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Channing Tatum is attached to star in the sci-fi romantic epic "Ion" for Fox 2000 reports Heat Vision.

Will Dunn's spec script revolves around a man who travels to different Earths and dimensions in order to find his reincarnated lover. Ridley and Tony Scott are attached to produce.

Comparisons to "Avatar" are being loosely thrown around as the success of it and the likes of "Star Trek" and "District 9" last year have lead to several sci-fi projects being put into development lately including "Mass Effect," "Logan's Run," "Pacific Rim" and "All You Need is Kill".

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Producer Graham King's GK Films is developing a film adaptation of Robert K. Wittman's memoir "Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures" reports Variety.

Wittman spent two decades as the FBI's resident art theft expert and the work recounts his time and most famous exploits. Ultimately he helped recover over $200 million in stolen property from Remebrandt and Monet paintings to Peruvian gold armour and Geronimo's headdress.

Wittman will serve as consultant on the film which is currently seeking a writer. No producer is yet attached.

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South African helmer Wayne Kramer ("The Cooler," "Running Scared") has signed on to direct the period gangster movie "Pretty Boy Floyd" for Myriad Pictures reports Risky Biz Blog.

The story is based on the life of Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd, a real-life bank robber in the Midwest in the 20's and 30's. Channing Tatum made a brief cameo as the character in the early scenes of Michael Mann's "Public Enemies".

Kramer claims his approach will "bring 21st century style and energy to Kevin Bernhardt's meticulously researched screenplay without sacrificing the verisimilitude of the period or over-sensationalizing the characters themselves."

He also says the heart of the film is "a love story about an outlaw on the run who can't stay away from the woman he loves, no matter how destructive the relationship is for both of them -- which ultimately leads to his demise."

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Though scribes Josh Applebaum and Andrew Nemec have just turned in a script for the fourth "Mission: Impossible", there's now apparently a question as to what form the Brad Bird-directed project will take.

Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures is concerned about star Tom Cruise's dwindling box-office power and could potentially make some major changes to, or even kill the whole project, if his just-released spy action/comedy "Knight and Day" tanks at the box-office.

According to the site, the most likely outcome will be that the studio could beef up a subplot that introduces a new and younger agent who becomes Hunt's protege - making its fortunes revolve less around a single star.

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Sylvester Stallone is in talks with 'Junior' John Gotti, son of the late mobster John Gotti, to both star in and make a biopic about his late father reports TMZ.

The story would revolve around the son's memories of his dysfunctional relationship with his father, with Sly himself to play 'The Dapper Don'. Gotti, who took over the powerful Gambino crime family in the 70's, was convicted in 1992 of committing thirteen murders.

"Junior" Gotti was convicted of racketeering and got out of prison in 2005. Stallone is out seeking a scribe to pen the screenplay.

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Rising British Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan is in talks to star in the family drama "Stoker" for Fox Searchlight reports 24 Frames.

"Prison Break" hunk Wentworth Miller penned the script which follows an eccentric teenager "whose enigmatic and estranged uncle returns to the family after the death of the girl's father".

Jodie Foster is in talks to co-star, while Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free Productions is in talks to produce. Mulligan stars in Searchlight's "Never Let Me Go" opening in October which is already being talked about as one of this year's major awards contenders.

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Spike Lee is in negotiations to direct the thriller "Nagasaki Deadline" for Alcon Entertainment according to Deadline.

David and Peter Griffiths penned the script which focuses on a troubled FBI agent and his desperate race to thwart two terrorist attacks planned to unfold on American soil - a crime tied to historical events.

Jon Landau, Rae Sanchini, Andrew Kosove, Kira Davis and Broderick Johnson will produce. Shooting will take place on the East Coast next year.

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Sean Penn may soon once again be battling humongous waves and not driving on 'ludes, according to Variety. He's already set to produce a biopic of Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, but the exciting news is that Penn may decide to play the ageing surfer dude himself.

Paskowitz is a graduate of the prestigious Stanford Medical School, but abandoned his medical career to concentrate on surfing. He and his third wife lived on the road in camper vans for 25 years, setting up America's first surf camp and somehow raising nine children along the way. Part counter-culture guru and part holy fool, Paskowitz has his own ideas about the line dividing education and "wisdom". None of his kids were formally educated. As adults, they are not entirely pleased about this. But they know how to ride a wave.

