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Cumberbatch and Harrison Ford top Cameron's Cool Britannia revival
Stellar cast invited to celebrate achievements of Britain's creative industries at publicly funded Foreign Office bash.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/06/2014

Disney heroines kissed by fathers in unauthorised anti-rape campaign
A new series of images by artist Saint Hoax shows unhappy clinches between characters in Walt Disney movies to highlight the number of children assaulted by family members.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/06/2014

Gérard Depardieu ducks out of Edinburgh film festival appearance after drinking session in Skye pub
Actor was due to attend UK premiere of Dominique Strauss-Kahn drama Welcome to New York, but pulled out at the last minute.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/06/2014

Hollywood to remake Audition: English-language version of cult Japanese horror planned
Producers to base new film on Ryu Murakami's original 1997 novel rather than Takashi Miike's 1999 film, with Australian director Richard Gray at the helm.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/06/2014

New Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Concept Art
We all know that the effects geniuses behind Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes are capable of devolving Andy Serkis into a chimpanzee, but today we have a tiny peek behind the scenes to show how they go about it. Specifically, we have exclusive pictures from a new book, zippily titled Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes: The Art Of The Films by Matt Hurwitz. As that comprehensive title would indicate, it's a soup-to-nuts look at how they made both films.
From: Empire Online 30/06/2014

First Look At Henry Cavill In Batman V Superman
Usually on a film as big and as anticipated as Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, the first look at one of the characters is either a sneaky pap set pic or an official image put out by the studio (as with Ben Affleck's Batman).
From: Empire Online 30/06/2014

Tom Hardy In Talks For The Revenant
Initially rearing its head as a John Hillcoat project way back in 2010, Western The Revenant passed to director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Biutiful, Babel) twelve months later. After a couple of years of being loosely "attached", Leonardo DiCaprio then signed on to star in April. Now, in a potential Inception reunion, Tom Hardy is in talks to join him.
From: Empire Online 30/06/2014

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Beats Captain America 2 To Become The Highest Grossing Movie Of 2014
So far this summer has seen some been full of major releases, from Godzilla to Maleficent, Captain America: The Winter Solider to Transformers: Age of Extinction.
From: Cinema Blend 30/06/2014

Tintin 2 Likely Still On, According To Andy Serkis
Everything gets a sequel in today's Hollywood. Not just horror movies or superhero tentpoles.
From: Cinema Blend 30/06/2014

Superman Unmasked: Henry Cavill Shares First Look At Batman V Superman's Clark Kent
When Man of Steel drew to a close, Lois Lane (Amy Adams) was welcoming her new colleague, Clark Kent (Henry Cavill), to "the Planet." She meant the newspaper, as well as to the third rock from the sun that Clark - as Kal-El - chose to save from General Zod (Michael Shannon).
From: Cinema Blend 30/06/2014

Planet Hulk Rumors Shot Down By Mark Ruffalo
The buzz surrounding a potential Hulk spinoff has been building and building for months, especially as Joss Whedon gets deeper and deeper into filming on The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
From: Cinema Blend 30/06/2014

Bynes' case thrown out
Amanda Bynes' bong-throwing case has been dismissed. The former child star, now 28, was charged with reckless endangerment and marijuana possession stemming from an incident last year in which she was accused of tossing the apparatus from the window of her New York City apartment when police arrived to follow-up on neighbours' complaints of pot smoke.
From: Film-News 30/06/2014

The Rock: Hercules is dark
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson says Hercules is "darker" and "grittier" than people realize. The wrestler-turned-actor stars as the title character in the upcoming fantasy film, directed by Brett Ratner. It follows the ancient Greek legend's journey after he is tasked by the King of Thrace/Cotys (John Hurt) to defeat a tyrannical warlord.
From: Film-News 30/06/2014

Keira: I want Shirley Bassey's voice!
Keira Knightley wishes she sounded like Adele or Shirley Bassey. The British actress is currently starring in romantic drama Begin Again, opposite Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and James Corden.
From: Deadline 30/06/2014

'Swim Little Fish Swim' Goes To Under The Milky Way
International digital distributor Under The Milky Way is diving in with Swim Little Fish Swim, the feature film debut of directors Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar about a NYC couple whose lives are upended when a 19-year-old French artist moves into their apartment.
From: Deadline 30/06/2014

Tom Hardy Joins Leonardo DiCaprio In Revenge Thriller 'The Revenant'
Tom Hardy has officially been set to co-star with Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant, the gritty thriller adapted and helmed by Alejandro González Iñárritu from Michael Punke's novel The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge.
From: Deadline 30/06/2014

No Puzzlement: Kelli O'Hara Will Star in 'King And I' Opposite Ken Watanabe
Getting to know Kelli O'Hara has hardly been the problem for Broadway — but getting her a Tony Award is another matter.
From: Deadline 30/06/2014

Warner Bros Studios Leavesden To Expand In UK; 'Tarzan' Swings Into Residence
On the heels of news that Pinewood Studios has received a greenlight for its expansion plans, Warner Bros Studios Leavesden is also getting ready to grow, adding three new stages and increasing office space.
From: Deadline 30/06/2014

StreetDance duo Max and Dania inspired by Fred and Ginger
The directorial partnership behind the popular indie film franchise have applied their populist touch to jukebox musical Walking on Sunshine.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/06/2014

Elisabeth Moss: I'm serious
Elisabeth Moss says she started taking life "really seriously at a young age". The Mad Men star was a dancer before she became an actress, having been enrolled in ballet classes as a child. And when she decided to take up acting, Elisabeth admits she pursued the profession with a no-nonsense attitude.
From: Film-News 28/06/2014

Doug Liman May Escape To Victory
For his next movie to follow Edge Of Tomorrow, Doug Liman is already in active development on the Tom Clancy videogame adaptation Splinter Cell, which has Tom Hardy attached to star.
From: Empire Online 27/06/2014

Roberto Orci Hints At Star Trek's Future
With JJ Abrams busy with a different Star franchise in a galaxy far, far away, directing duties on the follow-up to Star Trek Into Darkness have fallen to Roberto Orci. Orci has been promoted to the captaincy after co-writing the first two Trek-boots, and has now given the first small hints as to the direction of the developing third. In short, the franchise is finally going to boldly get going where no one has gone before.
From: Empire Online 27/06/2014

Guillermo Del Toro Announces Pacific Rim Sequel Release Date
Earlier this month, word broke that Zak Penn was joining forces with Guillermo del Toro to work on developing the script for Pacific Rim 2 and bring more Jaeger vs. Kaiju action to our screens. Often such reports don't end up going anywhere other than limbo, but Legendary has just announced the new Rim film will arrive on April 7, 2017.
From: Empire Online 27/06/2014

Olivia Munn scared of own movie
Olivia Munn hopes she doesn't "scream too loud" while watching her new movie. The 33-year-old actress stars as Jen in upcoming horror movie Deliver Us from Evil, which follows the true story of NY police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana) as he investigates a series of crimes with an unconventional priest (Édgar Ramírez).
From: Film-News 27/06/2014

LiLo to make West End debut
Lindsay Lohan is to make her West End debut in September, it has been announced. The Mean Girls actress will star in Speed-The-Plow and has signed on to do eight shows a week at London's Playhouse Theatre from September. Lindsay has been in London for most of June and last week she revealed she was preparing for a potential role.
From: Film-News 27/06/2014

The Score Board: The 5 Best Scores Of 2014 So Far
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 27/06/2014

Sarah Polley Will Adapt Fault In Our Stars Author's Looking For Alaska
Earlier this month, John Green went from a YA Author to a serious force in Hollywood when The Fault In Our Stars, Josh Boone's adaptation of Green's widely loved novel, topped the box office with a whopping $48 million opening.
From: Cinema Blend 27/06/2014

Steve Pink Directing 'Home Alone In A Toy Store' Family Comedy Overnight
Steve Pink's filmography has shades of the ridiculous. His directorial debut was the goofy DIY college comedy Accepted. His follow-up was the preposterously titled Hot Tub Time Machine.
From: Cinema Blend 27/06/2014

Jon Favreau Reveals His Thoughts On Edgar Wright's Ant-Man Departure
Following the parting of ways between Edgar Wright and Marvel Studios over the upcoming comic book movie Ant-Man, it was Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn of all people who stepped out into the spotlight and really said all the right things to try and calm irate fans down. In an open letter posted on his Facebook page, the filmmaker compared the situation to being very good friends with both sides of a couple going through a breakup - you can't choose sides; you can only try and understand where both sides are coming from. It was a smart, reasoned response, and one recently echoed by Iron Man and Iron Man 2 helmer Jon Favreau while commenting on the situation.
From: Cinema Blend 27/06/2014

James Bond 24 Orders Rewrites, Which Delays Production
James Bond always has had a license to kill. But does he also have a license to be funny?
From: Cinema Blend 27/06/2014

R.I.P. Greg Coote
The former CEO of Dune Entertainment and Village Roadshow chief died today of cancer in Los Angeles. Greg Coote was 72. He was a key player in the emergence of the Australian film industry, starting in the mailroom at Aussie distributor Village Roadshow and working his way up to Managing Director.
From: Deadline 27/06/2014

Viggo Mortensen Starrer 'Captain Fantastic' Adds Cast Of Youngsters
Six young actors have joined Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic, the drama project about an idealistic father who returns to society from living off the grid for a decade in the Pacific Northwest with his children.
From: Deadline 27/06/2014

'Terminator,' 'Basic Instinct' Producer Piecing Together 'Audition' Remake
Terminator, Rambo, and Basic Instinct exec producer Mario Kassar is assembling an English-language adaptation of Audition, the infamous 1997 novel by Japanese author Ryu Murakami about a lonely widower who gets more than he bargains for when he puts out a fake casting call to find a new girlfriend.
From: Deadline 27/06/2014

R.I.P. Mary Rodgers, Whose 'Mattress' Made Carol Burnett A Star
Mary Rodgers Guettel, who followed gently in the footsteps of her famous father, Richard Rodgers, when she helped turn the Hans Christian Andersen tale of The Princess And The Pea into the musical that launched Carol Burnett's career, died Thursday of heart failure in New York. She was 83.
From: Deadline 27/06/2014

First Look Photo: Idris Elba In Cary Fukunaga's 'Beasts Of No Nation'
Cary Fukunaga directs Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Golden Globe nominee Idris Elba in the child-soldier drama Beasts Of No Nation, adapted by Fukunaga from Uzodinma Iweala's novel.
From: Deadline 27/06/2014

Charlotte Church and Neil Kinnock join 'erotic, visceral' Under Milk Wood film
Rugby player Gareth Thomas also joins the cast, led by Rhys Ifans, assembled for a film version of Dylan Thomas's 'play for voices'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/06/2014

No small step for man: Tate Taylor to direct In the Event of a Moon Disaster
Next project for director of The Help and the James Brown biopic Get on Up will be based on a Nixon speech to be used if the moon landings had failed.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/06/2014

Sarah Polley to adapt novel from The Fault in Our Stars author John Green
The actor and director of Away From Her will write the screenplay for Looking For Alaska, adapted from the first novel by the hugely successful John Green.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/06/2014

Tom Hanks In Talks For Ithaca
Dust off those mid-'90s portmanteau names because Megahanks is back in business. Tom Hanks is in talks to appear in his old Nora Ephron buddy Meg Ryan's directorial debut, Ithaca, in a small but significant role as the father of a boy whose life is dramatically changed by war.
From: Empire Online 26/06/2014

Sam Raimi Takes Aim At The Outpost
After his flight of fantasy to another land with Oz The Great And Powerful, Sam Raimi is considering a very real look at our own world, taking up the film rights to CNN reporter Jake Tapper's book The Outpost: An Untold Story Of American Valor.
From: Empire Online 26/06/2014

Netflix' Daredevil Show Finds Its Foggy Nelson
With some of its key cast players already sorted, the Marvel / Netflix TV take on Daredevil is filling in the gaps. Now Elden Henson has won the role of Franklin "Foggy" Nelson in the show.
From: Empire Online 26/06/2014

