Elisabeth Moss, Sean Combs and Rose Byrne have joined the cast of Universal's " Get Him to the Greek ." The script, which Stoller wrote, follows a fresh-out-of-college record-company intern (Hill) hired to get an...
Charlotte Rampling, Sally Hawkins, Nathalie Richard and Andrea Riseborough have joined the cast of Mark Romanek's " Never Let Me Go ," starring Keira Knightley. The movie, from DNA Films, Fox Searchlight and Film4, began...
Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes will play warring gods in Warner Bros. and Legendary's " Clash of the Titans ," the Greek-god epic directed by Louis Leterrier. Neeson is playing Zeus, the wise yet sometimes ill-tempered...
Brittany Murphy and David Zayas have joined the all-star cast of " The Expendables ," Sylvester Stallone's actioner being produced by Nu Image/Millennium Films. The pic -- which counts Stallone, Jason Statham, Mickey...
Rosemarie DeWitt is slated to be one of " The Company Men ," John Wells' downsizing drama that Chris Cooper also is in negotiations to join. The script revolves around a year in the life of three men trying to survive a...
Andy Fickman has signed on to direct the Disney comedy " You Again ," which will act as his next vehicle. Written by Moe Jelline, the story follows one young woman who finds out her brother is marrying the girl who made...
Kent Alterman, director of the Will Ferrell basketball comedy "Semi-Pro," is attached to direct and develop " Treehouse Gang ," the grown-up adventure tale from Warner Bros. and Heyday Films. The project is based on...
Al Pacino, who has long been interested in tackling the character of Napoleon, is on tap to play the French emperor in a screen adaptation of Staton Rabin's children's book " Betsy and the Emperor ." GC Corp., the...
Kevin Hart has joined the all-star cast of Screen Gems and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment's remake of " Death at a Funeral ," being directed by Neil LaBute. Hart joins Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, Martin Lawrence, Zoe Saldana...
Edwin Marshall is directing the indie comedy, " Pastor Shepherd ," a spoof of televangelists. The film, which is shooting in Texas, stars Danny Trejo, Maria Elena Laas and comedian Don Worley, who performs under the name...
Mark Bomback is getting out his parasol for " The Umbrella Academy ." The Umbrella Academy is a group of disbanded superheroes who reunite after the death of their adoptive father, Sir Reginald Hargreeves, an alien...
Overture Films will release " Paper Heart ," director Nicholas Jasenovec's faux documentary starring Michael Cera and real-life girlfriend Charlyne Yi. The art-imitating-life comedy stars Yi and Cera as themselves,...
So said Mandate when it optioned " Butter ," rookie scribe Jason Micallef's original comedy screenplay. Jennifer Garner is attached to star and possibly produce with Michael De Luca. " Butter " follows a young orphan...
Alex O'Loughlin, who starred in the cult vampire TV show "Moonlight," is in negotiations to nab the romantic male lead role opposite Jennifer Lopez in CBS Films' " The Back-Up Plan ." Written by Kate Angelo, the rom-com...
Mike Newell, who's tackled fantasy before with "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," has signed on to direct Brilliant Films' adaptation of the children's classic " The Box of Delights ," based on the 1935 novel by John...
Mandalay Pictures has acquired theatrical rights to and will develop a big-screen version of " Full Metal Panic ," a Japanese manga series that blends action, comedy and high school romance. The property derives from...
Writer-directors Jay and Mark Duplass have sold their pitch " Table 19 " to Fox Searchlight. Based on McNulty's fish-out-of-water stories from attending a good friend's wedding in England, the dramedy describes the...
Rob Schneider has joined the cast of the romantic comedy " You May Not Kiss the Bride ." Rob Hedden ("The Condemned") is currently in Hawaii directing from his own script, originally titled "Wedlocked," about an American...
Christina Ricci is " Born to Be a Star ." The actress has signed on for the porn-tinged comedy that Adam Sandler co-wrote and is producing with Jack Giarraputo. Longtime Sandler associates Allen Covert and Barry Bernardi...
Peter Medak will direct the noir-crime drama " Fallen Moon ," the tale of a New York City detective investigating the murder of his long-alienated daughter, from an original screenplay written by Jarrod Feliciano and...
Figure skater Taylor Firth will play the starring role in Donald Wrye's remake of 1978's " Ice Castles ," which has begun filming in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The love story set in the world of competitive figure...
Jake Kasdan will make magic for New Line, signing on to direct "Burt Dickenson: The Most Powerful Magician on Planet Earth." Benderspink's Chris Bender and JC Spink are producing along with Tyler Mitchell. The story...
Rory Bruer, president of Sony Worldwide Distribution, announced during the company's ShoWest 2009 presentation that it is developing another Men in Black movie, collider.com reported. ShoWest is an annual convention and...
Warner Bros. is in talks with Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and Cillian Murphy to join the cast of " Inception ," Christopher Nolan's latest project which stars Leonardo DiCaprio. In keeping with most things associated...
