Gwyneth Paltrow will join Nicole Kidman in " The Danish Girl ," an adaptation of the David Ebershoff novel that tells the story of a relationship between the first post-operative transsexual, Einar Wegener, and his wife,...
Harvey Keitel has joined the cast of Universal and Tribeca Prods.' "Meet the Fockers" sequel. Paul Weitz ("In Good Company") is directing the film, which has the working title of " Little Fockers ," since it focuses on...
Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox are in negotiations to join the all-star cast of “ Red ,” Summit's adaptation of the Wildstorm/DC Comics miniseries being directed by Robert Schwentke. “...
Writer Dante Harper has been hired to sprinkle a few more bread crumbs on the script for " Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters ." "Dead Snow" co-writer/director Tommy Wirkola is helming the project for Gary Sanchez Prods....
Samuel Goldwyn is picking up all U.S. rights to the Michael Caine thriller " Harry Brown ," marking one more buy of a Toronto premiere several months after the festival. Daniel Barber's England-set pic, based on Gary...
Every tourist has some war stories. The thriller remake "The Tourist ," from Graham King's GK Films, has run into another set of hiccoughs, with major players moving around like luggage on a conveyor. Male lead Sam...
Gerard Butler is the lure for buyers at AFM eyeing a deal for rights to Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut " Coriolanus ." Butler has signed to star opposite Fiennes in what is billed as a contemporary version of...
Zach Galifianakis has had a great fall. Following his big splash with summer's $461 million grosser "The Hangover," Galifianakis has scooped up a batch of film roles. Now, he's entered negotiations to voice the Humpty...
Zhang Ziyi is joining Wendi Murdoch and Florence Sloan in producing " Snow Flower and the Secret Fan ," an English-language drama starring Zhang. Wayne Wang has come aboard as director. Set in 19th century remote China,...
Sony Pictures has picked up the remake rights to the French-Canadian hit " Fathers and Guns " for an adaptation to be developed and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. "Guns" is an action-comedy about two...
Daniel Craig may shoot his James Bond films at the Pinewood Shepperton studio in Britain, but he'll soon be at Pinewood Studios Toronto to star in the Jim Sheridan psychological thriller " Dream House ." In " Dream House...
Bradley Cooper is set to star in " Dark Fields ," a thriller being directed by Neil Burger for Relativity Media. The story follows a down-and-out writer (Cooper) who gets his hands on a top-secret pharmaceutical drug...
Anna Faris and Dan Aykroyd are in negotiations to star in " Yogi Bear ," Warner Bros.' feature take on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Faris will play a nature documentarian who follows the antics of a bear in...
Ken Loach is reuniting with cinematographer Chris Menges on his latest film titled " Route Irish ," penned by the filmmaker's longtime writing partner Paul Laverty and produced by Rebecca O'Brien. It details the story of...
Strand Releasing has acquired all U.S. rights to Sarah Watt's " My Year Without Sex " from the Works International. Written and directed by Watt, the film stars Sacha Horler and Matt Day as a couple who are forced to...
Philippe Rousselet and Mark Gordon are unlocking the code. The pair is joining to produce, and Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in, the sci-fi thriller " Source Code ." The project marks the first production...
Fox Searchlight is going to the ballet. The specialty division is close to climbing aboard Darren Aronofsky's " Black Swan ," in final negotiations on an agreement to co-finance and distribute the supernatural thriller...
Ray Winstone is attached to star in Stuart St. Paul's " Red Snow " as an ex-SAS officer tracking down his missing daughter in the snow forests of a remote town in north Canada. " Red Snow " is based on a true story of a...
James Marsh, the director of the doc "Man on Wire," is jumping into the genre feature world and will direct " The Vatican Tapes ," a supernatural thriller from Lionsgate and Lakeshore. The story centers on a series of...
Matt Damon will star in "Hereafter," Clint Eastwood's next producing-directing project for Warner Bros., with lensing on the thriller set to begin this fall. For Eastwood, the project's a move into supernatural...
New Line's decided to find out " What Boys Want ," snapping up the comedy pitch by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer and attaching teen star Selena Gomez to topline and Kevin Misher to produce. Story centers on a teenage girl...
Spanish brothers David and Alex Pastor, who helmed “Carriers” for Paramount Vantage, are attached to direct their sophomore feature, U.S. thriller “ Strange, but True .” “Strange” centers on a young woman who, five years...
Mike Mitchell will direct " Monster Squad ," formerly known as "Nightcrawlers," Warner Bros.' long-gestating supernatural action comedy. The studio picked up "Nightcrawlers" as a spec by Brian Lynch in 2000. The project...
Evan Rachel Wood has been cast in the Robert Redford-directed film " The Conspirator ," which begins shooting this month in Georgia. Wood joins James McAvoy, Robin Wright Penn and Justin Long in the historical drama...
Laura Dern is joining the cast of Universal and Tribeca Prods.' latest "Meet the Parents" sequel. The movie, directed by Paul Weitz, is working under the title of " Little Fockers ," but that might change. It reunites...