Frank Darabont In Talks For Snow White & The Huntsman Sequel
After his departure from The Walking Dead and the brief lifespan of Mob City, it's good to have some positive Frank Darabont news to share, and on the cinematic front, too. He's jumped from a shortlist of directors to become Universal's choice to make the follow-up to Snow White And The Huntsman.
From: Empire Online 26/06/2014

Scoot McNairy Joins Batman V Superman
Scoot McNairy is one of those actors who paid his dues for years before winning due recognition in Monsters. He's since become a man in demand, appearing in Argo, Frank and many more, and now he has landed a role in Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice.
From: Empire Online 26/06/2014

Ridley Scott's Next Film Will Be The Martian, Starring Matt Damon
Directors are a fickle lot, and will continue to be until the end of time... or until the replace directors with the same software that creates actors. At any rate, The Martian is a movie that's already seen two directors inside of a year, with original choice Drew Goddard leaving the project to go play with Marvel's toys over at Sony.
From: Cinema Blend 26/06/2014

Ridley Scott's Next Film Will Be The Martian, Starring Matt Damon
Jason Sudeikis Joins Untitled Heist Comedy With Zach Galifianakis And Kristen Wiig.
From: Cinema Blend 26/06/2014

The Entire Avengers: Age Of Ultron Cast Will Be Heading To San Diego Comic-Con
Stored in my brain are many, many great memories from the annual five day geek-fest that is San Diego Comic-Con, but if there is one that really stands out amongst all the rest it would have to be the Marvel Studios Panel from Comic-Con 2010. At the end of that presentation, the studio surprised the crowd by bringing out and officially confirming every single member of The Avengers.
From: Cinema Blend 26/06/2014

Fantastic Four Will Have A Found Footage Feel
Josh Trank began making movies about superheroes in a much different way than most filmmakers. Rather than teaming up with a major studio and making a huge blockbuster based on a known property, Trank instead went the found footage route, introducing us to excellent actors like Dane DeHaan and Michael B. Jordan to tell a different kind of superpower tale.
From: Cinema Blend 26/06/2014

Pacific Rim 2 Is Officially Happening
There are so many gigantic blockbusters coming out in 2015 and 2016 - including The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Star Wars: Episode VII, and X-Men: Apocalypse - that it seems kind of insane to already be thinking about what movies are going to be coming out in 2017.
From: Cinema Blend 26/06/2014

Strands: Lindsay Lohan, Bill Nighy, Carey Mulligan's West End News
Oh all right, we'll bite: Recovering tabloid bait Lindsay Lohan has signed on to play Karen, an office temp with an agenda, in an upcoming London revival of David Mamet's semi-savage Hollywood comedy Speed-The-Plow.
From: Deadline 26/06/2014

Hot Trailer: Bruce Willis & Jason Patric In 'The Prince'
Jason Patric stars in the ensemble action thriller as a long-retired assassin who is pulled back into the life when someone grabs his daughter. Waiting for him in New Orleans is crime boss Omar (Bruce Willis), who has a score to settle that goes back 20 years.
From: Deadline 26/06/2014

WB Recruits Ashleigh Powell To Adapt Female Commando Pic 'The Athena Project'
Women may comprise only 2.9 percent of director hires at Warner Bros. in the past five years, according to a recent viral infographic (the best numbers, over at Disney, hit only 7.4 percent), but the studio is off to a solid start with their female-centric action pic The Athena Project.
From: Deadline 26/06/2014

Overbrook Sets Annie Neal To Pen YA Adaptation 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before'
Novelist Jenny Han's YA book To All The Boys I've Loved Before is en route to the big screen just two months after it hit shelves.
From: Deadline 26/06/2014

Frank Darabont In Talks To Direct 'Snow White And The Huntsman 2′
I told you a few weeks ago that Frank Darabont was on the short list to direct Universal's Snow White And The Huntsman 2. Now its a really short list: I'm hearing he's in negotiations to direct the sequel to the original, which Rupert Sanders helmed and which grossed close to $400 million worldwide on a $170M budget.
From: Deadline 26/06/2014

Disney Sets Steve Pink To Helm Toy Store Pic 'Overnight'
Steve Pink (Accepted, Hot Tub Time Machine) has been tapped to direct Disney's Overnight, about a father and son who win an inaugural sleepover in a toy store the same night thieves decide to rob it. This is the project that's been described as "Home Alone in a toy store."
From: Deadline 26/06/2014

Nick Frost, Hope Davis & Adelaide Clemens Set For Black Comedy 'Look Away'
Nick Frost (The World's End), Hope Davis (Louder Than Words) and Adelaide Clemens (Rectify) have been set to star in the black comedy Look Away, in which Clemens will play a young woman suffering from so-called "selective blindness" that leaves her unable to see her own mother (Davis).
From: Deadline 26/06/2014

Eli Wallach, star of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, dies aged 98
Early practitioner of method acting who played the bandit Tuco in the spaghetti western and was awarded honorary Oscar in 2010 has died .
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/06/2014

Obvious Child: NBC admits error over alleged censorship of abortion comedy
US TV network concede online advert to promote Sundance hit had removed the word 'abortion'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/06/2014

Capturing the Friedmans subject makes fresh appeal to overturn sexual abuse conviction
Jesse Friedman, whose arrest and conviction for sexually abusing children was documented in the Oscar-nominated Capturing the Friedmans, has assembled new evidence that could clear his name.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/06/2014

Gary Oldman apologises for offending Jewish people after Playboy interview furore
British actor in antisemitism row 'deeply remorseful' over distress to Jewish people after comments in magazine about Mel Gibson arrest rant.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/06/2014

Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum set for Coen brothers' Hail Caesar
Ralph Fiennes will also join the cast for the comedy about the machinations of 1950s Hollywood.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/06/2014

John Cleese: James Bond lost humour to please Asian markets
The Monty Python actor, who played Q in the Pierce Brosnan era of James Bond films, has said the series tried to emulate 'gritty and humourless' Bourne films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/06/2014

Star Wars: David Cronenberg said no, but Tom Cruise could cameo in Episode 7
As news emerges that David Cronenberg turned down an offer to direct a Star Wars movie, rumours strengthen that Tom Cruise may be set for a cameo in JJ Abrams's film, currently shooting in London.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/06/2014

Stephen Sondheim says Into the Woods' sex isn't censored for Disney
The composer has clarified comments reported in the New Yorker where he stated Disney had neutered adult themes in their forthcoming Into the Woods adaptation, and has called the film 'a first-rate movie'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/06/2014

Gary Oldman defends Mel Gibson's antisemitic rant in Playboy interview
'We've all said those things. We're all fucking hypocrites,' actor tells Playboy, before asking writer to 'edit and cut half what I said because it's going to make me sound like a bigot'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/06/2014

Marvel: Ant-Man to retain core Edgar Wright 'DNA'
Marvel chief Kevin Feige has reassured fans that, despite an impending rewrite, Edgar Wright's eight years of development on the 2015 release won't go to waste.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/06/2014

Ewan McGregor to star in adaptation of Philip Roth's American Pastoral
McGregor to play the lead role of all-American hero Seymour 'Swede' Levov in Phillip Noyce's film about mid-60s social and political turmoil.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/06/2014

The Fault in Our Stars' Ansel Elgort to play cold war pianist Van Cliburn
Elgort, who can already play the piano, will tackle the role of the brilliant young pianist who found himself at the heart of a cold war power struggle.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/06/2014

Dennis Hopper's photography evokes freedom of 1960s Easy Rider generation
Royal Academy of Arts exhibits The Lost Album, a collection of the actor's photographs that had been unseen since 1970.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/06/2014

New Rambo V Rumours Surface
The idea of a fifth outing for Sylvester Stallone's John Rambo flared up after Rambo did solid business back in 2008. Since then, it's been back and forth between rumoured storylines with Stallone himself saying the story's pretty much done. Now here comes German company Splendid Film to announce that it has picked up Rambo V.
From: Empire Online 24/06/2014

P.J. Byrne Joins Scorsese's Rock 'N' Roll Pilot
Still officially untitled, Martin Scorsese's rock 'n' roll TV pilot for HBO is filling out its cast. Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, Juno Temple and Ray Romano have already been announced as part of the project, and the latest name to arrive is P.J. Byrne. The show marks Byrne's second collaboration with Scorsese following The Wolf Of Wolf Street, in which he played Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff. Clearly he made as strong an impression on his director as he did on the audience.
From: Empire Online 24/06/2014

Predator Getting The Reboot Treatment From Iron Man 3'S Shane Black
Shane Black is certainly best known in Hollywood for his skill behind the scenes, having scripted action classics like Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout, The Long Kiss Good Night and most recently both written and directed Iron Man 3, but what some of you may not know is that he has a few acting credits on his resume as well. One of his earliest roles was as the bespectacled Hawkins in Predator, but what's interesting now is that his career has come full circle in a very strange way. Why? Because Shane Black has now been put in charge of getting the Predator franchise back on track.
From: Cinema Blend 24/06/2014

The Coen Brothers' Hail Caesar May Add Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton
Could Hail Caesar be the best ensemble Joel and Ethan Coen have had to work with? That's a tall order - and a claim that could be debated for days - but the brothers are putting together one hell of a cast for the upcoming comedy, and three tantalizing names have just joined the fray.
From: Cinema Blend 24/06/2014

Dwayne Johnson Will Take Over G.I. Joe 3
With Transformers: Age of Extinction hitting theaters on Friday, it seems a good time to check in on another film franchise spawned from coveted '80s playthings. So what's the latest on G.I. Joe 3? From the sound of it, there are lots of shakeups behind the scenes, and some serious star power guaranteed.
From: Cinema Blend 24/06/2014

Wahlberg: Michael Bay is the man!
Mark Wahlberg says it was "crazy every day" while filming Transformers: Age of Extinction. The 43-year-old actor stars as Cade Yeager in the upcoming action movie, marking his entry into the popular franchise. He worked closely with director Michael Bay and was blown away by how the filmmaker took on so much during shooting.
From: Film-News 24/06/2014

Manhattan Theatre Club Slates 'Swing of The Sea' World Premiere
Manhattan Theatre Club will present the world premiere of Richard Greenberg's The Swing of The Sea as part of its off-Broadway seson next spring, in a production staged by MTC Artistic Director Lynne Meadow. For Greenberg, whose Broadway credits include Take Me Out and Three Days Of Rain with Julia Roberts, it's collaboration number 11 with the prestige nonprofit.
From: Deadline 24/06/2014

Rose Byrne, Annaleigh Ashford Join James Earl Jones In Broadway's 'You Can't Take It With You' Revival
The constellation of stars signing on for the late-summer revival of You Can't Take It With You starring James Earl Jones just expanded by two: Rose Byrne (Neighbors, Damages), in her Broadway debut, and Annaleigh Ashford (Masters Of Sex, Broadway's Kinky Boots) will appear, along with Kristine Nielsen (Vanya And Sonia And.
From: Deadline 24/06/2014

Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes In Talks For Coen Brothers' 'Hail, Caesar!'
Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, and Ralph Fiennes are in talks to join Joel and Ethan Coen's 1950s-set Hollywood film Hail, Caesar! The trio will join George Clooney and Josh Brolin in the pic about a fixer who works for Tinseltown's studios to protect its stars.
From: Deadline 24/06/2014

James Schamus Honored By Outfest
While the exit of James Schamus from Focus Features was abrupt and unceremonious, his taste for tolerance hasn't been forgotten.
From: Deadline 24/06/2014

James Franco's cheeky display boosts Broadway Bares' bottom line
Actor has jeans lowered by drag queen at HIV fundraiser Inevitable Instagram picture follows New York appearance.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/06/2014

Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie is first in a trilogy, says Brendan O'Carroll
The first film incarnation of the hit TV show, which opens in the UK this Friday, to be followed by two more big-screen spin-offs.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/06/2014

Zak Penn Re-Writing Ready Player One
Though it has lingered in the development caverns since Warner Bros. bought the rights four years ago, the adaptation of Ernest Cline's great novel Ready Player One is still a going concern. The Incredible Hulk screenplay man Zak Penn is now aboard to re-write the script.
From: Empire Online 23/06/2014

