Even though the first film in the SPIDER-MAN reboot series doesn't arrive until next summer, Sony has picked a release date for the sequel, writes Heat Vision.
Brian Kirk (HBO's GAME OF THRONES) is in discussions to take the helm of Marvel Studios and Disney's THOR 2, reports Show Blitz.
The Playlist reports that Steven Soderbergh is second unit directing on THE HUNGER GAMES.
Tim Hill is in talks to direct Dimension Films' remake of SHORT CIRCUIT, reports Deadline.com.
GK Films' Graham King and Infinitum Nihil's Johnny Depp are set to produce an adaptation of Sam Sarkar's comic miniseries THE VAULT, reports ComingSoon.net.
Producers David Heyman (HARRY POTTER) and Roy Lee (OLDBOY remake) are setting up an adaptation of the Image comic miniseries NONPLAYER at Warner Bros., reports Heat Vision.
Disney has tapped Robert Ben Garant (NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM) to pen an adaptation of the manga TUXEDO GIN, reports Deadline.com.
Bill Desowitz reports back from Weta in New Zealand, where he viewed exclusive Tintin footage and spoke with Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.
Tippett Studio brought their expertise to Columbia Pictures' THE SMURFS. Scott Liedtka, the co-visual effects supervisor, answers some questions about their work.
Add CLUE to the pile of Hasbro board game-inspired film projects that Universal has dropped, reports Deadline.com. After signing a six-year deal with the game maker in 2008, Universal has also dropped MONOPOLY and MAGIC: THE GATHERING. Universal is still making films from the Hasbro-owner properties BATTLESHIP, STRETCH ARMSTRONG, CANDY LAND and OUIJA.
Disney has hired Animal Logic commercials director/vfx artist Michael Gracey to direct its Snow White project THE ORDER OF THE SEVEN, which was formerly titled SNOW AND THE SEVEN, reports Heat Vision.
Warner Bros. has selected release dates for several of its upcoming films, reports ComingSoon.net.
Benjamin Walker (ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER) is in talks to join the cast of Legendary Pictures' PARADISE LOST, reports Deadline.com.
IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the next installment in the popular Final Destination franchise, Final Destination 5, will be the first film in the horror series to open in IMAX.
This reboot of the venerable sci-fi franchise doesn't try to remake the original classic like the Tim Burton film tried. It takes a page from CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and starts the story with the rebellion of the apes against man, only without the time paradox element. The last part of that statement is for fans of the series, who will find great joy in this new installment. Like the original this is a film based around characters and ideas.
Rich Hoover of Sony Pictures Imageworks tells how they translated the beloved blue characters into CG.
Having been shut down over at Disney, Robert Zemeckis' Imagemovers has found a new home at Universal, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Melisa Wallack, who wrote Relativity's untitled Snow White project, has been hired by Universal to write its adaptation of EMILY STRANGE, reports Heat Vision.
Zack Snyder is lining up his next project and it looks like it might be his Afghanistan tale THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH, reports Variety.
Laurence Fishburne has been cast as Lois Lane and Clark Kent's boss Perry White in Zack Snyder's MAN OF STEEL, reports EW.
Sony has picked a release date for GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, reports Deadline.com.
Fox has selected a release date for its theatrical rendition of the BBC's popular documentary series WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, reports ComingSoon.net.
IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2: An IMAX 3D Experience, the final installment of the blockbuster film series based on the beloved books by J.K. Rowling, will be released nationwide in China, including on 26 IMAX screens, day-and-date on Thursday, August 4.
TAXI DRIVER writer Paul Schrader and AMERICAN PSYCHO author Bret Easton Ellis are teaming up on a shark-themed horror flick called BAIT, reports Heat Vision.
Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Mike Epps and Sanaa Lathan have been cast in the voodoo-themed horror flick VIPAKA, reports Heat Vision.
