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Emily Mortimer admits to guilt over her other role as a mother
British actress speaks out about the stress of raising a family while working in film and television.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/05/2014

Friday The 13th Sequel-Reboot Delayed Until 2015
Friday The 13th, much like Jason Voorhees himself, is something that just won't die. With twelve films already in the can, and a thirteenth on the way, the menace of Crystal Lake just won't stay dead for long before he's back on our screens again.
From: Cinema Blend 31/05/2014

Cannes Winner Force Majeure Finds A Home With Magnolia
Family vacations can be a royal pain in the ass when they don't work out. What's supposed to normally be a time of bonding and relaxation can sometimes turn into nothing short of a nightmare straight from the depths of Hell.
From: Cinema Blend 31/05/2014

Adam McKay Will Not Direct Marvel's Ant-Man
Remember those reports about Adam McKay taking over the reigns of Marvel's Ant-Man reuniting with his Anchorman co-star Paul Rudd and attempting to break out of the broad comic niche of his past films?
From: Cinema Blend 31/05/2014

Rhys Ifans Will Lend His Weirdness To Through The Looking Glass
From the beginning, with his break out role as the quirky best friend to Hugh Grant's character in Notting Hill, Rhys Ifans has made a career out of being mad as a hatter.
From: Cinema Blend 31/05/2014

James Cameron and Cirque du Soleil to team up for Avatar show
The director is to work with the circus company he made a documentary about in 2012 for a touring production based on his 2009 fantasy blockbuster.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/05/2014

Ken Loach: 'Sack film critics and get ordinary punters in'
The director has said movie reviewers' insulation leads them to dismiss the notion of a literate working-class.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/05/2014

Roland Emmerich Plans New Stargate Trilogy
In the world of Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, their big, famous properties never lay dormant for long. Emmerich in particular is still developing at least one sequel to Independence Day, and while sequel rumours have also floated for Stargate, nothing has come through the web portals lately. Until now, that is, as MGM and Warner Bros. have announced that Emmerich and Devlin will return for a new trilogy.
From: Empire Online 30/05/2014

Cliffhanger Remake Finally Has A Writer
First announced at Cannes five years ago, it's taken producer Neal Moritz this long to find the first screenwriter for his Cliffhanger remake. You can all screw up your application forms, however, because the vacancy has been filled. Sculpting a new take on the '90s Sylvester Stallone classic will be hotly-tipped newbie Joe Gazzam.
From: Empire Online 30/05/2014

Brendan Gleeson Will Trespass Against Us
Late last year, we brought word that Michael Fassbender was adding another film to his hectic schedule, considering the lead in Adam Smith's gangster drama Trespass Against Us. He's officially on board, and will be joined by Brendan Gleeson, Rory Kinnear, Sean Harris, Lyndsey Marshal and Killian Scott.
From: Empire Online 30/05/2014

Check Out Empire's 301 Subscriber Cover
We didn't want to publish this month's subscriber cover at the same time we announced the newsstand version, since it's sort of a spoiler for our 301 Greatest Movies Of All Time poll. But since we assume you have probably already seen the full list, here is our carbonite beauty in all its glory.
From: Empire Online 30/05/2014

X-Men: Apocalypse - What We Know So Far
Once upon a time, sequels to major blockbusters were a bonus, not a given. Now, studios enter into long-term negotiations with actors, directors and screenwriters to map out multi-part storylines knowing that it's not enough just to deliver a hit movie - you have to build a franchise.
From: Cinema Blend 30/05/2014

Cliffhanger Remake Inches Closer By Hiring A Screenwriter
Okay, guys, the jig is up. You're just picking random movies out of a box to remake, aren't you? And that box is a box of DVDs at a WalMart, home to popular movies that no one really cares about, and one of them is Cliffhanger.
From: Cinema Blend 30/05/2014

Crying at a film deemed unmanly - unless it's Bambi
National research for Ladbrokes Casino has been undertaken to see how our noble nation separates the men from the boys by assessing a variety of tasks, challenges and activities.
From: Film-News 30/05/2014

Rush Limbaugh pins blame on Hunger Games for Elliot Rodger killings
The rightwing commentator suggested the violence in The Hunger Games, which Rodger's father worked on, could have inspired the killing spree.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/05/2014

Elementary, my dear Watson-Watt: Eddie Izzard biopic set for Edinburgh premiere
Izzard biopic about radar innovator and Elijah Wood's Dylan Thomas film lead pack of world premieres at June festival.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/05/2014

Antoine Fuqua Offered Command Of Narco Sub
Antoine Fuqua is a man in demand. Now putting the finishing touches to his Equalizer movie reboot with Denzel Washington and preparing to lace up his directorial gloves for pugilism pic Southpaw, the Training Day director has been offered not one, not two, but three further films, with Fox pulling out the captain's chair on Narco Sub, MGM offering the Magnificent Seven remake and Sony looking to secure him for a second spin with The Equalizer.
From: Empire Online 29/05/2014

Paul Rudd Added To Sausage Party
Though it seemed like Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg had recruited their entire This Is The End cast to give voice to their first animated offering, Sausage Party, there were a few names not mentioned. At least two of those can now be added to the list, as Danny McBride, Paul Rudd and Anders Helm have all signed on to the 'toon comedy.
From: Empire Online 29/05/2014

Film critic responds to outrage over linking Seth Rogen with Elliot Rodger
Ann Hornaday, who linked Elliot Rodger's killings with a culture of Hollywood 'frat-boy fantasies', has said she didn't want to blame Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/05/2014

Quentin Tarantino saddles back up for The Hateful Eight
Following withdrawal of lawsuit against Gawker, which linked to a leaked version of the screenplay, director moves ahead with cast who read script in Los Angeles last month.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/05/2014

Johnny Depp shackled to 'Indiana Jones-style' Harry Houdini movie
The Transcendence star linked to new 'occult adventurer' take on the magician famed for surviving being handcuffed, locked in a box and chucked in the Hudson.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/05/2014

Stardust's Charlie Cox Cast As Daredevil
Tremble, America, for we are coming to claim another of your superheroes! London-born Charlie Cox, still be best known for his starring role as Tristan in Stardust, is the new Matt Murdock in Marvel and Netflix's upcoming TV take on Daredevil.
From: Empire Online 28/05/2014

Tarantino's Hateful Eight Back On Track?
Earlier this year Quentin Tarantino announced he was abandoning his Western The Hateful Eight, following online leaks of the work-in-progress screenplay. "I gave it to six people," he fumed. "It's a betrayal. There's an ugly maliciousness to it." Tarantino said he would consider publishing the screenplay as a book, but insisted that, while he might return to it in the future, it would no longer be his next film. Happily, it's looking like he's now changed his mind.
From: Empire Online 28/05/2014

Edinburgh Film Festival Line-Up Announced
Forget Cannes, put Venice aside, because this summer the Edinburgh International Film Festival is where it's at. For one thing, try getting a deep-fried Mars Bar on the Croisette. For several more, it's more accessible to the moviegoing public, a lot closer to home and Empire will be there with a series of Hero Hangouts and a screening of its freshly-announced Greatest Movie Of All Time.
From: Empire Online 28/05/2014

Anthony Mackie Still Pursuing Jesse Owens
Flying high on the success of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie is hoping his impressive work to date can help him finally realise a long-held dream: playing Olympic legend Jesse Owens on the big screen. He's been attached to a biopic of the man before, and now seems intent on producing his own, untitled take on Owens.
From: Empire Online 28/05/2014

Joss one cornetto: Whedon shows solidarity with Edgar Wright over Ant Man departure
Director deleted tweet of Buster Keaton with a Cornetto following split from Marvel over Ant Man, while Joss Whedon and James Gunn also back director.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/05/2014

Seth Rogen lambasts film critic over Elliot Rodger comparison
The star of Bad Neighbours, along with director Judd Apatow, has posted tweets responding to the Washington Post critic Ann Hornaday, who claimed that the comedy film is part of a culture that breeds violence like Elliot Rodger's killing spree.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/05/2014

Alfonso Cuarón will not direct Harry Potter prequel
Mexican director reveals he has no plans to helm JK Rowling film trilogy based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/05/2014

Roman Polanski writes foreword to book about murdered wife, Sharon Tate
Jane Fonda and Joan Collins also contribute to volume about actor, who was killed by followers of Charles Manson in 1969.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/05/2014

Seth Rogen Fires Back At Film Critic Who Blames Neighbors For Isla Vista Crimes
Our country's still picking up the pieces following the latest mass murder, this one occurring in Isla Vista, California that led to the tragic deaths of six innocent people.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Pixar Just Revealed A Ton Of New Plot Details For Next Summer's Inside Out
After such wonderful films as Toy Story, The Incredibles, Up and Ratatouille, Pixar's brand is so strong that their very name makes us pumped for upcoming projects, whatever they are about.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Bryan Singer Confirmed To Return For X-Men: Apocalypse
Even though Bryan Singer was developing X-Men: Apocalypse, there was still a sliver of a doubt that he would direct the film.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Nicolas Winding Refn Defends Ryan Gosling's Maligned Directorial Debut
They ride together, they die together. Nicolas Winding Refn isn't abandoning his bro Ryan Gosling after the actor's directorial debut, the trippy, divisive Cannes mindbender Lost River.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Robert Redford And Jeffrey Wright Could Team Up For Heretic Drama Come Sunday
Last year, Robert Redford took on an incredibly demanding solo-role in the shipwreck drama All is Lost. Now, as follow-up to his gritty performance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and his upcoming A Walk In the Woods, Redford is considering joining a biopic that would have him playing charismatic preacher Oral Roberts.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Drafthouse Films Distributing Jean Dujardin's Awesome-Sounding Le French
Overseas, Jean Dujardin is the coolest cucumber around. Domestically, however, despite a Best Actor Oscar, Dujardin is just another handsome French actor, albeit one who stole the show in The Monuments Men and The Wolf Of Wall Street.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Watch Jonah Hill Talk About Sharing The Most Awkward Car Ride Ever With Morgan Freeman
The feel of every movie set is a little bit different. Sometimes the cast gets on the same page very quickly and becomes almost like a family. Sometimes, the set is a professional and focused atmosphere throughout, or it devolves into a scary and miserable place of conflict.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Is Edgar Wright Moving On To Kolchak: The Night Stalker With Johnny Depp?
After the very high-profile exit from Ant-Man, the entire industry is wondering what director Edgar Wright is going to do next. Will he return to England and make another smaller picture? Will he return to TV? Could he possibly set up shop at a new studio? According to one specious report, he might just return to Disney.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Look At These Amazing Aliens From Steven Spielberg's Abandoned Close Encounters Sequel
After the success of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Steven Spielberg was eager to start work on Night Skies, a sequel to his alien masterpiece that would turn into a horror story of a family terrorized by a group of aliens, in a sort of Straw Dogs meets E.T storyline. If it wasn't for this project failing, E.T. would have never existed. Then again, judging by the newly released photos of his unused concepts for the film, E.T. never would have existed without the concept designs of Academy Award-winning creature designer Rick Baker.
From: Cinema Blend 27/05/2014

Days of Future Past has 'time immutability'
Simon Kinberg thinks X-Men: Days of Future Past successfully addresses "the immutability of time". Simon wrote and produced the new Marvel film, which was released in US theatres last weekend.
From: Film-News 27/05/2014

Ashton and Mila's 'ballroom dancing fun'
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are reportedly taking ballroom dancing classes during her pregnancy. The couple, who first met on the set of their TV programme That '70s Show, got engaged earlier this year and are expecting their first child together. In a bid to keep fit while she is with-child, Mila is said to be enjoying the activity with the help of Ashton as her partner.
From: Film-News 27/05/2014

Ritz Theatre presents the inaugural Summer Ritz Film Festival
Downtown Winter Haven is set to be the location for the Inaugural Summer Ritz Film Festival Showcasing Children, Family Friendly, Documentary, Classic as well as Independent films to be held June 20-22, 2014. The Ritz Film Festival will screen independent films, have great networking opportunities, panel discussions, and celebrities who are professional from the film industry.
From: Film-News 27/05/2014

Christopher Lee releasing new album 'Metal Knight'
Hollywood Legend Christopher Lee releases new Album titled 'Metal Knight' Christopher Lee, who will turn 92 on Tuesday 27th May is releasing next week a mini album appropriately called 'Metal Knight'.
From: Film-News 27/05/2014

Hollywood Teamsters Back Patric Verrone For State Senate
Hollywood Teamsters Local 399 stood behind former WGA West President Patric Verrone when he led the 2007-08 Writers Guild strike, and it's supporting him again in his run for the California Legislature.
From: Deadline 27/05/2014

Annapurna Pictures Taps Jonathan Gordon As President Of Production
Oscar-nominated American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook producer Jonathan Gordon has joined Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures as the shingle's new President of Production.
From: Deadline 27/05/2014

WB Moves Reese Witherspoon Refugee Drama 'The Good Lie' To October
The Warner Bros limited release now will open on October 3, more than three weeks after its original September 10 date. That pits the Reese Witherspoon-fronted The Good Lie against WB's untitled New Line horror flick and David Fincher's dark lit adaptation Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck as a man suspected of offing his missing wife.
From: Deadline 27/05/2014

Shirley MacLaine Negotiating To Star In 'Men Of Granite'
Oscar winning actress Shirley MacLaine is negotiating to star in Men Of Granite. The project, based on the book of the same name, is the true story of how a group of poor, immigrant high school boys rose above bigotry in a small town in Illinois by proving themselves on the basketball court to become the 1940 state champions.
From: Deadline 27/05/2014

WME Signs Brazilian Helmer/Scribe Gabriela Amaral
WME has signed Gabriela Amaral, the Brazilian writer/director and director who received buzz coming out of this past January's Sundance Writing Labs for her horror-drama The Father's Shadow.
From: Deadline 27/05/2014

