Jason Reitman and Jim Carrey are teaming up to develop a comedy titled " Pierre Pierre " for Fox Atomic. Written by Edwin Cannistraci and Frederick Seton, the politically incorrect story, dealing with racism, sexism and...
Fox Searchlight has found its big-screen Biggie. The specialty division has announced that Jamal Woolard, a Brooklyn-based rapper, will be cast in the role of the late rap icon Biggie Smalls, aka the Notorious B.I.G., in...
"Men in Trees" star James Tupper will portray actor Joseph Cotten in Richard Linklater's indie biopic " Me and Orson Welles " with Claire Danes and Zac Efron. Tupper, who recently signed with ICM for representation, will...
Joan Cusack and John Goodman have joined the cast of Touchstone Pictures' " Confessions of a Shopaholic ." Isla Fisher has already boarded the comedy as the star. Film is based on the bestselling Sophie Kinsella novel,...
Ciaran Hinds and Alexander Ludwig have joined the cast of " Race to Witch Mountain ," Disney's reimagining of its 1975 adventure movie "Escape to Witch Mountain." The adaptation revolves around a pair of...
Meagan Good, Carla Gugino, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba and Rhys Coiro are joining a rabbinical Gary Oldman and a haunted Odette Yustman in Rogue Pictures' supernatural thriller " Unborn ." Platinum Dunes' Michael Bay,...
Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter will star in Rogue Pictures' " Last House on the Left ." Dennis Iliadis is on board to direct the remake of Wes Craven's seminal horror film about escaped convicts who take two teenage...
Alec Baldwin and Emma Roberts have boarded Derick and Steven Martini's indie dramedy " Lymelife ." Set in late '70s Long Island, the coming-of-age story follows two families who fall apart when precarious relationships,...
Rose Byrne has landed the lead role opposite Nicolas Cage in the sci-fi thriller " Knowing " for Summit Entertainment and Escape Artists. Byrne will play the daughter of a woman who buried a 1962 time capsule bearing the...
Alison Lohman will step into the lead role in Sam Raimi's supernatural thriller " Drag Me to Hell ." Ellen Page had been poised to topline the Ghost House Pictures/Mandate Pictures project but stepped aside due to...
Scatter Light Prods. has picked up " Curve ," a woman-in-jeopardy thriller from Kimberly Lofstrom Johnson. The story centers on a woman who offers a ride to a good Samaritan after he helps her fix her car. When the man...
Richard Curtis has started shooting his latest movie, “ The Boat That Rocked ,” for Working Title Films and Universal Pictures, with a cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth...
Tim Allen will make his feature directing debut on " Crazy on the Outside ," an independently financed comedy. Scripted by Judd Pillot and John Peaslee, the adult-themed comedy stars Allen as a parolee who finds life...
Eric Dane will be moonlighting from "Grey's Anatomy" to take a co-starring role alongside Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and Alan Arkin in "Marley & Me," Fox 2000's adaptation of John Grogan's bestselling memoir. David...
Dermot Mulroney will star in the organ-harvesting thriller " Run for Her Life " for producer-financier 26 Films. Mulroney will play a district attorney whose daughter contracts a rare illness and needs new lungs. After...
Anne Heche is set to star opposite Ashton Kutcher in the indie romantic comedy " Spread ," replacing Jennifer Jason Leigh. The pair will mix it up in the tale of a womanizer and the lover he scorns. Kutcher's Katalyst...
Ellen Page has dropped out of Sam Raimi’s supernatural thriller “ Drag Me to Hell ” due to scheduling conflicts. The Ghost House Pictures and Mandate Pictures project was slated to start lensing March 17 in Los Angeles...
The long-awaited fourth installment of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's period action-adventure pic will debut at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 18. The cast, which includes Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf and...
Judd Apatow has set up the comedy " Five-Year Engagement " at Universal Pictures. Story, described as a bawdy, couples comedy, charts the five-year engagement of a man (Segel) and his fiancee, following the ups and downs...
Veteran producer Bridget Johnson will produce " Bumped ," a modern-day version of "The Breakfast Club," with McG protege Anna Mastro attached to direct from a script by Lizzy Weiss. " Bumped " is a comedy-drama revolving...
Toby Keith has started production as star, co-writer and co-producer of his second feature, " Beer for My Horses ," a comedy bankrolled by CMT Films. The title comes from Keith's hit single, also features Rodney...
"Spiderwick Chronicles" star Freddie Highmore is to voice the lead character in 3-D animation " Astro Boy ." The lonely robot tale is a $50 million adaptation of a classic comic-book story created by manga supremo Osamu...
Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer and Jackie Earle Haley have joined the cast of Martin Scorsese's mystery drama " Shutter Island " for Paramount. The story revolves around two U.S. marshals (DiCaprio and Ruffalo) who travel...
Max Thieriot, Bow Wow, Evan Ross, Chi McBride and Gabrielle Anwar will star in and Selma Blair is in final negotiations to join the indie black comedy " Driving Lessons ." Thieriot ("Kit Kittredge: An American Girl")...
