It looks like the past is catching up with actress Sarah Habel. Habel has been hired as the female lead in " Unrequited ," an indie thriller written by Jeff Day and Tom Lockridge and directed by Jason Epperson. Gil...
Seth Gordon is a dork. The "Four Christmases" director is in negotiations to direct " King Dork ," the high school dramedy based on Frank Portman's young-adult novel. Published in 2006, "Dork" centers on teenage misfit...
Raja Gosnell has been tapped to direct Sony's live-action/animated " Smurfs ." " Smurfs " will be produced by Jordan Kerner ("Charlotte's Web"). J. David Stem and David N. Weiss (“Shrek 2,” "Jimmy Neutron") penned the...
In a high-six-figure deal, 20th Century Fox has acquired " Avon Man ," a comedy pitch from "Hitch" writer Kevin Bisch, as a star vehicle for Hugh Jackman, with Bisch to script. Story follows men laid off from an auto...
Disney has acquired screen rights to the young adult novel " Wings " and will develop the bestselling Aprilynne Pike title as a star vehicle for Miley Cyrus. Pic will be developed for Cyrus to play Laurel, a 15-year-old...
Billy Bob Thornton will be putting on his producer ballcap. The Hollywood hyphenate has signed on to produce " Three Nights in August ," a scripted baseball tale based on Buzz Bissinger's well-received book. The...
Commercial director Fredrik Bond has come aboard to direct " Hack/Slash ," Rogue's adaptation of a cult horror comic book. " Hack/Slash ," created by Tim Seeley and Stefano Caselli, centers on Cassie Hack, a woman who...
Stephen Graham is taking a stroll down " London Boulevard ." The British actor, who plays gangster Baby Face Nelson in the John Dillinger drama "Public Enemies," will carry a gun for the other side in "London." Graham...
Jackie Chan will play the wise kung-fu master in a Hollywood-Chinese remake of the 1984 hit " The Karate Kid " that kicked off filming in the Chinese capital at the weekend, a movie company publicist said Monday. Chan's...
" The Beaver ," Anonymous Content's project about a man and his beaver puppet, is getting a whole new coat of fur. Jodie Foster is in negotiations to direct and co-star in the whimsical drama, and Mel Gibson is in talks...
Jason Statham is in final negotiations to star in " Blitz ," a London-set thriller about a serial killer targeting police officers. Statham will play a tough, uncompromising cop assigned the task of tracking down the...
Emily Blunt will star opposite Matt Damon in " The Adjustment Bureau ," a sci-fi love story George Nolfi is directing Universal and Media Rights Capital. The story, which Nolfi adapted from a Philip K. Dick short story,...
Sony is still game on making the baseball pic " Moneyball ," tapping Aaron Sorkin to polish an early script by Steve Zaillian. Scott Rudin has also stepped up to the plate to co-produce the Columbia Pictures drama, a...
Natalie Portman has been cast as the female lead in " Thor ," Marvel Studios' adaptation of its comic book featuring the Norse god of thunder. Kenneth Branagh is directing. Portman will play Jane Foster, who in early...
After an intense months-long search, Warner Bros. has settled on Ryan Reynolds as its choice to play “ Green Lantern ,” the studio’s live-action tentpole based on the DC Comics hero. The film is being directed by Martin...
David Goodman has been tapped to pen " Hong Kong Phooey ," Alcon's take on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon being produced by the company's Andrew Kosove and Andrew Johnson. Rat Entertainment is also producing. The cartoon,...
Zooey Deschanel, one of the stars of "(500) Days of Summer," is joining the cast of " Your Highness ," the Universal comedy that David Gordon Green begins shooting this month in Northern Ireland. "Highness," written by...
Veteran actor Holt McCallany has signed on to Silver Pictures' " The Losers ," which Warner Bros. is distributing. Sylvain White is directing the action pic, which is adapted from the well-known DC Comics/Vertigo...
"I Am Legend" director Francis Lawrence is back in business with Will Smith. Lawrence is aboard to develop and direct " City That Sailed ," a 20th Century Fox project about a father and daughter living on opposite sides...
Working Title has tapped Swedish helmer Tomas Alfredson to direct its adaptation of John Le Carre's classic spy tale " Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy ." The story involves a retired British intelligence officer who is...
Gary Ross has been brought on board to do a rewrite on Columbia's " Spider-Man 4 ." Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire are back as director and star, respectively, as are series producers Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad. Ross now...
Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk are starring in " Tucker and Dale vs. Evil ," a genre-bending indie horror comedy being directed by Eli Craig. Labine stars as Dale alongside Tudyk as Tucker, two good-natured hillbillies...
Freestyle Releasing will distribute " Motherhood ," starring Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver and Anthony Edwards. The comedy opens in October in theaters nationwide. Written and directed by Katherine Dieckman, the film...
Tobey Maguire is set to star in " The Details ," an indie black comedy written and directed by Jacob Estes. Shooting begins August in Seattle. Maguire joins Elizabeth Banks in the pic about a struggling married couple...