Fox 2000, Temple Hill Land First Novel 'Love Letters To The Dead'
Fox 2000 has optioned Ava Dellaira's debut novel Love Letters to the Dead. Producing are Temple Hill's Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen, who produced the upcoming The Fault in Our Stars.
From: Deadline 27/05/2014

Lucy Liu To Co-Host First Huading Film Awards Show In Hollywood On June 1
On Sunday, the Huading Film Awards will see Chinese stars come to Hollywood to rub shoulders with local celebrities and honor the global film industry as well as their home market.
From: Deadline 27/05/2014

Cannes: Drafthouse Acquires Jean Dujardin Crime Thriller 'La French'
Despite the tepid expectations going into Cannes, the festival turned out to be prolific with deals. In the latest, Drafthouse Films acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Cedric Jimenez's period crime thriller La French, starring Jean Dujardin.
From: Deadline 27/05/2014

Pierce Brosnan talks comedy
Pierce Brosnan's latest film is a "screwball comedy". The 61-year-old actor and Emma Thompson star in The Love Punch as divorced couple Richard and Kate, who join forces to recover retirement money that was stolen from them.
From: Film-News 26/05/2014

Cannes festival ready for shut-eye after Winter Sleep wins Palme d'Or
The Cannes film festival has awarded its top honour to the film many tipped as winner before it even started. The rest of the jury's picks, however, were less predictable.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/05/2014

Star Wars original cast looked 'a little melted' for Episode VII - Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia actor describes to Hay festival her reunion with Harrison Ford and others to work on first of new Star Wars films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/05/2014

Karen Gillan Joins In A Valley Of Violence
Karen Gillian clearly wasn't too spooked by appearing in successful horror outing Oculus. She's ready to reunite with the Blumhouse team for Ti West's new revenge Western In A Valley Of Violence.
From: Empire Online 25/05/2014

Winter Sleep Wins At Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival is officially over for another year, and the winners of the events various awards were announced on Saturday night. Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan's marriage drama Winter Sleep took the top prize, the coveted Palme d'Or.
From: Empire Online 25/05/2014

Drew Goddard Off Daredevil
There's more change happening at Camp Marvel, though this time it's in the company's TV department. Drew Goddard, who had been attached to write, produce and oversee the Daredevil series for Netflix, has departed the project to focus on Sony's Spider-Man spin-off Sinister Six film.
From: Empire Online 25/05/2014

Edgar Wright Departs Ant-Man
Here's some disturbing news from the Marvel Cinematic Universe we definitely didn't expect: Variety is reporting that The World's End director Edgar Wright has left Ant-Man.
From: Empire Online 25/05/2014

Denzel Washington Kills A Whole Lot Of People In The First Trailer For The Equalizer
The last time that Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua collaborated on a project, the results were pretty damn spectacular. The actor and filmmaker teamed up to make Training Day - a David Ayer-scripted cop drama about a young detective and his experience working with a corrupt superior his first day on the job.
From: Cinema Blend 25/05/2014

Fast & Furious 7 Adds Grammy Nominated Singer Romeo Santos
James Wan's Fast & Furious 7 has been in production for quite a while now - going back to before Paul Walker's death - but amazingly the film still isn't done adding names to its all star roster.
From: Cinema Blend 25/05/2014

Before Ant-Man: 4 Messy And Memorable Marvel Studios Conflicts
Marvel Studios has been on a rather unprecedented run over the last few years, not only creating four $200 million-plus box office hits in the last two and a half years, but receiving consistent critical acclaim doing so.
From: Cinema Blend 25/05/2014

R.I.P. 'All My Children's Matthew Cowles
Actor and playwright Matthew Cowles, best known for creating and playing the villainous Billy Clyde Tuggle on ABC's All My Children, died May 22. He was 69. Cowles's long-running stint on the ABC soap ran began in 1977 as he popped in and out of the Pine Valley soap through 1990, when the Tuggle character was presumed dead in a bomb explosion.
From: Deadline 25/05/2014

Cannes 2014: Winter Sleep takes Palme d'Or in ceremony of upsets
Turkish epic fulfills early predictions to take top prize, while Timothy Spall wins best actor for Mr Turner. But away from best film and best director, surprise wins were in store for Julianne Moore, Jean-Luc Godard and Xavier Dolan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/05/2014

Guardians Director James Gunn Won't Choose Between Marvel And Edgar Wright
Reaction to Edgar Wright's abrupt departure from Ant-Man has, not surprisingly, produced a lot of polarized reactions and rumors. If one camp is to be believed, Marvel is a faceless, overbearing and villainous studio hellbent on ruining Edgar Wright's creative vision by passing the script on to other writers and meddling at every turn.
From: Cinema Blend 24/05/2014

Drew Goddard's Daredevil Departure May Mean Sony Wants The Sinister Six Soon
Marvel fans continued to reel with the news on Saturday that Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard was exiting Marvel's Netflix series based on Daredevil, with a new showrunner taking over.
From: Cinema Blend 24/05/2014

Cannes: SPC In 'Leviathan' Deal
As Cannes concludes, Sony Pictures Classics keeps buying specialty product. The latest is a small deal for North American rights to the Andrey Zvyagintsev-directed Russian pic Leviathan, which played to strong reaction. SPC came in with five films, and bought two more in Cannes.
From: Deadline 24/05/2014

Cannes: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires 'Salt Of The Earth; Distrib's 10th Fest Film
Sony Pictures Classics just completed a U.S. rights deal for Salt of the Earth, re-teaming them with Le Pacte, with whom SPC last partnered on The Patience Stone.
From: Deadline 24/05/2014

Godzilla director Gareth Edwards to direct first Star Wars spin-off
Godzilla director Gareth Edwards will direct the first Star Wars spin-off movie, the British film-maker has confirmed in a statement. Edwards will work from a screenplay by British writer, Gary Whitta, who wrote After Earth and The Book of Eli.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/05/2014

Quentin Tarantino plans Django Unchained TV series
The director says he plans to use 90 minutes of unused footage from Django Unchained in a miniseries version of the revenge western - and also blasts digital filmmaking in a buoyant Cannes press conference.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/05/2014

Edgar Wright departs Marvel's Ant-Man due to 'differences in vision'
Shock exit for the Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz director, who has been involved in project since 2006, with an announcement late in the preproduction stages.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/05/2014

First look at Woody Allen's 1920s romance Magic in the Moonlight
The first trailer for Woody Allen's new film Magic in the Moonlight has appeared, and it seems to be a far more light-hearted film than his previous one, Blue Jasmine.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/05/2014

X-Men director Bryan Singer files motion to dismiss sex-abuse lawsuit
X-Men director Bryan Singer has filed a suit to dismiss sex abuse claims lodged against him by a former Hollywood hopeful. Last month, Michael Egan claimed that Singer and three other Hollywood executives abused him in 1999 at the age of 17 when he was trying to make a career as an actor and model in Los Angeles.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/05/2014

Gregg Allman sued by family of Midnight Rider train victim as well as director and producers
The family of Sarah Jones, a camera assistant killed by a train last February during a shoot for the controversial biopic Midnight Rider, is suing the film's subject, Gregg Allman, as well as its director, crew and distributor.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/05/2014

Ken Loach on Jimmy's Hall: allowing dissident voices is key issue of our time
The veteran film-maker tells Cannes film festival why the suppression of Irish communist James Gralton - and people like him is a vital political matter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/05/2014

Xavier Dolan at Cannes 2014: Palme d'Or would be victory for my generation
A Palme d'Or win for Xavier Dolan, the youngest director in competition at this year's Cannes, would be a victory not for his home province of Quebec, nor for his home country, Canada, but for his generation, the 25-year-old told a press conference at the Cannes film festival.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/05/2014

Batman v Superman film faceoff gets official title
Zack Snyder's much-hyped sequel to last year's Man of Steel superhero reboot has been officially titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/05/2014

Liam O'Donnell Goes Beyond Skyline
Remember Skyline? The loony sci-fi FX showcase arrived in 2010 courtesey of tech-heads The Brothers Strauss (AvP: Requiem), and enjoyed a spirited rivalry with the similarly themed Battle: Los Angeles, released at almost exactly the same time. Neither was critically adored, but both did reasonably well at the box office. And while we might have predicted that, of the two, Battle: LA would be the one to get a follow-up, it's actually Skyline that turns out to be heading for a sequel. As just revealed at Cannes, Liam O'Donnell, the original's writer and producer, will be the director of Beyond Skyline. There's a poster too.
From: Empire Online 22/05/2014

Rob Weiss Planning Biopic For The Hells Angels Founder
Developing for at least a decade, and previously in the hands of the late Tony Scott, Fox's biopic of Sonny Barger and the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has now landed with Entourage writer-producer Scott Weiss. "We're approaching this as a genesis story of the motorcycle club culture," says Weiss. "I've wanted to do something in the biker space for a long time."
From: Empire Online 22/05/2014

Cannes 2014: Jimmy's Hall Review
Church and community clash in Ken Loach's period drama Jimmy's Hall. Set in '20s and '30s Ireland, it stars a charismatic Barry Ward as real-life Irish communist leader Jimmy Gralton.
From: Empire Online 22/05/2014

Cannes 2014: First Look At The Palme-tipped Mommy
In the space of five years and five films, Xavier Dolan has become the biggest overnight success story on the festival circuit in recent memory.
From: Empire Online 22/05/2014

Eli Roth Heads South Of Hell
With one TV series already under his belt - that would be Netflix's creepfest Hemlock Grove - Eli Roth has another small screen project he wants to pursue. He's attached as a producer and will direct the pilot for US cable channel WE TV's South Of Hell.
From: Empire Online 22/05/2014

Jimi Hendrix film back on, says screenwriter Ol Parker
After a dispute with the Hendrix estate, Jimi, reportedly about the last nine days of Hendrix's life, is said to star Anthony Mackie as the iconic guitarist .
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/05/2014

Frozen to become Disney ice-dancing show
The latest Disney on Ice extravaganza is perhaps an obvious one: Frozen, the sub-zero musical comedy that's become the most successful animation of all time.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/05/2014

Ben Schwartz Joins Robert Zemeckis' Latest
Usually found being funny in Parks And Recreation or any number of film guest star appearances, Ben Schwartz is planning something slightly different for his next role. He's set to join Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Robert Zemeckis' next project, the Philippe Petit movie working titled To Reach The Clouds.
From: Empire Online 21/05/2014

First Clip From Sundance Breakout Whiplash
Damien Chazelle's coming-of-age - or perhaps, given the subject matter, it should be drumming-of-age - music film Whiplash already has plenty of positive buzz about it thanks to a multiple award-winning appearance at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Now, to help spread the word further, Sony has put a clip online.
From: Empire Online 21/05/2014

Coen Brothers Set To Write Cold War Film For Spielberg
As if the true-life, untitled Cold War tale about a downed U2 plane didn't have enough high-profile talent circling with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg interested, it will now benefit from the attentions a couple of very well known writers: Joel and Ethan Coen have been hired to write a new draft.
From: Empire Online 21/05/2014

Abel Ferrara praises Depardieu's energy
Abel Ferrara found it hard to match Gérard Depardieu's energy on set. The pair have recently collaborated on controversial new movie Welcome to New York, a fictional account thought to be based on French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sexual assault case.
From: Film-News 21/05/2014

Kate Winslet: I want to take risks
Kate Winslet is ready to take "risks" again. The British actress married Ned Rocknroll in 2012 and the couple welcomed their first son together, Bear, in December last year. She might have been settling into life with her latest arrival, but the 38-year-old is keen to focus on her career again now.
From: Film-News 21/05/2014

Netflix To Enter France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland & Luxembourg
Netflix has officially announced its intention to significantly expand in Europe. The move had been expected, and will be welcome news to international sales folk here in Cannes who roundly told me before the market that they were anxious for services like Netflix to penetrate further.
From: Deadline 21/05/2014

Cannes: Harvey Weinstein Plans Big Oscar Push For 'Eleanor Rigby,' Jessica Chastain And James McAvoy
After a ten minute standing ovation at its Cannes premiere this week, Harvey Weinstein is going to make a big awards season push on The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby, and in particular the performances of Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy.
From: Deadline 21/05/2014

Daniel Radcliffe set to star in film of Dave Eggers comic buddy travelogue
You Shall Know Our Velocity, in which two friends try to give away thousands of dollars on a world trip, to shoot next spring.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/05/2014

Cannes: a new day, a new Palme d'Or favourite with Two Days, One Night
The Dardenne brothers' employment rights fable looks likely to beat off stiff competition and bag them their third Palme d'Or, while star Marion Cotillard is on course for best actress.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/05/2014

Alfonso Cuarón 'deep in talks' to direct new Harry Potter spinoff
Gravity director Cuarón set to direct Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, say Hollywood insiders.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/05/2014

Three New Stills For Disney's Animated Sci-Fi Big Hero Six
Though not a very well-known title in Marvel's back catalogue, Disney Animations's latest, Big Hero 6, is indeed a Marvel property. That might explain the superheroishness the the whole conceit: 13-year-old robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada joins forces with a rag-tag group of crime fighters to stop a criminal gang threatening his home city, San Fransokyo. In the three following stills, you'll meet his greatest invention in the form of his his best friend, father figure, bodyguard (and robot), Baymax.
From: Empire Online 20/05/2014

Cannes 2014: First Look At David Cronenberg's Map To The Stars
There can't be a more self-aware director working today than David Cronenberg, who's been hearing the same questions about his work for the last 30 years.
From: Empire Online 20/05/2014

Cannes 2014: First Look At Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher
With Foxcatcher, Bennett Miller reveals himself as a very, very interesting director, taking genuine artistic risks in the wake of the much more commercially viable Moneyball.
From: Empire Online 20/05/2014