Magnolia Pictures has nabbed world rights to tyro Christopher Bell's Sundance docu " Bigger, Stronger, Faster *" about sports heroes and steroids. Bell draws on the experience of his own and his two brothers' obsession...
Jonathan Mostow is developing a feature film adaptation of his sci-fi comic book series " The Megas ," published by Virgin Comics. "Megas" is set in a future society in which the American Revolution produced a monarchy,...
First Look Studios has acquired Filmax Group's " Transsiberian ," starring Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer and Ben Kingsley, and plans a late summer domestic release. Pic follows an American couple, played by Harrelson...
Fox 2000 is bringing Jeff Kinney's bestselling " Diary of a Wimpy Kid " book series to the big screen as a live-action family film and potential franchise. The studio purchased all rights to the five novels, composed of...
Dwayne Johnson will star as the title character in " The Tooth Fairy ," a 20th Century Fox comedy that's coming together for an August start. Michael Lembeck, who helmed the second and third installments of "The Santa...
Newcomer Paul Rust will star in the Fox Atomic teen comedy "I Love You, Beth Cooper." Hayden Panettiere has already boarded the film as the eponymous character. Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm and Lauren London have also...
Jon Tenney and Amber Heard have joined the cast of Screen Gems' " The Stepfather ," a remake of the 1987 horror thriller being produced by Maverick Films. Tenney will play a father trying to reconnect and protect his...
Now that the writers strike has been resolved, Warner Bros. is pushing ahead with its plans to make "Justice League" in time for a 2009 debut. Warners tried to get "Justice League" into production earlier, but put it on...
Magnolia Pictures’ new genre arm, Magnet, has picked up North American rights to “ Let the Right One In .” The romantic horror pic, based on novel by Swedish scribe John Ajvide Lindqvist, involves a boy who befriends a...
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is looking for " Shelter " opposite Julianne Moore in a supernatural horror thriller being produced by Nala Films. " Shelter ," scripted by Michael Cooney ("Identity"), will be directed by the...
Jason Statham will reprise his role as mercenary driver/delivery man Frank in "Transporter 3," the next installment in EuropaCorp's shoot-'em-up franchise. He will reteam with co-star Francois Berleand, while Robert...
Dimension Films has acquired screen rights to "Locke & Key," a graphic novel written by Joe Hill that will be developed as a potential franchise. Story revolves around a trio of children who become the caretakers of...
Warner Bros. will open McG's Christian Bale starrer " Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins " on May 22, 2009, the start of Memorial Day weekend. That puts two tentpoles on the same date, even though the release...
Sundance pic " Sunshine Cleaning ," deemed a tough sell for its gory subject matter, has been picked up by Overture Films. A source close to the deal said the amount was approximately $2 million. Helmed by Christine...
John Turturro has joined the voice cast for the English-language dub of Finnish hit pic “ Christmas Story .” Todd Thaier, who cast the voices for “Arthur and the Invisibles,” is tasked with this pic, which is about how...
Best picture: No Country For Old Men Nominated: Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, There Will Be Blood Best director: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men Nominated: Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the...
Anime classic " Akira " is getting the live-action big screen treatment courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros. " Akira " originated in 1988 as a manga and then as an animated film co-written and directed by...
Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan are scripting the " Hellraiser " remake for Dimension Films. The writers, earning high six figures for the job, will be working on a hair-raising deadline. French filmmakers Julien Maury...
Amazon.com is moving forward with plans to produce its first movie, " The Stolen Child ," based on the fantasy novel by Keith Donohue. Donohue's debut novel revolves around a man who was kidnapped by hobgoblins as a boy...
With lensing under way in Madrid on Jim Jarmusch's tentatively titled " Limits of Control ," the production has added more thesps to round out the cast. Joining leads Isaach De Bankole, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and...
Dominic Monaghan and Daniel Henney are the latest mutants to join the cast of Twentieth Century Fox's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine ." Monaghan will play Barnell, a mysterious character from Wolverine 's past who has the...
Hugo Weaving will join Benicio Del Toro and Emily Blunt in Universal's upcoming redo of " The Wolfman ." Weaving, best known for his appearances in "The Matrix" movies, will play Det. Aberline. Del Toro will play the...
New Line has tapped Shantel VanSanten, Bobby Campo and Hayley Webb as the stars of " Final Destination 4 ." Nick Zano, Krista Allen and Andy Fiscella round out the cast. David Richard Ellis, who helmed the second...
Teri Polo has been tapped to star in the indie " The Beacon ." The movie, produced by Sally Helppie, centers on Bryn (Polo), a thirtysomething woman grieving over the loss of her 4-year-old son. Along with her college...
David Wenham and Stephen Graham have joined the cast of Universal's " Public Enemies ," Michael Mann's gangster film starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. An adaptation of Brian Burrough's book " Public Enemies :...
Author Bret Easton Ellis has signed on to adapt the novel " Downers Grove " for the big screen. Written by Michael Hornburg, "Downers" centers on Chrissie Swanson, a paranoid high school senior for whom graduating has...