Legendary Pictures has commissioned Jayson Rothwell to write " The Mountain ," a thriller to be produced by Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment and Brian Witten. The story follows a small-town sheriff,...
Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay have been engaged to adapt " The Boys " for Columbia. The book follows the adventures of a CIA squad, known informally as "the boys," whose job is to keep watch on the proliferation of...
Sam Raimi, the writer and director of the first three Spider-Man films, told SCI FI Wire that a proposed fourth installment in the blockbuster film franchise based on the Marvel comics is still in the very early stages....
Brendan Fraser, who reprises his role as adventurer Rick O'Connell in the upcoming action film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , told reporters that he missed his former co-star Rachel Weisz, who did not return for...
MGM is ready to reboot its "RoboCop" franchise. Darren Aronofsky has signed on to direct and David Self is penning a new installment about the hero whose tagline is "part man, part machine and all cop." "RoboCop," which...
Harold and Kumar are ready to spark up again. Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who wrote "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" and directed the latter, will return to...
Robert Hoffman has joined the cast of the indie '80s comedy " We Got the Beat ." The film, penned by Jon Artigo, revolves around Brad, a high school football player who sets out to prove he's more than just a jock by...
Landscape Entertainment has acquired the film rights to the graphic novel " Pretty, Baby, Machine ," conceived by Clark Westerman and illustrated by Kody Chamberlain. " Pretty, Baby, Machine ," first published in May, is...
Richard Dreyfuss has signed on to narrate documentary feature " America Betrayed " for Eclipse Entertainment and filmmaker Leslie Carde. Pic, called "a scathing look at the way our government contributes to and profits...
Jamie Kennedy is ramping up his producing efforts, signing on for the indie drama " In Northwood ." Nick Stahl will star in the film, a redemption tale centering on a man condemned to a mental hospital for committing...
New Line Cinema has made a deal with "Hairspray" creator John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to summer 2007’s hit musical feature. Planning to return are director-choreographer Adam Shankman, producers Craig...
Jenna Dewan and Luke Goss are attached to star in " Magdalena ," an adaptation of a comic book featuring a hot, holy warrior. Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures, Platinum Studios and Top Cow Prods. are behind the...
Carey Mulligan and Michael Shannon have joined the cast of the indie drama " The Greatest ," being co-produced under Pierce Brosnan's Irish DreamTime Prods. shingle and Silverwood Films. Also on board are Aaron Johnson,...
Phillip Noyce has come onboard to develop a remake of the classic swashbuckler " Captain Blood " for Warner Bros. with an eye toward directing. Errol Flynn starred in the 1935 original, directed by Michael Curtiz, as a...
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, the stars of the upcoming The X-Files: I Want to Believe, told reporters that they went through a reacquaintance period taking on their old roles of former FBI agents Fox Mulder and...
"Hancock" director Peter Berg is spearheading a fresh take on Hercules for Universal. Ryan Condal will write the script, based on a five-issue comicbook series by Steve Moore that debuted in May through Radical...
Columbia Pictures has tapped Walt Becker to direct the actioner " Stealing Time ," with Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment and Charles Segars' Sparkler Entertainment producing. Story revolves around three generations...
Warner Bros. has acquired " Capeshooters ," a comic book adaptation that will be produced by Bryan Singer's WB-based Bad Hat Harry banner. In " Capeshooters ," two slackers become paparazzi who specialize in shooting...
Zachary Quinto, who takes over the role of Spock from Leonard Nimoy in director J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek reboot movie, told SCI FI Wire that he based his characterization as much on the film's script as on Nimoy's...
"Battlestar Galactica" stalwart Michael Rymer will direct and co-produce " Witchblade ," a feature film adaptation of the Top Cow comic. The fantasy, which was recently set up for movie treatment (Daily Variety, May 12),...
Fox Atomic has acquired " Accidentes ," a pitch that Sacha Baron Cohen will produce with an eye toward starring in it as an ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyer. The comedy will be written by Peter Baynham, who with...
MGM has put a musical remake of its 1983 comedy " Valley Girl " into development, with Sean Bailey producing through his Idealogy Inc. banner. Project's based on an idea by Bailey and Idealogy's Matt Smith, who will exec...
Hyde Park Entertainment Group has secured rights from Blake Edwards to remake his 1979 comedy " 10 ." Original pic starred Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews and a famously cornrowed Bo Derek.
HBO Films is developing " Irreparable Harm ," a telepic from scribe Jesse Wigutow ("Eragon"). Project follows Snepp as he returns to the U.S. after the fall of Saigon, conflicted over what had just happened. He...
Tobey Maguire is attached to Universal's " The Crusaders ," a drama about the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case. Maguire would play Jack Greenberg, who, as an idealistic lawyer fresh out of law school,...