The now 89-year-old Doc has always resisted selling his "life rights" to the movies, but finally relented once Penn joined the project. The screenplay is being written by close Penn ally Paul Feldsher (The Four Feathers), and joining Penn on producing duties will Alan and Gabe Polsky, who were behind Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant.

Penn is attracted to these stories about characters on the fringes of society, as demonstrated any number of times, whether in front of the camera or behind it. Three years on from the thoroughly wonderful Into the Wild, is it too much to hope that he might direct this too?
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ook who's joining Pee-wee Herman in the playhouse!

Bromance expert Judd Apatow has teamed up with Paul Reubens to develop a new Pee-wee film for the big screen, Daily Variety reports.

"Let's face it, the world needs more Pee-wee Herman," Apatow told the trade. "I am so excited to be working with Paul Reubens—who is an extraordinary and groundbreaking actor and writer. It's so great to watch him return with such relevance."

The venerable filmmaker says that he got the idea after taking in Reubens' sold-out live show in L.A. earlier this year. The Pee-wee Herman Show is headed to Broadway in October.

And Reubens is apparently just as honored to be working with Apatow.

"There is no one like Judd in our business—he loves comedy with emotion and heart, and he sees what we do as art," said the resurgent 57-year-old actor. "I can't believe I'm getting this opportunity to be working with him."

Reubens is working on the script with writer-actor Paul Rust. Apatow's going to produce, not direct and produce, but that didn't seem to hurt Superbad, Pineapple Express or Get Him to the Greek.

Besides, Pee-wee is technically a for-all-ages character, so they're going to want to avoid the automatic "R" that Apatow's films usually get. Especially considering...you know.

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Fans of the 1960s television series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." were buoyed when, several months ago, a long-gestating  big-screen version of the show gained some  momentum at Warner Bros.

To update the playfully droll Cold War program about a Russian and an American agent who work together to fight an evil agency, the studio had brought on a new writer (an up-and-comer named Max Borenstein) and, according to numerous reports, also had a director on board (David Dobkin, best known as the filmmaker behind "Wedding Crashers" and, at one point in its development, the director of "Cop Out").

Now, "U.N.C.L.E." is picking up more speed -- of a sort. Borenstein has turned in his script (which is said to be a commercial action thriller with some comedic touches, but not the other way around) and the studio likes it and wants to move forward, according to sources. But Dobkin, it turns out, will only produce, not direct, which has led the studio to intensify its search for a director.
The company recently went out to Doug Liman to direct "U.N.C.L.E.," with the idea that the director of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" would be a good candidate to take on another action thriller with lighthearted moments, as the new U.N.C.L.E. reads. Warner Bros. has long been high on Liman, who already has a packed schedule at the studio -- he's on the company's new "Three Musketeers" movie (probably on the backburner) and the hot graphic novel adaptation "All You Need Is Kill" (very much on the frontburner). But sources say that the studio and producers liked him just the same for "U.N.C.L.E." and that Liman, in turn, was intrigued by the idea -- but decided he probably wouldn't take the gig.

So now the studio needs a director again. Given that there are several filmmakers in the Liman mold -- directors who can handle big scenes with a comedic touch --  you wouldn't necessarily think it would be hard to find a worthy candidate. And given how interested they are in making this one, it may not be that long before they hire him. After the sputtering of lighthearted action movies such as "Killers" and "Knight and Day," though, that person may just want to stay out of romantic territory.

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Colin Farrell and Eric Bana are in early talks to team for the indie drama "By Virtue Fall" at Voltage Pictures reports Deadline.

The drama "charts a professional and personal relationship between two characters that evolves from friendship to betrayal and retribution". Scribe Sheldon Turner ("Up in the Air") makes his directorial debut on the film and will produce with Jennifer Klein and Nicolas Chartier.

Negotiations are still in early stages though with the Aussie Bana currently closer to signing on than Irishman Farrell.

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Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) has been hired to pen and direct the "Lego" movie for Warner Bros. Pictures reports Variety.