Channing Tatum Reveals More Of Magic Mike 2's Plot
Though he's been happy to confirm for a while that he's working on a sequel to surprise hit stripper pic Magic Mike, currently called Magic Mike XXL, Channing Tatum has largely stayed quiet about the plot. All that has changed, however, and from the sounds of it, the new movie will live up to that size-does-matter title, though not quite in the way you might imagine.
From: Empire Online 20/05/2014

Matthew Vaughn's Secret Service Gets A Title Change
Like all good espionage types, Matthew Vaughn's upcoming action-thriller has dipped into its big box of disguises, pulling out a couple of forged passports, a stick-on moustache and a whole new identity.
From: Empire Online 20/05/2014

Drew Struzan To Possibly Come Out Of Retirement For Star Wars: Episode VII
It's hard to retire when you're a legend. Just ask Clint Eastwood. The man who was retiring from behind and in front of the camera (after Gran Torino) has broken his oath to the point where it'd be smarter for him to just keep working on a light schedule.
From: Cinema Blend 20/05/2014

Batman Vs. Superman Set Pic Ignites Speculation Over The Joker
Innocent photograph shared from the set of Batman vs. Superman … or an elaborate tease for the possible appearance of a legendary villain?
From: Cinema Blend 20/05/2014

Disney Reveals First Look At Big Hero 6's Baymax
This fall will see the first animated effort to come from Disney and Marvel's merger with Big Hero 6.
From: Cinema Blend 20/05/2014

Ryan Gosling's Directorial Debut Generates Both Extreme Hate And Plenty Of Praise
Ryan Gosling has spent more than half his life in the entertainment industry, beginning in 1993 on The All New Mickey Mouse Club, and he has made some giant strides in his career in that time.
From: Cinema Blend 20/05/2014

MIT Has Developed A Glasses-Free 3D Projector
Regardless of your thoughts on the effectiveness that 3D has on a feature film, we can all pretty much agree on one thing: 3D glasses suck.
From: Cinema Blend 20/05/2014

Batman's New Suit Isn't Actually Black
While Zack Snyder did a great job revealing Ben Affleck's Batsuit in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman last week, it was missing one very important element: color. Because the picture was shot in black and white and in such a shadowy environment, it was hard to tell what kind of shading was going on in the design.
From: Cinema Blend 20/05/2014

Molly Ringwald Joins Jem And The Holograms
How the hell did Jem and the Holograms all of a sudden become my absolute Must-See movie, even though it has yet to shoot a single frame of footage Here's how.
From: Cinema Blend 20/05/2014

Cronenberg: I'm not attacking Hollywood
David Cronenberg doesn't view Maps to the Stars as "an attack on Hollywood". The filmmaker directs Julianne Moore, Robert Pattinson and Carrie Fisher in the forthcoming drama, which centres on the antics of narcissistic actors in Los Angeles.
From: Film-News 20/05/2014

Lana Del Rey 'will perform at Kimye wedding'
Lana Del Rey supposedly "couldn't say no" to performing at Kanye West's upcoming wedding. The 36-year-old rapper is marrying Kim Kardashian this weekend in Europe and it is claimed he shelled out huge amounts of cash to get the singer to perform at the ceremony.
From: Film-News 20/05/2014

Dinesh D'Souza's 'America' Docu Release Date Remains Despite Guilty Plea In Campaign Finance Case
Dinesh D'Souza, co-director and star of the second-most-successful political documentary in U.S.
From: Deadline 20/05/2014

Lionsgate Acquires Film Rights To Horror Novel 'The Merciless' For 'Pretty Little Liars' Marlene King To Adapt
Marlene King, creator and showrunner of the hit ABC Family teen series Pretty Little Liars, will adapt and executive produce The Merciless, a feature film based on the upcoming Danielle Vega horror novel about good girls gone evil.
From: Deadline 20/05/2014

Relativity To Premiere 'Earth To Echo' At LA Film Festival
Relativity Media has found its launchpad for Earth To Echo, the long-in-the-works adventure film that it acquired from Disney last summer.
From: Deadline 20/05/2014

Hot Clip: Dinesh D'Souza's 'America'
Co-director and host Dinesh D'Souza could face jail time after pleading guilty today to making illegal campaign contributions.
From: Deadline 20/05/2014

DreamWorks Animation Moves Up 'Penguins Of Madagascar' Bow, Bumps 'Home' To 2015
Less than a month before the release of its tentpole sequel How To Train Your Dragon 2, DreamWorks has flipped the dates for its next two films.
From: Deadline 20/05/2014

Michael Jai White, Tyson Beckford Set For Urban Male Stripper Pic 'Chocolate City'
Channing Tatum did it with Magic Mike, and his co-star Joe Manganiello sold upcoming docu La Bare on the strength of the tantalizing subject matter.
From: Deadline 20/05/2014

'Fargo's Allison Tolman Signs With UTA
Fargo actress Allison Tolman has signed with UTA. The breakout star of FX's new series, based on the 1996 Coen brothers dark comedy, plays Deputy Molly Solverson on the show opposite Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, and Colin Hanks. Chicago-based Tolman won the role after submitting herself on tape and has drawn acclaim for her performance since Fargo debuted in April under showrunner Noah Hawley.
From: Deadline 20/05/2014

Indian director defends film inspired by Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
Rupesh Paul, who is touting Vanishing Act at Cannes film festival, says thriller inspired by real events would not 'be cashing in' on the story of the missing aeroplane.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/05/2014

David Cronenberg: Hollywood actors are 'desperate to assert their existence'
But Maps to the Stars director insists his new film, which premiered at the Cannes film festival, is not an attack on the movie industry.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/05/2014

Cannes acclaim for Steve Carell in Foxcatcher prompts Oscars tips
Film features the actor playing an idiosyncratic multi-millionaire who bankrolled the US wrestling squad in the 1990s.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/05/2014

Gordon Willis 1931 - 2014
Gordon Willis, the Director of Photography for films including The Godfather and its sequels, Annie Hall, Manhattan and one of the most influential cinematographers in history, has died aged 82.
From: Empire Online 19/05/2014

Cannes 2014: First Look At David Robert Mitchell's It Follows
It's not often you get to find a major new horror film at its world premiere, but David Robert Mitchell's It Follows took the Cannes Film Festival quite by surprise at its debut in the Critics' Week sidebar. Proudly wearing its genre credentials on its sleeve - many, many '80s horror boxes are ticked - Mitchell's film aspires to more than mere homage, creating genuinely frightening images that will haunt even the most seasoned horror fan's nightmares for a long time. And if it can do that, just imagine the mental scarring it will do to America's horny teens.
From: Empire Online 19/05/2014

Cannes 2014: First Look At Tommy Lee Jones's The Homesman
Tommy Lee Jones rode into town nearly ten years ago with The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada, a terrific neo-Western that earmarked the hangdog, sardonic actor as a director to watch. By contrast, The Homesman is much more traditional Western fare, and while it features another strong performance from Jones, his follow-up isn't quite in the same league.
From: Empire Online 19/05/2014

New Trailer For Wish I Was Here
Following the success of his Kickstarter campaign to fund his second writing/directing/staring effort, Wish I Was Here, Zach Braff scored again at Sundance when Focus features picked up the film. He's launched a new trailer for the project, and you can see his trademark blend of whimsy, life issues and indie music is fully on display again.
From: Empire Online 19/05/2014

Alfonso Cuaron May Wrangle Fantastic Beasts
As Warner Bros. plunges headlong back into the world of Harry Potter with prequel spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, the studio recently announced a 2016 release date for the first planned film. To help it reach cinemas, Fantastic Beasts will need a director, and it appears Warners is turning to one of the former Harry helmers, with Alfonso Cuaron reportedly in talks.
From: Empire Online 19/05/2014

The Purge: Breakout Escape Game Invites You To Survive The Night
Who's ready for The Purge? Not quite? Well, Universal's giving you an opportunity to prepare with their planned immersive experience "The Purge: Breakout," which is set to tour the country, starting later this month, and may be coming to a city near you.
From: Cinema Blend 19/05/2014

Foxcatcher Emerges As The Year's First Best Picture Oscar Contender
After a brief production delay, which knocked it out of distribution in time for last year's Oscar race, Bennett Miller's dramatic Foxcatcher made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, and reactions have been overwhelmingly positive.
From: Cinema Blend 19/05/2014

15 Widely Released 2007 Movies We Bet You Won't Recognize
Seven years ago, Michael Bay dropped the first Transformers on us, and it made a stupid amount of money. I haven't seen it since the weekend it opened, but I can still tell you with reasonable confidence a) who it starred, b) who directed it and c) its basic plot. Why? Because that movie, while not exactly brilliant, was really freakin memorable. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for an overwhelming majority of the films released in 2007.
From: Cinema Blend 19/05/2014

Sylvester Stallone Explains Why The Expendables 3 Will Be PG-13
During production on The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone famously claimed the movie would be PG-13. It wasn't. When The Expendables 2 shot, star Chuck Norris and later Stallone, himself, implied that it would be PG-13 to satisfy younger fans. It wasn't. And now, which rating do you think Stallone is claiming The Expendables 3 will go out with?
From: Cinema Blend 19/05/2014

Stallone & Schwarzenegger 'crash Cannes'
Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger were among action stars reportedly "crashing Cannes" this weekend. The Expendables 3 stars joined Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas and Wesley Snipes on Sunday for what The Hollywood Reporter called the "most raucous press conference of the festival".
From: Film-News 19/05/2014

Viggo: New film should be seen twice
The actor stars alongside Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac in The Two Faces of January, which tells the story of a couple on the run in Greece after the husband scams some of his clients.
From: Film-News 19/05/2014

RPatz: Julianne sex scene's a seven
Robert Pattinson would give his sex scene with Julianne Moore seven out of ten. The Twilight star plays Jerome Fontana in David Cronenberg thriller Maps to the Stars. His character enjoys a steamy moment in the back of a car with Julianne's Havana Segrand.
From: Film-News 19/05/2014

Cotillard only works with driven directors
Marion Cotillard won't work with directors who aren't "involved and driven". The French actress has catapulted into global success over recent years, starring in hit movies such as Christopher Nolan's Inception and Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. She still works on smaller, independent films though, such as the Dardenne Brothers' project Two Days, One Night premiering at Cannes.
From: Film-News 19/05/2014

Cannes: Hollywood Arrives In Force As American Films And Stars Crash The Competition And Stir Awards Buzz
The Hollywood invasion of Cannes began in earnest this weekend and continues big time as the U.S.-set movies get their day in the sun on the Croisette — even as a little rain begins to fall for the first time since this movie smorgasboard got rolling last week. Yesterday, Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank hit the fest with a female-centric Western, The Homesman, that is looking for distribution and should find it with no problem. In fact, I just heard they have had at least three offers and a deal could be imminent.
From: Deadline 19/05/2014

European Film Academy Calls For Release Of Arrested Ukrainian Director In Moscow
Led by chairwoman Agnieszka Holland, the European Film Academy is urging Russian officials to immediately release arrested Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov. The Gaamer helmer has been involved in supporting the Euro Maidan protests in Kiev, and opposes the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
From: Deadline 19/05/2014

Paramount Taps 'Jackass' Impresario Johnny Knoxville To First Look Deal
Paramount Pictures has signed Johnny Knoxville and his Hello Junior banner to an exclusive 2-year first-look deal.
From: Deadline 19/05/2014

Cannes: DSK Lawyer Says Suit Brewing Over Ferrara's 'Welcome To New York'; Ex-Wife Calls Pic "Anti-Semitic"
When Abel Ferrara's Welcome To New York screened in Cannes on Saturday night, Wild Bunch's Vincent Maraval was asked about potential lawsuits given the film's source of inspiration.
From: Deadline 19/05/2014

Cannes: Arclight Shops Oliver Hirschbiegel WWI Pic 'The Guns Of August'
Oliver Hirschbiegel scored with his World War II final days of Hitler film Downfall, and now he's eyeing World War I.
From: Deadline 19/05/2014

Pamela Anderson launches animal charity at Cannes
Former Baywatch actress gives harrowing account of sexual assault from her youth as she uses festival to launch animal welfare foundation.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/05/2014

Gérard Depardieu on Welcome to New York: 'In all of us there is a monster'
In Cannes to promote new film mirroring the downfall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Depardieu expresses sympathy for those with compulsive behaviour and says Abel Ferrara's movie is not pornographic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/05/2014

Tommy Lee Jones on The Homesman: 'It's a consideration of American imperialism'
Actor-director says film is a study of 'American history' in the period that settlers were forcing Native Americans off the land.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/05/2014

Sylvester Stallone in Cannes: 'When your ass falls off it's time to retire'
Promoting forthcoming blockbuster The Expendables 3 alongside co-stars including Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stallone compares 1980s rivalry with the latter to to Ali and Frazier.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/05/2014

A Godzilla Sequel Is Coming, Declares Warner Bros., Quite Obviously
Way to spank that box office, Godzilla. The monster movie from Warner Bros. roared with a spectacular $93 million opening weekend, which included a hefty $38.5 million opening day, the best first-day gross of the year. That's a lot of cheddar, Godzilla, eat smart, guy.
From: Cinema Blend 18/05/2014

A Million Ways to Die in the West first clip
Seth MacFarlane directs, produces, co-writes and plays the role of the cowardly sheep farmer Albert in A Million Ways to Die in the West.
From: Film-News 18/05/2014

Zoe Saldana: I don't do scary
Zoe Saldana was "traumatised" by the first horror movie she watched. The actress stars in the TV remake of classic 1968 film Rosemary's Baby. In light of the scary series, the 35-year-old has reflected on the first creepy flick she watched.
From: Film-News 18/05/2014