Jeanne Tripplehorn will star in the indie feature " Morning ," which will mark the directorial debut of her husband, Leland Orser, who wrote the original screenplay. In the film, Tripplehorn will play a mother mourning...
Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana are in negotiations to be part of " The Losers ," Dark Castle's adaptation of the Vertigo/DC Comics book. Sylvain White is directing. The actors will join Jeffrey Dean Morgan for the action...
Fox has acquired film rights to Alan Weisman's environmental nonfiction book " The World Without Us ," with the intent of turning it into a tentpole feature for Mark Protosevich to write and Francis Lawrence to direct....
Kevin Spacey will star in and produce the indie comedy " Father of Invention ." Story centers on a humble inventor-turned-egomaniacal billionaire who loses it all when one of his inventions goes horribly awry. After...
An almost finished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine starring Hugh Jackman has been leaked online a month before its cinema release. The high quality copy of the film has been uploaded to several file sharing and...
Warner Bros. has acquired " Dumped ," a comedy Vic Levin will adapt as a star vehicle for Steve Carell based on a novel by Andrew Gottlieb. Carell would play a man searching for new meaning in his life after his wife...
Will Arnett and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon are boarding " Jonah Hex ," Warner Bros. and Legendary's action Western based on the DC Comics character. Jimmy Hayward is directing "Hex," whose cast also includes Josh...
New Line has set Mikael Hafstrom to direct " The Rite ," a fact-based thriller scripted by Michael Petroni. Based on a nonfiction book by Matt Baglio, the film tells the story of a young man who joins a seminary and is...
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film, based on his character Bruno, has been given a rating in the US banning anyone aged 17 or under watching it, reports say. Industry paper Variety said the ratings board - The Motion...
Ice Cube has set as his next star vehicle " Ride Along ," an action comedy that New Line Cinema will put into production this summer. Cube will play a rogue cop with a soft spot for his sister. When she reveals she's...
Drew Barrymore will star opposite Justin Long in "Going the Distance," a romantic comedy for New Line. Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot are producing via their Offspring Entertainment banner, and Nanette Burstein is...
Paul Bettany is in negotiations to star in " Priest ," a horror Western that Michael De Luca and Stars Road Entertainment's Josh Donen are producing for Screen Gems. Mitchell Peck also will produce. An adaptation of a...
Jonathan Levine, who wrote and directed Sundance darling "The Wackness," has signed to direct " The Sitter " for Fox Atomic. Michael De Luca is producing. The irreverent comedy will harken back to 1987's "Adventures in...
Matthew McConaughey is taking on the case of “ The Lincoln Lawyer ” for Lakeshore Entertainment. The “Fool’s Gold” thesp is attached to star in the legal thriller that centers on low-level criminal defense attorney...
Tobey Maguire will produce " The Limit " for Columbia as a starring vehicle -- literally. Based on Michael Cannell's upcoming book, "Limit" tells the story of real-life friends and rivals Phil Hill and Wolfgang von...
Kathy Bates has joined Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side," a sports dramedy that John Lee Hancock is directing for Alcon Entertainment. Based on "The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game," a best-selling novel by Michael...
The Weinstein Co. hearts David O. Russell. Sources say the New York minimajor has attached Russell to write and direct an adaptation of " The Silver Linings Playbook ," the project it's developing based on Matthew...
ESPN is taking a trip to the "Diner." The network has brought on Barry Levinson to helm one of its documentaries in its " 30 for 30 " program. The prolific writer-director, who has explored his native Baltimore in...
Kelly Wagner, casting director for the movie adaptation of the video game Tekken , told SCI FI Wire that she sought actors who could legitimately fight and also act. "One of the most frustrating things is when you're...
Queen Latifah will star in the romantic comedy " Just Wright " for Fox Searchlight. Dubbed a modern-day Cinderella tale, story centers on a female physical therapist who falls in love with a basketball player while...
Producers on " Main Street ," the late playwright's new and final screenplay, are in negotiations to cast Orlando Bloom and have signed Andrew McCarthy ahead of the project's planned April shoot. Foote's drama centers on...
Tony Scott has boarded the Fox thriller " Unstoppable ," intending to make it the next film he directs. The drama involves an unmanned runaway train that is carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. An engineer and his...
Producer Eric Eisner has acquired " The King of Sting ," a real-life con-man story with echoes of "Catch Me If You Can." The project centers on Craig Glazer, a colorful criminal who crisscrossed the U.S. for decades...
Zac Efron is negotiating to re-team with "17 Again" director Burr Steers on an adaptation of the novel " The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud ." Former "Good Morning America" exec producer Ben Sherwood wrote the book,...
Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd and Melina Kanakaredes are heading to Mount Olympus. Columbus and Craig Titley have adapted the screenplay from Rick Riordan's best-selling children's novel "The...
Scott Silver has been hired to rewrite " Battle: Los Angeles " for Columbia. The studio in April picked up Chris Bertolini's original screenplay, about an alien invasion pulverizing its way across L.A. Original Films'...