Combining live action and animation, there's no word yet on what kind of plot or story they intend to follow other than it will utilise the famed toy building blocks extensively.

Whatever they have decided though it has certainly taken time as producers and Lego executives have been criss-crossing the Atlantic for over a year coming up with the concept.

Lord and Miller are still at present attached to direct the film adaptation of TV series "21 Jump Street" at Sony Pictures early next year.

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Bloody Disgusting reports that a third film in the "Hostel" series is in the works.

Michael Weiss penned the script which is set in Las Vegas where a bachelor party goes horribly wrong. The setting and tone sounds notably different from the first two which used European locales as a big element of their production.

At present the title will go direct-to-DVD and writer/director Eli Roth will only be involved as producer, Scott Spiegel is taking over the director's chair. There is "some speculation" it may go theatrical.

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Earlier this week Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo revealed on his official blog that his follow-up to Timecrimes will be a Spanish-language alien invasion horror entitled Extraterrestre  (translated to Alien). Scifi Latino translates the plot: "Vigalondo writes that this will not be like a War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise, where a regular person manages to somehow closely witness all major invasion events. He writes that most people will experience a global alien invasion without even knowing it has happened, by listening to rumors, or engaging in pointless activities. Hence Extraterrestre." How can you not be excited? Check out a teaser image posted by Vigalondo below.

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Tom Hardy, Daniel Craig, Ewan McGregor and Orlando Bloom are apparently in competition for an upcoming film adaptation of classic 1970's British police drama "The Sweeney" for Fox Searchlight reports One India.

All have expressed interest and are said to be under consideration to play the role of Jack Regan. John Thaw, who later went on to star as "Inspector Morse", played Regan in the original series. Thaw and Dennis Waterman ("Minder") starred as members of a London police unit dedicated to fighting violent crime.

With salty dialogue and tough action scenes, it invented the blueprint for gritty UK cop dramas and was a major inspiration for the highly acclaimed original British incarnation of the series "Life on Mars".

Production on the $16 million film was put on hold by DNA Films last month due to concerns over the film's international prospects. Locking in a big name cast member is expected to be a key factor in getting production moving again for a proposed shoot kicking off at the end of the year.

British director Nick Love and Ian Kennedy Martin, the original creator of the ITV series, have penned the script with Love still attached to direct.

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Talking with The Las Vegas Sun, actor Matt Damon says the Steven Soderbergh-helmed Liberace biopic is still on despite a delay year-long delay.

The project was originally slated to shoot this Summer and then delayed to early next year. Now, Damon says "Yeah, it's going to happen. We're going to do it next summer." He's still excited by the project as well, saying "Richard LaGravenese has written a really great script and, you know, hopefully it will be a really great movie. I don't see why it wouldn't be."

Most of the production will be shot in Los Angeles with a few scenes to be shot in Las Vegas. One of the big reasons for the delay was Soderbergh's "Contagion" thriller has been moved forward and kicks off early this Fall. Damon has a small role in that.

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Simon Pegg is in negotiations to reprise his character of lab geek Benji Dunn for Paramount's upcoming fourth film in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise says The Hollywood Reporter.

Though not green lit as yet, actors have been reading for the film this week with director Brad Bird, while an early September shooting start is already being eyed.

Tom Cruise is returning as agent Ethan Hunt, Andre Nemec and Josh Appelbaum penned the screenplay while Cruise, Paula Wagner and J.J. Abrams will produce.

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Daniel Radcliffe is confirmed to be starring in "The Woman In Black" for Hammer Films and Alliance Films says Digital Spy.

This adaptation of Susan Hill's gothic supernatural horror novel follows a young solicitor (Radcliffe) who takes up a short residence at Eel Marsh House, a desolate and secluded coastal mansion cut off at high tide from the nearby market town in rural England.

Alone and sorting out the affairs of the elderly widow owner who recently died, the lawyer is spooked by unexplained noises and visions of a mysterious woman in black. The book has been adapted into a memorable stage play that has been done around the world for over two decades.

It also exists as a hard-to-find 1989 ITV low-budget TV movie which is in such demand that there's a minor black market in illegal copies of the short-lived DVD release. Much like 70's TV movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark", the 'Woman' TV movie scores praise for its effective unsettling atmosphere created through premise, sound and suggestion.

