Ron Perlman and Saffron Burrows will face off in " Carjacked ," a thriller about a single mother and her child who are carjacked by a bank robber who has no intention of letting them go. Sherry and Michael Compton wrote...
Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham have become expendable. The pair will join Jet Li, who's in final negotiations, as a team of mercenaries in " The Expendables ." In "Expendables," the main characters are sent to...
Brian Presley and Taraji Henson topline " Once Fallen ," a drama that also stars Ed Harris and Amy Madigan. Ash Adams wrote and is directing the crime saga about a father and son struggling with loyalty, family and...
"Che" collaborators Peter Buchman and Steven Soderbergh are reteaming for " Making Jack Falcone ," an undercover mob story that has been set up at Paramount. Buchman is writing the script, and Soderbergh will executive...
Ginnifer Goodwin and Nicholas Hoult are about to make Tom Ford less of " A Single Man ." Goodwin is Mrs. Strunk, a suburban mom who doesn't share her husband's dislike of their neighbor, a gay professor (Firth). Hoult...
Troy Garity, Jason Gray-Standford ("Flags of Our Fathers") and Jacob Vargas ("Death Race") will play a ragtag group of Navy fighter pilots in Mario Van Peebles' action-thriller " Kerosene Cowboys ." They round out the...
With his "Quantum of Solace" set to blow the doors off the U.S. boxoffice, Marc Forster has signed on for a new project. The German-Swiss director, who previously helmed specialized fare like "Stranger than Fiction" and...
Jonathan Lipnicki plans to star in the psychological thriller " The Other Side of Innocence ," which Dev-O-Ron Pictures is offering at the American Film Market. Lipnicki, who made his film debut as Renee Zellweger's son...
Stephen Graham has joined the cast of Relativity's " Season of the Witch ," starring Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman. Graham, who will next be seen in Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" as Babyface Neslon, will play a swindler...
Warner Bros. has caught " Bobbie Sue ," buying a spec script by Russell Leigh Sharman, Owen Egerton, and Chris Mass and setting it up with Donald De Line to produce. Story centers on a hard-charging female ambulance...
Emmett/Furla Films has acquired " Brutal ," an action/thriller spec by Jonathan W. C. Mills that is being fast tracked to shoot early next year in Louisiana, with Mills directing. Pic is a morality tale set in the world...
It's another heavy role for Samuel L. Jackson. Having most recently played a dirty cop in "Lakeview Terrace," Jackson is set to star as a bad guy again in Columbia Pictures' remake of Berry Gordy's 1985 cult classic "...
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire got out of a rabbit hole, only to be ensnared by a spider's web. Lindsay-Abaire, who won a Pulitzer in 2007 for his drama "Rabbit Hole," is in final negotiations to...
Gary Oldman is in negotiations to star opposite Denzel Washington in " The Book of Eli ," an action thriller from Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment. Albert and Allen Hughes are directing. The script, by Gary Whitta...
"30 Rock" Emmy nominee Michael Engler is taking the plunge into feature directing with the matrimonial comedy " The Big Question ." "Question" will explore the mind games that take place when a man quietly plans to...
"Iron Man" duo Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau will reunite for " The Avengers ," Marvel Studios' film about its team of superheroes. Don Cheadle, whose deal to replace Terrence Howard in the "Iron Man" movies has been...
Michael Douglas is getting a new girlfriend: Mary-Louise Parker. The "Weeds" star will begin a May/December romance in " Solitary ," the tale of an ex-auto dealership owner whose career and marriage have collapsed...
Rhys Ifans, Chloe Sevigny and David Thewlis are in final negotiations to star in " Mr. Nice ," writer-director Bernard Rose's adaptation of Marks' 2002 best-selling autobiography. Ifans will play Britain's one-time...
Columbia Pictures has picked up the rights to " Preacher ," the popular 1990s Vertigo series, for an adaptation to be directed by Sam Mendes. Created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, " Preacher ," which ran from...
Relativity Media has signed on to develop the dark dramedy " Eli Webb ," with "Hannah Montana: The Movie" helmer Peter Chelsom in negotiations to direct. The prestige-oriented story concerns a conservative talk show host...
Adrien Brody will star in indie actioner " The Courier " for Arclight Films, with Russell Mulcahy directing. Script, penned by the team of Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ("Wanted"), centers on a daredevil courier who's...
Geoffrey Rush will add the role of missionary priest to his repertoire, after signing to join the cast of indigenous musical " Bran Nue Dae ," producers said Monday. The film, set in Broome in tropical northwest...
J.K. Simmons and Chris Messina ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona") are joining Jessica Alba in the whimsical fable " An Invisible Sign of My Own ." Marilyn Agrelo's "Amelie"-style indie follows the transformation of a...
Columbia Pictures is bringing Katherine Kurtz's " Deryni Rising " to the big screen. The story is set in a medieval kingdom of humans alongside the Deryni, a race of people with psychic and magical abilities. The first...
Laura Harring, Jill Marie Jones and Oded Fehr are teaming for writer-director Nancy Kissam's dark comedy " Drool ," winner of the 2006 Slamdance screenplay competition. The Paradigm/Leverage Management-repped Harring...
