Polanski Bail Set at $4.5 Million
A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski bail at $4.5 million, allowing him to remain under house arrest at his Alpine resort chalet, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER via THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski bail at $4.5 million, allowing him to remain under house arrest at his Alpine resort chalet, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER via THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
At a recent press conference, John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, touted the return of 2D with THE PRINCESS AT THE FROG (opening today in LA and New York and expanding Dec. 11).
Thad Beier, Elizabeth Cohen, Don Hall and Jim Houston have accepted invitations to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council.
Fredrik Malmberg, CEO of Paradox Entertainment, told FANTASY.FR that he's working on a new KULL move, COMINGSOON.NET reports.
Joshua Jackson will star in UFO, VARIETY reports. Matthew Gratzner will be directing the feature adaptation of the British TV series.
Natalie Portman told MTV that Kat Dennings (NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST) is on the cast of THOR, but didn't reveal the role she'll be playing.
REAL STEEL, which VARIETY describes as a "ROCKY-esque robot tale," will begin filming in June starring Hugh Jackman.
Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly (SAHARA, SOUND OF THUNDER) have come on board to write the adaptation of Sony's video game UNCHARTERED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE, according to LATINO REVIEW.
In 2029, Kyle Reese will be sent to 1984 to stop a T-800 from killing the mother of the resistance, Sarah Conner. But before his future son will send him back in time, Kyle Reese was simply another survivor in a desolate future.
Carolina Lightcap has been promoted to president, Disney Channels Worldwide, it was announced today by Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney/ABC Television Group, to whom she will report.
Anthony Peckham will be writing the DEEP SEA COWBOYS script for DreamWorks Studios, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Oscar-nominated composer Marc Shaiman will serve as music director for the 82nd Academy Awards, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today.
Pete Docter remembered me – or at least my Route 66 pin. I have a whole collection of them, shiny metal lapel pins I’ve gathered over the years. Pete arrived and our chat began. I started by mentioning I’d last seen him way early in the year at Disney’s New York screening room. “And you were wearing the Route 66 pin,” Pete said without a pause. “A different jacket, but I remember the pin.” When you’re in charge of a $175 million film, you develop an eye for details.
Peter Iliff (PATRIOT GAMES) has been hired to transform the AMERICAN GLADIATOR game show into a feature film property, reports VARIETY.
John Hlavin, writer on THE SHIELD, has been enlisted to write UNDERWORLD 4 for Screen Gems and Lakeshore, reports the Heat Vision blog.
Mania.com reports that Sam Worthington will star in a screen adaptation of Radical Publishing's comic THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME.
Commercials director Carl Rinsch is set to direct the samurai flick, 47 RONIN, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Movies based on Michael Scott's fantasy-series THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventra (TRANSFORMERS), according to VARIETY.
The animated feature film based on a series of children's books by Kathryn Lasky has picked up Sam Neill for voicing work.
Justin Theroux is lined up to write a draft of SPACE INVADER for Fox, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Justin Theroux is lined up to write a draft of SPACE INVADER for Fox, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Disney's CAPTAIN NEMO: 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA never really made it ashore and the studio has now halted production indefinitely, VARIETY reports.
Universal Pictures has almost closed a deal that will see Carl Eric Rinsch direct 47 RONIN, an epic period samurai swordsmen tale starring Keanu Reeves, VARIETY reports. Rinsch currently shoots commercials for RSA and has been on Hollywood's radar, according to Variety.
Kent Alterman, a former studio executive-turned-director, is in final talks to replace Lauren Corrao as president of original programming and development at Comedy Central, VARIETY reports.