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Hugh Jackman's Wolverine to appear in X-Men: Days of Future Past
Jackman in talks to take up a prominent role in time-bending X-Men: First Class sequel, to be directed by Bryan Singer.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/11/2012
Nick Hornby to go Wild for new Reese Witherspoon film
British novelist will adapt Cheryl Strayed's memoir about a hike on the Pacific Crest Trail for the big screen.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/11/2012
Empire Joins The EE Rising Star Jury
Empire is pleased to announce that we've been asked to join the star-marking jury that will decide the shortlist for this year's EE Rising Star Award.
From: Empire Online 30/11/2012
Is David Fincher In The Mix To Direct One Of The New Star Wars Films?
here is little doubt that Star Wars Episode VII is the hottest project in Hollywood right now. Ever since the announced deal between Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Company, movie fans have been going nuts speculating about every little aspect.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2012
Seth MacFarlane Updates On Plans For A Family Guy Movie
Seth MacFarlane brought his humor to the big screen this year with the entertaining live action comedy Ted. While fans of the writer/director were likely grateful for what turned out to be one of the funnier films this year, we're left to wonder if we'll ever see Family Guy on the big screen.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2012
Sundance Film Festival Announces Midnight And Spotlight Titles
As we get set to head into December we begin to reflect on the movie year that has just passed, and the truth is that 2012 could be one for the record books.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2012
Ian McKellen: I'll stun in new X-Men
Sir Ian McKellen has vowed to give his X-Men co-stars a "run for their money" in the new movie.
From: Film-News 30/11/2012
Reese Witherspoon Attached To The Adaptation Of Wild
The Legally Blonde actress will produce and act in an upcoming drama based on Cheryl Strayed's real life hiking adventure.
From: Screenrush 30/11/2012
Academy Pitches Oscarcast Roles For Film Students With Contest
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been trying to draw younger eyeballs to its Oscar telecast for years.
From: Deadline 30/11/2012
Elodie Yung Joins '10 Things I Hate About Life' Pic
Retaliation up-and-comer Elodie Yung has been signed to star alongside Evan Rachel Wood in 10 Things I Hate About Life, from the producer-director duo of 1999′s 10 Things I Hate About You.
From: Deadline 30/11/2012
China will be the world's biggest film market by 2020
Industry driven by China's increasingly wealthy population looks set to overtake the US, claims Ernst & Young report.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/11/2012
Sundance film festival 2013 lineup revealed
Daniel Radcliffe, Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara join big-name stars heading to Utah for next year's festival, which boasts record number of female directors.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/11/2012
Hugh Jackman Set For X-Men Return
The latest X-Men adventure, Days Of Future Past, is shaping up to be somewhat of a school reunion - provided the institution in question is Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Hot on the heels of word that Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will be back for the new movie comes the news that Hugh Jackman is also in talks to bring Wolverine back to hang out with the gang once more.
From: Empire Online 29/11/2012
George Clooney, Paul Greengrass Teaming For Untitled Heist Thriller
We'd basically see anything the team behind Argo decided to do next. But when you tell us the feature might be an airtight heist thriller helmed by Paul Greengrass, well, we'd basically want that movie in theaters this weekend.
From: Cinema Blend 29/11/2012
James Franco Will Escape Infertility Through Crime In Good People
One of the most common refrains of this past election season was about the tough times many households have faced, financially speaking. Marcus Sakey's 2008 novel Good People focuses on one such household.
From: Cinema Blend 29/11/2012
Christopher Nolan Explains His Open-Ended Finish To The Dark Knight Rises
The recent rumor that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is being considered for the Batman role in Warner Bros.' planned Justice League of America movie had fans speculating about how the open-ended conclusion to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises might tie in to that superhero ensemble film.
From: Cinema Blend 29/11/2012
Wreck-It Ralph Co-Writer Jennifer Lee Joins Frozen As Director
Even after it opened and became a huge success this summer, Pixar's Brave had a hard time escaping the controversy that followed it when director Brenda Chapman.
From: Cinema Blend 29/11/2012
James Cameron to film Avatar sequels next year
James Cameron desires to "gets scripts nailed down" on Avatar sequels before filming next year.
From: Film-News 29/11/2012
Charlize Theron To Star In Sympathy For Lady Vengeance Re-make
The Young Adult actress is teaming up with Annapurna Pictures to realise an adaptation of the South Korean revenge film.
From: Screenrush 29/11/2012
George Clooney Will Get Together With Paul Greengrass On A Heist
As well as starring in the movie Clooney will co-produce with fellow Argo alumnus and longtime partner Grant Heslov.
From: Screenrush 29/11/2012
Hugh Jackman In Talks To Return As Wolverine In New X-Men Movie
The actor from down under hopes to join fellow returning cast members Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in Bryan Singer's reboot sequel.
From: Screenrush 29/11/2012
Guy Pearce and Rosamund Pike are Looking Through Violet Tinted Glasses
The King's Speech star and the Bond girl will play a couple in Mark Joffe's adaptation of The Art Of The Engine Driver.
From: Screenrush 29/11/2012
OSCARS: Jeffrey Katzenberg On Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award "I Don't Feel Like This Is My Award"
On Saturday night, four shiny new Oscars will be handed out at the fourth annual Governors Awards being held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
From: Deadline 29/11/2012
EOne Nabs Romantic Comedy 'Cuban Fury'
Cuban Fury stars Nick Frost as a former salsa star who tries to regain his mojo and is from the UK's Big Talk, the UK outfit behind Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and Paul.
From: Deadline 29/11/2012
'True Grit's Hailee Steinfeld Lands Lead In Kevin Costner's Relativity Media Thriller
Hailee Steinfeld, who burst on the scene with an Oscar-nominated turn in True Grit, has landed the lead role opposite Kevin Costner in the untitled action film that McG will direct for Luc Besson's EuropaCorp and Relativity Media.
From: Deadline 29/11/2012
Matthew Vaughn accidentally 'confirmed' as new Star Wars director
Speaking at the premiere of Seven Psychopaths, the actor Jason Flemyng appears to inadvertently end weeks of speculation about the identity of the director who will take over George Lucas's franchise.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2012
Exclusive: Kevin Feige Talks Iron Man 3
In this month's jam-packed, 202-page issue - out tomorrow, Thursday November 28 - Marvel's head honcho, Kevin Feige, talks exclusively to Empire about all things Iron Man 3, and here below are a few choice quotes to whet your appetite.
From: Empire Online 28/11/2012
SyFy Jumping Into New Waterworld?
You might think that one was enough, but with cult reputations come sizeable audiences, and that's possibly the only explanation necessary for the news that SyFy is considering revisiting Waterworld. Both a new theatrically-released film and TV series are apparently under discussion at the former Sci-Fi Channel.
From: Empire Online 28/11/2012
Shawn Levy To Tell Story Of Your Life
Shawn Levy's list of possible future producing and directing projects is as long as your arm, and has just got slightly longer. Joining the bajillion-odd films to which his name is currently attached, The Story Of Your LIfe has just been announced by FilmNation. Levy will produce the sci-fi yarn, with Nic Mathieu directing.
From: Empire Online 28/11/2012
Blanchett Ready To Be An Evil Stepmother
After the mammoth success of Alice In Wonderland, Disney began scouting around for other properties in its back catalogue to be given a makeover.
From: Empire Online 28/11/2012
Matthew Vaughn's Star Wars Possibly Confirmed By Kick-Ass Co-Star
Ever since Walt Disney and Lucasfilm announced their partnership, which led to the creation of three new Star Wars films, Matthew Vaughn has been atop a shortlist of potential directors thought to helm the anticipated Episode VII.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2012
Flight Of The Navigator Remake Hires Safety Not Guaranteed Writer And Director
After we misdirected ourselves and followed some hints in an interview he gave over the summer, much of the Internet had come to assume that Colin Trevorrow, director of the most indie hit Safety Not Guaranteed.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2012
Rosamund Pike And Guy Pearce To Star In Aussie Drama Violet Town
The beautiful English ingénue Rosamund Pike first drew notice Stateside in 2005's Pride and Prejudice, where she played the loving Jane Bennet opposite the Oscar-nominated Keira Knightley.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2012
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Rep Denies The Batman Rumor
When an exciting story breaks as a rumor, with no official studio confirmation or publicists on board, the denial machine tends to kick in quickly.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2012
Joe Carnahan Jumps On Undying Love Adaptation For Warner Bros.
Now that his Daredevil film is off the table, Joe Carnahan is free to look for other projects to keep him occupied. As it turns out, reports say he isn't drifting too far from the comic-book world, choosing to direct an adaptation of the popular graphic novel Undying Love for Warner Bros.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2012
Star Wars Didn't Pull Matthew Vaughn Off The X-Men Sequel
The moment Matthew Vaughn bailed on the chance to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past, a sequel to the mutant reboot he started with X-Men: First Class, the rumor mill churned with theories that it was to direct Star Wars: Episode VII. We even ran a story this morning from longtime Vaughn collaborator Jason Flemyng (Kick-Ass) kind of confirming that rumor.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2012
Lawrence Kasdan And Simon Kinberg Are Writing For Star Wars, But Maybe Not The Sequels
While we wait to find out who will direct Star Wars Episode VII and dig through a lot of rumors in the meantime, there are three men attached to the new Star Wars trilogy who everyone is open about: Michael Arndt, Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2012
Fox Eyeing J. Blakeson To Helm Wool Adaptation
E-books have made self-publishing easier than ever, and much like the advent of digital filmmaking, this means there's plenty more products being churned out.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2012
Joe Carnahan Attached To Adaptation Of Vampire Romance Undying Love
The movie man behind one of our movies of the year, The Grey will pen and direct a new vampire-human love story based on the graphic novel by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman.