Former "Lost" castaway Harold Perrineau is coming aboard to executive produce and star in the indie drama " Case 219 ." The film is based on the novel "Shooter" by award-winning children's book author Walter Dean Myers...
Roger Moore has joined Peter Stormare on the voice cast of the international version of animated Swedish kid pic " Gnomes and Trolls: The Forest Trial ." Pic is the sequel to "Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber,"...
Warner Bros. has acquired " Dead Spy Running ," an upcoming spy novel by British author Jon Stock for McG to direct that would serve as a launch of a franchise character. While story details are under wraps, the book,...
Cillian Murphy, Jim Broadbent and Brendan Gleeson have signed to star in Ian Fitzgibbon's sophomore outing " Perrier's Bounty ," the producers said Thursday. The movie, billed as a comedy thriller set in contemporary...
Crispin Glover has signed on to play the Knave of Hearts in Tim Burton's adaptation of " Alice in Wonderland " for Disney. Glover joins Mia Wasikowska as Alice and a cast that includes Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and...
Henry Thomas has joined the cast of " Dear John ," a love story Lasse Hallstrom is directing for Screen Gems. Temple Hill is producing. Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, the story centers on a soldier on leave...
Lionsgate has set Ashton Kutcher to star in and Robert Luketic to direct " Five Killers ," an action comedy that will begin production early next year. Kutcher will play a former hit man whose life is turned upside down...
Naomi Watts is in negotiations to topline " My Name Is Jody Williams ," a Universal drama that Audrey Wells is attached to direct. The screenplay by Wells tells the true story of Jody Williams, a strong-willed teacher...
Warner Bros. has set Anne Hathaway to star and Burr Steers to direct the romantic comedy “ The Fiance .” Studio is eyeing a March production start. Hathaway will play a woman who cancels wedding plans and breaks up with...
Guy Pearce will star alongside fellow Aussies Ben Mendelson and Joel Edgerton in director David Michod's first feature, the crime drama " Animal Kingdom ," funding agency Screen Australia said Wednesday. Funded by Screen...
Producer Anthony Bregman is teaming with comic writers Jay Reiss and Ian Helfer for the comedic drama " Oranges ." The project, which a number of directors are circling, focuses on a man who has a romantic relationship...
50 Cent, Mickey Rourke and Jason Statham have signed on to star opposite Sam Riley in " 13 ," director Gela Babluani's remake of his French-language film " 13 Tzameti." Babluani penned the English-language remake, which...
"Hellboy" topliner Ron Perlman has signed on to star opposite Nicolas Cage in the supernatural thriller " Season of the Witch " for Relativity Media and Atlas Entertainment. " Season of the Witch " tells the story of...
Castle Rock has picked up " Book of Shadows ," an action-adventure pitch from Zoe Green that will act as a directing vehicle for principal Rob Reiner. The story follows a young man who must embark on the perilous journey...
Overture Films has tapped David Gordon Green to direct the horror thriller " Freaks of the Heartland ," written by freshman scribes Peter Sattler and Geoff Davey. The company recently purchased the rights to the Dark...
Paramount Vantage has bought its first project of the Guy Stodel era, signing on for the crime drama " Buried ," with Todd Field attached to direct. Brad Ingelsby will write the screenplay, which centers on a couple who...
Brad Pitt is adding to his busy schedule by playing ball for Columbia. Steve Zaillian has signed on to adapt Michael Lewis’ nonfiction bestseller " Moneyball : The Art of Winning an Unfair Game," and David Frankel is...
Hugh Grant has exited " Lost for Words ," the Working Title-produced romantic comedy for Universal Pictures. Creative differences were cited. Grant had agreed last summer to play a British thesp approached to star in a...
Peter Weir is set to direct " The Way Back ," the fact-based story of the escape of soldiers from a Siberian gulag in 1940. He wrote the script for " The Way Back " and based it on several sources, most notably the...
Divorce is a traumatic experience for millions of families, and Miramax hopes to heal their pain through the gift of very twisted laughter. The studio is developing "Daily Show" head writer Ben Karlin and Stu Zicherman's...
Chart-topping R&B act Ne-Yo is going multihyphenate. The singer is set to star, executive produce and write the soundtrack for Fox Atomic's " Venice Beach ." "Venice" centers on an 18-year-old Manhattan Beach woman who,...
Kim Cattrall is starring in " Miss January ," a film that marks the feature directorial debut of Keith Bearden, who wrote the script. Pic is about a young man who travels cross-country to meet his dream woman, a 1980s...
Director F. Gary Gray is the winner in the sweepstakes to replace Frank Darabont on the legal thriller "Law-Abiding Citizen." "Citizen" centers on a man who is enraged by a plea bargain to set his family's killers free...
Liam Neeson is joining Christina Ricci in the " After.Life ." Writer-director Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's feature debut centers on a young woman (Ricci) caught between life and death. A funeral director (Neeson) appears...
Adrien Brody and Michael Chiklis have joined the cast of indie comedy " High School ," produced by Parallel Media's genre arm Parallel Zide. Story's centered on a high school valedictorian who gets high with the school...