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Actor Paul Walker Has Died In A Car Accident
In what is undoubtedly shocking and tragic news, Fast and Furious star Paul Walker has died in a car crash this afternoon. Details on the circumstances surrounding Walker's death are still emerging, however, from what's been reported, it sounds like his car hit a tree or post and then caught fire. Walker and someone else in the car are both said to have died in the accident. It doesn't sound like there were any other cars involved in the accident.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2013

Tina Fey And Jason Bateman's This Is Where I Leave You Scores September Release
On paper, director Shawn Levy's ensemble dramedy This is Where I Leave You sounded like it held Oscar hopes in its back pocket. Now, news of a September release date confirm our suspicions.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2013

James McAvoy's UK Hit Filth Acquired By Magnolia Pictures
James McAvoy could coast on nothing but X-Men movies from now until retirement. (Heck, that's what the older Xavier, Patrick Stewart, practically has been doing.) But the Scotsman doesn't settle, testing his abilities in genre fair that sometimes has a hard time finding proper, wide distribution. So it's encouraging to hear that his latest, Filth, has a distributor, and a possible window of release.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2013

Takashi Miike Will Adapt Violent Manga As God Says
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is currently stomping its way all over the global box office, and while it's a markedly more enjoyable film than the first, it fails just as hard when it comes to showcasing the seriousness of its characters being involved in a life-or-death battle. Luckily, those of us that want to vicariously live through hyper-violent teenagers murdering other teenagers will get the chance now that prolific genre-bending director Takashi Miike (Audition) has signed on to direct an adaptation of the violent manga As God Says (Kamisama no lutoori). Hooray!
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2013

OSCARS: Banner Year For Acting Means Tough Decisions For The Academy
This is a year with such quality acting that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should seriously consider following the example set with the best picture category a few years back and expand to 10 potential nominees. It's an embarrassment of riches with some history-making possibilities.
From: Deadline 30/11/2013

R.I.P. Jean Kent
British film and television actress Jean Kent has died after suffering a fall, per UK reports. She was 92. Kent made her name in the 1940s and 1950s starring in a number of melodramas from Gainsborough Pictures, including Fanny By Gaslight, Bees In Paradise, Madonna of the Seven Moons, and The Wicked Lady. On another Gainsborough film, 1946′s Caravan, she met actor and future husband Josef Ramart.
From: Deadline 30/11/2013

Well, We Can Officially Call Frozen A Hit
Frozen is a hit. It'll be days before we'll know for sure exactly how big of a hit, but thanks to early box office numbers, we know for definite people are turning out in droves to see Disney's latest. Perhaps more importantly, those very same people seem to be loving what they're seeing too.
From: Cinema Blend 29/11/2013

Frankie Muniz And Robert Patrick Join Sequel To Unreleased Western Hot Bath An' A Stiff Drink
Usually when a movie sequel begins filming, it's because the predecessor has already been released, and either audiences or studios are clamoring for another trip to that cinematic universe.
From: Cinema Blend 29/11/2013

Marc Forster Explains World War Z's Ending Switch
One of the more compelling movie stories of the year, in a gossip-mag, he-said/she-said kind of way, was World War Z. Specifically, the zombie blockbuster's mysterious change of ending.
From: Empire Online 29/11/2013

Yet Another TV Spot For American Hustle Shambles Online To The Sound Of Jazz
The marketing campaign for David O. Russell's latest goes into overdrive with another snippet released today.
From: Screenrush 29/11/2013

The Best Of Netflix
Flick through our guide of the best films and TV on UK netflix, and check out the reasons you should unblock US netflix too.
From: Screenrush 29/11/2013

So Long And Thanks For All The Fish - Best Final Lines
'He's the hero Gotham deserves. But not the one it needs right now. And so we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A dark knight.'
From: Screenrush 29/11/2013

Ajyal Youth Film Festival to close
The inaugural Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, will conclude on Saturday (November 30) with a glittering awards ceremony and the closing night gala of award-winning Japanese anime, Garden of Words (Japan 2013) and Voices of a Distant Star (Japan 2013).
From: Film-News 29/11/2013

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Is Destroying In South Africa, Obviously
With foreign grosses now accounting for a larger percentage of total takes, studios have begun to think about how individual movies might play in specific countries outside of the United States.
From: Cinema Blend 29/11/2013

Global Showbiz Briefs: Angela Lansbury Coming To London Stage For First Time Since 1974; 'The Grandmaster' Leads Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards; More
Angela Lansbury is set to appear on the London stage for the first time in nearly four decades in a new production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. The 88-year-old Brit will play Madame Arcati, a role she played on Broadway in 2009, winning a Tony Award. The show will open March 18 for a limited 15-week run at the Gielgud Theatre. The former Murder, She Wrote star and MGM contract player, who won an Honorary Oscar this year, most recently trod the West End boards playing the lead role in Gypsy in 1974.
From: Deadline 29/11/2013

Open letter to Spike Lee pleads for copyright dispute intervention
Designer Juan Luis Garcia alleges that his work for Lee's remake of Oldboy has been used without permission or payment.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2013

Millennium Falcon spacecraft built for Star Wars: Episode VII
The legendary spacecraft adapted by Han Solo in Return of the Jedi is set to return, prompting speculation that Harrison Ford has also signed on.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2013

Philomena Lee issues letter defending film against anti-Catholic charge
Subject of Stephen Frears's drama about a women forcibly separated from her child takes on critic who says film is 'hateful' attack on Catholics.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2013

Evan Rachel Wood attacks MPAA for cutting sex scene featuring cunnilingus
Actor takes to Twitter to criticise ratings body for removing oral sex scene from Charlie Countryman, saying its symptomatic of a society that wants women to feel ashamed of sex.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2013

Lewis Collins Dies
He blazed across our TV screens as one part of The Professionals team in the 1970s, but Lewis Collins was more than just Bodie. So it's sad to report that the star of stage and screen, has died at the age of 67.
From: Empire Online 28/11/2013

New Hobbit Stills Soar Online Ahead Of Cinematic Release
With its theatrical release just over two weeks away, we have new stills for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
From: Screenrush 28/11/2013

Judd Apatow To Direct Train Wreck (It's Not How It Sounds)
After being attached as the film's producer, the Knocked Up director is set to helm Amy Schumer-scripted comedy Train Wreck.
From: Screenrush 28/11/2013

Tyson eyes Downton role
Mike Tyson is aiming to bag a role in Downton Abbey. The former heavyweight boxer has turned his hand to movies of late, appearing in The Hangover franchise. He hopes to line up more roles in the future, revealing TV is a medium he would love to move into.
From: Film-News 28/11/2013

OSCARS Q&A: June Squibb On The Road To 'Nebraska'
Veteran stage, film and TV actor June Squibb shines as the tart-tongued matriarch Kate Grant in Alexander Payne's Nebraska. At turns brash and tender—juggling frustrations with her delusional husband, Woody (played by Bruce Dern), even as she protects him from his money-grubbing family—Squibb's portrayal garnered early praise when the film debuted at Cannes last May and has been building momentum since.
From: Deadline 28/11/2013

Alec Baldwin blames gay activists for US show being pulled
Actor, who reportedly called photographer a 'cocksucking fag', acknowledged he had to take some responsibility.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2013

Fifth Estate heads list of 2013 movie flops
WikiLeaks drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch records worst takings-to-budget ratio in past year, says Forbes.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2013

Scottish government funding for Brave 'harmed rest of country's film industry'
£7m tourism promotion deal would have been better spent backing local economy and film-makers, producer tells MSPs.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2013

Golden Globes panel rule out Scarlett Johansson's voice-only role in Her
The actor's performance in Spike Jonze's film Her has been ruled out of a nomination in the Golden Globe awards 2014.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2013

12 Years a Slave tops Independent Spirit Award nominations
Steve McQueen's acclaimed drama tops nominations in the annual awards ceremony celebrating lower-budget movies, while Nebraska and Short Term 12 also perform well.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2013

Baz Luhrmann Wanted For Napoleon Miniseries
Turn the dial on your memory back to March of this year, when the surprising news came that Steven Spielberg was developing another project originated by Stanley Kubrick, who famously provided the basis for A.I. In this case, it was his long-cherished Napoleon project, which Spielberg had decided to turn into a miniseries. Now we know who is in his sights to direct it: Baz Luhrmann.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2013

Quentin Tarantino Reveals He's Writing A Western
If you were wondering what Quentin Tarantino might do for his next trick following Django Unchained, you can stop all that pondering. The writer-director went on the Jay Leno show last night to pimp the graphic novel of Django and - as related by The Hollywood Reporter - announced what he's working on.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2013

Scarlett Johansson's Performance In Her Isn't Eligible For A Golden Globe
Well, that ended quickly. Just as buzz was starting to finally build for Scarlett Johansson thanks to her much-hyped performance in Spike Jonze's upcoming Her, the starlet's hopes for one of the movie industry's biggest awards has been dashed on a technicality. Because she doesn't actually appear in the film, like as a physical body, she doesn't qualify for any of the acting categories at the Golden Globes.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2013

Anchorman 2 To Arrive In Theaters 2 Days Sooner Than Expected
Christmas is coming even earlier than expected for Anchorman fans. The anticipated sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues was originally slated to debut December 20, which is a Friday, however it looks like the film will be getting a Wednesday release, as Paramount has moved up the release to December 18.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2013

Fight Club Author Chuck Palahniuk Shares New Details About The Graphic Novel Sequel
I know, we're not supposed to talk about Fight Club, but I think it's ok to talk about Fight Club, as in the book, the movie and the anticipated sequel that author Chuck Palahniuk is penning.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2013

Fifty Shades Of Grey Taps The Bodyguard Skills Of Max Martini
Actor Max Martini has spent a good portion of his decades-long career playing characters that were tasked with keeping people safe, and he'll soon be protecting one of the most famous fictional men in the country.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2013

Details Of 2013 Doctor Who Christmas Special Emerge From TARDIS
A title and synopsis for Matt Smith's yuletide swansong as the Doctor have been released by the BBC.
From: Screenrush 27/11/2013

Check Out The Nominations For The Indie Spirit Awards
12 Years a Slave comes out on top of the nominations for the upcoming indie awards.
From: Screenrush 27/11/2013

The Real 'Philomena' Answers New York Post Critic Who Condemns Her Film As An Attack On Catholics And Republicans
It sure isn't easy being a Catholic these days, especially on a movie screen. Philomena Lee, subject of the just-released Oscar season film Philomena, has taken the unusual step of directly answering a New York Post critic who slammed the Stephen Frears-directed adaptation of her story as an attack on the Catholic faith, as well as Republicans.
From: Deadline 27/11/2013

Warcraft Delayed To 2016 And The Mummy Reboot Given A Release Date
Thanks to the ever-growing trend of setting distant theatrical release dates, many features change the weekend or even month they'll be released in several times before they actually hit theaters.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2013