Patrick Dempsey is not a doctor, but he plays one on TV -- and now in the movies. Dempsey has joined the cast of New Line's romantic comedy " Valentine's Day ," being directed by Garry Marshall. The ensemble already...
Michael Clarke Duncan and Morgan Simpson will star in and Mario Van Peebles will direct indie drama " Bailey ." The film, which will lens in Nashville in August, centers on spiritual redemption against the backdrop of...
Brett Cullen loves rock 'n' roll. The actor has signed for a role in " The Runaways ," River Road's take on Joan Jett and her seminal band. Cullen will play the alcoholic father of Runaways member Cherie Currie (Dakota...
Patricia Richardson, Aimee Teegarden and Helen Slater will shoot the curl. The trio are set to star in " Beautiful Wave ," a surfing coming-of-age drama that David Mueller is directing from a script he co-wrote with Lynn...
Virginia Madsen will star opposite Kevin Spacey as his ex-wife in indie comedy " Father of Invention ." " Father of Invention " centers on a humble inventor-turned-egomaniacal billionaire who loses it all when one of his...
Beau Bridges has rounded out the principal cast of " Columbus Circle ," an indie thriller directed and co-written by George Gallo. "Circle" centers on reclusive heiress Abigail (Selma Blair), who hasn't left her upscale...
Peter Krause has joined Mary-Kate Olsen, Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens in " Beastly ," the CBS Films adaptation of the Alex Flinn fantasy novel. Shooting is under way in Montreal. Krause, the "Six Feet Under" vet...
Hoping to add some giggle to the jiggle, Paramount Pictures has set Jeremy Garelick to rewrite and direct " Baywatch ," a bigscreen comedy based on the syndicated series about buff lifeguards who patrol a beach in...
Up-and-coming director Rupert Sanders soon could be working with Leonard DiCaprio and Ridley Scott. The helmer is in negotiations to direct " The Low Dweller ," the dark ex-con drama that DiCaprio's Appian Way and...
Jason Sudeikis is in final negotiations to join Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the New Line romantic comedy "Going the Distance." Sudeikis will play Box, a friend of Garrett's (Long) who counsels him against trying to...
CBS Films has picked up the comedy spec " Get a Job ," by Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel. Project is set up with Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher at their Double Feature Films shingle. Story centers on a college...
Nimrod Antal, the director of the horror film "Vacancy," has been hired to direct " Predators " for Fox and producer Robert Rodriguez. Alex Litvak & Michael Finch have written the script, which the studio is hoping will...
Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game " Asteroids ." Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di...
Spanish director Fernando Trueba, who won the foreign-language Oscar in 1994 for "Belle Epoque," is set to helm French-language pic " L'Artiste et son modele ." Set in occupied France in 1943, it turns on an ageing...
Dark Sky Films will release Gadi Harel and Marcel Sarminto's horror film " Deadgirl " as a one-weekend, midnight only, roadshow-style theatrical event in at least nine major markets nationwide on July 24 and 25. The film...
Newly minted Phase 4 Films has acquired U.S. rights to " The Poker House ," the directorial debut of thesp Lori Petty, and set a July 17 theatrical release. " The Poker House ," starring Selma Blair, David Alan Grier and...
Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker will star in road-trip comedy " Cloudburst " for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, with Thom Fitzgerald directing from his own script. Story centers on two women who have lived as lovers for...
Former BBC Films topper David Thompson has secured the film rights to William Boyd's novel " Ordinary Thunderstorms " ahead of its September publication date. Thompson will develop the project via his Origin Pictures...
Model/actress Sarah Bradford has been cast in Ken Kushner's horror film " When The Devil Comes ," which is currently shooting in New York City as well as in upstate New York and Long Island. The film's cast also includes...
Relativity Media has optioned an original romantic-comedy screenplay from rookie scribe Jonathan Abrams titled "The Wedding Doctor ." "Doctor" follows an anxiety-wracked bride-to-be who gets cold feet three days before...
George Gallo is making a run to " Columbus Circle ." The veteran writer behind such action comedies as "Bad Boys" and "Midnight Run" will direct the indie thriller from a script he co-wrote with Kevin Pollak, who has a...
Guy Pearce is in final negotiations and Bailee Madison is set to star with Katie Holmes in " Don't Be Afraid of the Dark ," Miramax's supernatural thriller being directed by Guillermo del Toro protege Troy Nixey. Del...
Amy Adams is in final negotiations to star opposite Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg in " The Fighter ," which David O. Russell is directing for Relativity Media. Paramount is distributing the drama domestically. The...
Dimension Films has set its sights on remaking John Landis' 1981 cult classic horror " An American Werewolf in London ." Landis wrote and directed the comedy-horror film, which starred David Naughton and Griffin Dunne as...
Janet Jackson will reprise her role in Tyler Perry's comedy sequel " Why Did I Get Married Too ." The thesp will again portray a successful author and psychologist who prefers to analyze other's relationship problems...
Topher Grace, Emma Roberts and Hector Elizondo have joined the cast of New Line's romantic comedy " Valentine's Day ," being directed by Garry Marshall. The trio joins Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica...