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Tomas Alfredson to replace Scorsese as director of Jo Nesbo's Snowman
Tomas Alfredson is to direct The Snowman, an adaptation of the seventh book in Norwegian author Jo Nesbø's series of crime novels about hardboiled Oslo detective Harry Hole.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/04/2014

Gravity space novel author sues over Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar-winning film
The author of a 1999 novel titled Gravity about a disaster in space is suing the makers of the Oscar-winning film which shares its name, reports Deadline.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/04/2014

Bob Hoskins, one of Britain's best-loved actors, dies aged 71
Bob Hoskins, the British actor who starred in The Long Good Friday, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and many more, has died aged 71.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/04/2014

Bob Hoskins death: Helen Mirren pays tribute to 'great actor and greater man'
Members of British film industry, including Michael Caine, Stephen Frears and Long Good Friday co-star remember actor.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/04/2014

Colin Firth Finds An Eye In The Sky
Drones remain very much a hot topic and a source of drama for films that want that extra political edge. And now, Eye In The Sky, a film about use of the unmanned weapons, has emerged from the depths of development hell pulled by leading man and producer Colin Firth.
From: Empire Online 30/04/2014

Baz Luhrmann Considering Elvis Biopic
Baz Luhrmann hasn't definitely said what he'll be doing cinematically to follow The Great Gatsby - he's pondering several potential films including the big screen version of Kung Fu. Now The Wrap has heard he's in negotiations to make an Elvis Presley film for Warner Bros.
From: Empire Online 30/04/2014

Sandra Bullock may open Tupperware movie
Sandra Bullock is poised to take the lead in a film about the inventor of Tupperware parties, while fellow Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence moves ahead with Miracle Mop biopic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/04/2014

Tom Hooper and Eddie Redmayne to reunite on The Danish Girl
Les Misérables director and actor are to work together again on an adaptation of David Ebershoff's novel about transgender artist Einar Wegener.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/04/2014

Harvey Weinstein could drop Grace Kelly biopic after row over final cut
Mogul threatens not to release film in US after director Olivier Dahan attacks edits to Grace of Monaco, which is due to open Cannes film festival in May.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/04/2014

Mike Leigh on board for The Pirates of Penzance opera
Filmmaker to direct English National Opera production of Gilbert and Sullivan classic at Coliseum next year.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/04/2014

Star Wars Episode 7 shoot: Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in London
Two of the crew from the first Star Wars films are in London as JJ Abrams's reboot prepares to begin filming, while Carrie Fisher confirms her dog is in the capital.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/04/2014

First Promo For They Came Together
Though movies generally tend to release a trailer before plundering the footage store for clips, David Wain's new romantic comedy spoof They Came Together has gone in the opposite direction. A clip was put online shortly before the film's Sundance bow in January, and is being followed to the web by the trailer, viewable below.
From: Empire Online 29/04/2014

Andy Garcia Welded To Max Steel
Following a brief, worrying detour where it looked like Taylor Lautner might be picking up the powers for Paramount, the Max Steel movie was announced as back in development via production company Dolphin Entertainment last August. The Lautner-free cast is finally coming together, with Andy Garcia, Ben Winchell and Ana Villafañe.
From: Empire Online 29/04/2014

First Look At Terence Davies's Sunset Song
Any day that British filmmaking legend Terence Davies gets back behind the camera on these shores is a good one, and, as the picture below reveals, today is just such a day. His latest project is Sunset Song, a period drama based on Lewis Grassic Gibbon's 1932 novel of the same name. The Scottish leg of its shoot has just gone underway, involving such acting types as Agyness Deyn, Peter Mullan and Sunshine On Leith's Kevin Guthrie.
From: Empire Online 29/04/2014

Roland Emmerich Goes Historical Again
The last time Roland Emmerich delved into history, the world was faced with Anonymous, which ended up a controversial look at Shakespeare's work. It seems he's happy living in the past at the moment, because he's preparing to direct 1960s-set gay rights drama Stonewall and may go even further back via his option on John Coe Robbins' novel Maya Lord.
From: Empire Online 29/04/2014

Maya Rudolph Up For Big Hero Six
Disney has been surprisingly quiet regarding its next animated feature, Marvel adaptation Big Hero 6. We'd have thought it would take advantage of the Frozen success to debut a new look at the movie, but that has not been the case. There haven't even been official voice casting announcements, but now The Wrap has heard that Maya Rudolph will be lending her tonsil talents alongside T.J. Miller and Jamie Chung.
From: Empire Online 29/04/2014

Three New Guardians Of The Galaxy Stills Sneak Online
While the world is still holding out for some stills of Glenn Close and Michael Rooker in James Gunn's madder-than-a-bag-of-hydrospanners Marvel space opera Guardians Of The Galaxy, these very handsome photos of their two very handsome co-stars Karen Gillan and Chris Pratt will do very nicely as a stop-gap. Gillian is the blue bald one. Pratt is the rugged Indiana Jones type.
From: Empire Online 29/04/2014

Andrew Garfield Teases Miles Morales Could Replace Him In Future Spider-Man Movies
Spider-Man can't be Spider-Man forever. Only two films into the Amazing Spider-Man franchise, and Andrew Garfield has been openly discussing the end of the road for him.
From: Cinema Blend 29/04/2014

Listen To The Title Track For Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways To Die In The West
When Family Guy wanted to parody the musical Annie in the episode, Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater, the writers originally planned on using the musical's original tune I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here.
From: Cinema Blend 29/04/2014

Keira Knightley: Levine is a natural
Keira Knightley says Adam Levine is "a natural" on the big screen. The Hollywood actress stars in Begin Again along with the Maroon 5 crooner in what is his film debut and has nothing but high praise for the budding actor. They play college sweethearts who relocate to New York to pursue music careers in the picture.
From: Film-News 29/04/2014

Michael Fassbender Poised To Re-Team With 'Macbeth' Helmer On 'Assassin's Creed'
New Regency and Ubisoft are in talks with Justin Kurzel to direct Assassin's Creed, the live action adaptation of the Ubisoft video game that has Michael Fassbender attached to star.
From: Deadline 29/04/2014

Morgan Spurlock And His Warrior Poets Banner Strike Development Deal With The Associated Press
Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has struck a landmark development deal with The Associated Press, which will grant the Super Size Me documentarian and his NY-based Warrior Poets production banner unlimited access to adapt the AP's library of broadcast, digital, and mobile content.
From: Deadline 29/04/2014

Gregg Allman calls for film about him to be stopped after death on set
Singer-songwriter Gregg Allman has begged the director of Midnight Rider, the controversial biopic about him, to abandon the film following the death of a camera assistant on set.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/04/2014

Cannes film festival 2014 jury revealed
Sofia Coppola, Gael Garcia Bernal, Willem Dafoe and Nicolas Winding Refn are among the nine-strong panel who will sit alongside jury president Jane Campion at Cannes this year.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/04/2014

Star Wars 'expanded universe' stories to feature in Episode VII? A fat hope
Disney has signalled a fresh start for its Star Wars trilogy by officially ruling out storylines borrowed from the scores of "expanded universe" (EU) novels in book shops.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/04/2014

Steven Spielberg to tackle The BFG movie
Roald Dahl story previously filmed in 1989 to become Spielberg's latest directorial project, for release in 2016.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/04/2014

Bill Nighy and Toby Jones set to star in big-screen Dad's Army
Fondly remembered sitcom set during the second world war to feature Nighy and Jones in roles made famous by Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/04/2014

John McTiernan Talks Thomas Crown 2
One of the unalloyed joys of Issue 300 of Empire - now available for purchase - is beleaguered director John McTiernan opening up his Wyoming ranch, and his memory banks, for an exclusive interview that spans everything from directorial landmarks like Die Hard and The Hunt For Red October to his herd of 'beefalo' and a close encounter with a rattlesnake. Within that heady mix also comes news that, while under lock and key in Yankton prison last year, he wrote a sequel to his 1999 heist flick The Thomas Crown Affair, entitled Thomas Crown And The Missing Lioness.
From: Empire Online 28/04/2014

Zack Snyder To Direct The Justice League
The news has about as much shock value as a plastic Halloween mask on a parrot with the lights turned on, but after plenty of speculation, Warner Bros. has gone on the record with the Wall Street Journal about plans for a Justice League movie. And according to the studio's bosses, Zack Snyder is the man to make it.
From: Empire Online 28/04/2014

Jamie Foxx Reveals The Four-Time Oscar Winning Icon Who Inspired Electro In The Amazing Spider-Man 2
A hero is usually only as entertaining as his villain. Batman's nothing without the Joker. Superman pretty much needs Lex Luthor to thrive. And in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, our web-slinging crimefighter stares down two classic antagonists from his rich history: Electro (Jamie Foxx) and the Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan).
From: Cinema Blend 28/04/2014

Paul Thomas Anderson And Nicholas Winding Refn Team Up To Save 35MM
Digital filmmaking has won over almost all of the professionals in the game to date. Even long time stalwarts like Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese have dipped their toes in the digital waters, due to pure necessity.
From: Cinema Blend 28/04/2014

The Last Night Of Monty Python Coming To Movie Theaters
They brought the world the game-changing sketch comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus. They concocted bizarre monstrosities of movies like The Meaning of Life, Life of Brian and The Holy Grail.
From: Cinema Blend 28/04/2014

Hollywood stars shown living La Dolce Vita in photography exhibition
Paparazzi pictures exploring celebrity culture in 1950s and 1960s Rome go on display at Estorick Collection in London.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/04/2014

New Promo For The Fault In Our Stars
The dystopian future teen adventure dominates the field for novel adaptations aimed at a certain demographic right now, squaring off against Nicholas Sparks for eyes.
From: Empire Online 28/04/2014

The Fault In Our Stars Extended Trailer Reveals Smiles And A Support Group Serenade
A little more than a month ahead of the release of Josh Boone's feature adaptation of John Green's emotional teen romance The Fault in our Stars, Fox has given us a new trailer, which includes much of what we saw in the first trailer, but also offers us a few new glimpses of Hazel and Grace's love story.
From: Cinema Blend 28/04/2014

John McTiernan Wrote A Thomas Crown Affair Sequel While In Prison
First he went to director jail, then he went to actual jail: director John McTiernan was a long way from Die Hard and Predator when he was behind the camera for junk like Rollerball and Basic.
From: Cinema Blend 28/04/2014

'True Detective' Helmer Cary Fukunaga Teams With John Legend For Pulitzer Winner 'The Black Count'
On fire since the success of HBO's True Detective this year, director Cary Fukunaga has lined up his next project I've learned.
From: Deadline 28/04/2014

Ronen Rubenstein, Grace Phipps, Sierra McCormick, Michael Polish Round Out Teen Slasher 'Some Kind Of Hate'
Ronen Rubenstein (It Felt Like Love) and Disney stars Grace Phipps (Teen Beach Movie) and Sierra McCormick (A.N.T. Farm) will lead the cast of indie horror Some Kind Of Hate, from first-time helmer Adam Egypt Mortimer.
From: Deadline 28/04/2014

Cannes: Sofia Coppola, Nicolas Winding Refn Among Competition Jury Members
With about two weeks to go before kickoff, the Cannes Film Festival has announced the jury members who will make up this year's main panel. Supporting president Jane Campion will be four men and four women, another example of this year's (unofficial) emphasis on female filmmakers.
From: Deadline 28/04/2014

Fans descend on Lebowski Fest for a visit with the Dude himself
Jeff Bridges and thousands of fans in bathrobes and khakis attended the festival dedicated to the Coen brothers' abiding film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/04/2014

Travolta and Spacey dance at pirate-themed 'Bollywood Oscars'
American actors join dozens of Indian film stars, cheerleaders and underwater creatures at award ceremony in Tampa stadium.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/04/2014

New Image Of Michael Fassbender And Marion Cotillard In Macbeth
Is this a dagger which you see before you, the handle towards your hand? Well no, obviously not. It's a gorgeous new picture from the set of Macbeth, courtesy of issue 300 of Empire and photographer Mary McCartney, showing Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard as the titular warrior and his lady wife.
From: Empire Online 27/04/2014

Steven Spielberg Will Adapt The BFG
The big colourful wheel that attempts to keep track of what Steven Spielberg might direct next has been getting quite the workout recently, with at least two new projects added to his potential film list in the last few weeks. But a surprise newcomer has gazumped the rest, as The Hollywood Reporter brings word that he's attached to Roald Dahl's book The BFG.
From: Empire Online 27/04/2014

Ben Kingsley Decides To Reach The Clouds
Back in January, the news broke that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Robert Zemeckis were considering a collaboration on To Reach The Clouds, the story of Philippe Petit, the daring doer featured in Man On Wire. Plans have moved on apace, because the director has his star in place and is busy surrounding him with the likes of Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale and Charlotte Le Bon.
From: Empire Online 27/04/2014

Ready For A New Dad's Army Movie?
Despite all the brands currently being given a new coat of movie paint - the toys, the games, the sweets - we're not sure we would have predicted Dad's Army going the same way, even though rumours of a movie have floated for years and film audiences met them once before in 1971. But according to reports from the Sunday Times, it's a done deal.
From: Empire Online 27/04/2014

Jude Law Set For Genius
In 2012, it was announced that award-winning theatre director and producer Michael Grandage would make his film directing debut with an adaptation of Max Perkins: Editor Of Genius. Back then, Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender were set to star in the film, simply called Genius, but after a period in limbo, the film is finally set to begin shooting this year, with Firth, Nicole Kidman and Jude Law in the leads.
From: Empire Online 27/04/2014

Lorenzo Di Bonaventura Up To Speed With MPH
20th Century Fox isn't the only filmmaking entity interested in Mark Millar's work. Hot on the heels of his comic book Superior being optioned comes the news that Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has picked up the rights to MPH.
From: Empire Online 27/04/2014

