Columbia Pictures has announced that Will Smith will return for a third MEN IN BLACK, which will be in 3-D, reports HEAT VISION.

Tom Cruise told EMPIRE that Brad Bird would direct MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE IV.

20th Century Fox has set June 24, 2011 as the release date for PLANET OF THE APES prequel, RISE OF THE APES, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Xsens Technologies, creator of the MVN full body motion capture system and The Third Floor, one of the world’s leading previs studios, used new technology to design sequences for Marvel’s “Iron Man 2”.

'Bob the Builder'(tm), the beloved children's television character, is airing in China for the very first time following a broadcast deal with CCTV (China Central Television).

Twentieth Century Fox has set a release date for the next ICE AGE, reports VARIETY.

After leaving the TV series WEEDS, Elizabeth Perkins is returning to the big screen for Illumination Entertainment and Universal's I HOP, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

ContentFilm International has picked up the rights in THE DOG SQUAD: 3D, a live-action/CG production, reports ComingSoon.net.

Catherine Keener (BEING JOHN MALKOVICH) and Emma Stone (ZOMBIELAND) have joined the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation's THE CROODS, reports HEAT VISION.

Visual effects company Origami Digital has completed the move to its new location near the Hawthorne Airport.

Bent Image Lab's unique CG animation for "The Right Blend," TRIS3CT's spot for Scott Naturals paper products, has attracted quite a bit of attention in recent months.

Tim Gunn, the PROJECT RUNWAY host, has joined the cast of Columbia's THE SMURFS, reports VARIETY.

VARIETY reports that 20th Century Fox has officially selected Matthew Vaughn to direct X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, which is set to hit theaters June 3, 2011.

Patrick Dempsey will appear in Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS 3, reports VARIETY.

Marvel Studios announced today that Hugo Weaving has been cast to star as Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull in the studio's highly anticipated movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" opposite Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell.

Summit Ent. has announced that THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN will hit theaters Nov. 18, 2011, according to ComingSoon.net.

IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced that Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Mia Wasikowska, has generated more than $60 million globally in box office revenues, including more than $37.6 million domestically and $22.5 million internationally.

Robert Evans, with Henri Kessler, Liam Weir, Layne Bednar and Steaphan Weir, has formed the film fund Pacific Transmedia Corp., reports VARIETY.

In a joint announcement by Omnilab Media’s Christopher Mapp and The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson, Australian based Omnilab Media is teaming up with The Jim Henson Company to bring the much anticipated fantasy sequel, “Power of the Dark Crystal” to the big screen in stereoscopic 3D.

KICK-ASS director Matthew Vaughn is in negotiations to helm X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, reports ComingSoon.net. The film will follow the launch of the mutant school by Xavier and Magneto as their relationship begins to break down. 20th Century Fox tapped Josh Schwartz and Jamie Moss to pen the script. Bryan Singer and Lauren Shuler Donner are the producers.