THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reports that Robert Downey Jr. is in negotiations to play the title character in a WIZARD OF OZ prequel for Disney.
Teresa Palmer (BEDTIMES STORIES) has joined the cast of I AM NUMBER FOUR, reports HEAT VISION.
Short Films and Feature Animation Branch governor Bill Kroyer will lead an evening focused on two Oscar-winning films – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008) and “Avatar” (2009) – to demonstrate how innovations in performance-capture technology, digital doubles, digital makeup, photorealism and image manipulation are affecting actors.
LOST star Daniel Dae Kim has joined the cast of DEATHGAMES, reports HEAT VISION.
HEAT VISION reports that Shiloh Fernandez (UNITED STATES OF TERA) has been cast opposite Amanda Seyfried in GIRL WITH THE RED RIDING HOOD.
Author, animator, and 80's cartoon voice reenactor, The Definitive Tim Finn, stops by to discuss coffee-table books, animation based on colors, and 3D Chess. Joel and Alan then engage Tim in a very brief but colossal battle of capitalism in FFAF's newest radio game, "Two Minute Monopoly". All is then put classier when the beautiful, the insightful, and the ever effervescent Lorelei Pepi reveals her unorthodox recipe for Italian Wedding Soup, her thoughts on animation and art, and why FFAF's other newest radio game, "Brain Cloning", is a good excuse to beat up on Joel's face.
So, here is a simple list of anime whose content and artwork represent not just the expected, but also chase the slippery beast that is originality and re-invention.
Every year fans and industry insiders alike wonder whether Comic-Con’s days in San Diego are numbered. VARIETY reports that San Diego has made a big move to keep the Con right where it is.
VARIETY reports that Harrison Ford is in negotiations to join the cast of Jon Favreau’s adaptation of the graphic novel, COWBOYS AND ALIENS.
Kevin Dunn and Julie White, who have played Ron and Judy Witwicky, respectively, in the TRANSFORMERS franchise, have signed on to the third installment, reports VARIETY.
Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in STAR TREK, is in talks to headline DreamWorks’ remake of FRIGHT NIGHT, reports HEAT VISION.
On the heels of AMC announcing it has greenlit The Walking Dead for six episodes, for Season One, AMC announced today it has signed Andrew Lincoln (Teachers, Enduring Love, Strike Back) to portray the lead role of Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer who leads a group of survivors of a zombie apocalypse.
Relativity Media announced today that Immortals will be the official title of its Greek mythology tale previously called "War of Gods."
Olivia Thirlby (JUNO) has joined the cast of Summit and New Regency's sci-fi flick, THE DARKEST HOUR, reports HEAT VISION.
Pajiba.com reports that Millennium Films has offered the lead role in RED SONJA to Megan Fox.
"Animation on the radio; it's like photosynthesis on the moon."
GOSSIP GIRL regular Sebastian Stan has been cast as Captain America’s sidekick Bucky Barnes in THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA, reports VARIETY.
Syfy's acclaimed series, Stargate Universe has cast famed actors, Robert Knepper (Heroes, Prison Break) and Julie McNiven (Supernatural, Mad Men) as guest stars to the second season of the hit series.
Henry Selick has inked an exclusive long-term contract with Disney/Pixar, reports VARIETY.
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has licensed 52 episodes of the popular Shonen Sunday KEKKAISHI anime series to Adult Swim for domestic broadcast. KEKKAISHI will begin airing on May 29th.
BEASTLY star Alex Pettyfer is in negotiations to take the lead in DreamWorks’ I AM NUMBER FOUR, VARIETY reports.
THE BIG BANG THEORY star Kaley Cuoco has signed on to the live-action/CG feature, I HOP, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
It seems talking baby films are hot in Hollywood these days. Pajiba.com reports that a remake of LOOK WHO’S TALKING and a feature based on the talking babies from the E*Trade commercials are in the works.
Stephen Dorff has joined the cast of Relativity Media’s WAR OF THE GODS, reports VARIETY.
IESB.com is reporting that Will Smith has signed on for two INDEPENDENCE DAY sequels.
