Jay Roach has optioned " Off Strategy ," a hot romantic-comedy manuscript from Rob Vlock that's set on Madison Avenue. Jon Poll is attached to direct. The manuscript has not been bought but is making the rounds to New...
"August Rush" scribe Paul Castro will write the screenplay for " A Perfect Match ," based on a documentary about a black girl from Harlem and a Jewish girl from London who become Wimbledon doubles champions. The...
New Line has picked up " Drafted ," a comic book adaptation to be produced by Benderspink. In the book, aliens come to Earth and warn mankind of an imminent invasion from another alien species. The first group of aliens...
Ben Barnes, who stars as the title character in the upcoming fantasy sequel The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian , told SCI FI Wire that the cast and crew made him feel welcome as the newest addition to the...
F/x maven Patrick Tatopoulos, who developed the creatures for the first two films in the franchise, will helm " Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans ," with Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy and Rhona Mitra aboard to star....
John Travolta is boarding " The Taking of Pelham 123 ," negotiating to join Denzel Washington in the Tony Scott-directed remake at Columbia. Travolta will play the leader of a quartet that hijacks a Gotham subway train...
Alfred Molina and Hope Davis will star in David Ondaatje's " The Lodger " for Stage 6 Films, the newly formed division of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group. Ondaatje-penned script, set in present-day Los...
Michelle Williams has grabbed the female lead in Lukas Moodysson's " Mammoth ." Williams, who was Oscar nommed for "Brokeback Mountain" and also appeared in "The Station Agent," teams up with Gael Garcia Bernal to play a...
Jamie Foxx has signed on to topline " The Zebra Murders : A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights" for DreamWorks. Plan B and Foxx-King Entertainment are producing. Based on the 2006 book by Prentice Earl...
Helmer Michael Mann has cut a deal at Paramount Pictures to develop " Frankie Machine " as a star vehicle for Robert De Niro. The drama is an adaptation of Don Winslow novel "The Winter of Frankie Machine ." De Niro will...
Jim Caviezel and Claudia Karvan will star in Arclight Films' remake of 1978 Australian suspense thriller " Long Weekend ." Everett de Roche script centers on a young couple on a camping trip who disregard the local...
New Line Cinema has set siblings Dakota and Elle Fanning to star with Cameron Diaz in " My Sister's Keeper ," the Nick Cassavetes-directed adaptation of the Jodi Picoult novel. Production begins this March in Los...
Jim Field Smith has been tapped to direct the romantic comedy " She's Out of My League " for DreamWorks, with Jay Baruchel attached to star. Based on a spec by Sean Anders and John Morris, story centers on an average guy...
After Dark Films and Lionsgate have acquired " Mulberry Street ," a horror pic that screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. "Mulberry" follows tenants of a Gotham building in summertime as they uncover a sickness that's...
Jessica Biel will star in the crime thriller " Die a Little " for United Artists. Based on the Megan Abbott novel, "Die" tells the contemporary story of a schoolteacher and her brother, an LAPD detective whose life is...
Kevin Costner will star as a dad whose daughter begins displaying scary behavior in the Gold Circle thriller " The New Daughter ." Spanish helmer Luis Berdejo is attached to direct in his feature debut. Costner will play...
Leslie Mann will star opposite Zac Efron in New Line's teen comedy " 17 ," being directed by Burr Steers. Mann will play Scarlett, the wife of the adult character played by Efron. Likened to Tom Hanks' character in...
Writer-turned-director Randall Wallace has stepped on board to helm " The Arcanum ," a Thomas Wheeler-scripted fantasy adventure being produced by Paul Brooks' Gold Circle. Adapted from Wheeler's debut novel, the...
Billy Ray Cyrus and "High School Musical" star Olesya Rulin will headline Jim Amatulli's drama " Flying By ," the story of a businessman who risks his marriage, family and fortune to pursue his dream of being in a rock...
Eva Longoria, Jason Biggs and Rob Corddry will topline the elementary school comedy " Lower Learning " for distributors Anchor Bay Entertainment and Starz Media. Writer-director Mark Lafferty's feature debut stars...
Amber Heard and Chris Isaak have joined the ensemble cast of " The Informers ," an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel being directed by Gregor Jordan. Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the script follows seven stories...
Toby Wilkins has been tapped to direct " The Grudge 3 " for Ghost House Pictures, with production expected to start sometime in January. Sony-based shingle, run by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, along with Mandate's Joe Drake...
Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen ("Kingdom of Heaven," "The International," "Opium") is attached to topline Ferran Audi's " The Frost ." Freely inspired by Ibsen's short story "Little Eyolf," "Frost" is a psychological drama...
One day before shooting began, Mark Wahlberg stepped in to replace Ryan Gosling in " The Lovely Bones ," the Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of the Alice Sebold novel for DreamWorks. Wahlberg has taken the role of Jack...
Angela Bassett and Noah Wyle have joined the cast of Yari Film Group's "Nothing but the Truth," a thriller from writer-director Rod Lurie. Bassett will portray the editor-in-chief at a Washington-based daily newspaper...
