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Jafar Panahi's Closed Curtain collaborators grounded in Iran
Iranian government seizes passports of director Kambuzia Partovi and actor Maryam Moghadam, preventing them from promoting film abroad.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/02/2013

Steven Spielberg to head Cannes 2013 jury
Director whose films Sugarland Express and ET premiered at the festival more than 30 years ago says he is 'privileged' to take reins for 66th edition in May
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/02/2013

Chris Cooper Is Norman Osborn
The Amazing Spider Man 2 already has a Harry Osborn in the shape of Chronicle's Dane DeHaan. But it had been looking for a Norman Osborn, especially since the character was such as hefty if almost completely unseen presence in the first film. The filmmakers have now found their man, with Chris Cooper signing on for the role.
From: Empire Online 28/02/2013

Craig Brewer Rescues Gangster Princess
Fans of great stranger than fiction true stories should see The Imposter immediately. After that though, they may want to cross their fingers for Gangster Princess Of Beverly Hills, the mysterious tale of Lisette Lee, who claimed to be a celebrity heiress, but was jailed in 2010 for smuggling weed on an industrial scale.
From: Empire Online 28/02/2013

Jena Malone To Star In Victorian Ghost Story 'Angelica'
Coming off supporting turns in History's Emmy-winning miniseries Hatfields & McCoys and Lionsgate's upcoming Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, Jena Malone is stepping into the lead to tangle with seductive specters in Victorian England.
From: Deadline 28/02/2013

R.I.P. Dale Robertson
Dale Robertson, best remembered for his roles in television and movie Westerns, has died. His niece Nancy Robertson tells the Associated Press her uncle died Tuesday at a hospital in La Jolla, CA following a brief illness. He was 89.
From: Deadline 28/02/2013

Adam Driver Going From Lena Dunham's Cad Boyfriend In 'Girls' To Indie Pic 'Coward'
In his first film lead since his breakout turn in the HBO series Girls, Adam Driver has signed on to play the lead role in Coward, a period comedy feature that will be directed by Max Winkler. Winkler wrote the script with Matt Spicer, based on a play by Nick Jones that was produced for Lincoln Center's LCT3. Big Beach is financing.
From: Deadline 28/02/2013

Rupert Everett scoops Sheridan Morley prize for memoir Vanished Years
Judges reward 'surprising, hilarious and wise' follow-up to British actor's first autobiography Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/02/2013

Seth MacFarlane confirms there will be no repeat of contentious Oscars turn
Ted creator says there is 'no way' he will host awards again after attracting widespread criticism for controversial performance.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/02/2013

Noomi Rapace On Prometheus 2
Talking to the nice people at The Playlist can loosen the most secretive tongue as Noomi Rapace discovered when she talked to them about developments on Prometheus 2. A script is underway, she explained, although she didn't give any clue as to who is writing it.
From: Empire Online 27/02/2013

We Need to Talk About Alan As The Partridge Is Photographed Wielding A Rifle On The Location Of His Feature Film Debut
Gunshots fired at the 'plump peninsula's' Cromer Pier! Former TV personality spotted with rifle! That's right, the Partridge is back and from the look of these photos he means business.
From: Screenrush 27/02/2013

Senate drops Zero Dark Thirty inquiry
Investigation into whether Zero Dark Thirty film-makers were granted access to classified CIA material is closed.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/02/2013

Oscars viewing figures see boost despite Seth MacFarlane's 'offensive' hosting style
Up to 40m people watched telecast of ceremony in the US, in spite of widespread criticism of MacFarlane's off-colour humour.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/02/2013

Angelina Jolie signs up Coen brothers for historical drama Unbroken
Oscar winning film makers will rewrite initial draft of Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand's tale of US war hero Lou Zamperini.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/02/2013

Ang Lee under fire from visual effects artists over Life of Pi speech
Best director Oscar winner criticised in Facebook post for failing to acknowledge work of VFX team.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/02/2013

Marion Cotillard to star in next Dardenne brothers film
French actor will play opposite Fabrizio Rongione in new drama Deux Jours, Une Nuit.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/02/2013

Cotillard Books Two Days, One Night
Belgian born filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne are festival favourites and have now announced a follow up to their award winning 2011 drama The Kid With The Bike called Deux Jours, Une Nuit (Two Days, One Night if you're not into the whole French thing). But the even bigger news is that Marion Cotillard will star.
From: Empire Online 26/02/2013

Joe Carnahan Leaves Death Wish
You may remember the news from almost exactly a year ago that The Grey director Joe Carnahan was embarking on a new version of the vigilante classic Death Wish
From: Empire Online 26/02/2013

Is James McAvoy The New Crow?
Relativity's reboot of James O'Barr's The Crow has been thrashing around in development for ages now. Last we heard, a year or so ago, attached star Bradley Cooper and director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo had both left the project.
From: Empire Online 26/02/2013

Flatliners Remake Coming From The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo's Niels Arden Oplev
Perhaps I'm at that moment just before the brink of death, when my mind is expanding and allowing all forms of thought to come in attacking, and I'll soon be shocked with defibrillator paddles and brought back to the realm of the conscious, where I'll find that all these remakes and reboots plaguing cinema will have all just been visions due to a lack of oxygen in the head. Alas, this isn't that.
From: Cinema Blend 26/02/2013

Affleck will 'recycle underwear' if necessary
Ben Affleck wouldn't mind reusing a pair of underwear should his luggage be lost. The thriving actor and-director won three Oscars Sunday night, including one for Best Picture of the year, for his political thriller Argo.
From: Film-News 26/02/2013

Good Vibrations to tell story of of Belfast music legend Terri Hooley
Nominated for three Irish Film and Television Awards, for Best Film, Best Actor (Richard Dormer) and Best Costume, Good Vibrations is the amazing story of Belfast music legend Terri Hooley, the man responsible for discovering The Undertones and recording Teenage Kicks, giving alternative music a chance to flourish in Belfast during the darkest days of Northern Ireland's Troubles.
From: Film-News 26/02/2013

Marion Cotillard Set To Star In The Next Film From Cannes Favourites From Belgium The Dardenne Brothers
The Oscar winning actress will play a woman in risk of losing her job in the upcoming drama Deux Jours, Une Nuit.
From: Screenrush 26/02/2013

Gary Smith Exiting Intandem; Production Delayed On '10 Things I Hate About Life'
Intandem Films, the UK based production, finance, sales and distribution outfit, said today that CEO Gary Smith is stepping down to "combine his career as an executive producer with new opportunities outside the film industry." Veteran Disney exec Robert Mitchell, who joined Intandem in 2012 to head up the UK distribution business, replaces Smith immediately.
From: Deadline 26/02/2013

Fox, Ridley Scott Set Scribe Kieran Fitzgerald For Pic Inspired By BBC's 'The Day Britain Stopped'
Fox is wrapping up a deal for Kieran Fitzgerald to write the script for a reality based disaster movie loosely inspired by the BBC faux documentary The Day Britain Stopped. It will be developed as a potential directing vehicle for Ridley Scott.
From: Deadline 26/02/2013

Grace of Monaco: Nicole Kidman looks a princess
First official picture is released of the Australian actor as Grace Kelly in Olivier Dahan's forthcoming biopic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/02/2013

Quvenzhané Wallis to play Annie in musical remake
The nine-year-old Oscar-nominated actor has been chosen to replace Will Smith's daughter Willow, aged 12, who is now considered too old to play the 11-year-old orphan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/02/2013

Adele wins best song Oscar for Skyfall
British singer wins best song Oscar for Skyfall, the title track from the James Bond film of the same name.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/02/2013

Lincoln secures Daniel Day-Lewis a record third best actor Oscar
Actor breaks records by taking third Oscar, this time for leading role in Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln biopic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/02/2013

Christoph Waltz wins best supporting actor Oscar for Django Unchained
Christoph Waltz has scooped the best supporting actor gong for his role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/02/2013

Anne Hathaway scoops best supporting actress Oscar for Les Miserables
Anne Hathaway wins best supporting actress Oscar for role as warbling prostitute in Les Miserables.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/02/2013

Fox Searchlight To Release Steve Carell Comedy The Way, Way Back This Summer
Today we're covering all things Oscars 2013! But for a moment, let's remember back to Oscars 2012, when one of the more insane moments (Angelina Jolie fierceness aside) was The Descendants win for Best Adapted Screenplay.
From: Cinema Blend 25/02/2013

Bobcat Goldthwait's Next Film Will Go Hunting For Bigfoot, Found Footage Style
Even though there has been a noticeable backlash against "found footage" films as of late, I find the genre itself to be on par with most others. There are the diamonds and, more commonly, there is the rough.
From: Cinema Blend 25/02/2013

Paperman Producer Temporarily Kicked Out Of The Oscars
If your film wins an Oscar, you may need to resist the urge to celebrate with any kind of physical display beyond clapping, smiling or crying, or risk being tossed out of the theater by security. This was a lesson Paperman producer Kristina Reed learned the hard way during last night's Oscars.
From: Cinema Blend 25/02/2013

Gérard Depardieu registered as Russian resident amid tax row with France
French actor and acquaintance of President Putin receives papers for flat in Mordovia and announces plans to open restaurant.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/02/2013

Silver Linings Has Indie Spirit
It was a good night for David O. Russell and star Jennifer Lawrence as Silver Linings Playbook won a batch of awards at the 28th annual Independent Spirit Awards, held as always on Santa Monica Beach.
From: Empire Online 24/02/2013

