"Blades of Glory" helmers Will Speck and Josh Gordon are attached to direct the comedy " I Want to ______ Your Sister " for Paramount Pictures. The coming-of-age comedy centers on a brother who tries to protect his...
David Fincher is attached to direct " Black Hole " for Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. Plan B and producer Kevin Messick are developing the project that's based on Charles Burns' graphic novel. Burns wrote and...
Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to indie comicbook " The Boys " and will develop a feature adaptation along with producer Neal H. Moritz and his Sony-based Original Film banner. Created by Garth Ennis and...
Mandate Pictures has acquired an untitled romantic comedy from "The Devil Wears Prada" scribe Aline Brosh McKenna. Story centers on Maya, a young and highly successful businesswoman who has devoted her life to working...
Former Benderspink exec Neal Flaherty unfurls his banner Royal Prospect with " Curve ," by scribe Kimberly Johnson. Thriller is about a woman whose car breaks down, leaving her to be rescued by a good Samaritan who turns...
Jason Statham, who stars in the upcoming SF-action film Death Race , told SCI FI Wire that the film is an homage to, rather than a remake of, the Roger Corman-produced Paul Bartel-directed 1975 cult classic Death Race...
Twentieth Century Fox has added three more superheroes to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine ," with Ryan Reynolds set to play Deadpool, "Friday Night Lights" regular Taylor Kitsch to star as Gambit and hip-hop artist will.i.am...
Kelsey Grammer will reprise the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the indie satire " An American Carol ," directed by "Scary Movie 4" helmer David Zucker. Grammer, who previously played Dickens' stingy protag in the...
Alfred Molina, Orlando Bloom and Berlin Silver Bear winner Sally Hawkins have signed up to join the cast of Lone Scherfig's " An Education ," producers said Wednesday. Billed as a teenage girl's coming-of-age drama set...
Kristin Kreuk, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein and Rick Yune will star in Hyde Park Entertainment and Capcom's "Street Fighter," based on the popular Japanese vidgame franchise. Twentieth Century Fox will distribute...
Kenneth Branagh, Rhys Ifans and January Jones have climbed aboard " The Boat That Rocked ," a Working Title production for Universal that Richard Curtis wrote and will direct. Branagh and Ifans play deejays for a pirate...
Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to the Nicolas Cage action thriller " Bangkok Dangerous " from IEG Virtual Studios, an affiliate of worldwide distribution company Initial Entertainment Group. In...
Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser and Nikki Reed will sink their teeth into Summit Entertainment's vampire franchise, " Twilight ." Story revolves around Bella Swan (Stewart), a 17-year-old who moves to a small town in...
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition Group has acquired North American and multiple territory rights for the upcoming thriller " Tortured ," starring Laurence Fishburne and Cole Hauser. Set in the world of organized...
Davis Entertainment's urban genre label, DJ Classicz, is developing the urban horror project " Shady Talez " for Paramount Pictures. Project features three stories penned by Jackson and Marlon Chapman that pay hip-hop...
Terry Gilliam's " The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus " has been saved from cinematic doom, according to Ain't It Cool News. Despite the tragic death of pic's star Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell...
In a cast shakeup involving the young stars of " My Sister's Keeper ," Abigail Breslin will replace Elle Fanning and Sofia Vassilieva is near a deal to replace Dakota Fanning in the New Line drama directed by Nick...
Michael Douglas, Amber Tamblyn and Jesse Metcalfe have been cast in " Beyond a Reasonable Doubt ," a remake of a Fritz Lang RKO film noir being directed by Peter Hyams. Ted Hartley of RKO, Signature Pictures' Moshe...
David Slade has signed on to direct the thriller " Unthinkable " for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Like Slade's thriller "Hard Candy," " Unthinkable " delves into psychological manipulation centering on the interrogation...
Daniel Bruehl ("Goodbye Lenin!" "The Bourne Ultimatum") has committed to topline " 14 ," to be directed by Andrucha Waddington ("House of Sand") and produced by Antena 3 Films, Ikiru, El Toro Films and Brazil's...
Ellen Page, hot off the success of "Juno," will star in the horror film " Drag Me to Hell ," Sam Raimi's first directorial outing since "Spider-Man 3." Universal has acquired domestic and select international rights to...
Australian actress Melissa George is in final negotiations to star in the supernatural thriller " Triangle ." The story revolves around the passengers of a yachting trip in the Atlantic Ocean who, when struck by...
British actress Alice Eve will play a regular guy's dream girl in DreamWorks' comedy " She's Out of My League ." The story centers on an average Joe named Kirk (Baruchel), who after meeting and falling for Molly (Eve) --...
Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy will star in the psychological thriller " Peacock " for Mandate Pictures. The title is derived from tiny Peacock , Neb., where Murphy's character, a split personality, fools the town into...
"Heroes" regular Nicholas D'Agosto has joined the cast of Screen Gems' teen comedy " Maxim's Fired Up ." The 27-year-old D'Agosto will play a high school football player who, with a teammate, bows out of the season to...
