Tom Hanks has firmed up his next two starring roles. He'll first take a steam train to the North Pole in the Robert Zemeckis-directed "Polar Express," then play a thief in the Coen brothers-directed remake of "The...
Tom Hanks has firmed up his next two starring roles. He'll first take a steam train to the North Pole in the Robert Zemeckis-directed "Polar Express," then play a thief in the Coen brothers-directed remake of "The...
Nicole Kidman Fox-based Regency Enterprises has greenlit the Jonathan Glazer and Jean-Claude Carriere script "Birth" with Nicole Kidman near a deal to star, reports Variety . Jonathan Glazer will direct. A taut,...
Owen Wilson will join Ben Stiller in "Starsky & Hutch," an action comedy greenlit by Warner Bros. for a February start, reports Variety . Todd Phillips, who wrote the last draft of the script with Scott Armstrong, will...
Fox 2000 has made a preemptive mid-six figure buy of "The Conspirator," a spec by tyro scribe Gary Horn, reports Variety . "The Conspirator" is more in the vein of their upcoming Fox 2000 pic "Phone Booth," the Joel...
Method Man and RedmanDef Jam Records is joining forces with Paramount and MTV Films to produce an untitled military comedy for hip-hop team Method Man and Redman, reports Variety . Brian Posehn, who wrote for now-defunct...
The Bridge of San Luis ReyKanzaman and Pembridge Pictures are to make "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," a $22 million adaptation of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning novel, reports Variety . Mary McGuckian ("This Is the...
America Online users will get a 24 hour advanced look at the new trailer for "Lord of The Ring: The Two Towers," at 12:01AM, Monday, September 30. Everyone not using AOL at this time will have to hold off until the...
George Clooney is taking over Colin Firth's role in the "Bridget Jones" follow-up, "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," reports Zap2it . The British actor actually has a part in the second novel by Helen Fielding, when...
Philip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman is set to star opposite Ben Stiller and Debra Messing in Universal Pictures untitled romantic comedy written and to be directed by John Hamburg, reports Variety Hamburg's...
Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis has joined the cast of "Freaky Friday," replacing Annette Bening, reports Variety . Mark Harmon is in talks to come aboard the Walt Disney Co. remake, which is being directed by Mark S....
Richard Linklater will helm "School of Rock," the Paramount comedy that reteams the "Orange County" triumvirate of Jack Black, screenwriter Mike White and producer Scott Rudin, reports Variety . Vehicle will allow Black...
Paramount Pictures has tapped scribe Grant Morris to pen an updated version of its 1958 Elvis Presley starrer "King Creole," reports Variety . The original pic, based on the Harold Robbins novel "A Stone for Danny...
Dimension Films has bought "Retribution," a spec by Jeff Davis, as a producing vehicle for "Scream" creator Kevin Williamson, reports Variety . The thriller concerns a young woman playing a game of cat and mouse with the...
Antonio Banderas says he won't star in a sequel to Zorro, reports Ananova . He says he has been offered $20million to co-star with Catherine Zeta Jones in a sequel to the 1998 film. Banderas says he would rather...
Angelina JolieAngelina Jolie has had to interupt shooting the sequel to "Tomb Raider 2" after her adopted son was rushed to hospital after a mystery accident, reports Ananova . She was filming the latest Lara Croft...
DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures are moving forward with a sequel to "Gladiator," hiring scribe John Logan to pen a sequel, reports The Hollywood Reporter . Logan was part of the original "Gladiator's"...
Topher GraceBritish actor Dominic West ("28 Days") and Topher Grace ("That 70s Show") will play the love interests to Julia Roberts and Julia Stiles characters, respectively, in Revolution Studios "Mona Lisa Smile,"...
Mel Gibson has committed to return to the director's chair with "Passion," starring James Caviezel in a chronicle of the final 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ, reported Variety Helming gig will be Gibson's first...
Ron EldardRon Eldard ("Black Hawk Down") has got the final lead role in DreamWorks's "The House of Sand and Fog," joining Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley, reports Variety . Eldard will portray a married sheriff's...
Nicole KidmanNicole Kidman is in discussions to star in Columbia Pictures' comedy "Bewitched," a feature film adaptation based on the long-running television series of the same name, reports The Hollywood Reporter . No...
After a three-continent search, the filmmakers behind the live-action "Peter Pan" have found their Wendy in 12-year-old English newcomer Rachel Hurd Wood, who will be making her feature acting debut on the project,...
Jim Carrey is in talks to topline the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed "Lemony Snicket" for Paramount, reports Variety . Pic is an adaptation of the Daniel Handler children's book series "Lemony Snicket's A Series of...
Richard Gere has signed on to "Without Apparent Motive" as his next starring role, reports Variety . Directed by Bille August, pic is skedded to go into production this fall in L.A. Written by Eric Blakeney ("Gun Shy"),...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon will rewrite "The Amazing Spider-Man," the sequel to Columbia's summer box office smash, reports Variety . Studio already has inked with above-the-liners Tobey Maguire,...
