Warner Bros. has tapped Doug Liman to direct time-travel actioner " All You Need Is Kill ," produced by 3 Arts Entertainment. Story centers on a new recruit in a war against aliens who finds himself caught in a time loop...
Elisabeth Rohm, Harold Perrineau and Diora Baird have been cast in the After Dark Films thriller " Transit ." Antonio Negret is directing the drama about a band of thieves on the run from a bank robbery and the suburban...
Matthew Lillard ("Scream") and Jon Polito ("The Big Lebowski") have joined the cast of indie project " From the Head ." The feature debut of writer-director George Griffith is loosely based on Griffith's experiences as a...
The popular 1938 children's book " Mr. Popper's Penguins " finally is marching toward the big screen, with Jim Carrey starring as a businessman who inherits a flock of penguins. In the book, a house painter who dreams of...
Dolly Parton is returning to the big screen to duet with Queen Latifah in the feature " Joyful Noise ," which centers around two women who join forces to prevent a small-town gospel choir from shutting down. Todd Graff...
Writer-director Nick Love is gearing up for his long-gestating big-screen adaptation of hard-hitting cult 1970s cop show " The Sweeney ," with Ray Winstone attached to star as no-nonsense policeman Jack Regan. The U.K.'s...
Deborah Ann Woll, one of the key players in HBO's "True Blood," is joining the ensemble drama " Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You ." The drama tells the tale of an isolated young adult who must contend with his...
Lee Toland Krieger, the filmmaker behind the indie "The Vicious Kind," has come aboard to direct " The Spectacular Now ," an adaptation of a coming-of-age novel by Tim Tharp. "Spectacular" initially was billed as a...
January Jones has inked a pact to play Emma Frost in 20th Century Fox's "X-Men Origins: First Class." "Mad Men" star Jones was among several hires that completes the casting of "First Class," which Matthew Vaughn is...
J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot shingle are developing a thriller based on the teenage makeout game of snogging in the closet. Called “ 7 Minutes in Heaven ,” the original idea comes from Jack Bender, who most recently...
Scott Speedman is in negotiations to join Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum in " The Vow ," a romantic drama from Spyglass and Screen Gems. "Vow" tells the real-life story of a newlywed New Mexico couple (McAdams and...
Karl Urban ("Star Trek") has closed his deal to star in a remake of sci-fier " Judge Dredd " for DNA Films. The original 1995 film starred Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane and Rob Schneider and was produced...
Karl Yune has joined the cast of DreamWorks Studios' " Real Steel ," which Shawn Levy is currently lensing. Set in the near future and revolving around the sport of robot boxing, " Real Steel " toplines Hugh Jackman. Pic...
Kristen Bell is putting on her ballet slippers for " Dance of the Mirlitons ," giving the indie black comedy a second shot at the big screen. Greenberg's script centers on an ambitious, slightly overweight ballerina with...
"Damages" star Rose Byrne is in negotiations to join the cast of Fox's "X-Men First Class," being directed by Matthew Vaughn. The movie, whose story line remains under wraps, focuses on Marvel's superpowered X-Men team...
Producer Lynette Howell and Ecosse Films will co-produce " On Green Dolphin Street ," a film adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' tome. Tale, set in New York, Washington and Moscow in 1959 against the backdrop of the Cold...
Jason Jones ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart") and Rachael Harris ("The Hangover") are toplining indie comedy " Gates of Eden ." Susan R. Rodgers is producing "Eden" as the first film under her Indiana Girl Prods....
Fox Searchlight might have to wash its mouth out with soap. The specialty label has preemptively nabbed the comedy pitch " Motherf***er " from the hot scribe team of Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones. Story centers on a...
Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is in talks to nab a role in " Fury Road ," the fourth installment of the "Mad Max" movies from writer-director George Miller. The movie's plot is being kept secret, but...
Lisbeth Salander, the title character in Columbia's adaptation of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," isn't the only juicy part that has actresses jumping through hoops: At Warner Bros., Blake Lively (pictured left) and...
Newcomer Eve Hewson has landed a co-starring role opposite Sean Penn in the Paolo Sorrentino-helmed indie " This Must Be the Place ." Story centers on an aging rock star (Penn) who becomes fixated on pursuing the Nazi...
Uma Thurman and Almorah Services, which acquired Brit shingle HandMade, have settled the pending litigation over pic " Eloise in Paris ," and the star will continue to go ahead with the project. Thurman, whom HandMade...
Columbus Short will star in the indie thriller " The Girl Is in Trouble ," from writer-director Julius Onah. In the story, a Lower East Side bartender becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving a desperate woman, a...
Ethan Hawke is in tune with indie drama " A Late Quartet ," signing on to star as a member of a string quartet for Opening Night Prods. Yaron Zilberman's directing "Quartet" from a script he co-wrote with Seth Grossman....
Adrien Brody is set to topline as a transient high school teacher in Paper Street Films' " Detachment ." Brody will star opposite Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, Blythe Danner and James Caan in the pic that...