From: Screenrush 28/11/2012
Ian McKellen And Patrick Stewart Join Cast Of X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Ian McKellen And Patrick Stewart Join Cast Of X-Men: Days Of Future Past.
From: Screenrush 28/11/2012
UK's Organic Marketing Acquires Film PR Firm Romley Davies
The UK film publicity landscape got a little more interesting today as Organic Marketing, the agency founded in 2008 by Nick Leese, announced the acquisition of production PR specialist Romley Davies.
From: Deadline 28/11/2012
Lionsgate Enters Output Deal With Russia's West Company
Lionsgate has formalized its relationship with independent distributor West Company via an output deal for all Lionsgate titles in Russia and other CIS countries.
From: Deadline 28/11/2012
'Innocence Of Muslims' Filmmaker Sentenced To Death In Egypt: Reports
A California filmmaker and six others said to be behind the anti-Islam film Innocence Of Muslims have been sentenced to death in absentia by an Egyptian court.
From: Deadline 28/11/2012
BBC Two Preps 'Howards End' Miniseries Produced By Colin Callender
Colin Callender is returning to his roots as a British TV producer.
From: Deadline 28/11/2012
Joseph Gordon-Levitt tipped to play Batman in Justice League
The Inception actor may play Batman in a new ensemble blockbuster, with a teaser appearance at the end of Man of Steel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2012
Moonrise Kingdom triumphs at Gotham awards
Wes Anderson's coming-of-age comedy tipped for Oscars success after taking top prize at independent film awards.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2012
Steve Pink Hires Contractors
With his latest directing job, the remake of About Last Night, now chuntering through the post-production process, Steve Pink is considering his future options.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2012
Terry Crews Joins Tyler Perry's Latest
Things move quickly when you own your own studio and write/direct/ produce/star in your films.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2012
Griffin Dunne On For Dallas Buyers Club
Though the cameras have already begun cranking in New Orleans, director Jean-Marc Vallee has added a few names to the cast of his new drama, The Dallas Buyers Club. The new recruits are Griffin Dunne, Denis O'Hare and Bradford Cox.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2012
Kellan Lutz Inks Contract For Tatua
Assassins with tattoos are seemingly ten-a-penny, but what about a killer whose body ink can be used to create weapons he plucks from his skin? Yeah, now you're interested.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2012
Sienna Guillory Set For Luther
Given how busy Luther star Idris Elba and series creator/head writer Neil Cross have become since the show launched, it's not surprising that we've had a bit of a wait for new cases.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2012
Moonrise Kingdom And Beasts Of The Southern Wild Win Big At Gotham Awards
The Gotham Awards are among the first prizes handed out in the annual Hollywood awards season, but if you're already sick of Oscar bait and pre-canned speeches, the Gothams are something a little bit different Honoring the best in independent film.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2012
Silver Linings Playbook And Matthew McConaughey Dominate Indie Spirit Award Nominations
With a ton of prizes to hand out and a splashy ceremony just before the Oscars in February, the Independent Spirit Awards are the biggest night of the year for independent film.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2012
R.I.P. Esme Chandlee
Longtime publicist Esme Chandlee died November 24 in Los Angeles. She was 94.
From: Deadline 27/11/2012
Fox 2000 And Ridley Scott Set 'All You Need Is Kill' Scribe D.W. Harper For 'Forever War'
D.W. Harper has been set to write a new draft of The Forever War for Fox 2000 and Scott Free. It's a directing vehicle for Ridley Scott, who for 25 years has wanted to helm an adaptation of Joe Haldeman's 1974 seminal science fiction novel.
From: Deadline 27/11/2012
DreamWorks Acquiring Debut Novel 'The Light Between Oceans'
DreamWorks Studios is in exclusive talks to acquire M.L. Stedman's debut novel The Light Between Oceans, studio co-chairman/CEO Stacey Snider confirmed. Harry Potter series producer David Heyman will produce with Jeffrey Clifford. Rosie Alison, who brought the book into Heyday, will executive produce.
From: Deadline 27/11/2012
R.I.P. Marty Richards
Marty Richards, producer and philanthropist, died yesterday at age 80. The New Yorker's stage producing credits included Chicago, Sweeney Todd, La Cage aux Folles, and Crimes of the Heart.
From: Deadline 27/11/2012
Matt Groening To Get Lifetime Nod From WGA West Animation Caucus
The Simpsons creator will receive the WGA West Animation Writers Caucus' annual Animation Writing Award at the group's annual meeting tomorrow in Los Angeles.
From: Deadline 27/11/2012
Tom Cruise filming halts Trafalgar Square
Production of All You Need Is Kill, based on the Japanese graphic novel, took over a London landmark at the weekend.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2012
Cannes film festival to make India 'guest country' in 2013
Cannes directors to commemorate 100th anniversary of Indian film industry after honouring Egypt and Brazil in recent years.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2012
Man of Steel will set up Justice League movie, director says
'Yeah, they trust me to keep them on course,' says Zack Snyder when quizzed about links to 2015 Avengers-style film featuring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2012
Laura Linney In Talks For Benedict Cumberbatch-Led Wikileaks Film
You're probably seeing more of Laura Linney right now than you have in a while. No, it's not because of her movie Hyde Park on Hudson, which seems to be limping into theaters with barely a mention.
From: Cinema Blend 26/11/2012
Paul Thomas Anderson Talks The Master During Rare, Hourlong Q&A
Paul Thomas Anderson marches to his own drum. He makes the movies he wants to make. He (largely) releases them on a schedule he'd like to keep.
From: Cinema Blend 26/11/2012
Ben Mendelsohn Cast In Ryan Gosling's Directorial Debut
Ryan Gosling has had a commendable career, but hasn't necessarily worked with the finest directors. He's no Leonardo DiCaprio, who routinely works with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and Sir Ridley Scott.
From: Cinema Blend 26/11/2012
Rihanna movie role 'goes to Rita Ora'
Rihanna has reportedly lost a role in The Fast and the Furious 6 to Rita Ora.
The Barbadian singer was tipped for a villainous role in the popular action franchise, UK newspaper The Sun reports.
From: Film-News 26/11/2012
Savages a religious experience for Travolta
John Travolta had a "religious experience" filming Savages, according to director Oliver Stone.
The pair teamed up for the thriller about a drug cartel whose members kidnap Blake Lively's character, O.
From: Film-News 26/11/2012
Film star Dinah Sheridan dies aged 92
Actor was best known for her roles as the mother in The Railway Children and the 1953 comedy Genevieve.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2012
Fox Plans Susan Boyle Biopic
Though she hasn't been in the headlines recently, it would appear that the enduring appeal of spawned-by-Britain's Got Talent singing sensation Susan Boyle has reached the next stage of worldwide awareness, because someone wants to make a biopic about her.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2012
R.I.P. Dann Cahn
Dann Cahn, a pioneer of the three-camera method of filming and editing TV sitcoms, has died. Cahn also was the last surviving member of the original creative team behind the landmark series I Love Lucy. He was 89 and died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in west Los Angeles. Cahn worked on Lucy's entire six-season run from 1951 to 1957.
From: Deadline 25/11/2012
Fantasia returns to the Royal Albert Hall in 2013
Following 2012's hugely successful and popular shows and described as 'a magical treat for the eyes and the ears', Disney's Fantasia: Live in Concert returns to the Hall for the whole family to enjoy on Saturday 16th November 2013 due to phenomenal demand and with some brand new content!
From: Film-News 24/11/2012
Hobbit animal abuse claims: Warner Bros backs Peter Jackson
Studio denies the accusations, which it says come from disgruntled handlers who worked on the set and were dismissed with 'just cause'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/11/2012
Bloody Cuts Attack Scarecrows British team planning indie horror
For a generation of 1980s kids raised on Worzel Gummidge, scarecrows are quite alarming enough already. For the independent British team Bloody Cuts however, they're the basis of something far more genuinely scary (and presumably with fewer cream cake fights). After a popular series of short films, the horror collective will make its feature debut with Scarecrows.
From: Empire Online 23/11/2012
Marisa Tomei May Romance Hugh Grant
Now that Hugh Grant and writer/director Marc Lawrence have officially decided to join forces for what will be their fourth romantic-comedy collaboration, they're starting to lock down actors for other roles in the new, as-yet-untitled movie.
From: Empire Online 23/11/2012
Larry Hagman Has Died Dallas star was 81
Forever associated with his most famous role, that of the charming, conniving and crafty JR Ewing in Dallas, actor Larry Hagman has died at the age of 81.
From: Empire Online 23/11/2012
First Pics Of Richard Ayoade's Latest
After years spent co-creating and directing TV series, Richard Ayoade made the leap to the big screen with 2010's fantastic, touching and funny Submarine. We've been eagerly awaiting anything from his follow-up, a comedy-drama based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story The Double. The first images from the film are below, courtesy of Cinema Teaser.
From: Empire Online 23/11/2012
Hugh Grant May Romance Marisa Tomei In College-Set Rom-Com
Marisa Tomei has seemed to be exceeding our expectations of her for her entire career, or at least from the moment it really took off. When Tomei won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1993.
From: Cinema Blend 23/11/2012
Susan Boyle Movie Based On I Dreamed A Dream Musical In Development
Three years after wowing Simon Cowell and millions of other viewers with her excellent rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" at the Britain's Got Talent auditions, Susan Boyle's fame continues to grow.
