Director Guillermo del Toro tells Total Film that after nearly a year, much of the design stage for “The Hobbit” is now done as the project gears up for production next year.
Most notably Smaug the dragon which will be unique – “we’re finishing his …
Michael Fassbender (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Hunger”) has joined the cast of “A Single Shot” for Hanway Films says Screen Daily.
Fassbender will portray a poacher who is on the lam from a group of brutal killers after he discovers a case of blood mone…
Sally Hawkins (“Happy-Go-Lucky”), Lisa Kudrow, Juno Temple and William H. Macy have joined the cast of “Dirty Girl” for The Salt Co. and WME says the trades.
Set in the 1980s, the story centers around a high school tramp who becomes pals with a shy an…
Anthony Hopkins and Annette Bening are attached to star in “Hemingway and Fuentes” for Sobini Films reports Theater Mania.
Actor Andy Garcia stars in and is going to direct the film from a script that he co-wrote with Ernest Hemingway’s granddaughter …
Julien Temple (“Earth Girls Are Easy,” “The Filth and the Fury”) is set to direct “Fake!”, an upcoming feature based on famed art fraudster Elmyr de Hory for Film and Music Entertainment says Reuters.
Based on the book by the equally notorious hoax wr…
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The premiere episode of ABC’s remake of the 80’s sci-fi mini-series classic scored a very strong 13.9 million viewers and a 5.0 demo rating.
The number tripled the network’s previous show in that timeslot and came in second only to ratings juggern…
Johnny Depp is in talks to replace Aussie thesp Sam Worthington on the upcoming spy thriller “The Tourist” for GK Films and Sony Pictures says the trades.
A remake of 2005 French spy thriller “Anthony Zimmer”, Depp would play an American tourist drawn…
Zach Galifianakis (“The Hangover”) is in negotiations to voice the character of Humpty Dumpty in the upcoming “Shrek” spin-off “Puss in Boots” for DreamWorks Animation says The Hollywood Reporter.
The story serves as a prequel to the character’s appea…
Mandalay Pictures has picked up the film rights to Max Barry’s online novel thriller “Machine Man” reports Variety.
The story concerns a tech engineer who’s tired of going through life average and unnoticed, so he replaces parts of his body with titan…
Director Roland Emmerich tells Entertainment Weekly that a dramatic television series is already in development that serves as a sequel to his big-budget global apocalyptic action epic “2012” which opens next Friday.
Mark Gordon (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Pr…