Sidney Lumet has adapted and will direct "The Set-Up," based on the Robert Wise 1949 RKO classic that starred Robert Ryan, reports Variety . Benjamin Bratt and James Gandolfini attached to star and Halle Berry in talks...
MGM has hired scribes Douglas Cook ("Double Jeopardy") and David Weisberg ("The Rock") to rewrite the film adaptation of sci-fi anthology series "The Outer Limits," reports Variety . Project is a high priority for MGM,...
RKO Pictures has hired Gregory Hoblit to direct and produce "The Rig," reports Variety . Script written by Peter M. Lenkov ("Demolition Man"), "The Rig" is the story of a renegade structural engineer who agrees to...
SilentBob has been kind enough to send in some cool new pics from the set of Harrison Fords upcoming movie - Hollywood Homicide, formerly known as Two Cops. The pictures feature Harrison Ford running towards a car driven...
Marcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay Harden will star opposite Julia Roberts in Revolution Studios' "Mona Lisa Smile" for director Mike Newell, reports The Hollywood Reporter . In "Mona Lisa," Harden will play Nancy, a teacher...
Ron Howard is negotiating with Revolution Studios to direct "The Last Ride," penned by "Space Cowboys" scribe Ken Kaufman from the novel by Thomas Eidson, reports Variety . As a young actor, Howard co-starred in Western...
Miramax Films has enlisted scribe Charlie Mitchell to adapt "Children of the Dust Bowl," the nonfiction tome penned by social historian Jerry Stanley, reports Variety . Project, to star Jim Carrey, centers on a...
Walt Disney Pictures has paid low- against mid-six figures to purchase an untitled high-concept comedy as a vehicle for Tim Allen to topline, reports Variety . Pic is being penned by the actor-scribe Kevin Pollak, who...
Universal Focus has greenlit eclectic drama "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" late Tuesday, with Kate Winslet negotiating to join topliner Jim Carrey, reports Variety "Eternal" was penned by Charlie Kaufman, nommed...
Annette Bening has officially dropped out of Walt Disney's comedy remake of "Freaky Friday," reports Variety . Reasons for the exit remain unclear, though sources indicated project is still going forward. Bening was to...
Paramount Pictures is to make a remake of "The Naked Prey," an updated version of its 1961 jungle adventure. Studio has bought scripter John Heffernan's treatment in a deal worth low- to mid-six figures for...
Comic scribe Jason Filardi ("Bringing Down the Houze") will pen Martin Lawrence starrer "Ghetto Buck" for Columbia Pictures, with Dennis Dugan onboard to helm, reports Variety . Filardi will weave a story that follows a...
Colin FirthColin Firth is to take the lead role in new period drama "Girl With A Pearl Earring," reports Ananova . He will play the 17th-century Dutch painter Vermeer in the film version of Tracy Chevalier's best-selling...
Jennifer BealsJennifer Beals has joined the cast of Regency Enterprises' "Runaway Jury" for director Gary Fleder, reports The Hollywood Reporter . Beals joins leads John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel...
Kurt Russell is negotiating to star in "The Miracle," reports Variety . The story of how the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team toppled the seemingly invincible Soviet Union squad to capture the gold medal. Russell will play...
LL Cool JLL Cool J has joined the "SWAT" team, lining up with Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell and Michelle Rodriguez in the Clark Johnson-directed action movie, reports Variety . The actor, who is being billed in his...
Fate of the Blade Disney has paid low-six against high-six figures to pick up the pitch "Fate of the Blade," based on the Dreamwave comic by Pat Lee ("Echo") and Chris Sarracini ("Bounty"), reports Variety . Is a female...
Screenwriter Scott Wiper ("Pearl Harbor") has come onboard to pen "Salvation" for producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros. Pictures with Walter Hill set to direct, reports Variety . Picture chronicles the journey of a band...
Alcon Entertainment has acquired the comedy spec script "The Whole Pemberton Thing" by first-time feature scribe Mike Samonek, reports Variety . Pic, in a somewhat similar vein to "What About Bob?" and "Office Space"...
Debra MessingDebra Messing is set to hit the big screen playing the wife of Ben Stiller's character in Universal Pictures untitled romantic comedy written and to be directed by John Hamburg, reports The Hollywood...
MGM is hiring music video helmer Jessy Terrero to direct "Soul Plane," reports The Hollywood Reporter , this is off there success with "Barbershop." The studio picked up the project from writer-producer Bo Zenga and...
The Walt Disney Co. has picked up the animated feature pitch "The Fool's Errand" from screenwriter David H. Steinberg ("American Pie 2"), reports The Hollywood Reporter . Although details about the project are being kept...
Screenwriter Karey Kirkpatrick ("Chicken Run") has come onboard to co-adapt the screenplay of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy," reports Variety . Adams originally penned feature adaptation prior to...
Willem DafoeWillem Dafoe ("Spider-Man") has been tapped to topline as the villain in Fox Searchlight's drama "The Clearing" opposite Robert Redford and Helen Mirren, reports Variety . Dafoe will portray a disgruntled...
Time Magazine Asia have ran a massive article on the Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" which is shooting in China. Uma Thurman plays The Bride, an assassin who awakes from a coma to take vengeance on the gangland boss who...