Catherine Keener has signed on to co-star in DreamWorks’ music pic “ The Soloist .” Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. have already boarded the project, which “Atonement” helmer Joe Wright will direct starting in January....
Dakota Blue Richards, the 13-year-old British actress who made her debut in the leading role of New Line's upcoming "The Golden Compass," has been cast as the central character in Gabor Csupo's " The Secret of Moonacre...
Mexican actress Laura Elena Harring ("Nancy Drew") is starring in Argentinean thriller " Kluge ," her first Spanish-language production. She plays a French journalist chasing a story in Argentina. Luis Barone of "El...
Jackass star Steve-O let it slip today on the Howard Stern Show that a third Jackass movie is in the works. No, we’re not talking about the Jackass 2.5 direct-to-DVD movie which is coming out later this year. I’m talking...
It will be five films in a row for the collaboration that is Wes Anderson and Bill Murray. I talked to Anderson about his upcoming animated flick based on the Roald Dahl story and he confirmed his voice cast. “George...
New Regency has acquired screen rights to " Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire ," an illustrated novel by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden. The authors will write the screenplay, and David Goyer...
Miramax and producer Scott Rudin have acquired screen rights to " The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ," the critically acclaimed first novel by Junot Diaz. Just published by Riverhead, the novel focuses on a...
Universal Pictures has acquired first-time scribe Ben Frahm's spec " Dr. Sensitive " for Shady Acres to produce as a potential directing vehicle for Tom Shadyac. The comedy centers on the doctor with the world's worst...
Paramount and DreamWorks are holding the date of June 26, 2009, for " Transformers 2 ," with Michael Bay expected to return to direct the sequel. Despite the tensions between them, DreamWorks and Par have plenty of...
Jenna Elfman has joined the cast of indie feature " The Six Wives of Henry Lefay ," written and directed by Howard Michael Gould. The script centers on a man (Tim Allen) whose wife and five ex-wives -- ranging in age...
Russell Mulcahy ("Resident Evil: Extinction") will helm " Zen in the Art of Slaying Vampires ," a project being mobilized by CP Prods. partners Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters. Protag is turned into a vampire as he...
Walden Media and Jordan Kerner have tapped Sam Weisman to direct “ The Miracle of St. Anthony ,” a year in the life of high school basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. Project’s the first to be developed under Kerner...
Universal Pictures has acquired Marcy Kaplan's comic pitch " Replacing the Nanny ," with Kaplan to pen the script. Kaplan tapped into post-wedding personal experience for " Replacing the Nanny ." The comedy focuses on...
Kevin James is set to protect and serve for Columbia Pictures. The "Hitch" star has signed on to write, produce and star in the comedy " Mall Cop ." Story centers on a mild-mannered security guard thrust into action when...
Universal Pictures has set Jennifer Aniston to star with Aaron Eckhart in " Traveling ," a drama that marks the directing debut of Brandon Camp. Aniston will play a floral designer who works in a Seattle hotel where a...
Indie financers have signed director Drew Heriot to make his feature debut on " The Aquarian Gospel ," a story of Jesus Christ's "missing years" from ages 13 to 30. Story chronicles Jesus' journeys from Israel through...
Jessica Biel is in talks to lasso up as Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.' all-star superhero film " Justice League of America ." Potential deal marks the first piece of casting to emerge from the DC Comics-based ensemble...
A movie about how the 1995 Rugby World Cup helped heal post-apartheid race relations in South Africa is fast becoming a major film event. Morgan Freeman had already signed on to play Nelson Mandela in " The Human Factor...
Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren and Robin Wright Penn are in negotiations to join Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Jason Bateman in " State of Play ," Working Title and Universal's adaptation of the BBC miniseries. Kevin...
Warner Bros. has applied for local permits to shoot a portion of Batman sequel " The Dark Knight " in Hong Kong this fall. In director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to "Batman Begins," the caped crusader will leave...
Sarah Paulson has joined the cast of "Will Eisner's The Spirit ," comic auteur Frank Miller's directorial effort featuring the classic comic strip character. Also joining the cast are Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny...
Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac will star as estranged soul-singing legends on a reunion tour in " Soul Men ," a Dimension Films comedy that will begin production Jan. 15. Jackson and Mac will play two former backup...
Denzel Washington will reteam with frequent collaborator Tony Scott on a remake of " The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 " for Columbia Pictures. Washington will take on the role of Zachary "Z" Garber, which was played by...
Winona Ryder and Mickey Rourke have joined the ensemble cast of Gregor Jordan's " The Informers ," an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel. The drama, which tells seven separate stories, follows a week in the lives of...
Giovanni Ribisi is landing on a new planet. The actor has signed on to James Cameron's 3-D feature " Avatar ," playing a passive-aggressive character named Selfridge in the Fox film about a band of humans pitted against...
