project, which is being produced by Ben-Victor, Leah Kornfeld...
Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives") has been set to star in the upcoming indie feature " Preacher's Daughter ." " Preacher's Daughter " centers on the estranged daughter of a small-town minister who's forced to return...
George Clooney plans to start shooting political drama " Farragut North " in February, eyeing Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and possibly Chris Pine for the cast. It is a drama about campaign dirty tricks written...
Rosanna Arquette is to topline " The Signs of Living ," a Canadian indie movie from Breakthrough Films and Television and producer/director Gail Harvey. In " The Signs of Living ," Arquette is to play an inspirational TV...
Australian Jessica McNamee will play Rachel McAdams' estranged younger sister in " The Vow ," Screen Gems and Spyglass' romantic drama being directed by Michael Sucsy. "Vow" tells the real-life story of a newlywed New...
Ted Danson and Vinessa Shaw have joined the cast of " Everybody Loves Whales ," a Working Title project that Ken Kwapis is directing for Universal. Set in Cold War-era 1988, "Whales" tells the true story of a small-town...
Charisma Carpenter and Ty Olsson have been cast as leads in the indie thriller " Crash Site ." The story centers on a family vacation in the woods, during which a couple must fight their way back to civilization through...
Jim Caviezel has been cast in the After Dark Films thriller " Transit ." He joins Elisabeth Rohm, Harold Perrineau and Diora Baird in the Antonio Negret-directed project, which also has cast James Frain. In the story...
Katie Holmes is in talks to star opposite Adam Sandler and Al Pacino in " Jack and Jill ," a Columbia comedy being directed by Dennis Dugan. In the film, Jack, a family man, deals with his twin sister, Jill, when she...
Aaron Paul, nominated for an Emmy for "Breaking Bad," has been cast as the lead role in the independent film " Right Angle ," produced by "The Kids Are All Right" team of Gary Gilbert and Jordan Horowitz. Michael Burke...
Brian Cox is venturing into producing with indie crime drama " Our Lady of Jackson Heights ," working with Chill Entertainment. "Jackson Heights," penned by Mickey Abbate, follows the struggles of a teen drug dealer who...
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Andrew Jarecki's mystery-romance " All Good Things ," starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst and Frank Langella, and is planning a December theatrical release. Project's...
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy will star in indie romantic comedy " Hysteria ," centered on the invention of the vibrator in Victorian-era England. Dancy and Pryce will star as doctors in London treating cases of...
Taylor Schilling has nabbed the female lead opposite Zac Efron in " The Lucky One ," Warner Bros.' adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel. The book tells of a Marine (Efron) who's survived three tours of duty in Iraq...