From: Cinema Blend 23/11/2012
A Zero Dark Thirty Prequel Is Possible, Also Based On A True Story
Zero Dark Thirty could be the most fascinating, or the most controversial, or the most kick-ass film of the holiday season given that it's about the Seal Team Six raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
From: Cinema Blend 23/11/2012
INXS Singer Michael Hutchence Getting Two Biopics
When attempting to run down the list of worthy Australians who deserve a biopic, ignorance for the continent's history means my charts is short. The Wiggles. Paul Hogan. Steve Irwin. Yahoo Serious. Then probably Michael Hutchence, late lead singer of the indie-rock outfit INXS who died more interestingly than he lived.
From: Cinema Blend 23/11/2012
Rust And Bone's Matthias Schoenaerts Up For Suite Francaise
Some know Belgian leading man Matthias Schoenaerts for his turn in Michael Roskam's 2011 drama Bullhead. Others are learning about him thanks to Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone, where he plays a wandering single father who forms an unlikely bond with a disabled Marion Cotillard. But Schoenaerts might be in line for a higher profile feature if he's able to land a role opposite Michelle Williams in Suite Francaise.
From: Cinema Blend 23/11/2012
Take A Look At Jesse Eisenberg and Noah Taylor In First Images From The Double
The first photos from Richard Ayoade's Dostoyevski-based dark comedy capture the Russian author's gothic-romantic style.
From: Screenrush 23/11/2012
Oscars: Universal Unveils 'Les Miserables' in NY And LA To Huge Reaction; First Hugh Jackman Interview: "A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity"
Awards strategists for other horses in the ever-tightening race for Best Picture may not want to hear this but Universal Pictures today may have unleashed the 800 pound gorilla in the Oscar race. That is, if initial reaction to today's launch of the much-awaited movie version of the celebrated musical Les Miserables is any indication.
From: Deadline 23/11/2012
Global Showbiz Briefs: Keanu Reeves, India At Cannes '13, Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Plus CameraImage, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, kicks off its 20th anniversary edition this weekend in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Fest opener is Keanu Reeves filmmakers documentary Side by Side, followed by the Polish premiere of Ang Lee's Life of Pi.
From: Deadline 23/11/2012
OSCARS Q&A: Wachowskis And Tykwer
If there's one memorable takeaway this awards season, it's the day directors Andy and Lana Wachowski came to town.
From: Deadline 23/11/2012
OSCARS Interview: Quvenzhané Wallis
Looking back at her audition for the lead role of Hushpuppy in Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Quvenzhané Wallis is able to put it all in perspective.
From: Deadline 23/11/2012
R.I.P. José Luis Borau
Spanish filmmaker José Luis Bora died today in Madrid at age 83, after a long battle witht throat cancer. Regarded as the godfather of Spanish cinema even though he directed only 9 films, he was also was a producer, writer and distributor as well as a teacher and historian.
From: Deadline 23/11/2012
OSCARS Q&A: John Hawkes
Writer director Ben Lewin's boldly endearing film The Sessions is the true story of quadriplegic journalist and poet Mark O'Brien, who, at 38 years old, set about losing his virginity by hiring a sex surrogate, played by Helen Hunt.
From: Deadline 23/11/2012
Biopic of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence planned
Flatliners screenwriter Bobby Galinsky unveils Two Worlds Colliding project, to be based on book by late singer's family.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/11/2012
First Official Look At Pacific Rim?
Attendees at this year's Comic-Con were treated by Guillermo Del Toro to a glorious showreel from his monsters vs. robots epic Pacific Rim. None of that footage has yet to officially show up online, but perhaps a glimpse has just surfaced.
From: Empire Online 22/11/2012
Mike Newell Talks Reykjavik 'It's a triumph of the human spirit'
Mike Newell is one of cinema's most reliable and talented dramatists, and, with a back catalogue featuring Four Weddings And A Funeral, Donnie Brasco and now Great Expectations, he has a gift for versatility, too. His next project, Reykjavik, shifts forward 150 years or so to 1986 and the pivotal peace talks between Ronald Reagan (Michael Douglas) and Mikhail Gorbachev (Christoph Waltz).
From: Empire Online 22/11/2012
R.I.P. Deborah Raffin
Actress Deborah Raffin, who became the quintessential California blonde TV movie/mini-series ingenue and heroine during the three decades when the genre thrived in the 1970s-1980s-1990s, died on Wednesday.
From: Deadline 22/11/2012
OSCARS Q&A: Bradley Cooper
For Bradley Cooper, shooting David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook involved a lot of jogging through familiar Philadelphia-area neighborhoods wearing a sleeveless trash bag over a sweatsuit.
From: Deadline 22/11/2012
Writers found for Star Wars: Episodes VIII and IX
Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg tipped to write second and third films of Disney trio, with Michael Arndt confirmed for first.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/11/2012
Skyfall sequel storyline already formulated by Sam Mendes
Oscar-winning director may return for next Bond film, say outgoing writers Robert Wade and Neal Purvis.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/11/2012
Paranormal Activity 5 Confirmed For 2013
The once-a-year announcement continues to be entirely unsurprising, but here it is anyway.Following the success of this year's Paranormal Activity 4, Hallowe'en 2013 will see Paranormal Activity 5 making sudden loud noises in your local multiplex.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2012
Exclusive: Sharlto Copley On Old Boy
Empire recently had cause to speak to Sharlto Copley, and while the bulk of that conversation is classified for now, it would have been remiss of us not to ask him about Old Boy.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2012
Kasdan Rumoured For Star Wars 8
Before we go any further with this, do bear in mind that a huge siren, like the collision warning on a Star Destroyer, is blaring in the back of our minds.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2012
James Corden Attending School For Santas
James Corden is continuing his campaign to find decent film roles, following on from working with Once director John Carney on Can A Song Save Your Life and playing talent show sensation Paul Potts in One Chance.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2012
Machete Kills Producers Sue To Block Sequel's Release
Ironically, someone is trying to kill Machete Kills. The details, however, aren't nearly as exciting as that sounds.
From: Cinema Blend 21/11/2012
Alice Eve To Be Bryan Cranston's Eyes In Indie Drama Eye Of Winter
After riveting dramatic performances in five seasons of Breaking Bad, it's dizzying to remember Bryan Cranston as the daffy dad on the quirky sitcom Malcolm in the Middle.
From: Cinema Blend 21/11/2012
Paranormal Activity 5 confirmed
Paramount Pictures has announced that Paranormal Activity 5 will indeed happen, and the movie will come out in theaters on October 25, 2013.
From: Coming Attractions 21/11/2012
OSCARS Q&A: Denzel Washington
With a lean budget of $30 million, Flight is an action film that could not afford a big movie star like Denzel Washington.
From: Deadline 21/11/2012
OSCARS Q&A: Marion Cotillard
Although Marion Cotillard is the perfect blend of European elegance and natural allure, she's never been afraid to portray characters lacking those qualities.
From: Deadline 21/11/2012
Global Showbiz Briefs: Michael Gambon Honored; SUMS Film & Media Launches
British Independent Film Awards To Honor Michael Gambon, Jude Law
Sir Michael Gambon is to receive the Richard Harris Award at the British Independent Film Awards next month.
From: Deadline 21/11/2012
The Hobbit: handlers claim deaths of animals could have been prevented
Whistleblowers allege that production company's neglect was responsible for up to 27 deaths on farm in New Zealand.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2012
Hollywood Reporter apologises for role in McCarthy-era blacklist
Magazine founder's son admits father was motivated by spite to accuse film industry workers of being communist sympathisers.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2012
Kristen Stewart takes a bite of Snow White sequel
The Twilight star signs up for Snow White and the Huntsman follow-up, without director Rupert Sanders.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2012
Almodovar Planning A Sci-Fi Movie?
Comedies, melodramas and crime mysteries have been his stock-in-trade, and he recently dabbled with sort-of horror in The Skin I Live In. Pedro Almodovar has never directed a science-fiction film however, but that may be about to change, with the director informing a BAFTA audience that the subject is very much on his mind.
From: Empire Online 20/11/2012
Peter Jackson Denies Accusations Of Animal Abuse On The Hobbit Set
The news that emerged yesterday about the behind-the-scenes treatment of the animals featured in The Hobbit was shocking.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2012
Sam Mendes Has Come Up With The Next James Bond Story
As Skyfall drew to a close, the credits read - as the credits usually do - "James Bond will return." And if you are anything like me, you were wishing that Skyfall director Sam Mendes would return, as well. As we have covered on the site repeatedly, Skyfall is a stunning return to form for 007, and the idea of Mendes continuing his mission with Bond would be delightful.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2012
Universal May Revive F. Gary Gray's N.W.A. Biopic
Straight Outta Compton, director F. Gary Gray's planned biopic of early-day gangster rap superstars N.W. A., might have found new life over at Universal.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2012
Is Tom Hardy Still Interested In Playing The Outsider?
Silver Pictures has been busy lately filling its slate with niche action dramas starring relative titans of the genre. Their latest deal involves The Outsider, a post-WWII thriller that was set up at Warner Bros. until the studio let its option expire. Now Silver is eyeing it as a possible vehicle for Tom Hardy.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2012
OSCARS: No Thanksgiving Holiday For Major Contenders As Campaigns Heat Up
With a shortened nominating season (Oscar balloting starts December 17, 10 days earlier than usual), the Thanksgiving
holiday period as well as the Christmas/New Year's break won't much of a break at all for many campaigns, which simply can't take the time off or slow the momentum they are trying to build.