Milla Jovovich, star of the upcoming third and final installment in the popular action-horror movie franchise Resident Evil: Extinction , told SCI FI Wire that she loved getting to play her character, Alice, in a variety...
Brad Pitt is poised to star alongside Mark Wahlberg in " The Fighter ," the Paramount Pictures drama about Boston boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward and his unlikely path to become world lightweight champion. Darren Aronofsky is...
Warner Bros. is moving aggressively ahead with the bigscreen adaptation of DC Comics' " Justice League of America ," with George Miller aboard to direct. Project, which is in the initial phases of casting, is a...
Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green and newcomer Sam Riley will star in first-time director Gerald McMorrow’s futuristic thriller “ Franklyn ” for the Recorded Picture Co. Pic, set in contemporary London and a future metropolis...
Bette Midler, Cloris Leachman, Carrie Fisher, Lynn Whitfield, Joanna Gleason, Ana Gasteyer and Debi Mazar have joined " The Women ," the Diane English-directed remake of the 1939 comedy. Pic is currently shooting in...
Steven Seagal is starring in " A Higher Form of Learning ," an action thriller that he also wrote. Insight Film Studios and Cinetel are teaming on the direct-to-DVD film, which is being directed by Jeff King. The story...
In a deal worth seven figures, New Line has pivoted and swiveled to win a bidding war for " Agent Zigzag : A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal," a book by Ben Macintyre. Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary...
Warner Bros. has lassoed " Stallions ," a comedy spec from reality TV producers Steve Sobel and Alan Wieder, who are making their first foray into feature film. Principato-Young principals Peter Principato and Paul Young...
The first CG-animated film in the Weinstein Co. and Exodus Film Group's multi-picture, co-production pact will be the aquatic family comedy, "Navy Seals." In a story concept developed at Exodus and based on true Marine...
Warner Independent Pictures has acquired the rights to Steve Bloom's original screenplay " The Stand-In ." The story centers on a working-class high school senior who earns money for college by escorting wealthy girls to...
Jennifer Garner is in negotiations to star opposite Matthew McConaughey in New Line Cinema's " Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ." Mark Waters will helm from a Jon Lucas and Scott Moore screenplay. The story centers on a...
Ryan Reynolds has signed on to star opposite Jesse Eisenberg in Miramax Films' " Adventureland ." The film, which marks helmer Greg Mottola's follow-up to "Superbad," is set in summer 1987 and centers on an uptight...
The third installment in Disney and Walden Media’s “The Chronicles of Narnia” franchise, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” will sail into theaters in 2010, rather than the previously announced 2009. Occupying the May 1,...
Matthew McConaughey has jumped into the ensemble cast of " Tropic Thunder ," the Ben Stiller-directed DreamWorks comedy. McConaughey joins an ensemble cast that includes Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick...
New Line's picked up romantic comedy " Missed Connections ," with Michael Shamberg and Stacy Sher producing through their Double Feature Films shingle. The minimajor's acquired the project out of turnaround from...
Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent is the latest Brit actor to join the teaching staff at Hogwarts. Broadbent told sci-fi website Dark Horizons that he’s been asked to join the cast of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” as...
Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal are in negotiations to star in Jim Sheridan's " Brothers " for Relativity Media. The film, a remake of Susanne Bier's Danish-language war drama, centers on a man (Maguire) who is sent to...
Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken and William H. Macy will star in Yari Film Group's comedy " The Lonely Maiden ," a co-production with Macy's Dog Pond Prods., Paris Film Inc. and Revelations Entertainment. "Maiden,"...
Zoe Saldana has signed on to play Uhura in J.J. Abrams' big-screen adaptation of "Star Trek" for Paramount Pictures. In the original "Star Trek" TV series, Uhura - which means freedom in Swahili -- was a member of the...
"Blades of Glory" helming duo Josh Gordon and Will Speck are in final negotiations to direct Columbia Pictures' artificial insemination comedy " Baster ." Based on a short story by "Middlesex" author Jeffrey Eugenides,...
Original Star Trek star William Shatner said in a video interview on his ShatnerVision Web site that co-star Leonard Nimoy may be in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie—but that Shatner won't be. "There's a Star Trek...
Steven Zaillian has signed on to adapt Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel " A Thousand Splendid Suns " and is attached to direct the Columbia Pictures drama. The book, Hosseini's follow-up to "The Kite Runner," was...
" Kung Fu " has a new master. Max Makowski ("One Last Dance") is stepping in to helm Legendary Pictures' bigscreen adaptation of the 1970s TV skein now that director siblings Albert and Allen Hughes are busy with "The...
Castle Rock Entertainment has purchased J. Mills Goodloe’s pitch “ Seventy-Two Days ” in a preemptive bid. The romantic drama centers on a Wall Street trader who is convicted of insider trading and must report to a...
Maria Bello, who co-stars in the upcoming sequel film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , told SCI FI Wire that she plays a kick-ass version of the character originated by Rachel Weisz. Bello, who won wide acclaim...