Twilight dominates Razzie Awards
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 has received seven Razzie Awards. The spoof Golden Raspberry Awards take place annually before the Oscars and are given to the worst movies of the year.
From: Film-News 24/02/2013

A taste of la dolce vita in London from 6-10 March 2013
Cinema Made In Italy A taste of la dolce vita in London from 6-10 March 2013 Cinema Made in Italy 2013 kicks off on 6 March at the Cine Lumiere in South Kensington, celebrating the third edition of London's Italian film festival.
From: Film-News 24/02/2013

Kirsten Stewart and Robert Pattinson win hottest actor and actress
Virgin Media has announced that over one million fans voted for their hottest films, TV shows, music and games in this year's Virgin Media Awards, revealing exactly what's hot in the world of entertainment for 2013.
From: Film-News 24/02/2013

Vaughn Producing Fantastic Four Reboot
Since stepping aside from the job on X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Matthew Vaughn may no longer be directly engaged as director in any of the Fox Marvel movies. But he's certainly staying involved, as Mark Millar has tweeted that he'll help with the Fantastic Four reboot.
From: Empire Online 23/02/2013

Kodi Smit-McPhee Will Battle Apes
Having found one human to pit against the ever-evolving ape threat in Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, sequel director Matt Reeves is dipping into his back catalogue for another. He's just cast Let Me In's Kodi Smit-McPhee in the film.
From: Empire Online 23/02/2013

Hathaway In Tune With Song One
Singing on film has been good to Anne Hathaway: she's up for an Oscar (and by the time you read this, she may have won it) thanks to her performance in Les Miserables. So she definitely seems keen to keep combining the two by officially signing on to star in Song One.
From: Empire Online 23/02/2013

Deus Ex Adaptation Will Be A Cyberpunk Movie, Not Just A Video Game Movie
Think back a couple of years, before Battleship went into production, when the rights a host of board games were snatched up by Hollywood production companies assumed the movie-going population would want to spent two hours of their lives watching a haphazard plot thrown onto a popular game.
From: Cinema Blend 23/02/2013

iFeatures2 greenlights first film for production
Creative England, BFI Film Fund and BBC Films have given a greenlight to Norfolk, a thriller from director Martin Radich and producer Finlay Pretsell, and the first film to be taken into production from the iFeatures2 development slate announced last October.
From: Film-News 23/02/2013

Argo the hot favourite at Oscars
Argo is cementing itself as the red hot favourite to deliver success at the Oscars and is now offered at 1/7 from an original 5/1 when the betting opened, to become one of the biggest turnarounds this millennium.
From: Film-News 23/02/2013

Fire With Fire trailer starring Josh Duhamel
Jeremy Coleman (Josh Duhamel) is a local fireman who has his life turned upside down when he witnesses a brutal murder by David Hagan (Vincent D'Onofrio) in a gas station.
From: Film-News 23/02/2013

Phil Daniels and Keith Allen to star in The Alarm's rock scam film
Released in cinemas across the UK from 15th March, Phil Daniels and Keith Allen star in 'Vinyl', a new film inspired by the true story of The Alarm, who in 2004 fooled the music industry to have their first hit in over a decade.
From: Film-News 23/02/2013

OSCARS: Governors Ball Preview
After the elation (or heartbreak) of Hollywood's most coveted awards ceremony, 1,500 guests will flock to the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the top level of the Hollywood & Highland complex to let it all hang out at the storied Governors Ball, the Academy's official Oscar after-party.
From: Deadline 23/02/2013

Daniel Day-Lewis stands on verge of Oscars greatness
Odds are stacked heavily on Steven Spielberg film Lincoln bringing the actor his record-breaking third best actor statue.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/02/2013

Oscars 2013: facts, figures and food
Why the Academy Awards are not the Academy Awards, winners are the losers and Puck's tucker constitutes a trial.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/02/2013

Helen Mirren play The Audience to be broadcast live in cinemas
West End production starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II will be streamed to cinemas around the world on 13 June.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/02/2013

Seth MacFarlane primed for Oscars night lead role
Producers hope Family Guy creator will attract back teens and sate traditionalists.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/02/2013

Megan Fox and Michael Bay end feud for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot
Fox to star in forthcoming remake, reuniting with Transformers director after two-year spat that began when she compared him to Hitler
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/02/2013

James Marsden On For Anchorman 2
With his film career in the last few years and his stint on 30 Rock, James Marsden has proved he's got plenty of comic chops. He'll need all of them (and a couple of ribs) when he enters the potential thunderdome of improv and surreal madness that will surely result in Anchorman: The Legend Continues.
From: Empire Online 22/02/2013

Megan Fox Joins TMNT
For a while, it seemed as though the only news about the proposed new take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was about as welcome as someone pooping into their sewer living room. Fans were up in arms about proposed changes to the mythology, the writers kept changing and then it was delayed for yet more script work. Today, however, there was a much more surprising announcement: Megan Fox is on board.
From: Empire Online 22/02/2013

New Robot & Frank Clip
Bidi-bidi bidi, it's robot time! Well, Robot & Frank time at least, with this new clip from the oddball sci fi of the year to date here to help merrily while away the rest of your Friday afternoon.
From: Empire Online 22/02/2013

Amy Poehler Joins Turkeys, Release Date Moves Up An Entire Year
A holiday just wouldn't be a holiday without a children's animated movie to coincide with it. If anyone was already planning their 2014 Thanksgiving around the release of Jimmy Hayward's Turkeys, you're out of luck. But it's not even bad news, pilgrim.
From: Cinema Blend 22/02/2013

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Adds Let Me In's Kodi Smit-McPhee
The cast of the upcoming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes got a little bigger today. Kodi Smit-McPhee, who previously worked with Dawn director Matt Reeves on the vampire thriller Let Me In, has been cast as one of the new human leads in the new blockbuster.
From: Cinema Blend 22/02/2013

Jack Reacher Might Get A Sequel After All
When you consider the fact that the movie came out just shortly after the Newtown, Connecticut shootings and opens with a sniper gunning down eight people in cold blood, it's not a big surprise that Jack Reacher under performed when it hit theaters in the U.S. back in December.
From: Cinema Blend 22/02/2013

Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Movie Loses Lisa Cholodenko
The good news is that the upcoming adaptation of the great children's book Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day looks like it's still happening and is going to start production in the fall. The bad news is that right now it's a ship without a captain.
From: Cinema Blend 22/02/2013

Joe Carnahan Drops Death Wish Remake Over Casting
The Grey was a surprise hit when it was released last January, making more than three times its budget by the end of its global theatrical run, but director Joe Carnahan has been struck with some bad luck since.
From: Cinema Blend 22/02/2013

DiCaprio to produce The Road Home
Deadline reports that Warner Bros studio has acquired the upcoming Michael Armour novel and will shape the adapted drama as a "potential star vehicle" for Leonardo.
From: Film-News 22/02/2013

How NOT To Give An Oscar Acceptance Speech
Picture the scene, you're one of five shortlisted nominees in line for cinema's greatest accolade.
From: Screenrush 22/02/2013

James Marsden Set To Play Ron Burgundy's Nemesis In Upcoming Anchorman Sequel
Enchanted's prince charming has just signed on to play a television anchor and Ron Burgundy's nemesis in the upcoming absurd comedy, Anchorman: The Legend Continues.
From: Screenrush 22/02/2013

Megan Fox Makes Up With Michael Bay And Is Set To Go Down The Sewers In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The starlet and the director whose lurid, salivating camera helped make her a household name have patched up their differences and will work together again.
From: Screenrush 22/02/2013

Universal Drops Hints That Fifty Shades of Grey Is Aiming for A Steamy Summer
Universal Pictures Chairman assures fans that the Fifty Shades of Grey film adaption has not been forgotten, and could arrive in cinemas as early as summer 2014.
From: Screenrush 22/02/2013

Global Showbiz Briefs: 'Asad' Actors Oscar-Bound, Hong Kong Fest Lineup
Two child actors from Somalia are headed to the Oscars on Sunday for their nominated short film Asad after filmmakers and others including U.S. and South African government officials rallied to arrange passports, visas, transportation and lodging.
From: Deadline 22/02/2013

R.I.P. Bob Godfrey
Britain's first Oscar winning animator Bob Godfrey, whose work ranged from the children's TV cartoon Roobarb and the BAFTA winning Henry's Cat to mock erotic films like Kama Sutra Rides Again, died Thursday at the age of 91.
From: Deadline 22/02/2013

OSCARS: Red Carpet Is Fashion's Runway
If all roads once led to Rome, then most fashion runways now merge into the Red Carpet. For the past decade or so, celebrity stylists have cherry picked the fashion runways for the very best frocks for their A list clients on awards nights. In essence, you would first see a gown on Kate Moss and then on Cate Blanchett.
From: Deadline 22/02/2013

Jennifer Jason Leigh Signs With CAA
CAA has signed Jennifer Jason Leigh. The award-winning actress appeared most recently on ABC's Revenge in a recurring role as Kara Clarke-Murphy, Emily Thorne's mother.
From: Deadline 22/02/2013

Mark Hamill confirms he is in talks for new Star Wars movie
Actor who played Luke Skywalker in original series wants to reprise his role as Jedi knight in proposed new trilogy of films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/02/2013