Sean McGinly, who wrote and directed "The Great Buck Howard," has been tapped to adapt indie crime drama " The Old Man and the Gun ." Anthony Mastromauro is producing for Identity Films with Identity exec Stephanie...
Warner Bros. is moving ahead on a second "Green Lantern," hiring Michael Goldenberg ("Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix") to write the screenplay for the sequel. With the first pic's June 17 release date just...
Since " Arrested Development " signed off the air in 2006, fans have been anticipating a film version of the loopy sitcom. Luckily for "Arrested" buffs, 2010 has yielded a few promising updates about the project. Creator...
Jack Black is reteaming with "School of Rock" director Richard Linklater for the dark comedy " Bernie ." " Bernie " is set in the small town of Carthage, Texas and follows a Renaissance man-community leader-mortician...
Tim Blake Nelson has joined John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore in " Everybody Loves Whales ," a Working Title project for Universal. Set in Cold War-era 1988, "Whales" tells the true story of a small-town news reporter...
Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr. and Ashley Judd are in negotiations to star in " Dolphin Tale ," Warner Bros.-based Alcon Entertainment's inspirational animal tale being directed by Charles Martin Smith. The movie...
Tim Blake Nelson has joined John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore in " Everybody Loves Whales ," a Working Title project for Universal. Set in Cold War-era 1988, "Whales" tells the true story of a small-town news reporter...
Taraji B. Henson is playing from the white tees. In " From the Rough ," the Oscar-nominated "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" actor will take on a role inspired by Dr. Catana Starks, the first female head coach of an...
Sasha Grey, the adult-film star who toplined Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience," is in negotiations to join the cast of " I Melt With You ," the low-budget drama being directed by Mark Pellington. The...
Kurt Russell is drawing up a game plan to play a football coach in Freedom Films' " Touchback ," which Don Handfield is writing and directing. The cast also includes Brian Presley as a small-town farmer who flashes back...
Daniel Craig has closed his deal to star in Sony’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” plus the two potential follow-ups that will be based on author Stieg Larsson’s best-selling trilogy. David Fincher is on board to...
Len Wiseman is in negotiations to direct " Total Recall ," Columbia's remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action movie directed by Paul Verhoeven. The studio and producer Neal Moritz are aiming for a...
Sasha Grey, the adult-film star who toplined Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience," is in negotiations to join the cast of " I Melt With You ," the low-budget drama being directed by Mark Pellington. The...
Brian Geraghty, Josh Peck and Margarita Levieva have signed to star in " ATM ," a thriller from the Safran Co. and Gold Circle Films. David Brooks is directing from a script by "Buried" scribe Chris Sparling. The...
Casey Affleck is in negotiations to star in Fox Searchlight's " The F-Word ," the "f word" in this case being friendship: Elan Mastai's script revolves around a young man who falls for a young woman but hides his...
Elisabeth Shue will star opposite "Winter's Bone" star Jennifer Lawrence and Max Thieriot in " House at the End of the Street ," a thriller from FilmNation and A Bigger Boat being directed by Mark Tonderai. "House"...
"A Prophet" star Tahar Rahim is set to topline Ismael Ferroukhi's $10.3 million WWII drama " Free Men ." Set in Paris, the pic follows a young immigrant worker from Algeria whose unexpected friendship with a Jewish man...
Universal Pictures has tapped Dannah Phirman and Danielle Schneider to adapt Todd Harris Goldman's book "Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them!" The 80-page book, which is accompanied by Goldman's illustrations, offers a...
In his first move since deciding not to direct "The Hobbit" movies, Guillermo del Toro has decided to bring Disney's Haunted Mansion ride to the big screen. Del Toro announced his involvement in the project today at...
Escher Holloway and Sarah Habel will star in the indie crime drama " A New York Heartbeat " from filmmaker Tjardus Greidanus. Set in New York in 1957, the movie follows Spider (Holloway), a young gang leader who blunders...
Daniel Radcliffe is confirmed to take the lead in James Watkins's big screen adaptation of Susan Hill's novel " The Woman in Black ," backers said Monday. The scripts follows a young lawyer played by Radcliffe ordered to...
Western hero Wyatt Earp is getting the sci-fi treatment via Sam Raimi. Raimi is attached to direct “ Earp: Saints for Sinners ,” an adaptation of a Radical graphic novel that Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman and...
Simon Pegg is being brought back into the Impossible Missions Force fold. The actor is in negotiations to reprise his character of lab geek Benji Dunn for Paramount's " Mission: Impossible 4 ," which is being directed by...
Andy Tennant will direct Katherine Heigl in the fantasy romance " Adaline ." Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment are co-producing the tale of a beautiful woman, who hasn't aged for 100 years, who...
If anyone knows how to fly by the seat of his pants, it's actor Matt Walsh. One of the founders of the Chicago-based comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, Walsh will direct an improvised feature called " High Road "...