July 30, 2010
Craig in Fincher's Dragon Tattoo - Daniel Craig is set for the lead male role in the Hollywood remake of the
Swedish adaptation of the international best-selling
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, being helmed by acclaimed director
David Fincher (Se7en,
Fight Club). The film revolves around a journalist and a brilliant but anti-social young woman teaming up to solve the mystery behind the disappearance of a rich baron's niece some 30 years before. The role of the heroine is still under fierce competition.
July 16, 2010
Strong Cast Make a Margin Call - First-time director J.C. Chandor hit the casting jackpot for his finance drama
Margin Call, a film that follows the plight of eight people working at a New York investment bank over the course of one day as they try to hang on to their careers when the financial crisis hits the U.S. Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Stanley
Tucci, Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Carla Gugino and Jeremy Irons are all on-board to star.
July 2, 2010
Von Trier Attracting Talent with Melancholia - Kirsten
Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, Stellan Skarsgård, John Hurt, Charlotte
Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling and Udo Kier are all set to star in controversial director Lars Von Trier's
(Antichrist, Dogville) relatively low-budget sci-fi flick
Melancholia. Dubbed a psychological disaster film, the story revolves around the world-wide panic that ensues when another planet enters the Earth's orbit, threatening to destroy civilization.
June 18, 2010
Raimi Takes on Oz - Director Sam Raimi (Evil Dead,
Spider-Man) is
rumored to have agreed to direct Disney's 3-D Oz: The Great and
Powerful, a prequel to the classic The Wizard of
Oz, with none other than Robert Downey Jr. being pursued to star as the Wizard. The story will not be based on any of Frank L. Baum's original novels and instead will give a "dark and complex" origin tale in which a circus-wrangler is is whisked to the land of Oz to eventually become the Wizard.
June 4, 2010
R.I.P. Dennis Hopper - Legendary veteran actor Dennis Hopper has died at the age of 74 following a battle with cancer. The actor first came to notice with a small role in
Rebel Without a Cause and went on to memorable roles in such films as
Easy Rider, Apocalypse
Now, Blue Velvet and Speed.
May 21, 2010
McGregor Joins Gilliam's Don Quixote - Ewan McGregor and Robert Duvall are set to replace Johnny Depp and Jean Rochefort in director Terry Gilliam's
(Brazil, 12 Monkeys)
revival of his aborted passion project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a production that infamously fell apart during early shooting. The story revolves around an advertising executive who travels back to 17th century Spain and becomes caught up in the adventures of Don Quixote.
May 7, 2010
Anderson Shoots for Buck Rogers Remake - Director Paul W.S. Anderson
(Resident Evil,
Predator vs.
Alien) is set to helm direct a new 3D adaptation of sci-fi hero
Buck Rogers. Created in the 1920's and more recently made popular in a 1970's TV show, the story involves a present-day pilot who is whisked to the 25th century. Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (who made
Iron Man into a hit) will pen the script.
April 30, 2010
Green Lantern Cast Takes Shape - Ryan Reynolds, Peter
Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins and Angela Bassett are all signed up for the comic-book adaptation of DC Comic's Green Lantern for director Martin Campbell
(The Mask of
Zorro, Casino
Royale). The story revolves around a fearless test pilot who is given a ring with incredible powers by a dying alien to protect Earth.
April 23, 2010
Smith and Jones Back in 3D Black - Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are set to return to their roles of chasing illegal, extra-terrestrial aliens in
Men In Black 3 for director Barry Sonnenfeld. Though little is known of the story for this installment, the film is set to bow in theaters in May 2011 and will be given the full 3D treatment.
April 16, 2010
Bardem, Statham Looking Over Potzdamer
- Javier Bardem, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and Gene Hackman are in talks to star in the action thriller
Potzdamer Platz for director Tony Scott (Spy
Game, Man on Fire). The story involves two soldiers from a New Jersey-based crime family who try to expand their sphere of influence to the international stage, in this case Puerto Rico.
April 9, 2010
Butler, Farrell and Fox Fighting for Consent - Gerard Butler, Colin Farrell and Matthew Fox are said to be the top candidates to take the leading role in
Consent to Kill, based on the novel by Vince Flynn, one of a series which follows the adventures of an undercover CIA counter-terrorism agent. In the story, our hero must protect his family from assassins hired to seek revenge for the death of a Saudi billionaire's son. Director Antoine Fuqua
(Training Day) is set to direct what the producers hope is another Bourne-type franchise.
Mar 26, 2010
A-list Cast Seeks Salvation - Pierce Brosnan, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Greg Kinnear and Marisa Tomei have all been rounded up for director George Ratliff's comedy thriller Salvation Boulevard. Based on the novel by Larry
Beinhart, the story follows a born-again Christian who finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.
Mar 5, 2010
Jackman Fights For Selma - Hugh Jackman is on board to star in the civil rights movement feature Selma for director Lee Daniels
(Precious). The true story is based on the historic 1965 march in the Alabama town that marked the political and emotional peak of the civil rights movement.
Feb 5, 2010
Jackman Gets a Feel for Real Steel - Hugh Jackman has joined director Shawn Levy for the sci-fi sports drama Real Steel, based on a story by Richard Matheson (I Am
Legend). Jackman portrays an ex-fighter who becomes a winning promoter for giant robot fights after uncovering an apparently unbeatable discarded robot, just as he bonds to his newly-discovered 13-year old son.
Jan 29, 2010
Gibson and DiCaprio Take on Vikings - Director Mel Gibson and star Leonardo DiCaprio are teaming-up to make a Viking movie in the same vein as Gibson's own Apocalypto and Braveheart, from a script by William Monahan (Kingdom of Heaven, The Departed). Though details are still unknown, with such a pedigree it's bound to be interesting...