Josh Hartnett: I'm not afraid of fame
Josh Hartnett no longer feels the need to hide. The actor is making his Hollywood comeback after taking a few years out of the limelight to enjoy life back at home in Minnesota.
From: Film-News 18/05/2014

Specialty B.O.: 'Chef' Sweetens The Pot As Marion Cotillard-Led 'Immigrant' Lands Stateside
Newcomers bowed with muted to mixed results this weekend, while some holdovers including Jon Favreau's Chef held some sway in a box office stomped by Godzilla.
From: Deadline 18/05/2014

'Godzilla' Sequel In The Works At Warner Bros. & Legendary
After opening to $103M internationally — the biggest opening of 2014 so far — and grossing $93M domestic stateside this weekend, it should come as no surprise that Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.' are already developing a sequel to the monster hit.
From: Deadline 18/05/2014

Cannes: Tom Hardy As Kray Twins Pic 'Legend' Firms Key Sales For Studiocanal
Much as it did with The Gunman at last year's Cannes, Studiocanal has nearly sold out on its hot project of 2014, Legend.
From: Deadline 18/05/2014

Cannes: Worldview Boards Adrian Grenier-Produced Lonely Whale Docu '52′
After finding success with its first documentary, the Oscar-nominated The Square, Worldview Entertainment has come aboard to finance and produce 52, about the search for the loneliest whale on the planet.
From: Deadline 18/05/2014

Cannes: Stephen King Novel 'Gerald's Game' To Be Adapted By 'Oculus' Helmer Mike Flanagan And Intrepid Pictures
Oculus and Somnia director Mike Flanagan has committed to next helm Gerald's Game, based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.
From: Deadline 18/05/2014

Cannes: Abel Ferrara's Sex Scandal Pic 'Welcome To New York' Penetrates La Plage
Abel Ferrara and screenwriter Chris Zois' Welcome To New York, inspired by the 2011 sex scandal surrounding former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, had its world premiere here in Cannes tonight.
From: Deadline 18/05/2014

Frozen: parental panic as unexpected Disney hit leads to merchandise sellout
Massive success of animated film has led to disappointment for children as dolls and dresses fly off the shelves.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/05/2014

Cannes day three: How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Winter Sleep premieres - in pictures
As the Cannes film festival kicks into gear, here's the pick of the action from the red carpet, as Cate Blanchett and Kit Harington arrive for How to Train Your Dragon 2 and director Nuri Bilge Ceylan presents Winter Sleep.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/05/2014

Cannes 2014: First Look At David Michôd's The Rover
Expectations were high for The Rover, Aussie David Michôd's follow-up to Animal Kingdom, and this post-apocalyptic thriller is just as gripping, atmospheric and, yes, disturbing. Guy Pearce is the drifter wandering the most deserted Australian outback, apparently troubled by nothing apart from the sudden theft of his car.
From: Empire Online 17/05/2014

Elizabeth Olsen 'intimidated by Avengers'
Elizabeth Olsen found filming Avengers: Age of Ultron "intimidating" initially.
From: Film-News 17/05/2014

Courteney Cox: Friends was strict
Courteney Cox says Friends was "free within a structure". The 49-year-old actress played uptight Monica in the long-running US sitcom, which also starred Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc.
From: Film-News 17/05/2014

James Franco: Spring Breakers 2 will suck
James Franco thinks watching Spring Breakers 2 will be like "jumping on a poison ship". The actor portrayed Alien in director Harmony Korine's 2012 coming-of-age flick, which also starred Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens.
From: Film-News 17/05/2014

Zafari starst pre-production
Matador Pictures, Captain Starlight Company and Umedia are delighted to announce that pre-production has commenced on feature film Zafari, shooting on location in the UK and Spain from July 2014. Star casting will be announced shortly. The film will make its market debut in Cannes. UMedia International is handling world sales.
From: Film-News 17/05/2014

Gibson's battery conviction expunged
Mel Gibson's battery conviction has reportedly been erased from his record. The 58-year-old actor was charged with felony battery for hitting ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva in the mouth in 2010, allegedly knocking out two of her veneers.
From: Film-News 17/05/2014

Sir Ben Kingsley in A Birder's Guide to Everything trailer
On the eve of his widower father's second wedding, fifteen-year-old birding fanatic David Portnoy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime, the extinct Labrador duck!
From: Film-News 17/05/2014

Cannes: Robert De Niro Catches 'Bus 757', Heist Pic From Emmett/Furla/Oasis
Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has set Robert De Niro to star in Bus 757, a Stephen Sepher-scripted action thriller that Scott Mann (The Tournament) will direct.
From: Deadline 17/05/2014

Cannes: Even Sundance Pics Are Selling, As Cinedigm, Film Arcade Land 'Song One'
Cannes is racking up some pretty prolific sales, and that's not even limited to the films playing here or being sold here.
From: Deadline 17/05/2014

Cannes: John Moore To Helm 'The Hunters'; Adaptation By 'Taken's Robert Mark Kamen
Alex Walton and Ken Kao's new sales production and finance outfit Bloom will handle international sales on The Hunters with A Good Day To Die Hard's John Moore attached to direct. Based on Chris Kuzneski's 2013 novel, the screenplay was adapted by the Taken and Transporter franchises' Robert Mark Kamen.
From: Deadline 17/05/2014

Cannes: Demarest Films, Kilburn Media Partner With Jeremy Renner's The Combine
In what Demarest Films and Kilburn Media say is the first of several new joint ventures, the pair has entered an overall deal with Jeremy Renner and Don Handfield's The Combine.
From: Deadline 17/05/2014

Cannes: Relativity, Bollywood's B4U Make Wide-Ranging Joint Venture
If there is one thing Relativity Media head Ryan Kavanaugh likes,it's making deals. He's hammered out a joint venture with Bollywood film and TV network B4U that, the announcement says, will leverage their combined expertise, relationships and resources to create and distribute highly engaging long and short form entertainment and sports content in India, spanning film, television and digital.
From: Deadline 17/05/2014

Cannes: eOne Snaps Up North American Rights To Tribeca Title 'Dior And I'
Entertainment One Films has picked up North American rights to fashion documentary Dior And I. The distributor, which acquired the film in a deal with Submarine, is planning a theatrical release later this year.
From: Deadline 17/05/2014

Seth MacFarlane records Christmas album with Norah Jones
The creator of Family Guy, Ted and new movie A Million Ways to Die in the West has recorded an album of Christmas classics like Baby It's Cold Outside and Let It Snow.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/05/2014

Star Wars: Episode VII filming begins
Director JJ Abrams' company Bad Robot tweets photo of clapperboard from day one of shoot at Pinewood Studios in UK.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/05/2014

Atom Egoyan at Cannes: child decoys required in fight against paedophiles
Director reports new film The Captive was inspired by real-life case of abducted child in his native Canada, and bemoans obstructions for police investigating paedophile rings.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/05/2014

Are action movies bad for weak hearts?
British medical study finds people with heart conditions experience raised heart stress when watching intense films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/05/2014

Blade Runner 2 producers invite Harrison Ford to return for sequel
Alcon Entertainment is publicly offering the star a key role in film update to Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/05/2014

Cannes day three: How to Train Your Dragon and Winter's Sleep premieres - in pictures
As the Cannes film festival kicks into gear, here's the pick of the action from the red carpet, as Cate Blanchett and Kit Harington arrive for Dragon 2 and Nuri Bilge Ceylan presents Winter's Sleep.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/05/2014

Harrison Ford Formally Offered Blade Runner 2
Both Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford have repeatedly provided grist for the rumour mills in recent years by discussing the slowly developing Blade Runner sequel. While there's been much speculation, however, there have been few reports from the actual studio development side; it's seemed like an idea just out there in the ether rather than an actual, solid, future film.
From: Empire Online 16/05/2014

Cannes 2014: First Look At The Salvation
A Danish spaghetti Western starring Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green and Eric Cantona, The Salvation sounded great on paper and it's even better on screen.
From: Empire Online 16/05/2014

Kristen Wiig Joins Zach Galifianakis And Owen Wilson For Jared Hess Comedy
It's been a while since we've heard from Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess, but his next production is gaining major buzz as it announces a trifecta of top-notch comedic talent.
From: Cinema Blend 16/05/2014

Adam McKay Wants You To Be An Extra In His Next Film
Charity auctions are one of the best investments you can make, provided you're OK with spending a decent amount of money for what might not seem like an equal exchange.
From: Cinema Blend 16/05/2014

The Score Board: Godzilla
While the average audience member might not automatically process this, the overall sound of a film is pivotal to our enjoyment. When it comes to composers, it's almost as if they're engineering their own films away from the filmmakers, with elevated action, moody drama and swooning romance.
From: Cinema Blend 16/05/2014

Halle Berry Gets A 'Taken' Of Her Own With 'Kidnap'
Halle Berry's going action heroine for a new adventure. Thankfully, it's not Catwoman 2, but a high-octane thriller called simply Kidnap. You can probably guess its premise from there.
From: Cinema Blend 16/05/2014

Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie Agree To Start 'Sleeping With Other People'
After playing second banana on R-rated comedies like Hall Pass and Horrible Bosses, Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis proved his worth as a leading man in his own R-rated laffer, We're The Millers, which took the concept of a family road trip comedy and made it wild with strip teases, loads of drugs, and some male frontal nudity. Hot off the success of that $269 million hit, Sudeikis is saddling up for another crude comedy, and this one will be a raunchy rom-com.
From: Cinema Blend 16/05/2014

Oscar Isaac: I'm invisible
Oscar Isaac enjoys blending in. The actor has been busy promoting new movie The Two Faces of January, a dark thriller co-starring Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst, but isn't keen on attracting the limelight when he's not on promo duties.
From: Film-News 16/05/2014

Tom Hardy set for Kathryn Bigelow's post-9/11 drama True American
The British actor will take the lead in an adaptation of Anand Giridharadas' book True American: Murder & Mercy in Texas, about a killer in the aftermath of 9/11.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/05/2014

First Look At Julianne Moore In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
They may not be ready to unleash a trailer just yet - though we doubt it'll be too long before one arrives - but the team behind The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 are at least prepared to give us a look at Julianne Moore as President Alma Coin, plus a video interview with Moore (see below) and a roundtable chat with director Francis Lawrence, writer Peter Craig and producer Nina Jacobson.
From: Empire Online 15/05/2014

Searching for Sugar Man director Malik Bendjelloul dies aged 36
Swedish police say no crime suspected in death of filmmaker who won 2013 Oscar for documentary about elusive musician.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/05/2014

Documentary following year in James Franco's life nears completion
The documentary from first-time director Lisa Vangellow will follow the actor and hyphenate culture vulture as he faces controversy and hits Broadway.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/05/2014

X-Men producer makes Gambit with Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum will play the superhero Gambit in a forthcoming spin-off movie from the X-Men series, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/05/2014

Lars von Trier to create panic in Detroit with horror film
Controversial film maker is developing project set in Motor City for Danish director Kristian Levring.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/05/2014

Batman v Superman director Snyder teases glimpse of new Batmobile
Zack Snyder starts to lift secrecy over Ben Affleck's new wheels, but title of film clash with Henry Cavill's superhero still unknown.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/05/2014

Sci-fi surrealist HR Giger, creator of Alien visions, dies in fall
The Swiss artist who designed the 'xenomorph' creature in Alien as well as imaginative sleeve designs for Debbie Harry and others has died aged 74.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/05/2014

Gregg Allman biopic director: I almost died in Midnight Rider film-set accident
Randall Miller rejects claim that a cavalier attitude led to death of camera assistant on Georgia railway track.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/05/2014

Sorrentino's The Early Years stars Michael Caine as conductor compelled to perform for the Queen
Oscar-winning Italian director's second English-language film, co-starring Rachel Weisz, begins shooting in Switzerland.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/05/2014

Simon Kinberg Discusses Fantastic Four
Out doing the rounds for X-Men: Days Of Future Past, screenwriter Simon Kinberg has naturally also been quizzed about his and Josh Trank's new Fantastic Four. Kinberg had previously hinted that there were discussions underway at Fox to merge the studio's Marvel properties along the lines of Marvel/Disney's own interlocked franchises, but, for the time being, that no longer seems to be on the cards. The X-Men and the FF will continue to exist in "discrete universes", Kinberg now reveals.
From: Empire Online 13/05/2014

Tatiana Maslany In Talks For The Woman In Gold
She's used to playing up to seven distinct, if cloned, roles - sometimes several at once in Orphan Black. But Tatiana Maslany will settle for just one part in the new Holocaust survivor drama The Woman In Gold, as she's in talks to sign on.
From: Empire Online 13/05/2014

Noomi Rapace Finds Brilliance
With Will Smith now confirmed to star in sci-fi thriller Brilliance, the filmmakers have been looking to fill the cast around him. They've picked a veteran of another well known, if controversial, science fiction film, with Prometheus' Noomi Rapace set to take the other lead role.
From: Empire Online 13/05/2014

First look at Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman - plus his Batmobile
Director Zack Snyder has shown off the first glimpse of Ben Affleck in his new Batman v Superman film - which still doesn't have a title, but does have a car.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/05/2014

Wesley Snipes Says He'd Be Down For A White Men Can't Jump Sequel
Look, all due respect to Wesley Snipes, but if you put him in a public arena right now and ask him about any of his older hits, he's going to talk sequels.
From: Cinema Blend 13/05/2014

Michael Bay's Transformers: Age Of Extinction To Host A World Premiere Concert On June 19th
Michael Bay's Transformers: Age Of Extinction is looking for a new lease on the franchise's life. In order to have that, he and his team have gone out of their way to distance this film from the tone of the previous installments.
From: Cinema Blend 13/05/2014

