Actress Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds will team up to headline Tim Burton’s art drama entitled “Big Eyes”. While Burton is producing through his company Screwed, helmers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski will both co-direct the picture that chronicles the lives of artist Margaret Keanes and her husband Walter, who passed off his wife’s work as his own until the two eventually divorced. Issuing a joint statement, both directors were excited over working with Witherspoon and Reynolds on the coming art drama. “We are ecstatic to have this dream cast for our dream project. Walter is a larger-than-life antihero — charming, funny, dangerous, and a little crazy. Ryan will knock…

Reese Witherspoon has signed on to appear in Atom Egoyan’s upcoming West Memphis Three drama ‘Devil’s Knot,’ Variety is reporting. The Academy Award-winning actress will play Pam Hobbs, the mother of one of the victims. Hobbs originally believed that suspects Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. murdered her son, but as more details became available, she came to believe the three didn’t commit the crime. The drama is based on the 2003 book ‘Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Mephis Three,’ written by Mara Leveritt. The book chronicles the prolonged murder trial of the three defendants, who served 18 years in prison before being released in…

The theme of this week’s Cheat Sheet? Casting. Well, for the most part. We’ve got the best of the best including J.J. Abrams’ hopes to cast Benicio del Toro as his villain in Star Trek 2 as well as a slew of potential recruits for Warner Bros’ Akira. It’s been confirmed that Jennifer Lopez is producing a Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego movie, but now the question is, will she star in it, too? Then there’s Andy Serkis who just earned a solid paycheck for signing on for Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2 as well as subsequent Apes films. Yes, this Cheat Sheet is certainly…

To celebrate the Blu-ray and DVD release of Water for Elephants on November 1, Madame Tussauds Hollywood debuted the restyled Robert Pattinson wax figure. The figure will be available for free photos in the box office entrance of Madame Tussauds Hollywood and the first thirty fans who visited the restyled figure received a free copy of the Water For Elephants DVD. The film “Water for Elephants” by director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine) stars Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Bel Ami, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2) and Reese Witherspoon (This Means War, Pharm Girl). While your at it, Click Here to…

The first movie trailer for director McG’s “This Means War” has been released to the web. The first look stars a cast of Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, all on board as three individuals caught up in a dangerous love triangle. Here’s the official synopsis – “The world’s deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever – each other.” This Means War was written by Timothy Dowling (Role Models, Just Go with It)…

Looking for a little bit of everything? This week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet‘s got it. We’ve got the latest from New York Comic Con 2011 as well as the full list of Scream Awards winners. Then there’s the news of the famed Black List getting its own website with a new live feature offering a real-time list. Switching gears yet again, apparently a man was inspired to toss a hot dog at Tiger Woods while in the midst of a match by the movie Drive and, far more unfortunately, a group of extras took a tough tumble on the set of Resident Evil: Retribution. Then, of course, we’ve got some…

Actress Reese Witherspoon was seen attending a birthday party in L.A. after being hit by a car Wednesday. The picture from PEOPLE shows Witherspoon holding presents, smiling amidst a black eye and bandage on her forehead. All-in-all she looks good and upbeat. Also, it’s good to see her out and about after what could have been a very serious accident. Wednesday, Witherspoon was jogging in Santa Monica, CA when she was accidentally hit by an 84-year-old woman who didn’t yield in an unmarked crosswalk. Witherspoon has chosen not to press charges against the driver, but the driver was cited for not yielding to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. After the…

Reese Witherspoon suffered very minor injuries after being hit by a car in Santa Monica during a morning jog on September 7, MTV is reporting. The Academy Award-winning actress was struck at approximately 11 am at an unmarked crosswalk at the intersection of 20th Street and Georgina Avenue. The driver, an 84-year-old Santa Monica resident, reportedly didn’t see Witherspoon because of a large tree at the intersection. But the woman, who was driving 20 mph, remained at the scene after the accident, and was interviewed at the location. She was later cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Santa Monica Police spokesman Sgt. Richard Lewis said…

Robert Pattinson talks with Paul McDermott from Good News Week about his film “Water for Elephants” by director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine) starring Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Bel Ami, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2) and Reese Witherspoon (This Means War, Pharm Girl). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Water for Elephants. Synopsis: “When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student…

In a recent interview with Sunrise Robert Pattinson talks about The Twilight Saga and his film “Water for Elephants” by director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine) starring Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Bel Ami, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2) and Reese Witherspoon (This Means War, Pharm Girl). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Water for Elephants. Synopsis: “When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town….