From: Deadline 20/11/2012
Daniel Day-Lewis tipped for Oscar success
Daniel Day-Lewis, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Bill Murray are being tipped for 2013 Oscar nominations.
From: Film-News 20/11/2012
Marfa Girl triumphs at Rome film festival
Larry Clark's tale of wild teens in Texas crowned best film, with awards also going to Stephen Dorff-starring The Motel Life.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2012
Star Wars Episode 7: Brad Bird rules himself out
Director of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol appears to deny interest in new film in exchange with fans on Twitter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2012
Exclusive: New Broken Trailer
Adapted from a novel by Daniel Clay, Broken promises to mirror the raw suburban melodrama of its source. Debut director Rufus Norris has assembled a strong cast, Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy included, in a story that pulls up in a seemingly serene British cul-de-sac and, as this world exclusive new trailer hints, quickly starts uncovering some dark truths.
From: Empire Online 19/11/2012
Brad Bird Won't Direct Star Wars Episode VII
When Star Wars Episode VII was first announced the internet went nuts suggesting possible directors to helm the project. Fans and journalists alike threw out names like J.J. Abrams, Guillermo del Toro, and Steven Spielberg, but of the dozens of names none sounded better in my mind than Brad Bird.
From: Cinema Blend 19/11/2012
The Hobbit's Animal Wranglers Blame The Film For 27 Deaths
Excitement is mounting for this December's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which will kick off a new trilogy of stories in Middle Earth and maybe give younger geeks their first chance to visit Tolkien's world on the big screen.
From: Cinema Blend 19/11/2012
I give acting my all
Chris Rock "overacts" until someone tells him to stop.
The star lends his voice to Marty the zebra in the hit animated franchise Madagascar.
From: Film-News 19/11/2012
Atlas is movie art
Tom Hanks says his latest film, Cloud Atlas, is a "piece of art".
The actor takes on six different characters in the sci-fi drama, which also stars Halle Berry and Hugh Grant.
From: Film-News 19/11/2012
Aaron Sorkin Spills The Beans On Steve Jobs Movie
The one we've been calling the Good Steve Jobs Movie might just have become the Dull Steve Jobs Movie.
From: Screenrush 19/11/2012
Steven Spielberg To Speak At Gettysburg
Steven Spielberg, the filmmaker of Lincoln, today will be the keynote speaker at a ceremony commemorating the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
From: Deadline 19/11/2012
Sightseers exclusive film premiere for fans
Stella Artois is supporting the UK red carpet premiere of 'Sightseers', a pitch black comedy which documents one couple's tempestuous journey across the British Isles in their beloved Abbey Oxford caravan.
From: Film-News 18/11/2012
Nordic Film Festival announces festival programme for 2012
The Nordic Film Festival announces its first ever festival programme for 2012, which will take place between 30 November and 5 December 2012 across London at Riverside Studios (Hammersmith), Ciné lumiere (South Kensington) and Prince Charles Cinema (Leicester Square).
From: Film-News 18/11/2012
Nicolas Winding Refn Cinematographer Sets Directing Debut 'Trafficker'
Danish producer Lene Børglum and her producing partner Nicolas Winding Refn plan to shoot Trafficker, an Australian movie set in the Vietnamese-run drug world, in Oz next year.
From: Deadline 18/11/2012
Greengrass May Head Back To Memphis
Paul Greengrass poured months into the development of his Martin Luther King project Memphis. But it seemed to fall apart in April 2011 when Universal backed out of financing it, which led the Bourne Ultimatum director to move on to other projects.
From: Empire Online 17/11/2012
Peter Stomare Finds Clown
Even as he returns to full directing duties for his latest chiller, The Green Inferno, Eli Roth isn't neglecting his other passion: rodeo clowning. Sorry, that's not quite true. We meant producing other people's projects.
From: Empire Online 17/11/2012
Liam Neeson Up For The All Nighter
Continuing his current career as Go-To Older Action Man With Family Issues And/Or Wolves, Liam Neeson is now in negotiations to tackle crime thriller The All Nighter (which has also been called Run All Night), according to The Wrap.
From: Empire Online 17/11/2012
First Pics From The Conjuring
Though it appears Insidious director James Wan is looking to stretch his filmmaking muscles by taking on the MacGyver adaptation, there are still plenty of dark corners he wants to explore. His latest attempt to scare the living daylights out of us all is The Conjuring, and the first two pictures have arrived courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.
From: Empire Online 17/11/2012
R.I.P. Connie Wald
Connie Wald, the widow of producer Jerry Wald whose unpretentious dinners at her Beverly Hills home were relished by stars of Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond, has died. She was 96 and died November 10th at home. Her son Andrew Wald confirmed her death this week.
From: Deadline 17/11/2012
R.I.P. Richard Robbins
Twice Oscar-nominated composer Richard Robbins, longtime collaborator of producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory, has died. He was 71 and died November 7 at his home in Rhineback, NY of Parkinson's disease, his longtime partner Michael Schell confirmed this week.
From: Deadline 17/11/2012
OSCARS: Handicapping Lead Actor Race
If there's one race this Oscar season that bears watching closely it's best actor. Ridiculously over-crowded, we could actually easily fill this category two or three times over.
From: Deadline 17/11/2012
OSCARS: Handicapping Lead Actress Race
Although not offering nearly the same level of intense competition as the lead actor race this year, the race for best lead actress is shaping up as one of the more intriguing matchups in recent years, with a wide divide in age, experience, and roles. Although 17-time nominee Meryl Streep finally won her third Oscar last year for The Iron Lady (her first win in 29 years).
From: Deadline 17/11/2012
Beatles fans asked to contribute footage for new film
The Beatles Live! continues trend for crowdsourced movies following news of similar plans for Springsteen film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/11/2012
Quentin Tarantino hints at retirement
Django Unchained director suggests he may stop after 10th film, saying: 'I don't want to be an old-man film-maker'
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/11/2012
Star Wars rumours swirl as Lucasfilm chief hints at ambitious plans
Reports that Disney wants to make 'two or three films a year' fuel speculation about scope of Star Wars saga's revival.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/11/2012
Aaron Sorkin: Steve Jobs biopic to play out in three scenes
Hotly anticipated film will be shot in real time, charting three crucial events in Apple co-founder's life, film-maker reveals
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/11/2012
New Writer Attacks Asteroids
Three and a half years after the project was first announced, Universal's Asteroids have still yet to start hitting anything. Back in 2009 we said that we felt sorry for Matthew Lopez, tasked with crafting a narrative from what's a very primitive and basic videogame premise. And this morning our concern is for someone new: Jez Butterworth is the latest writer to take a shot at Asteroids' screenplay.
From: Empire Online 16/11/2012
Pacific Rim And Gravity Coming To IMAX
If you like to soak up your fantasy and sci-fi in 70mm magnificence, Warner Bros. has good news for you... and your eyeballs. The Hollywood studio has announced a 20-movie extension to its worldwide deal with IMAX that will bring its biggest properties to the format over the next three years.
From: Empire Online 16/11/2012
How Starbucks Saved My Life Memoir Getting The Film Treatment
In 2007 Michael Gates Gill published a memoir titled How Starbucks Saved My Life.
From: Cinema Blend 16/11/2012
Marfa Girl' Best Film At Rome Festival
Larry Clark's Marfa Girl took the award for Best Film today at the Rome Film Festival. The audience nod went to Gabriel Polsky and Alan Polsky's The Motel Life, which also won best screenplay for Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue.
From: Deadline 16/11/2012
Turkeys Gets An Official Release Date As Safe Haven Shifts To Valentine's Day
Relativity Media is making some changes to its upcoming schedule, and the two projects they are moving around couldn't be more different.
From: Cinema Blend 16/11/2012
Bruce McGill Joins Kevin Hart And Ice Cube In Cop Comedy Ride Along
Bruce McGill is the one of the best kinds of actor - one of those who just randomly shows up in a bit part of the movie or television show you're watching and just completely disappears into his character after a moment of "where do I know that guy from?" And now he's getting set to put those skills to the test once again in Ride Along.
From: Cinema Blend 16/11/2012
Man Arrested For Plotting To Open Fire At Twilight: Breaking Dawn Screening
Less than four months after James Holmes walked into a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises and ruined dozens of lives with a selfish and cowardly act, a twenty year old man has been arrested for planning his own theater massacre, this one in Bolivar, Missouri.
From: Cinema Blend 16/11/2012
Liam Neeson May Play A Hitman In New Thriller The All Nighter
Liam Neeson shows no signs of slowing down. In the last three years alone he's had parts - some big, some small - in 10 different movies, he's currently in production on three films to be released in 2013 and 2014, and now he's in talks to add yet another title to his upcoming slate. And we are in no way complaining about that.
From: Cinema Blend 16/11/2012
Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl and Brendan Fraser Conspire In The Nut Job
The three stars have agreed to lend their voices to Peter Lepeniotis' upcoming animated feature, based on his 2005 short film, Surly Squirrel.
From: Screenrush 16/11/2012
Paul Greengrass's Martin Luther King Jr. Drama May Come Back To Life
After making two of the most successful films in the Bourne franchise, then scoring a Best Director Oscar nomination for the harrowing United 93, Paul Greengrass seemed capable of doing just about anything, the rare director who had the commercial clout and critical acclaim to get a movie made on his name alone.