Channing Tatum Is Officially Your Gambit, As Taylor Kitsch Gently Weeps
It's been a borderline romantic courtship. Producer Lauren Shuler-Donner sought Channing Tatum to be her new Gambit. And Tatum responded in kind, hoping that he would be the choice. And it appears that after a few months, it is legit: Channing Tatum is Gambit, the Ragin' Cajun, signed, sealed, delivered.
From: Cinema Blend 13/05/2014

Chris Colfer: I'm too old for drama
Chris Colfer isn't interested in starting a war with someone. The Glee actor has witnessed a number of his co-stars getting accused of being "divas" and hard to work with. But the 23-year-old puts in a lot of effort to stay out of controversy.
From: Film-News 13/05/2014

R.I.P. 'Alien' Artist H.R. Giger
The Swiss surrealist painter and sculptor who created the Xenomorph alien design for Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi classic Alien died Monday after suffering injuries in a fall. He was 74.
From: Deadline 13/05/2014

Cannes: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gwyneth Paltrow To Keep 'The Secret In Their Eyes'; Billy Ray Helming Remake For Bustling IM Global
IM Global is coming to the Riviera with its biggest Cannes slate ever, and has just added a project that's got a big awards pedigree. Oscar nominated writer Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games) is set to helm The Secret In Their Eyes from his own screenplay that's adapted from Juan José Campanella's 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar winner.
From: Deadline 13/05/2014

Cannes: Benjamin Walker & Teresa Palmer In Good Universe's '2:22′
Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer star in 2:22, a psychological thriller 2:22 that Lightstream Pictures' Paul Currie directs from a script by Todd Stein with Nathan Parker and Currie.
From: Deadline 13/05/2014

Cannes: Quentin Tarantino To Host Closing Night Screening Of Sergio Leone's 'A Fistful Of Dollars'
It's been a long time coming, but the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off tomorrow, has now officially outlined its closing night festivities.
From: Deadline 13/05/2014

Cannes: Bloom Takes Root With Matthew McConaughey Pic 'Sea Of Trees'
Lot of naysayers out there predicting there will be little worthy product in Cannes, but here's a title that should draw interest.
From: Deadline 13/05/2014

Cannes: Lionsgate Vet Anne-Marie Ross To Run Pantelion Films' International Division
Lionsgate and Televisa joint venture Pantelion Films is expanding its global brand, tapping Anne-Marie Ross as President of International.
From: Deadline 13/05/2014

Morgan Spurlock reveals plans for One Direction movie sequel
This Is Us director says his team are following the band on their current world tour - and reveals that Simon Cowell wants the boys to get an Oscar this time round.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/05/2014

Fights, camera, action: LA union cracks down on increased on-set brawling
Teamsters Local 399, which represents film workers, has introduced zero-tolerance legislation against backstage antics.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/05/2014

Mickey Rooney's widow to contest will leaving $18,000 estate to stepson
Jan Rooney, the Hollywood legend's estranged eighth wife, denies signing away her rights to his legacy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/05/2014

Terry Jones' Sci-fi Comedy Absolutely Anything Wraps
They've taken their sweet time about it, but finally the fates have conspired to bring us a Terry Jones movie about a schoolteacher (Simon Pegg) who is given godlike powers by aliens (the rest of the Monty Python team) and has a dog who can talk (Robin Williams). The film's name is Absolutely Anything, and it's just wrapped, releasing the image above to celebrate.
From: Empire Online 12/05/2014

John Hurt Could Be Terry Gilliam's New Don Quixote
Earlier this year, Terry Gilliam revealed to us that he'd finally rounded up some fresh financing for long-cherished, once-begun, dream/nightmare project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. He talked about a potential September start date and how he'd had to make some changes to reflect a reduced budget. But it appears he's still aiming high in casting terms, reaching out to John Hurt as a possible new star.
From: Empire Online 12/05/2014

Godzilla Celebrates Its European Premiere
It was a monstrously fun time last night as Godzilla stomped into London for its European premiere, ahead of its cinema debut this Thursday. The human stars of the film, as well as director Gareth Edwards, were on hand to introduce it, but the big lizard himself was strangely absent. Perhaps he's shooting elsewhere right now.
From: Empire Online 12/05/2014

Hyena Will Open The Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (or EIFF, if you're into the whole brevity thing) begins on June 18, and the opening film has just been named as Hyena, described as a "provocative thriller" and crime drama from director Gerard Johnson and producer Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen and Joanna Laurie.
From: Empire Online 12/05/2014

JLaw's co-stars think she's hot
Hugh Jackman thinks Jennifer Lawrence is "extraordinary". The 45-year-old actor stars alongside the Oscar-winning beauty in X-Men: Days of Future Past. She was recently named Sexiest Woman In The World by FHM magazine and Hugh backs up the publication's choice completely
From: Film-News 12/05/2014

Veterans gather at Cenotaph to mark charity partnership
Today, Universal Pictures (UK) is proud to announce it is joining forces with The Royal British Legion, the nation's largest Armed Forces charity, to promote a range of DVDs that will raise money for the charity, with 50p from each unit sold going to the Legion for one year.
From: Film-News 12/05/2014

Cannes: Voltage Charges Nerds Gone Wild Comedy 'Good Kids'
Nicolas Chartier's Voltage Pictures has set Nicholas Braun, Zoey Deutch, Craig Roberts and Israel Broussard for Good Kids.
From: Deadline 12/05/2014

Epic Pictures Group In English-Language Remake Deal On François Ozon's 'Potiche'
LA-based Epic Pictures Group will finance and produce the English-language remake of François Ozon's 2010 comedy Potiche. Catherine Deneuve starred in the original as a housewife who steps in to run her husband's business when workers go on strike.
From: Deadline 12/05/2014

R.I.P. 'Videodrome' Actor Les Carlson
Actor Leslie "Les" M. Carlson, who starred in four David Cronenberg films including Videodrome during his 38-year career in film, television, and the stage, died May 3 after a battle with cancer at his Toronto home, under hospice care.
From: Deadline 12/05/2014

Star Wars: Episode VII Rumor Reveals Adam Driver's Possible Role
We have known for some time now that Girls co-star Adam Driver was going to be playing a "villain" in J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII. And many - myself included - assumed that Driver would be evil from the very beginning, a vicious threat that original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher would have to do away with.
From: Cinema Blend 12/05/2014

Paradis 'worried about Depp prenup'
Vanessa Paradis is said to be furious that Johnny Depp is not insisting on a prenup before he gets married. The Edward Scissorhands actor announced his engagement to Amber Heard earlier this year. They began dating after meeting on the set of the 2011 film The Rum Diary.
From: Film-News 11/05/2014

Jim Sturgess skipped sleep for film role
Jim Sturgess deprived himself of sleep for his latest film. The 35-year-old actor plays real-life furniture salesman turned thief Eddie Dodson in action movie Electric Slide. Known as the New York Yankees Bandit, Edie was connected to 72 bank robberies before his death in 2003.
From: Film-News 11/05/2014

Juliette Binoche to star in new translation of Antigone
The Barbican today announces that Juliette Binoche will star in a new English language translation of Antigone, directed by the internationally renowned Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove and translated afresh by TS Eliot Prize-winning poet Anne Carson.
From: Film-News 11/05/2014

Douglas: Jerry Bruckheimer's perfect
Michael Douglas thinks Jerry Bruckheimer is "one of the greatest movie producers" ever. The 69-year-old Academy Award-winning actor attended a star-studded gala Wednesday night hosted at New York City's Monkey Bar to honour Jerry's 40 years of work in the entertainment industry.
From: Film-News 11/05/2014

Evan Goldberg: I sacrificed for Bad Neighbours
Evan Goldberg admits that "tons" of things were sacrificed for Bad Neighbours. The comedy flick hits cinemas this week and stars Seth Rogen and Zac Efron as warring neighbours.
From: Film-News 11/05/2014

Sylvester McCoy announced for Sci-Fi Weekender 2015
The Hobbit's wizard Radagast the Brown and the last of the classic Doctors, Sylvester McCoy is the first guest confirmed for the Sci-Fi Weekender which will take place at Hafan Y Mor, Pwllheli, North Wales 19th - 22nd March 2015.
From: Film-News 11/05/2014

Miss Violence gets theatrical release in June
Directed by Alexandros Avranas, Miss Violence was widely acclaimed at the Venice Film Festival, winning Best Director and Best Actor (Themis Panou).
From: Film-News 11/05/2014

Sugar is the real enemy, not fat itself, says film targeting obesity
US documentary calls for laws to limit consumption of harmful sweeteners hidden in 'healthy' food.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/05/2014

Oscar Isaac On His Star Wars Casting And Abrams
One of the most exciting names announced in the casting for Star Wars: Episode VII was Oscar Isaac, who wasn't even rumoured until the day of the announcement. But he's one of those actors we'll always go out of our way to watch, so he further boosts our already sky-high hopes for the film. The shoulda-been-Oscar-nominated star of Inside Llewyn Davis is largely on lockdown now as filming commences, but he has left a few words slip about his casting.
From: Empire Online 10/05/2014

Ashton 'talks to Mila's bump'
Kutcher is reportedly "talking" to Mila Kunis' baby bump. The couple have remained tight-lipped about their impending parenthood, but the 30-year-old actress has been spotted with a sizeable bump during outings.
From: Film-News 10/05/2014

Kris 'not setting up Kendall and Kylie'
Kris Jenner is not trying to play matchmaker for Kendall and Kylie, says her sister. Karen Houghton is Kris' younger sister, and while the siblings aren't currently talking, she's shed some life on how the Kardashian/Jenner clan live.
From: Film-News 10/05/2014

Josh Hartnett: I was naive with film choices
Josh Hartnett fears he was "naive" to ditch blockbusters for "smaller independent films". The 35-year-old actor became synonymous with big budget releases after starring in 2001 movies Pearl Harbour and Black Hawk Down. They didn't inspire him though, and neither did his tag as a Hollywood heartthrob following his romance with Scarlett Johansson.
From: Film-News 10/05/2014

Quentin Tarantino withdraws lawsuit over The Hateful Eight script
Film-maker retracts suit after claiming media company Gawker 'crossed the journalistic' line by linking to a leaked screenplay of his new western.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/05/2014

Marvel announce Captain America spin-off TV show Agent Carter
British actor Hayley Atwell will reprise her role as Agent Carter from the Marvel movie series, in a show exploring her life as a spy while Captain America is frozen in ice.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/05/2014

John Goodman & Ken Watanabe Join Transformers 4
Principal photography has been finished for a while on Transformers: Age Of Extinction. But with a group of new robots to find voices for, that doesn't mean Michael Bay has stopped adding cast members. Two new additions have just been announced, with John Goodman and Ken Watanabe set to lend their tonsil talents.
From: Empire Online 09/05/2014

Reg E. Cathey Joins The Fantastic Four
Having cast one veteran of The Wire in Michael B. Jordan, Fantastic Four reboot director Josh Trank is letting his gritty crime drama flag fly once more, adding fellow former fictional Detroit resident Reg E. Cathey as his father.
From: Empire Online 09/05/2014

Patrick Wilson Will Be The Blunderer
Having given cinema the likes of The Talented Mr. Ripley and this month's The Two Faces Of January, the novels of Patricia Highsmith are a constant well of material for filmmakers. The latest director to tackle one of her books is Andy Goddard, who has Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Imogen Poots and Toby Jones lined up to star in an untitled film based on Highsmith's The Blunderer.
From: Empire Online 09/05/2014

Marvel announce Captain America spin-off TV show Agent Carter
British actor Hayley Atwell will reprise her role as Agent Carter from the Marvel movie series, in a show exploring her life as a spy while Captain America is frozen in ice.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/05/2014

Ryan Gosling steps out of limelight for directorial debut at Cannes film festival
Star of Only God Forgives is proving himself a contemplative actor who is not afraid to take risks behind the camera.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/05/2014

Angelina Jolie to put acting on back burner for directing and UN work
Oscar-winning actor, who made her directorial debut with In the Land of Blood and Honey, wants to focus on campaigning against sexual violence.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/05/2014

Octavia Spencer Added To The Cast Of The Bounty Hunting Comedy Las Madres
Las Madres is coming together fairly quickly. The Dreamworks comedy recently enlisted Leslie Mann to lead the charge.
From: Cinema Blend 09/05/2014

Should Hollywood Rethink Foreign Investor Ties Amid Sultan Of Brunei Controversy?
As outrage mounts over the Sultan of Brunei imposing sharia law in his island country, American producers going forward might need to think twice when choosing foreign business partners.
From: Deadline 09/05/2014

Alec Baldwin Joins Warren Beatty's Untitled Howard Hughes Project
Alec Baldwin is the latest actor to join Warren Beatty's untitled Howard Hughes project, portraying the reclusive billionaire's lawyer Bob Maheu.
From: Deadline 09/05/2014

LeBron James cast in Judd Apatow's Trainwreck
Mighty basketball player joins a varied cast in Judd Apatow's new comedy, which includes Barkhad Abdi and Tilda Swinton.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/05/2014

Hemingway biopic is first major Hollywood film shot in Cuba since 1959
The story of the US writer's friendship with a young journalist, starring Adrian Sparks and Giovanni Ribisi, receives exemption from America's six-decade embargo.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/05/2014

Development on Morrissey biopic currently 'under way'
The film, which covers Morrissey's life pre-Smiths, is 'a love letter' to the singer and 'the dark satanic mills of Manchester'
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/05/2014

Wuthering Heights director Andrea Arnold to shoot US road trip film
Oscar-winning film-maker's first US film, American Honey, will follow a wild, lovestruck teenager across the country.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/05/2014

