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The Haunting in Connecticut writer has been assigned to a sci-fi take on the Joseph Conrad colonial adventure novel. The last significant adaptation of the book was Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. Thanks to Dark Horizons for the info.

The Scream actress is producing, and possibly directing, The Heist Society, about a daughter of a cat burglar family who has to save her father from the mob. Whip It’s Shauna Cross is attached to write the script.

The Summer of Sam director has confirmed that a sequel to the popular Denzel Washington/Jodie Foster/Clive Owen heist film is not happening.

The specialty company has picked up non-Asian and European rights to the latest film from Bodyguards and Assassins director, Peter Ho-Sun Chan. The cast for Wu Xia includes Donnie Yen, Master of the Flying Guillotine’s Jimmy Wang Yu, Red Cliff … Continue reading →

The Killing Zoe director has been assigned to adapt the gritty drama of a woman who gets involved with all types of unsavory individuals.

The Vampire Killers director is being asked to helm Miserable Excuse for a Hero, about a dude who finds himself in a moral dilemma over his date being kidnapped, since he doesn’t know her well.

The Thor star is being cast as a story based on Drive’s Hossein Amini script which is loosely inspired by an Israeli hit on a suspected Hamas terrorist. While the event won’t be the main story, it will be the … Continue reading →

The studio is seeking The Three Kings director and Fight Club actor for The Mission, a guerilla drama based on a true story about American and Colombian operatives who worked together to free hostages in a jungle.

Dark Horizons notes that the Pelham ’09 actor would play an ex-Marine thrust into the inevitable chaos which ensued after the 2005 storm in New Orleans. Will Smith is producing and The Alamo’s John Lee Hancock is directing.

The Rango actor is being pursued for the lead role in a book adaptation of Carter Beats The Devil. It’s an alternate reality tale in which magician Charles Carter is on the run after a magic trick which leads to … Continue reading →

The Hollywood Reporter has details on how you can catch an early screening of Super 8 tomorrow in select theaters. Update: If you liked it, EW has an exclusive deleted scene.

The island was not able to reach an agreement with the current owner of the Fist of Fury actor’s former domicile to turn it into a tourist location. On the other hand, Bruce’s daughter, Shannon is planning a museum to … Continue reading →

Dark Horizons notes that Eduardo Sanchez is directing Exists, a movie about 20-somethings in a cabin who see signs of the mythical primate.

The Justices overturned California legislation which would have banned the sale or rental of video games with violent content to minors. Their argument was that the media was protected by the First Amendment. The actor who starred in a bunch … Continue reading →

THR notes that the Sucker Punch actress is playing a drama about a Korean-American girl forced into prostitution who eventually ends up running the smuggling show. Cogan’s Trade’s Scoot McNairy co-stars in and Megan Griffiths is directing Eden.

The actor who played the popular “clueless only on the surface” detective Columbo for decades recently passed away this week. He had been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease and was 83 when he died. The Hollywood Reporter noted eulogies … Continue reading →

The Fountain director is attached to a Facebook-themed thriller with fellow Black Swan writer Mark Heyman. It’s about a guy who meets a cyber-stalker on the Internet.

The studio has picked up the movie rights to a series of novels from Daniel Silva about Gabriel Allon, a Mossad spy who’s semi-retired as an art restorer. Update: Casino Royale’s Paul Haggis is being hired to write the script, … Continue reading →

The Stardust/Night at the Museum comic may play the voice of a robot dog in the newest Spy Kids installment, All The Time in the World. According to IMDB, series regulars Antonio Banderas, Danny Trejo, Alexa Vega will return, while … Continue reading →

The Die Hard, Get Rich, and Transformers 3 actors are teaming up for a movie about a fireman in witness protection who’s forced to save the one he loves. Shooting begins this June. Update: Rosario Dawson will play the female … Continue reading →

The Eastern Promises star is collaborating with Snow White and the Huntsman’s Hossein Amini for the adaptation of the 1964 crime novel about a con artist, his wife, and a stranger dealing with a murder on a train. Amini will … Continue reading →

Via Rotten Tomatoes, Collider talked to producer Dean Devlin about concepts he wished to explore in sequels to the 90s sci-fi action movie which led to a tv spin-off.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor director is tackling a spy thriller involving a head of a security company working with his ex-CIA wife to nab the guy in Iran who killed their daughter, all the while avoiding enemy … Continue reading →

The Ju-On director is attached to Flight 75, a thriller about a supernatural entity onboard a plane trip. Thanks to Deadline for the story.

Deadline notes that a live-action version of the popular Mad magazine espionage parody strip is in the works with Ron Howard to direct, and Panic Room’s David Koepp producing. Thanks to AICN for the tip.

Dark Horizons notes that Six Bullets (aka The Butcher) will be the next project from the JCVD star in which he plays a martial artist who has to rescue a daughter of an ex-mercenary. This will be Van Damme’s second … Continue reading →

The 90s Quentin Tarantino remake of I mean rip-off of homage to crime movies like Band of Outsiders , among others, was reported as being in the pipeline to be released on the home video format by the current head … Continue reading →

Ryan Dunn passed away at 34 with another passenger in the car. He uploaded a pic of himself drinking online before the crash. Movie critic Roger Ebert has gotten flak for daring to suggest he brought it on himself. Thanks … Continue reading →

The “Let Me In” director is adapting The Passage, a book about an experiment which leads to a host of vampires which threaten the world. Update: Machine Gun Preacher’s Jason Keller is working on the script.

Deadline notes that Blade‘s David Goyer is writing and producing the cable tv version of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso’s long-running pulp action comic.