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The Hollywood Reporter notes that the network and the Pirates of the Caribbean producer are attached to a pilot about a mother turned New York-state trooper. Heroes’ Aron Eli Coleite is writing the script.

The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows director is either attached to a theatrical film version of Stephen King’s horror epic novel, The Stand, or full-length film based on a tv pilot about the titular gangster, entitled Cicero. Inception’s Tom … Continue reading →

Nextmovie.com posted an MTV clip in which the Stakeout actress says she’s aiming for a 2013 date for the long-delayed film, The Unbound Captive. She originally intended to cast the Twilight star as an 18-year old for the leading role, … Continue reading →

Comicbookmovie.com reports that Disney is shelving older animated incarnations of the web-slinger in anticipation for the upcoming Ultimate Spider-Man. Places like Amazon.com still have loads of both The Spectacular Spider-Man and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Catch ‘em while you … Continue reading →

The Star Wars prequels alum is planning to be in X-men director Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer, a fantasy-adventure based off “Jack and the Beanstalk” about humans in a potential war with a race of giants over a kidnapped … Continue reading →

The studio has bid on Shanghai Knights’ David Dobkin script based on the popular mythological monarch, and is also looking into remaking the 1981 fantasy movie based on his story, Excalibur. Update: THR notes that the David Dobkins Arthur is … Continue reading →

Dark Horizons via Variety indicates that the Boiler Room director is attached to a boxing biopic based on Vinny Pazienza, a boxer who managed to win three more titles after breaking his neck in an accident. Younger is also rewriting … Continue reading →

The Night at the Museum star is in talks to play the main character in a new attempt at remaking the film version of the short story about an average guy who leads a double life as a secret agent. … Continue reading →

The Digital Bits via the BBC reports that Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Plague of the Zombies, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, The Mummy, Frankenstein Created Woman, The Lost Continent, The Reptile Slave Girls and The … Continue reading →

Comicbookmovie.com reports that David Farland, creator of the long-running fantasy novel series, has written a screenplay with the intention of selling the story for a film adaptation.

Comingsoon.net uploaded the trailer for this found footage party movie which is produced by Starsky and Hutch ’04′s Todd Phillips. Project X is expected to hit theaters March 2. Thanks to Dark Horizons for the link.

The Hollywood Reporter has an inside look at the Dark Knight Rises star’s new drama from the director of Hero. The article has an in-depth glimpse at the production and comments from Yimou. Update: THR reports that China will submit … Continue reading →

The company is distributing the Ocean’s 11 remake director’s movie this coming January 20. In Haywire, MMA fighter Gina Carano plays a covert agent who’s betrayed when working in Barcelona. Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas Ewan McGregor, and Channing Tatum also … Continue reading →

The Hollywood Reporter notes that the Enchanted producer is backing a film based on Marlin “The Magician” Briscoe, the first black football player to play pro quarterback in the NFL, when he joined the Denver Broncos in 1968.

Dark Horizons via Variety reports that the movie rights to the Trainspotting writer’s novel have been acquired by Steel Mill Pictures and Logie Pictures, with The Iron Lady’s Jim Broadbent, Sherlock Holmes 2′s Eddie Marsan, and Fright Night ’011′s Imogen … Continue reading →

THR reports that the War Horse writer is helming his first film, and a time-traveling feature at that.

The home video company has rescued the first anime movie adaptation of the long-running stone-cold assassin manga series. Black Rain actor Ken Takakura and Sonny Chiba played the character in various live-action films in the 70s. While The Professional: Golgo … Continue reading →

AICN uploaded a preview of the new documentary which tackles the rise of digital film, and which features prominent industry people discussing the topic. Side By Side is playing at this year’s Sundance, but does not currently have a distributor … Continue reading →

Twilight’s Peter Facinelli has picked up the movie rights to the recently apprehended East Coast mobster said to have been the inspiration for Martin Scorcese’s The Departed, a Hollywood adaptation of the Hong Kong crime drama Infernal Affairs. Facinelli would … Continue reading →

The Smokin’ Aces star still has plans to reprise his role as the Marvel ninja character, which first appeared on-screen in the X-Men spin-off Wolverine. In the meantime, he’ll be the lead in another upcoming comic book property adaptation, Green … Continue reading →

The Hollywood Reporter notes that the Pirates of the Caribbean 1-3 actress will play Tinkerbell in a different take on the Peter Pan story which implies the titular man-child character and his band of Lost Boys are pickpockets. Spider-Man ’012′s … Continue reading →

The comic artist talked with the L.A. Times about his excitement in seeing a CG 3-D big-screen version of the 90s fantasy series, after having been shown a short take on the material. Warner has a script, and hopes to … Continue reading →

Dark Horizons notes a number of projects lined up for the Blade actor, including involvement with the upcoming Julius Styles iPad game, a sci-fi film called Omandi Mech 5, and a graphic novel with Antoine Fuqua called After Dark. He’s … Continue reading →

Anime News Network noted that the company has acquired the home video rights to the anime previously released by Geneon. A quirky little fantasy about a little girl and her panda, this was an early 70s collaboration between Spirited Away’s … Continue reading →

The company announced on their Facebook page that they’ve picked up the rights to the anime based on the manga inspired by-and occasionally unauthorized from- the Maurice Leblanc serial about the Robin Hood-like thief who lets his targets know in … Continue reading →

The company has acquired distribution rights to a Navy SEAL mission movie using actual SEALs as actors. Plans are to either release it this Veteran’s Day or next President’s Day. Update: Deadline confirms a President’s Day release for Valor. Update … Continue reading →

Anime News Network reported that the cult parody fighting series based off the short-lived manga(at least in America) is returning to home video this coming March, courtesy of new anime distributor, S’More Entertainment. Illumitoon briefly took a (failed) crack at … Continue reading →

As COF via Collider and NYT noted, the THX 1138 director might be hanging in his green screen, due to alleged complaints from fans about his newfound “approach” to filmmaking. Still, maybe George would receive less grief if he, I … Continue reading →

Dark Horizons notes that Blade’s David Goyer is attached to the version meant to be a revamp of the Roland Emmerich film from 1998. Update: AICN teased a possible model of the new Godzilla. Update 2: Comicbookmovie.com noted that Max … Continue reading →

Takers actor Michael Ealy has been cast for the 3D installment of Underworld, which is another Vampire/Werewolf d**k-measuring franchise, but with gun-fu and furry sensibilities. Ealy will be a detective who works with returning actress Kate Beckinsale’s gun-toting werewolf killa, … Continue reading →