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long and Seann William Scott have been set to provide the lead voices in " Planet 51 ," New Line Cinema's first 3-D CG-animated feature. Johnson, who just completed "Get Smart," will...
Sean Hayes has joined Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac in " Soul Men ," a Dimension pic now lensing. Story revolves around two estranged soul singers who reunite for a tribute concert at the Apollo Theater after the...
Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009, saying the pic's gross potential is greater as a summer tentpole. Move was part of a major reshuffling to the studio's...
Rashida Jones has landed the female lead in DreamWorks' comedy " I Love You, Man ," opposite Paul Rudd and Jason Segal. "The Office" regular also will co-star in the Renee Zellweger-Harry Connick Jr. starrer "Chilled in...
BBC Films is in talks with Brit comic duo Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt to turn their cult hit TV show " The Mighty Boosh " into a feature film. The show, a surreal laffer about two friends who repeatedly find...
Robert Schwentke is set to direct “ Conspiracy of Fools ,” a Warner Bros. drama about the Enron scandal based on the Kurt Eichenwald book. The drama revolves around a tax attorney who joins the Houston-based energy...
Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Jason Leigh will star in the indie sex comedy " Spread ," which Kutcher's Katalyst banner is producing. Story chronicles the adventures of a serial womanizer (Kutcher); Leigh will play a...
Paul Bettany is set to star in " Legion ," a Screen Gems thriller that marks the feature directorial debut of Scott Stewart. Stewart wrote the script with Peter Schink. Story follows what happens when God loses faith in...
Sam Worthington will star in " Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins ." The fact the Australian actor just played the lead in the James Cameron-directed "Avatar" is no coincidence. Cameron recommended Worthington to...
Rogue has greenlit " 25/8 ," a thriller that will be directed by Wes Craven and marks the first original horror script he has written since 1994 pic "Wes Craven's New Nightmare." Rogue starts production in April on "...
Picture Entertainment and Plum Pictures have partnered to adapt William Faulkner’s “ Intruder in the Dust .” Story focuses on race relations in Depression-era Mississippi through the eyes of Lucas Beauchamp, a black man...
Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina and Emma Thompson will star in the 1960s coming-of-age drama " An Education ." Danish director Lone Scherfig will helm the story of a 17-year-old girl (Mulligan) living in...
Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo and Jon Abrahams will sail the musical waters together in the feature biopic " Chess ." Jerry Zaks is directing. The story chronicles the life of Leonard Chess (Nivola), a self-made music...
Chris Eccleston has been cast as the villainous Destro in Paramount's " G.I. Joe ." Repped by Endeavor and Principal Entertainment, Eccleston's credits include "28 Days Later" to "Heroes." Irish-born actor David Murray...
Marisa Tomei has signed on to play the female lead opposite Mickey Rourke in Darren Aronofsky's indie drama " The Wrestler ." Story centers on an over-the-hill 1980s-era pro grappler (Rourke) who quits the business after...
Bond girl Olga Kurylenko has boarded action-thriller " Kirot " as a prostitute turned hit woman out for revenge, announced producer Ehud Bleiberg in Berlin. The project sees Kurylenko's character coerced into becoming a...
Danish star Mads Mikkelsen is returning to Berlin to star in Anno Saul's supernatural thriller " Past Perfect " for Wueste Film and Senator Film Prodn. Based on the novel "Damalstuer" by Akif Pirincci, pic tells the...
Kristen Bell will star in " When in Rome ," a film that Mark Steven Johnson will direct from his own script for Disney. Bell will play a successful real estate agent in Gotham who can't find a lasting relationship. When...
Thomas Jane ("The Mist") will topline the $35 million action-thriller " Run ," to be directed by John McTiernan for Arclight Films. The wide spaces of Argentina are appropriate for " Run ," which has an American Interpol...
New York model Liya Kebede ("Lord of War") has been cast as the lead in " Desert Flower ," the $16 million adaptation of Waris Dirjes' bestselling autobiography, which recounts her rise from a childhood in the Somali...
Arielle Kebbel ("The Grudge 2"), Sarah Carter ("Shark") and Stephen Dillane ("Spy Game") have all boarded helmer Paddy Breathnach's supernatural thriller " Red Mist ." Lensing began Feb. 4 in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
Miramax and Pathe are near deals to partner in " Cheri ," an adaptation of the 1920s novel by French author Colette about the lingering effects of a romance between a middle-aged woman and a wealthy young man. In what...
Hilary Swank is set to play aviatrix Amelia Earhart in " Amelia ," a biopic that will be directed by Mira Nair. Ron Bass wrote the script. Swank will play Earhart in the formative stages of her career. George Putnam, a...
Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake and Mary Steenburgen will star in “ The Open Road ,” about a young man trying to reconnect with his father, a legendary athlete, as he struggles to get him home to his ailing mother’s...
James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff are in negotiations to star in " Perrier's Bounty ," to be directed by Ian Fitzgibbon from a script by Mark O'Rowe, backers said. Set in contemporary Dublin, the script is billed as a...