Jane Goldman ("Stardust," "Kick Ass") adapted the script while James Watkins ("Eden Lake") will direct. Simon Oakes and Richard Jackson are producing with shooting to kick off in the Fall.

Colin Farrell and Michael Fassbender have previously been linked to the project. Plans to shoot the film in 3D have also been put on hold.

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Lloyd Levin ("The Green Zone," "United 93") will produce a film adaptation of Warren Fahy's thriller "Fragment" reports Variety.

The story follows a team of seafaring scientists filming a reality TV show on a remote South Pacific island. They are astonished to encounter a terrifying new species which has been evolving in isolation for 600 million years, an encounter caught on live TV.

When NASA and the Navy arrive to investigate, scientists realize the creatures and their ecosystem are lethal enough to wipe out the rest of the Earth. Authorities must decide whether to sterilize the island or try to save the terrible creatures.

Fahy himself will pen the screenplay and old the rights to Levin after a bidding war broke out for the property.

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Rob Lowe has joined the cast of "I Melt With You" reports Deadline.

The story is being kept under wraps, but the film is said to examine pain in terms of the modern male psyche.

Lowe will play a doctor dealing with a tragic personal loss and an increasing drug addiction. Jeremy Piven and Thomas Jane also star.

Mark Pellington is directing from a script by Glenn Porter. Shooting kicks off near Big Sur in Northern California next month.

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IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Im Sang-soo's Cannes entry "The Housemaid".

A remake of Kim Ki-youn's 1960 classic, the erotic thriller follows a young maid who wrecks havoc within the household of a wealthy family.

IFC plans to screen the film at key Fall film festivals before a release early next year.

The distributor is also re-releasing "Inception" and "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan's first feature, 1998's "Following", through its OnDemand service.

The neo-noir thriller follows a writer who picks out strangers at random from the crowded streets of London shadows them see where they go, how they spend their days.

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Kylie Minogue Turns Lesbian For Werewolves

Aussie singer Kylie Minogue has signed on to play a heavily tattooed lesbian in the teen romance drama "Jack and Diane" reports The NY Post.

The story follows two teenage girls in New York City - the charmingly innocent Diane (Juno Temple) whose affection manages to pierce the heart of the tough and closed off Jack (Jena Malone).

About to leave the country, Diane struggles to keep their love alive but hides the fact her newly awakened sexual desire has given her werewolf-like visions. Riley Keough also stars.

A source tells the paper "Kylie does have one love scene where she kisses a girl. Her fans will be surprised to see her in this role, but her performance is good."

Bradley Rust Gray ("The Exploding Girl") directs and shooting aims to kick off this Summer. Minogue's last major role was in the "Doctor Who" 2007 Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned".

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"The Other Guys" director Adam McKay tells CHUD  that he's desperate to get actor Simon Pegg onboard for the film adaptation of the Garth Ennis comic book "The Boys" which he's lined up to direct.

"I haven't officially signed on yet, so I haven't had any conversations with anyone, but he's got to do it. It has to be" says McKay. Ennis based the character Wee Hughie in the books on Pegg.

McKay also revealed that the "Anchorman" sequel was planned as a Broadway musical that would've run for four months and then have jumped right into filming.

However the film is now dead and "we've moved on". They tried just to do the Broadway run on its own, but "it's too hard on the actors. And there's no money for them."

Finally McKay says he hopes to get "Talladega Nights" and "Step Brothers" co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly back together again on screen, potentially even for a 'Step' sequel.

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Warner Bros. is heading into space with "Dan Dare," closing a deal for the feature rights to the British property with Sam Worthington attached to star.

Basil Iwanyk ("Clash of the Titans") will produce through his Thunder Road banner.

"Dan Dare," created by Frank Hampson, first appeared as a comic in 1950 and centered on a gallant chief pilot of the Interplanet Space Fleet. Time frame was the 1990s and the complex adventures were set on planets presumed to have extraterrestrial life.

Dare, described as the British equivalent of Buck Rogers, also appeared in radio programs and a TV series, "Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future."

Rights were obtained from Dan Dare Inc. through Colin Frewin, who exec produces along with Dan Lin.