Singer Fergie is in negotiations to join the Rob Marshall-helmed musical "Nine" for the Weinstein Co. and Relativity Media. Fergie will play Saraghina, a lusty woman who introduces Guido (Day-Lewis) to the world of...
John Woo will direct comicbook adaptation " Caliber ," to be unveiled at next week's Comic-Con in San Diego. Radical Comics' hit story sets King Arthur and his knights as 19th century gunslingers in the Pacific...
Ross Patterson is stepping up to the plate on indie baseball mockumentary " The Wiffler: The Ted Whitfield Story ." Story, penned by Patterson, takes place during the Major League Baseball strike of 1994 and envisions a...
Jose Padilha will direct " Marching Powder ," a drama that Don Cheadle has long wanted to star in and produce. Cheadle intends to play McFadden, a British drug trafficker who was arrested in Bolivia and jailed in La...
Brendan Fraser, who stars as adventurer Rick O'Connell in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , told reporters that he was eager to get back to the role after waiting seven years for the project to come to fruition...
Will Ferrell could soon be putting on another face. The star of Columbia's upcoming "Step Brothers" is attached to " 2-Face ," a comedy from "Hancock" writer Vince Gilligan. The project is set up at Sony. Gilligan's...
Comedy veterans Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel have been brought aboard to write new words for the Touchstone Pictures comedy " Bob: The Musical ." Mark Waters ("The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past") is attached to direct....
Screenwriter Jesse Wigutow and director Eugene Jarecki ("Why We Fight") have signed deals to develop the feature " Irreparable Harm " for HBO Films. Jarecki also will executive produce along with Paula Weinstein of...
Robin Williams has signed on to star in the dark comedy " World's Greatest Dad " for Darko Entertainment. Story centers on a single dad and high school teacher who finds his son dead after an apparent autoerotic...
Danny DeVito will direct " The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle ," and has set Morgan Freeman, Pierce Brosnan and Saoirse Ronan to star. Ronan will play the title character, a daring teen who makes a trans-Atlantic...
Marvel has handed the armor over to Justin Theroux, who will pen the sequel to "Iron Man." The comicbook giant's film division is close to a deal to bring back helmer Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. for the pic it...
John Stockwell is attached to direct " Sanctuary ," an adaptation of John Connelly novel "Bad Men," in a development deal with Sobini Films. The story revolves around a single mom and her son who take refuge from her...
Universal Pictures has tapped Craig Rosenberg to adapt the BBC series " Second Sight ." The 1999 British series provided a breakout role for Clive Owen. He starred as homicide detective Ross Tanner, who leads an elite...
Warner Bros. and Capcom are traveling to " Lost Planet ." The studio will distribute a pic based on the hit vidgame that will be co-financed by the Japanese publisher. The vidgame revolves around an expedition to an ice...
Visual effects supervisor Brian Metcalf will make his directorial debut with " Fading of the Cries ," a fantasy film he will direct from his own script. The independently financed film will star Thomas Ian Nicholas, who...
DJ Qualls, Nikki Reed and William Sadler are toplining indie comedy " Last Day of Summer ," written, directed and produced by Vlad Yudin through his Vladar Co. shingle. Pic, which has started lensing in New York, has a...
Screen Media Films has acquired worldwide rights to the dramatic thriller " Lake City ," starring Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity, Rebecca Romijn and Dave Matthews. Writer-directors Perry Moore and Hunter Hill's feature...
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Groups has gone galactic. The studio acquisitions arm has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to the animated family film " Planet 51 ," scheduling it for a Nov. 20, 2009, release...
Quentin Tarantino is once more going into battle with the Weinstein Co. as he readies his new screenplay " Inglorious Bastards " for an October shoot. The writer-director, who has enjoyed a long association with Harvey...
School is back in session for Paramount Pictures. Studio is developing a "School of Rock" sequel, with Jack Black attached to reprise his role as rock star wannabe/substitute teacher Dewey Finn, who in the original film...
Craig Zobel has been tapped to rewrite and direct the comedy " Loudermilk " for star Jon Heder at Rogue Pictures. Heder, his identical twin brother Dan and their older brother Doug are producing through their Greasy...
Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms are in taks to topline the Todd Phillips-helmed ensemble comedy " Hangover " for Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures. Cooper will play the best man, who organizes the bachelor party, and Helms...
Singaporean actor Chin Han ("The Dark Knight") will next star in Roland Emmerich's " 2012 ." Chin Han joins an ensemble cast that includes John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejifor and Danny Glover.
Actor and writer Ricky Gervais told SCI FI Wire that he is now in the process of editing his fantastical film This Side of the Truth , which marks his feature-film directorial debut. Gervais is co-directing the project...
Chris Brown could be getting bone deep with Screen Gems. The "Stomp the Yard" star is in final negotiations to appear alongside Matt Dillon, Idris Elba and rapper T.I. in the thriller " Bone Deep ." Brown also is in...