Indian Director Going To Court To Fight Bollywood's Crazy Smoking Rules
In case if you've been obscured by a thick haze of smoke for the last five years, let me give you a quick update of where society is at right now. Damn near everyone has turned on cigarettes. You can't smoke in restaurants.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2013

Wolf Of Wall Street Gets A New Rating And A Shorter Cut
Martin Scorsese may have earned a whole lot of creative control of his films thanks to decades of positive reviews and happy investors, but that doesn't mean there aren't some rules even men like him have to follow.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2013

Dan Fogler And Steve-O Join Samuel L. Jackson In Action Comedy Barely Lethal
Now that Kyle Newman's action comedy Barely Lethal has built up a cast of credible actors, it's time to go for broke filling those last few roles. We can now look forward to the highbrow comedy stylings of actors Dan Fogler and the inimitable Steve-O, perhaps the most out there star of the Jackass films and television show. I know this news pleases some people, but I'm just happy these guys aren't the film's leads.
From: Cinema Blend 27/11/2013

Brittany Murphy's mother: 'Poisoning claims a smear'
Sharon Murphy has rebutted claims by Brittany Murphy's father that their daughter was murdered in 2009 as 'inexcusable' and an 'insult'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2013

Women successful yet sidelined in film writing and directing
A new study for the BFI finds that UK independent films were more likely to be profitable if they had women in key backstage roles, yet the gender is still under-represented.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2013

Danny Dyer wants to return to theatre - to make his mum happy
The EastEnders actor says he wishes to take to the stage again because of his mum: 'She's been to every play I've done'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2013

Is Ben Affleck bulking up for Batman too soon?
Costume designer on current film Gone Girl describes trying to 'keep him at the size he's at right now until he's done with us'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2013

'Boo to you, Ron Burgundy!' Anchorman's 'boring' jibe riles otters
Sea otters at California aquarium pen protest letter Burgundy called otters 'the dumbest animal on planet Earth'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2013

8 Minutes Idle turns to Kickstarter to escape distribution limbo
Plans afoot to resurrect British indie comedy after its release was derailed by the demise of Revolver Entertainment.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2013

Stan Lee to helm Sony's efforts to create a new superhero
Studio turns to comic book doyen who co-created Spider-Man, Hulk and Iron Man as it seeks to expand superhero roster.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2013

Did Magneto Play A Part In The JFK Conspiracy?
As we've seen from other promos, X-Men: Days Of Future Past focuses on how the mutant population intersects with our history, and how that builds the fear, paranoia and rage that eventually sparks a conflict between homo sapiens and homo superior.
From: Empire Online 26/11/2013

Vin Diesel Tapping Ang Lee For Kojak?
Okay, stop the internet. It's over. Vin Diesel has won. News, or perhaps 'scuttlebutt' is a better word, has him crystal ball gazing about his dream project. Responding to a fan's enquiry about what he'd most love to do once he's finished Fast 7ing and possibly popping up in the Marvelverse in some guise, his answer - "Kojak... New York... Ang Lee..." - has our heads spinning at the sheer possibilities.
From: Empire Online 26/11/2013

Natalie Portman's Jane Got A Gun Scores Summer Release Date
In the wake of Thor: The Dark World, Natalie Portman is riding high, so it's fitting that her Western Jane Got A Gun will hit theaters in the summer. Despite the shared name of her characters, Jane Got A Gun is not some Marvel spin-off for Thor's sassy scientist girlfriend Jane Foster.
From: Cinema Blend 26/11/2013

Vin Diesel Teases Ang Lee For Kojak Director
If you are somehow not one of the 51 million plus people who've liked Vin Diesel on Facebook, you should probably get on that.
From: Cinema Blend 26/11/2013

The Most Outrageously Overpaid Film Stars
With the news of how much Robert Downey Jr earned for Iron Man 3 still reverberating around the industry, we thought now was the best time to check on the most overpaid actors in the business.
From: Screenrush 26/11/2013

James Franco, Chris O'Dowd Debut On Broadway In 'Of Mice And Men'
James Franco and Chris O'Dowd have signed on to make their Broadway debuts in Of Mice And Men, the first new production of the John Steinbeck novel in 40 years.
From: Deadline 26/11/2013

Max Martini Joins 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'
Max Martini has joined the cast of Universal Pictures and Focus Features adaptation of E L James' best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey. He would play the role Jason Taylor, Christian Grey's bodyguard and head of his security team.
From: Deadline 26/11/2013

New Friday The 13th Movie Coming In 2015
Much like the spotlighted villain at the center of its movies, the Friday the 13th franchise is once again coming back from the dead. Paramount Pictures has announced that they will be releasing a brand new title from the long-running horror series on March 13, 2015.
From: Cinema Blend 26/11/2013

Stephen King's The Stand Looking At Paul Greengrass To Direct?
After coming off of two projects where the drama outweighed the action, Paul Greengrass may now be looking to possibly get back into blockbuster filmmaking. According to unnamed sources over at Badass Digest, with Out of the Furnace filmmaker Scott Cooper dropping out of directing the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, Warner Bros. is now hoping that they can rope Greengrass into taking the director's chair. While it doesn't sound like things have exactly entered the negotiation stage, he is reportedly at the top of the studio's wish list.
From: Cinema Blend 26/11/2013

Star Wars Episode VII auditions held in London and Dublin
Casting calls for JJ Abrams's continuation of the Star Wars franchise have hit the English and Irish capitals.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2013

Rick Santorum's Christmas movie proves flop
The Christmas Candle, which was produced by the Christian-themed studio that Santorum heads, fails to fly.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2013

Princess Bride memoir to be written by Cary Elwes
Lead actor of cult 1980s movie to publish account of making the postmodern fairy story.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2013

Director John Landis attacks Hollywood studio system
Blues Brothers director says studios 'are no longer interested in making good movies', and looks to TV for innovation.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2013

Cary Elwes To Write Princess Bride Memoir As You Wish
He stole our hearts as Westley, the stable boy turned Dread Pirate Roberts, in The Princess Bride, and now 26 years after the fantasy romance's release Cary Elwes is putting pen to paper to tell us all about its creation. THR reports Elwes will revisit the most beloved picture in his filmography for a memoir called As You Wish: Tales from the Princess Bride.
From: Cinema Blend 25/11/2013

Aaron Taylor-Johnson And Elizabeth Olsen Confirmed For The Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Following previous reports that Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson were joining the cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel has passed along official confirmation of the casting.
From: Cinema Blend 25/11/2013

Brittany Murphy's Mom Is Not Down With The Poisoning Conspiracy
Brittany Murphy's dad, Angelo Bertolotti, thinks his daughter was poisoned. He's so convinced, in fact, that he ordered outside toxicology tests and recently made a big to-do about releasing the results. His conspiracy theory allegation definitely won over some people on the Internet, but let the record show Brittany's mother vehemently disagrees.
From: Cinema Blend 25/11/2013

What A Pair - 10 Unbeatable Onscreen Two-Handers
With Saving Mr. Banks soon to be in cinemas, we look at films that have been driven by the relationship between two characters.
From: Screenrush 25/11/2013

Cumberbatch bowled over by cast
Benedict Cumberbatch says the cast for his new film is "just extraordinary".
From: Film-News 25/11/2013

Blige enjoys movie morph
Mary J. Blige loves "transforming" herself for films. The American singer-and-actress stars as angel Platinum Fro in festive musical movie Black Nativity.
From: Film-News 25/11/2013

Academy Partners With Dubai Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival is celebrating its 10th edition next month, and is upping its profile this year via a new partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
From: Deadline 25/11/2013

Natalie Portman's 'Jane Got A Gun' Set For August 29 Release
elativity has dated the resilient Natalie Portman-starrer for August 29. Gavin O'Connor was tapped to direct the indie Western following Lynne Ramsay's controversial exit in March.
From: Deadline 25/11/2013

Jason Patric, John Cusack Join Bruce Willis In Ensemble Thriller 'The Prince'
Emmett/Furla/ Oasis Films has set Jason Patric, John Cusack, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Johnathon Schaech, Gia Mantegna and South Korean actor-singer Rain for The Prince, the Brian A. Miller-directed action thriller. Patric plays a retired Las Vegas mob enforcer who is forced to return to the city and face his former enemies when his teenage daughter goes missing. Bruce Willis was previously set to star in the film. He plays Omar, a man with a score to settle, who has waited years for Paul to return.
From: Deadline 25/11/2013

Millennium Films Sets Mark Tonderai To Helm 'Day Of The Dead' Zombie Reboot
Millennium Films has set Mark Tonderai to direct a modern-day retelling of the George Romero-directed cult zombie film Day Of The Dead. Tonderai, best known for House At The End Of The Street, wrote the script with Lars Jacobson. In this new version, years after the zombie plague has wiped out most of Earth's population, a group of scientists and survivors attempt to find a cure, and instead open Pandora's box.
From: Deadline 25/11/2013

Jake and Dinos Chapman head a stellar cast to tell stories of world's children in need
The Chapman brothers head lineup of artists whose works will be auctioned to raise funds.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/11/2013

Johnny Depp And Mia Wasikowska Head Back To Wonderland
We suppose it was only a matter of properly hammering out the deal - especially since he'd previously been in negotiations - but word has finally arrived that Johnny Depp is officially signed to reprise the role of The Mad Hatter for Disney's Alice In Wonderland sequel. The Mouse House has also announced that Mia Wasikowska will be back as the title character.
From: Empire Online 24/11/2013

Duncan Jones Departs Ian Fleming Biopic
Duncan Jones is deep into pre-production and casting for the Warcraft movie, which he'll start shooting early next year. It would seem there has been an early casualty of the Horde's axes, because the game adaptation's schedule means he won't be able to work on the Ian Fleming biopic he's been attached to for more than a year.
From: Empire Online 24/11/2013

Rob Cohen Reopens Road House
With one Patrick Swayze hit headed for the small screen (Ghost), it would seem studios have been bitten by the remake bug for another of his successful films. And this one might be more controversial: MGM has dug into the archives and emerged with Road House, handing the task of crafting a new version to Rob Cohen.
From: Empire Online 24/11/2013

The Fast And Furious Guy Is Remaking Road House
We all know that two wrongs generally don't make a right, and this next bit is definitely going to challenge the elasticity of that saying. MGM is taking the remake trend to extremes by offering up to the gods the cult action thriller Road House, arguably the most memorable example of a guy-friendly performance from Patrick Swayze.
From: Cinema Blend 24/11/2013

This Rotten Week: Predicting Homefront And Black Nativity Reviews
As we head into Thanksgiving and prepare our mind and body to consume a metric ton of free range turkey and organic mashed potatoes, let's stop and reflect on the movie world for just a moment. For we can't fill our stomachs if we don't fill our cinematically-driven minds first. So let's take a look at this week's movies and then get down to business on Thursday pounding down 4-5k worth of calories. This week we're heading to the nativity and back to the homefront.
From: Cinema Blend 24/11/2013