Jan 15, 2010
Pearce and Cage After a Hungry Rabbit - Nicolas Cage and Guy Pearce have joined the cast of the action thriller The Hungry Rabbit Jumps for director Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job, The Recruit). Cage portrays a man who becomes involved with an underground vigilante organisation after his wife becomes the victim of a brutal crime.
Jan 1, 2010
Gibson Takes a Vacation - Mel Gibson will star in How I Spent My Summer
Vacation, based on his own screenplay. The story revolves around a career criminal who gets thrown into a hard-knock Mexican jail where he learns to survive thanks to the help of a 9-year-old boy. The film will be directed by Adrian Grunberg - Gibson's Assistant Director on Apocalypto.
Dec 18, 2009
Director Frears Takes The Dog - Director Stephen Frears (The
Queen) is set to helm Lay the Favorite, Take the Dog, based on Beth Raymer's memoir. High Fidelity scribe
D.V. DeVincentis is adapting The story centers on a group of fiftysomething math wizards who manage to break the sports book system in Las Vegas and the younger woman who becomes involved in their dealings.
Nov 27, 2009
Grindhouse's Machete Gets Full Treatment - Writer / director Robert Rodriguez is now filming a full-feature spin-off of the "fake" trailer Machete he created for the homage to exploitation flicks, Grindhouse. Danny Trejo returns as a former Mexican police officer who turns the tables on the crooks who double-crossed him. A star cast including Robert De
Niro, Jessica Alba, Cheech Marin, Michelle Rodriguez and Rose McGowan have also joined.
Nov 13, 2009
Fincher's Network Attracts Talent - Director David Fincher
(Se7en, Panic
Room) is set to helm The Social Network, with Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield already cast. From a script by Aaron Sorkin (creator / writer of The West Wing), the story revolves around the founding of the web phenomenon Facebook and the falling out of its directors.
Oct 30, 2009
Proyas Takes on Tripods - Director Alex Proyas (Dark
City, I, Robot) is in talks to produce and direct a new adaptation of the first chapter in John Christopher's classic British sci-fi novel trilogy The Tripods. The War of the Worlds - type story follows three teens fleeing from alien invaders bent on enslaving mankind. Two of the three novels were previously adapted in the 1980's
BBC cult series.
Oct 16, 2009
Ridley Scott Takes on Red Riding - Director Ridley Scott
(Gladiator, Blade
Runner) is in talks to direct a US-based remake of the three-part U.K. miniseries Red Riding. Based on a four novel series by David Peace, itself based on the real life Yorkshire Ripper killings, it's a study of power and police corruption framed around the investigation of the disappearance of several young girls. Steve Zaillian, who also worked with Scott on American Gangster and Hannibal, is in talks to write the script.
Sept 25, 2009
Brody and Whitaker Join The Experiment - Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Elijah Wood and Cam Gigandet are set to star in the remake of Oliver Hirschbiegel's German psychological thriller Das Experiment. Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring is directing from his screenplay. The story centers on a group of ordinary men recruited to take on the roles of guards and prisoners as part of a research study examining how the effects of assigned roles and power affect the participants, with some deadly consequences.
Sept 11, 2009
Smith and Theron Set for Hancock 2 - Will Smith, Charlize Theron and director Peter Berg are all said to return for the sequel to the superhero action / comedy Hancock. Despite poor critical reception, the movie made over $600M worldwide, so it was inevitable... The story involves a third immortal entering their lives, though the actor who may take the part is being kept a secret. No release date has been set.
Aug 14, 2009
Kidman Takes on Little Bee - Nicole Kidman has agreed to star and produce Little Bee, based on the Chris Cleave novel. The story revolves around a fateful encounter on an African beach in which a 16-year-old Nigerian orphan meets a British couple who have wandered into an area outside the safety of their vacation resort.
July 31, 2009
Le Carré's Soldier, Spy Back in Action - Following the international success of Let The Right One In, Swedish director Tomas Alfredson will be doing a new adaptation of John Le Carre's classic Cold War spy novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy from a script by Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen). The story involves a retired British intelligence officer who is asked to return to uncover a Russian mole in the agency. The novel was originally adapted to acclaim in the 1979 mini-series starring Alec Guinness.
July 24, 2009
Eastwood Ready With Mandela Film - Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela in director Clint Eastwood's
(Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven) film Invictus. Based on John Carlin's novel Playing the Enemy, the film chronicles the end of Apartheid in South Africa and how Mandela used the 1995 Rugby World Cup to help heal the wounds of his nation. Matt Damon also stars a the captain of the country's rugby team. Release is set for Dec 11, 2009.
July 10, 2009
Washington Climbs Scott's Unstoppable - Denzel Washington is set to star in yet another film with director Tony Scott
(The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Man on
Fire), this time on the action-thriller Unstoppable. The story revolves around an experienced train engineer and a newbie conductor who find themselves in a race against time to stop an
unmanned freight train carrying enough combustible liquids to wipe out a city.
June 19, 2009
Firth, Spacey Enter Orwell's Catalonia - Colin Firth and Kevin Spacey are attached to star in the adaptation of George Orwell's memoir Catalonia for director Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire). The book revolves around Orwell's travels to Barcelona with his wife to fight in the Spanish Civil War alongside the brigade's charismatic commander Georges Kopp.
June 5, 2009
Clooney Turns Gentleman Hitman - George Clooney is set to star in A Very Private Gentleman for director Anton Corbijn from a script by Rowan
Joffe. Based on the Martin Booth novel, the story revolves around an assassin hiding out in an idyllic Italian
town whose friendships and romantic entanglements complicate his carrying out a final assignment.
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