Universal Wins Egg & Spoon Race
With the adaptation of Gregory Maguire's Oz-twisting fantasy tome Wicked now a proven stage sensation, having scored Tony awards and been performed worldwide in the 10 years since it first opened, you might imagine that rights holders Universal would be quick to jump on other Maguire books. You'd be right: the studio has optioned his upcoming story Egg & Spoon.
From: Empire Online 27/04/2014

The Fear Monger: Zombie Fight Club, [REC] 4, And Catacomb Thriller As Above, So Below Drop Trailers
Good day, crafters of all things abyss-filled. This weekend saw the wide release of John Pogue's The Quiet Ones, the latest return to form from iconic horror studio Hammer Films, and while the movie was an exercise in style over substance - especially Jared Harris' overly dramatized version of substance - it's hard to rail against big-screen horror in any form. I just hope Hammer's next production, the Jack the Ripper tale Gaslight, offers more depth to its jump scares.
From: Cinema Blend 27/04/2014

Stan Lee Will Have A Cameo In Guardians Of The Galaxy After All
A few months back, comic book legend Stan Lee revealed that he would not be making a cameo appearance in James Gunn's upcoming movie Guardians of the Galaxy, but apparently things have changed in an interesting way in the time since then. The famed editor and publisher was on a panel at c2e2 in Chicago this weekend and confirmed to the crowd there that he will indeed be showing up in Marvel Studios' space epic.
From: Cinema Blend 27/04/2014

Jim Carrey And Jeff Daniels Practice Natural Hygiene Techniques In New Dumb And Dumber To Still
Dumb and Dumber's Harry and Lloyd, played by Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey respectively, tend to find themselves on the go quite a bit.
From: Cinema Blend 27/04/2014

Tribeca: Courteney Cox Owes The World An Apology For Her Directorial Debut Just Before I Go
Before seeing her feature directorial debut Just Before I Go, I never could have imagined just how enraged I could be at Courteney Cox. But this dark comedy is insulting and offensive in just about every way possible.
From: Cinema Blend 27/04/2014

Tribeca: Keira Knightley And Mark Ruffalo Charm In Music-Fueled Romance 'Begin Again'
Irish writer-director John Carney snared the world's attention in 2006 with the breathtakingly poignant musical Once.
From: Cinema Blend 27/04/2014

Should Disney Pay Bonuses To The Laid Off Animators Of Frozen?
Walt Disney Animation Studios is the king of the animated film world, and has been for quite a while.
From: Cinema Blend 27/04/2014

Star Wars Rebels: An Interview with composer Kevin Kiner
Kevin Kiner, composer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, returns to a galaxy far, far away with the upcoming Star Wars Rebels animated series. In this exclusive interview, he discusses his writing process, musical background and previews the theme for Lucasfilm's new show.
From: Film-News 27/04/2014

Courteney Cox on movie smooches
Courteney Cox says the best thing about working with her boyfriend was "kissing between takes". The 49-year-old actress has been dating Snow Patrol rocker Johnny McDaid since December. Her beau used his musical skills to contribute to the soundtrack of her new film Just Before I Go, which Courteney directed.
From: Film-News 27/04/2014

Aaron Taylor-Johnson enjoys 'raw' films
Aaron Taylor-Johnson likes films with a "raw, natural vibe". The 23-year-old actor stars as Ford Brody in this year's remake of classic sci-fi film Godzilla. Despite the fantasy storyline, director Gareth Edwards worked hard to make the movie realistic, which Aaron appreciates.
From: Film-News 27/04/2014

Jia Zhangke & Pema Tseden confirm Chinese Visual Festival
The full line-up of films for the 2014 Chinese Visual Festival (CVF) has been announced, screening from May 7th - 18th at King's College London, with events also held at Riverside Studios with DocHouse and the BFI.
From: Film-News 27/04/2014

Meryl Streep: Theatre work was invaluable
Meryl Streep's early theatre career taught her not to "over think". The 64-year-old began working as an actress at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in New York and was presented with the Monte Cristo Award at the establishment on Monday. After accepting the accolade, she revealed what she's learnt since treading the boards for the first time.
From: Film-News 27/04/2014

Top 10 Colin Firth performances
Colin Firth is something of a British acting thespian. With a performance palette somewhat comprised of decent English gentlemen, his role as George Lomax in war drama The Railway Man is another searing performance for the Oscar winner.
From: Film-News 27/04/2014

Deadline's Best Film Stories Of The Week
William Hurt Pulls Out Of 'Midnight Rider' Movie By Anita Busch and Jen Yamato William Hurt, who was set to play Gregg Allman in the feature film Midnight Rider, has pulled out of the movie. The exit of its star casts even more doubt over whether the Randall Miller-directed biopic will move forward following the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones during filming in February in Georgia.
From: Deadline 27/04/2014

Atari's 1983 'E.T.' Game Cover-Up Unearthed In New Mexico By Xbox Docu Crew - How Bad Was It?
Lightbox and XBox Studios earned a ton of press this weekend when an excavation crew unearthed hundreds of buried cartridges of Atari's 1982 E.T.
From: Deadline 27/04/2014

Disney's 'Teen Beach Movie 2′ A Go
Stars Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps, Garrett Clayton and John DeLuca will reprise their characters from last year's Disney Channel Original Movie Teen Beach Movie for a sequel that Disney has scheduled for a 2015 broadcast premiere.
From: Deadline 27/04/2014

Film brings Pompeii back to life perfectly - and destroys it again
British director Paul WS Anderson's Roman history obsession ensures that latest Roman screen epic is as accurate and detailed as possible, from street cobbles to tsunami effects.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/04/2014

Top 10 survival films revealed
As All is Lost makes its way onto Blu-ray and DVD on 28th April, we wanted to take a look back at some of the greatest survival films we've watched over the past few years!
From: Film-News 26/04/2014

Bad Neighbours starring Seth Rogen
We are pleased to make available a hilarious new clip for BAD NEIGHBOURS starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne.
From: Film-News 26/04/2014

Films set in Lisbon
After The Night (Ate Ver A Luz) is a striking indie gangster story set in the gritty slums of Lisbon and is out in UK cinemas and VoD from the 25th April.
From: Film-News 26/04/2014

Bryan Singer denies sex abuse allegations
X-Men director responds directly to 'outrageous, vicious and completely false' accusations, and withdraws from publicity circuit for new film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/04/2014

Statue commemorating thumbs-up film critic Roger Ebert unveiled
A bronze figure of the late critic - with a cinema seat on either side of him - goes on show at the Ebertfest film festival venue.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/04/2014

'God' is banned from Disney films, say Frozen songwriters
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, the writers of Oscar-winning hit Let It Go, reveal religion is kept out of studio's output.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/04/2014

Zack Snyder Finds a Cyborg
Chalk up yet another character for Zack Snyder's follow-up to Man Of Steel, and another potential member of the Justice League showing up on screen. Theatre veteran Ray Fisher has been hired to play Cyborg.
From: Empire Online 25/04/2014

Jim Sheridan To Tackle Lockerbie Bombing
The story of the Lockerbie bombing is a bleak chapter in British history that remains raw in the extreme. News then, via The Hollywood Reporter, that Jim Sheridan is planning to make a film inspired by the events of 1988 will stir a mixture of emotions in those affected.
From: Empire Online 25/04/2014

Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives To The Other Woman, The Quiet Ones And Bears
With so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we bring you this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair well with the latest theatrical releases.
From: Cinema Blend 25/04/2014

Wonder Woman's Movie: What We Know So Far
Every time we talk about Zack Snyder's Man of Steel 2 on CinemaBlend, we unofficially refer to it as Batman vs. Superman. Which is accurate, but it leaves out a significant component: When will Wonder Woman get her own movie?
From: Cinema Blend 25/04/2014

Tony Bosses Declare Broadway Debutantes 'Violet' & 'Hedwig' Ineligible For Best Musical Category
Broadway's two most acclaimed new musicals — the gritty Neil Patrick Harris starrer Hedwig And The Angry Inch and the Sutton Foster bus vehicleViolet - will not be eligible for Tony Award nominations in the all-important Best New Musical category.
From: Deadline 25/04/2014

Jessica Chastain to play Marilyn Monroe in Hollywood biopic
Andrew Dominik slated to direct big-screen adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates's novel Blonde.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/04/2014

William Hurt quits Gregg Allman biopic amid latest claims over crew death
Actor drops out of Midnight Rider day after blog reports that producer boasted: 'We make movies by our own rules'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/04/2014

Barbie to star in live-action movie
Buddy comedy will team her up with an overworked bureaucrat, and play on Mattel-manufactured doll's passion for fashion.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/04/2014

Monty Python's reunion to hit big screens in live simulcast
Last night of 10-date run, which remaining members say is their last time working together, to be broadcast to cinemas around the world on 20 July.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/04/2014

Mark Strong Heads To Grimsby
Mark Strong has played both heroes and villains and we know he can be funny when it counts. For his next trick, he's going to have to put up with a rowdy Sacha Baron Cohen, joining the cast of Grimsby.
From: Empire Online 24/04/2014

Peter Serafinowicz Will Spy
Though the cameras are already rolling, Paul Feig is making sure international audiences pay attention to his latest collaboration with Melissa McCarthy, Spy, by recruiting talent from around the globe. New to the cast are Peter Serafinowicz, Bollywood regular Nargis Fakhri and Swedish comedian Bjorn Gustafsson.
From: Empire Online 24/04/2014

Disney Invites You To A Feast
In recent years, short animated films have once again become a staple in front of Disney's 'toon features, and with the Mouse House's latest offering, Big Hero Six, arriving later this year in the States and early in 2015 in the UK, the company has announced the title and basic concept for its latest, Feast.
From: Empire Online 24/04/2014

The Third Hobbit Is Now Subtitled The Battle Of The Five Armies
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit has seen many ups and downs in its journey to the screen. It's changed director, gone from two films to three, and now sees the third film retitled from There And Back again, the book's subtitle, to The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies.
From: Empire Online 24/04/2014

Amanda Seyfried Joins Pan
With the cameras now scheduled to roll next week at Leavesden Studios, Joe Wright has rounded out the cast for Peter Pan origin tale Pan. Amanda Seyfried, Nonso Anozie, Kathy Burke, Jack Charles, Taejoo Na, Kurt Egyiawan, Lewis MacDougall and Leni Zieglmeier are all now on board.
From: Empire Online 24/04/2014

Peter Farrelly Talks Dumb And Dumber To
It's been 20 years - gulp - since Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne stunned the world with their infectious brand of moronic mishaps in Dumb And Dumber and pretty soon they'll be back with more of the same in Dumb And Dumber To, a title that still causes us physical pain. As co-writer,director Peter Farrelly explains in the new issue of Empire, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels' bosom buddies "are exactly the same" as we left them.
From: Empire Online 24/04/2014

Lupita Nyong'o & Scarlett Johansson In Talks For The Jungle Book
With her first Oscar under her belt for an amazing performance in 12 Years A Slave, people have been wondering what Lupita Nyong'o would do next. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she's in talks alongside Scarlett Johansson for a voice role in Disney's new live action/CG version of The Jungle Book.
From: Empire Online 24/04/2014

Doug Liman Targets Railhead
He's just about to bring a sci-fi story from the page to the big screen with Edge Of Tomorrow, and it looks like Doug Liman is raiding the shelves again for a potential future project. He's in talks to direct an adaptation of Philip Reeve's children's book Railhead.
From: Empire Online 24/04/2014

Tribeca Film Festival Hands Top Prizes To 'Zero Motivation', 'Point And Shoot'
Writer-director Talya Lavie's Israeli film took the Tribeca Film Festival's Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at the awards ceremony tonight in NYC.
From: Deadline 24/04/2014

Meryl Streep: 'I thought I was too ugly to be an actress'
Three-times Oscar winner says that as student she thought being an actress was 'vain' and that wearing glasses would be obstacle to acting career.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/04/2014

Quentin Tarantino's Hateful Eight lawsuit is thrown out - for now
Judge rejects claim that Gawker's link to a leaked copy of Tarantino's screenplay 'crossed the journalistic line', but invites director to refile his case.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/04/2014

Bryan Singer accuser's abuse claims denied by Hollywood executives
David Neuman, Garth Ancier and Gary Goddard reject alleged victim Michael Egan's accusations of a Hollywood sex ring.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/04/2014

Mark William Shakespeare's 450th Birthday With This Exclusive Image From Bill
Today - according to many sources, but not Wikipedia so frankly we don't know what to think - marks the 450th birthday of the greatest writer the world has ever known, one Mr. William Shakespeare.
From: Empire Online 23/04/2014

Robert Downey Jr. Reveals First Official Pic From Age Of Ultron
While there have been pap-grabbed early set pics and imagery from Avengers: Age Of Ultron, it has fallen to recent Twitter arrival and Marvel Cinematic Universe Prom King Robert Downey Jr. to release the first official look at the superhero sequel.
From: Empire Online 23/04/2014

Roberto Orci Wants To Direct Star Trek 3
After writing as a unit for more than a decade and turning into something of a production company powerhouse/hive mind, Star Trek scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have decided to call it quits. No, snark fans, they're not quitting the biz but merely focusing on separate film projects, which in Kurtzman's case means negotiating to direct Amazing Spider-spin-off Venom and in Orci's, lobbying to sit in the big chair for Star Trek 3.
From: Empire Online 23/04/2014

Jon Turteltaub Directing It's A Small World Movie For Disney
When the practice of turning theme park rides into movies was freshly sparked with Pirates Of The Caribbean, we'd often joke that Disney was now achingly close to adapting sugary, singing, animatronic nightmare fuel It's A Small World. We really have to learn to keep our gobs shut, because the Mouse House now has National Treasure director Jon Turteltaub in charge of the project.
From: Empire Online 23/04/2014