Worthington, who's been attached to "Dan Dare" for several months, recently wrapped "The Fields" for producer Michael Mann, and will next be seen in John Madden's "The Debt" opposite Helen Mirren. He also recently announced an imprint deal with Radical Publishing under which his Full Clip Prods. will create content for comicbooks and films.

WB-based Iwanyk is a producer on Ben Affleck's crime drama "The Town," due out in September., and "Clash of the Titans 2," with Worthington returning as the lead

Warner execs are Sarah Schechter, Ollie Madden and Matt Milam. Kent Kubena is overseeing for Thunder Road.

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Dir/scr: Patrick Demers. Canada. 2010. 94mins

The plot may sound familiar – young couple want to spend some romantic time in a cabin in the woods, only to be disturbed by a man with a shotgun – but writer-director Patrick Demers' film Suspicions (Jaloux)  is a triumph in terms of structure and subtle chills.

    It is a film that begins innocently and straightforwardly enough, but then sucks the viewer into the darker aspects of the story as the drama slowly and chillingly develops.

Thomas and Marie (Maxime Denommee and Sophie Cadieux) are a bickering couple trying to get their relationship back on track, and who are surprised to find a charming and enigmatic man in the cottage they are borrowing for the weekend. The non-linear narrative structure means that the viewer has to piece together the events of their weekend as the couple's ordered life if turned upside down.

Writer-director Patrick Demers does an excellent job in crafting a nicely complex tale and keeping the tension racked up throughout the film, with Thomas and Marie's life turned upside down as the reality of their situation is gradually revealed.The film had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Tobie Marier Robitaille's cinematography superbly highlights the inhospitable forest locations and the editing – by Demers as well – works perfectly with the cleverly crafted structure. It is a film that begins innocently and straightforwardly enough, but then sucks the viewer into the darker aspects of the story as the drama slowly and chillingly develops.

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The musical chairs casting of Fox's long-gestating action/romantic comedy "This Means War" looks to have come to an end with Tom Hardy ("Inception," "Bronson") having closed a deal to play one of the two male leads according to Vulture.

Picked up a decade ago, Tim Dowling ("Role Models," "Midnight Run 2") has re-written the script which follows two best friends and veteran spies who fall for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon) who has moved into their spare room. They end up fighting for her affections using their black-ops warfare tactics, a fight which literally demolishes much of New York City along the way.

Chris Pine is already signed on to play one of the leads. Hardy will play the other, taking the role which Sam Worthington was previously said to be considering.

Both roles have seen numerous talent attached or offered roles at one point or another including Seth Rogen, Bradley Cooper, James Franco, Martin Lawrence, Robert Downey Jr. and Matt Damon.

McG who is slated to helm the film while Will Smith and James Lassiter will produce.

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Singer Rihanna is set to make her feature film debut in the board game turned naval action thriller "Battleship" for Universal Pictures says Variety.

The story follows a massive Naval adventure across the seas, in the skies and over land as the armed forces of our planet fight for survival against an alien water-bound armada.

Taylor Kitsch ("Wolverine") will play a "wildly spirited" Naval commander named Alex Hopper who is much more a sailor than a politician. Alexander Skarsgard ("True Blood") plays Alex's brother, a straight and narrow naval officer whom Alex idolises.

Jon and Erich Hoeber penned the script while Peter Berg ("Hancock," "The Kingdom") is directing. Filming kicks off August 30th in Hawaii.

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Danish director Asger Leth ("Ghosts of Cite Soleil") is set to direct the thriller "Man on a Ledge" for Summit Entertainment reports The Los Angeles Times.

The script by Pablo Fenjves follows a female psychologist and a former NYPD officer (Sam Worthington) who threatens to jump to his death.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian and David Ready will produce.

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Australian musician and acclaimed screenwriter Nick Cave ("The Proposition") has come onboard to rewrite the script for "The Crow" reboot at Relativity Media reports The Wrap.

Director Stephen Norrington ("Blade") had penned the previous draft which swapped the action between the deserts of the U.S. south-west and a more urban location.

The news comes shortly after it was revealed at Comic Con by Guillermo Del Toro that Cave will be doing music for a darker stop-motion film based on "Pinocchio" which Gris Grimly is co-directing.