Ansel Elgort Will Be Van Cliburn
You may have heard Ansel Elgort explaining his fondness for music to us in last week's Podcast (you can listen below if not, or head here for a print version of the interview). He's now scored a musical role in a new film, signing on to play pianist Van Cliburn in the film of the same name.
From: Empire Online 23/06/2014

Meet The Villains Of Guardians Of The Galaxy
Great as all of the Guardians of the Galaxy trailers have been so far, they have been kind of ignoring some of the most important characters in the movie: the villains. Sure, we've heard a lot of talk about threats to billions of lives and the need to stop people from wiping out the galaxy, but who exactly are the people responsible for these horrific threats?
From: Cinema Blend 23/06/2014

Ewan McGregor To Front Phillip Noyce's American Pastoral
Australian director Phillip Noyce has been struggling to get his adaptation of American Pastoral off the ground for 11 years and counting. But it seems like at long last he's gearing up for production, having wrangled Ewan McGregor as his leading man.
From: Cinema Blend 23/06/2014

Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales Eyes Early 2015 Shoot
Our national nightmare is over... another Pirates Of The Caribbean movie is on its way, and after countless delays, we could be setting sail for 2016 with the beloved Captain Jack Sparrow, star of one and a half good movies and also some other footage!
From: Cinema Blend 23/06/2014

Tom Cruise for Star Wars?
Tom Cruise could be heading into space, with a possible cameo in the new Star Wars movie. The Hollywood heavyweight reportedly met up with Star Wars director J.J. Abrams in London over the weekend to discuss his involvement with the popular movie franchise.
From: Film-News 23/06/2014

'Apartment 143′ Helmer Carles Torrens Gets 'Visceral'
Solipsist Films (Sin City: A Dame To Kill For) has tapped Spanish helmer Carles Torrens to direct Visceral, a thriller with a story line that's being kept tightly under wraps.
From: Deadline 23/06/2014

Weird and wonderful: cult comicbooks invade the TV screen
Commissioning editors are prepared to take a risk with new series featuring vampires, zombies, possessed preachers, professional assassins and exorcists.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/06/2014

Rosario Dawson Joins Daredevil
So far, the Marvel / Netflix small screen version of Daredevil has tracked down its Matt Murdock in Charlie Cox and its Kingpin with Vincent D'Onofrio. Now Rosario Dawson has joined the cast in a role that is described as "pivotal."
From: Empire Online 22/06/2014

Aaron Sorkin Adapting Flash Boys
With one Aaron Sorkin adaptation of a Michael Lewis book successfully under its belt via Moneyball, Sony is looking to recapture the magic by assigning the Social Network scribe the task of turning Lewis' new tome, Flash Boys, into a script.
From: Empire Online 22/06/2014

Naveen Andrews Set For Sens8
They might have suffered a cinematic setback with Jupiter Ascending's move from its summer berth to a much less attractive February 2015 slot, but Andy and Lana Wachowski's ambitious plan for a new Netflix series is proceeding along more smoothly.
From: Empire Online 22/06/2014

Brad Pitt prankster unrepentant over red carpet attack
Vitalii Sediuk, who is serving a community service sentence after attack, says Pitt has everything while he is cleaning toilets.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/06/2014

Cult classic The Outer Limits to invade cinemas with big-screen revival
Cult science-fiction show The Outer Limits looks set for a big-screen revival after Hollywood studio MGM hired The Exorcism of Emily Rose's Scott Derrickson to adapt a famous episode of the 1960s favourite.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/06/2014

Disney's Into the Woods nixes adult themes
Rapunzel lives! Composer Stephen Sondheim says studio toned down its adaptation of his Broadway show, a cinematic romp through fairytale stalwarts that stars Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/06/2014

North Korea rubbishes Seth Rogen comedy The Interview
Film starring James Franco alongside co-director Rogen draws ire of isolated state in connection with plotline around assassination of leader Kim Jong-un.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/06/2014

Fifty Shades of Grey: first film image appears, and it's not very sexy
The first pic of Jamie Dornan as the smouldering Christian from Fifty Shades of Grey has appeared - but it's a bit of a let-down. And it's not the first time Hollywood has lowered our expectations.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/06/2014

Meryl Streep to play rocker in Diablo Cody film and Maria Callas for HBO
Three-time Oscar winner to star alongside real-life daughter Mamie Gummer in Ricki and the Flash, as well as opera icon Maria Callas for HBO.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/06/2014

Alicia Vikander Finds The Light Between Oceans
Since breaking through with A Royal Affair and Anna Karenina, Alicia Vikander has been on an enviable run of good gigs. That streak shows no sign of slowing down, as she's close to a deal to join The Light Between Oceans and is the top choice for The Danish Girl.
From: Empire Online 19/06/2014

The Batman May Land In 2019
As Warner Bros. and DC ramp up their superheroic output as part of their answer to Marvel's domination of the genre in cinemas, we have some confirmed movies - such as the in-production Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and the planned Justice League follow up, plus a rumoured future schedule.
From: Empire Online 19/06/2014

Pixar Shows Off New Footage From Inside Out
We've seen snippets of material from Pixar's new film Inside Out a couple of times already, first at last year's D23 event (where we also talked to one of the voice performers, Phyllis Smith) and more recently at CinemaCon. But last night, the Emeryville studio flew director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera to Los Angeles to show off more footage and talk about the film.
From: Empire Online 19/06/2014

Colin Firth in 'conscious uncoupling' from Paddington Bear film
The British actor, who was to voice the beloved bear in a forthcoming film, has said that 'he simply doesn't have my voice'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/06/2014

Scooby-dooby-don't: Scooby Doo movie to be live action not animation
Warner Bros reboot of the frightened dog franchise is to follow the lead of the 2002 movie in being primarily live action, rather than the cartoon version proposed last year.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/06/2014

Jared Leto could replace Will Smith in supernatural thriller Brilliance
The role, playing a 'brilliant' with heightened human abilities, would be the actor's first since winning an Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/06/2014

Marvel Studios 'considering' a new solo Hulk movie
Hulk star Mark Ruffalo says studio's stance has shifted following runaway success of The Avengers.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/06/2014

Retrospective of Björk's art and life planned at New York's MoMA
Museum plans 2015 exhibition to celebrate 'adventurous projects' of Icelandic composer and artist over past 20 years.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/06/2014

Bradley Cooper And Sienna Miller Reunite For Chef
Having just finished shooting Clint Eastwood's American Sniper, Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller have immediately signed up to work together again. They're both joining the Weinstein Company's Chef, along with Omar Sy.
From: Empire Online 18/06/2014

Colin Trevorrow Unveils New Jurassic World Dinosaur
Last week, we got our latest look at what co-writer and director Colin Trevorrow is building with Jurassic World. At that point, it was limited to the human characters, including Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. People wondered when we might see something of the film's dino-stars, and today Trevorrow has obliged. Well, sort of.
From: Empire Online 18/06/2014

Brit Up-And-Comer Joins David Yates' Tarzan
A British actor to file firmly in the 'one to watch' bracket, Osy Ikhile has been recruited for the new 3D blockbuster take on Tarzan. According to The Wrap, Ikhile will be reporting for junglular duty alongside the double Oscar-nominated Djimon Hounsou.
From: Empire Online 18/06/2014

John Leguizamo Heads To The Nest
With the cameras already cranking, the casting ranks for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's new comedy film The Nest have begun to swell ever faster. John Leguizamo has signed on to bring his particular style to the film, though his role is currently unknown.
From: Empire Online 18/06/2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel recreated in over 50,000 Lego bricks
The Grand Budapest Hotel has become Wes Anderson's highest-grossing film, been toured on the Queen Mary 2 liner, and turned into an immersive theatrical experience by the Secret Cinema team - and now its whimsy continues to grow, as the hotel from the film has been rebuilt with over 50,000 Lego bricks.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/06/2014

Big brother's little brother: X-Men: Apocalypse to take place in 1983
Events in movie scheduled for 2016 release to take place a decade after those in previous instalment X-Men: Days of Future Past.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/06/2014

Steve Martin scotches Father of the Bride III rumours
Steve Martin has denied a report he will star in a new Father of the Bride movie about gay marriage.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/06/2014

Zero Dark Thirty team plan film about freed prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl
Oscar winners Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal are among the film-makers lining up to tell his story of disillusioned US soldier Bowe Bergdahl and his captivity by the Taliban.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/06/2014

As Thai junta gives free tickets to a nationalist film, what are your favourite patriotic movies?
Thailand's military rulers are giving away film tickets to nationalist flick The Legend of King Naresuan Part V - so we ask you to pick your own favourite patriotic films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/06/2014

Danger Mouse Will Return!
First it was Bananaman that was being unpeeled for a new generation. Now, from a post box somewhere on Baker Street, cartoon superspy Danger Mouse is about to get the same treatment. Current rights-holders Fremantle have decided to bring him out of his 23-year retirement, thanks to some strong ratings during a CITV retro weekend, albeit on the small screen rather than the large.
From: Empire Online 17/06/2014

New Promo For The Knick
There have been a variety of short teasers floating out on the magical Interwebs for Steven Soderbergh's new stab at TV with period medical drama The Knick, but here comes a slightly longer, more satisfying look. Prepare for blood, guts and Clive Owen being American in the new trailer.
From: Empire Online 17/06/2014

James Wan Developing Malignant Man
While he's still slogging away on the delayed shoot of Fast & Furious 7, The Conjuring director James Wan has one eye on potential future gigs. He's now set up an idea based on the Malignant Man graphic novel series he created over at 20th Century Fox.
From: Empire Online 17/06/2014

First Clip From Planes 2: Fire And Rescue
The Disney Animation Planes, spun off from Pixar's Cars, proved something of a box-office hit for the studio last year back, so here is a first clip from the remarkably quick sequel, Planes 2: Fire & Rescue. Check out those Yosemite-inspired landscapes as the central characters spin into action to fight a forest fire.
From: Empire Online 17/06/2014

Mark Ruffalo Says Marvel Is Again Considering A Hulk Film
There have been rumours about a new spin-off Hulk film for ages now, kicked off by the successful return of the giant green one in the Avengers. Marvel, Joss Whedon and even Bruce Banner himself - Mark Ruffalo - have refuted them before, but now Ruffalo is singing a different tune, albeit one that comes with enough caveats to build a tower as tall as the Hulk.
From: Empire Online 17/06/2014

Jared Leto In Early Talks For Brilliance
With an Oscar sitting at home (assuming he hasn't lent it out to someone), Jared Leto has taken some time to figure out his next move after the awards-grabbing Dallas Buyers Club. If the producers of Brilliance have any say in the matter, he'll be filling the lead role in the novel adaption.
From: Empire Online 17/06/2014

Exclusive: Colin Firth Exits Paddington
It's as well a bear can rest at ease with just the bare necessities of life, because for the time being at least, Paddington is a bear without a voice. StudioCanal has confirmed that Colin Firth, the voice of Paddington in Paul King's live-action/CG family adventure, has officially exited the movie in a move the actor describes as a "conscious uncoupling" that took place during the recording process.
From: Empire Online 17/06/2014

Jared Leto Could Replace Will Smith In The Sci-Fi Thriller Brilliance
Choosing what role will be your follow-up to an Academy Award-winning performance is a big deal. Jared Leto has let months elapse since his win before making his decision, but now he could be poised to follow in the footsteps of Will Smith... literally.
From: Cinema Blend 17/06/2014

5 Breakout Actors Who Totally Stole 22 Jump Street
Audiences showed up in droves for 21 Jump Street two years ago, loving not only the adventures of Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Ice Cube, but also grooving with the supporting cast.
From: Cinema Blend 17/06/2014

Anna Kendrick Will Sing For DreamWorks' Trolls
Are we really scraping the bottom of the nostalgia barrel to the point where Troll dolls are getting their own movie? Apparently.
From: Cinema Blend 17/06/2014

Resident Evil 6 May Have A Title, Looks To Be The Last In The Franchise
At the beginning of the 21st Century, Resident Evil had become one of the biggest video game franchises on the market. Nine out of every 10 geeks' homes contained at least one copy of one of its games.
From: Cinema Blend 17/06/2014