Lena Headey Will Be Jacqueline Ess
We're big fans of Lena Headey around Empire Towers. For just one reason why, check out this interview we did with her for 300: Rise Of An Empire. For another, we refer you to her work in Game Of Thrones. On screen, she's not the sort of person you want to cross, and if you can imagine that attitude plus magical powers in a horror story, you'll have something along the lines that Clive Barker is planning in Jacqueline Ess.
From: Empire Online 08/05/2014

Will Ferrell And Adam McKay Plan A Flintstones Movie
Yabba dabba doo! In today's remake news, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are reportedly planning a new animated film version of The Flintstones. Through their production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, the team are hoping to bring the animation to the big screen, with a script by The Campaign and The Other Guys veteran Chris Henchy.
From: Empire Online 08/05/2014

New Guardians Of The Galaxy Stills
Remember Cheers, about a bar where everybody knows your name? We reckon Peter Quill's Star-Lord in Guardians Of The Galaxy dreams of that place, since no one seems to have heard of him in his own haunts. Still, at least the Chris Pratt character becoming more familiar to viewers, with a couple of new stills of his full costume online courtesy of director James Gunn and Geek Exchange.
From: Empire Online 08/05/2014

Things Are Awkward In The First Maleficent Clip
It's always awkward when you hold a big party for your child and someone you don't really like shows up uninvited. It's even worse if that person happens to be a dark fairy holding a massive grudge and sporting magical powers, but that's the situation confronting the characters in this first clip from Maleficent.
From: Empire Online 08/05/2014

Transformers: Age Of Extinction Adds John Goodman And Ken Watanabe In Voice-Over Roles
Michael Bay's Transformers: Age of Extinction spent months in pre-production putting together a talented live-action cast, featuring names like Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, T.J. Miller, and Sophia Myles, but now that the film is in post-production and finding stars to voice Auto-bots, the talent level has only grown. It's been officially announced John Goodman and Ken Watanabe have both signed deals to voice two new characters in the new Transformers sequel.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

Austin Powers' Jay Roach To Direct Ben Affleck And Matt Damon's New York Yankee Wife-Swapping Movie
Director Jay Roach is primarily known for his work in the comedy genre, having broken out with Austin Powers International Man of Mystery in 1997 and following it up with movies like the first two titles in the Meet The Parents trilogy, but he has had his chance to dabble a bit in drama.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

George Clooney Sought For Jodie Foster's Financial Kidnapping Drama Money Monster
Wherever there is a film that tackles major social causes, George Clooney will be there. Clooney used to have a pretty decent split between making entertaining fare and pursuing a positive, slightly lefty but otherwise humanist agenda.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

Monster Director Patty Jenkins To Helm Black List Script Sweetheart
Patty Jenkins has not directed a movie since 2003's Monster. What has she been doing for the last decade? Working in television, waiting to re-enter the cinematic rat-race, as most directors would do. But now it seems like Patty Jenkins and Sweetheart have become the ideal match, one that will help Jenkins return to the big-time.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

James Franco To Play 'The Room' Writer-Director Tommy Wiseau In The Disaster Artist
There are two types of people in this world: those who haven't seen The Room, and those that have truly lived. Tommy Wiseau's counterculture classic has inspired legions of filmmakers and screenwriters in learning what not to do, and how aggressively to not do it. One of those was Greg Sestero, co-star of The Room and co-author of The Disaster Artist, a book about the making of the legendary great/bad movie. Also among those legions? James Franco, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who are adapting The Disaster Artist to the screen with Franco directing. In fact, James Franco is so motivated that he's going to do a very James Franco thing. He's going to play Tommy Wiseau.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

The Fantastic Four Casts The Wire Star As Dr. Franklin Storm
Twentieth Century Fox threw narrow-minded fanboys for a loop when they announced Michael B. Jordan had won the role of Johnny Storm, a character traditionally depicted as white in the Fantastic Four comics. But all those who bemoaned this break from expected typecasting have a new cause to tear at their hair. And it's one that's equally trivial to lament.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

Maleficent Clip Has Angelina Jolie Pouting, Smiling And Crashing A Festive Occasion
What kind of person crashes a Christening? If you're familiar with Disney's Sleeping Beauty, then you know the answer to that already: Maleficent. The animated film has the mega-villain dropping in on baby Aurora's big day, and it looks like Disney's upcoming live action feature, Maleficent, will include a very similar scene. Disney released the above clip, which shows an "awkward" moment, as Maleficent drops in on Aurora's celebration.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

Hero Blend #16: A First Look Into The Dark, Dirty World Of Gotham
Next week we will see the season finales of both the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the second season of Arrow, but rather than discussing endings, this week we are talking about beginnings. This fall we expect to be seeing the debut of a number of new comic book television shows, and this past Monday we got our first real look at one of the biggest ones: Gotham.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

Jesse Owens 'Race' Biopic U.S. Distribution Rights May Land At Focus
The story of Jesse Owens is one of the most significant tales in sports history, and a massively important moment in 20th century civil rights. Though it is without a leading man, Race will attempt to tell this story on the big screen. And they're close to having the backing of an entirely re-worked company, one who will attempt to get Race in front of the most possible eyeballs.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

Tom Cruise To Attend Three Edge Of Tomorrow Premieres In Three Countries In One Day
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt will be everywhere at once later this month for the premiere of Warner Bros.' Edge of Tomorrow. Ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but they're aiming to attend three premieres of the film in three separate countries in a single day. That's the U.K. premiere in London, the France premiere in Paris and the U.S. premiere in New York. It should be quite a feat, but the stars are apparently up for it.
From: Cinema Blend 08/05/2014

Kevin Costner stunned by fame
Kevin Costner finds fame an "amazing thing". The 59-year-old actor rose to fame after his role in 1987's The Untouchables and has since gone on to star in a number of blockbusters. Despite having been in the movie industry for over two decades, Kevin still feels blessed to have found success after viewing it from the outside.
From: Film-News 08/05/2014

Global Showbiz Briefs: NBCUniversal, Amazon Ink UK Streaming Deal; Fox International Channels Takes 'Wayward Pines' Rights; More
Amazon and NBCUniversal have finalized a UK instant video subscription deal that will make hundreds of episodes of U.S. TV series available on Prime Instant Video. Amazon is bringing multiple seasons of such NBCUniversal shows as Suits, Grimm and Parks And Recreation to the UK's largest movie and TV streaming subscription service.
From: Deadline 08/05/2014

Marketing Vet Michael Tritter Departs WB
Warner Bros. SVP of Interactive Marketing Michael Tritter is leaving his post after nearly two decades with the studio.
From: Deadline 08/05/2014

'Twilight's Nikki Reed Set For Vic Armstrong-Helmed 'The Sunday Horse'
wilight franchise star Nikki Reed has been cast in indie drama The Sunday Horse, based on the true story of Debi Connor, an equestrian rider from the wrong side of the tracks who overcomes the odds, and a near-fatal accident, to win the U.S. championship on a horse saved from slaughter.
From: Deadline 08/05/2014

'Transformers: Age Of Extinction' Taps John Goodman, Ken Watanabe To Voice Autobots
ohn Goodman and Ken Watanabe will voice two new Autobot characters being introduced in Paramount's robot sequel Transformers: Age of Extinction.
From: Deadline 08/05/2014

Hayden Christensen Re-Signs With Paradigm
The erstwhile Anakin Skywalker has returned to Paradigm for representation. Actor-producer Hayden Christensen departed the agency back in 2010 for UTA after passing on a number of big projects, his former rep told Deadline then. He's had a four-year break from acting since.
From: Deadline 08/05/2014

New Line Cinema / Warner Bros Partner With MGM On Reese Witherspoon Action Comedy 'Don't Mess With Texas', Which Takes 'Mean Moms' Date
New Line Cinema/Warner Bros have stepped in to co-produce the Reese Witherspoon-Sofia Vergara buddy comedy known under its previous working title as Don't Mess With Texas. The comedy originally was set up at Universal but ended up at MGM, where Witherspoon has had a long relationship.
From: Deadline 08/05/2014

'Wizards Of Waverly Place' Alum Gregg Sulkin Dials Up Horror 'Don't Hang Up'
British actor Gregg Sulkin is heading back across the pond to shoot indie horror Don't Hang Up. The 21-year-old Disney alum, who co-starred opposite Selena Gomez on Wizards of Waverly Place and recurred on teen drama Pretty Little Liars, currently stars on MTV's freshman series Faking It.
From: Deadline 08/05/2014

Power Rangers movie to be developed by Hunger Games studio
The hyperactive, high-kicking troupe of multicoloured crusaders have been earmarked by Lionsgate as a new potential franchise.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/05/2014

The spy who watched me: new Reagan biopic will be from KGB pov
One of two forthcoming Gipper biopics to show the former president from the perspective of a Russian secret service agent.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/05/2014

Irvine Welsh to write Spring Breakers sequel
The Scottish author behind Trainspotting and Filth is to pen the followup to Harmony Korine's successful drama about a debauched teen getaway.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/05/2014

Killer Bernie Tiede is freed - and will live in Richard Linklater's garage
Bernie Tiede's unlikely story of friendship and murder was adapted by Richard Linklater in 2011 - and now the freed killer will live with the director as part of his bail terms.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/05/2014

Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone set for Woody Allen's new movie
Oscar-nominated star of The Master to play opposite Spider-Man 2 heroine Stone in Allen's latest, due to shoot this summer.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/05/2014

Hollywood councillors ask sultan of Brunei to sell hotel over anti-gay stance
City council condemns Brunei's death sentences for those in gay and adulterous relationships and urges sultan to divest ownership of Beverly Hills hotel, which reports $1.5m loss in bookings over controversy.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/05/2014

Gerard Butler Departs Point Break Remake
And just like that… he was gone. Whether you thought the idea of Gerard Butler taking over the Bodhi role in the Point Break remake had merit or you were opposed to the whole thing on religious grounds (yes, Keanu-ism is a religion), it's no longer an issue. Butler has dropped out.
From: Empire Online 07/05/2014

Weinstein Stands Behind Grace Of Monaco Following Public Feud With Director
The Grace Kelly biopic Grace of Monaco has had more drama behind the scenes than on the screen. But headed into its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, it seems the battle between the movie's director Olivier Dahan and its domestic distributor The Weinstein Company is finally nearing its end.
From: Cinema Blend 07/05/2014

Leslie Mann Finally Gets Her Shot At Headlining A Major Comedy
Who cares that The Other Woman is getting trashed by critics? Audiences are turning out in force, which means great things for its leading ladies. Specifically, it means Leslie Mann is being hotly sought to headline a new comedy from DreamWorks called Las Madres.
From: Cinema Blend 07/05/2014

Laura Linney Joins Sherlock Holmes Pic 'A Slight Trick Of The Mind'
Laura Linney is set to star for her Kinsey and The Fifth State director Bill Condon in A Slight Trick of the Mind, adapted from Mitch Cullin's 2005 novel.
From: Deadline 07/05/2014

Oscilloscope Acquires Sundance Jazz Biopic 'Low Down'
Oscilloscope Laboratories has taken North American rights to the Elle Fanning-John Hawkes starrer Low Down.
From: Deadline 07/05/2014

Focus Taps Leigh Whannell For 'Insidious 3′
Focus Features and Blumhouse Productions has set original Saw and Insidious writer Leigh Whannell to direct Insidious: Chapter 3. The fright franchise originated at FilmDistrict and was absorbed by Focus when Peter Schlessel took the reins.
From: Deadline 07/05/2014

Universal Names 5 Writers To First-Ever Diversity Fellowship
Universal Pictures has named Chandus T. Jackson, Margaret Rose Lester, Steve Martinez, Ivy Pruss and Saila Reyes as the first class of writers in its inaugural Emerging Writer's Fellowship.
From: Deadline 07/05/2014

Cannes: How New Version Of Toronto Pic 'Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby' Found Its Way To Croisette In Un Certain Regard
Ned Benson, who made his feature directorial debut on The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby,recalls his beleaguered editor Krissy Boden paraphrasing fellow editor Walter Murch that, "we write one film, we shoot one film, and we cut another film."
From: Deadline 07/05/2014

Alex Gibney's 'Finding Fela' Docu Acquired By Kino Lorber
Kino Lorber has landed all north North American rights to Alex Gibney's Finding Fela, the prolific documentary-maker's latest film, which had its world premiere at Sundance.
From: Deadline 07/05/2014

The Weinstein Company Makes 5-Year Co-Fi Deal With Worldview Entertainment
The Weinstein Company will partner with Worldview Entertainment in a five-year multi-picture partnership.
From: Deadline 07/05/2014

Simon Cowell's Syco & Animal Logic To Develop Music-Based Animated Films
Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and Australian special effects house Animal Logic Entertainment (The Lego Movie, Happy Feet) are partnering to develop music-based animated and hybrid animation/live action pics. Their first project is slated for release in 2016.
From: Deadline 07/05/2014

Pre-Oscars party withdraws from Beverly Hills Hotel over anti-gay stance
The Night Before gala is the latest high-profile boycott of the Dorchester Collection of hotels, following owner Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's calls for gay people to be stoned to death.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/05/2014

Rachel Weisz joins Paolo Sorrentino's new film Youth
The British actor has joined the cast of the new film from the Oscar-winning Italian director, along with Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Harvey Keitel and Paul Dano.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/05/2014

Matt Smith joins new Schwarzenegger Terminator film in 'original' role
Former Doctor Who star joins starry cast including Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke in Terminator: Genesis.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/05/2014

Briton accuses X-Men director Bryan Singer of sexual assault
Bryan Singer denies new allegation by unnamed Briton who claims he was abused aged 17 at Superman Returns party.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/05/2014

Michel Gondry Abandons Ubik
Isa Dick Hackett, custodian of her father Philip K. Dick's estate, called the collision of Dick's work and director Michel Gondry "crazy good". Sadly, however, it's turned out too good to be true. Michel Gondry has abandoned his plans to adapt Ubik, one of Dick's best novels, for the screen.
From: Empire Online 06/05/2014