Fox has picked up " Rehab ," a comedy spec from Sam Laybourne to be produced by Peter Chernin with Will Gluck, who is eyeing the project as a directing vehicle. The story centers on a man who fakes going to rehab to...
Ian Somerhalder, star of the CW's "The Vampire Diaries," has signed to topline the romantic gothic fairy tale " Cradlewood ." Hand Picked Films and Instinct Entertainment are behind the indie being directed by Harry...
Bruce Greenwood and David Walliams will join Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis and Paul Rudd in " Dinner for Schmucks ," the Jay Roach-directed comedy for Paramount, DreamWorks and Spyglass. Walliams plays a Swiss banker...
Andy Buckley ("The Office") and Ben Schwartz ("Mystery Team") have been added to the cast of Adam McKay's next pic " The Other Guys ." They will join a cast that includes Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson...
Molly Parker and Garret Dillahunt are reuniting on the indie drama " Oliver Sherman " from Canadian producer the Film Works. In " Oliver Sherman ," Dillahunt plays a disconnected war veteran who goes in search of a...
Mandalay Pictures has optioned the film rights to the upcoming novel " Horns ," penned by Joe Hill, son of Stephen King. Novel is described as a love story driven by horror and vengeance that revolves around a...
Jackie Chan is in talks to play a role in " Flying Duck ," a $5 million comic road movie produced by award-winning director and festival favorite Jia Zhangke, under his production company X Stream Pictures, Jia said. Jia...
Fred Thompson (“Law and Order”) has signed on to the biopic “ Secretariat ,” starring Diane Lane. The film is based on the story of Triple Crown-winning racehorse and its relationship with its owner, Penny Chenery,...
Sharon Stone and Carice Van Houten ("Valkyrie") will star in the indie drama " Satisfaction ," with production set to start in the U.K. in the first quarter. Script, penned by Simon Burke, centers on a young gigolo in...
Tommy Lee Jones is in negotiations to direct and co-star in " The Lincoln Lawyer ," the Matthew McConaughey vehicle based on the 2005 best-seller by Michael Connelly. "Lawyer," which is set up at Lakeshore Entertainment,...
Justin Long is joining James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn in " The Conspirator ," the historical drama that Robert Redford is directing. "Conspirator" tells the story of Confederate sympathizer Mary Surratt (Wright...
Anthony Ruivivar (“Third Watch”) has joined the cast of “ The Adjustment Bureau ,” helmed by George Nolfi. Ruivivar joins Matt Damon, John Slattery and Anthony Mackie with production already underway in New York. Past...
Bold Films has picked up " Psy-Ops ," an action thriller from Scott Stewart and Gus Krieger. " Psy-Ops " revolves around a covert U.S. military unit of psychological operatives who specialize in exploiting their target's...
Alice Eve (“Crossing Over”) has been cast in “ Sex and the City 2 ,” currently lensing in New York. She has been cast as Charlotte’s 20-year-old nanny, who causes tension among the ladies. Eve can be seen next opposite...
Paramount Pictures is in negotiations with thesp Chris Pine and director D.J. Caruso to put fact-based drama " The Art of Making Money " on a fast track to begin production early next year. Brian Robbins is producing...
Tatum O'Neal has been cast in the title role of the indie drama " Sweet Lorraine ." O'Neal will play a former queen of the New York underground scene who, after moving to small-town New Jersey, gets caught up in local...
Rachel Nichols (“Star Trek”) has joined the cast of " The Loop ." Nichols plays Fiona, a librarian who joins a highway patrolman to uncover the mysteries behind the cryptic sayings spoken by an ancient parrot. Nichols...
CBS Films is developing the teen comedy " Freaky Monday " with producers Andrew Gunn and Mark Waters. " Freaky Monday " centers on a smart but insecure girl who magically switches bodies with her sympathetic junior high...
Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to star in " Same Kind of Different as Me ," an adaptation of a nonfiction bestseller that has been adapted by screenwriters Roderick and Bruce Taylor ("The Brave One"). Jackson will play...
Kristen Bell will star as Christina Aguilera's rival in " Burlesque ," Screen Gems' musical drama being directed by Steve Antin. " Burlesque " centers on the journey of an ambitious small-town girl (Aguilera) with a...
Mia Wasikowska is feeling " Restless ." The teen actress, who plays the title character Tim Burton's upcoming "Alice in Wonderland," is in final negotiations to star in Gus Van Sant's next project, the dark coming-of-age...
Parker Posey has joined the cast of the Bureau of Moving Pictures feature " Highland Park ," now shooting in Detroit. The Bureau's Andrew Meieran is directing and producing the dark comedy, which he co-wrote with...
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North and Latin American rights to Michael Hoffman's " The Last Station ." The German-Russian co-production, based on the novel by Jay Parini, looks at the tumultuous final year of...
In a surprise, Adrien Brody has been set by 20th Century Fox to play the heroic mercenary who battles alien hunters in " Predators ," the reinvention of the "Predator" franchise that is being creatively spearheaded by...
Already rewriting "Spider-Man 4" for Columbia Pictures, Gary Ross is making a deal to rewrite to direct " Venom ," a Spidey spinoff. Venom , an archenemy of the webslinger in the Marvel Comics series, will be transformed...