Jessica Chastain Goes Blonde
Andrew Dominik has been trying to make a film based on Joyce Carol Oates' 2001 novel Blonde for more than four years now. It appears he's close to making it happen, with The Wrap reporting that Jessica Chastain is figuring out a deal to play Marilyn Monroe.
From: Empire Online 23/04/2014

Len Wiseman Opens Black Chapter
You might think that between the Underworld franchise and his duties as producing director on madcap TV drama Sleepy Hollow, Len Wiseman would want a break from action with supernatural elements. You would be wrong, because he's agreed to direct Black Chapter, which features just such a mix.
From: Empire Online 23/04/2014

Adam Rifkin Chewing On Peeps
Where next after the unlikely pitch-hitter of The Lego Movie? Looking for the next colourful and popular intellectual property to turn into a blockbuster narrative animated classic, producer Adam Rifkin has hit on the sweetie brand Peeps. His producing partners Brent Tinter and Brian E. Rochlin are supporting him in his dream.
From: Empire Online 23/04/2014

Tribeca: Summer Of Blood Combines Hipster Comedy And B-Movie Horror
Based in downtown Manhattan, the Tribeca Film Festival has a special section of its lineup dedicated to local filmmakers and movies shot within the five boroughs of New York City. Representing Brooklyn--more specifically the hipster haven of Bushwick--is Summer of Blood, a horror-comedy that's first trailer we shared earlier this week. Now, I am happy to report that this curious indie is as spirited as it is deeply twisted.
From: Cinema Blend 23/04/2014

Mean Girls Star Writes Moving Coming-Out Letter To His Beloved Character
We're fast approaching the 10-year anniversary of the release of Mean Girls, the Tina Fey-penned teen comedy that became a touchstone of humor and angst for countless fans.
From: Cinema Blend 23/04/2014

The Walking Dead's Stephen Yeun And Felicia Day Join Comic Adaptation Chew
While the rest of the outside world just stands around completely unaware, fans of the exceptionally original Image Comics series Chew have been chomping on nothing but false hopes as one potential adaptation after another has slipped through the cracks. But production company Heavy Metal's co-founders David Boxenbaum and Jeff Krelitz are now closer than anyone has ever been to bringing writer John Layman and artist Rob Guillory's work to life, and they've hired The Walking Dead's Steven Yeun and geek culture superstar Felicia Day to join the animated feature's voice cast. Now all they need to do is hurry up and finish casting and animating before some other setback halts production.
From: Cinema Blend 23/04/2014

Safdie Bros. Launch Elara Pictures Banner With Drama 'Heaven Knows What'
Spirit Award winning directing brothers Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie (Daddy Longlegs) have wrapped filming on Heaven Knows What, a docu-fiction hybrid starring Caleb Landry Jones and Arielle Holmes.
From: Deadline 23/04/2014

Wall Street Wonders: Will HBO's Deal With Amazon Change The Online Video Game?
Some analysts say it could as investors lifted the value of Time Warner shares by 1.8% and drove Netflix down 5% and Amazon down 1.5% in afternoon trading.
From: Deadline 23/04/2014

Felicity Jones To Star In Juan Antonio Bayona's 'A Monster Calls'
Felicity Jones is making a deal to star in A Monster Calls, the Juan Antonio Bayona-directed adaptation of the Patrick Ness children's fantasy novel.
From: Deadline 23/04/2014

Jackie Earle Haley To Helm 'Criminal Activities'
Jackie Earle Haley, who has made the most of a second career wind since his Oscar-nominated turn in Little Children, has made it to the directing chair.
From: Deadline 23/04/2014

Lionsgate Dates Johnny Depp-Starrer 'Mortdecai' For February 2015
Lionsgate has slotted Johnny Depp-starrer Mortdecai for February 6, 2015. The action comedy, adapted from the 1970s novels by Kyril Bonfiglioli, centers on debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai (Depp).
From: Deadline 23/04/2014

William Hurt Pulls Out Of 'Midnight Rider' Movie
William Hurt, who was set to play Gregg Allman in the feature film Midnight Rider, has pulled out of the movie. The exit of its star casts even more doubt over whether the Randall Miller-directed biopic will move forward following the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones during filming in February in Georgia. A source close to the production tells Deadline the filmmakers "were already looking to recast some roles," including the Gregg Allman character.
From: Deadline 23/04/2014

Sony Pictures Teams With Mattel To Fashion Film Franchise Based On Barbie Toyline
Sony Pictures has found what the studio believes will be its next global franchise. The studio has closed a partnership with Mattel and Parkes+MacDonald/Image Nation on a live-action comedy built around Barbie, the top-selling fashion doll.
From: Deadline 23/04/2014

Thornton: I check on Angelina
Billy Bob Thornton says he and Angelina Jolie "check in on each other all the time". The Pushing Tin star split from the actress in 2002 and divorced the following year after three years of marriage.
From: Film-News 23/04/2014

Caity Lotz: I'd take on Terminator
Caity Lotz thinks her character in The Machine could take the Terminator. The 27-year-old actress stars as Ava in the sci-fi thriller, about computer scientists who create artificial intelligence machines for the military. As a robot, the actress thinks she would be able to match up to some of the most iconic creatures in the genre.
From: Film-News 23/04/2014

Leonardo DiCaprio and Danny Boyle in line to reteam on Steve Jobs film
Aaron Sorkin-scripted biopic of Apple co-founder turns to British director, with DiCaprio a strong contender for lead role.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/04/2014

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks on course for cold war spy thriller
Saving Private Ryan pair to team up on film telling story behind U2 spy plane crisis at height of US,Soviet hostility.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/04/2014

New Star Wars Films Will Not Plunder The Novels
Boba Fett crawls from the Sarlacc Pit; Han and Leia have twins; Luke establishes a Jedi Academy; Chewbacca dies; Mara Jade exists. These and many more are plot points we won't be seeing in Star Wars: Episode VII and beyond, according to screenwriter Simon Kinberg. We may be heading back to a galaxy far, far away, but the journey won't take in the expanded universe.
From: Empire Online 22/04/2014

Rachel Weisz Says Miss You Already
Cast your mind back two years. We were wondering whether London could pull off the Olympics, anticipating the cinematic arrival of the Avengers and reporting that Toni Collette would be co-starring alongside Jennifer Aniston in comedy drama Miss You Already. Fast-forward to today, and there have been changes both behind and in front of the camera, as Rachel Weisz has stepped in to appear with Collette and Catherine Hardwicke will direct.
From: Empire Online 22/04/2014

Vin Diesel Shares Photo Of Walker Brothers on Fast 7
As reported last week, Caleb and Cody Walker have volunteered their services to help Fast & Furious 7 overcome the tragic absence of their brother Paul on a number of sequences yet to be shot. Well, the pair are already in action and Vin Diesel has taken to his Facebook page to share a first look at them on set. Click on the image below for a closer look at the brothers Walker.
From: Empire Online 22/04/2014

Marc Webb Hints At J. Jonah Jameson's Presence In Amazing Spider-Man 3
It's hard to forget when you were the young fan boy, sitting in front of the screen, nitpicking 2002's Spider-Man. So far, everything seemed pretty right, but you wanted to be convinced further.
From: Cinema Blend 22/04/2014

The Real Goonies 2 Questions You Should Be Asking
In 1982, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial arrived on the scene and set a high benchmark for movies that were both for kids and about kids. At the heart of a film about a boy and the stranded alien he befriends is a tale about the power of kid spirit, and it affected a generation.
From: Cinema Blend 22/04/2014

Scott Derrickson Explains Why A New Helmer Was Brought In For Sinister 2
From the Paranormal Activity movies to The Purge and Insidious, Blumhouse Productions has been spinning out enticing horror franchises.
From: Cinema Blend 22/04/2014

Eric Roberts' Quotes On The Human Centipede 3 Will Make You Throw Up A Little
Just saying the phrase The Human Centipede out loud makes my stomach turn slightly. Writer-director Tom Six has poisoned those three words with his vile horror series, which basically consist of victims being experimented on by a sadistic doctor with a mouth-to-anus fascination. Fetish might be the more appropriate word.
From: Cinema Blend 22/04/2014

How X-Men Producers Made 'Mystink' Slightly Easier For Jennifer Lawrence
Playing Mystique in an X-Men movie stinks. Not the ass-kicking part. That's amazing and fun (I'd imagine). I mean the extensive prep work that goes into appearing on screen as a character who is blue from head-to-toe.
From: Cinema Blend 22/04/2014

Paul Walker's brothers emotional film shoot
Paul Walker's brothers have "mixed feelings" about appearing in Fast & Furious 7. Caleb, 36, and 25-year-old Cody are shooting scenes for the movie sequel in honour of their late brother, who died in a car crash late last year. He had been filming the latest instalment of the street racing series at the time, with the three men's sister Ashlie now discussing Caleb and Cody's experience.
From: Film-News 22/04/2014

CAA Signs Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong'o
Hot off her Best Supporting Actress Oscar win, Lupita Nyong'o has signed with CAA. The 2012 Yale School of Drama grad made her feature debut in the Steve McQueen-helmed Best Picture winner 12 Years A Slave playing cotton plantation slave Patsey opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender.
From: Deadline 22/04/2014

New Regency & Plan B Go Genre By Acquiring '3 Videotapes'
New Regency, RatPac Entertainment and Plan B have acquired 3 Videotapes, a pitch by Ian McCulloch that puts both companies in the low-budget genre game.
From: Deadline 22/04/2014

Joss Whedon Distributing In Your Eyes Online
Joss Whedon is no stranger to independent routes for distribution - this is the man who, along with his team, turned Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog into a big online success.
From: Empire Online 21/04/2014

Monday Movie Memo: Johnny Depp's Movie-Star Days Are Done
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Johnny Depp released a new movie, and American audiences placed it on the "Pay No Mind" list.
From: Cinema Blend 21/04/2014

How Will J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII Use The Expanded Universe?
"I know, for the [Star Wars] movies, the canon is the canon. And the canon is the six films that exist."
From: Cinema Blend 21/04/2014

Chris Pine May Star In Coast Guard Drama The Finest Hours
Disney is developing a sea-faring drama The Finest Hours, a Coast Guard drama about a real-life 1952 tragedy. Robert Schwentke (R.I.P.D.) was originally attached to direct, though he is now helming Insurgent, taking him out of the running. Still, Disney continues, un-bothered, and have found a brand new creative team to come aboard the film.
From: Cinema Blend 21/04/2014

The World's First (And Only) Summer Movie/NBA Playoff Combo Preview
The NBA playoffs have begun, and there's a very good chance your favorite team is one of the sixteen qualifying squads, But you've missed the bulk of the regular season, because you never go to your friend's house anymore to take advantage of his NBA TV package.
From: Cinema Blend 21/04/2014

Doctor Who documentary to premiere at Sci Fi London
London based production and distribution company Capital City Entertainment are pleased to announce that their Doctor Who feature documentary Who's Changing: An Adventure in Time with Fans has been selected for the 14th Sci Fi London film festival where it will receive its first cinema showing in Europe.
From: Film-News 21/04/2014

Odin Teatret & Eugenio Barba host exclusive master classes
From Wednesday 23 April - Saturday 26 April, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is honoured to host the groundbreaking Odin Teatret, together with their award-winning director Eugenio Barba, for a series of exclusive master classes, work demonstrations and film screenings.
From: Film-News 21/04/2014

Top Actors in Social Media And What It Means For TV & Movie Marketing
Social media has had a tremendous impact on movie and television marketing, increasing awareness and visibility for a TV show or movie across the globe in a click — a lot clicks — of a button.
From: Deadline 21/04/2014

Spielberg Circling Several Projects, Cold War Thriller Among Them
Sister publication Variety reporting Tom Hanks wants to star for Steven Spielberg in an untitled thriller scripted by Matt Charman.
From: Deadline 21/04/2014

OSCARS: Craig Zadan & Neil Meron Return To Produce In 2015
We're hearing the Academy is aiming for consistency and has nailed down Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produce the Oscarcast for a third year running.
From: Deadline 21/04/2014

Bravo, Joss Whedon For Online Launch Of Tribeca Pic
As a guy who has covered features my whole career, I find it distressing that the only time feature folks do risky things seems to be when they are making TV projects.
From: Deadline 21/04/2014

Cannes: Critics' Week Lineup Unveiled
The roster for Cannes Film Festival sidebar Critics' Week was announced this afternoon with seven films in competition and two special screenings, along with the opening and closing titles.
From: Deadline 21/04/2014

Teaser For Orange Is The New Black Season 2
Despite House Of Cards scoring the bigger initial buzz, Netflix's other series launched last year, prison comedy drama Orange Is The New Black, won a lot of critical praise for its funny, touching, and progressive characters and plotlines. The show returns to our small screens this year for a second season, and the new trailer is online.
From: Empire Online 20/04/2014

Max Greenfield Says Hello My Name Is Doris
Currently best known for playing weirdo ladykiller Schmidt on New Girl, Max Greenfield has also been cropping up occasionally on the big screen. He's now signed to co-star in Michael Showalter's new comedy, Hello My Name Is Doris.
From: Empire Online 20/04/2014

World's First Look At New Dawn Of The Planet Of Apes Footage
Empire's Dan Jolin was lucky enough to be among a small, select audience shown roughly 20 minutes of work-in-progress footage of Matt Reeves' Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes at the 20th Century Lot in Century City, LA, and Caesar himself was there to introduce it. "You are the very, very first peple on the planet to see this footage," Andy Serkis confirmed, before talking us through six clips.
From: Empire Online 20/04/2014

Why James Franco Had To Cameo And 4 More Tidbits We Learned About Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes At WonderCon
Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes completely blew our minds back in 2011, proving that it was possible to create a truly excellent reboot/prequel for an established Hollywood franchise.
From: Cinema Blend 20/04/2014

