Madonna To Direct W.E.
Singer Madonna is slated to hop into the director’s chair to helm “W.E.”, a biopic about the affair between Britain’s King Edward VIII and divorced American Wallis Simpson, which led…
Irvine Welsh Directing The Magnificent Eleven
Irvine Welsh, the novelist of acclaimed book “Trainspotting”, is set to direct “The Magnificent Eleven”, a modern-day version of the classic 1960 western “The Magnificent Seven.” The updated story, which…
Justine Haythe Writing The Lone Ranger
Justin Haythe (“Revolutionary Road”) is in negotiations to write the script for the Walt Disney adaptation of the classic character “The Lone Ranger.” Jerry Bruckheimer is producing, and Johnny Depp…
Vin Diesel Confirms Chronicles of Riddick 3
A third “Riddick” film has been confirmed, with Vin Diesel set to once again star as the mysterious and lethal anti-hero Riddick. Diesel is also producing the film, which will…
Richard Matheson Earthbound Optioned
Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald (“I Am Legend”) have optioned the film rights to the novel “Earthbound” by Richard Matheson, author of the novel “What Dreams May Come”. It is…
New Line Going On Vacation
New Line starting up a reboot/new installation of the much-loved “Vacation” franchise, featuring the unlucky Griswold family. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have been tapped to write the newest…
Tom Cruise Confirms Mission Impossible IV
Paramount has announced that they’re moving forward with the Tom Cruise-fronted “Mission: Impossible IV”. The film will be produced by Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams (“Cloverfield”, “Lost”, “Star Trek”) and Bad…
Summit Acquires Im With Cancer
Summit Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to the Mandate comedy formerly titled “I’m With Cancer,” which is slated to start shooting later this month in Vancouver. The…
Tim Robbins Joins Green Lantern
Tim Robbins has joined the cast of Martin Campbell’s upcoming adaptation of the DC Comics title “Green Lantern”. Robbins is set to play Senator Hammond, the stern and disapproving father…