Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland have joined the cast of THE MECHANIC, reports VARIETY.

Chris Pine is negotiating a deal with Paramount Pictures that would see him play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in a continuation of the franchise based on the Tom Clancy novels, Variety reports.

The Playlist has an exclusive about writer-director Gary Ross picking up the languishing MATT HELM project after Steven Spielberg decided to pass on it after fighting hard to keep it under his control following DreamWorks' split from Paramount.

Oscar winner Adrien Brody has joined the cast of the Robert Rodriguez-produced PREDATORS, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Stellan Skarsgård tells TT Spektra that he will have a role in Marvel Studios' THOR movie, ComingSoon.net reports.

Seth Rogen has fulfilled a dream by becoming only the second visiting celebrity to write and act in THE SIMPSONS since Ricky Gervais appeared in 2006, Variety reports.

Tony Parker, a professional basketball player with the San Antonio Spurs, has signed on to a new French cartoon production called BASKETBALL ADVENTURES, Variety reports.

Former Universal executive David Ortiz has been hired by Vin Diesel to develop films at Diesel's One Race production house for a global audience, Variety reports.

Danielle Harris, who starred in Halloween II, has been cast as Barbara in Night of the Living Dead: Origins, ShockTilYouDrop.com reports.

Dimension Films is getting back to its franchise roots and moving full steam ahead on SCREAM 4, the beginning of a new trilogy, reports VARIETY.