Maya Rudolph Joins Amy Poehler And Tina Fey In The Nest
As soon as we heard Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were joining forces for an upcoming comedy, we were on board. Now, our excitement has hit critical levels with reports that another excellent Saturday Night Live alum and supremely funny lady is officially reuniting with them.
From: Cinema Blend 17/06/2014

Denzel Washington Will Do Horrific Things With A Corkscrew In The Equalizer
This is the evocative promise from Columbia Pictures, which is spinning the crime-drama series from the 1980s into a Denzel Washington-fronted crime thriller that will hit theaters hard this September.
From: Cinema Blend 17/06/2014

Kevin Smith Confirms Warner Bros' DC Stage I Line Up As Accurate
Last week, we reported that DC Comics films planned to launch Stage I of their own cinematic continuum. Despite her own reporting, even Ms. Finke herself admitted that the schedule wasn't exactly set in stone, and could change between now and Comic Con. Well, that possibility is looking less and less true, as another source has stepped forward to confirm that the list is indeed valid. That source is none other than the ultimate fanboy and Fatman on Batman host himself - Kevin Smith.
From: Cinema Blend 17/06/2014

Harry Potter Quidditch Documentary Mudbloods Captures A Release Date
When a fandom is on the transition from omnipresent stardom into heavily fortified niche status, there are several different ways fans and creators alike try to keep the magic alive.
From: Cinema Blend 17/06/2014

Gerard Butler: All films should have dragons
Gerard Butler wants to add a dragon into London Has Fallen. The Scottish actor starred in the action movie's prequel Olympus Has Fallen and is gearing up to film the follow-up about a terrorist attack on England's capital.
From: Film-News 17/06/2014

Clint Eastwood jazz obsessed
Clint Eastwood was a "jazz freak" during his younger years. The legendary actor-and-director has been talking about his musical tastes in light of his newest movie Jersey Boys, which tells the story of how the band The Four Seasons came to be.
From: Film-News 17/06/2014

Dylan Baker Set For J Edgar Hoover Role In MLK Pic 'Selma'
Spider-Man 2 and 3's Dylan Baker has joined the cast of Paramount's Martin Luther King Jr. pic Selma as one of the civil rights leader's most vigorous government adversaries. He'll play FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, who under the direction of then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy, carried out extensive investigations of King and his cohorts, including wiretapping and heavy surveillance.
From: Deadline 17/06/2014

Warner Bros Ready To Reboot 'Scooby-Doo'
The gestation period for reboots seems to be getting short. Warner Bros in the early stages of launching a new Scooby-Doo.
From: Deadline 17/06/2014

Joe Ballarini To Script Graphic Novel Adaptation 'Cardboard' For Fox Animation
Fox Animation is moving again on animated adaptation Cardboard. I'm hearing Dance of the Dead's Joe Ballarini has been tapped to adapt the graphic novel written by Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel, which the studio optioned in 2012 with Epic's Chris Wedge attached to direct. Story tracks a young boy and his father who must battle cardboard monsters that magically come to life.
From: Deadline 17/06/2014

'Southpaw' Adds Ex-Champ Victor Ortiz To Cast
The Weinstein Company and director Antoine Fuqua have added a little ring credibility to their boxing pic Southpaw. Former world welterweight champion boxer-turned-actor Victor Ortiz has been added to a cast that has Jake Gyllenhaal starring with Rachel McAdams and Forest Whitaker. Sons Of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter wrote the script.
From: Deadline 17/06/2014

Expanding Appian Way Ups Pair To Co-Veep Posts
Appian Way, which has broadened its slate in features and moved into television, has promoted Michael Hampton and Nathaniel Posey to co-vice president status and has named James Ward to be creative executive to help handle the volume. They report to Appian Way principal Leonardo DiCaprio and president of production Jennifer Davisson Killoran.
From: Deadline 17/06/2014

Harrison Ford injury means Star Wars star off for eight weeks
Accident with Millennium Falcon door could see Ford sidelined for two months, though producers say schedule not affected.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/06/2014

Game of Thrones' Jason Momoa in line for Batman v Superman
Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa is set to take the role of Aquaman in the forthcoming Batman v Superman film, according to Hitfix.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/06/2014

Father of the Bride 3 to focus on gay marriage
Steve Martin set to return in third instalment in the franchise, which sees offspring originally played by Kieran Culkin engaged to the son of a US Navy Seal.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/06/2014

James Franco to make theatre directing debut in New York
Pop-culture polymath to add to hefty workload by directing off-Broadway production of Robert Boswell's The Long Shrift.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/06/2014

Watch Samuel L. Jackson Recite His Terrifying Pulp Fiction Speech From Memory
Samuel L. Jackson has been a Jedi, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., a Pixar hero and a Menace II Society. But his greatest role, arguably, is that of Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
From: Cinema Blend 16/06/2014

The 24-Hour TV Adaptation Sequel Marathon
Last week sparked the arrival of 22 Jump Street, which actually, partially, enters rarefied air: it's one of the very few sequels made from television adaptations.
From: Cinema Blend 16/06/2014

What Happened To How To Train Your Dragon 2'S Coming Out Scene?
Did you know How to Train Your Dragon 2 contains a very subtle scene where one of the beloved Vikings of Berk reveals he's gay?
From: Cinema Blend 16/06/2014

Relativity To Receive Investment From China's SeedShine; Strikes New Dist'n Deal
On Friday, Deadline reported that Relativity Media is forming a joint partnership with Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp to develop, co-finance, co-produce and distribute film and TV projects for the Chinese and international marketplace.
From: Deadline 16/06/2014

Licensing Expo: Companies Look To Sequels, Adults, YouTube To Sell More Merchandise
Those are a few of the themes propelling the entertainment industry hard-sell expected this week at the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association's (LIMA) annual Licensing Expo.
From: Deadline 16/06/2014

Teresa Palmer In Talks For Point Break Remake
Despite the waves of hate that wash over the Internet every time its name is invoked, the Point Break remake is still surfing over the distaste and probably planning a heist at the same time. Teresa Palmer is now in talks to star, looking to stop the film from suffering a testosterone overload.
From: Empire Online 16/06/2014

Kevin Costner Celebrated Father's Day In An Iowa Cornfield With Field Of Dreams Fans
If you build it, they will come. And if you honor it, most of them will return to take part in the celebration.
From: Cinema Blend 16/06/2014

Captain America 3 Could Have Larger Role For Crossbones
The end of Captain America: The Winter Soldier placed a lot of chess pieces on the board. One of them involved the survival of villain Brock Rumlow, the rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agent played by Frank Grillo. He got plenty toasty in the aftermath of Hydra's failed plot to take over the world, but it seems certain he'll be back, as Rumlow in the comics becomes the evil Crossbones. And it looks like Grillo is more than ready to return.
From: Cinema Blend 16/06/2014

Father Of The Bride 3 Will Have A Gay-Marriage Twist
Nearly 20 years have passed since Steve Martin and Diane Keaton welcomed babies in the 1995 sequel to their hit comedy Father of the Bride. Disney and Warner Bros. would like to get the ball rolling on a potential Father of the Bride 3, but with a major twist. According to Nikki Finke, the young son, Matty, is older and gay, and planning a wedding with the son of a Navy SEAL. Hilarity ensues.
From: Cinema Blend 16/06/2014

'Zero Dark Thirty' Filmmakers Eye Pic On Freed POW Bowe Bergdahl
Director Kathryn Bigelow and writer/producer Mark Boal, the team behind the Oscar winning The Hurt Locker and Oscar nominated Zero Dark Thirty, are in the early stage planning on another timely Middle East-set feature project.
From: Deadline 16/06/2014

John Cusack Picks Up Dragon Blade
A $65 million price tag might seem like chump change to the likes of James Cameron, but Dragon Blade's budget makes it one of the three most expensive films shot in China. With Jackie Chan in the lead, the producers are aiming for even more international appeal, hiring John Cusack and Adrien Brody to co-star.
From: Empire Online 15/06/2014

Cameron Crowe Rounds Up Roadies
He brought the world of touring rockers to vivid life in Almost Famous, so it seems only natural for Cameron Crowe to be exploring another facet of that world for his first real stab at a TV series. He's teaming with J.J. Abrams' company to make a pilot currently called Roadies for US cable channel Showtime.
From: Empire Online 15/06/2014

Alfred Gough & Miles Millar Float New Captain Nemo Tale
Jules Verne's adventurous, driven, mercurial hero Captain Nemo has been a fascination for filmmakers for ages. His adventures in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea have been adapted several times for screens big and small, but that isn't stopping new writers and studios throwing their hats into the ring, with Sony buying up a script from Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.
From: Empire Online 15/06/2014

Keanu Reeves Knows The Whole Truth
After a couple of months of scrambling to find someone in the wake of Daniel Craig's abrupt, days-before-production-started departure from the film, the producers behind courtroom drama The Whole Truth have a new leading man. Keanu Reeves will now approach the bench as a defence lawyer.
From: Empire Online 15/06/2014

Jason Momoa Reportedly Confirmed As Aquaman
He's been rumoured in connection with the film we now know is called Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice for months, but for a while no one knew what part Jason Momoa might end up playing even if he did sign on. More recently, he's been endlessly asked about the role of Aquaman and according to Hitfix's sources, that's about to become official.
From: Empire Online 15/06/2014

X-Men: Apocalypse's Precise Setting Has Been Revealed
The X-Men franchise has had quite a bit of fun playing around with history, X-Men Origins: Wolverine bringing us back to the last 1970s, X-Men: First Class being set in 1962 and X-Men: Days of Future Past taking audiences to 1973.
From: Cinema Blend 15/06/2014

Harrison Ford's Star Wars: Episode VII Injury May Require Surgery
The Millennium Falcon is the stereotypical example of a trusty ship. It was able to make the Kessel Run in 12 Parsecs, it helped destroy not one but two Death Stars, and it has long been a fixture in any discussion about the best spaceship in science fiction history. But now, the legendary ship has let its captain down for the first time.
From: Cinema Blend 15/06/2014

Every New DC Comics Project, Ranked By Likelihood Of Actually Happening
Rarely does a day go by here on Cinema Blend without the reporting of at least one rumor about a major upcoming blockbuster. Be it about who is going to star or where the movie is going to film, Hollywood and its fans love stirring up any and all kinds of stories. But this week landed one of the biggest rumors that has ever come across our collective desks: the upcoming film slate for Warner Bros.' DC Comics properties.
From: Cinema Blend 15/06/2014

Ruffalo: My movies are traumatic
Mark Ruffalo finds it "traumatic" to rewatch his films. The 46-year-old actor has appeared in a number of high-profile movies, such as The Avengers franchise, The Kids Are All Right and 13 Going on 30.
From: Film-News 15/06/2014

Gia Coppola's bartender ambitions
Gia Coppola wanted to be a bartender. The 27-year-old is the granddaughter of legendary director-and-producer Francis Ford Coppola and niece of Oscar-winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola. But for a while, Gia wasn't sure if she wanted to follow in her family's moviemaking footsteps.
From: Film-News 15/06/2014

Khloé 'different after Lamar'
Khloé Kardashian's heart is said to have "turned to stone" following her split from Lamar Odom. The 29-year-old star filed for divorce from the basketball player in December following months of allegations of drug abuse and infidelity on his part. She is now thought to be dating rapper French Montana and the pair have been snapped looking smitten over the last couple of months.
From: Film-News 15/06/2014

Bart & Fleming: Selling Summer Sleepers Like 'The Fault In Our Stars,' 'Jersey Boys' 'Begin Again' And 'Boyhood'
Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this weekly Sunday column, two old friends get together and grind their axes on the movie business.
From: Deadline 15/06/2014

Francis Matthews, actor who voiced Captain Scarlet, dies aged 86
Actor with a varied career, best known for his part in Gerry Anderson's follow-up puppet series to the Thunderbirds.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/06/2014

Avengers 2: Age Of Ultron Set Pics Blast Across The Internet
Hail, hail - the gang's all here as Joss Whedon toils away on his anticipated sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The director has assembled (get it?) his all-star cast on sets in and around London, and because everyone on the planet owns a camera, photos from the various sets are racing to the Internet faster than a speeding bullet… sorry. That's Superman.
From: Cinema Blend 14/06/2014

Aquaman Role For Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice Goes To Jason Momoa
A couple of days ago Nikki Finke broke the news that DC Comics was playing a huge hand of cards by announcing several projects for stage I of their own cinematic continuum at Comic Con. What also came up in that announcement is that the film we now know as Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice was, in fact, not the Man Of Steel sequel we thought it was going to be. Which, to be honest, isn't all that surprising - considering the amount of characters that are already on the film's roster.
From: Cinema Blend 14/06/2014

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D Actor Spotted On The Avengers 2 Set
Spoiler alert: This article is loaded with spoilers from the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. If you're still getting caught up on the series and don't want to know some major details about the plot or the characters, read no further than the part where we tell you which member of the ABC drama's cast was reportedly spotted on the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
From: Cinema Blend 14/06/2014

Ken Loach: UK cinema shouldn't copy America
Ken Loach finds it "sad" that British film culture tries to emulate the US. The British director is behind political drama Jimmy's Hall, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival last month. He thoroughly enjoyed his time in France for the event and thinks the UK could learn a thing or two about moviemaking from the country.
From: Film-News 14/06/2014

R.I.P. Kate Mantilini:Beverly Hills Haven For Oscar Voters And So Many Others
It not only was perhaps the most consistently popular and cool restaurant in Beverly Hills, Kate Mantilini which is located at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Doheny and just two blocks from the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, has in recent years become a key part of Oscar campaigning.
From: Deadline 14/06/2014

Tom Hiddleston set to play country icon Hank Williams in new biopic
Producers have secured the rights to Williams' music for the movie, based on Colin Escott, George Merritt and William MacEwen's 1994 biography.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/06/2014

Rightwing film-maker Dinesh D'Souza tackles Hillary Clinton in America
Rightwing documentary film-maker Dinesh D'Souza, whose popular film 2016: Obama's America attacked the president ahead of the 2012 election, is turning his attention to prospective presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/06/2014

Jake Gyllenhaal to make Broadway debut in Constellations
The Hollywood actor, who has previously performed off-Broadway as well as in London, will step up to the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in December.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/06/2014

Tom Hardy plays Kray twins in Legend - first image
The first image has been released of Tom Hardy playing former underworld kingpins the Kray twins in Brian Helgeland's forthcoming biopic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/06/2014

Warner Bros to take on Marvel studios with slate of comic-book superhero films
DC Comics' Wonder Woman will be among the heroes of seven adventures due for release in 2016-18
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/06/2014

Boba Fett Movie May Be Written By Lawrence Kasdan
You start hearing the same rumors, over and over again, and they start to feel like fact. When it comes to the Star Wars standalone movies - the ones that will exist outside of the saga being launched by J.J. Abrams - the names "Han Solo" and "Boba Fett" have been repeated by various outlets, so we just assume that they will be the focal points of those films once they launch.
From: Cinema Blend 13/06/2014

Now You See Me 2 Eyes Director Jon M. Chu
Now You See Me was a surprise hit for Lionsgate, banking a hefty $350 million during the summer of 2013 and launching a potential franchise out of what could have been just a castoff standalone con game. Now that the movie has whet an audience's appetite for more magic tricks, Lionsgate is moving ahead with Now You See Me 2, and they think they found the perfect director.
From: Cinema Blend 13/06/2014

7 Superheroes DC Comics Will Use To Compete With Marvel
Surprise! DC Comics is getting ready to unveil its plans for Stage I of its Cinematic Continuum, and there's some interesting names in the mix. Looking at the list, there are heroes both familiar and alien (in all sense of the word) to audiences of the chief competitor to Marvel Studios.
From: Cinema Blend 13/06/2014

Is Sony Bumping The Amazing Spider-Man 3 To 2017?
So, Sony. This whole Spider-Man thing isn't working as planned, is it? The latest film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, is just finishing up its run, ostensibly setting the stage for 2016's The Amazing Spider-Man 3.
From: Cinema Blend 13/06/2014

Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe Sought For Shane Black's The Nice Guys
There's an entire generation of nerds right now who know Shane Black as the director of the billion-dollar Iron Man 3. Which is perfectly fine, but when Shane Black gears up to make a new movie, as he may be doing with The Nice Guys, there are other reasons to get excited. And when Shane Black talks up Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, then y'all need to recognize.
From: Cinema Blend 13/06/2014

Josh Brolin Joins George Clooney In The Coen Brothers' Hail Caesar
Yes, yes. We're all excited that Marvel appears to have locked up Josh Brolin to play Thanos in upcoming superhero features, notably in The Avengers: Age of Ultron. But if you ask me, I'm far more excited about the reunion Brolin's about to have with the filmmaking duo of Joel and Ethan Coen.
From: Cinema Blend 13/06/2014

DC's Justice League Movie May Add Martian Manhunter
Justice League rumors. They'll never stop. Yesterday, the news about possible upcoming DC films made it seem like we had our Justice League roster, based on the cast list for Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice. And even though it was pretty crowded, it may have been missing a few names of note.
From: Cinema Blend 13/06/2014

Kristen Wiig aiming to make directing debut
Bridesmaids' Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will reunite for a new comedy which is expected to see the former make her directing debut, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/06/2014

Angelina Jolie angers China with Taiwan comments
While promoting Disney hit Maleficent in Shanghai, Angelina Jolie has upset some Chinese people by naming her favourite Chinese director as Ang Lee, who was born in Taiwan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/06/2014

Do the loco-motion: Kylie Minogue joins The Rock's 3D earthquake movie
The singer and sometime actor is to take a supporting role in a disaster film, starring ex-wrestler Dwayne Johnson and shooting in Australia, about an earthquake in San Francisco.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/06/2014

Oprah Winfrey to play activist in Martin Luther King movie Selma
Winfrey, who is also producing the movie, will take on the role of police-defying Annie Lee Cooper.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/06/2014

Benedict Cumberbatch to voice wolf in new Madagascar movie
Benedict Cumberbatch may have finally made his mark in Hollywood - after playing Brit-accented baddies and heavyweight dramatic roles, he's made a final rite of passage, namely doing voice work in an animated kids' movie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/06/2014

US cinema chain bans Google Glass over piracy fears
Drafthouse Cinemas has outlawed the wearing of Google Glass while films are playing, following continued concerns about surreptitious illegal recording.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/06/2014

Sony Plans Sonic The Hedgehog Film
Though the storied failure of Mario and Luigi - AKA Nintendo's Mario Brothers - to translate from game to film is years behind us now, and although recent movies such as Need For Speed have also arrived lacking quality gas, nothing will stop people trying to turn console characters into franchise powerhouses. Fast & Furious overlord Neal Moritz is hoping speed demon Sonic The Hedgehog can grab a few gold rings as he dashes around cinemas.
From: Empire Online 11/06/2014

First Footage From David Ayer's Fury
Consumer convention E3 might not be the first place you'd expect Sony to use as a launching ground for the first footage from its new World War II tank thriller Fury. But with a tank game to promote, there's no better way than to parachute in a mix of trailer material and behind-the-scenes glimpses of David Ayer's latest, which features Brad Pitt as the commander of a hulking war machine.
From: Empire Online 11/06/2014

Emma Watson & Ethan Hawke Experience Regression
More than a decade on from The Others, Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar has returned to genre filmmaking with Regression. Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke star in the psychological thriller, the first still from which has just been released.
From: Empire Online 11/06/2014

Emma Thompson And Ray Winstone Join The Legend Of Barney Thomson
Robert Carlyle is currently making his directing debut with the British-Canadian co-production The Legend Of Barney Thomson, and with shooting just underway, the final bits of the cast have fallen into place. Emma Thompson and Ray Winstone have both just joined the roster that includes Brian Pettifer, Tom Courtney, James Cosmo, Ashley Jensen, Martin Compston, Kevin Guthrie and Stephen McCole.
From: Empire Online 11/06/2014

CBS Unveils Exchange Offer To Divest U.S. Outdoor Operation
This is the last part of the long-running effort to separate the entertainment company from its billboard business. CBS spun off the operation — CBS Outdoor Americas — in March, but still owns 81% of the publicly traded company. The plan announced this morning will unload that by giving CBS stockholders an incentive to swap their holdings for shares of CBS Outdoor.
From: Deadline 11/06/2014

A Lucas Museum In LA? Let Us Count The Reasons Why
Wherever should George Lucas and his wife build their new cultural arts museum? Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has an idea, and it turns out, so do a lot of other Angelenos. The mayor started a Twitter campaign last night, under the hashtag #WhyLucasInLA, to entice to the city the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum proposed by Mellody Hobson and her husband, filmmaker George Lucas.
From: Deadline 11/06/2014

Horror Sequel 'Insidious: Chapter 3′ Scares Up 'Jem,' 'A.N.T. Farm' Star Stefanie Scott
Stefanie Scott is set to star in Insidious: Chapter 3, the third installment of Focus Features, eOne, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, and Blumhouse Productions' hit horror franchise. Plot and character details are being kept under wraps. The threequel will be written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) in his helming debut.
From: Deadline 11/06/2014

Shirley MacLaine Joins 'Wild Oats'
Shirley MacLaine is now set to join Jessica Lange, Demi Moore, Judd Hirsch and Billy Connolly in Wild Oats, the Andy Tennant-directed comedy that just got underway in Spain. Blythe Frank and Hilary Shor are producing and Michael Mailer is executive producer.
From: Deadline 11/06/2014

James Brolin To Play Dad To Tina Fey & Amy Poehler In Universal's 'The Nest'
Golden Globe winner James Brolin is joining Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Universal's comedy The Nest, about two sisters who throw one last rager before their parents' house is sold. Brolin will play Fey and Poehler's father in a cast that also includes Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project, Eastbound & Down).
From: Deadline 11/06/2014

Upstart Production Company Imperative Acquires 'We Were Liars'
In competitive bidding, Imperative Entertainment has acquired the bestselling E. Lockhart book We Were Liars.
From: Deadline 11/06/2014

'Bridesmaids' Team Kristen Wiig And Annie Mumolo Set Comedy At TriStar
While Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo declined to make a sequel to their comedy hit Bridesmaids, they have made a TriStar deal for an original comedy they're writing for the former Saturday Night Live star to make her directing debut.
From: Deadline 11/06/2014

R.I.P: Glenn Britt
A sad day for the cable industry. The former Time Warner Cable CEO, and a cable pioneer, died this morning from cancer at age 65. His successor, Rob Marcus, just released this statement: "Glenn left us with a legacy of innovation, integrity and inclusion.
From: Deadline 11/06/2014

Rik Mayall: Mark Lawson pays tribute to a dangerously funny man
The comic retained his hallmarks - timing, professionalism, crackling energy - even after the accident that almost killed him • Rik Mayall, 'funniest man of his generation', dies age 56.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/06/2014

James Franco pens short story with central character 'Lindsay Lohan'
The actor and writer has contributed to the fiction issue of Vice magazine with a short story whose central character seems to be Hollywood star Lohan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/06/2014

Josh Brolin joins George Clooney for Coen brothers' Hail Caesar
Brolin's first Coens film after No Country for Old Men is said to focus on 1950s Hollywood fixer Eddie Mannix.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/06/2014

Johnny Vegas and Gabourey Sidibe join Sacha Baron Cohen comedy Grimsby
The actors join Ian McShane, David Harewood and Mark Strong in Cohen's latest comedy film, a tale of a spy who has to team up with his football hooligan brother.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/06/2014

Ken Loach, Mike Leigh and others call for release of Ukrainian director
European filmmakers are calling for the release of Oleg Sentsov, who is being detained following his protest against the Russian annexation of Crimea.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/06/2014

Sigourney Weaver Will Return For All Three Avatar Sequels
If you'd just come to terms with the idea of Stephen Lang somehow returning for the Avatar sequels as the seemingly dead character of Colonel Quaritch, prepare to have your consciousness transferred to another body - figuratively speaking - with the news that Sigourney Weaver will also be back on Pandora, though not as the same character.
From: Empire Online 10/06/2014