The Fantastic Four Reboot's Tone To Fall Between Chronicle And Spider-Man
Modern comic book movies have shown us that there are two equally effective approaches to tone: you can go the fun, more comedic route, like The Avengers, or darker and more serious, like The Dark Knight. Not only does this provide a bit of variety within the genre, it also provides an interesting question about the direction of future projects.
From: Cinema Blend 20/04/2014

Quentin Tarantino Says He Is Still Working On His 'Hateful Eight' Script
It's difficult to speculate if Quentin Tarantino will actually ever make his western movie Hateful Eight.
From: Cinema Blend 20/04/2014

A Farscape Movie Is Being Written
Showrunner Rockne S. O'Bannon has been busy with shows like Revolution, Cult, and Defiance in recent years, but it would appear that his heart has never left what many fans would consider his best work: Farscape.
From: Cinema Blend 20/04/2014

Soul Train musical coming to Broadway
The man who brought the music of Journey, Def Leppard, Foreigner and more to the Broadway stage with Rock of Ages has his eyes on the music that made Soul Train great.
From: Film-News 20/04/2014

Birth of the Living Dead documentary
In 1968 a young college drop-out named George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team - from Pittsburgh policeman, iron workers, housewives and a roller rink owner - to create a low budget horror film that would revolutionise the industry, and spawn a new flesh eating monster that endures to this day…that film was ''Night of The Living Dead''.
From: Film-News 19/04/2014

The Fear Monger: Cabin Fever Gets A Remake, Sinister 2 Gets A Director, And Wolves Fight Mutants
Good day, voyeurs of all things salaciously gelatinous. Go back into the 1970s this weekend and celebrate both Record Store Day on April 19 and stoner holiday 4/20 on, well, that day.
From: Cinema Blend 19/04/2014

Godzilla's Secret Roar And 4 More Stories We Learned About The Upcoming Reboot At WonderCon
We just can't get enough of Godzilla. Over the last few months we've been completely absorbing every single tiny bit of footage that has arrived online, and it has only served to make us more excited for the upcoming blockbusters, which should prove to be one of the biggest movies of the summer.
From: Cinema Blend 19/04/2014

WonderCon In Photos Day 2: Deathstroke, Lady Boba Fett, And Mystique Hit Anaheim
Yesterday I arrived in Anaheim, CA for WonderCon and took 170 photos of the various costumed fans wandering in and around the convention center, and while I spent the morning today watching studio presentations, my afternoon was all about cosplay duty. In the gallery below you'll find over 100 new images of various WonderCon goers decked out in tribute wear.
From: Cinema Blend 19/04/2014

Tom Hardy to play both Kray twins
British actor to play both Ronnie and Reggie in new film about the East End gangsters by LA Confidential screenwriter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/04/2014

Star Wars fans pore over images of possible film set in the desert
Latest instalment of franchise, Star Wars: Episode VII, has been shrouded in secrecy, but images offer hint shooting has begun.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/04/2014

Latin America reacts to death of literary colossus Gabriel García Márquez
Singer Shakira joins presidents of Colombia and Mexico, as well as Bill Clinton, in paying tribute to Nobel prize-winner.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/04/2014

Spielberg Plans The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
Fear not, Spielbergers. The man behind Lincoln, Jurassic Park and so many famous films is not planning to snatch someone from the street and incur the wrath of Liam Neeson's Bryan Mills. Instead, The Kidnapping Of Edgardo Mortara is yet another potential project for him to direct.
From: Empire Online 18/04/2014

WonderCon 2014 In Photos: Black Widow, Bizarro, And Beetlejuice Come Out To Cosplay
There's a lot to love about comic book conventions, from the informative and entertaining panels and presentations to the presentation floors filled with all kinds of awesome toys and artifacts, but perhaps the greatest aspect of all is the fan appreciation expressed through cosplay.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

10 Hilarious Movies That Prove 'Spoof' Isn't A Dirty Word
When did "spoof" become such a dirty word? There once was a time when filmmakers like Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein) and brilliant comedians like the late Leslie Nielsen (Airplane!, The Naked Gun) mastered the art of parody.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

X-Men Fans: It's OK To Still Be Excited For Days Of Future Past
I know it doesn't feel that way right now. Comments on social media and posts on various message boards suggest that the accusations being lobbed at X-Men director Bryan Singer are coloring people's opinions of 20th Century Fox's upcoming sequel. Our own Mike Reyes touched on the internal conflict fans currently wrestle with in his report that Singer planned to skip this weekend's X-Men: Days of Future Past panel at WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

15 Widely Released 2010 Movies We Bet You Won't Recognize
If I asked you what job you had four years ago, you could probably tell me. Hell, you could probably tell me who you were dating/ married to, what kind of dog you had and what kind of car you drove too. These basic facts are burned into your brain, but what about the most important things? What about all the movies you saw and all the ones that obsessively advertised at you but didn't earn your business? Could you remember all of them?
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

Interstellar: What We Know So Far About Christopher Nolan's Sci-Fi Movie
Strange as as it may seem, we've seen a surprising number of original science-fiction films emerge over the last few years. From Chronicle to Looper to Elysium to Gravity, studios have begun taking a chance on interesting filmmakers with big ideas. Later this year we will see a continuation of this pattern with the release of the new blockbuster epic Interstellar.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Christmas Comedy Gets A Release Date
Tis the season to spend it with Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The two had teamed for a Christmas-themed film for Sony, which was being eyed as a potential hit for the colder months. It should be no surprise, ultimately, that the project has received a tidy, warm holiday release date.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

Bryan Singer To Skip X-Men: Days Of Future Past WonderCon Panel
It was a calamity that happened almost overnight: reports started to break that Bryan Singer, director of the X-Men franchise past and present, was being accused of sexually assaulting a 17 year old boy back in 1998.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

The 24 Hour Bear Movie Marathon
This week marks Disney's latest nature release, Disney's Bears. The film is a documentary tracking the cuddly creatures across the wilderness, ample material to educate and entertain a young kid. But as an adult, you might love bears, cubs, and hybrids, and think to yourself, you know what? I'm not satisfied with the lack of bear-age in my life.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

Maleficent Featurette Teases A Reinvention, Not A Retelling Of Sleeping Beauty
Rather than delivering a live-action remake of Sleeping Beauty, Disney has taken more of a Wicked approach with Maleficent in focusing its attention on the villain of the story. As screenwriter Linda Woolverton describes the concept in the new featurette, Maleficent is "a reinvention, not just a retelling of the same story.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

Why Is The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Opening Internationally First?
Heading to the movies this weekend? I bet you are super-excited to finally check out Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2! Fan feedback has been off the charts positive. Reviews, on balance, are strong. Grab your tickets and head out to.
From: Cinema Blend 18/04/2014

Universal Studios Japan Sets Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Opening For July 15
The Japan branch of Universal Studios Parks & Resorts and Warner Bros' Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction was originally unveiled in May 2012 with a target late-2014 opening date. They made it: The opening day will be July 15.
From: Deadline 18/04/2014

'Everest' Movie Crew OK After Tragic Avalanche
While the second unit crew shooting Everest were in the vicinity when a tragic avalanche struck Mount Everest and so far has killed 13, there were no injuries or fatalities on the film, I can report.
From: Deadline 18/04/2014

Cohen Media Group Acquires Bérénice Bejo-Starring French Heist Pic 'The Last Diamond'
Cohen Media Group has acquired North American distribution and English-language remake rights to Bérénice Bejo-starrer The Last Diamond.
From: Deadline 18/04/2014

Samuel L. Jackson Part Of Saturday's 'Hateful Eight' Reading
Organizers have treated Film Independent's staged reading of Quentin Tarantino's latest script The Hateful Eight like a national security matter, restricting things like cell phones and computers and staying mum on casting ahead of Saturday night's event.
From: Deadline 18/04/2014

FCC Chairman Circulates Draft Rules For TV Spectrum Auction
The financial and technological proposals are incredibly complicated, but they provide the kinds of details that broadcasters have wanted to see before they decide whether to let the federal government auction to broadband providers some of the airwaves now used for TV.
From: Deadline 18/04/2014

Paramount & China Film Co To Produce 3D 'Marco Polo'
Paramount Pictures and China Film Co Ltd have inked a deal to produce the 3D fastasy/action feature film Marco Polo. It was announced today by China Film Co's Zhang Qiang and Paramount Vice Chairman Rob Moore at the signing during the Beijing International Film Festival. This is a first-time venture between between CFC and Paramount but the second deal in days for China Film Co and a U.S. studio
From: Deadline 18/04/2014

Cannes: Nicole Garcia Heads Camera d'Or Jury
Actress-director-screenwriter Nicole Garcia will preside over the jury for this year's Caméra d'Or award, given to the best debut film at the Cannes Film Festival.
From: Deadline 18/04/2014

Cannes 2014: the programme in full
Here are all the films being shown at the 67th Cannes film festival, in May.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/04/2014

Tribeca film festival 2014: the most anticipated films
The 13th Tribeca film festival is expected to be the best one yet. From grown men who love My Little Pony to Irish horror, here's a roundup of the ones to watch.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/04/2014

The force of law: Prisoner claims persecution for Star Wars faith
'I fear retaliation from the dark side', says anonymous prisoner at London's HMP Isis, alleging widespread intolerance of Jedis.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/04/2014

Oliver Stone: China's film-makers need to confront country's past
Stone causes controversy by telling Beijing international film festival audience that Chinese directors fail to make movies about Mao Zedong's damaging legacy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/04/2014

Robin Williams to star in Mrs Doubtfire sequel
Follow-up in the works to 1993 comedy about a divorcee who impersonates a Scottish nanny to be closer to his kids.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/04/2014

Ken Loach and Mike Leigh to go head-to-head at Cannes film festival
Jimmy's Hall, directed by Loach, and Leigh's Mr Turner among the 18 films selected to compete at prestigious event this year.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/04/2014

Maleficent Featurette Explores The Film
Though we've had a couple of trailers that fairly comprehensively set the scene for Disney's new re-working of the Sleeping Beauty story with Maleficent, it's clearly time in the film's promotional schedule for the cast and crew to reveal their thinking behind the expanded story. A new featurette has hit the web to do just that.
From: Empire Online 17/04/2014

Zack Snyder On Batman-Superman
Currently at work on the still untitled Man Of Steel follow-up that will see Henry Cavill's Superman sharing screen time with Ben Affleck as the latest incarnation of Batman, Zack Snyder took some time out to talk to Forbes about his ideas for the film and his excitement at uniting the two veteran superheroes on the live-action big screen for the first time.
From: Empire Online 17/04/2014

Initial Image From Ryan Gosling's Lost River
If you read our feature on the films we're most anticipating in this year's Cannes line-up, you know we're intrigued by Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, Lost River. Formerly known as How To Catch A Monster, the film promises surreal mystery and, from the looks of this first image, Mad Men's Christina Hendricks in a tricky situation.
From: Empire Online 17/04/2014

David Koechner To Lead Scouts Vs. Zombies
Lumbering through development hell since at least 2010, zom-com Scouts Vs. Zombies is finally heading into production. Last we heard (a year ago), Tropic Thunder and Men In Black 3 writer Etan Cohen was directing, but he's since been replaced by Christopher Landon, who most recently made Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones and wrote 2007's Disturbia. The film also now has its scout leader, in the jocular form of Champ Kind himself, David Koechner.
From: Empire Online 17/04/2014

New Promo For The Rover
Late January brought the first, moody look at Australian director David Michôd's much-anticipated follow-up to Animal Kingdom, The Rover. If you were after a promo that keeps much of the intense, atmospheric feeling from that teaser, but offered a little more in the way of story, here you go.
From: Empire Online 17/04/2014

Beverly Hills Cop 4 May Begin Filming This Summer
Jerry Bruckheimer has been extremely vocal about potential projects while on the publicity trial for his new book, "When Lightning Strikes." He has floated the Top Gun 2 theory about Maverick versus military drones to multiple outlets. And now he's dropping fresh details about a fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie, which still appears to be centered around Eddie Murphy's fast-talking police officer, Axel Foley.
From: Cinema Blend 17/04/2014

This Is What James Cameron's The Abyss Set Looks Like 20 Years Later
If anyone were to look at an abandoned nuclear power plant and think, "We could totally film an underwater epic here," it would have to be James Cameron.
From: Cinema Blend 17/04/2014

Cannes Slate Boasts New Films From Michel Hazanavicius, Tommy Lee Jones And More
This year marks the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival, an assemblage of the best and brightest in the film world. Last year marked a heavy period of controversy when Steven Spielberg presided over a jury that awarded the coveted Palme D'Or to Blue Is The Warmest Color. This year, the jury is presided over by Jane Campion, and onlookers are curious to see if controversy strikes again.
From: Cinema Blend 17/04/2014

Glenn Beck Ramping Up A Film Studio, Planning Three Original Features
Ultra-conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck announced that he his starting a film division at Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his radio program. The Hollywood Reporter has the details, explaining that Beck plans to develop three original stories as theatrical releases. "One [is] set in ancient history, one in modern history and a third he considers 'faith-based,'" the trade reports.
From: Cinema Blend 17/04/2014

How Did Batman Get Into Man Of Steel 2? Zack Snyder Explains
When fans filed in for Man Of Steel last summer, few guessed that the universe being established by director Zack Snyder would lead directly to a Batman/Superman teamup.
From: Cinema Blend 17/04/2014

Ice Cube: Paul Walker and Vin Diesel won MTV duo award on sympathy vote
Rapper turned actor says that Ride Along deserved to win, but award was given to Fast & Furious 6 out of sympathy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/04/2014

Leonardo DiCaprio will make his return in The Revenant
The star is set to play a fur trapper in a period revenge thriller directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/04/2014

New Jesse Armstrong script crosses into Will Ferrell territory
The Peep Show co-creator is writing a comedy about border patrol guards for Ferrell and John C Reilly.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/04/2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel becomes Wes Anderson's highest-grossing film
The whimsical comedy, starring Ralph Fiennes alongside various star cameos, has overtaken The Royal Tenenbaums as Andersen's most financially successful film with $104m.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/04/2014