Aksel Hennie Recruited For Hercules
He made a splash - in more ways than one - in last year's excellent Norwegian thriller Headhunters as Roger Brown, and Aksel Hennie has well and truly stuck Hollywood's radar. He's now landed a role on Brett Ratner's Hercules.
From: Empire Online 21/02/2013

New Still From The Wolverine
As we all wait patiently for the first proper, moving look at Hugh Jackman and co in The Wolverine (the trailer's coming soon, we're told), the film's Twitter account has published a new picture of the hairy hero.
From: Empire Online 21/02/2013

Universal Boss Talks Up Bourne 5
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Universal Pictures chairman Adam Fogelson recently, and in amongst the Ted hugging and box office mathematics, there were a few titbits about where the studio is heading next, including some hints at what shape the fifth Bourne film will take.
From: Empire Online 21/02/2013

DiCaprio Driven To The Road Home
Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper is aboard to adapt the book and direct any eventual film. Armour's depression era tale concerns Creek, a war veteran rancher who is asked to investigate the bloody murder of a local man.
From: Empire Online 21/02/2013

Peek Inside The Mind Of A Fearlessly Frank (And Possibly Insane) Oscar Voter
Speculating on who might win the Academy Awards is always a tricky fete. The rules for nominations are mysterious and ever shifting. The worth of the nominees themselves is often determined not just for their nominated performance but for the scope of their career. And then of course there's the fact that the people making up the voting Academy are a bit of a mystery.
From: Cinema Blend 21/02/2013

J.J. Abrams Promises Klingons Will Be In Star Trek Into Darkness
For the Star Trek Into Darkness fans keeping score at home, we probably aren't getting Khan, but we're absolutely getting Klingons.
From: Cinema Blend 21/02/2013

Kristin Chenoweth And Seth MacFarlane To Close Out The Oscars With A Song
Last year, music was minimized at the Academy Awards ceremony, with the nominees for Best Original Song not performed as they often are at the Oscars.
From: Cinema Blend 21/02/2013

Taylor Kitsch Targets A Killer In Horror Thriller Exit 147
Because of movies like Battleship, John Carter and The Savages, I will shudder at the sight of Taylor Kitsch's name for at least the next five years. Granted, I didn't watch Friday Night Lights, so I've never experienced the power of the Kitsch bandwagon.
From: Cinema Blend 21/02/2013

Meet The Students & Faculty Of Monsters University!
Eight character posters for the Monsters, Inc. prequel have just arrived; which of these aspiring Scarers would you invite to be in your study group?
From: Screenrush 21/02/2013

Bane VS Batman In The Climb Of Mount Everest
Tom Hardy and Christian Bale get prepped for their race to the top of Mount Everest as Bale makes arrangements for his new film.
From: Screenrush 21/02/2013

Warner Bros Buys 'The Road Home' For Helmer Scott Cooper And Leonardo DiCaprio
Warner Bros has acquired the upcoming Michael Armour novel The Road Home, and Crazy Heart helmer Scott Cooper has signed on the write the script, direct and produce with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran's Warner Bros-based Appian Way. The drama will be shaped as a potential star vehicle for DiCaprio.
From: Deadline 21/02/2013

OSCARS: Animated Shorts Nominees Urged To Take Free Versions Offline
Oscar-nominated filmmakers in this year's Animated Shorts competition found themselves stuck between a rock and hard place last week when they were asked to remove their films from the Internet by an Academy affiliate prior to the Oscar voting deadline.
From: Deadline 21/02/2013

Academy Awards rebranded as simply 'the Oscars'
Oscars 2013 will no longer be '85th Annual Academy Awards' as prizegiving ceremony ditches 'musty' numbering in favour of informal name for this year at least.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/02/2013

Les Misérables will return to Broadway for 2014 encore
Producer Cameron Mackintosh planning to storm New York barricades with third run of stage musical after success of film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/02/2013

Jennifer Lawrence and David O Russell teaming up for The Ends of the Earth
First there was Silver Linings Playbook, then a forthcoming 70s set FBI drama now the pair are reuniting on a third film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/02/2013

Christian Bale takes on Everest in new Working Title film
Actor to star in Baltasar Kormakur's disaster movie based on real storm on Everest that killed eight climbers.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/02/2013

Gladiator Writer Turns To Constantine
Not a new movie involving the DC Comics warlock (although that may be happening elsewhere, sort of), the Constantine now in development at 1019 Entertainment is an old-school Roman epic.
From: Empire Online 20/02/2013

Justin Lin Opens The Dryden File
You might think he'd want a break from VAROOM and KERSMASH after four instalments of the Fast and Furious franchise, but Justin Lin is now attached to another action thriller. The as-yet-untitled and not-yet-published Patrick Lee novel he's acquired is intended as the first in a new series.
From: Empire Online 20/02/2013

Jason Clarke Has Ape Issues
He ran moonshine in Lawless and was relentless in trying to track down terrorists in Zero Dark Thirty, but now Jason Clarke faces what could be his toughest task yet. He's just signed on to star in Rise sequel Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes.
From: Empire Online 20/02/2013

David O. Russell Sees Ends Of The Earth
Move over Bradley Cooper: David O. Russell has a new favourite actor. The Silver Linings Playbook director is currently getting set to make his next film, an untitled con man drama, but he's already committed to a project after that, signing on to direct The Ends Of The Earth with Lawrence in the lead.
From: Empire Online 20/02/2013

Aaron Paul On The Need For Speed Movie
Aaron Paul, the Emmy award winning star of Breaking Bad, is set to star in DreamWorks' racing video-game adaptation, Need For Speed, but so far he's said precious little about the project.
From: Empire Online 20/02/2013

Mama Sequel Talks Begin Even Though Original Director Doesn't Want One
Mama was a surprise hit for Universal earlier this year, capitalizing on a recognizable leading lady (in Jessica Chastain), a respected prodicer (in Guillermo del Toro) and a chilling story executed by director Andres Muschietti.
From: Cinema Blend 20/02/2013

Les Miserables Cast, Catherine Zeta-Jones And Jennifer Hudson Will Perform At The Oscars
The Oscar ceremony has always had a fondness for musicals, even more so than the awards themselves. Last year there wasn't a single musical nominated for Best Picture, but Billy Crystal was still back as host with his traditional musical opening number, and we can almost certainly expect the same from host Seth MacFarlane this year.
From: Cinema Blend 20/02/2013

Porn Star James Deen Lashes Out At James Franco And The Canyons Director Paul Schrader
At this point, there is no way Paul Schrader's The Canyons can possibly live up to half of the hype it's gotten.
From: Cinema Blend 20/02/2013

Shane Acker To Helm CG Animated 'Beasts Of Burden' Adaptation
Oscar-nominated Shane Acker (9) will direct Reel FX's currently untitled CG animation, based on the Dark Horse Comics series by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson.
From: Deadline 20/02/2013

Iran berates Berlin film festival over Panahi award
Islamic republic protests against best screenplay prize for banned director Jafar Panahi, who remains under house arrest.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/02/2013

Kevin Smith: Clerks 3 to return as book then film
Randal and Dante, already stars of two films and an animated series, will return in a serialised book before becoming a movie, says their creator.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/02/2013

Joss Whedon On The S.H.I.E.L.D. Series
It's still wrapped in the sort of secrecy that would make JJ Abrams smile, but Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.LD. TV pilot is now being put through its post-production paces ready to deliver to the ABC network, and Whedon is now talking a little more about the series, even if he doesn't get into specifics.
From: Empire Online 19/02/2013

Jason Bateman On Arrested Development 4
Good news, racially insensitive puppet fans! Franklin Delano Bluth will return for Season 4 of Arrested Development, and with some of Larry Hagman's hair on his head to boot! Well, he may return - if you take some of our exclusive Jason Bateman quotes below incredibly literally, anyway.
From: Empire Online 19/02/2013

New Olympus Has Fallen Stills Arrive
If you're looking for another contender for our ever-expanding list of Die Hard Movies That Aren't Die Hard Movies, look no further than the upcoming Olympus Has Fallen, as brought to you by Gerard Butler's secret service agent and Aaron Eckhart's Leader Of The Free World.
From: Empire Online 19/02/2013

Mila Kunis Keeps Her Name In The Mix For Fifty Shades Of Grey
We're getting close a full year's distance from last spring and summer, when Fifty Shades of Grey was so ubiquitous that your mom's book club was reading it and every other girl you saw on the subway was trying to hide the fact that she had it on her Kindle.
From: Cinema Blend 19/02/2013

Discover How Zero Dark Thirty Lost Its Oscar Buzz
From the moment Kathryn Bigelow's follow-up to the Academy Award-winning Hurt Locker was announced, critics and the media were buzzing about its Oscar prospects.
From: Cinema Blend 19/02/2013

Christian Bale To Challenge Tom Hardy With His Own Mount Everest Movie
Though he's most famous for playing the bulked-up and growling Batman, Christian Bale has spent plenty of time putting himself through much worse onscreen, starving himself to play the lead in both The Machinist and Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn, as a pilot shot down during the Vietnam War and captured by villagers.
From: Cinema Blend 19/02/2013

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Casts Zero Dark Thirty's Jason Clarke
He hasn't earned the same kind of Oscar buzz as his co-star Jessica Chastain, but Zero Dark Thirty's Jason Clarke makes a huge impression in the film in what's probably its most controversial scene, playing the amiable but terrifying CIA interrogator torturing a captive prisoner.
From: Cinema Blend 19/02/2013

A-Z Of Terrence Malick
As Terrence Malick's To The Wonder, a follow up to his Palme d'Or winning masterpiece Tree of Life, hits UK cinemas we take a look at the director in 26 steps.
From: Screenrush 19/02/2013

QED & Groundswell Productions Team Up For Bruce Lee Origin Movie
QED International and Groundswell Productions have joined forces for Birth of the Dragon. Written by Oscar nominees Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele, the film focuses on Bruce Lee's career defining 1965 no-holds barred TKO battle with Wong Jack Man, China's most famous Kung Fu Master at the time.
From: Deadline 19/02/2013

Rupert Wyatt Eyeing 'The Equalizer' With Denzel Washington
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes helmer Rupert Wyatt might well have found his next film after stepping out of the Apes sequel.
From: Deadline 19/02/2013

Oscars race 2013: Argo in pole position after winning Writers Guild award
Argo remains an Oscar frontrunner and Zero Dark Thirty rejoins the Academy race, winning top honours at the Writers Guild of America awards.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/02/2013

Jennifer Lawrence and David O Russell reunite for 'Abscam' conman movie
Actor to rejoin Silver Linings Playbook director and co-star Bradley Cooper for drama based on 70s FBI sting operation.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/02/2013

Harrison Ford will return in new Star Wars films, reports claim
Actor's reprisal of Han Solo role in forthcoming Star Wars sequels is 'done deal', according to Latino News blogger.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/02/2013

Jason Momoa As Drax The Destroyer?
With shooting set to kick off this year here in the UK, James Gunn and Marvel are busy gathering the cast they need for Guardians Of The Galaxy.
From: Empire Online 18/02/2013

Stoker Gala Screening In London
The Curzon Soho was transformed last night into a setting both glam and spooky for the special VIP screening of Stoker, Park Chan-Wook's first English-language film. The director was there, along with stars Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode and Mia Wasikowska.
From: Empire Online 18/02/2013

First Look At Josh Brolin In Sin City 2
Robert Rodriguez is busy making Sin City: A Dame To Kill For alongside Frank Miller. But that isn't stopping the multi-tasking director from hitting Twitter (where he was spotted by the gang at Collider) to give us a glimpse behind the scenes of the new film.
From: Empire Online 18/02/2013

Richard Briers Has Died The actor was 79
Much-loved TV and Shakespearean actor Richard Briers has died aged 79. He died "peacefully" at home after suffering from a chronic lung complaint for a number of years.
From: Empire Online 18/02/2013

Dave Grohl Talks Sound City
The concept of playing 'for one night only' is something that's generally found more in the world of music, and not down your local multiplex. But Dave Grohl doesn't always embrace the conventional, which is why today, Sound City - aka Grohl's excellent documentary, or if you will, rockumentary - is playing at Vue Cinemas across the country. For one night only.
From: Empire Online 18/02/2013

It Took Steven Spielberg's Lincoln To Outlaw Slavery In Mississippi
Every now and then you hear about crazy state laws that are somehow still on the books, like the fact that in Connecticut a pickle legally must bounce before being considered a pickle, or that in South Carolina a person must be 18 years old to play pinball. But did you know that in one state, slavery was still technically not illegal and it took a movie, of all things, to change that?
From: Cinema Blend 18/02/2013

John Travolta presenting at Oscars
John Travolta is one of four newly announced stars who will present at the Oscars this weekend. The Grease actor and fellow Hollywood A-listers Liam Neeson, Melissa McCarthy and Salma Hayek Pinault were added to the roster today.
From: Film-News 18/02/2013

Jennifer Lawrence Joins Bradley Cooper For Another David O. Russell Pic
Lawrence is on to join Cooper and David O. Russel, together again in a brainy political drama that recounts the controversial Abscam case of the 70s.
From: Screenrush 18/02/2013

R.I.P. Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Lakers who turned the NBA multi-title winning franchise into 'Hollywood's team' has died this morning of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Hospital.
From: Deadline 18/02/2013

'Blancanieves' Tops Spain's Goya Awards With 10 Prizes; 'The Impossible' Wins 5
Pablo Berger's black and white and silent rendering of Snow White won the top Goya in Spain on Sunday night. The Spanish Oscars gave Blancanieves the Best Film prize along with Best Actress for Maribel Verdú and Best Original Screenplay for Berger. It won seven other prizes for a total of 10 out of its leading 18 nominations.
From: Deadline 18/02/2013

Berlin film festival honours eastern European movie-makers
Two low-budget films, one from Romania and the other from Bosnia, take top prizes for portrayals of post-communist life.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/02/2013

Film school graduates take on might of Disney in the race for Oscar glory
Head Over Heels, an 11-minute film made on a shoestring budget in Britain is up against Disney for an animation Oscar. Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park loves it - but can it beat the favourite?
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/02/2013

Sam Mendes May Return For Bond 24
Though Skyfall has been a massive success for the Bond franchise, it wasn't a done deal that director Sam Mendes would return to oversee any follow-up. Indeed, Bond directors usually make one film then move on.
From: Empire Online 17/02/2013

Lawrence On For David O. Russell's Next
David O. Russell seems to want to turn his next, untitled con man movie into something of a Silver Linings Playbook reunion. He already has Playbook's Bradley Cooper starring in the film.
From: Empire Online 17/02/2013

Berlin: Prizes Start Rolling Out
The top prize Golden and Silver Bears will be announced here in Berlin later this evening. In the meantime, winners are starting to roll out from amongst the various sections and jury groups.
From: Deadline 16/02/2013

Berlin: 'Child's Pose' Wins Golden Bear; David Gordon Green Named Best Director
Wong Kar Wai's jury gave Romanian film Child's Pose the top prize Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival this evening.
From: Deadline 16/02/2013

Late-Term Abortion Documentary After Tiller Picked Up By Oscilloscope After Sundance Premiere
The subject of abortion will probably never be discussed without a cloud of self-righteousness weighing down the conversation. The court case Roe v. Wade can hardly be mentioned without tempers flaring and emotions immediately locking into a defensive stance.
From: Cinema Blend 16/02/2013

Marion Cotillard in line for Diary of a Chambermaid
Star of La Vie En Rose set to play lead role in Benoit Jacquot's forthcoming remake of classic French tale.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/02/2013

Ewan McGregor wants Star Wars spin-off movie
Actor has expressed interest in returning to play Obi-Wan Kenobi if standalone film about the Jedi knight gets go ahead.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/02/2013

Brangelina nouveau: Pitt and Jolie enter the wine business
The actors are to launch their own brand of organic wine - produced on their French estate Chateau Miraval - to go on sale in March.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/02/2013

Universal Conjures Another Mummy Script
The twists and turns are already coming for Universal's planned reboot of the Mummy franchise.
From: Empire Online 15/02/2013

Thomas Jane Enters The Wet House
Former Punisher and Mist-battler Thomas Jane had a rough ride with the studio bods on his last directorial effort Dark Country. He publicly complained about the final cut and the lack of a theatrical release, but the experience doesn't seem to have burned him too badly, since he's about to head back behind the camera for The Wet House, in which he'll also star.
From: Empire Online 15/02/2013

Lindsay Lohan's The Canyons Finally Finds Distributor
The Canyons was always going to be something of a circus, from the moment director Paul Schrader decided to cast Lindsay Lohan in the lead role, and then bring in porn star James Deen to star opposite her.
From: Cinema Blend 15/02/2013

Jonathan Demme's Adding His Name To Astonishing Indie Gimme The Loot
Chances are good you have never heard of the independent film Gimme the Loot. According to Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme, that's a problem. Thankfully, it's one he feels uniquely qualified to remedy.
From: Cinema Blend 15/02/2013

Bella Heathcote, Penelope Mitchell And Lucas Till Tackle Bret Easton Ellis Thriller
Lately author Bret Easton Ellis has only been grabbing headlines through outrageous claims on Twitter and for his most recent film, The Canyons. But far from the feature gaining praise, this thriller directed by Taxi Driver scribe Paul Schrader won attention mostly negative for casting porn star James Deen and because of the notoriously bad behavior of its sullied star, Lindsay Lohan.
From: Cinema Blend 15/02/2013

21 And Over Will Be A Completely Different Movie When Shown In China
It may surprise a few of you to learn this, but there are quite a few people that live in China.
From: Cinema Blend 15/02/2013

Sam Mendes Almost Committed To Directing The Next James Bond Movie
Given the record-shattering success of Skyfall, it only makes sense that 007 producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson would lock up the movie's director - Sam Mendes - for the next installment, at the very least. Thankfully, it now sounds like we're one step closer to that becoming a reality.
From: Cinema Blend 15/02/2013

Jennifer Lawrence Reuniting With David O Russell For Abscam Pic
Jennifer Lawrence has been tapped to star opposite Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper in the David O Russell pic formerly known as American Bullshit, the drama written by Eric Singer and Russell about the '70s FBI sting operation Abscam that took down a bunch of U.S. congressmen.
From: Deadline 15/02/2013

IFC Acquires Controversial Lindsay Lohan Pic 'The Canyons'
IFC has acquired rights to The Canyons, the Paul Schrader-directed film that pairs Lindsay Lohan and porn star James Deen in a drama about decadence and debauchery in Los Angeles.
From: Deadline 15/02/2013