New Paddington Pics Arrive
He may not be a sass-mouthed, hard-nut outer space criminal with a tree for a friend, but if yesterday's poster of Rocket Raccoon left you craving more images of a furred critter striking out on an adventure, here are two new pictures from Paddington to fill that void.
From: Empire Online 10/06/2014

Phil Lord & Chris Miller Still Want To Re-Open Clone High
It may not have enjoyed the widest audience in the world, but to those who saw it, madcap MTV 'toon Clone High is still a hilarious treat. Now, Lego Movie/Jump Street duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who co-created the show with Scrubs man Bill Lawrence, want to bring it back in some fashion.
From: Empire Online 10/06/2014

Ghostbusters Star Ernie Hudson Talks Start Date For Ghostbusters 3
Sony plans to soldier on with Ghostbusters 3, even though Bill Murray wants no part of it and we lost an original Ghostbuster in Harold Ramis. The idea, from what we have been hearing, is to pass the torch to a younger generation of Ghostbusters, and we might start hearing casting news on the sequel front because the start date for Ghostbusters 3 has been pegged for Fall 2014 or, at the latest, Spring 2015.
From: Cinema Blend 10/06/2014

12 Dramatic Actors Who Seriously Need To Try More Comedy
Who could have guessed that, when 21 Jump Street hit theaters a couple of years ago, the comic highlight would be Channing Tatum? The leading man was, at the time, Hollywood's next big thing, but no one knew exactly what kind of performer we had on our hands. Now, with a couple of years to look back, and with 22 Jump Street reaching theaters, we realize we've had an ace comedic performer in our midst.
From: Cinema Blend 10/06/2014

Ross Levinsohn Leaves Guggenheim Digital Media: Report
Guggenheim won't comment about Ross Levinsohn's departure, first reported by Re/code. But the development has been long expected, even though the former Yahoo interim CEO has only been at the investment firm's media operation — which includes The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, and Dick Clark Productions — since January 2013.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

Matthew McConaughey To Receive 2014 American Cinematheque Award
Matthew McConaughey this year won an Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club and is a frontrunner for an Emmy nom for HBO's True Detective. Now he has another honor on the way: today he was named the recipient of its 28th American Cinematheque Award.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

Resolution Signs 'Cooties' Helmers Cary Murnion & Jonathan Milott
After a long chase, Resolution has signed Cary Murnion & Jonathan Milott, the duo whose horror comedy Cooties debuted at Sundance last January. The film got good notices at Park City for its darkly comic horror premise of zombie-like kids terrorizing their school.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

Macmillan Entertainment Plans 'Acts Of Violence', Drama Inspired By Kitty Genovese Murder Where Apathetic Neighbors Ignored Her Screams
Macmillan Entertainment is teaming with screenwriter/actor/producer Adam Storke to turn his screen adaptation of the Macmillan UK novel Acts Of Violence by Ryan David Jahn into a feature film. The book is inspired by the shameful murder of Kitty Genovese, who suffered a brutal attack during an evening in 1964 in the courtyard of her own apartment building.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

Will The World Cup Help 'Dragon 2′ Or Keep It From Soaring?
That's the big question DreamWorks Animation investors are asking ahead of this weekend's release of the studio's first major film since March's Mr. Peabody & Sherman.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

Oliver Stone Buys Edward Snowden Russian Lawyer's "Novel" About Asylum-Seeking Whistleblower
Oliver Stone and producing partner Moritz Borman are widening their source material for the movie Stone plans to write and direct on CIA leaker Edward Snowden.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

Universal's Anna Gibbs Joins Way To Blue As International Publicity Director
Way To Blue is launching an international publicity department as it expands into a full-service integrated global communications agency.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

'Divergent' Sequel 'Insurgent' Casts Keiynan Lonsdale As Uriah
Summit's Divergent follow-up Insurgent has cast Keiynan Lonsdale. The actor, who recently starred on Australian dance drama Dance Academy, will play Uriah, a fellow initiate who befriends Tris (Shailene Woodley) as the stakes climb higher in the second and third installments.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

CBS Films Rounds Out Cast For 'The Duff' With Allison Janney
CBS Films has added Allison Janney and Romany Malco to join Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos, Skyler Samuels, Nick Eversman and Ken Jeong in The Duff, an adaptation of the Kody Keplinger novel that Ari Sandel will direct from a script by Josh Cagan. McG, Mary Viola, and Susan Cartsonis are producing with Lane Bishop exec producing. Pic will shoot in the summer.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

7th Art Acquires Philippines Oscar Entry 'Transit'
North American rights to Filipino Oscar entry Transit have sold to 7th Art Releasing, which will set a theatrical run for later this year. Stargate producer Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment is still selling international on the Phillippines' official 2014 Foreign Language Oscar entry which caught Devlin's eye after a festival run last year.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

WB Comedy 'The Intern' Hires 'Pitch Perfect's Adam DeVine
Pitch Perfect's Adam DeVine is suiting up for Nancy Meyers' The Intern opposite Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

Warner Bros Sets Kieran Darcy-Smith To Helm 'Blackwater'
Warner Bros has tapped Australian actor/filmmaker Kieran Darcy-Smith to direct Blackwater, a fact-based story that is being scripted by Gideon Yago. Jon Peters brought the project into the studio and is producing.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

'Blood River' Team Logs On To Script 'Fear Followers' For Relativity
Writing team Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (Blood River) have been hired to write internet-themed horror pic Fear Followers for Relativity Media. The duo started out collaborating across the pond on the 2006 UK indie genre feature Broken and followed with The Devil's Chair, Blood River, Luster, and Junkie, which Mason directed and co-scripted with Boyes.
From: Deadline 10/06/2014

Ant-Man's Michael Douglas Weighs In On Edgar Wright's Departure
When Bring It On director Peyton Reed took over Ant-Man for Marvel Studios, he inherited a production that was 75% in place. Sure, he's getting a new screenwriter in Adam McKay. But Reed has his cast in place… because before they were "his" cast, they were hand picked by departed director Edgar Wright - and some of the actors remain a little upset by Wright's departure.
From: Cinema Blend 09/06/2014

Jurassic Park Creators Choose The One Moment That Changed The Film Industry
The Academy Originals series on YouTube has only five videos on its official channel, and in those five videos the governing body of the Academy Awards has proven that while they may not always get the awards right, they surely know what makes film such a transcendent and special medium that reaches everyone.
From: Cinema Blend 09/06/2014

Edge Of Tomorrow Probably Forced Jupiter Ascending's Delay
With only weeks before release, Warner Bros. made waves recently and announced that Jupiter Ascending would leave its perch and instead bow on February 5th, 2015.
From: Cinema Blend 09/06/2014

Jennifer Lawrence's Miracle Mop Movie Snags An Oscar-Friendly Release Date
Jennifer Lawrence has lucked into a killer working relationship with David O. Russell. The two of them have collaborated on both Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, with Lawrence coming home with one Oscar, and one Academy Award nomination for the two team-ups.
From: Cinema Blend 09/06/2014

Jake Gyllenhaal May Front Demolition For Dallas Buyers Club Director
Jake Gyllenhaal did his dance with commercial fare with Prince of Persia; The Sands of Time and Love & Other Drugs. But since then, he's been throwing himself into risky thrillers with daring directors.
From: Cinema Blend 09/06/2014

Rik Mayall dies
Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56. The comedian's manager confirmed the news, but no details of the death have yet been revealed. Rising to mainstream popularity playing the poetry-writing anarchist Rick in The Young Ones alongside long term friend Adrian Edmondson before they went on to star in sitcom Bottom.
From: Film-News 09/06/2014

Fox Taps 'American Hustle' Scribe For 'Red Sparrow;' David Fincher, Rooney Mara Circle
Fox is in talks with American Hustle scribe Eric Warren Singer to adapt the Jason Matthews espionage book Red Sparrow for Chernin Entertainment and Film Rites to produce.
From: Deadline 09/06/2014

Produced By: Distributors Enlist Producers In Fight For VOD Transparency
The rallying cry for transparency in VOD reporting fell on receptive ears Sunday at the 2014 Produced By conference, where Cinetic Media's John Sloss appealed to the financial interests of the producers in the room regarding the mounting importance of VOD and digital distribution.
From: Deadline 09/06/2014

Universal Lands WW Distribution Rights To Coen Bros Pic 'Hail, Caesar!' With George Clooney, Josh Brolin To Star
Universal Pictures has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Hail, Caesar!, Joel and Ethan Coen's latest original screenplay. The siblings will direct George Clooney and Josh Brolin in the starring roles.
From: Deadline 09/06/2014

NY City Council To Hold Hearing On "Sweatshop" Conditions In Reality TV Productions
The New York City Council will hold public hearings June 25 to explore allegations of "sweatshop" working conditions at reality TV shows shot in the city.
From: Deadline 09/06/2014

Chase Carey Re-Ups At Fox For 2 Years
Here's the agreement that the 21st Century Fox COO said last month that he had tentatively reached with CEO Rupert Murdoch. The terms, formalized today, will keep Chase Carey at the company through June 30, 2016 — although he can terminate on December 31, 2015 if he gives the company six months notice.
From: Deadline 09/06/2014

Kino Lorber Takes Iranian Vampire Western 'A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night'
Ana Lily Amirpour made an auspicious debut at Sundance with her A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night and now Kino Lorber has snagged North American rights to the first-time helmer's genre mash-up. Described as the world's first Iranian vampire Western, the black and white horror/spaghetti Western is set in an Iranian ghost town where the denizens are unaware they're being stalked by a lonesome bloodsucker.
From: Deadline 09/06/2014

Screen Media Acquires Stephen King Thriller 'A Good Marriage'
Screen Media has taken North American rights to A Good Marriage, adapted by horror maven Stephen King from his own 2010 novella. Anthony LaPaglia and Joan Allen star in the domestic thriller as Bob and Darcy Anderson, a couple whose 25-year marriage unravels when Darcy discovers a shocking secret about her husband.
From: Deadline 09/06/2014

R.I.P. Rik Mayall
The Young Ones, Bottom and The New Statesman star Rik Mayall has died. The British comedian and actor was 56. He passed away at home in London today, although the cause of death is as-yet unknown.
From: Deadline 09/06/2014

Pulp to Scorsese: down-to-earth Sheffield Doc/Fest reaches for the stars
Thriving documentary festival plays down glamour but attracts music and screen stars showcasing a wealth of premieres.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/06/2014

Last Man on the Moon recalls US era of courage to do the impossible
Documentary tells story of Captain Eugene Cernan, the glamour of the Apollo astronaut's lifestyle - and the cost to his family.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/06/2014

Channing Tatum Reveals His Gambit Hopes
We've known for a while that Channing Tatum has ambitions to play roguishly charming, New Orleans native X-Men mutant Gambit on screen, and that X-producer Laura Shuler Donner would also like it to happen, which means the idea is now in official development. While out stumping for 22 Jump Street, Tatum has shared more of his hopes for the character.
From: Empire Online 08/06/2014

Jake Gyllenhaal Is Interested In Demolition
Despite that headline, Jake Gyllenhaal is not planning to give up acting so he can pursue a career in knocking down buildings. He is, in fact, considering the lead role in Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallée's next film, Demolition.
From: Empire Online 08/06/2014

Peyton Reed Directing Ant-Man
After a traumatic couple of weeks following the wrenching news that Edgar Wright had dropped out of directing Ant-Man thanks to creative differences, Marvel has finally landed on a new director to call the shots for the superhero film. Bring It On/The Break-Up's Peyton Reed is aboard.
From: Empire Online 08/06/2014

Pacific Rim 2 Is Being Written Right Now
In the run up to last summer's release of Pacific Rim, the film looked like it was going to be another lovable, big budget bomb that everyone was destined to wish for a sequel to. After all, the competition was pretty stiff, and the tracking numbers that the studio had at their disposal had the film pegged for a less than stellar opening against Grown Ups 2.
From: Cinema Blend 08/06/2014

The Channing Tatum Gambit Movie Might Take Awhile
Talk of Channing Tatum potentially playing Gambit in the X-Men movie universe dates all the way back to X-Men: The Last Stand - before Taylor Kitsch ended up getting the part in X-Men Origins: Wolverine - but that idea has moved forward in a big way these past six months.
From: Cinema Blend 08/06/2014