Midnight Rider director seeks to resume filming on Gregg Allman biopic
Randall Miller is reportedly hoping to restart production of his film in June, following the death of a camera assistant in February.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/04/2014

See An X-Men: Days Of Future Past Sting on Amazing Spider-Man 2
It's not exactly unusual for superheroes to team up. Spider-Man and the X-Men have done so on numerous occasions in the comics, so it should come as no surprise that they are doing so again - sort of - on the big screen. But surprise! There is an X-Men: Days Of Future Past clip in the credits of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which marks a possible new era of collaboration between competing studios with Fox and Sony working together.
From: Empire Online 16/04/2014

Anna Paquin Will Appear In X-Men: Days Of Future Past
In the beginning, Anna Paquin's Rogue was set to appear in the new X-Men movie, X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Then director Bryan Singer said her future-set scene had been cut, and fans - well, some fans - were in uproar. Now, after appearing on a cover of Empire and admitting she was disappointed not to make it into the film... she's back in.
From: Empire Online 16/04/2014

Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly Want To Be Border Guards
We already have one potential reunion for comedy duo Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly floating around with Devil's Night, which Sony optioned last October. The studio is also interested in another project, Border Guards, which boasts the additional inducement of reuniting the pair with director Adam McKay.
From: Empire Online 16/04/2014

Star Trek Writers To Reboot Flash Gordon
What do you mean, "Flash Gordon approaching?" Well, after some years of varying development hells, and a short-lived Sci-Fi Channel TV series in 2008, it looks as if the pulp space hero is in the initial stages of a journey back to the big screen. Their source is unclear, but the impetuous boys (and girl) at Film Divider believe that JD Payne and Patrick McKay, currently at work on the third modern Star Trek film, are also writing an ambitious new Flash Gordon adventure.
From: Empire Online 16/04/2014

Jaden Smith And Liev Schreiber To Headline Slavery Drama The Good Lord Bird
America's antebellum south has been the setting of two recent Academy Award winning films, 2012's Django Unchained and 2013's 12 Years A Slave. Looking to continue the trend of celebrated slavery-centric American drama is The Good Lord Bird, which, as has just been announced, will feature Liev Schreiber and Jaden Smith in lead roles.
From: Cinema Blend 16/04/2014

Anna Paquin's Rogue Will Appear In X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Other Cameos Planned
Yo, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, quit playing games with our hearts. You said Rogue wasn't in your movie. But why did you give her a magazine cover, yo? And why does she keep popping up in trailers? What's the story with Rogue? Is Rogue in your movie? Don't fool around now. We need our Rogue.
From: Cinema Blend 16/04/2014

Pierce Brosnan Doesn't Think He Was Very Good At Playing James Bond
Sean Connery. George Lazenby. Roger Moore. Timothy Dalton. Pierce Brosnan. Daniel Craig. Those are the six men who have played James Bond. Now, mentally rank them in your head from best to worst. Done? Good.
From: Cinema Blend 16/04/2014

Open Road Acquires U.S. On 'Tupac', John Singleton-Directed Pic On Hip-Hop Icon
Open Road Films has acquired U.S. rights to Tupac, the long-awaited and highly anticipated feature on the life of Tupac Shakur directed by John Singleton.
From: Deadline 16/04/2014

Jose Padilha, Eric Newman Team For John Hlavin's WWII Revenge Pitch 'Nekome'
GrandElectric Entertainment, a new shingle formed by ex-Strike Entertainment partner Eric Newman, has teamed with director Jose Padilha's Cold Mountain to preemptively purchase Nekome, a period action pitch by John Hlavin. Studiocanal will finance development and production of the film.
From: Deadline 16/04/2014

WME Signs Playwright/Scribe Jay Reiss
Writer Jay Reiss has signed with WME for representation. Reiss, who had been at CAA, co-wrote the award-winning Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and the dark Julian Farino-directed comedy The Oranges.
From: Deadline 16/04/2014

Hot Tribeca Clip For 'Keep On Keepin' On; Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock To Swing At Saturday's Post-Premiere Performance
Mark the calendar for the April 19 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Keep On Keepin' On, the Al Hicks-directed documentary about 23-year-old blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin, who is helped over his terrible stage fright by his ailing mentor, jazz legend Clark Terry. Terry was Quincy Jones' first teacher and mentor to Miles Davis.
From: Deadline 16/04/2014

China moves on Hollywood with deal to fund two fantasy epics
World of Warcraft adaptation directed by Duncan Jones and swords-and-sorcery flick Seventh Son will both be part-funded by the state-owned China Film Group, after eight-figure deal.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/04/2014

Brad Pitt set to star in Stanley McChrystal biopic The Operators
Australian film-maker David Michôd is to write and direct film about the controversial former US general.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/04/2014

Brad Pitt Wanted For The Operators
Brad Pitt is one of those names that always appears at the top of any list, and the producers behind The Operators are after him to star in and produce the new drama, which already has Animal Kingdom's David Michôd aboard direct.
From: Empire Online 15/04/2014

Helen Mirren In Talks For Trumbo
Last September, word emerged that Bryan Cranston was looking to add a biopic of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo to his cinematic CV with Trumbo. The film's producers are now looking to score Helen Mirren's services as Trumbo's wife, Cleo.
From: Empire Online 15/04/2014

Barry Pepper Boards Monster Trucks
An animation so secretive it could turn out to be the Interstellar of smashy-smashy car movies, Paramount's Monster Trucks doesn't even have a director formally attached yet. If, as seems likely, Blue Sky Studio co-founder Chris Wedge has taken the job, he'll be overseeing a cast that has just added Barry Pepper to its ranks.
From: Empire Online 15/04/2014

Leonardo DiCaprio Signs Up For Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's The Renevant
Now that he's done dancing at Coachella, Leonardo DiCaprio can get back to the business of acting. He appears to have circled his next gig, agreeing in principle to a September shoot for the gritty thriller The Revenant, the next drama from director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
From: Cinema Blend 15/04/2014

Magic Mike XXL Sets July 2015 Release Date
Magic Mike XXL's premiere date has been set. It looks like Warner Bros. is looking to get the anticipated followup into theaters on July 3, 2015, which means fans of Channing Tatum and his moves will be waiting more than a year for Magic Mike 2, the sequel which follows up on Steven Soderbergh's 2012 feature.
From: Cinema Blend 15/04/2014

Rick Santorum's EchoLight Films Releasing Movies Exclusively To Churches
EchoLight Pictures is but one of many independent film distributors trying to get by on modestly-budgeted films aimed at a growing market. They've distinguished themselves with faith-based offerings, courtesy of former Presidential candidate Rick Santorum, and many of their films have been able to secure hundred-screen releases.
From: Cinema Blend 15/04/2014

Superhero State Of The Union: Are These Franchises Too Big To Fail?
The summer of 2011 was an unexpectedly crucial period for comic book movies. Four films were debuting with less-than-well-known characters that would define their respective studios and franchises to come.
From: Cinema Blend 15/04/2014

Hans Zimmer Says He's Returning To Score Batman Vs. Superman
Just as the Batman vs. Superman talk was starting to ramp up last autumn, one key piece in the puzzle remained up in the air: whether Hans Zimmer was going to come back to score the next film in the universe he helped create.
From: Cinema Blend 15/04/2014

Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice Described As The Big Lebowski Meets The Long Goodbye
As follow-up to the critical darling The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson is bringing us Inherent Vice, a 1970s-set crime drama based on the Thomas Pynchon novel about a drug-fueled detective on a search for his missing ex-girlfriend.
From: Cinema Blend 15/04/2014

Could Die Hard 6 Reunite Bruce Willis With Samuel L. Jackson?
In certain circles, John McTiernan's Die Hard with a Vengeance is viewed as the best of the five-film franchise. Better than the original. Those people are insane (and insanely wrong), but they are the ones who'll be most excited by the rumor that's making the rounds this morning.
From: Cinema Blend 15/04/2014

DiCaprio 'asks judge to toss suit'
Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly asked a judge to throw out a defamation lawsuit against him over 2013 feature Out of the Furnace.
From: Film-News 15/04/2014

FilmLA: Feature Production Surges In Q1 2014 While TV Sitcoms Fall
It isn't the golden days of the 1990s, but FilmLA. reports today that feature film production is on the rise in Los Angeles while TV production slipped from last year.
From: Deadline 15/04/2014

Sharon Stone Joins Jesse Eisenberg-Kristen Stewart Action Comedy 'American Ultra'
Sharon Stone is the latest to snag a role in the Jesse Eisenberg-Kristen Stewart starrer American Ultra.
From: Deadline 15/04/2014

Hunger Games wins top award
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire won Movie Of the Year at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night. The awards ceremony was hosted by Conan O'Brien, and broadcast live from Los Angeles.
From: Film-News 14/04/2014

Baz Luhrmann in talks to bring Kung Fu to big screen
The Great Gatsby director looks set to resurrect cult 70s TV series, which originally starred David Carradine.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/04/2014

The Hunger Games catches fire at the MTV movie awards
Catching Fire wins film of the year, with best actor gongs for Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/04/2014

China could relax import regime for new international arthouse films
Number of foreign films allowed into the country annually could be increased to 44 in the near future.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/04/2014

Harrison Ford Talks Blade Runner Sequel
This weekend Harrison Ford submitted himself to a Reddit grilling in which, between revelations about snakes (likes them) and David Blaine ("spooky"), he shared his thoughts on the long-mooted Blade Runner sequel.
From: Empire Online 14/04/2014

First Look At Spooks: The Greater Good
The Spooks movie - Spooks: The Greater Good - is underway, and as you can see from this exclusive first-look still, it'll be tauter than Hawkeye's bowstring. Fans of the long-running BBC show will be keen for a few morsels on what to expect from the feature-length spy thriller and director Bharat Nalluri was happy to oblige. "The canvas is huge on this, he told Empire.
From: Empire Online 14/04/2014

Rio 3: The Cast Tells Us Where They Want To Go In A Sequel
The birds of Rio 2 almost knocked Captain America: The Winter Soldier off of his box-office perch over the weekend. Ultimately, the Marvel standalone adventure held on to the top slot, but the animated comedy still banked a healthy $39 million.
From: Cinema Blend 14/04/2014

Paul Bettany Elaborates On The Vision's Role In Avengers 2: Age Of Ultron
Though much of the press regarding Avengers 2: Age Of Ultron has gone to post-credit superstars Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, most aren't acknowledging the biggest Marvel Universe addition, the hero Vision.
From: Cinema Blend 14/04/2014

38th Olivier Awards full winners list and video
The winners of the 38th Olivier Awards with MasterCard, the most prestigious event in the UK theatrical calendar, were announced last night (Sunday 13 April 2014) in front of a packed audience at a glamorous ceremony at London's Royal Opera House hosted by Stephen Mangan and Gemma Arterton.
From: Film-News 14/04/2014

QED Buys 'Yellowstone Falls;' 52-Page Spec About Wolves Battling Mutated Humans
While we've got plenty of projects that mix genre staples from zombies to wolves, the town went wild for a highly unusual combination.
From: Deadline 14/04/2014

New Regency Taps Brad Pitt, David Michod To Tell Gen. Stanley McChrystal Afghan Story 'The Operators'
Animal Kingdom helmer David Michôd will write and direct The Operators, which will be developed as a star vehicle for Brad Pitt. The project's backed by Plan B, New Regency and RatPac Entertainment, and it was announced by Brad Weston, New Regency's president and CEO. Pitt will produce along with his Plan B partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.
From: Deadline 14/04/2014

Gerard Butler Faces Geostorm
He saved the White House last year in Olympus Has Fallen, but it appears Gerard Butler has bigger plans. He's attached to Dean Devlin's latest big screen prospect, Geostorm.
From: Empire Online 13/04/2014

Transformers: Age Of Extinction Sets Up A New Trilogy
Given the success of the first three Transformers movies - variable quality notwithstanding - it won't surprise you to learn that Paramount wants to keep this particular robotic cash cow producing its sweet dollar milk. There has been talk before of the fourth entry, Age Of Extinction, setting up more movies and Michael Bay went on the record with Entertainment Weekly to confirm that plan.
From: Empire Online 13/04/2014

Baz Luhrmann May Tackle Kung Fu
Baz Luhrmann has hopped between genres in his career, though he's usually maintained some blend of period romance and music for the likes of Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Australia and last year's The Great Gatsby. But if he takes on a new job for Legendary Pictures, we could be in for a very different Luhrmann movie, as he's in talks to make Kung Fu.
From: Empire Online 13/04/2014

MTV Movie Awards Winners: The Full List
It's finally here! The most distinguished, important and prestigious award show of the entire year has finally arrived! It's the MTV Movie Awards, and they boast enough clout to break careers and ruin lives.
From: Cinema Blend 13/04/2014

The Giver Featurette Reveals The Movie Will Partially Be In Black And White
Fans of Lois Lowry's award-winning book The Giver were quick to point out a serious problem with the trailer for Phillip Noyce's adaptation that debuted last month: despite the fact that the entire world of The Giver is in black and white, an extremely important stylistic choice, all of the footage shown was in full color.
From: Cinema Blend 13/04/2014

James Cameron Admits He Pretty Much Hates Those Other Terminator Movies
Man, this was a busy week for Ask Me Anything conversations. Hollywood icon Harrison Ford opened up for a (somewhat) candid conversation that we playfully broke down here on CinemaBlend. And legendary blockbuster director James Cameron also took to Reddit to discuss his various projects, past and present.
From: Cinema Blend 13/04/2014

Martin Luther King Biopic 'Selma' Finds Its Coretta Scott King
Two major projects involving the life and times of Martin Luther King Jr. have tried and failed to make their way into production over the course of the last couple of years.
From: Cinema Blend 13/04/2014