From: Cinema Blend 16/11/2012
David Fincher Talking With New Regency About Potential Contract
David Fincher has never made a contract with a studio before in his career, but that may soon not be true anymore. The Social Network filmmaker has been involved in talks with New Regency to formulate a production pact that would have him working with the company on future projects.
From: Cinema Blend 16/11/2012
McG To Produce, Possibly Direct School Of Fear Adaptation
McG already has his next directorial effort set up already, as he is getting set to make the Luc Besson-written and produced secret service action movie Three Days To Kill with Kevin Costner, but that doesn't mean the filmmaker is going to stop collecting potential projects for the future of his career. Wonderland Sound & Vision, the company owned by McG, is working with Red Crown Productions to make School of Fear, an adaptation of the first book in Gitty Danveshari's series for children.
From: Cinema Blend 16/11/2012
Carrie Fisher likes 'idea of being Mrs Solo' in new Star Wars film
Actor who played Princess Leia in Star Wars trilogy joked that she would love to marry Harrison Ford's Han Solo in new movie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/11/2012
Iron Sky makers to crowdsource Jeremiah Harm film
Tero Kaukomaa and Timo Vuorensola backed by Die Hard 4.0 producer Arnold Rifkin to make film about bounty hunter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/11/2012
Breaking Dawn - Part 2: best of the Twilight series?
Fangs for everything - the fifth and final instalment in the Twilight saga bows out with a surprisingly warm critical reception to warm the blood.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/11/2012
Amazing Spider-Sequel Looks For A Harry
Marc Webb and his Amazing Spider-Man sequel team are racing towards a proposed February start for the new movie.
From: Empire Online 15/11/2012
Alexander Skarsgard In Line For Tarzan
Like the titular character swinging through the jungle on his way to help an elephant or battle a rabid tiger or another threat, Warner Bros. new take on Tarzan is picking up speed.
From: Empire Online 15/11/2012
Chris McQuarrie Up For Fifth M:I Movie
With last year's Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol helping to re-energise the action franchise, Paramount and M:I figurehead Tom Cruise are naturally planning for the future. According to Deadline, both want Cruise collaborator and Jack Reacher writer-director Christopher McQuarrie to tackle the fifth film.
From: Empire Online 15/11/2012
Simon Beaufoy Takes A Long Halftime Walk
Now that his work polishing up the first Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire is long behind him, Simon Beaufoy has turned his attention to other things. But he's sticking with novel adaptations, scripting a version of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk for Film 4.
From: Empire Online 15/11/2012
The Last Exorcism Sequel Gets A Title, Release Date, Plot Synopsis And First Still
How do you make a sequel to a movie called The Last Exorcism? You pretend that the first film was just the earliest part of a bigger story.
From: Cinema Blend 15/11/2012
Tom Hiddleston Would Be Game For A Role In Star Wars Episode VII
English actor Tom Hiddleston broke through stateside as deceitful half-brother and full-on villain Loki in 2011's Thor, but despite playing a baddie there and in the blockbuster follow-up The Avengers, Hiddleston has become a fan favorite.
From: Cinema Blend 15/11/2012
Courtney Love chooses director for Cobain film
Courtney Love has lined up director-and-producer Brett Morgen to work on a movie about Kurt Cobain.
From: Film-News 15/11/2012
Tom Hardy Is Set To Lead Splinter Cell
Tom Hardy has agreed to play Sam Fisher in the long-awaited adaptation of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.
From: Screenrush 15/11/2012
CBS Films Lands U.S. Distribution Rights To 'Last Exorcism II'
CBS Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Last Exorcism Part II, in a deal that has just been closed with Studiocanal. The film will be released March 1, 2013.
From: Deadline 15/11/2012
Magnolia Acquires 'A Hijacking'
agnolia has acquired North American rights from TrustNordisk on the Tobias Lindholm-directed A Hijacking. The film premiered at Venice and Toronto.
From: Deadline 15/11/2012
Jack Nicholson in talks to play Robert Downey Jr's father
Nicholson approached to star alongside Downey Jr as a father with Alzheimer's disease who is suspected of murder in Warner Bros' comedy drama The Judge.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/11/2012
Slumdog Millionaire writer adapts Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
'Catch 22 of the Iraq war' is being adapted for Film4 by Oscar-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/11/2012
Midnight In Paris' Corey Stoll Signs On For Two Projects
Corey Stoll scored numerous raves for his confident portrayal of Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's Oscar-winning Midnight in Paris. He even banked an Independent Spirit Awards nomination for his performance. Now he's parlaying some of that lingering heat into two future projects that have attracted the actor's eye.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2012
R.L. Stine Not Optimistic About Goosebumps Movie Coming Soon
Last night, I fulfilled a childhood dream by meeting one of my earliest literary idols, R.L. Stine. As a dedicated bookworm with the requisite coke bottle glasses.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2012
Viggo Mortensen To Headline Argentinian Drama
Viggo Mortensen became a god to fanboys and fangirls with his stern portrayal of the heroic Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2012
Jack Reacher Director Is Top Choice For Mission: Impossible 5
At one point it looked like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol might be the last Mission: Impossible film as we knew them, with Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt handing the franchise reins over to Jeremy Renner's younger character, and the whole thing dying a dignified if delayed death.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2012
New Cuban Fury Pic Online
As the Nick Frost-driven dance comedy Cuban Fury sambas its way through post production, the first batch of pics are starting to come down the wire.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2012
Chris McQuarrie Up For Fifth M:I Movie
With last year's Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol helping to re-energise the action franchise, Paramount and M:I figurehead Tom Cruise are naturally planning for the future. According to Deadline, both want Cruise collaborator and Jack Reacher writer-director Christopher McQuarrie to tackle the fifth film.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2012
Wood Joins 10 Things I Hate About Life
In May, word broke that writer-director Gil Junger was going back to the 10 Things... well for 10 Things I Hate About Life, a film that is less direct sequel and more spiritual follow-up. And Hayley Atwell appeared set to star in the movie. Now, though, Deadline reports that Evan Rachel Wood is locked into a lead role and there's no mention of Captain America's Peggy.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2012
Benicio Del Toro Finds Paradise Lost
Several filmmakers, including, most notably Joe Carnahan, have attempted to capture the story of Colombian cocaine trafficker Pablo Escobar on celluloid. But few have gotten their projects through development. Now actor-director Andrea di Stefano is set to get shooting, and has scored Benicio del Toro to play the lead in Paradise Lost.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2012
Stallone Joins Cast Of Reach Me
He's been racking up the action roles with the Expendables series, The Tomb, Grudge Match and Bullet To The Head. But it's just been revealed that Sylvester Stallone has also found time for a smaller indie project. He's been quietly taking part in an ensemble piece called Reach Me.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2012
Chris Hemsworth Finds Candy Store
A couple of days ago, it was reported that Chris Hemsworth had dropped out of talks to star in Mitch Rapp adaptation American Assassin. We speculated it was because his schedule was filled with Robopocalypse and future Avengers adventures. Turns out that may only be partly true, because he's also now attached to Stephen Gaghan's crime thriller Candy Store.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2012
Mungo Jerry to appear in new horror film as a British spy
70's King of the Groove, Mungo Jerry, is to make a special guest appearance in the new British horror film, Dead Walkers: Rise of the 4th Reich.
From: Film-News 14/11/2012
Peapie, Anonymous Content To Co-Produce Serial Killer Thriller 'Repent'
Kick-Ass producer Kris Thykier's Peapie Films and Anonymous Content are partnering on Repent, a thriller based on the true story of Swedish serial killer Thomas Quick. Quick is renown in Sweden for having confessed to killing 30 people in the 1990s.
From: Deadline 14/11/2012
Sean Penn set to star in film adaptation of The Prone Gunman
Jean-Patrick Manchette's tale of a Bourne-like protagonist betrayed by his employer could be first of a series.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/11/2012
Anchorman 2 Could Be Part Musical
Those eagerly awaiting the return of San Diego's finest news team (Ron Burgundy and his Channel 4 gang, in case you weren't aware) were no doubt gladdened in the cardiac region to read our interview with Achorman 2 co-writer/director Adam McKay back in April. Now McKay, out doing the press rounds for Fully Loaded, a film he's produced, has opened up a little more about the sequel to The Playlist.
From: Empire Online 13/11/2012
James Wan In Talks For MacGyver
Of the various '80s nostalgia-fuelled development projects currently running through the machine gun fire of development, MacGyver has popped up here and there, but has never gained much traction. All that looks set to change as Insidious director James Wan is now in talks to tackle the project.
From: Empire Online 13/11/2012
Iain De Caestecker Recruited For SHIELD
Hooray for the new British invasion! Yes, we are once again taking over American airwaves. In this case, known Anglophile Joss Whedon has cast two British actors in the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show, as The Fades' Iain De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge are reporting for duty.
From: Empire Online 13/11/2012
Listen To The Complete Soundtrack From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Shortly after teasing one track from the score of Peter Jackson's upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey namely Neil Finn's song that's set to play over the film's end credits the entire score now sits online, starting with "My Dear Frodo," penned by Howard Shore.
From: Cinema Blend 13/11/2012
Relativity Media Buys Sebastian Junger's Blood Oil
"Could a bunch of Nigerian militants in speedboats bring about a U.S. recession?"
From: Cinema Blend 13/11/2012
Ridley Scott Wants Your Help Making A Documentary About Bruce Springsteen
Last year at the Sundance Film Festival, audiences were awed by the daring crowd-sourced documentary Life In a Day.