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Paramount Pictures and Platinum Dunes have picked up scribe Bobby Glickert's pitch being referred to as the "Confidential Alien Project" reports Heat Vision.

The story involves alien abductions, but no further details are available.  Glickert wrote a treatment and cut together a two-minute teaser which scored Platinum Dunes' attention.

The project is now out to writers. Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form will produce.

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Erich and Jon Hoeber, the writers behind Summit's upcoming action thriller "Red," are in negotiations to rewrite "Man on a Ledge" for the company.

The heist thriller has been gathering steam, and this week Asger Leth entered negotiations to direct the project, which has Sam Worthington attached to star and Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing.

The story begins when an ex-cop-turned-con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatches a female police psychologist to talk him down but, unbeknownst to the cops on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for a massive diamond heist.

The project had been set at Paramount Vantage. Summit hopes to make the movie this fall or winter before losing Worthington to the "Clash of the Titans" sequel.

The Hoebers are generating considerable heat. "Red," starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman, had a big presence at Comic-Con and is coming off its first test screening with strong results. The brothers also wrote the script for "Battleship," which Peter Berg is gearing up to direct and to which Rihanna just signed on to star.

The duo is repped by Verve.

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Justin Timberlake has been offered the male lead role in Andrew Niccol's latest sci-fi feature "I'm.mortal" for 20th Century Fox, New Regency and Strike Entertainment says Deadline.

The story is set in a society where people engineered to stop ageing at 25-years-old and time has become the currency of the realm. The wealthy are practically immortal while the majority of the populous struggles to bank what extra time they can.

Timberlake would play a ghetto rebel wrongly accused of murder who is forced to go into hiding with a beautiful and rich hostage (Amanda Seyfried). They soon begin a steamy romance.

Niccol ("Gattaca," "S1m0ne") directs from a script he wrote and hopes to begin production before the year ends. Eric Newman and Marc Abraham will produce.

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Comedian Richard Lewis has joined the cast of the romantic horror-comedy "Vamps" for Red Hour Films says PR Newswire.

The contemporary story follows two beautiful young vampires (Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter) who enjoy the New York City nightlife until romance jeopardizes their immortality.

Sigourney Weaver also stars. Lewis will play a former student activist who now works as a lawyer with the A.C.L.U..

"Clueless" writer/director Amy Heckerling helms the project which starts shooting in August in Detroit. Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld are producing.

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Cillian Murphy will replace Jason Isaacs on the the new psychological thriller "Retreat" for Magnet Films reports Deadline New York.

Murphy and Thandie Newton will play an estranged couple who head to a remote island getaway in an effort to rebuild their relationship. David Tennant plays a dying military officer who arrives on their doorstep with news of a viral pandemic killing millions on the mainland.

Carl Tibbetts will direct from a script he co-wrote with Janice Hallett, while Gary Sinyor will produce. Shooting was scheduled to kick off earlier this Summer in Canada, no word on a new date as yet.

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Bruce Willis will star with Henry Cavill in Summit-Intrepid Pictures' thriller "The Cold Light of Day," and Sigourney Weaver is in talks to star.

Mabrouk El Mechri ("JCVD") is directing with production set to start Sept. 6 in Spain.

Story centers on a young American whose family is kidnapped while on a vacation to Spain. He is left with only hours to find his family, uncover a government conspiracy and find the connection between the kidnapping and his father's secrets.

Intrepid principals Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans will produce, and Steven Zaillian, Kevin Mann, Matthew Perniciaro and Scott Wiper will exec produce. Spanish producer Galavis Film will co-produce, and Galavis' principal Jesus Martinez will also exec produce.

Zailian is exec producing through his Film Rites banner with Garrett Basch.

Richard Price is writing a production pass on the original script penned by Wiper and John Petro.

Summit will distribute domestically and license the rights internationally. Erik Feig, Summit's president of production, and Michael Schaefer will oversee the project.

Willis will be seen next in "The Expendables"' and "Red." Weaver's in production on "Abduction" and will be seen next in "You Again."