Stephen Fry to again host EE British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is delighted to announce that Stephen Fry will again host the EE British Academy Film Awards on 16 February 2014 at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden. Last year's BBC One show enjoyed its highest ratings since 2004 and this will be the ninth time that Fry has hosted the ceremony.
From: Film-News 24/11/2013

OSCARS Q&A: Oscar Isaac On 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Since graduating from Juilliard in 2005, Guatamalan-born and Miami-bred Oscar Isaac has been on a steady rise. With noticeable roles in films such as Robin Hood, Drive and The Bourne Legacy, Isaac has been proving his worth as a film actor with something extra.
From: Deadline 24/11/2013

Global Showbiz Briefs: Jean-Claude Van Damme Pic 'Swelter' Sells Out; 'Rising Star' Headed To Hungary; More
The Exchange Sells Out Jean-Claude Van Damme Pic 'Swelter' Jean-Claude Van Damme starrer Swelter had a hot run at the recent AFM. Sales company The Exchange says the film sold out worldwide with a North American deal currently under negotiation.
From: Deadline 23/11/2013

OSCARS: Filmmakers Walk A Fine Line When Dramatizing Real-Life Events
Late last year, the acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Michael Morell, took the unusual measure of voicing the CIA's distaste for a Hollywood film.
From: Deadline 23/11/2013

Jason Statham calls for stunt Oscars
Action specialist says it's a 'farce' that film industry's premier awards ceremony fails to recognise stunt co-ordinators' work.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/11/2013

Gus van Sant to attend threatened Russian LGBT film festival
Milk director in show of support for Bok o Bok festival in St Petersburg which has been targeted in Russia's anti-gay crackdown.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/11/2013

Warner Bros hints at titles for upcoming Batman v Superman movie
Battle the Knight, Darkness Falls, Beyond Darkness … studio registers dozens of web domains for Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck's superhero showdown.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/11/2013

Hammer to reanimate Abominable Snowman film
British outfit to make new version of cult 50s Yeti horror starring Peter Cushing in wake of Woman in Black success.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/11/2013

Nymphomaniac: what do you think of the first trailer for Lars Von Trier's sex-addict film?
Watch the first official trailer for Nymphomaniac, the already-controversial new film from Danish director Lars von Trier.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/11/2013

Daniel Radcliffe tells celebrities: social media, or a private life - your choice
Harry Potter star says he shuns spotlight wherever possible - and that stars who do otherwise forfeit the right to privacy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/11/2013

Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Resurrect Sleeper For DC
Despite all the flack the internet has been dishing out, Ben Affleck is doubling down with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros.
From: Cinema Blend 22/11/2013

J.R.R. Tolkien To Get Finding Neverland Treatment With Biopic
We've only got two more Hobbit movies to look forward to, so it's about time someone figured out a way to continue to cash in on J.R.R. Tolkien's legacy. So how about a biopic? Variety reports Fox Searchlight and Chernin Entertainment are teaming up to create Tolkien, a drama that will reveal the life story of the author behind The Lord of the Rings.
From: Cinema Blend 22/11/2013

Ben Affleck Abandons The Tell No One Remake, Gavin O'Connor Takes It Over
Once again, another former Ben Affleck project is going on to another director, with the current Batman unable to tell you exactly how he likes them apples.
From: Cinema Blend 22/11/2013

Is The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus Up For The Crow Reboot?
It's a career path followed by many an actor. Establish yourself as a recognizable face on a popular television series.
From: Cinema Blend 22/11/2013

Sony Plans Spider-Man Spin-Offs
Corporate bosses making pitches to investors don't usually generate juicy, entertaining headlines, unless you love profit announcements or spreadsheets. But when the person doing the talking is the boss of a major studio - in this case, Sony's Michael Lynton - there's scope for something a bit more cine-related.
From: Empire Online 22/11/2013

Watchmen Writer Revs Up Gran Turismo
If you missed the announcement back in the summer, Sony have been feeling their own fast and furious need for speed recently, putting a movie version of their flagship Gran Turismo videogame franchise into development.
From: Empire Online 22/11/2013

James Foley Directing Jacob's Ladder Homage
Though it's still being treated more as homage than straight reboot, the new take on Jacob's Ladder wasn't exactly greeted with jubilant enthusiasm when it was announced back in July. Still, things have moved on for the movie, with The Wrap bringing news that Glengarry Glen Ross and House Of Cards director James Foley is attached to guide it.
From: Empire Online 22/11/2013

J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic In The Works
While the products of his imagination are busy fuelling the second of two massive movie trilogies thanks to Peter Jackson's Hobbit films, what of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien himself?
From: Empire Online 22/11/2013

Aaron Paul On For Fathers & Daughters
Things are clearly moving quickly on the casting front for Gabriele Muccino's new drama, Fathers And Daughters. He scored Russell Crowe for one of the central roles a month ago and is adding Aaron Paul and Amanda Seyfried to the ensemble.
From: Empire Online 22/11/2013

Affleck and Damon To Reunite Again To Produce Sleeper Adaptation
The new Batman and the former Bourne are set to be producers for an adaptation of DC Comics' Sleeper…
From: Screenrush 22/11/2013

R.I.P. Georges Lautner
Veteran French director Georges Lautner has died. He was 87. Best known as the helmer of the classic 1963 film Les Tontons Flingueurs (Monsieur Gangster), Lautner passed away today in Paris after a long illness.
From: Deadline 22/11/2013

Universal Pictures Int'l Buys China-Set 'Isle Of Immortality' Action Adventure Pitch
Universal Pictures International Production, a division of Universal Pictures International, has acquired the feature pitch Isle of Immortality from newcomer Adam Chanzit.
From: Deadline 22/11/2013

Fox Rechristens Its Music Building In Honor Of Composer Lionel Newman
Steven Spielberg, John Williams and Jim Gianopulos were among the big names attending the dedication of the Lionel Newman Music Building.
From: Deadline 22/11/2013

Did Warner Bros. Reveal Possible New Titles For Batman Vs. Superman?
Are you ready for Man of Steel: Black of Knight? Maybe Man of Steel: The Darkness Within? How about Man of Steel: Knight Falls or Man of Steel: Battle the Knight?
From: Cinema Blend 21/11/2013

Jacob's Ladder Remake Finds Glengarry Glen Ross Director James Foley To Alter Reality
Your whole life, you live with the day to day hell, not always understanding there is a more debased depravity just beyond the fringe of reality, and then you remember that LD Entertainment is remaking Jacob's Ladder, and that the depravity is here all around us.
From: Cinema Blend 21/11/2013

Who's Who In Catching Fire
Meet the past victors that will be heading back into the arena for the 75th Hunger Games (and remind yourself of a few familiar faces too.
From: Screenrush 21/11/2013

Christopher McQuarrie Set To Direct Colin Firth In Three To Kill
The writer and director, who most recently helmed Jack Reacher, will direct Firth in an upcoming adaptation of a crime novel…
From: Screenrush 21/11/2013

Paramount blocks It's A Wonderful Life sequel
Paramount Pictures will not allow a remake of It's A Wonderful Life. The studio owns the rights to Frank Capra's iconic Christmas film.
From: Film-News 21/11/2013

Stephen Fry To Return As Host For BAFTA Film Awards
On February 16th, Stephen Fry will mark his ninth turn as emcee for the EE British Academy Film Awards.
From: Deadline 21/11/2013

Official: Monty Python To Reunite For Live Stage Show At London's 02 Arena In 2014
After leaking word of a reunion earlier this week, the surviving members of Monty Python made it official today in London. At a press conference, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones announced they would perform live on stage next year for the first time in nearly four decades.
From: Deadline 21/11/2013

Film Movement's Genre Label RAM Boosts Inaugural Slate With Kim Ki-Duk's 'Moebius'
RAM Releasing has acquired horror pic Moebius from writer-director Kim Ki-Duk. It's the follow-up to the filmmaker's Pieta, which became the first Korean title to take the Golden Lion for best film when it bowed last year at Venice.
From: Deadline 21/11/2013

Star Wars confirms R2D2 set for Episode 7 return
Droid character to be constructed by builders spotted by film-makers at fan convention.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2013

Boston college renamed Ron Burgundy School of Communication
On 4 December, Emerson College's School of Communication will be renamed after Will Ferrell's Anchorman character and journalism paragon.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2013

The Hobbit's Gandalf almost proved a greenscreen too far for Ian McKellen
Isolated and 'pretty miserable' during Peter Jackson's gruelling New Zealand shoot, actor thought about quitting acting.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2013

Brittany Murphy poisoning claims queried by toxicologist
New evidence presented by the father of the late star suggesting that Murphy was murdered has been questioned by a leading toxicologist.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2013

Robert De Niro confirms reunion with Martin Scorsese in near future
Actor says he and director who worked together on GoodFellas have another gangster film lined up.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2013

Tom Cruise courting Jack Nicholson for upcoming El Presidente comedy
Nicholson pegged for role as alcoholic, womanising former president in film by The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2013

Gravity remains a force, but The Counselor needs treatment
New releases disappoint while Philomena quietly thriving - is UK box office keeping its powder dry before Hunger Games 2?
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2013

Leigh Whannell Plans Home Invasion
We don't yet know whether Leigh Whannel is writing himself a third outing as Specs in Insidious: Chapter 3, but there's news this morning that he's scored himself an acting gig in someone else's project. He'll be joining the home invasion thriller Home Invasion (see what they did there?), showing up to cause trouble for Chandler Riggs, Bella Thorne, Ioan Gruffud and Natalie Martinez.
From: Empire Online 20/11/2013

Tom Cruise Still Trying To Make El Presidente
Tom Cruise clearly has a thing for long-gestating action comedy project El Presidente. He's been attached since at least 2010 and has made several attempts to get former A Few Good Men co-star Jack Nicholson involved, despite the older actor's semi-retirement and increasing pickiness about the films in which he appears. With his Edge Of Tomorrow director Doug Liman now aboard to call the shots, Cruise is making one more effort to score Nicholson's signature on a contract.
From: Empire Online 20/11/2013

Simon Pegg On For Mission: Impossible 5
After two films in a row, Simon Pegg is now established as a regular feature of the Mission: Impossible universe, so it would seem strange not to have him pop up as tech expert and fledgling field agent Benji Dunn. We won't have to worry about that for the fifth film, however, as he's confirmed to MTV that he's on board.
From: Empire Online 20/11/2013

James Brown Biopic Finds Its Mick Jagger
With staggering sex appeal and serious star power that has lasted generations, Mick Jagger is more than a man; he's an icon. Which makes casting someone to play his younger self in a movie a pretty daunting endeavor.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2013

Simon Pegg Signed On To Man Up As Well As Accepting Mission Impossible 5
Popular Brit actor is not short of upcoming projects as he accepts the lead in a rom-com, as well as confirming his involvement in M:I 5
From: Screenrush 20/11/2013

James Brown Biopic Casts Nick Eversman As Mick Jagger
Young actor is cast as Jagger in the biopic produced by Jagger himself.
From: Screenrush 20/11/2013

