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Danny Huston Becomes Poseidon for Clash

Danny Huston has signed on to play Poseidon in the remake of CLASH OF THE TITANS, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. The Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures production also stars Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Worthington, Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng and Alexa Davalos

THE INCREDIBLE HULK helmer Louis Leterrier is directing the Perseus myth film. Production started Monday in the U.K. Thunder Road's Basil Iwanyk and Kevin de la Noy are producing.

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Ricky Gervais Transforms Flanimals Into 3D Feature

Chris Meledandri's Illumination Ent. will be bringing Ricky Gervais' children's book series FLANIMALS to the big screen, reports VARIETY. Illustrated by Rob Sheen, the book series follows misshapen creatures that are so ugly they become cute. In addition to exec producing, Gervais will voice the pudgy purple lead character that sets out to change the world. Matt Selman of THE SIMPSONS will pen the script. Illumination Ent. is based out of Universal. Meledandri will produce alongside Courtney Pledger.

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Disney, Nature Conservancy to Plant 2.7 Million Trees

Press Release from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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John Wells, Don Murphy to be Forgotten

Producers John Wells (John Wells Productions) and Don Murphy (Angryfilms) have purchased the option rights to independent comic THE FORGOTTEN, reports THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Wells is producing with his company's president Claire Polstein while Angryfilms' Susan Montford will produce as well.

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Cinesite Creates Entirely CG Sequence for Wolverine

Press Release from Cinesite

LONDON, April 29, 2009 - Cinesite created a series of shots for Fox's X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, released in the UK today with continued rollouts throughout the world this week. Cinesite's work included an entirely CG plane, clouds, ground and sky. Turned around in just five weeks, the photorealistic work blends seamlessly with the action.

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Zemeckis Thinking About Roger Rabbit 2

At a recent event, MTV News caught up with Robert Zemeckis and asked him what past franchise he would be interested in taking another stab at with advanced technology. Zemeckis revealed that he's been thinking about a ROGER RABBIT sequel. Only new information that Zemeckis revealed was that the idea is a new one, which hasn't surfaced before.

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Dimension Preemps Audrey's Door

Dimension Films has preemptively purchased the rights to the soon-to-be-published horror novel AUDREY'S DOOR from Sarah Langan, reports VARIETY. The chiller, which hits books stores in September, follows a young architect, who seeks an apartment after ending her engagement. What seemed liked the perfect Manhattan place turns out to be filled with ghosts and cultish tenants that force the woman to question her sanity.

written by managing editor Rick DeMott

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Peet Boarding Gulliver's Travels

Amanda Peet has boarded Fox's adventure GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Based on the Jonathan Swift classic, the film also stars Jack Black, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt. MONSTERS VS. ALIENS co-director Rob Letterman is directing from a screenplay by Nicholas Stoller and Joe Stillman. The modern twist on the Gulliver's travels to Lilliput finds Black transported to the land of tiny people while in the Bermuda Triangle.

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Button Aging Technology Used For Deathly Hallows

Hollywood.com is reporting that the same aging technology used on THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON will be used on Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson for the final HARRY POTTER film. The aging technique will be used for the epilogue, which takes place 19 years following the final battle at Hogwarts. However, Radcliffe is leery of the digital technology and would rather have older actors play the characters than have Radcliffe and friends look silly.

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Universal Headline News

Universal Starts Production on Nanny McPhee Sequel

Press Release from Universal Pictures

LONDON, April 28 -- Universal Pictures and Working Title Films -- in association with Three Strange Angels Productions -- announced today that principal photography begins early next month on NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG. Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson (NANNY MCPHEE, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY) returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she's wanted the least and needed the most in the next chapter of the hilarious and heartwarming fable that has enchanted children around the world.

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Piranha Director Looking for Extras

Director Alex Aja is looking for about 1,000 extras for shooting PIRANHA at Lake Havasu in Arizona for two weeks in June.

SHOCKTILLYOUDROP.com has the full details posted here.

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Last Airbender Teaser Coming with Transformers

Producer Frank Marshall revealed on his Twitter account that the teaser trailer for AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER will be shown before TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN. (via SlashFilm.com).

The TRANSFORMERS sequel hits theaters June 24.

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Star Trek Opens in IMAX Theatres May 7, 2009

Press Release from IMAX Corporation

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Ridley Scott Toying with Aliens Return

IESB reports from Fox co-chairman Tom Rothman that Ridley Scott might be interested in returning to the ALIENS franchise in which he created. Scott hasn't been quiet about his dislike for the ALIENS VS. PREDATOR series and his return would most likely be a prequel. Rothman told IESB, "I think he's toying with the idea and that would be great for us.

