You probably never thought you would see a movie that had both Elizabeth Banks and Paul Reubens in it. Well, if this has been your dream film, then count your lucky stars, since this Banks-Reubens working relationship is about to happen. According to Collider, Banks and Reubens have been cast in the Charlie Kaufman film “Frank of Francis.” According to the site via The Hollywood Reporter, Banks is supposed to play a famous actress that is currently making “formulaic comedy bombs” as well as having an affair with Steve Carell’s character. Also, Variety is reporting that Reubens is being brought on to possibly play a film critic. According to Collider,…

Steve Carell has signed on to star in and produce the upcoming heist film ‘Conviction,’ Deadline is reporting. The film was bought as a spec script, which was written by Jonathan Herman, two years ago by Warner Bros. and Silver Pictures. The screenplay, which made the Black List, follows a mastermind bank robber who serves five years in prison after a botched heist. He’s forced to entrap his protege by the FBI, as he aims to pull off a multimillion-dollar job. ‘Conviction’s original script had a tone similar to ‘Heat,’ but ultimately stalled with the serious tone. Warner Bros. ultimately decided to turn it into an action comedy with a…

Welcome to October! Even though we’re creeping closer to Halloween, the Movie News Cheat Sheet almost entirely steers clear of spooky territory. Beyond a new trailer for Paranormal Activity 3 and claims that John Travolta is a vampire, the material here is rather tame. We’ve got some exciting casting news to share including Frank or Francis‘ double dose of Kevin Kline as well as Flight‘s growing roster that now boasts names like John Goodman and Melissa Leo in addition to Denzel Washington and potentially Don Cheadle. Warner Bros. is looking to hire as well, but the studio is scouring the market for a director rather than an actor. Christopher Nolan,…

Actor Steve Carell will be leaving the comedy behind for his latest role in the dark retelling of Foxcatcher, Variety is reporting. The former ‘Office’ star has signed on to appear in Moneyball director, Bennett Miller’s latest venture, the true murder story of Olympic gold wrestler David Schultz. Miller has been working on the movie for the last four years. Carell, who just finished up on the flick ‘Seeking A Friend of The End Of The World’, will appear in the eery and dark feature that chronicles a “paranoid schizophrenic and air to the du Pont chemical fortune”, John du Pont, who built “a wrestling training facility called Team Foxcatcher.”…

For all her success as an actress, Jodie Foster has had one of the more strangely cursed modern-day careers as a director. She’s made some good movies (“Little Man Tate” remains underrated), but she’s also had countless projects fall apart, including a wonderfully scripted period piece circus tale which Russell Crowe was attached to for quite some time, before a shoulder injury finally scuttled production for good at the last moment. “The Beaver” represents Foster’s latest Waterloo, through no particular fault of her own. A unique and well regarded debut script from writer Kyle Killen made the rounds in Hollywood, and for a while had Steve Carell attached to star. When…

The star of ‘Crazy Stupid Love’, and former boss of ‘The Office’, Steve Carell will be producing a new interview series for the Showtime Network entitled ‘Laughing Stock’. Confirming the news at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, the network’s president of entertainment, David Nevins, shared that the new show will feature Comedian David Steinberg as the host.  Steinberg will sit down with legends, and his well known peers in the industry to talk about their roots, discussing who over the course of their career has helped form and influence them. “We have gathered a monumental assortment of comedic legends and their contemporary proteges,” said Carell in a statement…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 7 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias is joined by Jordan Raup, the Editor-in-Chief of TheFilmStage.com, we discuss, both, “Cowboys and Aliens” and “Crazy Stupid Love”. Both open July 29th. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Cowboys and Aliens” features Daniel Craig, Harrsion Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell and Noah Ringer. It was written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, and directed by Jon Favreau. “Crazy Stupid Love” features Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianna Moore, Emma Stone, Kevin…

Director Don Scardino (30 Rock, Royal Pains) has inked a deal to direct Steve Carell’s next big movie venture – Burt Wonderstone! Sitting idle since 2006, the New Line project follows a seasoned magician (played by Carell) who gets caught up in a crazy rivalry with a younger, popular sorcerer on the scene. The original spec script was penned by writer Chad Kultgen, who titled the project ‘Burt Wonderstone: The Most Powerful Magician on Planet Earth’. Since then writers John Francis Daly of Bones fame, and Jonathan Goldstein, have revised the storyline, which will begin shooting this coming October in Los Angeles. J.C. Spink, Chris Bender, Tyler Mitchell and Carell…

Tommy Lee Jones is joining the cast of “Great Hope Spring”. He will joining an all-star cast which will feature Meryl Streep and Steve Carell. There is no release date for this movie but it looks like it will be sometime in 2012. Great Hope Spring was written by Vanessa Taylor (episodes of “Alias” and “Everwood”) and will be directed by David Frankel (“Marley & Me” and “The Devil Wears Prada). The screenplay was on the prestigious Black List in Hollywood. If you’re not familiar with the Black List, it’s OK, most people aren’t. It’s not a bad thing despite the name, it’s called a list of wonderful screenplays that…

In this recent interview at Cannes, actor Mel Gibson talks with Variety about his film “The Beaver” by director Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Cherry Jones and Jodie Foster. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Beaver. Synopsis: Two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award winner Mel Gibson in THE BEAVER – an emotional story about a man on a journey to re-discover his family and re-start his life. Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter…