Harry Lennix, who played Commander Lock in the MATRIX sequels, has joined the cast of MAN OF STEEL, reports Show Blitz.
Ray Stevenson (THOR) has boarded Paramount’s G.I. JOE 2: COBRA STRIKES, reports Heat Vision.
Director Rupert Wyatt and Weta VFX supervisor Joe Letteri showed off plenty of RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES footage last night at CalTech.
With David O. Russell recently leaving UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE, LIMITLESS helmer Neil Burger has moved into the director's chair, reports ComingSoon.net.
The Holocaust has been treated by almost every medium, but rarely animation – and never by a child animator, until now. Animation short “INGRID PITT: BEYOND THE FOREST” is truly a labor of love, and a cross-generational collaboration between a world-class animation master Bill Plympton, actress Ingrid Pitt, who narrated her last film about the horror of war as she experienced as a child during the Holocaust, and a first-time 10-yr-old animator & artist Perry Chen, who is also an award-winning child film critic.
Gwendoline Christie (THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS) has been cast in the second season of GAME OF THRONES, reports ComingSoon.net.
Recently, the Executive Director of the VES delivered an open letter to the VFX community describing what he believes are a number of issues currently facing the VFX industry. The letter was passionate, but is his approach to the issue of globalization potentially damaging?
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has named Roddy McManus as the new Executive Producer of its Oscar-winning English-language Animation Studio.
Abigail Spencer (TV's MAD MEN) is heading to Disney’s OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, reports Heat Vision.
Alexandra Daddario (PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS) has landed the female lead in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D, reports Variety.
Spike Lee is in negotiations to helm the redux of Park Chan-Wook´s OLDBOY, reports Twitch.
The cast has been set for the fantasy-comedy GODS BEHAVING BADLY, the feature directing debut of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE producer Marc Turtletaub, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, has promoted Daryl Mintz to Chief Financial Officer.
Adam Sandler will voice the lead role of Dracula in Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D family comedy Hotel Transylvania, it was announced today by Bob Osher, president, Sony Pictures Digital Productions, and Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, president of production, Sony Pictures Animation.
Dimension Films have picked up the rights to Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D. Johnson's HOW TO DEFEAT YOUR OWN CLONE: AND OTHER TIPS FOR SURVIVING THE BIOTECH REVOLUTION, reports ComingSoon.net.
The deep roster of talent represented by Blind is about to get even better with the signing of Three Legged Legs and CD Matthew Encina, both protégés of Blind founder/ECD Chris Do.
Kenneth Branagh will not return as director for THOR 2, reports Deadline.com.
Christopher Nolan is set to exec produce director Keith Gordon's untitled supernatural thriller, reports Deadline.com.
Karen Croner (ONE TRUE THING) has been hired to adapt the Korean comedy HELLO GHOST for director Chris Columbus, reports Deadline.com.
Adrianne Palicki (TV's FRIDAY NIGHTS LIGHTS) has landed the female lead in Paramount's G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKES, Deadline.com.
Walt Disney Animation Studios has hired Michael Markowitz (HORRIBLE BOSSES) to pen KING OF THE ELVES, reports Variety.
The next Disneyland attraction to get a film might be the Matterhorn. Heat Vision reports that Jason Dean Hall (GRAND THEFT AUTO) has been hired to pen a script that weaves the ride's bobsled theme into the plot, reports Heat Vision.
Peter Cornwell, who won Best First/Student Film at Ottawa for his stop-motion short WARD 13, has been hired by Radar Pictures to direct INTO THE DARKNESS, reports Variety.
Bryan Cranston (TV's BREAKING BAD) is in talks to board GANGSTER SQUAD, reports Variety.
The 2011 Annecy International Animation Festival was so full of films, business, friends, special events, and parties this year that it was impossible to do and see everything. Here's a breakdown of a crazy week by the lake...
