Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Lawrence are flying first class. Bacon's deal to star in 20th Century Fox's origins pic " X-Men: First Class " is done, while Lawrence ("Winter's Bone") is in final talks. Bacon will play a...
Northern Irish helmer Tom Collins will produce and direct a feature adaptation of Seamus Deane's tome " Reading in the Dark ." Script has already been penned by "Public Enemies" scribe Ronan Bennett. The thriller is a...
Amanda Seyfried wants to become immortal. The actress is set to topline New Regency's sci-fi action thriller, " I'm.mortal ," from writer-director Andrew Niccol. Twentieth Century Fox will distribute the film, also...
Marlo Thomas has been cast to play mother to Demi Moore's character and grandmother to Miley Cyrus' character in " LOL ," the English-language remake of Gallic hit " LOL : Laughing Out Loud." Pic tells the story of a...
Sherri Shepherd ("The View") has been cast in dual roles for the Katherine Heigl crime thriller " One for the Money " for Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. For both roles, she'll play prostitutes...
Add another nail in the coffin of the long-delayed political satire/romantic comedy " Nailed ," starring Jessica Biel and Jake Gyllenhaal, which THR has learned exclusively will be finished without the involvement of...
Steve Trenbirth, the Aussie who directed Disney's direct to video sequels "The Lion King II" and "Jungle Book II," has signed to direct the $25 million indie CGI feature " Trouble Down Under ," based on a story by fellow...
Chockstone Pictures has acquired the film rights to Monte Reel's non-fiction book " The Last of the Tribe : The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon." Doug Liman ("The Bourne Identity") is attached to direct....
Haley Joel Osment is going back to school. The actor, who became a child star with "The Sixth Sense" but hasn't appeared in a film since 2007's "Home of the Giants," has signed on to star in " Sex Ed ," a comedy from...
Sam Trammell ("True Blood") has joined the cast of indie crime thriller " Guns, Girls and Gambling ," opposite Dane Cook, Christian Slater, and Gary Oldman. Trammel will star as a no-nonsense sheriff who works alongside...
Barry Levinson has been attached to direct Sony's " Brother Jack ," the story of human rights activist Jack Healey, who will produce along with Mosaic. Harley Peyton has written the screenplay, which is getting a rewrite...
Religious drama " Heretics ," based on the life of a fallen star in the evangelical movement, is headed for the big screen as a potential directing vehicle for Marc Forster ("Quantum of Solace"). " Heretics " centers on...
Jeremy Irons is joining the cast of writer/director J.C. Chandor's Wall Street thriller " Margin Call ." " Margin Call ," now in its third week of principal photography in Gotham, tracks the key players at a prominent...
Gina Gershon, Danny Glover and Robert Patrick will lead the cast of the indie film " Five Minarets in New York ." The movie is the English-language debut of Turkish writer-director Mahsun Kirmizigul, whose previous film,...
Two of Latin America's striking directorial talents, Argentina's Pablo Fendrik and Lucia Puenzo, have teamed to write suspenser "Hombres de humo" ( Smoke Men ) with Fendrik attached to direct. Set in a city outside...
Laz Alonso will star opposite Paula Patton and Angela Bassett in the Sony pic " Jumping the Broom ." Helmed by Salim Akil, the romantic comedy focuses on a weekend wedding in Martha's Vineyard where two families of...
Nash Entertainment is going to " Dreamland ," developing a biopic about the man who popularized baby incubators from a script by Christopher Murphey ("The Karate Kid"). " Dreamland " is centered on Dr. Martin A. Couney,...
The weeks-long fanboy guessing game ended Thursday when Sony announced Andrew Garfield will star as Peter Parker in its "Spider-Man" reboot. Garfield's screen test clinched the deal for studio topper Amy Pascal, but the...
Dimension Films has rounded out the cast of " Scream 4 " with shooting starting this week in Michigan and a release date of April 15, 2011 -- more than a decade after the release of "Scream 3." Wes Craven's directing...
Meryl Streep is in talks to reteam with her "Mamma Mia!" director Phyllida Lloyd for " The Iron Lady ," a biopic of the controversial and long-governing former British prime minister. "Lady" is based on a script by Abi...
Codeblack Entertainment has acquired North American rights to " Legacy " starring Idris Elba. Elba, known for roles in "The Wire" and "Obsessed," portrays a black-ops soldier struggling to cope after his kidnap and...
Angela Bassett will star alongside Paula Patton in Columbia's " Jumping the Broom ," a wedding-themed ensemble comedy directed by Salim Akil. "Broom" revolves around the clash of two black families from opposite ends of...
Ashley Greene, who plays Alice Cullen in the "Twilight" movies, and "Hung" star Thomas Jane are in negotiations to join Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore in " LOL ," Mandate's English-language remake of the French comedy. The...
Twentieth Century Fox is aggressively moving ahead with the long-gestating update of " The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ," inking a deal with Gore Verbinski to direct the update of the 1947 classic film. "Walter Mitty" is...
"Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov is in talks with Universal about an English-lingo remake of hit Russian sci-fi thriller " Black Lightning ," which he co-produced with U. The Russian-language film made a big...
Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths have been cast in Martin Scorsese's live-action 3D adventure " Hugo Cabret ." The film's production began Tuesday in London. "Cabret,"...
Spike Lee is in negotiations to direct action-thriller " Nagasaki Deadline ," with Warner Bros.-based Alcon Entertainment financing. "Nagasaki" centers on an emotionally damaged FBI agent who must decipher historic...
Andy Serkis has been cast in the key role of Caesar in 20th Century Fox's " Rise of the Apes ," the studio's "Planet of the Apes" prequel that toplines James Franco. Set in present day San Francisco, "Apes" deals with...
Kevin Spacey has come aboard " Horrible Bosses ," filling in the final piece of New Line's movie's casting puzzle as the workplace murder comedy chugs toward a July 6 start in Los Angeles. "Bosses," which is being...
Jessica Chastain, who is playing Brad Pitt's wife in Terrence Malick's upcoming "Tree of Life," has come aboard " The Help ," DreamWorks' adaptation of the best-selling Kathryn Stockett novel. Chastain is playing Celia...
Fred Ward has been cast in the MRC/Columbia feature " 30 Minutes or Less ." "Zombieland" helmer Ruben Fleischer is directing the action comedy, which revolves around two criminals who force a junior-high history teacher...
Matt Damon may team up with Cameron Crowe for " We Bought a Zoo ," Fox's adaptation of a memoir by Benjamin Mee. The actor is in early talks to portray Mee who used his life savings to buy a dilapidated zoo, replete with...
Animation director David Bowers will make his live action debut by tackling " Diary of Wimpy Kid 2 : Roderick Rules," the sequel to Fox 2000's sleeper hit "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn and Rachael...
John Lithgow and Freida Pinto are coming on board " Rise of the Apes ," Fox's prequel to its "Planet of the Apes" franchise starring James Franco. Rupert Wyatt will direct the feature, which focuses on a scientist...
Jason Reitman and his Right of Way Films banner have optioned movie rights to " Elliot Allagash ," a novel by Simon Rich. "Allagash," which offers a satiric take on private schools and the excesses of the rich, centers...
Toby Kebbell is dusting down his fatigues to star in Matthew Hope's " The Veteran ," a British indie production about a young soldier returning here from Afghanistan targeted as a clandestine operative to monitor...
Mark Waters is circling to direct 20th Century Fox's " Mr. Popper's Penguins ," based on the beloved 1938 children's book. Actors possibly eyeing a role in the family pic include Jim Carrey, Jack Black and Owen Wilson.
Columbia is staying in the Ruben Fleischer business, picking up the Mike White-penned action comedy " Babe in the Woods " for Fleischer to develop as a directing vehicle. "Babe" centers on a female freshman from the...
Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum will star in " The Vow ," a love story being produced and financed by Spyglass. Michael Sucsy, who directed HBO's "Grey Gardens," is sitting behind the camera. "Vow" tells the real-life...
Kristen Bell is in negotiations to join Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski 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...
Vincent Gallo and Michael Madsen are attached to star in the indie feature " Loosies " for Verdi Corrente Prods. "Nurse Jackie" and "Twilight" actor Peter Facinelli, who wrote the screenplay, is already set to star. The...
Michael Shannon will play the villain in " Premium Rush ," a Columbia thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Jamie Chung is in negotiations to play the female lead. "Rush" centers on a New York bike messenger...
Wendy Crewson has been cast in Equinoxe Films' biopic " Winnie ," opposite Terrence Howard and Jennifer Hudson as Nelson and Winnie Mandela. Crewson ("The Santa Clause") will play activist Mary Botha, who becomes a...
Matt Lucas, the British actor who played Tweedledee and Tweedledum in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," is joining the cast of Universal's Judd Apatow-produced comedy " Bridesmaids ." The film stars Kristen Wiig as a...
Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage have decided to " Trespass ," signing on to play a married couple in Nu Image/Millennium Films' action-adventure. Joel Schumacher directs. Story, written by Karl Gajdusek and Eli Richbourg,...
"The Mentalist" star Simon Baker and Paul Bettany are in negotiations to join the cast of " Margin Call ," an indie thriller that tackles the recent financial crisis. Written by J.C. Chandor, who also directs, the...
"Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford will act alongside Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener in " Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding ," a multi-generational indie film to be directed by Bruce Beresford. Crawford was attached to...
Columbia Pictures is revving up a "Ghost Rider" sequel and is in talks with Nicolas Cage to star and helming team Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor to direct. Former commercial directors Neveldine and Taylor have worked...
Mandate has picked up “ Bullies ,” an original comedy project from Danny McBride to be written by "Yes Man" scribes Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. The comedy centers on two brothers who have bullied people their whole...
Max Minghella ("Agora") is headed for " The Darkest Hour ," toplining the New Regency-Summit supernatural project opposite Emile Hirsch and Olivia Thirlby. "Hour" is set to shoot this summer in Moscow with Tom Jacobson...