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Blogs

Red Stick 09: It's Closing Time

The festival is in wind-down mode as producer Max Howard intros a screening of the independently-financed Igor. Afterwards Howard does a q&a, describing its labor-of-love creation headed up by former staffers of Disney’s shut-down Paris studio and the challenges – and freedom – of producing animation without major studio backing.

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Red Stick 09: F is for Friday Field Trip

Friday is field trip day at the Red Stick Festival – It seems as if half of Baton Rouge’s school population has been bussed in to take part in the festivities.

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Universal Headline News

Bioshock's Budget Brings Project to a Halt

The film adaptation of videogame BIOSHOCK has been brought to a halt according to VARIETY over budgetary issues.

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Fans Obsessed with Beyonce

Beyonce Knowles FATAL ATTRACTION-like thriller OBSESSED debuted at the top of the box office this weekend. The temp from hell tale, with vfx from Lola Visual Effects, took in $28.6M.

Last weekend's champ 17 AGAIN came back again in second place, adding $11.5M to its $39.8M cume.

Debuts arrived in the third, fourth and fifth slots. FIGHTING punched in with $11.02M, THE SOLOIST played to the tune of $9.7M, and EARTH made $8.8M in green, having grown $14.5M since its Wednesday opening.

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Videodrome Get HD-Era Remake

Universal Pictures is set to remake David Cronenberg's 1983 sci-fi/horror cult classic VIDEODROME, VARIETY reports. Ehren Kruger will pen the screenplay, as well as produce with his partner Daniel Bobker. Canadian distributer Rene Malo holds the rights to the remake and Universal had first refusal on the project. Both parties eagerly jumped when Kruger and Bobker came knocking.

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Clash of the Titans Commences Production

Press Release from Warner Bros. Pictures

BURBANK, Calif. -- Principal photography will begin on April 27 on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' epic action adventure CLASH OF THE TITANS, being directed by Louis Leterrier (THE INCREDIBLE HULK). The film stars Sam Worthington (TERMINATOR SALVATION, the upcoming AVATAR) and Academy Award nominees Liam Neeson (TAKEN, SCHINDLER'S LIST) and Ralph Fiennes (the HARRY POTTER films, THE ENGLISH PATIENT).

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David Ellis Hired for Sci-Fi Humpty Dumpty

David R. Ellis (SNAKES ON A PLANE) has been hired to direct 3-D horror sci-fi film HUMPTY DUMPTY, reports VARIETY.

Former New Line exec Mark Ordesky is producing through his recently-started Amber Ent. Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones of iDream Company and Darry Welch from Instinctive Film are also producing. Fabienne Villette is co-producing.

Billy Majestic wrote the script, about a half-human, half-alien creature who goes on a murderous rampage after his alien mother is abused by rednecks in the South.

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Aardman Partners with Sony for Christmas, Pirates

Stop-motion animation studio Aardman has begun production on their next two animated feature length motion-pictures, ARTHUR CHRISTMAS and PIRATES!. Both films are to be released worldwide by Sony Pictures.

PIRATES! will be produced in Aardman's house style of hand-crafted modeling clay, while ARTHUR CHRISTMAS will be co-produced with Sony Pictures Imageworks in CGI.

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Gordon-Levitt, Caine Hired for Nolan's Inception

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who will play the evil Cobra Commander in Paramount's upcoming G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, is set to join Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION at Warner Bros., per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Nolan also wrote the script, which is being kept secret but is said to be a sci-fi actioner set within "the architecture of the mind." Gordon-Levitt will take over a role that had been looked at by James Franco, but who had to drop out because of scheduling issues.

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Denzel Washington Might be Unstoppable

Denzel Washington is in negotiations to star in Tony Scott's UNSTOPPABLE drama, per VARIETY, about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals.

The 20th Century Fox production was written by Mark Bomback, and is loosely based on a real event. Washington would play an experienced engineer who must board the train with a young conductor to chase the train down.

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Twilight's Kellan Lutz Added to Nightmare Cast

TWILIGHT actor Kellan Lutz and Rooney Mara have been added to the cast of New Line's reboot of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Lutz is still in negotiations, but would play a popular jock, while Mara would play a girl who can't wait to leave town after she graduates. TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES' Thomas Dekker is set to play an alpha male trying to get back together with an ex-girlfriend.

Kyle Gallner will play the Johnny Depp role and Jackie Earl Haley will be Freddy Krueger.

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