Deadline.com reports that Joe Roth’s Revolution Studios is moving the XXX franchise from Columbia to Paramount, which would fund and distribute the third film in 3-D.
Leading independent studio E1 Entertainment has inked a two year television production deal with top screenwriter David Hayter and his producing partner Benedict Carver.
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.
Boston and Los Angeles-based filmmaker Paul Cummings has signed with LA-based creative studio DUCK.
Director Noah Baumbach is in negotiations to helm an adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater’s 1938 book, MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS with Ben Stiller attached to star, reports VARIETY.
BOURNE IDENTITY director Doug Liman is in talks to helm Warner Bros.’s adaptation of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, reports HEAT VISION.
Henry Selick has inked an exclusive long-term contract with Disney/Pixar, reports VARIETY.
A lawsuit against Stan Lee and Marvel Ent. from defunct Stan Lee Media shareholders Jose Abadin and Christopher Belland has been thrown out by a federal judge, reports VARIETY.
Paul Greengrass is in negotiations to direct a remake of FANTASTIC VOYAGE, according to VARIETY.
BEASTLY star Alex Pettyfer is in negotiations to take the lead in DreamWorks’ I AM NUMBER FOUR, VARIETY reports.
Monica Breen and Alison Schapker, former showrunners of BROTHERS & SISTERS, have joined J.J. Abrams’ FRINGE as co-exec producers, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Technicolor has hired Peter Bavaro and Dominic Rom for the New York office, reports VARIETY.
Stan Lee’s heroic fingerprints are all over this project, and studio Bones is rapidly emerging as the preeminent anime filter for video game and western content (e.g. the HALO anime series). For everyone, this cultural hybrid is arguably something new.
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.
LA TIMES’ 24 Frames blog is reporting that Dean Parisot (GALAXY QUEST) is in talks to adapt graphic novel SEAL TEAM SEVEN into a feature film.
PRODUCTION WEEKLY tweeted that WANTED director Timur Bekmambetov is set to helm an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd’s novel CASEBOOK OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN.
Deadline New York has reported that Bryan Singer, writer-director of the first two X-Men films, is joining Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg as producers on the planned 2011 release of X-Men: First Class.
Perry S. Chen, the award-winning 4th grade film critic, TV personality and radio talk show host, has started a new film review blog on AWN.
Superfad has named Chris Volckmann Executive Producer of the Seattle office. Volckmann has been a senior producer with the company since 2008 and has been instrumental in numerous projects including the recent Sony "Make.Believe" film series, Voila featuring Wyclef Jean and the award-winning Sprint campaign for Goodby, Silverstein and Partners.
Robert was the father of one of my eldest daughter's best friends at school and this relationship became the basis of being friends-by-proxy with Robert Culp. When someone with whom you have shared time and experiences passes away, one half of your shared story dies with them.
We talk to the filmmakers behind the brilliant documentary about Disney's second animation renaissance.
According to a report on the LA Time website, famed actor Robert Culp died this morning after a fall outside his Hollywood home.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney has brought on Alice in Wonderland writer Linda Woolverton to write Malificent, a planned live action film based on the evil queen from the 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty.
Marvel Entertainment has found their newest Superhero with the signing of Chris Evans to play Captain America in 3 upcoming films.