The Fear Monger: Abigail Breslin Kills, Adam Green Exorcises, And Sexy Women Fight Zombies
Good day, damners of all things disagreeable with your stomach. According to at least five websites, today is Name Your Poison Day, which is certainly the least Socrates-friendly holiday of the year. For the record, my poison is bourbon, and I'm naming it Zeppo. It's also Best Friend Day... and my selection remains the same for that one.
From: Cinema Blend 08/06/2014

Ant-Man's Settles On Peyton Reed To Direct, Adam McKay To Write
Finally! After interviewing damn near every middle aged dude in greater Los Angeles, Marvel has finally found someone who shares its Ant-Man-related vision enough to do business: Peyton Reed. That's right. The dude who directed Bring It On is making a splashy, mega-budget superhero movie. That sounds snarky, but I actually like Bring It On.
From: Cinema Blend 07/06/2014

How Clark Gregg Channeled Robert Altman, David Mamet For Trust Me
Thanks to his substantial role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Clark Gregg is known around the world as Agent Phil Coulson (or if you're fully caught up with the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Director Coulson).
From: Cinema Blend 07/06/2014

7 Marvel Projects That Will Shape The Studio's Future
Marvel Studios has made no secret that they have a huge plan for continuing their cinematic and televised universe, stating that their plan reaches as far as 2028. With The Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Guardians Of The Galaxy being prepped for box office glory, we know that both of those properties are in play, and have been before they were officially trademarked by Marvel Studios last December.
From: Cinema Blend 07/06/2014

Fake Nicolas Cage films being sold at Cannes festival
At this year's Cannes film market, films were being sold on the basis of having Cage attached - even if he had no involvement.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/06/2014

Lupita Nyong'o reunites with Brad Pitt for Americanah
The Oscar winner is to team up with her 12 Years a Slave co-star and producer for Nigerian immigrant tale based on the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, funded by Pitt's Plan B outfit.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/06/2014

Star Wars: Episode 7 director's tweet hints Millennium Falcon will fly again
JJ Abrams cryptically stirs rumours about spaceship's return, while actor Mark Hamill reveals his workout diet to get Luke Skywalker fighting fit.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/06/2014

Disney's Frozen gives boost to Norwegian tourism
The hit animation, whose fictional kingdom was modelled on a Norwegian coastal town, has prompted a jump in visits to the country.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/06/2014

Evan Rachel Wood: $30m claim against actor is "bullying tactic"
Breach-of-contract action against star for allegedly refusing to continue on shoot of 10 Things I Hate About Life is preposterous, say her representatives.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/06/2014

Judi Dench Has Tulip Fever
Signing up for her tenth film with the Weinstein co., and marking a reunion with her Shakespeare In Love screenwriter Tom Stoppard, Judi Dench has just signed up for Tulip Fever. Justin Chadwick is directing the film, based on Deborah Moggach's novel, and is wrangling an impressive cast that also includes Christoph Waltz, Holliday Grainger, Zach Galifianakis, Jack O'Connell, Dane DeHaan, Alicia Vikander, Cara Delevingne. Cressida Bonas, and the also just-signed Matthew Morrison.
From: Empire Online 06/06/2014

Mark Hamill Talks Star Wars: Episode VII
When the big announcement finally broke about the first wave of confirmed casting for Star Wars: Episode VII, the world finally realised that after months of speculation, original trilogy stalwarts Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher would indeed return as Luke, Han and Leia. Hamill has opened up to the Orlando Sentinel about his feelings on stepping back into that galaxy far.
From: Empire Online 06/06/2014

James Gunn Talks Guardians Of The Galaxy 3D
With his addition to the Marvelverse less than two months away from cinemas, director James Gunn has taken to his Facebook page to elaborate on Guardians Of The Galaxy's use of 3D. Lest anyone assume the post-conversion process will result in a Clash of The Titans scenario, where panic-inducing deadlines and an ill-executed conversion left Louis Leterrier with a red face, Gunn wants to make clear that his conversion is a proper one, using the latest in convertifying technology, and he's been "actively involved" in ensuring the 3D is "spectacular and immersive without being silly, distracting, or overly showy".
From: Empire Online 06/06/2014

Discuss The Fault In Our Stars With Spoilers And Rate It
The Fault In Our Stars hit theaters last night with random evening showings around the country, and this morning, it officially opened everywhere. I saw it and am proud to report it was a damn fine movie and even stole two tears out of my right eye. I tried to fight it, but in the end, it was just too well done and too touching to robot my way through the entire movie. That being said, the film left me with quite a bit to talk about; so, let's get to it.
From: Cinema Blend 06/06/2014

How To Train Your Dragon 4 Already Being Discussed
If you believe the creators, the animated How to Train Your Dragon was supposed to inspire a trilogy. Except when it wasn't.
From: Cinema Blend 06/06/2014

Gremlins Star Zach Galligan Wants A Specific Part In The Reboot
Joe Dante's Gremlins is one of the many camp classics celebrating a 30th anniversary this year. And because everything old is instantly new again in Hollywood, the industry's trying to find some way to reboot it. Original Gremlins star Zach Galligan isn't trying to fight the inevitable. In fact, if he plays his cards right, he'd like to somehow participate.
From: Cinema Blend 06/06/2014

Animated Medusa Movie Coming From My Little Pony Creator
Disney has an apparent hit with the Maleficent. The tent pole that re-imagined Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of its villain has already amassed $93 million domestically, and in just 7 days. Now Sony is looking to re-imagine an iconic villainess of their own, but they are reaching far beyond fairy tales, all the way back to ancient myths.
From: Cinema Blend 06/06/2014

David Wain, Peyton Reed Are The Latest Potential Ant-Man Directors
Quick check: have you ever directed anything? Are you available this summer? Are you a white dude? Do you have a pulse? Then you too will have the opportunity to reject the job directing Ant-Man. Our candidates who have passed on the job are considerable, and now there are two more names to toss on the pile. How do you feel about David Wain and Peyton Reed?
From: Cinema Blend 06/06/2014

Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch Rumored For Doctor Strange
Marvel loves announcing and leaking their stuff on Fridays, don't they? Two weeks ago, they sent the industry in a tizzy when they announced that Ant-Man was director-less. Now, not only have they leaked two more potential Ant-Man helmers, but they're also spreading word around the industry that the title role in Doctor Strange is up for grabs.
From: Cinema Blend 06/06/2014

Jurassic World to film in abandoned US theme park
The forthcoming Jurassic Park sequel is to use the eerie Six Flags theme park in New Orleans, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/06/2014

Let It Go? Man claims wife divorced him because he didn't like Frozen
According to a posting on a Japanese messageboard, the woman divorced her Danish husband after his indifference to the Disney megahit.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/06/2014

Naomi Watts cast in Divergent films
The ex-Diana actor will appear in the film series based on Veronica Roth's books, with Shailene Woodley and Theo James.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/06/2014

Darren Aronofsky Adapting Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy
Following Noah, Darren Aronofsky has turned his attention to a flood of a different kind. Via his Protozoa Pictures banner he's executive-producing, and may direct, a series for HBO based on Margaret Atwood's bestselling MaddAddam trilogy of novels.
From: Empire Online 05/06/2014

Denzel Washington May Lead Magnificent Seven Remake
Lob your mind back a few days - to last week, in fact - when we reported on Training Day director Antoine Fuqua's surging fortunes and in-demand status. Among several projects he's pondering is the long-gestating new remake of The Magnificent Seven. And according to Variety, he wants cinema pal Denzel Washington to star.
From: Empire Online 05/06/2014

Ike Barinholtz Enters The Nest
He's been a reliable supporting character comedy man for a while on US TV and in movies such as the recent Bad Neighbours, but Ike Barinholtz appears ready to nab something chewier. He's signed on to star opposite Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in The Nest.
From: Empire Online 05/06/2014

X-Men: Days Of Future Past Concept Art Reveals Jubilee
You may have thought that X-Men: Days Of Future Past was absolutely over-stuffed with mutant characters. But for comic readers, that's not at all true. In fact, there's always more room for an extra mutant or two. What you may not know, however, is that X-Men: Days Of Future Past actually tried to sneak one more in, if the latest leaked concept art is to be believed.
From: Cinema Blend 05/06/2014

Tom Hardy In Talks To Join Leonardo DiCaprio In The Revenant
The Revenant has been an exciting project for years. The tale of one man's survival against the elements, the film has had Leonardo DiCaprio attached for a while, but it's failed to gain traction as his dance card has filled up considerably. But thanks to an Inception co-star, Leo might not have to wait to long to occupy the dark headspace that is The Revenant.
From: Cinema Blend 05/06/2014

Jurassic World, Fast And Furious 7 Heading To IMAX
Before Christopher Nolan started to use IMAX cameras on his films, Hollywood was lukewarm when it came to their relationship with the large format giant. Up until now, Warner Brothers has been the only real studio to make an extended commitment to the specialty theater experience, while other studios have at one point or another had infrequently recurring agreements.
From: Cinema Blend 05/06/2014

Insurgent Adds Lost's Daniel Dae Kim
While Daniel Dae Kim has made a pretty great career out of small screen work, boasting credits that include roles on Lost, Angel, ER, Star Trek: Enterprise and much more recently, a starring role in Hawaii Five-0, we do see him on the big screen from time to time. And that's the case for his next role, as the actor has landed a part in the Divergent sequel Insurgent.
From: Cinema Blend 05/06/2014

Eva Green Thinks The Sin City Poster Controversy Is Ridiculous
A week ago the good folks at The Weinstein Company were told that their new poster for the upcoming film Sin City.
From: Cinema Blend 05/06/2014

Jared Leto May Play Doctor Strange
One of the most sought-after leading man gigs in Hollywood is definitely Doctor Strange. After the announcement that Scott Derrickson would direct the film, the search is on for a person who can convey the gravitas of Doctor Stephen Strange.
From: Cinema Blend 05/06/2014

Songwriting duo behind Frozen prepare romcom musical Up Here
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who won an Oscar for their massive hit song Let It Go, are readying a new stage musical they describe as 'Annie Hall meets Cirque du Soleil'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/06/2014

Brad Pitt says Ukrainian prankster who attacked him on red carpet was 'nutter'
Actions of Vitalii Sediuk - who tried to look up America Ferrara's skirt at Cannes - will make celebrities more wary and spoil it for fans, says Pitt after incident at Maleficent premiere.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/06/2014

Second Star Wars spin-off to be steered by Chronicle director
Josh Trank follows Gareth Edwards in being named the director of a forthcoming standalone Star Wars movie, to follow the release of Episode 7.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/06/2014

Tim Roth Heads For Martin Luther King Film Selma
With competing projects by Oliver Stone and Paul Greengrass stuck at various stages of development, it's Ava DuVernay's Martin Luther King biopic that's moving forward fastest. David Oyelowo stars as Dr King in Selma, with Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson.
From: Empire Online 04/06/2014

Amazing Spider-Man's Max Charles On For American Sniper
The cast of Clint Eastwood's American Sniper, once a Steven Spielberg joint, is taking shape. The latest addition, Max Charles, has signed on to play the son of Bradley Cooper's title character, US Navy sniper Chris Kyle.
From: Empire Online 04/06/2014

Jupiter Ascending Delayed To 2015
Despite the promotional campaign, which is already in full swing, and a planned July release date, the Wachowskis' ambitious new sci-fi adventure Jupiter Ascending will not be descending on our screens in 2014 at all. Warner Bros. has pushed it back to February 2015.
From: Empire Online 04/06/2014

Scott Derrickson To Direct Droctor Strange
Marvel has been laying hints about its plans to tap the stories of Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange for a while now, with references including one direct mention of the character in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and plenty of talk from the team behind the films. Things finally appear to be moving forward, as Sinister and The Exorcism Of Emily Rose director Scott Derrickson is now in the director's chair.
From: Empire Online 04/06/2014

Rose Byrne Wanted For The Something
Following the success of Bad Neighbours, the producers are looking to stay in the Rose Byrne Business. Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures and Good Universe are trying to convince her to star in their next film, The Something.
From: Empire Online 04/06/2014