'Kids Are All Right' Scribe Stuart Blumberg Makes Comedy Pitch Deal At New Line
Stuart Blumberg has sold an original comedy pitch to New Line Cinema with Scott Stuber and Maven Pictures duo Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler producing.
From: Deadline 20/11/2013

Gothams Give Tribute To Late 'Sopranos' Star James Gandolfini
The upcoming Gotham Awards will include the posthumous presentation of a tribute to James Gandolfini, whose The Sopranos costar Steve Buscemi will do the honors on December 2 at Cipriani Wall Street. It is an honor previously bestowed on Forest Whitaker, Richard Linklater and Katherine Oliver.
From: Deadline 20/11/2013

Mad Max: Fury Road, Starring Tom Hardy, Finally Gets A Release Date
We've been talking about Mad Max: Fury Road for years and years and years, but now we are finally getting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. has finally committed a date to the long in-development film and have now officially placed the movie on their release calendar for May 15, 2015.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2013

Star Wars Characters To Appear In The LEGO Movie
Trailers and posters for the upcoming LEGO Movie have done their very best to make sure you know that superheroes like Batman (voiced by Will Arnett), Superman (Channing Tatum), Green Lantern (Jonah Hill) and Wonder Woman (Cobie Smulders) will all have prominent roles in the movie - but their additions really shouldn't be that surprising.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2013

Man Of Steel Writer Wants To Adapt Neil Gaiman's Sandman
David S. Goyer knows a thing or two about adapt comic books.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2013

Jennifer Lawrence Doesn't Understand Why The World Is Obsessed With Her Hair
Jennifer Lawrence has had a pretty incredible twelve months. Let's take a few minutes to recap quickly.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2013

You Have To Hear Why Kevin Spacey Gave Woody Allen A Netflix Subscription
Amateur actors should be forced to audition for roles. Up-and-coming actors should need to lobby filmmakers for parts. Kevin Spacey should have to do neither at this stage of his career. He's a two-time Oscar winner (for The Usual Suspects and American Beauty).
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2013

Will X-Men: Days Of Future Past Be The Second Most Expensive Film Of All Time?
Considering that the film combines two distinct branches of a franchise and has an absolutely massive, all-star cast, it's no surprise that Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past is expected to be one of the biggest budgeted projects of 2014, but what may surprise you is where it will rank on the all-time charts.
From: Cinema Blend 20/11/2013

Batkid to receive Hans Zimmer theme tune?
The five-year-old superhero has reportedly been given an original score by the iconic Batman composer.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2013

It's a Wonderful Life is to get sequel 60 years on
Follow-up planned to Christmas classic starring James Stewart, with sequel drawing on Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2013

Brittany Murphy toxicology tests suggest heavy metal poisoning
Father commissions reports after 2009 death of troubled 8 Mile actor initially ruled as caused by pneumonia.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2013

Alan Turing biopic accuracy questioned
Film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley accused of romanticising pioneering scientist's life.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2013

Christian Bale's Batman advice to Ben Affleck: don't pee in the Batsuit
Christian Bale's suggestion for new Batman Ben Affleck was simple: going to the toilet in costume is a humiliating experience.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2013

Terry Gilliam saddles up for seventh tilt at Don Quixote film
Director revives disaster-prone project, but no word on who might replace Johnny Depp or Jean Rochefort in lead roles.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2013

Release Date Announced For Dumb And Dumber To
With so many big films landing in 2015, it's becoming all too easy to forget little ol' 2014. Dumb And Dumber To, the sequel to Dumb And Dumber, is here to change that, announcing a November 14, 2014 US release date and a December 19 UK date with a view to "counterprogram family and awards fare" according to Variety.
From: Empire Online 19/11/2013

Brittany Murphy's Dad Says She Was Poisoned, Claims Science Backs Him Up
A little less than four years ago, Brittany Murphy died, seemingly out of nowhere. Given her very young age (32), rumors quickly raged that drugs or bad decisions may have been involved, but after a thorough medical examination and toxicology tests, the coroner ruled the actress died from a combination of pneumonia, anemia and several over-the-counter drugs she may have been using to try and improve her health.
From: Cinema Blend 19/11/2013

Dumb And Dumber To Carves Out A 2014 Release Date
Stay patient, Dumb and Dumber fans. Your anticipated sequel is on its way, but you are going to have to wait longer than we might have believed.
From: Cinema Blend 19/11/2013

Insidious Chapter 3 Circles A 2015 Release Date
Successful horror movies trigger sequels and spawn franchises. Think of the Paranormal Activity or Saw movies. Heck, even something as putrid as The Human Centipede was given a second chance.
From: Cinema Blend 19/11/2013

Steve Buscemi And Dustin Hoffman Join Adam Sandler In The Cobbler
Watching him as the star of Boardwalk Empire, it may be easy to forget that Steve Buscemi tends to pop up in Adam Sandler movies from time to time, the most recent of which would be Grown Ups 2.
From: Cinema Blend 19/11/2013

NBC Buys Hospital Comedy From 'Awkward's Erin Ehrlich & David Janollari
After teaming with Awkward creator Lauren Iungerich for a comedy project at NBC, former MTV boss David Janollari, who developed and put Awkward on the air, has partnered with another key player from the flagship MTV series for an NBC comedy produced by Universal TV where Janollari's production company David Janollari Entertainment is based.
From: Deadline 19/11/2013

Brad Pitt WWII Tank Film Rolls Toward November 12 Date With 'Gravity' Composer Steven Price Scoring
Composer Steven Price, who scored Gravity, has signed on to create the music for David Ayer's currently untitled WWII tank film, which stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal and Michael Peña.
From: Deadline 19/11/2013

Spirit Awards: Patton Oswalt Tapped As Host
The actor and comic will preside over Film Independent's 29th annual trophy show March 1 under a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. Patton Oswalt appears in Ben Stiller's upcoming awards contender The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty and narrates ABC's freshman comedy The Goldbergs.
From: Deadline 19/11/2013

Blofeld could be back in James Bond's crosshairs following legal deal
Resolution of long-running dispute with estate of Kevin McClory could pave way for cat-stroking mastermind to return to regenerated Bond franchise, as well as his uber-evil organisation, SPECTRE.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2013

Scarlett Johansson voted best actress for voice-only role in Her
Honour received for in Rome for role in Spike Jonze's film about a man who falls in love with a computer operating system, voiced by Johansson after Samantha Morton's work in the same part deemed inappropriate.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2013

Robert Downey Jr pushed me out of Iron Man, says Terrence Howard
Hustle & Flow actor claims that producers wanted to massively cut his fee despite contract.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2013

The Heat spin-off to focus on Melissa McCarthy's raucous family
Director Paul Feig rewards Gina and Beth, who stole the show in one of hit comedy's funniest scenes, with their own film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2013

Disney's onscreen smoking ban applies even to Walt
New biopic Saving Mr Banks, starring Tom Hanks, edits out mogul's lifelong tobacco habit.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2013

Terry O'Quinn Rumored For Lex Luthor In Batman Vs Superman
Talk of a Superman movie inevitably spurs rumors about Lex Luthor involvement, and the latest of these has Lost's Terry O'Quinn at their center. Well, he is an older white man rocking the bald look with some serious glower power.
From: Cinema Blend 18/11/2013

Discover The Weird Demand The MPAA Made On Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Motion Picture Association of America was an organization voluntarily created by Hollywood to essentially allow the filmmaking industry to police itself rather than having government censorship step in.
From: Cinema Blend 18/11/2013

Terry Gilliam Trying To Make Don Quixote One Last Time
Oh, Terry Gilliam. Can I call you Terry? No? Okay then. Mr. Gilliam, your marvelously unique and wonderfully macabre onscreen ventures have always been a treat for my imagination, and I feel that most directors are only nipping at your heels when it comes to creating thought-provoking cinema.
From: Cinema Blend 18/11/2013

Adam Driver Denies Nightwing Rumor, Steven McQueen Starts His Own
Oh, Adam Driver, you drive us crazy. First we hated you (well, your character also named Adam) on HBO's Girls for all your reckless nonchalance and inability to wear a shirt.
From: Cinema Blend 18/11/2013

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Plans Reshoots In Montreal
One of the most encouraging changes I've seen in movie fandom over the last five years is in the way we understand news about reshoots.
From: Cinema Blend 18/11/2013

Scarlett Johansson Wins Best Actress Award At Rome Film Festival For Her Voice Performance In Her
Matthew McConaughey takes the award for Best Actor, as Dallas Buyers Club and Out of the Furnace also scoop prizes...
From: Screenrush 18/11/2013

Preacher Moves To The Small Screen With TV Pilot Ordered By AMC
US channel orders an adaptation of the dark and violent comic.
From: Screenrush 18/11/2013

Javier Bardem Reportedly Offered Role Of Blackbeard In New Peter Pan
The Spanish actor, currently onscreen in The Counselor, has apparently been offered the role of the main villain in mooted Peter Pan origin story…
From: Screenrush 18/11/2013

R.I.P. Sheila Mathews Allen
Actress, singer, and producer Sheila Mathews Allen died Friday after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis at her home in Malibu. She was 84. The widow of film and TV producer Irwin Allen appeared in many of her husband's productions including The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Land of the Giants, When Time Ran Out, and Lost In Space.
From: Deadline 18/11/2013

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We've seen the subtitled trailer for Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu) released during the Toronto Film Festival and now here's a first look at the domestic version.
From: Deadline 18/11/2013

Virgin Produced Joint Venture To Generate Films For Massive Bollywood Youth Market
Virgin Produced has partnered with Cinema Capital Venture Fund and Tantrik Group to launch Virgin Produced India, a venture that will create content for the fast-growing Hindi-speaking population.
From: Deadline 18/11/2013

R.I.P. Syd Field
Screenwriting guru Syd Field has died. Field, who authored several books about screenwriting and conducted workshops and seminars on the subject, passed away at his home in Beverly Hills on Sunday as a result of hemolytic anemia, according to a statement posted by the Raindance Film Festival. He was 77.
From: Deadline 18/11/2013

Javier Bardem Wanted For Captain Blackbeard
Javier Bardem gives good villain. He's put in memorably slimy, sleazy or psychopathic performances in the likes of No Country For Old Men, Skyfall and, to a less evil (but no less weird) extent, The Counsellor. Warner Bros. clearly wants some of his malevolent mojo, as the studio is now offering him the role of Captain Blackbeard in its gestating look at the early days of Peter Pan.
From: Empire Online 17/11/2013

Paul Feig Developing The Heat Spin-Off
Though there has been talk of a follow-up to cop comedy The Heat, especially from director Paul Feig, forward motion has apparently been slowed by Sandra Bullock's reluctance to star in another sequel she later regrets. Feig, however, seems undeterred in his quest find some way to continue the film's world, and has announced a spin-off that would follow Jamie Denbo and Jessica Chafin's characters Beth and Gina.
From: Empire Online 17/11/2013