From: Cinema Blend 13/11/2012
One Direction Concert Doc Coming From Morgan Spurlock
The concert movie trend has been a little hit or miss in recent years, with some scoring huge Justin Bieber's Never Say Never and others, like Katy Perry's Part of Me, failing to make much of an impact.
From: Cinema Blend 13/11/2012
Indiana Jones 5 Still Unlikely After Disney-Lucasfilm Deal
Kids of the 70s and 80s have been processing a lot of excitement lately, with news that Disney had bought Lucasfilm and was planning not one but three new Star Wars movies.
From: Cinema Blend 13/11/2012
Chris Tucker Could Star In Remake Of French Mega-Hit The Intouchables
The French interracial buddy dramedy The Intouchables drew the eye of Hollywood producers by not only scoring plenty of praise.
From: Cinema Blend 13/11/2012
Hugh Jackman: Les Mis was pressurized
Hugh Jackman says the Les Misérables film set was a "cauldron of pressure and excitement".
From: Film-News 13/11/2012
Kristen, Robert, Taylor Et Al Talk About The Final Instalment In The Twilight Series
Earlier this year we caught up with Kristen Stewart and her co-stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner to ask them what it means to be bringing the Twilight series to a close with Breaking Dawn Part 2.
From: Screenrush 13/11/2012
Hamptons Film Fest Exec Director Exits
The Hamptons International Film Festival will be on the lookout for a new chief as five-year vet Karen Arikian leaves the scene.
From: Deadline 13/11/2012
Dimension Taps Maria Bello For James Wan-Produced Thriller
Dimension Films set Maria Bello to star in an untitled thriller to be directed by Will Canon from a Max La Bella script. The pic is based on an idea from James Wan, who'll produce with Lee Clay.
From: Deadline 13/11/2012
Steven Spielberg rules himself out of directing new Star Wars film
Director says Star Wars: Episode VII is 'not my genre'
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2012
Anne Hathaway Joins Robopocalypse
Confirms a role in Spielberg's latest.
From: Empire Online 12/11/2012
David Goyer Enters The Breach
Filming Patrick Lee's crazy novel.
From: Empire Online 12/11/2012
Transformers 4 To Go In A Full New Direction, Will Be Set Four Years After Dark Of The Moon
At this stage we know very, very little about what will happen in Transformers 4. Michael Bay will be back to direct and last week it was officially announced that Mark Wahlberg has signed on to star in the movie, but no story details have been released and considering actors like Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson won't be returning.
From: Cinema Blend 12/11/2012
J.J. Abrams Won't Direct Star Wars Episode VII Either
Star Wars: Episode VII is coming in 2015, and it could mean a career defining moment for whomever Disney and Lucasfilm pick to direct. Already, just days after the film's announcement, Star Wars fans have been quick to throw out their suggestions for who should dare take on the formidable task of helming the franchise's next installment. And already some major names have shot down their involvement.
From: Cinema Blend 12/11/2012
Why Skyfall Almost Had A Sean Connery Cameo
The cast list for Sam Mendes' Skyfall is so impressive - decked with thespians ranging from Dame Judi Dench to Ralph Fiennes, that we hardly bat an eye at the mention of Albert Finney.
From: Cinema Blend 12/11/2012
Eric Bana Up For Sinister Director's Beware The Night
Together screenwriters Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman have burned a path of terror, penning one scary feature after another, from Urban Legends: Final Cut to Hellraiser: Inferno and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. And while the pair have been branching out with Boardman taking screenwriting jobs elsewhere, and Derrickson teaming up with C. Robert Cargill for the recently released Sinister, their latest collaboration is gearing up, and will delve deeper into the strange subgenre of supernatural crime thriller that seems to attract them both.
From: Cinema Blend 12/11/2012
Anne Hathaway Confirmed For Spielberg's Robopocalypse
On the heels of her Saturday Night Live hosting stint (and ahead of her sure-to-be-Oscar-nominated turn in Tom Hooper's Les Miserables), Anne Hathaway is laying claim to yet another coveted role in a pending big-budget tentpole Steven Spielberg's Robopocalypse. Yet here's the thing: The movie hasn't been greenlit, and even Hathaway is hesitant to confirm that the film will actually happen.
From: Cinema Blend 12/11/2012
The largest and most popular Spanish & Latin American Film Festival Viva! returns
Cornerhouse is pleased to announce Viva!, its annual, internationally acclaimed Spanish and Latin American Film Festival. Celebrating the most outstanding contributions in new cinema from a wide range of countries, the 2013 Festival programme will showcase significant world premieres and previews alongside high calibre feature films, short films and documentaries.
From: Film-News 12/11/2012
Maria Bello Joins Prisoners Cast
The Coyote Ugly star is moving on from her rowdy bar life days and settling down with Hugh Jackman in Denis villeneuve's upcoming thriller.
From: Screenrush 12/11/2012
New film prize to curb use of 'club drugs'
Campaigners launch film competition to raise awareness of dangers of legal highs - and suggest alternatives
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2012
Jon Favreau Actually Expresses Interest In Directing Star Wars 7
We've been spending so much time confirming denials from directors who have no interest directing the recently announced Star Wars: Episode VII that it's refreshing to finally hear from a reputable filmmaker who isn't shying away from the daunting task of directing an Star Wars film and actually might be interested.
From: Cinema Blend 11/11/2012
U.S. Movie Influx Has "Shaken" Chinese Industry, Official Says
Back in February, the U.S. and China agreed to significantly increase the number of imported films allowed to be shown in Chinese movie theaters.
From: Deadline 11/11/2012
Global Showbiz Briefs: Branagh Knighted, Winslet Honored, 'Drug Lord' In Rome
Actor-director Kenneth Branagh has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth who also recognized actress Kate Winslet as a Commander of the British empire. Stage and screen veteran Branagh will now be known as Sir Kenneth.
From: Deadline 11/11/2012
British film censor faces new challenges after 100 years of horror, killing and sex
After a century looking out for the nation's sensibilities and a new president taking charge, the British Board of Film Classification has much to scrutinise - not least its own history.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/11/2012
Mark Millar Talks Kick-Ass 2 & More
Mark Millar, comic-book creator and now Fox's top comic-book advisor, came in to the Empire Podcast recently and talked about Kick-Ass 2, his comics work and his new role overseeing the Marvel titles at 20th Century Fox. Here's a sampling of what he had to say, for those of you who don't do so much of the listening thing. First up: Kick-Ass 2. Will it be true to its wildly violent source material?
From: Empire Online 10/11/2012
Maria Bello Joins Hugh Jackman In Prisoners
The cast of Denis Villeneuve's film Prisoners just keeps getting better and better. As if it weren't enough that the project has already attracted Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano and Viola Davis, now yet another talented actress has been added to the list.
From: Cinema Blend 10/11/2012
Star Wars: Michael Arndt to steer sequel trilogy
Disney believes Force is strong with Oscar-winning screenwriter behind Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/11/2012
Mark Wahlberg Will Be In Transformers 4
Never one to turn away a good chance for sneaky publicity, or indeed to lie to journalists' faces when asked about plot developments on his upcoming films (*cough* Megatron in Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen *cough*), Michael Bay has now brought the saga of the will-he-won't-he Mark Wahlberg in Transformers 4 to a close with a resounding, er, yes.
From: Empire Online 09/11/2012
First All You Need Is Kill Pic Arrives
Doug Liman has directed Vince Vaughn doing up his flies at the side of the road in Swingers and Matt Damon tearing up Paris in a conked out mini in The Bourne Identity, but there's nothing in his back catalogue quite like this new All You Need Is Kill pic: Tom Cruise running away from a massive explosion in a mech suit.
From: Empire Online 09/11/2012
Twilight's Ashley Greene Up For Satanic Thriller
With Breaking Dawn - Part 2 bringing a close to the cross-demographic behemoth franchise that has long dominated the box office, the cast of Twilight is now seeking to shape their careers in the shadows of the characters that made them famous.
From: Cinema Blend 09/11/2012
Steven Spielberg Won't Direct Star Wars, In Case You Were Hoping
It never really seemed a serious possibility, but in the week or so since Disney announced that they had acquired Lucasfilm, Steven Spielberg's name has been one of the most frequently seen on the zillion shortlists of "Who Should Direct Star Wars VII?" It makes sense on some levels, of course.
From: Cinema Blend 09/11/2012
Christ The Lord: Out Of Egypt Launches Online Casting Call For The Role Of Jesus
Late last year, we learned that Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures and CJ Entertainment had acquired the rights to adapt Anne Rice's book Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt for a feature film. Now it looks like the search for Jesus has begun with a worldwide online casting call.
From: Cinema Blend 09/11/2012
Quentin Tarantino Could So Care Less About Directing Star Wars
So while Disney figures out what it wants to do with Lucasfilm now that it owns them and doesn't reveal any concrete details about who will be handling the upcoming Episode VII, I guess we can use process of elimination to figure out who won't be directing the movie in the meantime. Steven Spielberg has already made it clear he won't be directing, and George Lucas is stepping away from the company except to act as a consultant.
From: Cinema Blend 09/11/2012
Cinedigm Acquires Colin Firth-Emily Blunt Pic 'Arthur Newman'
This was tapped as one of the hot titles of this year's Toronto Film Festival.
From: Deadline 09/11/2012
Will Ferrell & Liam Neeson Among Additions To 'Lego' Pic Voice Cast
Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie have joined Warner Bros and Village Roadshow's Lego feature film.
From: Deadline 09/11/2012
'Danny Trejo's Vengeance' Looking For Slice Of Actor's 'Machete Kills'
Production company ITN is pulling out all the stops to promote Danny Trejo's upcoming film Danny Trejo's Vengeance.