The Fear Monger: Ryan Reynolds Is Insane, And The Chupacabra Is Hungry
Good day, excavators of all things crypt-ridden. It's something of an anomalous weekend for horror fans, as Mike Flanagan's enjoyable mind-bender Oculus released wide, while Jim Jarmusch's vampiric romance Only Lovers Left Alive received more limited distribution.
From: Cinema Blend 13/04/2014

Catty Philip Berk Memoir Prompts Leave Of Absence From Golden Globes Vote Body HFPA
After extreme pressure from other members over his memoir Signs And Wonders, four-term Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk has taken a six month leave of absence from the organization that is behind the Golden Globes.
From: Deadline 13/04/2014

R.I.P. Tony-Winning Deaf Actress Phyllis Frelich
Tony-winning deaf actress Phyllis Frelich, who originated the lead role in Children of a Lesser God on Broadway, died Thursday of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). She was 70. Frelich's husband Robert Steinberg told the AP of her passing.
From: Deadline 13/04/2014

Justin Long Says That Johnny Depp Is In Kevin Smith's Tusk
Kevin Smith has always been known to attract an interesting cast of notables in his films.
From: Cinema Blend 12/04/2014

Star Trek Live In Concert Set To Embark On A Six Venue Mission
One of the most fun outings a movie music geek can appreciate is the opportunity to see a film screened with live accompaniment. Seeing one of your favorite movies with a live orchestra just brings a special, extra dimension of enjoyment to something you already love to bits.
From: Cinema Blend 12/04/2014

Robert Downey, Jr. Finally Gets His Own Twitter Account, Reflective Of Social Media's Importance To Film Marketing
The Iron Man himself has finally joined Twitter. With only 4 tweets this morning, he's dipped his toe into the social media universe. Within hours, Downey has tallied 912K followers.
From: Deadline 12/04/2014

Sean Penn to direct Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron in The Last Face
Africa-set drama about a doctor working in famine relief zone set to become Penn's fifth film behind the camera.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/04/2014

Star Wars: Episode VII to recreate Tatooine in Abu Dhabi
Reports say JJ Abrams's space saga sequel will shoot near UAE capital, with original location in Tunisia deemed unsafe.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/04/2014

An ordinary day in an extraordinary city: the filming of 24 Hours Jerusalem
24 Hours Berlin director Volker Heise explains why he chose to shoot his latest documentary in Jerusalem, and explains why the city is like a puzzle with pieces that don't fit.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/04/2014

Vatican newspaper slams Noah movie as 'lost opportunity' that ignores God
Star Russell Crowe lobbied Pope Francis to watch movie, but visit to Rome did not win his endorsement for Genesis epic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/04/2014

Divergent's Final Book 'Allegiant' Will Be Split Into Two Movies
Harry Potter did it. Twilight did it. The Hunger Games is doing it. Should we be all that surprised that Divergent is joining the list of feature adaptations that split the final book into two movies?
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

What Will The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Fans Get With A Regal Super Ticket?
Super Tickets are the fad that won't die in Hollywood. After all, with movies like Captain America: The Winter Soldier guaranteeing opening weekends of record breaking proportions, fans practically are begging for a chance to own films like The Amazing-Spider Man 2 early.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Noomi Rapace Chases The Lead In Unlocked
There are three moments a script on Hollywood's infamous "Black List" is guaranteed to experience. The first is when it actually makes the list, drawing the attention of script readers all over town.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Bryan Singer Reveals Which X-Men Will Show Up In X-Men: Apocalypse
The onscreen X-Men universe is starting to become as vast as the one in the comics, where hundreds of superpowered beings fight for the future of humanity.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Twilight: Breaking Dawn Director Bill Condon Eyed For Beauty And The Beast
Beauty And The Beast has enchanted audiences worldwide, and it feels like every year there's a new, thinly-veiled stab at it. It's a flexible story, of course: guy is a monster, girl is lovely, she sees through his grossness, he accepts her fabulousness. Disney is here to brush away the CW's Beauty And The Beast and stuff like Beastly, however, to reclaim the throne. The Beast is comin' back, y'all.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Roland Emmerich Snags War Horse Lead For Historical Drama Stonewall
Roland Emmerich is known for helming such massive Hollywood movies as Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow and 2012. But for his follow-up to the box office dud that was White House Down, Emmerich is scaling back to tell a true and transgressive story from American history.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Avatar 2: What We Know So Far
We've seen a lot of absolutely gigantic blockbusters over the last five years, from the record-shattering performance of Joss Whedon's The Avengers to Michael Bay's summer hit Transformers: Dark of the Moon to Christopher Nolan's Batman finale The Dark Knight Rises, but none of them have been able to come anywhere close to the high bar set by James Cameron's Avatar.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives To Oculus, Under The Skin, And Rio 2
With so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we bring you this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair well with the latest theatrical releases.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Shadowfax From Lord Of The Rings Has Passed Away
In show business, you'll sometimes find animal actors that are as famous as (and in rare cases, even more popular than) their human counterparts.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Viral Marketing Reveals The Film's Top-Secret Timeline
X-Men: First Class rewrote the X-Men mythology by inserting the characters into a few key moments in American history, turning them into major catalysts for the Cuban Missile Crisis.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Michael Bay Confirms Transformers: Age Of Extinction Is The Start Of A New Trilogy
What more do you need me to tell you about Transformers: Age of Extinction beyond "Dino-bots." I mean, if the above shot of Optimus Prime and the below shot of Grimlock don't get your pulse racing just a tad for Michael Bay's fourth (and final?) Transformers movie, then grab a ticket to something safer and be on your way.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Baz Luhrmann In Negotiations To Adapt 70'S TV Show Kung Fu
It's important to keep your audience on their toes. And while there are few filmmakers who make films as unmistakable as Baz Luhrmann, you can't say he's made the same movie twice.
From: Cinema Blend 11/04/2014

Fox Searchlight Sets Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's 'Birdman' For October 17 Bow
While there has been speculation that Fox Searchlight and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu would race to make the Cannes Film Festival, Fox Searchlight co-president Stephen Gilula tells Deadline that the film will open Friday, October 17. It won't complete post production until late May or early June, meaning that it will be eyeing fall festivals.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

Sunshine Sachs Ups Heather Lylis And Keleigh Thomas Morgan To Partner Level
Sunshine Sachs' Principals Ken Sunshine and Shawn Sachs have elevated Heather Lylis and Keleigh Thomas Morgan to Partner.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

Jack Kilmer Joins Juno Temple In 'Len & Co.'; David Mazouz Cast In '6 Miranda Drive'
Jack Kilmer has been cast in Len & Co., an indie drama from director Tim Godsall. The pic follows a surly record producer who embarks on a journey to compassion and love when his son (Kilmer) arrives at his home in hopes of reconnecting and bonding with his father.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

Scribe Ann Peacock Set To Adapt True Tale Of Ethiopian Jews' 1991 Exodus To Israel
Ann Peacock is staying in Africa for her next writing gig, signing on to pen the feature adaptation of Asher Naim's 2003 book Saving The Lost Tribe: The Rescue And Redemption Of The Ethiopian Jews.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

Justin Kelly Teams With James Franco & Gus Van Sant For 'Michael'
Justin Kelly, a protege of Gus Van Sant, has set a summer start date for Michael, a film that Kelly will direct that will star James Franco. The pic is based on the Benoit Denizet-Lewis article "My Ex-Gay Friend," published in The New York Times Magazine.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

Jane Fonda, Bruce Greenwood Join Russell Crowe-Starrer 'Fathers And Daughters'
Voltage Films has set Jane Fonda and Bruce Greenwood to join Fathers And Daughters, the Gabriele Muccino-directed film that stars Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Diane Kruger, Quvenzhané Wallis and Octavia Spencer.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

Ann Brashares' Latest YA Novel 'The Here And Now' Acquired By 'Traveling Pants' Producers Alcon & Alloy
Alcon Entertainment, Alloy Entertainment and Kira Davis' 8:38 Productions have reteamed to acquire Ann Brashares' latest young adult novel, The Here And Now, which was released this week by Delacorte Press.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

Well Go USA And Gregory Chou Launch Caspian Media Capital To Fund Indie Pix
Well Go USA has partnered with film finance executive Gregory Chou to launch Caspian Media Capital, a new film fund that will finance and produce two to four indie films per year with budgets up to $20M. The venture will also seek out co-financing opportunities with studio partners for certain projects.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

On Eve Of 'Mad Men' Premiere, Matthew Weiner Near Millennium Deal For Pic 'You Are Here'
Millennium Entertainment is near a deal to distribute You Are Here, the film written and directed by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner that premiered at the last Toronto Film Festival.
From: Deadline 11/04/2014

Sean Penn To Direct Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem In 'The Last Face' For River Road's Bill Pohlad
An interesting film project is quickly coming together now with Sean Penn, Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem, which is readying to be shot in Africa.
From: Deadline 10/04/2014

Sony's 'Goosebumps' Scares Up Ken Marino
Comedy thesp Ken Marino (Children's Hospital, Bad Milo) has joined the cast of Columbia's Goosebumps, the big-screen adaptation of R.L. Stine's popular series of young-adult horror tales.
From: Deadline 10/04/2014

Rupert Murdoch Talks About Succession, Politics, And His Greatest "Screwup": Fortune
Rupert Murdoch is all over Twitter. ("My family are horrified that I'm on it," he says.) But in agreeing to sit down for a broad interview with Fortune.
From: Deadline 10/04/2014

Cannes: Séville Boards Sales On Penelope Cruz's 'Ma Ma'; eOne To Release In Spain
Séville International, the recently launched boutique sales arm of eOne Films International, will launch sales on Penélope Cruz-starrer Ma Ma at Cannes next month.
From: Deadline 10/04/2014

Rupert Murdoch Says There May Be Multiple 'Avatar' Sequels: Fortune
The Fox CEO made the disclosure in Fortune, which landed the first comprehensive interview he has given since 2009.
From: Deadline 10/04/2014

Vertical Entertainment Grabs Nat Wolff-Selena Gomez Comedy 'Behaving Badly'
The company has picked U.S. rights to Tim Garrick's comedy about a guy who's so smitten that he makes a bet with a mobster's son. Vertical Entertainment plans an August theatrical release for Behaving Badly, which stars Nat Wolff as the guy trying to land the woman of his dreams (Selena Gomez).
From: Deadline 10/04/2014

Jennifer Garner: I'll be silent guardian of Superman v Batman spoilers
Actor says she won't be spilling any more secrets about husband Ben Affleck's role as Batman in 2016 Man of Steel sequel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/04/2014

Star Wars: Episode VII to recreate Tatooine desert
Sandy environment from original Star Wars trilogy set to be key backdrop for JJ Abrams reboot, say reports.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/04/2014

Mark Rylance Heads Through The Looking Glass
Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter are all already confirmed to return for Disney's sequel to Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland. Now the rest of the Through The Looking Glass cast is filling out, with word coming in that Mark Rylance will make an appearance.
From: Empire Online 10/04/2014

Brie Larson Enters Room
With a successful background in TV and indie-cred comedies, Brie Larson has so far avoided the early career horror roles that blight the CV of many an actress. But it's a balance she clearly feels the need to redress, since she's now locked into Room. The dark psychological captivity drama will be Leonard Abrahamson's next project, following the Sidebottom oddity Frank.
From: Empire Online 10/04/2014

Kylie Jenner slams surgery speculation
Kylie Jenner finds rumours she's had plastic surgery "insulting". The teen star is part of the Kardashian clan and appears on the family's reality show alongside sister Kendall and half-siblings Kim, Kourtney and Khloé.
From: Film-News 10/04/2014

Rooney 'didn't want burial near stepson'
Mickey Rooney was reportedly adamant he not want to be buried near his estranged stepson, according to the late actor's lawyer. The screen legend passed away earlier this month at the age of 93.
From: Film-News 10/04/2014

Two early Peter Sellers films to get first showing at film festival
Dearth of a Salesman and Insomnia is Good for You were not seen for almost 60 years and thought to be permanently lost.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/04/2014

Andrew Garfield surprises Punchdrunk audience with unannounced cameo
Social media abuzz after Spider-Man star makes unexpected appearance in The Drowned Man at London's Temple Studios.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/04/2014

Noomi Rapace to join spy thriller Unlocked for director Mikael Hafstrom
Swedish star of Prometheus and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy in the frame for role in London bio-terror drama.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/04/2014

Jeremy Irvine Climbs Stonewall
Last year, while out promoting White House Down, Roland Emmerich let slip to us that he was looking to squeeze a small project in before diving deeply into making his long-planned Independence Day sequel. With the world of ID-4 still keeping one foot in development, Emmerich has locked in Stonewall as his next film, hiring Jeremy Irvine to star.
From: Empire Online 09/04/2014

Ready For The Truman Show TV Series?
Ahead of its time in predicting reality TV (while cranking the concept up to a fantastical, satirical level at the same time), 1998's The Truman Show posited a world where a series could be built around one unsuspecting person, whose entire existence was a fabrication and whose life was watched by millions. Paramount thinks the concept might work as a show itself and has the idea in development.
From: Empire Online 09/04/2014

Exclusive: First Listen To Air's Pioneer Score
The latest slice of broody Scandinavian quality drama, Pioneer, is already touted for a US remake. Like The Abyss without all the bothersome alien space tubes, it tells of a group of civilian divers who encounter the perils of the deep first-hand when they're sent to help construct a new oil pipeline deep below the surface of the North Sea.
From: Empire Online 09/04/2014

Justin Marks Opens Federal Bureau Of Physics
While Warner Bros. has been building its mainstream DC superhero universe - Man Of Steel and its busy Batman/Wonder Woman-featuring sequel; Green Lantern; TV's Arrow and Flash - it also hasn't been neglecting its more adult Vertigo roster.
From: Empire Online 09/04/2014

