Kristin Chenoweth has signed on to star opposite Jeremy Sisto in the indie drama " Into Temptation " for writer-director Patrick Coyle. Chenoweth will play a suicidal prostitute who confesses to a priest her plans to end...
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is in negotiations to star opposite Michael Cera in Universal's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." Edgar Wright is directing the adventure romance. In "Pilgrim," Winstead will play the dream woman of...
Rob Corddry has landed his first starring role with " Project A ," a New Line action comedy being produced by Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld via their Red Hour shingle. Corddry will star as the "A" in the venture,...
Sascha Penn will adapt Stuart Gibbs' debut novel " The Last Equation " for Lionsgate. In the novel, mystery surrounds Pandora, Albert Einstein's last equation. The Pandora equation had the potential to solve the world's...
Ricky Schroder and Darrin Henson have been tapped to star in writer-director Jeb Stuart's indie film " Blood Done Sign My Name ," based on the book by Tim Tyson that follows the true story of the murder and aftermath of...
Danny Glover will reprise his stage role in a bigscreen adaptation of Athol Fugard's apartheid-era play " Master Harold... and the Boys ." Pic will be helmed by Lonny Price, who directed Glover in the recent Broadway...
Universal Pictures has acquired " Hater ," David Moody's 2006 novel. The adaptation will be produced by Mark Johnson and Guillermo del Toro. The thriller is about an epidemic of random violence in which ordinary people...
British director Charles McDougall (“Sunday,” “Hillsborough”) is attached to direct “ Cromanon .” The factual drama reconstructs Argentina’s biggest non-natural tragedy: a fire at Buenos Aires’ Republica Cromanon...
Columbia Pictures has acquired rights from Scholastic Media to bring R.L. Stine's young-adult " Goosebumps " series to the bigscreen. " Goosebumps " has never been adapted for the bigscreen, despite selling 300 million...
Mike Medavoy's Phoenix Pictures has inked a deal with John Grisham to turn his latest bestselling novel " Playing for Pizza " into a feature. Story centers on a washed-up NFL quarterback who is drafted by a semi-pro team...
John Cusack has signed on to topline Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic thriller “ 2012 ” for Columbia Pictures. “Redbelt” star Chiwetel Ejiofor also is in talks to join the big-budget epic, whose title refers to the end days...
Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Jean Smart and M. Emmet Walsh have joined Michael Cera in " Youth in Revolt ," the Miguel Arteta-directed comedy for Dimension Films. Cera plays teenager Nick Twisp, who meets the girl of his...
John Woo will direct “ 1949 ” as soon as he has finished his epic “Red Cliff.” Based on true events at the end of WWII and the final years of the Chinese Civil War, pic will star Chang Chen and Korea’s Song Hye-kyo. Wang...
Lasse Hallstrom is set to direct Channing Tatum in " Dear John ," a Nicholas Sparks book adaptation that starts production in September. Screen Gems and Relativity Media have come aboard the film, which had been...
Laurence Fishburne and Harvey Weinstein are joining forces to bring Paulo Coelho's novel " The Alchemist " to the screen in a $60 million-plus film adaptation. First published in Brazil in 1988, the best-selling novel...
James Purefoy is in negotiations to star in the period actioner " Ironclad ," the first pic from newly minted production, financing and sales entity Mythic International Entertainment. Paul Giamatti is circling a role in...
Mark Ruffalo and Amy Adams are attached to star in writer-director Noah Baumbach's next feature, " Greenburg ," for producer Scott Rudin. Plot details are under wraps for the film, which is said to be a relationship...
Scripter Ron Bass is tapping out a big screen adaptation of Carrie Evan's novel " The Godmother " for U.K.'s Halcyon Pictures. Halcyon's head of development Camille Gatin secured Bass's services for the London-set comedy...
Ben Barnes, currently on screens as Prince Caspian, will lay down his sword after being cast to play Oscar Wilde's iconic character Dorian Gray in an adaptation of the author's novel, " The Picture of Dorian Gray ."...
Red-hot Scottish director David MacKenzie ("Hallam Foe") has boarded the psychological drama " Stain In the Snow ," an adaptation of the 1948 novel by Georges Simenon, which Germany's Studio Hamburg International is...
George Clooney will topline, and his Smoke House partner Grant Heslov will helm, " Men Who Stare at Goats ." Pic is an adaptation of British journalist Jon Ronson's book about the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a...
Dylan McDermott and Scott Caan will star in indie romancer " Mercy ," produced by Caan with Vincent Palomino and Phil Parmet. Story, penned by Caan, centers on a successful but cynical young novelist who writes about...
MGM has acquired rights to the Jason Carter Eaton children's book " The Facttracker " and will turn it into a live-action feature to be directed by David Silverman. Book is a fable about Traakerfaxx, a town that produces...
Lionsgate Films has scored worldwide rights excluding Mexico to " The Perfect Game ." Pic is based on the true story of a ragtag team of tykes from Mexico that was the first non-American team to win the Little League...
Gold Circle has aquired David Coggeshall's spec screenplay " Solo " and set up the thriller with Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks and Peter Safran. Coggeshall has several screenplays in development such as "Cast of...
