Warner Bros. has hired Sam Worthington to play the title character in its adaptation of DAN DARE, reports VARIETY.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters an action-adventure title that will be available in conjunction with Warner Bros. Pictures’ epic superhero feature film Green Lantern scheduled for release Summer 2011.

Guillermo del Toro surprised the 6,500 fans gathered today at Comic-Con with the announcement that he is currently developing a new film for The Walt Disney Studios based on the classic Disney theme park attraction, The Haunted Mansion.

The top players behind the new Muppets movie have gone to Pixar for some creative consulting, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

FirstShowing.net reports that it has two big pieces of the BATMAN 3 puzzle.

MTV reports from Comic Con that Brad Pitt is set to star in the big screen adaptation of Max Brooks' zombie apocalypse novel WORLD WAR Z.

Gnomon School of Visual Effects, the industry leader in professional training for artists in the entertainment and design field, today revealed that it is partnering with the family of the late character creator and effects visionary, Stan Winston, to establish the Stan Winston School of Character Arts.

Michael Bay's The Institute is set to make a live-action, 3-D version of HANSEL AND GRETEL, reports ComingSoon.net.

Richard Hollander has left Pixar after four years to rejoin the ranks at Rhythm & Hues Studios, reports VARIETY.

Legend3D, the leading innovator in 2D-to-3D motion picture conversion technology, today announced the addition of Toni Pace Carstensen to the Legend3D team as Senior Visual Effects (VFX) Producer.

Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION dreamed of the top of the U.S. box office and made it a reality for the weekend of July 16-18, 2010.

Disney Junior has greenlit a fourth season of MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE, reports VARIETY.

Tom Felton, best known as Draco Malfoy in the HARRY POTTER series, has been tapped by 20th Century Fox for RISE OF THE APES, reports VARIETY.

On nearly 2,000 screens on Thursday at midnight, INCEPTION earned $3 million in the U.S., according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Jennifer Lawrence, the star of the critically acclaimed indie WINTER'S BONE, has landed the role of Mystique in Matthew Vaughn's X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, reports HEAT VISION.

Disney is clapping for a live-action Tinkerbell feature titled TINK, reports VARIETY.

Deadline.com reports that one of Hollywood's most mellow actors, Mark Ruffalo, is up for the role of the Hulk in THE AVENGERS.

THE L.A. TIMES reports that Bret Ratner is set to helm HERCULES.

Ancient squirrel folklore turns into a chase for riches when Nickelodeon premieres an all-new DreamWorks Animation The Penguins of Madagascar special, “The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel,” on Monday, July 19, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

Australia-based Omnilab Media has teamed with U.S.-based Backyard Animated Pictures to launch Oktobor Animation in Auckland, New Zealand, reports VARIETY.