’30 Minutes or Less’ director Ruben Fleischer has begun filming his new period crime drama ‘The Gangster Squad’ in Los Angeles, Collider is reporting. The principal photography began on September 6 on the Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures film, which stars Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. ‘The Gangster Squad’ follows real-life mob king Mickey Cohen, played by Penn, who runs the business in 1949 L.A. He has control of the city’s drugs, guns and prostitution profits, and he’s aiming for control of every wire bet placed west of Chicago. Mickey is protected by not only his bodyguards, but also the police and politicians who…

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…

Title: Something Borrowed Director: Luke Greenfield (‘The Girl Next Door’) Starring: Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin (HBO’s ‘Big Love’), Colin Egglesfield (CW’s ‘Melrose Place’), John Krasinski (NBC’s ‘The Office), Steve Howey (CW’s ‘Reba’) Turning 30 still often scares people, as they start to examine their life choices and question if they’ve made the right decisions. People have to start making the fantasies they’ve had since their teens a reality, and prepare for the future. This cultural need to grow up as we hit the 30-mark is the main driving force behind the new Warner Bros. Pictures romantic comedy ‘Something Burrowed,’ which focuses on the question what people would do if they…

If you’re directly involved in it, the day and night surrounding the Oscars must be loads of fun. You would figure that between the ridiculous amounts of celebrities, awards, food and drinks that you get at the after parties, that specific Sunday out of the year must be absolutely wonderful. Perhaps it’s even a pinch more so for actor Josh Brolin. He wasn’t nominated this year for an Academy Award, but he came up and presented in a funky-looking tuxedo. You figure he worked his magic with that outfit or gave one great pitch, because now his next project happens to be “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Brolin is developing…

A short while ago the feature film version of Jordan Belfort’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” was nestled up at Warner Bros with Ridley Scott attached to direct. That’s not the case anymore, especially since “Wolf” is no longer in Warner Bros’ possession. Rick Yorn, best known as Leonardo DiCaprio’s manager, has secured independent financing for “Wolf.” Of course that means Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in “Wolf” with Martin Scorsese directing the project. That’s certainly quite a sudden leap from where it was previously. “Wolf of Wall Street” focuses on Jordan Belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment firm Stratton Oakmont, which became one of the most infamous…

Another great filmmaking opportunity has landed in director Guy Ritchie’s lap. Right now he’s filming the sequel to a box office hit (“Sherlock Holmes 2″), but he may have “Xerxes” in his grasp. Warner Bros Pictures offered Ritchie the chance to direct the prequel to “300.” Filmmaking life may be going great for Guy Ritchie, but what happened to Zack Snyder? The “Watchmen” director was previously attached to take on “Xerxes” for awhile. Well, there’s a couple of reasons why Ritchie could dip his feet into a comic book adapted feature, and the first happens to be the untitled “Superman” sequel. Snyder is currently set to direct the latest installment…

Warner Bros. Pictures is moving forward with developing a big screen adaptation of “Spy Hunter”, the Midway Games’ video game. Dan Lin (“Sherlock Holmes”) and Roy Lee of Vertigo are producing the project. Chad St. John is set to write the film’s script. “Spy Hunter” is about a highly-trained government agent who traverses the globe, hunting down rogue spies who are now a threat to the government they used to work for and protect. Before being acquired by Warner Bros., the rights were held Universal, had John Woo and Paul W.S. Anderson attached to direct at various points, and had Dwayne Johnson slated to star as the eponymous hero. Stay…

Leonardo Da Vinci will be turned into an action hero, The Hollywood Reporter announced on March 10. Warner Bros. Pictures is currently developing a script, titled “Leonardo Da Vinci and the Soldiers of Forever,” which will follow the famous painter, inventor, engineer, architect and mathematician as he joins a secret society. The society will venture into a supernatural adventure that will square the painter of the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper” against Biblical demons. The story will reportedly be a combination of ‘National Treasure,’ ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and the movie that bears his name, ‘The Da Vinci Code.’ The movie will also focus on fallen angels, hidden…

Watch the second official domestic movie trailer for the upcoming film “Inception” by director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, The Prestige) and starring Leonardo DiCaprio (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Shutter Island), Ken Watanabe (Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Elektra Luxx, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Marion Cotillard (Public Enemies, Nine), Tom Hardy (Warrior, Sucker Punch), Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight) and Ellen Page (Whip It, Juno). “Inception” will be in theaters everywhere on July 16, 2010. Synopsis: A CEO-type (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) becomes involved in a blackmailing scandal. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Inception”. Click Here to…

Apple Movies just released the official domestic movie trailer for the upcoming film “Inception” by director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, The Prestige) and starring Leonardo DiCaprio (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Shutter Island), Ken Watanabe (Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Elektra Luxx, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Marion Cotillard (Public Enemies, Nine), Tom Hardy (Warrior, Sucker Punch), Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight) and Ellen Page (Whip It, Juno). “Inception” will be in theaters everywhere on July 16, 2010. Synopsis: A CEO-type (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) becomes involved in a blackmailing scandal. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Inception”. Click…