Berlin: 'Nymphomaniac' Sales Keep Coming
ars Von Trier's hot market title Nymphomaniac has notched two more distributors on its bedpost here in Berlin.
From: Deadline 15/02/2013

Hugh Laurie dices with villain role in Tomorrowland
British actor may play opposite George Clooney in Disney's new sci-fi film, with Incredibles director Brad Bird.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/02/2013

Great Expectations as first West End show is broadcast live into UK cinemas
The first night of Graham McLaren's production was shown in 120 cinemas, generating an audience of 7,500. Organisers hope similar ventures can boost theatre box offices.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/02/2013

The Shrinking Man set for big-screen comeback in modern reboot
Writer Richard Matheson to update classic sci-fi novel for new 'existential action movie' that will include new scientific advances.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/02/2013

River Phoenix's last film makes its entrance 20 years after his exit
Dark Blood has its premiere at Berlin film festival two decades after his death from a drugs overdose.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/02/2013

Hayley Atwell Back For Captain America 2
There's never a bad time to write a story about Hayley Atwell and her kick-ass '40s superhero pin-up Peggy Carter, but we'd almost given up on the two ever crossing paths again. But no! The good folk at Collider have spoken with Stanley Tucci and he let slip that Atwell's character will return in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
From: Empire Online 14/02/2013

Chris Hemsworth Teaming With Michael Mann For Cyber Attack Thriller
It's been a long four years since Michael Mann last released a film in theaters, and for his fans it might feel even longer, since neither Public Enemies or Miami Vice before that seemed up to his usual standard. Is it finally time for him to come back into everyone's good graces?
From: Cinema Blend 14/02/2013

Anchorman 2 May Add Terence Stamp As A Rupert Murdoch-Type Media Mogul
Anchorman: The Legend Continues is happening. Adam McKay is directing based on a script he co-wrote with Will Ferrell; all of the major stars from the first movie, including Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, David Koechner and Christina Applegate, are coming back; Kristen Wiig has signed on for role; and we know that there will musical numbers.But outside of that baseline information the highly anticipated comedy sequel is largely a mystery.
From: Cinema Blend 14/02/2013

Indie Hits The East And Spring Breakers Get New Release Dates
It's an unfortunate fact, but many indie movies are fairly difficult to track down. They'll get positive reviews out of major film festivals, but never get a wide release and typically only play in the smallest markets, the smallest theaters or both. But now we have release date news for two of the biggest titles to come out of the indie scene in the last year.
From: Cinema Blend 14/02/2013

Is Peter Dinklage Playing The Main Villain In X-Men: Days Of Future Past?
Late last night Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage became the first new actor to join the X-Men franchise since pre-production began on Bryan Singer's Days of Future Past.
From: Cinema Blend 14/02/2013

Jason Statham May Be In Fast And Furious 6 After All
The Fast and Furious franchise hasn't quite become the smorgasbord of tough guys that the Expendables has been, though it's been getting closer.
From: Cinema Blend 14/02/2013

Insidious Chapter 2 Adds Danielle Bisutti To The Cast
Insidious Chapter 2 has already been in production now for a couple weeks, but that doesn't mean the film isn't still adding to its talented cast. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye and Ty Simpkins are all set to reprise their roles from the first movie, and now Danielle Bisutti has signed on to join them.
From: Cinema Blend 14/02/2013

Steve Carell's Undercover FBI Wedding Comedy Moving Forward
Since Steve Carell departed The Office nearly two years ago, he's circled around and become attached to around a dozen comedy ideas, and the few that have actually been released haven't quite been as big as he might have hoped.
From: Cinema Blend 14/02/2013

Oliver Parker To Bring The WWII Battle Of Dunkirk Back To The Big Screen
The English filmmaker responsible for the James Bond parody Johnny English Reborn will be showing us a more serious side with his upcoming depiction of the historic WWII battle.
From: Screenrush 14/02/2013

2013 WGAW Awards Announces Talent
Executive Producer Cort Casady and Talent Producer Carole Propp have confirmed additional presenters to the talent line-up for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards L.A. ceremony this Sunday.
From: Deadline 14/02/2013

Harrison Gilbertson To Join 'Boys In The Trees' In Oz
Harrison Gilbertson is just 19 but his dance card is rapidly filling up. The Australian actor is attached to star in Boys In The Trees, a drama that marks the feature debut of writer-director Nicholas Verso.
From: Deadline 14/02/2013

'Spring Breakers' To Debut One Week Early
Harmony Korine's girls gone wild caper will get a limited LA/NY peek on March 15 before rolling out nationwide on March 22, A24 and Annapurna Pictures announced today.
From: Deadline 14/02/2013

Hugh Laurie Off To Tomorrowland
As the secrecy and the theories about what it will actually feature continue to swirl, work goes on to set to Brad Bird's top-secret new Disney project Tomorrowland. We already know George Clooney is playing the lead, but he apparently needs a villain to go up against and Bird has set its sights on Hugh Laurie.
From: Empire Online 13/02/2013

David Ayer Has Fury
Having found yet another fresh angle on the cop drama with End Of Watch, David Ayer is currently pulling Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller Ten through post-production. But he's had time to work up another script, locking down a deal to direct World War II tank pic Fury.
From: Empire Online 13/02/2013

Oliver Parker Will Tackle Dunkirk
World War II is clearly on filmmakers and studios' minds today (just in time for Valentine's Day! How romantic!), as in addition to David Ayer selling a US army tank thriller, Working Title has snapped up Gavin Scott's script about the dramatic and chaotic Dunkirk evacuation of 1940.
From: Empire Online 13/02/2013

MGM Finds The Incredible Shrinking Man
Richard Matheson is one of those legendary authors whose brains seem fountains of good ideas.
From: Empire Online 13/02/2013

End Of Watch's David Ayer To Write And Direct World War II Drama Fury
Last year was a career changing one for writer-director David Ayer. While the filmmaker became a talent to watch thanks to the success Training Day in 2001, his career hit a bit of a speed bump when he moved over to directing, failing to find either critical praise or an audience for cop dramas like Harsh Times and Street Kings.
From: Cinema Blend 13/02/2013

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Adds Game Of Thrones' Peter Dinklage
Every actor that has been confirmed for Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past thus far has previously played a role in the franchise.
From: Cinema Blend 13/02/2013

Zombieland Director Ruben Fleischer Gets Behind The Wheel For SpyHunter
Director Ruben Fleischer got his feature career off to a great start making both Zombieland and 30 Minutes or Less, but his most recent venture hasn't had quite the same kind of success.
From: Cinema Blend 13/02/2013

Liam Neeson Joined By Ruth Wilson In Dark Thriller A Walk Among The Tombstones
English actress Ruth Wilson has managed to spend some time with some seriously great co-stars recently due to the parts she has landed.
From: Cinema Blend 13/02/2013

New Incredible Shrinking Man movie being written
The general public might have a distinct memory about The Incredible Shrinking Man but I don't think many people know the significance of the story's creator, Richard Matheson.
From: Coming Attractions 13/02/2013

Daniel Espinosa To Adapt John Grisham's Bestseller The Racketeer
The Swedish filmmaker responsible for directing Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in the Hollywood hit Safe House is taking on the latest novel penned by the master of the legal thriller.
From: Screenrush 13/02/2013

Sony's Oliver Twist Spin Off Isn't Quite As Awful As It At First Sounds
Dodge and Twist will pick up on Oliver and The Artful Dodger 20 years after they went their separate ways an action orientated annex to Charles Dickens' classic novel.
From: Screenrush 13/02/2013

Hot Off The Back Of House Of Cards Robin Wright Features Prominently In These Images From The Congress
Ari Folman's long-awaited follow-up to Waltz With Bashir is promised to be 70% live-action and 30% animation and will be ready for Cannes.
From: Screenrush 13/02/2013

Bryan Singer Eyes Peter Dinklage For 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past'
For X-Men: Days Of Future Past, director Bryan Singer has assembled a collision of his original X-Men cast with returnees from X-Men First Class, but here's an intriguing development: I hear he's bringing in Game Of Thrones star Peter Dinklage into the mix for a key role.
From: Deadline 13/02/2013

Universal Moving Toward Altar On Steve Carell FBI Wedding Comedy
Universal Pictures has set David Flebotte to rewrite its untitled FBI Wedding comedy, the one that has Steve Carell attached to star and his Carousel Productions partners Charlie Hartsock and Vance Degeneres producing with Sparkler Entertainment's Charles Segers and Landscape Entertainment's Bob Cooper.
From: Deadline 13/02/2013

Robert Downey Jr to turn episode of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror into film
Actor buys rights to Jesse Armstrong's The Entire History of You, with the aim of producing a science-fiction thriller from TV show.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/02/2013

Oliver Twist to turn crime fighter in Hollywood reinvention
Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist to grow up and take on the Artful Dodger in comic adventure movie Dodge and Twist.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/02/2013

Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West to play Taylor and Burton
Bonham Carter to follow in the footsteps of Lindsay Lohan for BBC4 drama about Elizabeth Taylor's final break with Richard Burton during a stage production of Private Lives.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/02/2013

Oliver Twist Is Back For More
Gruel-requesting, Fagin-following scamp Oliver Twist is heading back to the big screen with Sony fast-tracking a 'reimagining' of the Charles Dickens character and his pickpocketing pal, the Artful Dodger, in Dodge And Twist.
From: Empire Online 12/02/2013

Sigourney Weaver Prepares For Body Art
The work of Cosmopolis author Don DeLillo continues to inspire producer Paulo Branco, since he's now steaming ahead with an adaptation of DeLillo's The Body Artist.
From: Empire Online 12/02/2013

Seyfried Eyes A Million Ways To Die
While throwing himself into Oscar hosting preparation, notable multi-tasker Seth MacFarlane is devoting some of his leftover energy to setting up his next film, comedy Western A Million Ways To Die In The West. The latest lady he wants to lasso for the cast? Amanda Seyfried.
From: Empire Online 12/02/2013

Brooks Swims Back For Finding Nemo 2
With the news last year that Andrew Stanton planned to salve his John Carter wounds with a dip back into Finding Nemo's ocean, it was all but inevitable that the main voice cast would start to return. Stanton landed Ellen DeGeneres fairly swiftly, but today brings word that Albert Brooks has signed on to play Marlin again.
From: Empire Online 12/02/2013

Fifty Shades Of Grey Isn't The Only Twilight Fan Fiction Getting A Movie Adaptation
There are now two movies based on Twilight fan fiction in development. Sure, all of you have heard about Fifty Shades of Grey, the the BDSM novel written by E.L. James currently in development at Universal, but now, whether you can believe it or not, there is actually a second bit of fan fiction that will be getting the film treatment.
From: Cinema Blend 12/02/2013

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Still Has Storm And Nightcrawler Listed As Maybes
Director Bryan Singer has been very vocal about the actors he will be reuniting with on the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past.
From: Cinema Blend 12/02/2013

Safe House Director Daniel Espinosa To Helm John Grisham's The Racketeer
After earning a strong reputation with his Swedish film Snabba cash, director Daniel Espinosa arrived in Hollywood with a solid bang. Last year saw the release of his first American feature.
From: Cinema Blend 12/02/2013

Listen To Philip Glass' Chilling 'Duet' From Chan-wook Park's Stoker
When it comes to horrors and thrillers,sometimes you don't need to look beyond the film's music to judge the quality, as almost every classic horror that comes to mind brings with it a memorable score; or at least a few striking notes.
From: Cinema Blend 12/02/2013

2013 Oscar Nominations And Predictions
Check out all the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards and while you're at it cop a look at our predictions in the 10 major categories we promise you, we always get it right!
From: Screenrush 12/02/2013

Lars Von Trier Releases A Stimulating Second Still Of Charlotte Gainsbourg As The Nymphomaniac
A shirtless Charlotte shares a bedroom with two muscular men in this latest photo from the Danish director's upcoming provocative drama about one woman's lifetime of sexcapades.
From: Screenrush 12/02/2013

Dominic West And Helena Bonham Carter Are On-again/Off-again Power Couple Burton & Taylor
The star of HBO's The Wire and the Les Misérables actress will link up to play the infamously tumultuous Hollywood lovers, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.
From: Screenrush 12/02/2013

OSCARS: Best Original Song Race Handicap
This year's crop of contenders a doc tune, a musical melody, a jazz ditty, and an Indian lullaby are similar to the genres that the category has recognized in recent years.
From: Deadline 12/02/2013

R.I.P. John Kerr
TV, film and stage actor John Kerr, remembered for his roles in South Pacific and Tea And Sympathy, has died. His son tells the AP Kerr died Saturday of heart failure in a Pasadena, CA hospital. He was 81.
From: Deadline 12/02/2013

R.I.P. Manager Gerry Harrington
Here is a sad story. I've confirmed that Gerry Harrington passed away yesterday, but at this point I don't know much more than that.
From: Deadline 12/02/2013

Albert Brooks Hooks Deal To Reprise In 'Finding Nemo 2′
Albert Brooks has closed a fat deal to reprise the voice Marlin in Finding Nemo 2 for Disney's Pixar.
From: Deadline 12/02/2013

Jessica Chastain denies Oscar feud with Jennifer Lawrence
Zero Dark Thirty actor dismisses reports of rivalry after fellow Oscars nominee Lawrence joked about her in SNL skit.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/02/2013

Nicholas Hoult to star in film of Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong
Actor to play lead role in a big-screen adaptation of the acclaimed first world war-set novel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/02/2013

Quentin Tarantino plans 'rewritten history' trilogy
Director says he would like to follow Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained with a film set during the second world war.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/02/2013

Paloma Faith to star in Untitled Punk Movie
Singer, currently on TV in Blandings, lands role of Rhino in 70s-set drama about birth of British punk scene.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/02/2013

Von Trier's latest tease sees Nymphomaniac reveal another still
Second image from director-provocateur's new drama puts Charlotte Gainsbourg in a compromising position.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/02/2013

The BAFTAs 2013: As They Happened
Here's Empire's full, minute-by-minute account of this year's EE British Academy Film Awards as they happened, from red carpet to closing remarks. Read on to hear about Affleck, Clooney, Day-Lewis and a lot of rain.
From: Empire Online 11/02/2013

Gerry Hambling Has Died
The great British film editor Gerry Hambling had died aged 86. Six-times Oscar nominated, an ACE Lifetime Achievement Award winner and a long-time collaborator with Alan Parker, he died in Burwell, Cambridgeshire.
From: Empire Online 11/02/2013

Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters Snags The Weinstein Company For Distribution
Though mostly known for producing movies with adult themes, most recently showcased in films such as Silver Linings Playbook and Inglourious Basterds, the Weinstein Company is adding some young adult fare into its upcoming slate of productions.
From: Cinema Blend 11/02/2013

Elizabeth Olsen Confirms She'll Star In Godzilla Reboot
Elizabeth Olsen's rise to fame has been positively meteoric.
From: Cinema Blend 11/02/2013

Read Jessica Chastain's Awesome Response To Dumb Awards Season Gossip
Stories about cat fights between actresses are usually limited to our pop section.
From: Cinema Blend 11/02/2013

BAFTA Speaks! 2013 Awards Are Spread Around Evenly But The Big Winners Are Argo And Its Director Ben Affleck
Daniel Day Lewis and Emmanuelle Riva are best actor and actress on a night in London where all the big films were given something shiny.
From: Screenrush 11/02/2013

R.I.P. Alan Sharp
Novelist and film and television writer Alan Sharp has died. Sharp passed away on February 8 in Los Angeles after a long illness, CAA said in a statement.
From: Deadline 11/02/2013

R.I.P. Gerry Hambling
Veteran British film editor Gerry Hambling has died. The six-time Oscar nominee was 86. He worked most closely with Sir Alan Parker who cut with Hambling on the films Bugsy Malone, Fame, Pink Floyd The Wall, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning and The Commitments.
From: Deadline 11/02/2013

Baftas 2013: Happy days for Les Misérables and Argo
Tom Hooper's musical wins four awards and Ben Affleck's drama scoops three, including best director and picture - while Lincoln goes home with one.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/02/2013

Baftas: stars dress for show not snow as awards hail director Ben Affleck
Bizarre tale of CIA rescue from Iran wins best film and best director, while Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln takes best actor.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/02/2013

Ralph Fiennes Heads To Sands
Ralph Fiennes will definitely be juggling his schedule this year, as his available time is filling up. Last week, word arrived that he was considering John Le Carre adaptation Our Kind Of Traitor. Now it appears he's also in negotiations for some fantasy romantic drama in Sands.
From: Empire Online 10/02/2013

Adrien Brody Off To Cannes
As if premiering a film during the hectic Festival de Cannes wasn't challenging enough, French writer/director Christopher Thompson wants to shoot one there. He's looking to make Cannes, which will star Adrien Brody.
From: Empire Online 10/02/2013

Les Miserables And Argo Are Top British Film Academy Award Winners
Les Miserables, suddenly an also-ran in the Oscar race, managed to be a big champion back in the country where it was filmed.
From: Cinema Blend 10/02/2013

Nicholas Hoult Soldiers Up For Rupert Wyatt's WWI Love Story
At the rate he's working, actor Nicholas Hoult might star in every fifth film released in the next few years. Having recently shown his undead chops as the lead in Jonathan Levine's Warm Bodies, Hoult is quickly proving he's capable of any genre he tackles.
From: Cinema Blend 09/02/2013

Saoirse Ronan The Latest To Join Ryan Gosling's How To Catch A Monster
When most Hollywood stars make their directorial debut, they opt for something cheap and independent, perhaps a story of a love not meant to be, or the struggle experienced by one character. Even a simple crime drama.
From: Cinema Blend 09/02/2013

Clive Owen Will Lust For Younger Student In Novel Adaptation Blue Angel
Despite the fact that our country has been drooping all over in the education department, cinema rarely offers a scathing, true-to-life look at how twisted schooling systems can be. Perhaps it's still a taboo area to throw criticism, since it reveals something about everyone from the student to the government funding it. One of Hollywood's next novel adaptations will be a good step in the scandalous direction.
From: Cinema Blend 09/02/2013

Cult horror movie legend lured out of retirement
Mark Of The Devil' director Michael Armstrong to film 'Orphanage'. After years of rumours and speculation by his fans, cult horror movie legend Michael Armstrong has finally been lured out of retirement by Paper Dragon Productions to direct his first major feature film for over forty years.
From: Film-News 09/02/2013

Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon And Elle Fanning Sign On To Futuristic Thriller
The three stars are joining Kodi Smit-McPhee in Jake Paltrow's sophomore feature, Young Ones.
From: Screenrush 09/02/2013

Berlin: Saoirse Ronan Joins Ryan Gosling's 'How To Catch A Monster'
Ryan Gosling's directorial debut is gearing up for a May start in Detroit with his Drive co-star Christina Hendricks playing a single mother of two in the fantasy noir.
From: Deadline 09/02/2013

Alfred Hitchcock: 'Psycho was a joke'
In a newly discovered 1964 tape from the BBC archives, the director makes the remarks about his most shocking film. But would he be horrified to find people taking him seriously?
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/02/2013

Ellen Page to make directorial debut on Miss Stevens
Juno actor will step behind camera for new film starring Anna Faris. Meanwhile, Bridesmaids' Melissa McCarthy also taking first directing role.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/02/2013

Bradley Cooper meets Joe Biden to support US mental health act
Silver Linings Playbook's Bradley Cooper and David O Russell meet with US vice president Joe Biden to show Hollywood's support for mental health care reform.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/02/2013

The Grinch To Steal Christmas Again
Little green men have been a cinematic staple since the first alien invaders set tentative toes onto our planet, but few have proved as tenacious as Dr. Seuss's Grinch.
From: Empire Online 08/02/2013

Ellen Page Set To Direct Miss Stevens
She designed dream worlds in Inception for Christopher Nolan, but now Ellen Page is taking a leaf from his book and crafting her own film. Page will make her directorial debut on a movie called Miss Stevens, with Anna Faris attached to star.
From: Empire Online 08/02/2013

Jesse Eisenberg Sees Midnight Sun
The creation of the atom bomb is a subject that's surely ripe for drama, and the stories - fictional or otherwise - of the people who had a hand in making and testing it has struck a chord with actor-director Chris Eigeman. He's now preparing to make Midnight Sun, snapping up Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Kruger and Emile Hirsch to star.
From: Empire Online 08/02/2013

Bond Theme Singer Dame Shirley Bassey To Perform At The Oscars
The James Bond franchise hit an incredible landmark in 2012. Because Dr. No first premiered in 1962, last year was the spy franchise's 50th anniversary - and it was celebrated in style. Not only were all 22 previous films collected into one really amazing box set, Sam Mendes delivered one of the greatest 007 movies ever with Skyfall.
From: Cinema Blend 08/02/2013

Douglas Booth Joins The Wachowski's Jupiter Ascending
The Wachowskis are one of the more admirable forces in Hollywood. Their vision remains unaffected by a viewing audience that often chastises them for their films, including their bloated novel adaptations; the terrible machine-filled sequels; and their reboot of one of the most vapid cartoons in history.
From: Cinema Blend 08/02/2013

'300′ And 'Act Of Valor' Scribe Kurt Johnstad Takes On 'Lost Legion' Epic For Warner Bros
Screenwriter Kurt Johnstad has covered both ancient warfare co-writing 300 and its sequel 300: Rise Of An Empire, and contemporary conflict with Act Of Valor. Now, he's tackling a collision of completely different warriors in The Lost Legion, an epic action film he'll write, with Dan Lin producing for Warner Bros.
From: Deadline 08/02/2013

Martin Scorsese Officially Boards Luc Besson's Mafia Pic 'Malavita'
After consulting informally on Luc Besson's mafia actioner Malavita, Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese has come aboard the Robert De Niro-Tommy Lee Jones starrer as executive producer.
From: Deadline 08/02/2013

Stuart Freeborn, Yoda's maker, dies
British make-up artist crafted other Star Wars creatures such as Chewbacca and worked with Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/02/2013

Han Solo and Boba Fett could be next Star Wars characters to go it alone
After rumours of a Yoda film, two more old favourites from a galaxy far, far away could be in line for their own movies.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/02/2013

How to Catch a Monster? Easy, just call in Doctor Who star Matt Smith
BBC Time Lord set to dematerialise in Hollywood for lead role in Ryan Gosling fantasy adventure starring Christina Hendricks.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/02/2013

Brosnan Will Be Last Man Out
"Written by Craig Ferguson." There's a credit you don't see so often these days, though he has crafted scripts before, working on the likes of The Big Tease and Saving Grace.
From: Empire Online 07/02/2013

Matt Smith Wants To Catch A Monster
He's dallied with Daleks, curtailed the Cybermen's plans and wrangled the Weeping Angels, so it somehow makes sense that Matt Smith - currently better known as The Doctor - would be recruited for Ryan Gosling's first stab at directing, How To Catch A Monster.
From: Empire Online 07/02/2013

Tom Hardy Has The Keys To Locke
With his days as Gotham's reckoning behind him, Tom Hardy his loading his schedule with new movies that don't require him to take out American Football stadiums.
From: Empire Online 07/02/2013

A Son's 25-Year Search For His Mother Will Be The King's Speech Producers' Next Project
I can remember being separated from my parents at a theme park when I was younger, and even though we inevitably found each other, it felt like it took ages for it to happen. In reality, it was probably less than an hour. So I can't even imagine looking for a parent for 25 years.
From: Cinema Blend 07/02/2013

The Signal And V/H/S Director Signs On For Demented Stalker Flick
In the age of the Internet, we've all done a little stalking every now and then, from reading up on past lovers to tracking our favorite celebrities' whereabouts through Twitter, Facebook, and a host of other social network sites.
From: Cinema Blend 07/02/2013

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Sequel Eyeing 2014 Start
John Le Carre continues to lure film producers who want to tap into intelligent espionage thrillers and wrestle with the challenge of adapting the author's dense plotting into a streamlined, tight-knit motion picture.
From: Cinema Blend 07/02/2013

Colin Firth To Join Before I Go To Sleep Opposite Nicole Kidman
Kidman won't remember Firth on the upcoming amnesia thriller from Rowan Joffe, despite recently completing another collaboration The Railway Man.
From: Screenrush 07/02/2013

R.I.P. Robin Sachs
Robin Sachs, best known for his role in the long-running TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, has died at age 61. He passed away on February 1st, four days before his 62nd birthday, according to his website which announced his death on Tuesday.
From: Deadline 07/02/2013

ICM Partners Signs Danish Helmer Ole Bornedal
Acclaimed Danish director Ole Bornedal has signed with ICM Partners. Bornedal has directed several award-winning European films including Just Another Love Story, which was nominated for the Sundance 2008 Grand Jury Prize, and his acclaimed feature debut Nightwatch, which he remade for Miramax Films starring Ewan McGregor and Josh Brolin. He also produced the Guillermo del Toro-directed Mimic for Dimension.
From: Deadline 07/02/2013

James Cameron wins Avatar lawsuit
Judge rejects claim by visual effects consultant Gerald Morawski that director stole his ideas for film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/02/2013

Chris Pratt In Talks To Be Star-Lord
It's Bert Macklin: Astro-warrior! For those scratching their head at the reference, find some way to watch ace US sitcom Parks And Recreation right now.
From: Empire Online 06/02/2013

Gillian Anderson Battles Robot Overlords
Director Jon Wright delivered a blast of pure horror comedy fun late last year with Grabbers. While he was doing the press rounds for the drink-soaked tentacle terror, he talked up his next project, sci-fi adventure Our Robot Overlords.
From: Empire Online 06/02/2013

Avengers To Present Award At Oscars
Over the weekend, it emerged that Mark Wahlberg and his CGI bear chum Ted were going to present an award at the 2013 Academy Awards but all that's been overshadowed by the news that five Avengers stars have agreed to do the very same.
From: Empire Online 06/02/2013

Sean Bean Set For Jupiter Ascending
Let the on screen death jokes commence! Okay, so we don't yet know what his fate will be in the film, but Sean Bean is once more risking cinematic fatality by grabbing the chance to work with Lana and Andy Wachowski on their next ambitious sci-fi project Jupiter Ascending.
From: Empire Online 06/02/2013

Bryan Cranston And Elizabeth Olsen In Talks To Join The Godzilla Reboot
She's the indie ingenue who broke out in a major way at the Sundance Film Festival two years ago. He terrifies us regularly as the cancer stricken meth kingpin Walter White on Breaking Bad.
From: Cinema Blend 06/02/2013

Rooney Mara Says Daniel Craig Won't Be Written Out Of The Girl Who Played With Fire
Those familiar with Stieg Larsson's dark Swedish thriller trilogy known as the Millennium series know that Lisbeth Salander is lynchpin that brings the story together and is the central focus, but they also can't deny the importance of investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist
From: Cinema Blend 06/02/2013

Antonio Banderas To Direct Akil, Starring Melanie Griffith
Antonio Banderas has been tearing it up in front of the camera lately. This year alone he's poised to hit theaters in five films, including Pedro Almodovàr's high-flying musical comedy I'm So Excited, Terrence Malick's mysterious Knight of Cups, and the recently wrapped Robert Rodriguez action flick Machete Kills.
From: Cinema Blend 06/02/2013

Studio Releases The Official Spidey-Synopsis for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 starts production this week in NYC and an official first synopsis has finally gone online.
From: Screenrush 06/02/2013

Check Out The Very First Still From Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac
okay we know it's not the most exciting thing in the world and it's not like we haven't seen Charlotte Gainsbourg supine before but, to be fair, she is wearing clothes for once.
From: Screenrush 06/02/2013