Roman Polanski adds voice to French subtitle protest
Roman Polanski has joined campaigners protesting against difficulties faced by subtitle writers on French language films, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/04/2014

Original Chewbacca actor set to return in Star Wars: Episode VII
7ft 3in Peter Mayhew to reprise role as Han Solo's furry Wookiee sidekick in JJ Abrams's Star Wars sequel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/04/2014

Russian cinemas fined for showing The Wolf of Wall Street
Drug-taking scenes in Martin Scorsese's film lead to five cinema chains in Novosibirsk being accused of contravening laws banning the promotion of illegal drugs.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/04/2014

Cate Blanchett sets her sights on Sutton Hoo drama The Dig
Oscar-winning star of Blue Jasmine in talks to play amateur archaeologist in Susanne Bier's period drama.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/04/2014

David Goyer Talks Warners/DC's Future Plans
As Marvel (with Disney's distribution support) continues to roll out the planned schedule for movies based on its comic book universe and slowly weaves together an entire universe, Warners/DC has seemed to be forging a different, less organised path.
From: Empire Online 08/04/2014

Amy Poehler On For The Nest
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey like working together almost as much as they enjoy being friends. That's always been abundantly clear, especially when they get the chance to co-host awards shows. As part of their quest to keep collaborating (hopefully just a cog in their plan for world domination), Poehler is looking to step aboard Fey's new cinematic comedy The Nest.
From: Empire Online 08/04/2014

Charlize Theron In Talks For The Last Space
After spending time in Dark Places, travelling the dusty lanes of Mad Max: Fury Road and dodging bullets in A Million Ways To Die In The West, Charlize Theron could be forgiven for wanting to take a holiday. Instead, it appears she may be spending some of her summer time working on The Last Space with Sean Penn.
From: Empire Online 08/04/2014

Daniel Craig No Longer Wants The Whole Truth
Announced suddenly in January, Daniel Craig / Renee Zellweger courtroom drama The Whole Truth was all set to kick off shooting next week, but has almost as abruptly been thrown into limbo as Craig has dropped out.
From: Empire Online 08/04/2014

Kate Mulgrew Says She Was Duped By Documentary, Doesn't Believe In Geocentrism
Yesterday, Star Trek fans and science-loving human beings collective set their phasers to Whaaaaaaaaa?!? after the trailer for the new pseudo-science documentary The Principle dropped and seemed to feature Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway) supporting a theory that the Earth is at the center of the Universe.
From: Cinema Blend 08/04/2014

Vince Vaughn's 'Rockford Files' Movie Brings In 'The Town' Author To Pen The Script
For an author most haven't even heard of, Chuck Hogan has been slowly but surely raising his visibility with audiences. His novel Prince of Thieves was made into the rather well-acclaimed Ben Affleck thriller The Town, and his vampire trilogy The Strain (which was co-written by genre big shot Guillermo Del Toro) is primed to be FX's next big hit this July.
From: Cinema Blend 08/04/2014

'Fast And Furious' Theme Park Ride Coming To Universal Studios
Theme parks have a long history with tying into film and television properties, and if there is a king of such marketing practices, it's obviously The Walt Disney Corporation. As of late, the park has aggressively developed attractions based on their original (and acquired) intellectual properties, and they haven't been shy about it.
From: Cinema Blend 08/04/2014

5 Brilliant Little Moments In Captain America: The Winter Soldier That Deserve Some Love
One of the reasons Captain America: The Winter Soldier proved to be a truly enjoyable and entertaining cinematic experience is due to the film's efforts to allow us to connect with the characters, appreciate the bonds forming between them and most importantly, take time to allow us to appreciate the "smaller" moments amidst the thrilling stunts and --spoiler alert -- HYDRA chaos.
From: Cinema Blend 08/04/2014

Frozen 2: Will Disney Make The Sequel?
It was an adorable moment at the Academy Awards. While accepting the Oscar for Best Song on behalf of their collaboration Let It Go, songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez sang, "Happy Oscars to you. Let's do Frozen 2"
From: Cinema Blend 08/04/2014

Karl Urban Urges Fans To Sign A Petition For A Dredd Sequel
Some say being a real fan means deeply loving what you love and sharing it with others. And some believe that being a fan means never letting go, even in the face of seemingly certain failure.
From: Cinema Blend 08/04/2014

Star Wars Episode 7: Don't Expect To See Lando Calrissian
The Star Wars franchise is heading in new and exciting directions. Disney has brought in fresh blood and opened the spectrum of the universe up to include tons of potential spin-offs, origin stories and straight up sequels.
From: Cinema Blend 08/04/2014

Sony Pictures, Scott Rudin Acquiring Michael Lewis Bestseller 'Flash Boys'
Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin are near a deal to acquire Flash Boys, the hottest-selling book in the country.
From: Deadline 08/04/2014

Warner Bros Taps 'Jungle Book' Scribe Justin Marks To Adapt Vertigo Comics' 'Federal Bureau Of Physics'
Justin Marks is reuniting with producer David Goyer to adapt Vertigo Comics' Federal Bureau Of Physics, penning the script based on a treatment by Simon Oliver, who created the comic with Robbi Rodriguez. The comic series was titled Collider before the name was changed last year.
From: Deadline 08/04/2014

Screen Gems Acquires Action Spec 'Padre'
In a solid six-figure deal, Screen Gems has acquired Padre, a stark drama spec by Mike Maples.
From: Deadline 08/04/2014

EOne Acquires Hilary Swank Drama 'You're Not You'; ARC Entertainment To Release Duchovny Starrer 'Louder Than Words'
Entertainment One Films US has sprung for drama You're Not You, starring Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, and Josh Duhamel.
From: Deadline 08/04/2014

Safety On Set: Helicopter Crashes Have Taken Most Lives On TV And Film Sets
With all its car crashes, explosions, and hair-raising stunts, the film and TV industry is a notoriously dangerous business. But your chances of getting killed while making a movie go up dramatically the minute you step foot inside a helicopter.
From: Deadline 08/04/2014

Screen Gems Acquires Action Spec 'Padre'
In a solid six-figure deal, Screen Gems has acquired Padre, a stark drama spec by Mike Maples.
From: Deadline 08/04/2014

Chiwetel Ejiofor sought to play next Bond villain
12 Years a Slave actor to follow Javier Bardem in snagging a bad-guy role in the new 007 film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/04/2014

The Goonies sequel confirmed by director Richard Donner
Director hopes to reunite Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Sean Astin and Jeff Cohen in follow-up of cult 80s children's adventure.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/04/2014

Darren Aronofsky's Noah falls foul of censors in Malaysia
The biblical blockbuster has now been banned in a number of Muslim countries, over claims that its depiction of Noah - who is recognised by Muslims as a prophet - contravenes Islamic law.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/04/2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Spoiler Special Podcast
If you have already seen Captain America: The Winter Soldier, stop reading this and press play (or download) on the appropriate button below. If you are yet to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier, move along, nothing to see here. But bear in mind that we spoke to the directors of the Marvel sequel, Joe and Anthony Russo, so once you have seen the film, you'll need to come back here as soon as possible.
From: Empire Online 07/04/2014

Wreck-It Ralph 2 Powers Up
All is pretty rosy in the Disney Animation garden at the moment. There are strong rumours of a sequel to its colossal hit Frozen and now, according to composer Henry Jackman, a Wreck-It Ralph 2 is in the works too.
From: Empire Online 07/04/2014

Mickey Rooney 1920-2014
Mickey Rooney, whose career in showbusiness spanned an incredible ten decades, has died at his home in Hollywood. The actor, who was 93, never retired and had been active in showbusiness since the age of 2.
From: Empire Online 07/04/2014

Police Academy Reboot In New Hands
The last time we checked in on the progress of a new Police Academy film, it was 2012, with The Break-Up's Jeremy Garelick hired to take a new crack at the script. Since then, director Scott Zabielski has come and gone and New Line now believes that comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are the men best suited to help guide the recruits back to our screens.
From: Empire Online 06/04/2014

Keanu Reeves Says Knock Knock
Back in February, Eli Roth announced that he next make suburban thriller pic Knock, Knock. With production set to kick off this month, he's rounded up a cast that includes Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas, Ignacia Allamand, Coleen Camp and Aaron Burns.
From: Empire Online 06/04/2014

Matt Gerald Added To Ant-Man
Despite a quick trip back to the UK to accept an Empire award, Edgar Wright is still on espresso-fuelled schedule to make Ant-Man, his take on the often insect-sized Marvel superhero. Casting confirmations and one or two rumours have floated in the last few months, but Deadline has it on good authority that Matt Gerald will be joining the other recruits.
From: Empire Online 06/04/2014

Star Wars: Episode VII Has Begun Filming
If it were up to J.J. Abrams, we'd find out who stars in Star Wars: Episode VII on Dec. 18, 2015 - when the movie opened in theaters.
From: Cinema Blend 06/04/2014

Jennifer Garner hated movie heels
Jennifer Garner never wants to see the heels she wore in Draft Day again. The 41-year-old stars in the upcoming drama film as Ali, a salary cap executive for the Cleveland Browns. Although the film is based around American football, Jennifer's character is mostly seen in power suits and stilettos. While she looked the part, the actress is pleased to be rid of her uncomfortable costume.
From: Film-News 06/04/2014

Crap Film Club presents Birdemic: Shock and Terror
What better way to celebrate Easter than with a tale of love, guns and exploding vultures? In April Crap Film Club screens the most inept Hitchcock tribute in history...yep, even worse than that remake of "Psycho"...it's "Birdemic: Shock & Terror".
From: Film-News 06/04/2014

George Clooney's latest film tells dark tale of underwater peril
Hollywood takes on tale of dangerous dives, risky pipe installation and a decades-long battle for compensation.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/04/2014

Goonies 2 Still Happening, Says Richard Donner
Why is the great Dick Donner talking about Goonies 2? Doesn't he understand the passion shared by the Goonies faithful, the nostalgic treasure hunters who have clung to the hope of a second adventure with Donner's beloved oddballs the way One-Eyed Willie clung to his "rich stuff?" Donner shouldn't casually toss around the confirmation of a sequel unless he has details, and they are missing from the above video.
From: Cinema Blend 05/04/2014

Diesel 'eyeing Atlanta mansion'
Vin Diesel is reportedly eyeing a $3.3 million mansion in Atlanta, Georgia. The actor is resuming filming Fast & Furious 7 in the wake of his friend and castmate Paul Walker's death.
From: Film-News 05/04/2014

Marvel's movie masterplan extends to 2028, says president
Kevin Feige admits studio has identified over 8,000 characters in comic-book universe who could have their own films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/04/2014

Will Ferrell set for Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King drama Match Maker
The comedy star will play Bobby Riggs, the tennis player who set up a 'battle of the sexes' match with Billie Jean King in 1973.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/04/2014

Tom Hardy Starring In Taboo
They've already worked together on Locke and are planning to collaborate for the second series of BBC drama Peaky Blinders. Now it appears that Tom Hardy and writer/director Steven Knight want to maintain their working partnership further, with the Beeb announcing that they've roped in Ridley Scott's services as producer for a new series called Taboo.
From: Empire Online 04/04/2014

Bad Robot Heads To Valencia
Has Hollywood found the next Neill Blomkamp? Like the South African director, whose short Alive In Joburg caught the eye back in 2006, Dan Trachtenberg made a big splash with Portal: No Escape, a short based on the dimensionally-abstract computer game. Now he's getting a shot at a feature length project. It's called Valencia and it'll be the work of J. J. Abrams' Bad Robot marque for Paramount's indie(st) arm, Insurge.
From: Empire Online 04/04/2014

Roland Emmerich Plans An Arctic Dive
Not somebody you'd necessarily call idle, Roland Emmerich is currently scheming an Independence Day sequel and the political drama Stonewall. But there's apparently room for one more project on his slate, since he's just picked up a spec script by Nicolas Wright and James A. Woods. The as-yet untitled action film is set on "a diving ship in the Arctic".
From: Empire Online 04/04/2014

What's Going On In The Captain America: The Winter Soldier End Credits?
Ever since Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury stepped out of the shadows to tell Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark about The Avengers Initiative, fans of Marvel Studios films have come to expect great post-credits sequences. In the last six years we've seen some pretty fantastic ones, from the reveal of Thanos to the discovery of Mjolnir in New Mexico, but the tags in Captain America: The Winter Soldier are really two of the best we've seen yet.
From: Cinema Blend 04/04/2014

Daniel Bruhl Up For Ryan Reynolds And Helen Mirren's Woman In Gold
Let's all take a moment to thank Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds and the sensational foreign actors he's managed to bring into Hollywood's spotlight through it, like Michael Fassbender, Christoph Waltz, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, and Daniel Brühl. Since Inglourious Basterds debuted, the Barcelona born Brühl has been popping up in a slew of American movies from the horror-thriller Intruders, to the cheeky indie sequel 2 Days In New York, and to a double dose of docudramas with Rush and The Fifth Estate. Fitting then that he's now in talks for Woman in Gold, another drama that has found its inspiration in real life.
From: Cinema Blend 04/04/2014

Chuck Hogan On The Case For Vince Vaughn And 'The Rockford Files'
Universal Pictures is bringing in Chuck Hogan to rewrite The Rockford Files for Vince Vaughn to star.
From: Deadline 04/04/2014

'Game Of Thrones' Actress Gwendoline Christie Replacing Lily Rabe In 'Hunger Games'
While Lionsgate hasn't divulged how it will deal with the tragic death of Philip Seymour Hoffman as it goes forward with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay-Part 2, the studio has just confirmed that it is replacing Lily Rabe in the role of Commander Lyme with Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne on HBO's Game Of Thrones.
From: Deadline 04/04/2014