Christopher Walken Joins The Family Fang
Acting quickly to secure his second directorial effort after Bad Words (which still has yet to win a UK release), Jason Bateman jumped at the chance to make long-gestating drama The Family Fang. With shooting set for July, he's adding Christopher Walken to the cast.
From: Empire Online 06/05/2014

Adam DeVine Set For Pitch Perfect 2
Since taking the directorial reins for the Pitch Perfect sequel, Elizabeth Banks has been on a mission to round up the majority of the original cast. She's now locked down one more veteran, with Adam DeVine set to reprise his role as Treble Makers leader Bumper Allen.
From: Empire Online 06/05/2014

John Krasinski Directing The Hollars
John Krasinski's first stab at directing - Brief Interviews With Hideous Men - was a mini-budget indie that flew low under the radar. He's likely to score more attention for his second attempt, The Hollars, which will see him also star alongside Anna Kendrick, Richard Jenkins and Margo Martindale.
From: Empire Online 06/05/2014

Gregg Allman Sues To Shut Down Midnight Rider Biopic
Early this year, Midnight Rider seemed like a promising drama based on the life of celebrated American singer-songwriter Gregg Allman. But since then, the production has experienced great tragedy and loss. And now its inspiration wants it shut down completely.
From: Cinema Blend 06/05/2014

April O'Neil Eyes Weaponry In New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Photo
Dressed in April O'Neil's trademark yellow -- or a yellow jacket, anyway Megan Fox stares down at a table of weapons in the latest image from Jonathan Liebesman's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The new photo comes almost exactly three months ahead of the live-action film's anticipated arrival in theaters
From: Cinema Blend 06/05/2014

How Brad Pitt Changed Hollywood Action Movies
Back in the 1980s, Hollywood action movies preferred their male leads to have gigantic arms.
From: Cinema Blend 06/05/2014

Armie Hammer Will Struggle To Survive The Desert In 'Mine'
The classic "Human versus The Elements" formula has been finding new life at the multiplex in recent years. Liam Neeson turned it into a surprise hit a few years back with The Grey, and Sandra Bullock gave us an even more successful version of that story with last year's Gravity.
From: Cinema Blend 06/05/2014

Evil Dead 2 Momentum Has Stalled
Last year saw the resurrection of Evil Dead as a reboot that was grislier and more graphic than Sam Raimi's original trilogy. Despite vocal outrage from the franchise's fans early on in the reboot's development, this new Evil Dead was a big hit, pulling in $97 million worldwide.
From: Cinema Blend 06/05/2014

Michiel Huisman on 'bittersweet' role
Michiel Huisman found it "bittersweet" to end filming of The Age of Adaline. The 32-year-old actor stars in the upcoming romantic drama opposite Blake Lively, who plays the title character. While little has been released about the movie's storyline, Michiel has high hopes for its success and enjoyed the experience.
From: Film-News 06/05/2014

Jen-An 'wants Zoolander role'
Jennifer Aniston is reportedly after a role in the sequel to Zoolander. Jennifer's fiancé Justin Theroux was slated to helm the film, a follow up to the 2001 comedy classic, four years ago but nothing has come of it as yet.
From: Film-News 06/05/2014

Olsen loves working with Whedon
Elizabeth Olsen says Joss Whedon acts like an "excited kid" on set. The 25-year-old actress plays Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch, in the director's latest superhero action adventure, Avengers: Age of Ultron.
From: Film-News 06/05/2014

Cannes: Sly, Arnie, Mel & More To Storm Croisette For Mega 'Expendables 3′ Event
In one of the greatest assemblages of international star power — and muscle — that Cannes has ever seen, a baker's dozen of Expendables 3 castmembers are set to hit town on Sunday, May 18 for a full day of events.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

Screen Media Snags Jesse Zwick-Helmed Ensemble Drama 'About Alex'
Ensemble drama About Alex, from first-time helmer Jesse Zwick, has been picked up for North America by Screen Media Films.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

Abramorama Acquires Jonathan Demme Pic 'A Master Builder'
Jonathan Demme's A Master Builder, an adaptation of a play based on the Henrik Ibsen play, has been acquired by indie distributor Abramorama and will be released July 23 in NY followed by a national rollout.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

XLrator Media Locks In NZ Horror Comedy 'Housebound'
XLrator Media has acquired U.S. rights to Housebound, the Kiwi horror comedy from director Gerard Johnstone that premiered in March at SXSW and emerged as one of the fest's crowd-pleasing discoveries. Morgana O'Reilly stars as Kylie Bucknell, a delinquent young woman sentenced to home detention with her mother, who's convinced their house is haunted.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

Atlas Entertainment Ups Three Execs
Atlas Entertainment has promoted Curt Kanemoto from his current position as Production Executive to Vice President and upped Topher Rhys-Lawrence, formerly Atlas founder Charles Roven's first assistant, to Creative Executive.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

'Jersey Boys' Premiere To Close LA Film Festival
The story of an East Coast pop sensation will wrap up the West Coast event next month. The premiere of Clint Eastwood stage-to-screen adaptation Jersey Boys, about the rise of the Four Seasons, is the closing-night pick for the 20th anniversary Los Angeles Film Festival, set for June 11-19 at LA Live.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

New Line Pre-Empts Pitch 'Brothers Of The Bride;' PJ Byrne To Star
New Line has made a preemptive deal for Brothers Of The Bride, a comedy pitch that will be written by PJ Byrne, Terry Scannell, Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

Paradigm Signs Frank Langella
Paradigm has just classed up the place by signing Frank Langella, the three time Tony winner. This just before the Cannes Film Festival opening night film Grace of Monaco, which Langella stars in with Nicole Kidman and Tim Roth.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

Aaron Eckhart & Finn Wittrock Star In 'My All American', Seminal U Of Texas Gridiron Tale
Aaron Eckhart will play University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal and Finn Wittrock will play UT football great Freddie Steinmark in My All American, a film that feels like a cross between Brian's Song and Rudy, the latter of which was written by Angelo Pizzo, who's making his directorial debut on My All American.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

DisruptiveLA Takes U.S. On 'James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D', Sets August Release Date
DisruptiveLA has acquired U.S. distribution rights on James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D and will release the pic nationwide August 8. Directed by John Bruno, Andrew Wight and Ray Quint, the film chronicles Cameron's solo voyage in a submersible to the deepest spot on earth — the bottom of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench.
From: Deadline 06/05/2014

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to reunite for first time since Mr and Mrs Smith
Stars who began their relationship after working on spy thriller a decade ago set to team up on new movie written by Jolie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/05/2014

The life aquatic: Wes Anderson to tour on Queen Mary 2
Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman to join director aboard ocean liner for tour of The Grand Budapest Hotel, complete with screenings and Q&A sessions.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/05/2014

Emma Thompson Off For A Walk In The Woods
After years of trying to push the idea through the thickets of the development forest, Robert Redford is finally seeing his efforts to turn Bill Bryson's comic memoir A Walk In The Woods into a film bear fruit. Emma Thompson, Kristen Schaal and Nick Offerman have now signed on to co-star.
From: Empire Online 05/05/2014

Anna Kendrick Finds Mr. Right
People! If you are still one of those looking for love, you should really do your due diligence and check whether the person you're seeing is a hired assassin. It's that sort of rookie mistake that Anna Kendrick is lining up to make when she stars in Mr. Right alongside Sam Rockwell.
From: Empire Online 05/05/2014

Godzilla Stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson And Ken Watanabe Talk To Us About Fat Shaming The Creature
60 years after he made his screen debut, the great Godzilla has gotten a modern makeover for Legendary Pictures' Godzilla. By bringing the Japanese monster Stateside, there was bound to be some culture clashing.
From: Cinema Blend 05/05/2014

Matt Damon Is Still Open To Returning As Jason Bourne
It's become almost a yearly occurrence in the entertainment world to report on the possibility of Matt Damon returning to the Bourne franchise.
From: Cinema Blend 05/05/2014

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Working Together On A Mystery Movie
When it comes to big screen super-couples, it's pretty difficult to match Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, both of whom command top dollar and crank out box office hits in all genres.
From: Cinema Blend 05/05/2014

Wes Anderson WIll Bring The Grand Budapest Hotel On A Week-Long Cruise
t's a question audiences might be able to ask aboard the majestic ocean liner the Queen Mary 2, which is poised to host a transatlantic screening series for Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel. Variety reports that Anderson, Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman are expected to participate in a week-long screening cruise - along with Special Photography Unit helmer Roman Coppola - that will venture from New York to England beginning on June 13.
From: Cinema Blend 05/05/2014

How Jean-Claude Van Damme's Ego Allegedly Almost Killed Manu Bennett's Career
More than a decade ago, director John Hyams made a documentary about Mixed Martial Arts star Mark Kerr entitled The Smashing Machine. It was purchased by HBO and got wonderful reviews.
From: Cinema Blend 05/05/2014

Participant Media Taps Laura Kim To Run Marketing
Former Warner Independent Pictures marketing chief Laura Kim has been named SVP Film Marketing at Participant Media, where she will oversee marketing strategy, partnerships, and campaign development for Participant's films and acquisitions and serve as the key marketing executive for all distributors, promotional partners, filmmakers, talent and studios. She will report to EVP Documentary Films Diane Weyerman and EVP Narrative Films Jonathan King.
From: Deadline 05/05/2014

Adam DeVine To Make More Treble In A Cappella Sequel 'Pitch Perfect 2′
After stealing scenes in 2012′s a cappella comedy hit Pitch Perfect, comedian and actor Adam DeVine is returning for the upcoming sequel from Universal Pictures and Gold Circle Films.
From: Deadline 05/05/2014

Avi Arad Slams Businessweek's Marvel Story: "I Have Given Up On Journalistic Integrity"
Avi Arad, the former chairman-CEO of Marvel Studios (which he founded) has responded harshly to last month's Businessweek's cover story profiling Marvel president Kevin Feige.
From: Deadline 05/05/2014

Sam Rockwell & Anna Kendrick Team For Max Landis-Scripted 'Mr Right'
Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick will star in Mr. Right, with Tokarev helmer Paco Cabezas directing a script by Chronicle scribe Max Landis. Kendrick will play a woman whose bad luck streak at finding lasting love seems to end when she meets Mr. Right. That's until she discovers he is a reformed hit man. When his dark past catches up, their fledgling relationship is tested as they try to save one another.
From: Deadline 05/05/2014

Cannes: Melissa George To Topline 'The Insect King'; 108 Media Selling
Melissa George is attached to star in coming-of-age tale The Insect King. Written and directed by first-time feature helmer Priscilla Cameron, the film will kick off sales via 108 Media in Cannes next week.
From: Deadline 05/05/2014

Dido Belle: the slave's daughter who lived in Georgian elegance
As the film of a woman's amazing life is released, a new biography of Lord Mansfield looks at his role in abolishing the slave trade.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/05/2014

Beverly Hills Cop Back On The Beat In 2016
Despite appearing to kick back in cinematic retirement since Beverly Hills Cop III in 1994, Axel Foley has flirted with the idea of coming back on duty several times, as Paramount in particular has tried to bring Eddie Murphy's wisecracking cop to our screens once again. Last December, news arrived that Jerry Bruckheimer had struck a deal with the studio following his split from Disney and a key focus would be one Axel F. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has now set a March 25, 2016 date for his return.
From: Empire Online 04/05/2014

Stephen King's Bad Little Kid Finds A Film Home
Stephen King story in destined for screen shocker! Wait, no, what's the absolute opposite of shocker… Yes, following a long and occasionally proud tradition that includes more than 50 of the prolific author's works snapped up for various other formats, his short story Bad Little Kid has been optioned by writer/director Laurent Bouzereau.
From: Empire Online 04/05/2014

Joaquin Phoenix Joins Woody Allen's Latest
Woody Allen is pulling his latest project, Magic In The Moonlight, across the finishing line ready for a release in a couple of months. Yet the ever-busy filmmaker is already looking ahead to his next directorial outing, and has begun to gather the cast for the untitled film, with Joaquin Phoenix the first to sign a deal.
From: Empire Online 04/05/2014

Keira Knightley To Tackle Everest With Jake Gyllenhaal
Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley has taken on iconic characters in adaptations of Pride & Prejudice and Anna Karenina. She's gone from witty damsel in distress to merciless pirate in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But next up she'll take on a docudrama that is sure to exhilarate and chill us.
From: Cinema Blend 04/05/2014

May The Fourth Be With You! What Do YOU Want Out Of Star Wars: Episode VII?
Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you! It's a day of celebration for all thing Star Wars, and fans who likely spent all of Saturday collecting Free Comic Books will settle in on Sunday and figure out some way to pay tribute to George Lucas' beloved sci-fi universe.
From: Cinema Blend 04/05/2014

RZA praises Paul Walker
RZA is grateful he got the chance to star alongside Paul Walker. The Wu-Tang Clan member has progressed from a successful music career to becoming a prominent figure in the movie world, taking on acting, directing and producing duties as well as contributing to various soundtracks.
From: Film-News 04/05/2014

X-Men: Days Of Future Past new clip
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original "X-Men" film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from "X-Men: First Class," in an epic battle that must change the past - to save our future.
From: Film-News 04/05/2014

Lake Bell 'overwhelmed' by pregnancy
Lake Bell admits she felt "overwhelmed" about hiding her pregnancy. The 35-year-old Million Dollar Arm actress revealed to the world last month she and her husband Scott Campbell are expecting their first child.
From: Film-News 04/05/2014

Film4 FrightFest finds new home
Film4 FrightFest finds new home for 15th year London event. Film4 FrightFest 2014 has moved to the prestigious Vue West End for its annual five-day horror extravaganza, allowing it to showcase even more films and special events whilst still retaining its famed communal spirit in the heart of London.
From: Film-News 04/05/2014