USA Today Makes Headlines - Unintentionally - With "Race-Themed" 'Best Man Holiday' Gaffe
USA Today landed in hot water today by with a clumsily-written headline that came off as polarizing to some readers. "Holiday Nearly Beat Thor as Race-Themed Films Soar," USA Today headlined in its box office report, prompting many to spank the paper across social media.
From: Deadline 17/11/2013

Rome Film Festival: 'Her's Scarlett Johansson Named Best Actress For V.O. Performance, 'Dallas Buyers Club,' Matthew McConaughey Also Nab Awards
he eighth Rome Film Festival closed last night and unveiled its winners naming Scarlett Johansson Best Actress for Spike Jonze's Her, in which Johansson voices a Siri-like Operating System but doesn't appear onscreen.
From: Deadline 17/11/2013

Hugh Jackman Talks Up Third Wolverine Solo Movie
Remember, remember, November 5? That was the day the news emerged that after the success of The Wolverine - which has the second biggest box office haul of the whole X-franchise, behind X-Men: The Last Stand - director James Mangold, producer Lauren Shuler Donner and star Hugh Jackman were interested in making a third solo Wolverine movie. Now, Jackman has opened up (a little bit) about why he's back on board to Entertainment Weekly.
From: Empire Online 15/11/2013

Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens Joins The Cobbler, Night At The Museum 3
If you're like me, you're still a little annoyed at Dan Stevens for abruptly departing Downton Abbey and reducing both the UK and US to soul-rattling tears in that cruel Christmas special .
From: Cinema Blend 15/11/2013

Terrence Howard Says Robert Downey Jr. Took His Iron Man 2 Contract Money
You don't even have to follow Hollywood gossip to know that something went down between Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Terrence Howard. The actor was cast as James "Rhodey" Rhodes for 2008's Iron Man, fresh off an Oscar nomination for Hustle & Flow and seeming like the obvious choice for this high-profile, future superhero role.
From: Cinema Blend 15/11/2013

Forget The Heat 2 - A Spinoff Is In The Works
While Sandra Bullock has turned a cold shoulder towards the idea of a sequel to the comedy hit The Heat , director Paul Feig and the folks over at Fox aren't ready to give up on the crazy characters therein. Deadline reports Fox and Feig are at work on a spin-off of The Heat, which would focus on Beth and Gina, the scene-stealing girlfriends of Melissa McCarthy's character's brothers.
From: Cinema Blend 15/11/2013

Bell talks magical movie experience
Kristen Bell thinks Frozen has "fairy dust" sprinkled on it. The actress voices Anna in the latest Walt Disney adventure about a brave young girl who tries to save a kingdom in icy conditions.
From: Film-News 15/11/2013

Dakota Fanning To Star In Helmer Gerardo Naranjo's First English-Language Pic
Here's another solid deal coming out of the in-progress Baja International Film Festival, where executives and agents are doing business at Las Ventanas Hotel in Los Cabos.
From: Deadline 15/11/2013

OSCARS: Hey Academy, Don't Forget 'The Way Way Back's' Sam Rockwell (Interview)
The race for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars this year is shaping up to be another impossibly competitive contest. Jared Leto, Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Steve Coogan, Harrison Ford, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Bruhl, Chris Cooper, Bradley Cooper, Jonah Hill, Casey Affleck, George Clooney and so many others already are staking a place in this crowded field.
From: Deadline 15/11/2013

Warner Bros Chasing Javier Bardem For Blackbeard Role in 'Pan'
Javier Bardem has been offered the lead villain role in Pan, the Warner Bros take on the Peter Pan myth based on a Jason Fuchs script. This is the origin story pic based on JM Barrie's classic tale that we told you earlier in the week has Joe Wright in negotiations to direct.
From: Deadline 15/11/2013

OSCARS: Radius-TWC Duo Hopeful To Garner Documentary Nominations With Full Plate Of Contenders
Radius-TWC, the specialty division of The Weinstein Company devoted to multi-platform strategies, has only been in business now a couple of years. But it is clearly setting out to make its mark in the Oscar race in a big way this year with four documentaries, all with a strong chance of making the Academy's short list if industry buzz is any factor at all. Cutie And The Boxer, Inequality For All, Twenty Feet From Stardom and The Unknown Known are the titles Radius co-presidents Tom Quinn and Jason Janego highlighted when we met for coffee to discuss their awards strategy.
From: Deadline 15/11/2013

Ex-MPAA Chief Bob Pisano Named As LA Film Czar Tom Sherak's "Consigliere"
The former AMPAS president said last month that he was going to bring a high-profile industry individual on board at City Hall as his "consigliere" - and now he has. Former Motion Picture Association of America president Bob Pisano will serve as an informal advisor to Tom Sherak in the city's Entertainment Industry and Production office, I've learned. Pisano's primary role will be to help Sherak put together an informal committee to come up with proposals for City Hall and the State legislature to increase production in LA.
From: Deadline 15/11/2013

AFM: Anchor Bay Picks Up Drag Racing Pic 'Snake & Mongoo$e'
Anchor Bay Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Snake & Mongoo$e in a post-AFM deal. The fast-paced pic produced by Entertainment Universe and Rhino Films tells the true-life story of the friendship and rivalry between 1960s Southern California ...
From: Deadline 15/11/2013

Imogen Poots To Topline Todd Field's 'Beautiful Ruins'
Imogen Poots has signed on to star in the Todd Fields-directed Beautiful Ruins based on Jess Walter's bestselling novel.
From: Deadline 15/11/2013

Facts Be Damned! How Traffic Trumped Factual Reporting On Tom Cruise-Mark Wahlberg Non-Story
The digital age has made entertainment industry coverage more exciting, but the race to post and the hunger for eyeballs leads to increasingly shameful reporting of innuendo and flat-out falsehoods.
From: Deadline 15/11/2013

Don Cheadle tuning up Miles Davis biopic Kill The Trumpet Player
Actor's directing debut will focus on the period immediately following Davis's self-imposed exile from music and will co-star Ewan McGregor and Zoe Saldana.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/11/2013

Philomena: Weinsteins win MPAA appeal against R rating
Decision clears way for wider release after Harvey Weinstein recruits Steve Coogan to help make case for lowering age restriction on US audience.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/11/2013

Fifty Shades movie pushed back to Valentine's Day 2015
EL James adaptation moved from original release date in summer 2014 after difficult casting process.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/11/2013

Mission: Impossible 5 chooses to accept Christmas 2015 release
Fifth in Tom Cruise action-spy series follows success of Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol at worldwide box office.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/11/2013

Nebraska Featurette Ambles In Bruce Dern, Will Forte and co. talk Alexander Payne's latest
We're neck deep in awards season now, with the majority of contenders already mounting campaigns and just a few stragglers (come on, Marty, do keep up) left to appear on screens. Alexander Payne's latest, Nebraska, may not have the real-life hook of some or the razzle-dazzle of others, but this quiet, sweet, dryly funny film is being mentioned as a likely candidate for nominations. A new featurette with the cast talking about it is below.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2013

Lee Pace Joins Lance Armstrong Film
Lee Pace has been busy recently on two big films, Peter Jackson's latest Hobbit outing, The Desolation Of Smaug and Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy. He's now set to appear in something altogether of a smaller scale, signing on for a role in Stephen Frears' yet-to-be-titled Lance Armstrong drama.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2013

Sex Tape, Beware The Night And Kitchen Sink Shift Release Dates
What do Sex Tape, Beware The Night and Kitchen Sink have in common? Well, they are all movies from Sony that Box Office Mojo reports have shifted their release date. Beyond that they have virtually nothing in common. Sorry, that wasn't a fun game at all.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2013

Asa Butterfield In Talks To Blackmail Clive Owen In King Of The Kastle
Asa Butterfield still has plenty of years ahead of him playing teenagers, so it's encouraging that he's sticking to parts in movies that aren't immediately forgettable - The Wolfman notwithstanding.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2013

Lee Pace Joins Ben Foster In Stephen Frears' Untitled Lance Armstrong Biopic
Stephen Frears' currently-untitled drama about the controversy magnet cyclist Lance Armstrong went into production a few weeks ago, as evidenced by our first look at Ben Foster playing Armstrong. But it turns out the Working Title production has been racing to the finish line without a full cast, as actor Lee Pace has escaped Middle-earth long enough to sign on for this biopic.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2013

Will Smith And Director Shawn Levy Team For Ocean-Spanning Adventure City That Sails
Have you ever loved someone so much that you changed cities to be with them? There's a good chance you may have, but did you ever actually move a city across an ocean in order to do it? If not, that's because you're no Will Smith.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2013

NASCAR And First Lady Of Racing Louise Smith Getting Their Own Feature From Lionsgate
With a fanbase in the trillions - at least that's what it seems like - the sport of NASCAR is barely present in the history of cinema outside of a few obvious examples, especially when compared to movies about major league baseball and other sports organizations.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2013

Philomena: Steve Coogan's 002 enlisted by Judi Dench's M in R-rating argument
A second video in which the star of Philomena resurrects her James Bond character to fight the MPAA's restrictive rating of the Oscar contender has been released - and this time, she's joined by Steve Coogan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/11/2013

Napoleon biopic from Rupert Sanders set to march into cinemas
Snow White and the Huntsman director on board life story of French leader that defeated Kubrick.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/11/2013

Harry Potter And Gravity Producer David Heyman In Talks To Make A Temple Run Film
Warner Bros is looking to acquire the rights to the popular (but fairly mundane) smart phone game.
From: Screenrush 13/11/2013

Robert Orci And Alex Kurtzman Adapting Tales From The Darkside For CW
The Transformers writers are developing an adaptation of the 1980s horror series for the CW TV network.
From: Screenrush 13/11/2013

'Key & Peele' Partners Team With Judd Apatow For Universal Pitch Deal
Universal Pictures has made a deal with Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Judd Apatow to write an untitled feature comedy vehicle for the two stars of the Comedy Central show Key & Peele.
From: Deadline 13/11/2013

Nymphomaniac to be hardcore only as Lars von Trier gives up final cut
Unable to cut his sexually explicit film down from five hours, Danish director opts to let someone else cut the movie down to two, two-hour chunks - both including explicit footage.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2013

Hayao Miyazaki out of retirement, again, for manga comic
The Steven Soderbergh of the Japanese animation world, Hayao Miyazaki, is reportedly out of retirement for at least the second time, working on a period-set manga comic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2013

Martin Scorsese names his scariest films of all time
Acclaimed American director favours classic black-and-white horror, such as The Haunting and Dead of Night - but The Shining gets a look-in.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2013

Jason Statham to star in Layer Cake sequel Viva La Madness
JJ Connolly will again create a screenplay from his own novel, with Statham taking Daniel Craig role and recruiting director.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2013

Spike Lee sued over George Zimmerman tweet
Legal action is being taken against the director by an elderly couple whose address Lee wrongly tweeted as being the home of Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2013

Joe Wright being sought to direct Peter Pan origins story
Atonement director taps into Hollywood fascination with the boy who never grew up, as rival Neverland projects seek fairy dust.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2013