Djimon Hounsou Set For Tarzan
It may have lost the battle of the release dates with the 3D animated take, but Warner Bros.' big budget version of the Tarzan story certainly seems to be gathering the superior cast. With filming on the action-adventure set for this summer, Djimon Hounsou is the latest addition.
From: Empire Online 04/06/2014

Naomi Watts Joins Insurgent
With the cameras already rolling on Divergent sequel Insurgent under the directorial eye of Robert Schwentke, a new name has joined the cast, with Naomi Watts now on board.
From: Empire Online 04/06/2014

Rose Byrne To Star In Space Comedy The Something
Deep space is a terrible place, devoid of life or oxygen. As we have seen in many films before, it can be quite scary - but now a few people are getting involved in turning this perception around with The Something, a comedy about astronauts lost in space.
From: Cinema Blend 04/06/2014

Will Smith In Talks To Star In Ridley Scott-Produced NFL Concussion Drama
Will Smith is about to blow a whistle. The one-time Ali star hasn't been a fixture in sports films over the years, shying away from them to focus on larger-than-life genre stories with the occasional weepie thrown in. But now, Will Smith is going behind the scenes to expose the corruption of the NFL, thanks to producer Ridley Scott.
From: Cinema Blend 04/06/2014

Carey Mulligan And Helena Bonham Carter Revolt In Suffragette First Look
English ingénue Carey Mulligan broke onto the international stage in 2009 with her Academy Award-nominated turn in An Education. Since then, she's shown a passion for tackling daring dramas, from the sci-fi-infused love triangle tale Never Let Me Go to Steve McQueen's nymphomaniac character study Shame, and Nicolas Winding Refn's ultra-violent romance Drive. Now she's giving voice to the early feminist movement with her upcoming drama Suffragette.
From: Cinema Blend 04/06/2014

Angelina Jolie Says Maybe She'll Get To Play Maleficent Again
Could Maleficent 2 be in the cards? From what Angelina Jolie said recently, it sounds like it might be. The star of the live-action Disney film didn't state outright that there would be a followup to Maleficent in some form or another, but she sound interested in the possibility of getting to play Maleficent again.
From: Cinema Blend 04/06/2014

Kal Penn Books Two Summer Pics
Kal Penn has been cast in a pair of indie movies to be shot this summer while on hiatus from his new series Battle Creek, the high-profile drama from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan and David Shore that CBS has lined up for a midseason bow. Penn has joined Benjamin Fox's Stereotypically You, playing the role of a serial womanizer in the dating comedy set to start shooting next week in New York.
From: Deadline 04/06/2014

'Huntsman 2′ Helmer Short List: Frank Darabont, Gavin O'Connor, Andy Muschietti
While all eyes have been on who'll ultimately direct Ant-Man, Universal is getting down to finding a helmer for Snow White And The Huntsman 2. I'm hearing the shortlist consists of Frank Darabont, Gavin O'Connor and Andy Muschietti.
From: Deadline 04/06/2014

Djimon Hounsou Joins 'Tarzan'
Warner Bros has set Djimon Hounsou to join Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie in the David Yates-directed Tarzan.
From: Deadline 04/06/2014

Amasia, American Films Team For Gary Whitta-Scripted 'Reaper'
Amasia Entertainment and American Films are teaming on Reaper, the script written a decade ago by Gary Whitta, the Book Of Eli scribe who was just set to script a Star Wars film. Reaper is the stylish, neo-noir story of Virgil, a private investigator searching for his kidnapped daughter.
From: Deadline 04/06/2014

Sigourney Weaver on Alien sequel: 'There's more story to tell'
The actor, who played Ripley in four Alien movies, has said that she would like to return to the iconic character.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/06/2014

Hollywood applies to use drones on film productions
Federal Aviation Administration considering request for 'new tool' that 'will allow for creative and exciting aerial shots' in movies.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/06/2014

Sigourney Weaver Up For More Aliens
The last time we saw Ellen Ripley*, she was crashing towards Earth on the pirate ship Betty, having just escaped the destruction of the Alien-infested Auriga. The path was clearly mapped for a fifth, and possibly final instalment of the Alien franchise following Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Resurrection, but it wasn't to be. Instead, we got the (now non-canon) Alien Vs. Predator films, and later, Ridley Scott's controversial prequelboot Prometheus. But speaking at a Q&A following an Alien/Aliens double-bill at the Hero Complex festival, Sigourney Weaver has revealed that she would like to revisit Ripley one more time.
From: Empire Online 03/06/2014

Charlie Hunnam Says His Fifty Shades Of Grey Exit Was 'Heartbreaking'
Charlie Hunnam says he's heartbroken over not getting to bring Christian Grey to life. The actor, who was originally cast to play the male lead in the highly anticipated feature adaptation of E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey, opened up about his disappointment in having to drop out of the project.
From: Cinema Blend 03/06/2014

Has Blumhouse Productions Picked Its Release Date For Jem And The Holograms?
In under a decade, Blumhouse Productions has become a major name in horror, producing such hit franchises as Paranormal Activity, Insidious and Purge. Now their distribution deal with Universal has revealed three potentially new projects on the horizon. We've got the release dates, but the films themselves remain a mystery. Still, we're not without clues.
From: Cinema Blend 03/06/2014

Robert Pattinson Rumors Say He's The Frontrunner To Play Indiana Jones
It's no secret that, while everyone went bonkers over Disney acquiring Lucasfilms for Star Wars Episode VII and its spinoffs, Disney also had plans for Indiana Jones.
From: Cinema Blend 03/06/2014

It's no secret that, while everyone went bonkers over Disney acquiring Lucasfilms for Star Wars Episode VII and its spinoffs, Disney also had plans for Indiana Jones.
Al Pacino's Salomé and Wilde Salomé based on Oscar Wilde's play, are to get a UK release as part of a very special event at BFI Southbank, London. The two films produced by Barry Navidi (The Merchant of Venice) and Robert Fox (The Hours), will be presented together on Sunday 21st September and followed by a Q&A with Academy Award winner Al Pacino that will be broadcast live via satellite to cinemas across the UK and Ireland. The unique event will be hosted by Stephen Fry.
From: Film-News 03/06/2014

Radius-TWC Acquires Cannes Critics Week Pic 'It Follows'
Radius-TWC has picked up its second pic from this year's Cannes Film Festival Critics Week sidebar, acquiring U.S. rights to the David Robert Mitchell horror movie It Follows. The deal follows the Weinstein Company label's buy of fellow Critics Week selection When Animals Dream this year; it picked up Blue Ruin at Cannes the year before. A first-quarter 2015 release is planned for It Follows, which centers on a teenager (Maika Monroe) who finds herself plagued by disturbing visions and the inescapable sense that something is following her after she has a strange sexual encounter.
From: Deadline 03/06/2014

Global Showbiz Briefs: 'Dartmoor Killing' Casts Up; Radcliffe's 'Velocity' Sells Out; Rare Television Acquires 360Production
UK director Peter Nicholson (Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand, Pompeii: The Last Day) is prepping feature psychological thriller Dartmoor Killing with principal photography to begin on June 10th.
From: Deadline 03/06/2014

Angelina Jolie hints at acting retirement after Cleopatra biopic
As new film Maleficent opens at No 1 at the global box office, Jolie suggests Queen of the Nile may be swansong before moving full-time into directing and humanitarian work.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/06/2014

Cumberbatch and Hiddleston rumoured for Journey's End film
Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston are being sought to star in a big-screen adaptation of the classic first world war play Journey's End, according to the Sunday Times (paywall warning).
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/06/2014

Star Wars 7: Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie join cast
The 12 Years a Slave Oscar-winner and the Game of Thrones star are the latest recruits aboard JJ Abrams' Star Wars: Episode 7, which is currently shooting in London.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/06/2014

Ruben Fleischer May Direct Ghostbusters 3
There was a brief Ant-Man news scramble over the weekend, as people jumped to report that Adam McKay (Anchorman) was in talks to take over from Edgar Wright.
From: Empire Online 02/06/2014

Gavin O'Connor Directing Massacre In The Himalayas
He's most recently rode to the rescue of troubled Western drama Jane Got A Gun, but for a future film, director Gavin O'Connor is tackling a real-life story of danger and weaponry. He's boarded Massacre In The Himalayas.
From: Empire Online 02/06/2014

George Nolfi Directing Birth Of The Dragon
You might think that Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story and endless assorted films/TV movies have covered the martial arts icon's life on screen in perfect detail, but people still want to take parts of his time on this Earth as inspiration for their movies.
From: Empire Online 02/06/2014

Oliver Stone Working On Edward Snowden Film
Whenever there's a big news event, particularly one involving a stew of theories, controversy and a clash of ideologies, we like to imagine that Oliver Stone receives a call on a flashing red phone, much like Batman in the '60s TV show.
From: Empire Online 02/06/2014

Ben Foster Spills Some Warcraft Secrets
Shooting recently wrapped on Duncan Jones' adaptation of the Warcraft game series, and with the director now preparing to quest through an extremely long post-production process, his cast is on to other jobs and able to talk a little bit about the film without fear of being beheaded by their shot-calling overlord. Ben Foster took a moment to chat with IGN about his role in the film, so if you're looking to escape even the slightest spoiler, avoid the next paragraph.
From: Empire Online 02/06/2014

Woody Allen's Next Film To Shoot In Rhode Island
In his storytelling, as well as his choice of settings, Woody Allen has developed somewhat of a duality. He's made comedies and dramas, both foreign and domestic, between the past and the present; and he's fallen into somewhat of a rhythm as of late.
From: Cinema Blend 02/06/2014

Ben Foster Reveals His Character In Warcraft
One of 2016's most anticipated films is Warcraft, though there's still so little we know about it. The complex gaming saga is being distilled into a big screen fantasy world by director Duncan Jones, but Legendary Pictures has been reluctant to deal out any Warcraft secrets. Cast member Ben Foster, however, has opened up a bit and revealed some details previously unknown.
From: Cinema Blend 02/06/2014

One Cameo In A Million Ways To Die In The West Was Even A Surprise To Seth MacFarlane
Thanks to the appearances of Sam Jones, Ryan Reynolds and Ted Danson in Ted, not to mention the hundreds of celebrity voices who have done guest spots on Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, we fully expected that Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways To Die In The West would feature some interesting cameos, and we were not disappointed.
From: Cinema Blend 02/06/2014

Which Actor Almost Landed The Fly Ahead Of Jeff Goldblum?
Hollywood's streets are littered with the scraps of "What if?" stories that have tumbled off faulty casting couches. What if Tom Selleck had starred in Raiders of the Lost Ark instead of Harrison Ford? What if Eric Stoltz had stayed in Back to the Future instead of Michael J. Fox? And a new, horror-centric one just crossed our desk that we're eager to share.
From: Cinema Blend 02/06/2014

Akiva Goldsman Signs With WME After Parting Company With CAA
Over the weekend, Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and agents at CAA reached loggerheads and made a mutual decision to part company.
From: Deadline 02/06/2014

Biopic and black comedy tackle church, politics, power in Ireland
Depictions of Ireland have long been mired in cliche. Now Jimmy's Hall's, the story of 1930s activist Jimmy Gralton, and Calvary, an unflinching look at the ailing Celtic Tiger, break new ground.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/06/2014

Josh Brolin Voicing Thanos
While the trailers for Guardians Of The Galaxy have shown us a fair chunk of the latest Marvel movie's universe, a lot has still been kept under wraps, including the appearance/voice of "mad titan" and biggest of big bads Thanos. We at last know who will be providing his voice, at least, with Latino Review reporting that Josh Brolin's throaty growl will be behind the villain.
From: Empire Online 01/06/2014

Ruben Fleischer Being Considered For Ghostbusters 3
Oy, this director carousel. Ant-Man continues to be a directorial hot potato, with Adam McKay, Rawson Thurber and Ruben Fleischer amongst the candidates. While McKay has pulled out, Thurber seems like the strongest potential hire, according to a recent report. Fleischer, meanwhile, might be in line for a franchise with a much more spectacular legacy.
From: Cinema Blend 01/06/2014

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