Director Noah Baumbach is in negotiations to helm an adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater’s 1938 book, MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS with Ben Stiller attached to star, reports VARIETY.

The HOODWINKED producers have filed suit against their distributor The Weinstein Co. over the failed release of the sequel in January, reports VARIETY.

THE BIG BANG THEORY star Kaley Cuoco has signed on to the live-action/CG feature, I HOP, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Stephen Dorff has joined the cast of Relativity Media’s WAR OF THE GODS, reports VARIETY.

With HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON underperforming compared to DreamWorks Animation’s last feature MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, the company’s stock fell 8% on Tuesday, March 30th, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Mark Simon compares the 3-D experiences of Alice in Wonderland and How to Train Your Dragon.

Legendary Pictures has picked up the rights to Toho Co.’s classic movie monster Godzilla, reports HEAT VISION.

In its debut weekend at the U.S. box office, DreamWorks Animation’s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON slew the competition.

Sofia Vergara, the sexy Colombian actress from TV’s MODERN FAMILY, has been cast in Sony’s THE SMURFS, reports HEAT VISION.

Custom Film Effects, a long-time provider of visual effects services for feature films, handled all of the visual effects and animation work for "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," a mostly live-action adaptation of the first book in Jeff Kinney's illustrated kids' novel series.