Superman needs some ideas for what his next adventure might be. "Superman Returns" scribes Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris have opted not to come back and pen a sequel to the 2006 summer pic that would have reunited...
Point Road Films has tapped Jorge Gaggero to direct " Wildlife ," the big-screen adaptation of Richard Ford's coming-of-age novel. Set in 1960s Montana, " Wildlife " centers on 16-year-old Joe Brinson as he watches his...
Paramount Pictures and MTV Films have made a deal for fact-based drama " Bong Hits 4 Jesus ." Story concerns a high school student in Juneau, Alaska, whose suspension turned into a battle over free speech that was...
Little-known actor Chris Pine has been chosen to play the young Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek movie. Pine had to turn down a role opposite George Clooney in the film White Jazz in order to play Kirk because of a...
Naomi Watts will star and Martin Campbell is in negotiations to direct Universal's new version of " The Birds ." U is planning a reimagining of Daphne du Maurier's short story, which inspired the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock...
Bruce Dern is making his feature directorial debut with the indie drama " Hart's Location " -- and starring for the first time with daughter Laura Dern and ex-wife Diane Ladd. Story, penned by Reed, centers on a daughter...
Leslie Bibb, Adam Goldberg, Missy Pyle and Kathy Baker will star in indie comedy " Miss Nobody ," shooting in Los Angeles next month. Tyro helmer Tim Cox ("Mammoth") will direct the script by Doug Steinberg ("Boston...
Wind Dancer Films is developing " Mistral ," a romantic fable about the power of scent, with partner Matt Williams attached to direct. Script by Brett Hershey and Matt Tilker is loosely based on Tilker's chance meeting...
Twentieth Century Fox is sinking its claws into May 1, 2009, for the release of Hugh Jackman starrer "X-Men Origins: Wolverine ," which director Gavin Hood begins shooting later this year. " Wolverine " is expected to...
Kim Basinger has signed on to star alongside Charlize Theron in Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut, " The Burning Plain ," for 2929 Prods. "Babel" scribe Arriaga also penned the screenplay for "Burning Plain," which...
Gary Fleder is attached to direct and produce the thriller " Darkling Cove " for 20th Century Fox and producer John Davis. Caroline Case penned the spec script about a woman who moves to a small beach town to recover...
Katherine Moennig ("The L Word") and Eion Bailey will star in indie thriller " Remorse ," produced by Feverpitch Pictures. Quinn Saunders will direct. Script by Pete Cafaro and Andrew Kayros centers on themes of love,...
Filmmaker Sam Raimi told reporters that he's met with Spider-Man producers about a new direction for the series, leaving open the possibility he'll helm a fourth installment. Although Raimi is not contracted to direct...
Nicolas Cage will star in " The Vanished " for Focus Features. Thriller, penned by Larysa Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan, concerns a father who goes in search of his college-aged American-born Muslim son, who's missing...
Steve Pink has been tapped to pen a draft of the Kevin James starrer " Mall Cop " for Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison Prods. Story centers on a mild-mannered security guard thrust into action when his mall is taken...
Sarah Roemer and Elisabeth Shue have signed on to star in the indie thriller " Waking Madison ." "Madison" centers on a woman who's determined to find a cure for her mental illness, and locks herself in her apartment for...
Multihyphenate Noel Clarke will direct and star in “ Adulthood ,” the followup to controversial Brit teen gang pic “Kidulthood.” Clarke wrote and starred in “Kidulthood,” which attracted lots of media attention due to...
Sir Ian McKellen has said he would be "very pleased" to reprise his role as wizard Gandalf in the planned film of JRR Tolkien's novel The Hobbit . "If I am still functioning and working well, it is very likely I would be...
French filmmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo have scared up the job of writing and directing a remake of Clive Barker's 1987 horror film " Hellraiser " for Dimension Films. Barker will produce. The original film...
Patrick Smith Kelly has been tapped to adapt Kit Whitfield's supernatural thriller novel " Benighted " for producer Graham King and Warner Bros. Andrew Adamson ("The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the...
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski will direct " Big Eyes ," a drama they wrote. Pic explores the relationship between painter Margaret Keane and her husband, Walter, who took credit for her work. He lived the high...
Roger Michell has signed on to direct the Big Apple-set comedy " Morning Glory " for Paramount. Aline Brosh McKenna ("The Devil Wears Prada") is penning the screenplay, which centers on a struggling female news producer...
Taylor Hackford will direct Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci in " Love Ranch ," a drama about a couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada and the violence that resulted when their relationship was tested by...
Matt Dillon has the blues. The "You, Me and Dupree" star is in final negotiations to play Leonard Chess, the legendary founder of the South Side Chicago blues label Chess Records, in Sony/BMG Film's " Cadillac Records ."...
Scribe Justin Ware has dialed into a project with Fox Atomic, selling the label an original pitch titled " Wake Up Call ." "Smallville" creators Al Gough and Miles Millar are on board to produce. The project -- a...