Peter Iliff (PATRIOT GAMES) has been hired to transform the AMERICAN GLADIATOR game show into a feature film property, reports VARIETY.

John Hlavin, writer on THE SHIELD, has been enlisted to write UNDERWORLD 4 for Screen Gems and Lakeshore, reports the Heat Vision blog.

The Heat Vision blog reports that OBSESSED star Idris Elba has joined the cast of THOR.

Mania.com reports that Sam Worthington will star in a screen adaptation of Radical Publishing's comic THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME.

Commercials director Carl Rinsch is set to direct the samurai flick, 47 RONIN, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Movies based on Michael Scott's fantasy-series THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventra (TRANSFORMERS), according to VARIETY.

The animated feature film based on a series of children's books by Kathryn Lasky has picked up Sam Neill for voicing work.

Justin Theroux is lined up to write a draft of SPACE INVADER for Fox, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Disney's CAPTAIN NEMO: 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA never really made it ashore and the studio has now halted production indefinitely, VARIETY reports.

Kent Alterman, a former studio executive-turned-director, is in final talks to replace Lauren Corrao as president of original programming and development at Comedy Central, VARIETY reports.

CAPRICA, Syfy's upcoming prequel to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, now has an executive producer in Kevin Murphy, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Stephen Susco (RED, THE GRUDGE) has signed on to write HACK/SLASH, which has already gone through previous drafts from no fewer than four other scribes, SHOCKTILYOUDROP.COM reports. Susco hasn't said whether he'll be starting from scratch or simply revising the script already available.

Hot off his monster hit, 2012, director Roland Emmerich will shift gears with his next feature, a smaller, more intimate pet project he has wanted to make for years: SOUL OF THE AGE, which tackles the controversial authorship of William Shakespeare's plays.

Award-winning visual effects and digital production house Zoic Studios has named Erik Press to the strategic role of Executive Producer. At Zoic, Press leads artists and creative directors to produce effects-driven content with a holistic approach, uniting broadcast, advertising, theatrical and web content that engages audiences and enriches brands.

The Visual Effects Society, the entertainment industry's only official organization representing the extended community of visual effects professionals, has named motion picture director and producer James Cameron as the recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented at the 8th Annual VES Awards which will be held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City on Sunday, February 28, 2010.

WGA West’s Animation Writers Caucus has awarded Emmy-winning writer Stan Berkowitz with its 12th annual Animation Writing Award, reports VARIETY.

VARIETY reports that ABC is set to greenlight a pilot for a new version of CHARLIE'S ANGELS.

Marvel Studios has promoted Louis D’Esposito to Co-President of Marvel Studios, the Hollywood subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL).

Emma Watts has signed a three-year deal to serve as the president of production at 20th Century Fox, reports VARIETY.

Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox are all in talks to join the cast of RED, reports the Heat Vision blog.