Could Kate Upton Give The Entourage Movie A Reason To Exist?
ould the Entourage movie finally find a reason to exist by hiring a supermodel to star in it? The spinoff from the long-running HBO series presumably has some die-hard fans who want to show up in theaters to see the further adventures of Vincent Chase and the boys, but just in case it doesn't, don't worry: The Wrap reports that Sports Illustrated cover model Kate Upton is being eyed for a lead role in the film, which is set to start production early next year.
From: Cinema Blend 12/11/2013

Joe Wright Could Tackle A Peter Pan Origin Story
From Atonement to Pride & Prejudice and Anna Karenina, English auteur Joe Wright has built a reputation constructing elaborate and inventive adaptations from beloved novels. So, it's little wonder Warner Bros would eye him for a new angle on the long-established story of Peter Pan. THR reports Wright is in negotiations to direct a Peter Pan project for Warner Bros "that would give Pan the Batman Begins treatment.
From: Cinema Blend 12/11/2013

Idris Elba Signs Up To Fight Some More Crime In Parisian Thriller Bastille Day
Popular Luther and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom actor signs on to play a U.S. operative in Paris set terrorism thriller.
From: Screenrush 12/11/2013

Summit Snaps Up Millennium's 'Hercules: The Legend Begins' Starring 'Twilight's Kellan Lutz
Lionsgate's Summit has acquired Millennium Films' Hercules: The Legend Begins, investing further in Kellan Lutz, who broke out as a vampire in Summit's Twilight Saga and will co-star in Lionsgate's The Expendables 3. Lutz takes center stage in the action-adventure as the titular Greek demigod hero.
From: Deadline 12/11/2013

Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Partner Jack Giarraputo Plots Retirement
This week, Jack Giarraputo has been telling associates at studios like Sony and Paramount that he will retire after he finishes producing the Warner Bros comedy Blended, and after that the Chris Columbus-directed Pixels for Sony.
From: Deadline 12/11/2013

Star Wars Episode 7: Saoirse Ronan misses out as US auditions announced
The actor Saoirse Ronan has expressed regret about going public with her audition for Star Wars, while director JJ Abrams praises English actors and further open auditions announced in Chicago.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2013

Lynne Ramsay rebuts Jane Got a Gun lawsuit
Ramsay denies both receiving the suit and the allegations supposedly contained within it about her behaviour on the set of Jane Got a Gun.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2013

Man of Steel 2 will see Batman and Superman in 'physical conflict'
Director Zack Snyder reveals the superheroes will come to blows in the sequel to the Christopher Nolan-produced Man of Steel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2013

Tom Cruise denies likening making blockbusters to serving in Afghanistan
Actor's lawyer claims quotes from deposition transcript in defamation case taken out of context.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2013

Starred Up heads British independent film awards nominations
Prison drama starring Jack O'Connell leads the field with eight nods, with The Selfish Giant just behind with seven.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2013

George Clooney knocks Crowe and DiCaprio, but loves Pitt
The Monuments Men director reveals feud with Crowe and disrespect from DiCaprio's associates, while approving Pitt's resilience.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2013

World Of Warcraft Will Be Like Avatar And Push The Limits Of PG-13
Made up of a complex lore built over decades, Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft has plenty of material to mine for a movie spinoff. Plus, the franchise already boasts a fan base of more than seven million, subscribers.
From: Cinema Blend 11/11/2013

Filth And More Score BIFA Nominations
Next month, this year's British Independent Film Awards will be handed out. And because that can't happen if no one has been nominated for them, the nominations were announced today via the medium of Ewan McGregor reading them out.
From: Empire Online 11/11/2013

New Line Conjures An Annabelle Spin-Off
Intriguing news from Warner Bros. and New Line this morning, revealing the surprising extent of their plans to make a franchise out of James Wan's excellent mainstream horror The Conjuring. We already knew about the sequel that immediately went into development following Wan's box office triumph, but the word on the street now is that it will be joined by no fewer than three "micro budget" spin-off projects, the first of which will centre on the creepy Annabelle doll.
From: Empire Online 11/11/2013

J-Law back with director
The American actress, Jennifer Lawrence, has reunited with her Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell for his upcoming crime drama film.
From: Film-News 11/11/2013

Trachtenberg transformed for Killing Kennedy
Michelle Trachtenberg's ex-boyfriends didn't recognise her in her latest film. The actress stars in TV movie Killing Kennedy, where she plays Marina Oswald, the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man thought to have assassinated John F. Kennedy
From: Film-News 11/11/2013

Relativity Gives Cliff Dorfman Script Deal To Crow About
Looking to keep its The Crow screenwriter Cliff Dorfman firmly in the nest, Relativity has signed the scribe to an exclusive first-look deal.
From: Deadline 11/11/2013

Jason Statham Eyes J.J. Connolly's 'Layer Cake' Follow-Up 'Viva La Madness'
Jason Statham and his manager and producing partner Steve Chasman have acquired rights to the J.J. Connolly novel Viva La Madness.
From: Deadline 11/11/2013

Gael García Bernal Immigration Docu 'Who Is Dayani Cristal?' Inks U.S. Distributor
Immigration reform documentary Who Is Dayani Cristal? sold international rights out of Park City in January. Now the Sundance cinematography award-winner and NYFF entry from Marc Silver and actor/activist Gael García Bernal has secured a U.S. distributor. Kino Lorber will release Dayani Cristal next Spring, bringing its hot button theme to audiences across the country.
From: Deadline 11/11/2013

'Kite's Callan McAuliffe & Lorraine Nicholson Join Indie 'Hacker'
As Kite racks up international sales at AFM, Samuel L. Jackson's co-star has taken on a new keyboard centric role with a new on-screen partner. From playing Oburi in the live action adaptation of the Japanese anime by Yasuomi Umetsu, Callan McAuliffe will now be the lead in the Akan Satayev-directed Hacker.
From: Deadline 11/11/2013

'Starred Up' Leads British Independent Film Award Nominations
Scottish director David Mackenzie's prison drama Starred Up was acquired for U.S. distribution last week by Tribeca Film. Today, the movie scored eight nominations for the 16th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards.
From: Deadline 11/11/2013

Dan Stevens Joins Night At The Museum 3
There's no avoiding it: the world is getting a Night At The Museum 3. Director Shawn Levy has been talking about it for a while and just last month, word arrived that Robin Williams was in the process of making a deal to return as Teddy Roosevelt. A newcomer to the franchise has now emerged as Variety reports that Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens will be Lancelot in the new movie.
From: Empire Online 10/11/2013

Justin Lin Handed The Keys To The Bourne Franchise
He made the studio a lot of money by revving the Fast & Furious franchise to new heights, so we suppose it's not too surprising why Universal would hand the Bourne franchise to Justin Lin.
From: Empire Online 10/11/2013

Hammer's The Woman in Black: Angel of Death production begins
Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, and Entertainment One (eOne) today announced that filming has begun on The Woman in Black: Angel of Death, the next installment of the most successful British horror film of all time. To be released by eOne in the UK on Friday 13th February 2015, the film will be directed by Tom Harper and will shoot at multiple locations throughout England and Pinewood Studios.
From: Film-News 10/11/2013

AFM: Two Offers On 'Two Night Stand'
Two offers are in on Two Night Stand, the directorial debut of Max Nichols, son of the great helmer Mike Nichols.
From: Deadline 10/11/2013

Britannia Awards: Sacha Baron Cohen Kills - LITERALLY? - And Steals The Show
There's no question about it. Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award For Excellence In Comedy winner Sacha Baron Cohen stole the BAFTA-LA 's annual Britannia Awards Saturday night with a comedy routine that had half the packed Beverly Hilton audience roaring and the other half shaking in their Jimmy Choos wondering if he had really just killed an elderly woman in a wheelchair - or was it one of his patented tasteless gags?
From: Deadline 10/11/2013

Jim Parsons And Isla Fisher Enter Kevin Greutert's Visions
While it's arguable that director Kevin Greutert's work on films such as Saw VI, Saw 3D and the upcoming Jessabelle put him in the presence of bonafide movie stars, his next film Visions has gathered quite the talented trio for its leads, as Ellen Barkin, Isla Fisher and Jim Parsons have all signed on for the film, which will hopefully be gloriously free of the words, "I want to play a game."
From: Cinema Blend 09/11/2013

Rachael Harris, Rob Huebel And Finesse Mitchell Join Teen Assassin Comedy Barely Lethal
The upcoming comedy Barely Lethal already has the pretty rocking cast of Samuel L. Jackson, Hailee Steinfeld, and Jessica Alba. (Okay, so maybe Alba's presence is slightly less than "rocking," but we all have our fingers crossed.) Director Kyle Newman (Fanboys) has filled out a good chunk of his supporting cast with three actors well-versed in bringing the laughs, as Rob Huebel, Finesse Mitchell and Rachael Harris have all been added to the team.
From: Cinema Blend 09/11/2013

The Conjuring's Annabelle Doll Is Getting A Spinoff Because That's How Hollywood Rolls
Just when you think you've heard it all, you realize once again that Hollywood knows no bounds, other than the ones that it can adapt into a successful franchise: Bounds 2: Bound Harder.
From: Cinema Blend 09/11/2013

'The Broken Circle Breakdown' Leads European Film Awards Nominations
The European Film Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 26th European Film Awards.
From: Deadline 09/11/2013

Star Wars Episode VII pushed back to Christmas 2015
JJ Abrams' forthcoming space opera delayed after initially aiming at a summer release date.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2013

Judi Dench brings M back from dead to help Philomena ratings appeal
Actor appears in character as James Bond's boss to publicise Harvey Weinstein's campaign to reduce new film's R rating.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2013

Spooks movie casts Game of Thrones actor in lead role
Kit Harington to play agent on track of escaped terrorist in big screen adaptation of cult TV spy show.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2013

Man of Steel: who will play female lead?
As Bond girl Olga Kurylenko and others compete for 'tall, brunette, athetic and exotic' lead, rumours abound that Wonder Woman will make an appearance in the superhero sequel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2013

Cameron Diaz sounded 'like Rihanna' on The Counsellor
Studio demanded actor redub dialogue after affecting a strong Bajan accent during the shoot.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2013

Hunger Games theme parks on the menu
Popularity of teen-action series starring Jennifer Lawrence sees elaborate plans for spin-off merchandising take shape.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2013

Unseen Dennis Hopper photographs to go on display in UK for first time
The Royal Academy of Arts announces details of exhibition called Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2013

Film is not about Amanda Knox, and is not a whodunnit, says Kate Beckinsale
US suspect in Kercher murder case who refused to attend retrial in Italy is peripheral to The Face of an Angel, British actor insists.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2013

Gary Oldman And Jay Baruchel Could Face Pure Evil In WWII Thriller Panzer 88
With Dwayne Johnson facing demons in the upcoming SEAL Team 666, I'm glad to see that vampires and zombies are getting more competition in paranormal thrillers these days, and that legitimate stars aren't afraid to take on those projects. (R.I.P.D. may not have made that much money, but it wasn't horrible.)
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2013

