Warner Bros. has tapped RIO's Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia to write YOGI BEAR 2, reports Variety.
Zach Braff is close to signed onto Disney's OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, reports Deadline.com.
John Cho (STAR TREK) has boarded Sony's TOTAL RECALL remake, reports EW.
20th Century Fox has narrowed the field of directors up for THE WOLVERINE to eight, reports Variety.
Walt Disney Pictures has set March 8, 2013 as the release date from OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, reports ComingSoon.net.
Relativity Media has closed deals with Mark Povinelli (Water for Elephants), Jordan Prentice (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Danny Woodburn (Watchmen), Sebastian Saraceno (Bedtime Stories), Ronald Lee Clark (Epic Movie), Martin Klebba (Hancock) and Joey Gnoffo (Pirates of the Caribbean series) to play the Seven Dwarfs in its upcoming untitled Snow White feature, directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell).
Bill Nighy (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST) is in discussions to join TOTAL RECALL, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
As an Honorary Society, VES has led the way in promoting the incredible work of VFX artists but so far no one has stood up to lead the way on the business side of our business.
Summit Entertainment has tapped director Matt Reeves (LET ME IN) and writer Jacob Estes (MEAN CREEK) to adapt Kenneth Oppel's THIS DARK ENDEAVOR: THE APPRENTICESHIP OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN, reports ComingSoon.net.
Cary Fukunaga will direct the Civil War heist thriller NO BLOOD, NO GUTS, NO GLORY, reports Variety.
Scott Frank (MINORITY REPORT) has been tapped by Columbia to write HOUDINI, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
FOX is in talks to produce the limited summer series PYRATES, reports Deadline.com.
Deadline.com reports that MGM and Michael Hirst, the creator of THE TUDORS and CAMELOT, are working on the new TV series, VIKINGS.
Ghost House Pictures and RT Features have picked up the rights to Peter Ackroyd's THE CASEBOOK OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN, reports Deadline.com.
Sony Pictures has hired Shana Feste (COUNTRY STRONG) to direct and adapt Carolyn Turgeon's novel MERMAID: A TWIST ON THE CLASSIC TALE, reports Variety.
Lionsgate has hired Lenny Kravitz (PRECIOUS) and Toby Jones (FROST/NIXON) have joined the cast of THE HUNGER GAMES.
Variety reports that Brett Cullen and Chris Ellis have joined the cast of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.
Not To Scale’s ever busy directors, National Television have recently completed three rousing spots for Shredded Wheat working alongside creative director John Hurst at McCann Erickson London.
Framestore’s London office is promoting Helen Hughes to its top commercials production role, Head of Production.
BRB Internacional has brought in Emilie Pasquet to lead its Audiovisual Distribution area for France, the United Kingdom and Italy.
Bill Kroyer, animation director, teacher and one of the board of governors of the Motion Picture Academy, shares his thoughts on the original Tron, where it broke new ground and what impact it had on the computer animation field. He also talks about the new digital animation program at Chapman as well as some of the political issues animation faces within the Motion Picture Academy.
Jeff Okun is not afraid to speak honestly about subjects the make some uncomfortable, nor take positions that might rub some people the wrong way. The bottom line is that everyone working in film and television today knows fundamental change is afoot in how shows are financed and produced and that the visual effects industry has taken a tremendous beating the last few years, especially in California. The question is what to do about it.
Tom Cruise has signed on to Joseph Kosinski's OBLIVION, reports Deadline.com.
Matthew Modine and two other actors have joined the cast of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, reports Variety.
Rod Hallett (TV's THE TUDORS) will be a series regular on FOX's forthcoming TERRA NOVA, reports Deadline.com.