Chris Pratt To Play Chief Space Cop In Guardians Of The Galaxy
The loveable Parks & Rec actor is in talks to play lead role Star-Lord, a half-human/half-alien intergalactic policeman, in the upcoming Marvel comics-inspired action adventure.
From: Screenrush 06/02/2013

Renny Harlin signs up for Hercules movie in return to Hollywood
Harlin has yet to cast his film but will rush into production to beat rival Hercules movie directed by Brett Ratner.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/02/2013

Yoda not far, soon you will be with him - when his own Star Wars movie he has
Diminutive Jedi master rumoured to be first of several characters from Star Wars universe in line to feature in his own spinoff film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/02/2013

Christopher McQuarrie On For M:I5
Thanks to its spiky storylines, ever-rotating payroll of gifted directors and bar-raising action sequences, Mission: Impossible is one Hollywood franchise that has defied the years and still seems to have plenty of gas left in the tank. The long rumoured, freshly-confirmed recruitment of Christopher McQuarrie to write and direct Mission: Impossible 5 should keep Ethan Hunt running for a good while yet.
From: Empire Online 05/02/2013

Del Toro Finds The Secret Garden
A young girl dealing with swirling emotions escapes into a seemingly forbidden world. Guillermo del Toro is involved. Put your hand down if you thought he might be making a sequel to Pan's Labyrinth: he's actually producing a new adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett novel The Secret Garden.
From: Empire Online 05/02/2013

Kristen Wiig On For Anchorman 2
Sweet Lincoln's mullet! No, we don't mean Daniel Day-Lewis has agreed to an Anchorman sequel cameo (though that would be amazing; please call him and ask), we're simply happy to report that Kristen Wiig - who had been in talks - is officially aboard the film.
From: Empire Online 05/02/2013

Felicity Jones Joins Jonah Hill And James Franco For True Story Crime Drama
In February 2002, reporter Michael Finkel was hit with a major double whammy. He was fired from the New York Times for falsifying elements of an investigative article, and he discovered a dangerous killer apprehended in Mexico had been going around using Finkel's name and identity.
From: Cinema Blend 05/02/2013

Film Inspired By Newtown Tragedy Draws Protest
In the wake of the horrendous mass killing that occurred last summer in Aurora, Colorado, Hollywood responded by shuffling and censoring violent fare like Gangster Squad. This past December, Americans faced another terrible tragedy that rattled the entire nation, this one at an elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut that left 28 dead, most of which where children.
From: Cinema Blend 05/02/2013

Real-Life Inspiration For A League of Their Own's Dottie Dies At 88
Thanks to 1992's A League of Their Own, we all learned there's no crying in baseball, but for today that rule is suspended. Have a good cry baseball fans, because Lavonne "Pepper" Paire-Davis, the inspiration for Dottie Hinson, the role played by Geena Davis, has died at 88.
From: Cinema Blend 05/02/2013

Benedict Cumberbatch in line to play Alan Turing in The Imitation Game
Sherlock star in talks to play tragic wartime codebreaker in Hollywood biopic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/02/2013

Johnny Depp to play mobster 'Whitey' Bulger
Depp will portray infamous Irish American gangster and FBI informant in new film Black Mass, with Barry Levinson directing.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/02/2013

9 The Place Beyond The Pines Stills Land
Crime drama The Place Beyond The Pines is one helluva handsome movie. Its two leads are former People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive winner Bradley Cooper and public choice for Sexiest Man Alive Ryan Gosling. Their characters' other halves are played by Rose Byrne and Eva Mendes. Perhaps we need a new word for handsome.
From: Empire Online 04/02/2013

Peter Chernin Sets His Watch To Noon
Chernin Entertainment, current home of the Planet Of The Apes franchise and of the upcoming Oblivion, has just picked up the rights to another potential sci-fi tentpole. The production company is planning to develop Kasra Farahani's short film Noon into a full-blown feature.
From: Empire Online 04/02/2013

Tina Fey Eyes The Nest
30 Rock may have finally sniff left the air, but that doesn't mean we've seen the last of Tina Fey. Nope, the multi talented comedienne has a development deal for another show but, with the day to day duties of running a series on hold, can devote time to her film career. She's mulling a few options, including The Nest, which she's producing and which now has Jason Moore in talks to direct.
From: Empire Online 04/02/2013

Will The First Star Wars Stand Alone Film Be About Yoda?
Ever since Disney bought LucasFilm last year there has been speculation that the studio would want to do a lot more than just another film trilogy. We've regularly heard whispers around the internet about possible "spin-off" movies set within the Star Wars universe that would tie to the story of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo.First there was rumor regarding Zack Snyder making a sci-fi version of Seven Samurai (that his representatives totally denied), and today we have another story floating around.
From: Cinema Blend 04/02/2013

Tina Fey To Star In The Nest, Pitch Perfect Director In Talks
Tina Fey's television commitment came to an end last week when 30 Rock, the show she created, produced, wrote and acted in for the last seven years, aired its series finale.
From: Cinema Blend 04/02/2013

Real-Life Jaws Lurks Off The New York Coast
In the fictional New England town of Amity Island, local officials scoffed at Sheriff Brody when he told them there was a man-eating shark in the nearby waters. Sharks like that don't come here, they snarked. Of course, then that little Kintner boy was gobbled up while tourists and locals fled in terror.
From: Cinema Blend 04/02/2013

Lily Collins And Sam Claflin Team Up For Love, Rosie
Last year both Lily Collins and Sam Claflin got career boosts thanks to new takes on the tale of Snow White. However, Collins did so opposite Armie Hammer in Mirror Mirror, while Claflin tried to romance the dour princess played by Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman. Now these two rising stars will get to shine together in Love, Rosie, a story of love and friendship between two childhood friends.
From: Cinema Blend 04/02/2013

Ben Affleck's Argo becomes Oscar favourite with DGA win
Directors Guild of America prize confirms CIA thriller as frontrunner for best picture at Academy Awards on 24 February.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/02/2013

Johnny Depp Attending Black Mass
The trouble with some projects lingering in development is that other filmmakers can come along and get their version of the story produced before the first has a chance to see the light of day.
From: Empire Online 03/02/2013

Warm Bodies Is The New Twilight: A Surprise Hit Driven By Teen Girls
The Twilight saga is finally over. I know it seemed like it was never going to happen, but we made it through together, and the hordes who obsessed over sparkly Edward and hairy Jacob for years will have to move on to something else.
From: Cinema Blend 03/02/2013

Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem 'expecting second child'
Sources close to actor couple say Cruz is around three months pregnant with second child by Bardem.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/02/2013

Emily VanCamp Up For Captain America 2
Team Marvel - which in this case also includes directors Joe and Anthony Russo - has been on the hunt for Captain America: The Winter Soldier's female lead for some time. It appears they may have found her, as Emily VanCamp is now in talks to co-star in the movie.
From: Empire Online 02/02/2013

Cumberbatch May Play Imitation Game
He's currently busy inhabiting Julian Assange's blond mop for WikiLeaks film The Fifth Estate, but it appears that Benedict Cumberbatch is not quite finished playing real-life people. Deadline reports that he's in talks to play Alan Turing in lauded script The Imitation Game.
From: Empire Online 02/02/2013

British film falls back in 2012
After a triumphal 2011, British-made films fell back to Earth last year with a reduction in box office share and fewer films made.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/02/2013

New World's End Pic Boasts Pegg, Map
Yesterday you saw two new The World's End stills, straight from the pages of this month's Empire. Today another one has arrived online - via the folks over at IGN and here it is for you below, boasting Simon Pegg's Gary King and a very intriguing map.
From: Empire Online 01/02/2013

Kenneth Branagh Could Take On Cinderella
Poor old Cinderella. Not only is she horribly mistreated by her stepmother and ugly stepsisters, but when she tries to hop on the live-action fairytale bandwagon with director Mark Romanek as coachman, it vanishes in a puff of creative differences when he leaves the film. But fear not! It appears Disney has found a fairy godmother, or more accurately, godfather to step in, because Kenneth Branagh is in talks to work his magic.
From: Empire Online 01/02/2013

The Descendants Writers Developing Dysfunctional Family Drama
It's amazing what one little Academy Award win can do - just as Jim Rash and Nat Faxon. After winning the award for Best Adapted Screenplay along with Alexander Payne in 2011 for their first feature script The Descendants, the writing duo immediately got to work on their next effort, The Way, Way Back (which they also directed and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last month) and today we learn that they've already started developing their third.
From: Cinema Blend 01/02/2013

Sentinels Will Be A Major Part Of X-Men: Days Of Future Past
The closest X-Men fans came to seeing Sentinels on screen wasn't very close at all.
From: Cinema Blend 01/02/2013

Judd Apatow Planning Another Knocked Up Sequel Based Around His Daughters
You can poke fun at Judd Apatow all you want for continuing to cast his daughters in his movies he's still not gonna stop. In fact, he's considering making it a full trilogy of films in which Iris and Maude play the same characters, who started out as cherubic kids in Knocked Up and started going through some adolescent and pre adolescent angst in This is 40. With the release of This is 40 just now happening in the UK, Apatow has started talking about what might be next and his daughters are definitely at the front of his mind.
From: Cinema Blend 01/02/2013

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