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Vince Vaughn and director David O. Russell ("Three Kings," "The Fighter") are looking to team for "Old St. Louis" which will likely be set up at Universal Pictures says Deadline.

The story follows a traveling salesman and absentee father who finds his life changing when his daughter becomes involved in his work.

Vaughn would play the salesman, while Chloe Moretz ("Kick Ass") is rumoured to be a contender to play the girl. Russell penned the script while Vaughn and his sister Victoria will produce.

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Neil Jordan will direct an adaptation of author Paul Murray's "Skippy Dies."

The helmer will also pen the script, while Number 9 Films' Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen will produce along with James Flynn of Littlewave Film Prods.

Story, set in a public school in Ireland, follows the adventures of unlikely roommates -- Ruprecht, a math genius, and Skippy, who is being abused by the gym teacher. When Skippy unexpectedly dies, Ruprecht performs a slew of wacky science experiments in an attempt to reach his friend beyond the grave.

The dark comedy reunites Woolley, Karlsen and Jordan, who collaborated on the "The Crying Game." Woolley and Jordan have worked on a number of projects together, including "Breakfast on Pluto," "The Butcher Boy" and "Mona Lisa."

Recent credits from Number 9 Films include Sally Hawkins starrer "Made in Dagenham," which will world preem at Toronto in September, and "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," starring Kirsten Dunst and Simon Pegg.

Flynn recently worked with Jordan on "Ondine" and TV series "The Borgias," starring Jeremy Irons.

Murray is repped by Rob Kraitt at A.P. Watt.

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Though he's been attached for many years, Liam Neeson has revealed to GMTV via Digital Spy that he's no longer involved in Steven Spielberg's long-gestating "Lincoln" biopic.

"I'm not actually playing Lincoln now. I was attached to it for a while, but it's now...I'm past my sell-by date" said Neeson during a talk show interview. The actor is probably referring to age - Neeson is 58 and Lincoln died at 56.

The film is also a long way off from production with Tony Kushner's script still undergoing revisions. Spielberg is committed to shooting "War Horse" next.

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Filmmaker Karyn Kusama ("Jennifer's Body," "Girlfight") is penning and potentially directing the hunting/missing parent-themed drama "The Rut" reports The L.A. Times.

The story follows a young girl who must learn the tricks of hunting and archery taught to her by her father after he goes missing. Chloë Moretz ("Kick Ass," "Let Me In") is in talks to play the daughter.

Aaron Magnani is producing the project.

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The Dutch remake of Belgian box-office hit Loft  suffered a freak setback late last month when both the director Antoinette Beumer and the cinematographer Danny Elesen sustained serious injuries during shooting.

During an incident on the set on July 19, Beumer injured her jaw and both arms while Elesen broke his foot.

They were standing on a platform overlooking the set when scaffolding collapsed and both were thrown down.

Beumer (sister of actress Famke Janssen and director of current Dutch hit The Happy Housewife) has had to withdraw temporarily from directorial duties while she undergoes surgery.

However, the production is going ahead as planned. Erik Van Looy, the Belgian director of the original film, stepped in to take Beumer's place last week. One of the main cast members is just available until Aug 3. Van Looy is currently shooting the scenes with him in it.

The cameraman had his operation on July 23 and is already back on the set. Beumer is now recovering at home.

Beumer is expected to return to the production once she has recovered from her injuries. She will finish the film herself.

Loft is produced by Pupkin Films and Millstreet Films in association with original producer Woestijnvis. It's about a group of young married male friends who secretly hire an apartment where they can take their mistresses without their wives finding out. Their little scheme comes unstuck when a dead body turns up in the apartment. Nobody knows who is responsible. "It's like The Usual Suspects meets (Billy Wilder's) The Apartment," is how Van Looy styled the original film, which was a runaway box-office hit in Flanders.

Independent, which handled the Dutch distribution of Van Looy's original film, is also releasing the remake. The opening is scheduled for December 2010.

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Jonathan Demme ("Rachel Getting Married") is circling to direct, while Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper recent read for the long-gestating "Honeymoon With Harry" for New Line reports Deadline.

Cooper would play a former womanizing booze-hound who changed his ways when he fell in love, while De Niro would play the girl's father who tries to break them up. When she dies just before their wedding, the groom heads off on their honeymoon to drink himself to death and meets his almost father-in-law who has come to spread his daughter's ashes.