Relativity Acquiring U.S. Distribution Rights To 'Oculus' Filmmaker Followup 'Somnia'
As it whips up buzz for the April 11 launch of the genre thriller Oculus, Relativity has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Somnia, the horror film directed by Oculus helmer Mike Flanagan. The film stars Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Jacob Tremblay and Dash Mihok.
From: Deadline 04/04/2014

Producers of An Inconvenient Truth moot sequel
Lawrence Bender, producer of the successful environmental documentary narrated by Al Gore, has said he's had discussions about a follow-up film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/04/2014

Peter Jackson's private jet joins search for MH370
Lord of the Ring director's $80m Gulfstream G650 reportedly used as high-speed messenger in search for missing plane.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/04/2014

X-Men's Hugh Jackman tips Channing Tatum to take over as Wolverine
X-Men: Days of Future Past star, who is due to step down after one more film, indicates Magic Mike actor could replace him.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/04/2014

Which male film characters would you like to see recast as women?
Open thread: Films that pass the 'Bechdel test' - where two female characters have a conversation that's not about a man - are potentially as profitable as those that don't. Which leading male characters could have been replaced by women?.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/04/2014

Brad Pitt's production company buys rights to Anonymous v Steubenville
Anonymous: Plan B Entertainment plans to bring Rolling Stone article about the Ohio teen rape case to the big screen.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/04/2014

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa To Get A Sequel
Fish out your chamois leather driving gloves and Roachford CDs because Norwich's finest, Alan Partridge, is returning for a second helping of cinematic mayhem. Henry Normal, the co-founder of Steve Coogan's production house Baby Cow, told the Guardian that a sequel to Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and a new Sky series are both in the pipeline.
From: Empire Online 03/04/2014

To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Ticket
In the 40-minute documentary Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, narrator Morgan Freeman introduces audiences to several adorable species of lemurs that live in exclusively the wilds of Madagascar.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

To 3D Or Not To 3D: Buy The Right Captain America: The Winter Soldier Ticket
We are now nine movies into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an excursion that dates all the way back to Jon Favreau's Iron Man in 2008.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

Jurassic World Adds Arrested Development's Judy Greer
While Judy Greer began her career largely playing small supporting roles in small comedies and television shows, she has suddenly begun moving into the blockbuster phase of her career.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

Discuss Captain America: The Winter Soldier With Spoilers And Rate It
Captain America: The Winter Soldier finally opened in the U.S., after already proving itself to be a major draw overseas. Chris Evans stepped back into the role of super soldier Steve Rogers for the third time, confronting an enemy from his past while also setting the stage for what is expected to be an explosive second chapter in the saga of The Avengers!
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

The Fantastic Four Movie Reboot: What We Know So Far
As important as their legacy is in the history of Marvel Comics, the superhero group known as the Fantastic Four has not had a terribly great run in the movie industry. The characters' big screen debut came back in 1994 when Roger Corman produced a Fantastic Four film that was actually never supposed to be seen by the public, and then in 2005 and 2007 they got Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

The Fault In Our Stars Fans Can 'Demand' The Cast And Writer To Visit Their State
The feature adaptation of John Green's The Fault in our Stars arrives in theaters in about two months, so it's no surprise that Fox is gearing up to start promoting the movie.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

Zac Efron Signs On To Star In John Grisham's Legal Thriller 'The Associate'
Zac Efron Signs On To Star In John Grisham's Legal Thriller 'The Associate'.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

Kevin Feige Says Marvel Studios Has Movies Planned Up To 2028
How many Marvel movies do you want? How about all the Marvel movies? Right now, the studio is stepping up to the plate and blasting them out like Barry Bonds with a handful of flax seed oil coupons.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

Stop Asking Kate Winslet To Autograph Her Naked Titanic Pic
It's likely that when a rosy-cheeked Kate Winslet booked Titanic back in the late 1990s, she suspected it would be a major moment in her career. After all, she was to be the lead in a big-budget historical drama written and directed by James Cameron, the helmer of such hits as Terminator, Aliens, and True Lies. However, it's unlikely she suspected one scene in particular to haunt her for years and years to come.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

Jeff Bridges Confirmed To Headline This Year's Lebowski Fest
If you run Lebowski Fest - a celebration of all things The Big Lebowski -- the one guest you always want to book, year after year, is Jeff Bridges.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

Batman Vs. Superman Casts Holly Hunter, Tao Okamoto In Key Supporting Roles
Everyone knows Henry Cavill will be back in the tights for Zack Snyder's Man of Steel sequel. The same people know that Ben Affleck has been cast as The G.D. Batman. But two men (and a Gal Gadot) do not a movie make. They need support, and Snyder's starting to fill secondary roles.
From: Cinema Blend 03/04/2014

Berry 'busting out of X-Men suit'
Halle Berry was "busting out" of her costume while filming X-Men: Days of Future Past. The 47-year-old actress welcomed baby boy Maceo, her first child with new husband Olivier Martinez, last October.
From: Film-News 03/04/2014

John Leguizamo, Lynn Collins & Jim Belushi Cast In 'The Man On Carrion Road'; Meegan Warner Joins 'The Veil'
John Leguizamo, Lynn Collins and Jim Belushi have joined the cast of thriller The Man On Carrion Road for director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego.
From: Deadline 03/04/2014

Busy With 'Stonewall' And 'Independence Day 2′, Roland Emmerich Buys Arctic Dive Spec
Roland Emmerich has been at the center of some of the biggest spec script deals I have ever written about.
From: Deadline 03/04/2014

HBO Acquires Tribeca-Bound 'The Newburgh Sting'
HBO Documentary Films bought U.S. and overseas TV rights to the docu The Newburgh Sting, by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner, who helmed Southern Comfort and The Cheshire Murders for the payweb.
From: Deadline 03/04/2014

Johnny Knoxville, Tony Shalhoub Lend Voices To 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
If the half-shell hero Leonardo sounds a bit like Bad Grandpa in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the half-pint sensei Splinter sounds like Monk, there's good reason.
From: Deadline 03/04/2014

Discovery Teams With Ron Howard And Brian Grazer To Create Digital Studio
Apollo 13 meets Here Comes Honey Boo Boo? Hard to say yet what might come from the venture, called New Form, that unites the Hollywood creative team — plus lawyer Craig Jacobson, TV exec Ed Wilson, agent Jim Wiatt, film exec Michael Rosenberg and CAA — with pay TV's leading producer of non-fiction programming.
From: Deadline 03/04/2014

Top Gun sequel will see Tom Cruise competing with military drones
Cruise will return as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, an old-school pilot fighting to prove humans are not obsolete in age of machines.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/04/2014

Noah rest: Russell Crowe goes from pope to Archbishop of Canterbury
The actor starring in Darren Aronofsky's Biblical epic has met the most senior church leader in the UK, as the director defends film against 'environmental wackos'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/04/2014

Amy Adams May Tell The Story Of Your Life
After exploring dark psychodrama with Prisoners and the upcoming Enemy, director Denis Villeneuve has his eye on science fiction for his next project. He's attached to adapt short tale Story Of Your Life and he may have found a star, with Amy Adams in early talks.
From: Empire Online 02/04/2014

Toby Kebbell Will Be Doctor Doom
Last month, word arrived that 20th Century Fox was zeroing in on the likely candidate to play Victor Von Doom, the man who will be the primary nemesis for the new heroes in Josh Trank's fresh take on the Fantastic Four comics. According to Variety we have a winner, in the shape of Toby Kebbell.
From: Empire Online 02/04/2014

Forrest Whitaker Gets In The Southpaw Ring
Having gone several rounds leading only to a knockout as a vehicle for Eminem a few years ago, boxing drama Southpaw has recently been resuscitated with Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead. Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen) is directing, and there's now some further casting news. Forrest Whitaker is in late-stage talks to play a washed up prizefighter.
From: Empire Online 02/04/2014

The Pink Panther Strikes Again In A CGI/Live-Action Reboot
Would you believe that one of the most iconic cartoon characters came simply from a title sequence? You would if we told you it was The Pink Panther, whose antics would delight audiences in the title sequence to almost all of the films in the titular series.
From: Cinema Blend 02/04/2014

Amy Adams May Speak With Aliens In Sci-Fi Thriller Story Of Your Life
Amy Adams isn't easily pinned down by genres. She can launch her career in an indie like Junebug, carry a princess fantasy like Enchanted, and help anchor a PT Anderson drama like The Master.
From: Cinema Blend 02/04/2014

Freeman: Education comes first
Morgan Freeman thinks it is his duty to provide "educational value" to viewers. The 76-year-old actor lent his voice to the narration of new IMAX 3D documentary, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar.
From: Film-News 02/04/2014

China Superstar Donnie Yen Signs With CAA, Closes Deal For 'Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon II'
China's top action star Donnie Yen has signed with CAA, and his new reps just closed his deal to star in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny, which Woo-ping Yuen is directing from a John Fusco script for The Weinstein Company.
From: Deadline 02/04/2014

MGM Sets Thea Sharrock To Helm 'Me Before You'
MGM has set acclaimed theatre director Thea Sharrock to direct Me Before You, the adaptation of the Jojo Moyes best-selling novel. Karen Rosenfelt is producing what would be Sharrock's feature debut.
From: Deadline 02/04/2014

CAA Signs 'Fanboy' Scribe Ernest Cline
Ernest Cline, the scribe behind the Black List script Fanboys and author of the bestselling cult novel Ready Player One, has signed with CAA.
From: Deadline 02/04/2014

Blue Is the Warmest Colour targeted by Russian anti-gay campaigners
Blue is the Warmest Colour, last year's celebrated winner of Cannes' coveted Palme d' Or, is being targeted under controversial Russian laws which have been widely interpreted as a crackdown on gay rights.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/04/2014

Captain America's Chris Evans backtracks: 'I'm not quitting acting'
Superhero actor says he is focusing on directing, with first film - 1.30 Train - in post-production, but will act in Marvel films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/04/2014

Catherine Deneuve criticises Gérard Depardieu over move away from France
French screen legend says fellow actor wrong to want to avoid paying taxes at home, and is 'no example to follow'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/04/2014

Ben Stiller to play Chippendales dancer in tale of male stripping and murder
I Am Chippendales will tell the torrid story of the erotic dance troupe and its rise to global fame - and marks a rare directing stint by Six Feet Under's Alan Ball.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/04/2014

Sandrine Holt Added To Terminator: Genesis
The actual specifics of how the chronology-twisting Terminator: Genesis plot will work may still be locked in a vault guarded by two cyborg exoskeletons trying to enjoy a crafty ciggie break, but details on casting are now arriving faster than Sarah Connor can run. The latest names added to the list include House Of Cards' Sandrine Holt, G.I. Joe's Byung-hun Lee and Mad Men veteran Michael Gladis.
From: Empire Online 01/04/2014

Saoirse Ronan Heads To Brooklyn
Stories of youngsters moving away from home to find a better life are commonplace in movies, but BBC Films is adding to the genre with an adaptation of Colm Toibin's book Brooklyn that will star Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and Emory Cohen.
From: Empire Online 01/04/2014

Topher Grace Joins American Ultra
With the start of shooting just a couple of weeks away, director Nima Nourizadeh is putting the final casting pieces in place for his latest, action comedy American Ultra. According to Deadline, Topher Grace is set to hop on board.
From: Empire Online 01/04/2014

New Writers For Splinter Cell And Chronicle 2
Two high-profile projects have inched forward in their long development this morning, with the news that videogame adaptation Splinter Cell and sleeper-hit sequel Chronicle 2 have both just attached new writers. Sheldon Turner (Up In The Air, X-Men: First Class) has the former gig, while newcomer Jack Stanley is at work on the latter.
From: Empire Online 01/04/2014

Guardians Of The Galaxy: What We Know So Far
Marvel Studios releasing Iron Man as their first feature was considered a somewhat risky move back in 2008. Without the level of name recognition inherent in characters like Spider-Man or Batman, box office analysts had no idea if audiences would respond to the material.
From: Cinema Blend 01/04/2014

Chris Evans Endorses Michael B. Jordan's Casting In Fantastic Four
In some ways, Chris Evans (Not Another Teen Movie) crossed a nerd picket-line. When he was cast as Captain America: The First Avenger, there was a small contingent of fans who would not let this stand.
From: Cinema Blend 01/04/2014

Chronicle 2 Gets A New Screenwriter, Likely A New Direction
Josh Trank's Chronicle seemed like every bit the one-off film, a mini-budgeted surprise that grossed a solid $126 million worldwide. The ending is bleak, but with a sliver of hope that allows viewers to fill in the blanks.
From: Cinema Blend 01/04/2014

Ben Stiller In Talks To Star In Alan Ball's I Am Chippendales
While Alan Ball has been better known in recent years for his TV shows -- True Blood, Six Feet Under and Banshee -- the writer/producer is shifting back to feature work for I Am Chippendales, which may include Ben Stiller among its stars.
From: Cinema Blend 01/04/2014

Brad Pitt Circling Steven Knight-Scripted WWII Tale
Brad Pitt is circling an untitled WWII romantic thriller which Steven Knight has scripted for Graham King's GK Films.
From: Deadline 01/04/2014

Meryl Streep As Hard Rocker? TriStar Closing Deal For 'Ricki And The Flash'
Tom Rothman's TriStar Productions is closing a deal to finance and distribute Ricki And The Flash, a hot package that had several studios circling because it comes with Meryl Streep playing a hard rocking mama.
From: Deadline 01/04/2014

SXSW: Cinedigm Acquires Nacho Vigalondo Pic 'Open Windows'
Elijah Wood and Sasha Grey star in writer-director Nacho Vigalondo's Open Windows, which premiered this month at SXSW in the Visions section. Cinedigm has landed U.S.
From: Deadline 01/04/2014

Ben Friedman Joins UK's Icon Film Distribution As Acquisitions Manager
The UK's recently relaunched Icon Film Distribution has appointed former Weinstein Co exec Ben Friedman as Acquisitions Manager.
From: Deadline 01/04/2014

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