Gugu Mbatha-Raw admires Wachowskis
Gugu Mbatha-Raw "admires the vision" of the Wachowskis. The American film directors, screenwriters and producers, siblings Andrew and Lana, are most famous for their work on The Matrix trilogy. English actress Gugu appears in their highly anticipated new sci-fi drama Jupiter Ascending and admitted she was excited to work with the pair.
From: Film-News 04/05/2014

The Punk Singer preview and director Q&A
Kathleen Hanna's rousing vocals as lead singer of Bikini Kill and later Le Tigre have captivated audiences around the world. The Punk Singer follows Hanna's story, charting her meteoric rise to become one of the leading figures in the punk feminist movement 'Riot Grrrl' that swept across North America in the early 90s.
From: Film-News 03/05/2014

Mahone's bathroom songwriting
Austin Mahone admits he gets inspired to write songs in strange places. The pop star's new single All I Ever Need was apparently written in the bathroom, with his friend Robert.
From: Film-News 03/05/2014

Affleck 'card counting'?
Ben Affleck is reportedly under investigation for card counting. According to a new report from Star Magazine via Radar Online, an all-points bulletin has been issued to Las Vegas' biggest casinos warning them about the Hollywood star.
From: Film-News 03/05/2014

Efrem Zimbalist Jr dead at 95
Efrem Zimbalist Jr, one of the great TV actors of the 50s and 60s, has died at his home in California at the age of 95. Zimbalist starred in the lead role of Stu Bailey in '77 Sunset Strip' from 1958 to 1964 and is best known for his starring role as Inspector Lewis Erskine in 'The F.B.I.' from 1965 to 1974.
From: Film-News 03/05/2014

Elijah Wood flattered by award
Elijah Wood was "extremely flattered" to be awarded at the Stanley Film Festival. The 33-year-old actor joined forces with producers Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller in 2010 to set up their own film production company SpectreVision. Earlier this month Elijah received the Visionary Award at the event in Colorado for his work with the venture.
From: Film-News 03/05/2014

Obama Rips Cable News & Joel McHale Bombs At White House Correspondents' Dinner
(See McHale and Obama videos here and here) If last year's White House Correspondents' Dinner with headliner Conan O'Brien was white bread bland, tonight's event was just painful. In way way over his head, Joel McHale stumbled and sputtered through a routine that got more moans and groans from the packed Washington Hilton ballroom than laughs.
From: Deadline 03/05/2014

Ken Loach changes mind about 'retirement' from film-making
Veteran film-maker says he is now thinking about a 'little film of some sort' after tough production period on Jimmy's Hall.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/05/2014

Colin Firth to star in military drones drama Eye in the Sky
Firth will play intelligence officer charged with remotely capturing terrorist safe-house in Gavin Hood-directed film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/05/2014

Rhys Ifans to play Dylan Thomas in film of poet's last days
John Malkovich will also star in biopic about the New York death of hard-drinking Under Milk Wood writer.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/05/2014

24 comes to London as tax break lures big-budget television shows to Britain
Money injected into the UK economy by big-budget television shows is almost outstripping films after introduction of tax relief.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/05/2014

London Has Fallen Gets A Release Date
There were two White House action movies last year, and one of them has earned itself a sequel. Surprisingly it isn't the more trumpeted White House Down, but its more straight-faced rival Olympus Has Fallen (which did similar worldwide box office but cost half as much to make). Announced last autumn, Gerard Butler is returning as the dogged Secret Service agent Mike Banning for London Has Fallen. The developing film has just been picked up by Focus Features, for a release date of October 2 next year.
From: Empire Online 02/05/2014

David Goyer Writing Fantastic Voyage
James Cameron has been attempting to float a new version of 1960s sci-fi adventure Fantastic Voyage for years now. But despite a variety of actors and directors flirting with the idea, the remake has remained frustratingly locked in development hell. Cameron has now turned to Dark Knight/Man Of Steel writer David Goyer to crack at least the treatment, which is giving the 20th Century Fox project a shot to the arm.
From: Empire Online 02/05/2014

Podcast 109: Maisie Williams And Domhnall Gleeson
Game Of Thrones' Arya Stark, Maisie Williams, dropped by the Empire Podcast studio this week to talk about 'The Cinnamon Challenge', that Vine she made for The Red Wedding and how Charles Dance introduces himself. Then we welcome Domhnall Gleeson, here in honour of Frank (out next week), who happily chats about... well, you're best finding out for yourself.
From: Empire Online 02/05/2014

Ben Kingsley Drives On To Autobahn
With Welcome To The Punch director Evan Creevy about to pump the accelerator on production on his latest, speedy thriller Autobahn, he's added a few new names to the cast list. Ben Kinglsey, Felicity Jones and Anthony Hopkins are all aboard.
From: Empire Online 02/05/2014

Matt Smith Joins Terminator: Genesis
Well here's news to warm the cockles of a sci-fi lover's heart ahead of the long weekend. The Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, has signed up to join the cast of Terminator: Genesis, in a role that is described by Deadline as "major" and due to grow in importance in the second and third films in a planned trilogy.
From: Empire Online 02/05/2014

Is This How Terminator: Genesis Will Connect To James Cameron's Original Film?
The fifth Terminator is actually dubbed Terminator: Genesis, and we know more than a few things about it.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

Dredd Producer Gets Real About Dredd 2'S Development
Adi Shankar is a producer who has helped bring such testosterone-driven movies as The Grey, Lone Survivor, Killing Them Softly and Dredd to the screen. After remarks from Dredd star Karl Urban got the internet a buzz for the possibility of Dredd 2, Shankar has been forced to step forward and set the record straight. In an interview with Dweeb Cast (above), we learn it's not as far along as any of us may have thought.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

Gerard Butler's London Has Fallen Attacks Theaters Next October
Olympus Has Fallen was a nice little sleeper hit in its release during last year's off season, so naturally those in charge looked for a way to keep the party going. Not too long after the first film's success died down, London Has Fallen was announced, confirming that for at least one more go-around the minds in charge found a story worth blowing things up for. Up until now, the only plot details we had fit into one line: Mike Banning goes to London, it all goes down. The time has come for a little more information, as well as a release date and new distributor, courtesy of an official press release.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

Read About The Star Wars Sequel That ALMOST Replaced The Empire Strikes Back
With all of the talk of Episode VII's casting and the expanded universe not being an official influence in film canon, a lot of fans are going to be playing the ever-popular game of "What If?" The strange thing is, it's a game George Lucas played himself, and he played a particularly interesting round of it back in the 1970's.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

Matt Smith Lands Major Role In Terminator: Genesis
Terminator: Genesis has been cultivating a stable of geek friendly actors who are no strangers to big-ticket blockbusters. Jai Courtney, Emilia Clarke, and Jason Clarke (to name a few) were all brought on with increasing levels of excitement.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

Hulk Is Now Rumored To Get A Solo Movie After The Avengers: Age Of Ultron
It's no secret that Marvel has been trying to figure out how to better use The Incredible Hulk, because while he was a memorable member of Joss Whedon's The Avengers, the jolly green behemoth hasn't yet dominated on the big screen in a solo, standalone movie. That could change, if one-time Hulk co-star Lou Ferrigno - who played the Marvel superhero in a long-running television program - is to be believed as a credible source.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

Big Eyes, Goosebumps, Ben-Hur, Smurfs 3 And Others Get Release Dates
Today marked a bevy of release date shifts, likely as the 2014 summer movie season is unofficially underway, reminding execs that some movies might be finished ahead of time, and others have a lot of work left to make them palatable.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

Now You See Me 2 Expected To Start Filming Later This Year
Louis Leterrier's 2013 magicians and con artists thriller Now You See Me was an out-of-left-field hit, a crackling ensemble film that dropped into theaters amidst the likes of busy blockbusters like Fast & Furious 6 and Star Trek Into Darkness… but surprised the industry by having massive legs.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

Beverly Hills Cop 4 Coming 22 Years After The Last One
Axel Foley is easily one of movie's most beloved smartasses, and Paramount Pictures is bringing him out of retirement in two short years. It's official, Beverly Hills Cop 4 will hit theaters on March 25th, 2016.
From: Cinema Blend 02/05/2014

R.I.P. Efrem Zimbalist Jr
The star of TV's The F.B.I. and 77 Sunset Strip had scores of big- and small-screen credits in a career that spanned more than 60 years. Efrem Zimbalist Jr died today at his ranch in Solvang, CA. He was 95.
From: Deadline 02/05/2014

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Teaming On New Project She Wrote
Here is a film that instantly becomes the one every studio will want on their slate. Angelina Jolie is in early talks to star with Brad Pitt in an original script that she has written. It's in the early talking stages and nothing is solidified, but I hear it's happening. I don't know a lot more at this point.
From: Deadline 02/05/2014

'Green Acres' Moving From Hooterville To Hollywood: Feature Film, Broadway Play In The Works
Green Acres, the popular 1960s sitcom that starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as displaced New Yorkers who try to make a go of it on a farm in the Midwest, is being made into a feature film and is being developed and shopped as a stage play for Broadway.
From: Deadline 02/05/2014

Screen Gems Sets Stefan Ruzowitzky For Genre Tale 'Patient Zero'
Screen Gems has set Stefan Ruzowitzky to direct Patient Zero, a Mike Le-scripted thriller that puts a new spin on the genre film.
From: Deadline 02/05/2014

Helmer Malcolm Ingram Chronicles History Of LGBT Pro Athletes In 'Out To Win'
Sundance alum Malcolm Ingram (Small Town Gay Bar) tackles the history and future of LGBT professional athletes in his new documentary Out To Win.
From: Deadline 02/05/2014

Bob Hoskins: 'A beautiful, kind man who wanted most to be with his family'
Elaine Cassidy, Hoskins' co-star in Felicia's Journey, has paid tribute to the late actor, while Hoskins' daughter posts online 11 life lessons from her father.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/05/2014

Benicio Del Toro, Daniel Craig and Steve Carell in anti sex assault campaign
Hollywood stars join Barack Obama in a video as part of the White House task force to protect students from sexual assault.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/05/2014

Tim Blake Nelson Joins The Fantastic Four
With the Fantastic Four already in place in the forms of Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Michael B. Jordan, the rest of the cast of Josh Trank's reboot is also gradually arriving. Toby Kebbell was confirmed as Dr Doom a couple of weeks ago, and the latest name out of the hat is Tim Blake Nelson, who'll be playing a certain Harvey Elder.
From: Empire Online 01/05/2014

Michael McKean Joins Better Call Saul
Spending time on stage with the man who was Walter White was not nearly enough Breaking Bad-adjacent action for Michael McKean. He's just signed on for a co-starring role in the show's spin-off, Better Call Saul.
From: Empire Online 01/05/2014

Allison Janney Will Spy
The cast for Paul Feig's latest comedy collaboration with Melissa McCarthy, Spy, keeps on growing as the director swells the ranks in front of the camera with more and more reliably entertaining people. Allison Janney and Morena Baccarin are the latest names added to the roster.
From: Empire Online 01/05/2014

Haillee Steinfeld Set For Pitch Perfect 2
Since her breakout in True Grit, Hailee Steinfeld has shown a proven ability to hop between genres including sci-fi (Ender's Game), Shakespearian drama (Romeo & Juliet) and action thriller (3 Days To Kill). She'll be showing off a talent for blending a capella with comedy next, we hope, as she's joined the cast of Pitch Perfect 2.
From: Empire Online 01/05/2014

Samuel L Jackson Jokingly Endorses RedTube, Gets Yelled At By Some Porn Stars
A lot of celebrities are terrible at giving interviews. They can never truly open up and get honest. Samuel L Jackson does not have that problem. Give him a microphone, ask him a question and he will answer it.
From: Cinema Blend 01/05/2014

Bob Hoskins Was X-Men Comic Writer's First Choice For Wolverine
Yesterday saw the passing of a short man who cast a massive shadow in films and the lives of all those who saw his. Bob Hoskins passed away at the age of 71.
From: Cinema Blend 01/05/2014

Did You Know Robocop Has An Almost Perfectly Symmetrical Plot?
When writing a story, it's hard enough to craft a narrative that can make its way from the beginning to the end in one piece.
From: Cinema Blend 01/05/2014

Les Miserables Cohorts Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hooper Reuniting For The Danish Girl
Well would you look at what project just won't die: The Danish Girl has come roaring back to life after laying dormant for years, and now it has a pretty starry combo involved in a couple of vets of Les Miserables. Can you hear the people sing for sex changes?
From: Cinema Blend 01/05/2014

Spider-Man Movies Will Always Have Peter Parker Under The Mask
While Peter Parker is easily the best known character to take on the secret identity "Spider-Man," he is not the only one. From Miles Morales (who became Spider-Man after the death of Peter Parker in the Ultimate Spider-Man comics) to Miguel O'Hara (who was a futuristic version of Spider-Man in the 2099 series) to Ben Reilly (who was actually a clone of Peter Parker), there is a good history of other characters taking on the arachnid moniker, even though they aren't quite as well known to the public.
From: Cinema Blend 01/05/2014

Josh Hartnett Could Have Played Superman But He Moved To Minnesota Instead
We like to think the career trajectories of actors and actresses are directly linked to the opinions of the general public, but in actuality, there are a ton of factors that can determine what roles people are being offered. Some actors are hard to get along with.
From: Cinema Blend 01/05/2014

Fantastic Vintage Star Wars Photos Show How A Chimp Inspired The Emperor
Now that new Star Wars news finally made its way to the Internet, the floodgates on vintage, archival Star Wars artifacts are starting to bubble up - some that we have seen (and shared) over the years, and some that's even still unique to our eyes.
From: Cinema Blend 01/05/2014

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