In Horrible Bosses 2, Our Heroes Become The Horrible Bosses Themselves-- Twist!!
It is a natural turn of events in fiction for the student to eventually become the teacher, allowing character to achieve growth. But when it comes to Horrible Bosses 2, you can bet the growth is at an all-time minimum.
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2013

Are Hunger Games Theme Parks On Their Way?
There are makeup and nail polish lines and Subway sandwich tie-ins and an entire fake magazine dedicated to its fancy clothes. So of course The Hunger Games was going to wind up with a theme park, no matter how cringingly out-of-step with the book's messages that might actually be.
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2013

Fast & Furious Mastermind Justin Lin Will Take Over The Bourne Franchise
Justin Lin has stepped away from one hugely successful franchise based at Universal Pictures and stepped right back into another one. The Fast & Furious mastermind has signed on to direct the fifth movie in the Bourne franchise, which now stars Jeremy Renner as similarly super-powered spy Aaron Cross.
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2013

Batman Vs. Superman Considering Adam Driver As Nightwing
Rumors about Zack Snyder's Man of Steel sequel have been flying around like crazy and heating up over the last few months, but now it looks as though one of them is about to be confirmed.
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2013

American Psycho Director One Of Five Joining XX, The All-Female Horror Anthology
Right now horror anthologies are about as popular as they've ever been in theaters, with flicks like V/H/S and its sequel, plus ABCs of Death and its upcoming follow-up, building hype and finding an audience mostly through the reputations of the filmmakers involved (not to mention the recently announced sequel to Trick 'r Treat.
From: Cinema Blend 08/11/2013

First Look At Maps To The Stars
David Cronenberg's latest mind-warper, Maps To The Stars, is taking shape. The great man is back in business crafting what promises to be a darkly comic look at Hollywood, the darkly comic place known affectionately to locals as La-La Land.
From: Empire Online 08/11/2013

Kate Bosworth & Thomas Jane Suffering Somnia
Following yesterday's announcement about Mara, the Olga Kurylenko horror thriller about Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome, there's news this morning that we can expect yet further sleep-danger shenanigans.
From: Empire Online 08/11/2013

Take A First Look At Simon Pegg In Kill Me Three Times
Shaun of the Dead actor looks unusually hardcore in first picture from Australian thriller.
From: Screenrush 08/11/2013

Portman confirms directorial work
Natalie Portman has confirmed she is currently working on a few directorial projects. The 32-year-old Oscar-winning actress previously told Vogue she was aiming to direct comedies under her Handsomecharlie Films banner.
From: Film-News 08/11/2013

AFM: Charlize Theron Pic 'Dark Places' Goes Everywhere As Exclusive Media Wraps Sales
Exclusive Media has closed a ton of deals to send the adaptation of Gillian Flynn's bestseller to five continents.
From: Deadline 08/11/2013

'Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens In Lancelot Mode For 'Night At The Museum 3′
Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens has been cast as Lancelot in Fox's Night At The Museum 3.
From: Deadline 08/11/2013

AFM: Mark Strong Orbits 'Ad Inexplorata'
Low Winter Sun star Mark Strong will team with writer-director Mark Elijah Rosenberg for Ad Inexplorata, a film that will start production in 2014.
From: Deadline 08/11/2013

'Fast & Furious' Helmer Justin Lin To Direct Next 'Bourne' Installment
Universal Pictures has tapped the director of one of the studio's most lucrative and successful franchises to take on the fifth installment of The Bourne Identity franchise.
From: Deadline 08/11/2013

Lynne Ramsay faces lawsuit over Jane Got a Gun
Producers of Natalie Portman-starring indie drama allege that the director was 'abusive' and 'under the influence of alcohol' on set before quitting the production.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/11/2013

Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon to team up for 99 Homes movie
Spider-Man star Garfield to play contractor who ends up working for man who evicted him in financial crisis drama.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/11/2013

Robert Pattinson To Join Benedict Cumberbatch In The Lost City Of Z
Popular actor joins popular actor in this adventure adaptation, getting the film off to a positive start.
From: Screenrush 07/11/2013

Michael Fassbender Struts His Stuff In New X-Men: Days Of Future Past Still
A new photo from X-Men: Days Of Future Past has been released, showing Michael Fassbender's Magneto.
From: Screenrush 07/11/2013

Olga Kurylenko Signs On To Meet Mara
With three films in post-production and two more (including Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner) on the way, these are busy times for Olga Kurylenko. She's managed to squeeze in one more project, however, in the form of Mara, a supernatural horror thriller from debut director Clive Tonge. Jonathan Frank (The Tournament) wrote the screenplay.
From: Empire Online 07/11/2013

James Badge Dale Joins Mamet's Blackbird
Not counting short films, it's five years since we last heard from David Mamet, in the form of the excellent Redbelt. Back in May came the news that he was working on a conspiracy thriller called Blackbird, with Cate Blanchett attached to star. While not much was heard in the meantime, there are finally developments this morning, with the news that James Badge Dale has joined the project.
From: Empire Online 07/11/2013

AFM: Worldview To Finance Hot Spec Package: Nancy Meyers To Helm 'The Intern; Robert De Niro, Reese Witherspoon To Star
In a fast mobilizing package at AFM, Worldview Entertainment has signed on to finance and produced The Intern, a new original comedy scripted and to be directed by Nancy Meyers. Robert De Niro and Reese Witherspoon are in talks to star.
From: Deadline 07/11/2013

Star Wars Episode VII auditions to be held in the UK
Two leading roles among those apparently sought for next year's UK shoot of JJ Abrams-directed Star Wars: Episode VII, with casting calls kicking off this weekend.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/11/2013

China demands 'positive images' in return for access to markets
Hollywood required to provide scripts that enhance Chinese culture in order to find favour with authorities controlling movie production.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/11/2013

The Wolverine claws back Hugh Jackman for another sequel
James Mangold, who directed the second-highest grossing X-Men movie, will return behind the camera.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/11/2013

Mortified: new film spills your deepest darkest teenage secrets
David Nadelberg came up with idea for an experimental theater program after stumbling across a love letter he wrote as a teen.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/11/2013

Michael Caine Will Be Samuel L. Jackson's Butler In A New Comedy
Over the course of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, Michael Caine played Alfred, who may well be the best-known butler in American pop culture.
From: Cinema Blend 06/11/2013

David S. Goyer's Supernatural Japanese Forest Horror Finds A Director And A Title
Since screenwriter and occasional director David S. Goyer is usually busy conceiving and co-writing superhero blockbusters such as Batman Begins and Man of Steel, it's easy to forget that his non-tentpole tastes run towards supernatural horror.
From: Cinema Blend 06/11/2013

Swedish Theaters Judging All Releases For Gender Bias By Posting Bechdel Test Ratingss
Gender treatment: the one subject the entirety of humanity agrees on all the time without fail. No wait, I must be thinking about something else. Two people in the same room generally have at least one conflicting view of either gender's roles in society, so international bonding over the subject is impossible.
From: Cinema Blend 06/11/2013

Jurassic World Rumors Suggest Jason Schwartzman Could Join The Cast
As has been established, Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World is already aiming at a big name cast, with Josh Brolin and Bryce Dallas Howard said to be attached to the project, but now another name has entered the rumor mill. Unnamed sources have reportedly informed Hypable that one of the actors being considered for a part in Jurassic World is none other than Jason Schwartman - though there are no details available about what kind of role he might play.
From: Cinema Blend 06/11/2013

Dwayne Johnson Will Punch Supernatural Evil In The Face For SEAL Team 666
At this year's Academy Awards, Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty received a handful of nominations, including Best Picture, riding the wave of public support for the SEAL team that took down Osama Bin Laden.
From: Cinema Blend 06/11/2013

The Purge 2 Will Wreak Havoc With Returning Writer-Director James DeMonaco
If there's one thing indie producer mastermind Jason Blum is great at, it's turning fairly original ideas into films that earn their budget back many times over. And if there's another thing he's great at, it's raking in even more money by putting out increasingly brainless sequels to a few of those hits.
From: Cinema Blend 06/11/2013

Hugh Jackman Will Unsheath His Claws Once Again As Wolverine
The Australian actor will return to the role he has already played many times, with James Mangold in talks to return as director.
From: Screenrush 06/11/2013

Jon Favreau In Talks To Direct A New Adaptation Of The Jungle Book
Elf director has been approached by Disney to helm a second adaptation of the much loved family film.
From: Screenrush 06/11/2013

Ben Affleck's Live By Night To See Light Of Day In December 2015
The Oscar winner's next directorial effort has been slated for a Christmas 2015 release, with shooting to begin in September 2014.
From: Screenrush 06/11/2013

Aaron Eckhart Will Fade Out
Last time we saw Aaron Eckhart he was handcuffed to a railing inside the White House situation room in Olympus Has Fallen. Call us old-fashioned but we think an actor of his calibre - the erstwhile Harvey Dent, no less - deserves better treatment, which is hopefully what his new thriller Fade Out will provide.
From: Empire Online 06/11/2013

Sequel To The Purge Underway
Back in June, just after The Purge's UK release and before it even opened in the States, there was already talk of a sequel.
From: Empire Online 06/11/2013

AFM: Millennium Snags U.S. Rights To 3D Parkour Crime Thriller 'Run'
3D indie action crime thriller Run, starring Chronicles of Narnia actor William Moseley, has been acquired by Millennium Entertainment. The parkour flick follows American teenager Daniel Lombardi (Moseley) who uses his free-running skills to pull off small robberies with his father (Adrian Pasdar) until a new girlfriend (Kelsey Chow) and the promise of going straight encourages him to use his skills for good.
From: Deadline 06/11/2013

Barack Obama to screen Nelson Mandela biopic in White House
Barack Obama is to play host to Idris Elba and Nelson Mandela's daughters for a Washington screening of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2013

The Grand Budapest Hotel to open for business at Berlin film festival
Wes Anderson's latest film, starring Ralph Fiennes as a hotel concierge, to have world premiere in the German capital.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2013

Meet Chuckesmee, Twilight's axed animatronic toddler
The unnerving puppet toddler that shot scenes in the final Twilight movie as the spawn of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart has been revealed.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2013

Special Screening Of Perfume Will Feature Scratch And Sniff Scent Track
While some are still rolling their eyes over the industry's current obsession with 3D, a special screening in Los Angeles will pay tribute to a far less popular movie house novelty: Smell-O-Vision. THR reports special screenings of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer on November 6th and 7th in Los Angeles will boast a special "scent track" that will allow audience members to experience the antihero's journey by following his nose with special scratch and sniff cards made for the occasion.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2013

Gerard Butler And Vin Diesel Might Play Kane & Lynch
With the success of Millenium Films' Olympus Has Fallen, star Gerard Butler is riding high in Hollywood.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2013