Paul Haggis adapted the script from an unpublished novel by Bart Baker back in 2004 and the film has often been considered one of the best 'unmade' films of recent years. The tone is said to mix strong comedy and drama ala James L. Brooks.

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Jason Reitman ("Up in the Air") is in talks to direct and Charlize Theron is in talks to star in the dark comedy "Young Adult" for Mandate Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.

Diablo Cody ("Juno") penned the script about a thirtysomething, divorced, young-adult fiction writer (Theron) in Minneapolis who returns to her hometown to chase her ex-boyfriend who is now married with a kid.

Cody, Reitman, Mason Novick, Lianne Halfon and Russell Smith are producing. Filming aims to kick off mid-October in New York.

[Mark]

THE CROW REMAKE

Nick Cave To Rewrite 'The Crow'?
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010
ImageEarlier this year, director Stephen Norrington said that his remake of "The Crow" would begin filming this summer. And while a lead actor has still not been announced, another screenwriter has potentially come on board the project.

According to The Wrap, "The Crow" producer Ed Pressman has indicated that Australian musician Nick Cave has been signed to rewrite the film. Cave has previously written the scripts for "Ghosts... of the Civil Dead" and "The Proposition," in addition to writing an unproduced "Gladiator" sequel at the behest of Russell Crowe and "The Promised Land," which is based upon the Matt Bondurant novel, "The Wettest County in the World."

Back in June, Pressman told MTV News that Norrington's screenplay for "The Crow" was both finished and "terrific." He also indicated that film was in the casting stage.

"[We've got an offer out] to a major actor and things are moving ahead very aggressively, with the aim of doing the film this year," said Pressman.

Pressman also elaborated upon how this version of "The Crow" would be different from the one that appeared in the original 1994 film starring Brandon Lee.

"The Crow itself is a creature in this movie — it's not just a bird," said Pressman. "It's got a personality and a character. Not like Godzilla exactly, but it's very different [and has] a more active role in the story."

"Obviously it's a different time and a different idea, but I think Stephen is a very talented fellow and I'm very excited to work with him," said Pressman. "I think it's a very different conception [than the original film]. After the first 'Crow,' there were so many other films that were inspired by it, by its look. Steve is an artist himself, and he's created a very different visual idea."

source: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/07/27/nick-cave-to-rewrite-the-crow/

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While we're waiting for Damon Lindelof to rewrite Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel, we've news of another sci-fi project Scott plans to direct.

It seems Scott has assigned David Webb Peoples ("Blade Runner," "Ladyhawke," "Unforgiven") to pound out the script for Scott's "The Forever War," based on Joe Haldeman's acclaimed 1974 novel.

Though we've known about Scott's involvement with the project since October 2008, the news about Peoples emerged from Haldeman's blog late Tuesday.

The book, which I read and loved as a kid, is about elite soldiers in an interstellar war and how they deal with time dilation, a side effect of superfast space travel that causes them to age much more slowly than their planetbound friends and family. While only a few months seem to pass for the fighting men and women, decades are actually passing on Earth.

Last I heard, Fox 2000 was the studio.

[Meho Krljic]

Oh, vau, Večni rat??? Ne da očekujem da moderni Holivud to može da uradi kako treba ali nekako sam blago napaljen.

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Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy," "Van Helsing") is set to return behind the director's chair for the sequel to "G.I. Joe" at Paramount PIctures reports The Wrap.

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick ("Zombieland") have penned the script and Channing Tatum is expected to reprise his role as Capt. Duke Hauser in the follow-up to the critically panned 2009 live-action feature which still managed a healthy $300 million worldwide gross.

No word if any of the other cast members will also return. Sommers and Lorenzo di Bonaventura are likely to produce.

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Will Ferrell is attached to star in and produce the Spanish-language comedy "Casa de mi padre" ("House of My Father") reports The Wrap.

The story is being kept under wraps, though casting is already under way. The film will be spoken entirely in Spanish with English subtitles.

Ferrell's publicist would neither confirm nor deny his involvement to the blog. He's expected to produce, but it's not sure who is lined up to direct.