Apparition recently released this new promo poster for the upcoming film “The Runaways” starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. Both Kristen and Dakota also star in the upcoming Twilight sequel “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” co-starring Robert Pattinson (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) and Taylor Lautner. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Runaways. Synopsis: The Runaways (Neon Angels) is based on lead-singer Cherie Currie’s book ‘Neon Angel’ – a reflection of her experiences as a rock star, but also delivering a strong anti-drug warning to teens and others. David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” serves as a metaphor for the narrative– a slow countdown, a surreal…

Just in case her current ABC crime drama ‘The Forgotten’ is forgotten by the network when it renews its shows, Michelle Borth has agreed to star in the pilot for the drama ‘The Matadors.’ While Broth currently stars as Candace Butler in the current ABC freshman show, there is speculation that its ratings aren’t living up to the network’s expectations and it may be canceled at the end of this season. If ‘The Forgotten’ is canceled, Broth will star as Juliana, the female lead in ‘The Matadors,’ according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will be produced by Sony TV, and will be a legal Romeo and Juliet-themed show. Juliana works…

Director Doug Liman (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”, “The Bourne Identity”) and screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”) are putting together a film adaptation of the story of the four-day 1971 Attica state prison uprising. Liman will also produce “Attica” alongside David Bartis under their Hypnotic company banner. Elliot Abbott (“Awakenings”, “A League of Their Own”) is also onboard producing, as well as financing the project. Avrum Ludwig also will produce. Liman’s father, the late Arthur Liman, actually served as chief counsel to the New York State Special Commission on Attica Prison after the incident. He co-authored the commission’s report chastising then-NY Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and…

Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“Watchmen”, “The Losers”) has been cast to star alongside Sam Worthington (“Terminator: Salvation”, “Clash of the Titans”) in the upcoming murder mystery “The Fields”. The film is being directed by Ami Canaan Mann, based on a script by Donald F. Ferrarone. “The Fields” focuses on the true story of a pair of police officers who resolve to finally solve two decades’ worth of disappearances and homicides in the grimy industrial wastelands around the Gulf Coast of the US. Worthington will portray a local homicide detective who works alongside a New York transplant (played by Morgan). Together, the two must discover the truth behind the killings and stop…

The producers for this year’s Academy Awards have a new idea on how to keep the ceremony shorter and keep the audience interested in what the winners have to say during their acceptance speeches, according to Reuters. They suggested at this year’s annual Oscar nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills that the winners give two speeches to cut out the long thank you-filled speeches during the televised ceremony. To keep the televised speeches down to their 45-second allotted time slots, Oscar co-producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman suggested that onstage, the winners tell what the award means to them. The second speech, given backstage, will allow the winners to say thank…

12-year-old child actor Leo Howard, who played (“G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and “Shorts”), has been cast in Lionsgate’s “Conan” as the young Conan the Cimmerian. Jason Momoa (“Stargate: Atlantis”) has been cast to play the adult Conan in the rest of the Marcus Nispel-directed movie, which has begun pre-production in Bulgaria. The film is based on author Robert E. Howard’s “Conan the Barbarian” character, which he created in 1932. The character has since been adapted into multiple mediums, from previous films, TV series, comic books, and cartoons. The film has a tentative 2011 release date, and would be a film reboot of the Conan films, which were “Conan…

Scott Kosar (“The Machinist”, the remakes of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, “The Crazies”) has been brought on to work on the screenplay for “Vlad”, Summit Entertainment’s take on the classic Dracula mythology. The original script was written by Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy”), and Anthony Mandler recently came on-board to direct the project. Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner are producing through their Plan B joint production company. Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production, and Meredith Milton, VP of production, are overseeing the project. Jeremy Kleiner is shepherding for Plan B. No casting information or any other info has been released yet about this project. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on…

Kate Winslet has accepted a rare television role, The Hollywood Reporter announced on February 12, after months of rumors and negotiations. The Academy Award-winning actress will appear in the title role in HBO’s novel adaptation of ‘Mildred Pierce.’ Writer/director Todd Haynes, who previously worked on the theatrically-released movies ‘I’m Not There’ and ‘Far From Heaven,’ will be creating a five-hour mini-series based on the book. Production is expected to begin in April. The book follows Mildred Pierce as she tries to make a better life for herself and her daughters by leaving her failed marriage and starting a career. A theatrical film version was released in 1945, and Joan Crawford…

Vogue Magazine published a few stunning publicity photos of Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin who star in the upcoming film “Remember Me” by director Allen Coulter (Rubicon, Sons of Anarchy) stars Robert Pattinson (Twilight, Unbound Captives, Bel Ami), Pierce Brosnan (Vanilla Gorilla, The Ghost), Emilie de Ravin (Public Enemies, The Hills Have Eyes, Lost), Chris Cooper (Where the Wild Things Are, Capote), Martha Plimpton (Grey’s Anatomy) and Lena Olin (Queen of the Damned, Awake). Synopsis: A drama centered on two lovers whose newfound relationship is threatened as they try to cope with their respective family tragedies. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and trailers from “Remember…

Lionsgate just released another killer new Big Daddy poster from the upcoming film “Kick-Ass” by director Matthew Vaughn (Stardust) and starring Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider 2, Astro Boy), Aaron Johnson (Nearly Famous), Christopher Mintx-Plasse, Frank Strong, and Chloe Moretz. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Kick-Ass. Synopsis: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero even though he has no powers or training. Stay tuned to Shockya.com…