J.J. Abrams Explains Why He Wants Star Wars To Stay So Secretive
J.J. Abrams insists that he wants to maintain a strong sense of mystery regarding his Star Wars: Episode VII … proving he learned very little about the frustrations whipped up by the vagaries and misdirections that swirled around his Star Trek Into Darkness.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2013

Clint Eastwood And Ben Affleck Pick Release Dates For Jersey Boys, Live By Night
Clint Eastwood and Ben Affleck have been consistent powerhouses at Warner Bros., churning out critical and commercial hits in Argo, Gran Torino, The Town and Million Dollar Baby. They'll continue to reward the studio (and audiences, hopefully) with upcoming features that today earned a pair of release dates.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2013

19 Films Are Being Considered For 2013's Best Animated Feature Academy Award
Even though it doesn't get the prestige that the other top categories get, the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is one of my most anticipated categories, as it's one of the few Oscars that actually takes an entire feature-length film into perspective, along with Best Picture, Documentary Feature and Foreign Film.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2013

Jon Favreau In Talks To Direct New Adaptation Of The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book has a pretty great history on the big screen thanks to both the animated film from 1967 and the live action adaptation from director Stephen Sommers in 1994, but now the story is getting ready get another feature adaptation, this time potentially from the director of Iron Man. According to Deadline, Disney is now in talks with Jon Favreau to helm a whole new adaptation of the classic novel.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2013

The Saw Series May Already Be Coming Back To Life
Do you hear that squeaking sound? But it isn't a door or a piece of furniture in need of a good oiling, unfortunately; it's the sound of a tricycle being pedaled by Billy the Puppet. Well, it's actually being pedaled by a remote control or something, but that's not the point. The point is, Legendary is reportedly once again interested in turning a profit on their mega-successful Saw franchise, which hasn't made eyeballs rebel since Saw 3D came out in 2010.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2013

Nebraska Gets A Pile Of New And Beautiful Black And White Stills
New images from Alexander Payne's road trip film suggest it's going to be an uplifting journey.
From: Screenrush 05/11/2013

Actors You Never Knew Had Voice Roles In Animated Films
With Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 in cinemas, and Frozen on the horizon, we look at actors you never knew had been in cartoon form.
From: Screenrush 05/11/2013

Alex Winter Heads To Bitcoin Documentary
Last month came the news that crime writer Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Shutter Island) was at work on the screenplay for a drama about illegal online drugs bazaar The Silk Road and its recent high profile FBI takedown. It now transpires that Alex Winter is heading in the same direction but approaching from a different angle. The Downloaded director is planning a documentary that will take in The Silk Road but centre on the online currency Bitcoin.
From: Empire Online 05/11/2013

Star Trek 3 aims to beam up Joe Cornish
Attack the Block director set for the third Star Trek reboot after JJ Abrams drops out to concentrate on Star Wars.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/11/2013

Vince Vaughn's Term Life Gets Resurrected
In the wild world of Hollywood movie making, no project is ever truly dead. Pictures might swap directors, add/drop players more than a fantasy football team, change studios or take decades to develop, but an intriguing concept can always be revived. Just look at Term Life. Last month the Vince Vaughn vehicle got terminated at Universal Pictures, but since then a new deal has been struck that's giving the crime thriller a second life.
From: Cinema Blend 04/11/2013

Christopher Walken Joins Lenny Kravitz For Musician Drama Little Rootie Tootie
Daniel Algrant's career consists of three films produced with nearly a decade in between each project, as he followed 2002's mediocre crime drama People I Know with this year's biopic Greetings From Tim Buckley.
From: Cinema Blend 04/11/2013

DreamWorks Animation Plans Rocky & Bullwinkle Short
The last time someone tried to bring Jay Ward's cult cartoon characters Rocky and Bullwinkle to the screen, the result was the less-than-successful 2000 flopbuster, which all involved - particularly Robert De Niro - would probably rather forget.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2013

Demi Lovato premieres video from Disney's Frozen
I'm excited to share with you Demi Lovato's new music video for 'Let It Go' from Disney's upcoming movie FROZEN (released December 6th).
From: Film-News 04/11/2013

Russia's 'Stalingrad' Storms Into China
After making records in its home territory, Russian pic Stalingrad is off to a strong start in China.
From: Deadline 04/11/2013

WWE Studios, Film Roman Team For Animated Webseries 'Camp WWE'
WWE Studios and Film Roman will co-finance and co-produce up to 13 three-minute webisodes of the new animated series entitled Camp WWE.
From: Deadline 04/11/2013

Fox, Scott Free Acquire 'The Asset' Pitch By Morgan Davis Foehl
In a mid-six-figure deal, 20th Century Fox has acquired The Asset, a thriller that will be written by Morgan Davis Foehl, who with Michael Mann co-scripted Cyber, the film Mann is helming.
From: Deadline 04/11/2013

British actor Idris Elba stars at South African premiere of Mandela movie
London-born actor says playing former president in Long Walk To Freedom was 'a massive responsibility'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/11/2013

Now Larry Charles Will Guide A Walk In The Woods
The adaptation of Bill Bryson's comic memoir A Walk In The Woods has bounced around like a problem child for a while now. Directors have either been attached (like Barry Levinson and Richard Linklater) or approached (such as Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton), but none have stuck. Earlier this year it appeared that the project's shepherd and star, Robert Redford, would end up doing the job himself. Now, though, Borat and Bruno man Larry Charles is taking on the challenge.
From: Empire Online 03/11/2013

Latest Nymphomaniac Clip Goes Fully NSFW
Never let it be said that Lars Von Trier and the team behind his latest, Nymphomaniac, can't find ways to generate press with controversy. Take the latest snippet from the film, which is so full of sex and nudity that YouTube scrubbed it from its site and had to take a cold shower afterwards.
From: Empire Online 03/11/2013

Jason Bateman To Direct The Family Fang
The last time we checked in on the adaptation of Kevin Wilson's novel The Family Fang, Nicole Kidman had the rights to the book and had teamed up with Rabbit Hole screenwriter (and playwright) David Lindsay-Abaire to develop the project.
From: Empire Online 03/11/2013

Kristen Stewart Joins Tim Blake Nelson's 'Anesthesia'
Twilight's Kristen Stewart has joined the ensemble cast of writer-director Tim Blake Nelson's Anesthesia in a small role.
From: Deadline 03/11/2013

Is Star Trek 3 Circling Attack The Block Director Joe Cornish?
Ready for some exciting news, Trekkies? Deadline's going on record to say that Paramount and Skydance Productions are "sweet" on Attack the Block director Joe Cornish to helm the next installment in the rebooted Star Trek series, which likely will shoot in the summer of 2014.
From: Cinema Blend 02/11/2013

Conferro auctions celebrate 100 years of Bollywood
Celebrating 100 years of Bollywood, Conferro Auctions is hosting a special preview of its upcoming inaugural auction of Vintage Bollywood Memorabilia on 14 - 15 November at the Westbury Gallery, Westbury Hotel, Mayfair, W1.
From: Film-News 02/11/2013

The Lego Movie to hit screens in February
The LEGO Movie follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world.
From: Film-News 02/11/2013

Christopher Walken And Lenny Kravitz Team In Dan Algrant's 'Little Rootie Tootie'
Oscar winner Christopher Walken has signed on to star with Lenny Kravitz in Little Rootie Tootie, the next film from writer-director Dan Algrant. Walken will play a veteran jazz pianist who is mourning the death of his wife. His son (Kravitz), returns home with his own wife, disrupting the couple's careers as musicians in Europe to deal with the brilliant Sonny as his behavior becomes manic and destructive.
From: Deadline 02/11/2013

Woody Allen backs Oscars for casting directors
Director writes open letter in support of his longtime casting director, who he credits as being instrumental in his films' success.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/11/2013

New York cinema criticised for letting teens view Blue is the Warmest Colour
Pressure group complains after New York's IFC Center flouts the film's NC-17 rating, saying the explicit drama is suitable for 'mature, inquiring teenagers'
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/11/2013

Chinese propaganda film accuses US of trying to overthrow ruling communists
Film made by the People's Liberation Army espouses view that increasing Hollywood presence is 'infiltration'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/11/2013

Alan Partridge film sequel on the cards, says Steve Coogan
The success of Alpha Papa means Norwich's siege-face is looking for a second big-screen outing.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/11/2013

Prometheus sequel script ready to go, says Ridley Scott
Follow-up to much-hyped sci-fi blockbuster now finished, according to director of original film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/11/2013

Cult Favorite Sleepaway Camp Headed For A Remake
Here we are, wasting our breath trying to talk you guys into picking new Halloween classics while Hollywood is still busy recycling the same old ones. In an era where no property or franchise is too obscure to be revived, we're now faced with the prospect of a Sleepaway Camp remake.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2013

Fifty Shades Of Grey Movie Adds Victor Rasuk To Play Jose
Another piece of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie falls into place as the film finds its Jose in actor Victor Rasuk. We learned this week that Rasuk has been cast in the part of Jose Rodriguez, an alternate love interest to lead character Anastasia Steele. Rasuk joins previously cast Jamie Dornan, Luke Grimes and Dakota Johnson in the feature adaptation of E.L. James' steamy novel.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2013

Michael Fassbender May Play A Gangster In Trespass Against Us
Since 2009 when he treated audiences to a double dose of brooding swagger in Fish Tank and Inglourious Basterds, Michael Fassbender has been a hotly sought after star.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2013

Diane Keaton And Alan Arkin Restoring Holiday Cheer For The Most Wonderful Time
Hollywood has carved out a bit of a holiday-movie formula … and it somehow involves the great Diane Keaton.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2013

Borat Helmer Replaces Robert Redford On A Walk In The Woods
Expectations of the Robert Redford vehicle A Walk In the Woods should be shifting with news that the director of the Sacha Baron Cohen prank-fueled comedies Borat and Bruno has signed on to helm, replacing Redford.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2013

Pet Sematary Remake Finds A New Director
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has had a number of ups and downs over the last few years, attaching himself to projects before abandoning them a few months later. But here's hoping that this latest film will stick for the director.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2013

Jake Gyllenhaal May Replace Eminem In Boxing Drama Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal has played a detective (multiple times), a gay cowboy, a Jarhead and the kid stuck in a plastic bubble. One role he's yet to play, however, is a boxer, - though that's about to change.
From: Cinema Blend 01/11/2013

Larry Charles To Helm Nick Nolte, Robert Redford In 'A Walk In The Woods'
Borat and Bruno helmer Larry Charles is set to direct the film adaptation of Bill Bryson's best-selling memoir A Walk In The Woods, with Robert Redford and Nick Nolte starring. The script was written by Little Miss Sunshine's Michael Arndt, and it is aiming for a March start.
From: Deadline 01/11/2013

Scott Rudin Prods Teams With Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg On Comedy Feature
Producers Scott Rudin and Eli Bush have teamed with Point Grey's Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver to produce a feature with the Mail Order Comedy troupe that generates the Comedy Central series Workaholics.
From: Deadline 01/11/2013

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