Christian Slater and Cuba Gooding Jr. are toplining Nu Image/Millennium Films' action/comedy "Lies & Illusions." "Lies" is directed by Tibor Takacs ("Mega Snake") from a script by Eric James. Story centers on a novelist...
Jonah Hill is in negotiations to develop a modern-day adaptation of " 21 Jump Street " for Columbia Pictures. The smallscreen property, which aired from 1987-91 on Fox and starred Johnny Depp, revolved around a group of...
Aussie thesp Hugo Weaving has boarded helmer Glendyn Ivin’s “ The Last Ride .” Pic, which will be shot on location in Australia, is an emotional road trip seen through the eyes of a young boy accompanying his father on...
Veteran director Joe Dante will helm indie horror project " Bat Out of Hell " for Parallel Zide and VooDoo Prods. " Bat Out of Hell ," written by Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan, centers on a red-eye flight from L.A. to New...
Jason Reitman will write and is attached to direct Walter Kirn's novel " Up in the Air " for Montecito. Story centers on a ruthless human resources exec whose only joy in life comes from the prospect of notching his...
Brit thesp Michael Fassbender, whose perf in Un Certain Regard opener “Hunger” is generating boffo buzz, has officially boarded John Maybury’s forthcoming “ Wuthering Heights ” as Heathcliff. U.K.-based Ecosse Films is...
Nicolas Cage will star in an updated version of 1992's " Bad Lieutenant " with Werner Herzog directing, Edward R. Pressman producing and Avi Lerner's Nu Image/Millennium Films financing. Story followed the depraved New...
Tommy Lee Jones has set action thriller “ Islands in the Stream ” as his sophomore directorial project. “Adapting Hemingway’s ‘ Islands in the Stream ’ is a passion project of mine,” Jones said. “I believe this passion...
Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, Josh Lucas and Justin Bartha will star in Adam Davidson's drama " Long Time Gone ." In the feature, based on April Stevens' 1994 debut novel "Angel Angel," Ricci will play a mysterious...
Johanna Wokalek, who starred alongside Til Schweiger in the 2005 hit comedy “Barfuss” (Barefoot), has replaced Franka Potente in Soenke Wortmann’s upcoming period drama “ Pope Joan .” Production on the film, which...
William Moseley, who reprises the role of Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian , told SCI FI Wire that the sequel improves upon the first Narnia movie because of its expansive location shoots and...
Susan Sarandon, Bill Pullman and Josh Lucas have joined the cast of Mandate Pictures' psychological thriller " Peacock ." Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page star. Story takes place in a small town, where a quiet bank clerk's...
The chipmunks are tuning up for a bigscreen return in 2010. Twentieth Century Fox will release sequel "Alvin and the Chipmunks II" on March 19, 2010. A followup had been expected, given the breakaway success of the first...
The Weinstein Co. will turn the Jim Henson series " Fraggle Rock " into a live-action musical feature. Just like the series, the film will be populated by a mix of human characters and Fraggle Rock puppets. TWC co-chair...
DreamWorks has picked up Stacey Harman’s romantic comedy spec “ Shared Fare ” for Brian Robbins to produce as a potential directing vehicle. Story is based on a true-life experience of Langley Perer -- Benderspink’s...
Natasha McElhone and James Purefoy will star in historical drama "Heaven & Earth" for Focus Films. Story revolves around Britain's first female doctor, James Miranda Barry (McElhone), who was forced to disguise herself...
John Maybury's upcoming adaptation of " Wuthering Heights " is facing a casting crisis after Natalie Portman pulled out of one of the main roles. Portman's exit has left the financiers, sellers and producers in a world...
Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster will topline sci-fi thriller " Pandorum ," with Constantin Film financing and Overture Films releasing domestically. " Pandorum ," penned by Travis Milloy, centers on two crewmen who awaken...
Gerard Depardieu will star in helmer Claude Chabrol's " Bellamy ." Depardieu plays a police captain who's intrigued by a phone call from a stranger who thinks he might have killed someone, but refuses to say whom. Clovis...
Columbia Pictures has acquired David Caspe's comic pitch " I Hate You, Dad " for Happy Madison to produce. Comedy is about a father who moves in on the eve of his son's wedding and promptly begins feuding with the...
Samuel L. Jackson is set to star and Gregor Jordon is slated to direct " Unthinkable ," a suspense thriller to be produced and financed by Senator Entertainment. In the story, penned by Peter Woodward with revisions by...
Johnny Knoxville and Parker Posey are attached to star in John Waters' Christmas film " Fruitcake ." The plot is officially under wraps but is said to center on the title character, a boy named after his favorite...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are starring in " 500 Days of Summer ," an anti-romantic comedy from Fox Searchlight that also sees Minka Kelly joining the cast. Written by Scott Neustadter and Michael M. Weber,...
Ron Perlman will play the bad guy in Snoot Entertainment's hybrid martial arts movie " Bunraku ," which Guy Moshe is directing from his own script. Japanese actors Gackt and Shun Sugata also have been cast in the...
Adam Scott is hopping in the car with Joel Bissonnette for " Passenger Side ," a comedy that reunites him with director Matt Bissonnette and producer Corey Marr. Scott also is exec producing. Written by Matt Bissonnette,...