From: Deadline 09/11/2012
Warner Bros Wins Auction For Jo Nesbo Novel 'The Son'
In an auction that had keen interest and bids from multiple studios, Warner Bros acquired screen rights to The Son, the latest thriller by bestselling Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo.
From: Deadline 09/11/2012
The Hobbit rights holder sues makers of Age of the Hobbits flick
Saul Zaentz submits legal complaint against The Asylum for attempting 'to divert customers away from the Hobbit films'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2012
Daniel Craig reveals he wanted Skyfall to be his last James Bond film
'I've been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it,' Craig admits. Meanwhile, was Javier Bardem really once offered the role of Bond?
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2012
Kristen Wiig And Bill Hader Reunite For The Skeleton Twins
Two of the biggest stars of their generation of SNL, Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader have been cruelly separated this season, with Wiig departing the show last spring on her way to what's surely even bigger success than Bridesmaids.
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2012
Side Effects Writer Calls It A Sort-Of Sequel To Lolita
We're still hoping Steven Soderbergh's retirement isn't final, but if it is, the twisty drama Side Effects will be his last film.
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2012
Princess Leia And Boba Fett Are Game For Star Wars: Episode VII
Shortly after Disney bought Lucasfilm and announced plans for three new Star Wars movies, the original trilogy's stars were approached about their involvement. Not by Disney as far as we know but certainly by the press.
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2012
Kristen Wiig And Bill Hader To Star In Skeleton Twins
The two masters of improv are combining forces in a new indie comedy drama to play estranged siblings alongside castmate Luke Wilson.
From: Screenrush 08/11/2012
Dwayne Johnson Is Locked In To Play Hercules
Dwayne Johnson has landed his perfect role as Hercules in Bret Ratner's new picture, based on Steve Moore's graphic novel, with plans to start shooting early next year.
From: Screenrush 08/11/2012
Check Out First Still Photo From A Field In England
After banging out three feature films in three years, rising director Ben Wheatley is showing no sign of slowing down as his fourth project is already in the works.
From: Screenrush 08/11/2012
OSCARS: Tony Winner Rob Ashford Named Choreographer For Telecast
Award-winning choreographer Rob Ashford has been tapped to provide musical staging and choreography for the 85th Academy Awards telecast, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.
From: Deadline 08/11/2012
Rachel Weisz Eyeing David Cronenberg's 'Maps To The Stars'; New Producer Aboard
David Cronenberg's long-gestating Maps To The Stars is gaining momentum. Robert Pattinson, who starred in Cosmopolis, and Cronenberg regular Viggo Mortensen have already been linked to the Hollywood set film.
From: Deadline 08/11/2012
Muppets 2: Bret McKenzie to face music
New Zealander confirmed to write new songs for followup to last year's musical sensation.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/11/2012
Cumberbatch and Arterton up for Absolutely Anything Python film
Benedict Cumberbatch and Gemma Arterton look set to join the cast of the 'sci-fi farce', which is scheduled to begin filming in 2013
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/11/2012
Cooper Wants To Feel The Need For Speed
Having secured the services of Aaron Paul and, just a few days ago, Imogen Poots, Scott Waugh and the Need For Speed team are keeping the pedal to the metal in terms of casting. Now they have Dominic Cooper negotiating to take the third lead role.
From: Empire Online 07/11/2012
Arterton Up For Absolutely Anything
If you want a film that boasts Python power (Monty, not the actual snake), then you can always watch A Liar's Autobiography. But if you're still craving the comic confections of the resurgent team, you're probably also anticipating Absolutely Anything, which several of the gang have been working on since at least 2010 (and longer for Terry Jones).
From: Empire Online 07/11/2012
Sean Connery Was Considered For Skyfall
If you're a regular listener to the Empire Podcast, you might have heard our own Dan Jolin on the Skyfall Spoiler Special talking about a particular part he thought might have been filled by former 007 Sean Connery.
From: Empire Online 07/11/2012
Javier Bardem Was Approached To Play James Bond
Early Skyfall reviews, while predominantly positive, have been unanimous in at least one way: The praise for Javier Bardem as 007's nemesis, Raoul Silva. But did you know Bardem once had the opportunity to play the opposite side of the coin and wear James Bond's tuxedo, himself?
From: Cinema Blend 07/11/2012
Monty Python Comedy Wants To Add Benedict Cumberbatch
Member of the Monty Python comedy troupe have stayed extremely busy over the years with solo side projects, but they haven't collaborated on a feature-film comedy since 1983's Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
From: Cinema Blend 07/11/2012
Could Star Wars Episode VII Be Directed By An Indie Newcomer?
Buckle up, gang, because with Disney buying Lucasfilm and assuring three new Star Wars movies, we will be facing an onslaught of rumors of who might dare take the helm for years to come.
From: Cinema Blend 07/11/2012
Top Gun Sequel Reportedly Falls Apart
Virtually everyone associated with the project refuses to go on record, but the Top Gun sequel appears to have fallen apart in the wake of Tony Scott's suicide earlier this year, and Paramount's now trying to figure out how to handle the delicate matter of a 3D Top Gun it wanted to release in theaters.
From: Cinema Blend 07/11/2012
Paul Thomas Anderson Wants To Make A Broad Comedy, Believe It Or Not
One of the more confounding yet charming Hollywood couples of today is made up of gamely goofy comedienne Maya Rudolph and art house auteur Paul Thomas Anderson. She has been a standout performer on Saturday Night Live with wacky impressions of Oprah, Donatella Versace, and Whitney Houston, and starred in raunchy R-rated comedies like Bridesmaids and MacGruber.
From: Cinema Blend 07/11/2012
Dad's Army's Clive Dunn dies aged 92
Clive Dunn OBE was an actor, comedian and author best known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones "Jonsey" in the classic BBC sitcom Dad's Army.
From: Film-News 07/11/2012
Steven Spielberg: Why I left assassination
Steven Spielberg says cutting the assassination scene from his Abraham Lincoln film was an "easy" decision to make.
From: Film-News 07/11/2012
Gemma Arterton Joins The Cast Of Absolutely Anything
The Clash Of The Titans goddess will be acting alongside Daily Show's funnyman John Oliver in Terry Jones' upcoming Monty Python project.
From: Screenrush 07/11/2012
Harrison Ford 'open' to returning as Han Solo in Star Wars Episode 7
Ford said to be enthusiastic about reprising role of charismatic space smuggler in new film, with Mark Hamill also interested.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/11/2012
Broken fixed up with nine British independent film award nominations
Rufus Norris's drama about an 11-year-old diabetic leads the pack in a year otherwise devoted to honouring older stars.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/11/2012
Andrei Tarkovsky archive to go up for auction
Collection of Russian film-maker's letters, audio tapes and photographs expected to fetch up to £100,000 at Sotheby's.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/11/2012
Budweiser Wants Out Of Denzel Washington's Flight
When a big action movie is being prepped in Hollywood, often producers will bulk up their budget by wrangling product placement deals that will essentially advertise to movie audiences about the flashy new car the hero is driving, the tasty beverage he's enjoying or the cool new kicks he's sporting.
From: Cinema Blend 06/11/2012
Chronicle Scribe To Make His Directorial Debut With Me Him Her
Beyond being the son of famous director John Landis, Max Landis finally made his first big step in Hollywood when he wrote the hit found footage superhero movie Chronicle.
From: Cinema Blend 06/11/2012
Daniel Day-Lewis in new Lincoln trailer
Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln," a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office.
From: Film-News 06/11/2012
Dakota Fanning: New Twilight is shocking
Dakota Fanning has let slip there is a scene which will "really trip people out" in the final Twilight movie.
From: Film-News 06/11/2012
BBC Films scoops 21 nominations for the 2012 British Independent Film Awards
BBC Films has scooped 21 nominations for the 2012 British Independent Film Awards which were announced this morning.
From: Film-News 06/11/2012
Peter Mullan And Jane Horrocks Are Walking On Sunshine
The pair will be acting alongside one another in Dexter Fletcher's follow-up feature film based on the Proclaimer's hit Sunshine On Leith.
From: Screenrush 06/11/2012
2012 BIFA Nominations
The British Independent Film Awards will take place in London on Sunday, December 9, and here are the nominations.
From: Screenrush 06/11/2012
Disney Studios Ups Jamie Voris To Chief Technology Officer
Alan Horn, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios, announced that Jamie Voris has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer for the Studio, reporting to Alan Bergman, President, The Walt Disney Studios. Effective immediately, Jamie will oversee the development and implementation of technology strategies and innovations that broadly support The Walt Disney Studios and its business objectives.
From: Deadline 06/11/2012
Nominations For 2012 BIFAs Unveiled
The 15th annual Moet British Independent Film Awards have revealed their nominations, and Rufus Norris' North London drama, Broken, has emerged as the clear favourite with nine nominations in the bag, including a nod for Tim Roth for his role alongside Cillian Murphy.
From: Empire Online 05/11/2012
Last Vegas Posts All-Star Publicity Shot
It's not often you see a photo of Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline and Robert De Niro in the same room together, but considering they all star in Jon Turteltaub's upcoming batchelor party comedy, Last Vegas, perhaps it should come as no surprise.
From: Empire Online 05/11/2012
Art House Favorites Catherine Deneuve And Harvey Keitel Unite In Romance
For decades, French actress Catherine Deneuve has been a muse to such heralded and visionary directors as Jacques Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), Roman Polanski (Repulsion), Luis Bunuel (Bell de Jour), and Lars von Trier (Dancer in the Dark).
