Think about how many new movies hit the big screen a weekend. Must be a lot of films in the works at once, right? Most certainly and this edition of the Movie News Cheat Sheet is a testament to that. We’ve got a handful of casting updates including the possibility of Joseph Gordon-Levitt joining Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained as well as news that Steven Soderbergh might have finally found his Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bradley Cooper. Word also arrived that MGM might pick up Eminem’s Southpaw after the production was dropped by DreamWorks while Universal moves forward with its Battlestar Galactica feature by hiring a writer. But, of course, we’ve also…

‘Horrible Bosses’ director Seth Gordon has been hired to helm the upcoming MGM remake of the 1983 thriller ‘War Games,’ Deadline is reporting. The original film was helmed by John Badham and starred Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy as David Lightman and Jennifer Mack, computer prodigies who hacked into a military computer program. While the two innocently believe they’re just playing a computer game at first, they soon realize they could trigger World War III if the computer launches nuclear missiles at Russia. MGM has yet to hire a screenwriter or a cast for the new ‘War Games’ yet, as it’s still early in development. But Gordon will be reuniting…

Twentieth Century Fox’s manufacturing on demand (MOD) program has announced that they are going to release the original film adaptation of “Captain America” on DVD for the first time! The DVD will be released July 19 as part of MGM’s Limited Edition Collection. “Captain America” stars Matt Salinger (“What Dreams May Come”) as the chemically-altered superhero whose new abilities and strength can help save the United States from nuclear destruction: During World War II, a brave American soldier (Salinger) volunteers to undergo experiments to become a new super-soldier, codenamed ‘Captain America.’ Infiltrating Germany to sabotage Nazi rockets pointed at the U.S., Captain America faces off with Nazi superhuman warrior Red…

After confirming last month that he would be starring in and directing the remake of the 1980 musical drama ‘The Idolmaker,’ Ryan Gosling has now told the film’s studio, MGM, that he has to back out of the project, Deadline is reporting. The actor said he’s too busy to take on another project at the moment. Gosling just finished filming the political drama ‘The Ides of March,’ directed by George Clooney. The actor is next set to reunite with his ‘Blue Valentine’ director, Derek Cianfrance, on the drama ‘Beyond the Pines.’ The two just started just started the pre-production on the film with co-star Bradley Cooper. Once he finished with…

The two movies in director Peter Jackson’s ‘Hobbit’ series have received official titles and release dates, ReelzChannel is reporting. The films’ partnering studios, New Line, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM, have confirmed that the first movie will be titled ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,’ and will hit theaters on December 14, 2012; the second movie, ‘The Hobbit: There and Back Again,’ is scheduled to follow a year later on December 13, 2013. ‘An Unexpected Journey’ is a play on the title of the first chapter of the 1937 J.R.R. Tolkein book both films are based on; the opening title chapter is named ‘An Unexpected Party.’ ‘There and Back Again’ uses…

Warner Bros has officially announced the titles for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”. The film is separated into two parts so, obviously, there are two titles. The first Hobbit film will be released on December 14th 2012 and will be called “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” and the second part will be released a year later on December 13th 2013 and will be called “The Hobbit: There and Back Again”. The events of “The Hobbit” take place 60 years before the events of “The Lord of The Rings” and the title of part two is a good call back to the third film in that series, “The Lord of The Rings:…

At this point, Vin Diesel can have his pick of any movie project, just coming hot off the $458 million success of “Fast Five”. But Vin Diesel isn’t quite getting into “Furious Six” just yet but now he will take the lead role in “The Machine” for MGM. Diesel will also be producing this movie. “The Machine” is an original project written by “The State” duo, Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (“Night at The Museum”). The pair have worked with Vin Diesel in the past on the 2005 Disney family comedy, “The Pacifier”. So it looks like Vin Diesel will be taking a break from action movies. According to…

Ryan Gosling is crafting a deal with MGM to make his directorial debut remaking the 1980 musical drama ‘The Idolmaker,’ Deadline is reporting. While not many details have been made public about the film yet, which the Academy Award-nominated actor would also star in, the original ‘Idolmaker’ was helmed by Taylor Hackford and starred Ray Sharkey. It told the story about rock promoter/producer Bob Maracucci’s life, including his discovery of Frankie Avalon and Fabian. The movie choice is considered a surprise for Goling, who has become known for starring in mainly independent films during his career. But he does have music experience, having released his debut album with his band…

In celebration of “Family Moments” month, Twentieth Century Fox has created a “Million Moments” campaign, a yearlong event featuring seasonally timed Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases grouped thematically by month, to celebrate the studio’s extensive catalog of films and the fans who love them. Several new titles and classics are being released by Twentieth Century Fox and MGM on Blu-Ray and DVD; the titles are listed below: – Ice Age – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – Alvin and the Chipmunks – Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – Night at the Museum – Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian – Horton…

So, what’d you think of our first installment of the new weekly feature Movie News Cheat Sheet? Hopefully you found it entertaining and informative because we’re back for more! In the latest addition we bring you even more SXSW updates, a handful of new trailers, the best of the best over at the box office and much more. Keep on reading to get the perfect dose of the latest to let you confidently dive headfirst into a week packed with movie news banter. 1. SXSW: Just before the festival winds down we’ve got a few more films for you to consider. First up is Kristen Wiig’s writing debut, Bridesmaids, which…