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2012
Find Out Where You Can See The Hobbit In Groundbreaking 48 fps
Whether or not The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will look good in the "revolutionary" 48 frames per second format, I think most all of us are curious about how it will turn out. After all, director Peter Jackson is passionate about it, and who are we to about him after all he's given us?
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2012
Bret McKenzie Returns To Pen New Songs For Muppets 2
While it was an easy victory to predict, one of the most thrilling wins at the Academy Awards last year was singer-songwriter Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords taking home the Oscar for "Man or Muppet" for The Muppets.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2012
Nina Simone movie casting causes controversy
When actress Zoe Saldana agreed to take on the role of Nina Simone in the film Nina, she most likely didn't suspect that her casting would be such a huge controversy.
From: Film-News 05/11/2012
Jason Bateman Rounds Up Cast For Bad Words
Allison Janney, Phillip Baker Hall, and Rohan Chandz will all play off Jason Batemen in the star's first feature film.
From: Screenrush 05/11/2012
Kristen Stewart And Ben Affleck To Star In Focus
The vampiresse and the Bostonian will be romantically linked in Glen Ficarra and John Requa's upcoming film about con-artistry.
From: Screenrush 05/11/2012
Rufus Norris' 'Broken' Leads British Independent Film Awards Nominations
With nine nods, Rufus Norris' Cannes Critics' Week opener Broken leads the nominees for this year's Moet British Independent Film Awards.
From: Deadline 05/11/2012
Allison Janney Says Bad Words
A universal constant states that if you add Allison Janney to your cast, you automatically class things up 732%. Jason Bateman has taken advantage of that for his directorial debut, Bad Words, but hasn't stopped there.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2012
Jude Law Finds Queen Of The Desert
Given the sheer number of projects he has on the development hob at any one time, we think it's unlikely Ridley Scott will start making his Gertrude Bell film anytime soon.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2012
Kim Basinger Steps Into Grudge Match
Ding ding! Round four! With Grudge Match's two pooped pugilists now chosen in the form of Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro for director Peter Segal, someone needed to get between them. That brave soul will be Kim Basinger, who has just joined the cast.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2012
Kristen Stewart Has Focus
Crazy, Stupid, Love directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa might have been disappointed not to have lured that film's Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling to star in their latest, Focus. But they can comfort themselves in the knowledge that Ben Affleck and now Kristen Stewart are in talks for the leads.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2012
Editorial: Why selling Star Wars to Disney was a good thing
It's hard to believe that less than a week has gone by since we learned George Lucas was selling Star Wars to Disney, and that more Star Wars movies will be made. Until that announcement I had figured that, one day a decade or two from now, we would see Star Wars Episode VII get made. If you had asked me one week ago if we would be planning on watching Episode VII in theaters by 2015, I would have called you crazy.
From: Coming Attractions 04/11/2012
OSCARS: Sweeping Rule Changes Alter Academy's Process And Season
The times and rules they are a-changin' for this year's Oscar race. Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences refines the rules in an effort to keep the campaigning fair and maintain the integrity of the industry's highest honor.
From: Deadline 04/11/2012
OSCARS: Alfred Hitchcock Is New Again
Director Alfred Hitchcock is experiencing something of a revival 32 years after the master of suspense left this mortal coil.
From: Deadline 04/11/2012
OSCARS: Bond Songs Don't Get Academy Attention
After 50 years on screen, British agent James Bond is once again trying to use a woman to get what he wants from a stranger: Grammy Award-winning Adele sings and cowrote the title song for the latest big-screen Bond adventure, Skyfall.
From: Deadline 04/11/2012
Jamie Foxx May Go Bad For Spider-Sequel
He'll be a vengeful slave-turned-bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained early next year, but if the talks pan out, Jamie Foxx could switch to the other end of the moral spectrum. Variety reports that Foxx is in early discussions to play Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man sequel.
From: Empire Online 02/11/2012
Simon West Takes Over Jason Statham's Heat Remake
It's a little terrifying to hear about a remake of Heat starring Jason Statham, since you rightly assume that they're talking about the iconic Michael Mann film, which famously united Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for a single electrifying scene.
From: Cinema Blend 02/11/2012
Newest Bond Girl Berenice Marlohe Recruited By Terrence Malick
Though Berenice Marlohe fills a lot of the traditional duties of the Bond girl in next week's new James Bond film Skyfall-- wearing fabulous dresses, being handy with a gun, appealing greatly to 007-- she adds some interesting new layers to the character as well, carrying with her an element of darkness that fits the movie's more serious moments.
From: Cinema Blend 02/11/2012
Kim Basinger Joins Robert De Niro And Sly Stallone In Grudge Match
Imagine Rocky Balboa of Rocky I through V going up against Jake La Motta of Raging Bull. It's the kind of face off that only film fanatics might have dreamed up, and now it's on its way to becoming a reality.
From: Cinema Blend 02/11/2012
Saoirse Ronan To Star In Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel
With Wes Anderson returning to live-action film this year via the dazzling romance Moonrise Kingdom, critics and cinephiles have been fastidiously tracking any news on his follow-up The Grand Budapest Hotel.
From: Cinema Blend 02/11/2012
Jodie Foster To Be Honored With the Cecil B. DeMille Award At The Golden Globes
The Golden Globes are giving women their due this year! First the Hollywood Foreign Press Association selected the queens of contemporary television, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, to host this year's event, and now they've decided to give actress-director Jodie Foster the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.
From: Cinema Blend 02/11/2012
Guillermo del Toro Wants To Make The Justice League Of Monster Movies
Guillermo del Toro is theoretically the most busy man in Hollywood, as he seems to be constantly announcing some new project or producing effort, adding story after story onto the pile until it's clear he couldn't get any of it done in a single lifetime.
From: Cinema Blend 02/11/2012
John Cusack Set To Fly Into Airspace
Over-achiever John Cusack has signed onto his third project this week with Roger Avery's upcoming thriller, Airspace.
From: Screenrush 02/11/2012
Disney Picks Up Jeremy Miller & Dan Cohn's 'Happy Birthday' Pitch
Disney has bought Jeremy Miller and Dan Cohn's Happy Birthday feature pitch. A mid six-figure deal was concluded this week, Deadline has learned. The live action comedy is about a man who turns 40 and vows to never celebrate another birthday again.
From: Deadline 02/11/2012
Christoph Waltz Will Meet The Muppets
Now we know why Christoph Waltz has been cultivating that massive, fluffy beard. It wasn't just for his role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. Nope, he was really getting fuzzy enough to stand alongside the likes of Fozzie Bear and Animal. Why? He's in negotiations to join the Muppets sequel.
From: Empire Online 01/11/2012
Michael Fassbender Will Be A Genius
We can almost hear the first "Michael Fassbender's giant pens" jokes bubbling to the surface of people's brains now, but do try to contain yourselves. He's taking on the role of Thomas Wolfe in the long-developing film Max Perkins: Editor Of Genius.
From: Empire Online 01/11/2012
Jersey Boys Dropped By Warners
If the film development process were a televised singing competition, this is the moment the judges, after a long pause and a sip from their Warner Bros. branded cups, would say, "I'm sorry, but this is the end of your journey with us." Because Warners has just decided not to move forward with the film adaptation of stage musical Jersey Boys.
From: Empire Online 01/11/2012
Clive Owen To Be One Of The Last Knights
The last time Clive Owen picked up a sword - aside, that is from his turn as Sir Walter Raleigh in Elizabeth: The Golden Age - we got the underwhelming King Arthur. But we're hoping for better things from his latest armoured turn, as he signs on to star alongside Morgan Freeman in The Last Knights.
From: Empire Online 01/11/2012
Harrison Ford Says You Belong To Me
Psychiatrists in movies always seem to have a tough time of it. If they're not being stalked by obsessed clients, they're being framed for murder.
From: Empire Online 01/11/2012
Francis Lawrence On For Mockingjay
Call it "pulling a Yates", after the long-serving Harry Potter director, because it would seem Francis Lawrence is enjoying his stint as Hunger Games overseer enough to sign on for the rest of the series. After the director finishes work on the currently shooting Catching Fire, he will continue to make the two-part Mockingjay to finish the series.
From: Empire Online 01/11/2012
Mark Strong Joins Nicole Kidman For Before I Go To Sleep
What if every morning when you woke up, you couldn't remember who you are? It'd be terrifying, right? Even if a man turns to you and tells you that you're safe, that you're his wife, and that you can't remember the last 20 years of your life because of a trauma that's caused amnesia, this would still be pretty disturbing. But this is not just the disturbing ending of the Drew Barrymore/Adam Sandler romantic-comedy 50 First Dates, it's also the premise of the upcoming thriller Before I Go to Sleep.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2012
Star Trek's Karl Urban And Hunger Games' Willow Shields Join 3D Adventure The Wonder
What happens when Katniss' sister Primrose from The Hunger Games and Dr. Bones McCoy step across a rainbow? Sure, it sounds like an incredibly stupid, overly complicated bad joke, but really it's just the casting announcement for the new 3D adventure film The Wonder 3D.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2012
Movie Castings: Rio Mangini In 'Little Rascals', Bre Blair In 'Last Vegas', Lauren Bowles In 'Starving Games'
Piano prodigy Rio Mangini has joined the Alex Zamm-directed reboot of The Little Rascals from Universal Pictures and 1440 Productions.
From: Deadline 01/11/2012
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