Camille Belle to Star in Adrift

Camilla Belle (10,000 BC) will shoot the Portuguese-language drama Adrift, which Heitor Dhalia is directing for Fernando Meirelles' O2 Films. Universal International is financing and distributing.Set in the 1980s, the movie, written by Dhalia, centers on a 14-year-old girl who struggles with her life when she learns of the infidelities of her father (Vincent Cassel) while undergoing her own sexual awakening.Belle will play a young woman having an affair with the father.The movie will be released in Brazil in 2009.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Constructicons in transformers-2

It's about that time of year. That time where for the next six to eight months while Michael Bay and company work on Transformers 2, we'll be hearing nothing but rumors, rumors, and more rumors about who is in it, what takes place, exactly how many explosions there will be, and every other last detail imaginable. IESB has the first of these rumors and while typically we probably wouldn't go about posting things like this, it's just too good to pass up. If you're a Transformers fan, once you read the rumor below, you'll agree - this was an awesome one that needed to be mentioned! Autobots roll out!

Robert over at IESB claims that the Constructicons - specifically Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Mixmaster, Hook and Long Haul - will join the Decepticon team in their fight for supremacy or the all spark or whatever it is this time. You heard that right, Devastator is coming to the big screen! This robot is frickin' HUGE. A fan art photo created by Rise Studio has been included below to spark your imagination. This massive bot is a fan favorite among many for his combined destructive power and enormous size. If this is true, this is going to make for some insane battles - that's for sure!

Of course, some of the names will have to be changed. Bonecrusher was the Buffalo H Mine-Protected vehicle that got demolished by Optimus Prime in the highway fight, and Devastator was the M1 Abrams tank that also got its ass kicked in the final fight. We'll see what they come up with.

Also included in their post is a list of possible character listings which include Chuck, Sam's conspiracy theory-obsessed roommate at Princeton; Professor Colan, Sam's physics teacher; the CEO of Massive Dynamic; an FBI director, a CNN reporter, a bunch of military personnel and a few more. It's all the standard fare and I've always believed casting charts really don't tell us much. It's best we hold out until we hear some solid details from Bay or someone else intricately involved in the production.

I think the great thing about this sequel is that Michael Bay already proved that he was the perfect director to bring Transformers to the big screen (at least most people agree) and now the door is open for almost anything. What I mean is that the question has changed from "can Bay actually do a good job translating our beloved 80's toy line to the big screen?" into "what awesome robots can we look forward to seeing next?" Transformers 2, being directed again by Michael Bay, is currently slated for release on June 26th, 2009 next summer and will begin production this July.

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Billy Crudup Joins Public Enemies
Source: Variety

Billy Crudup has been set to play FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in Public Enemies, the Michael Mann-directed crime drama for Universal that stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, reports Variety.

Mann has also set Stephen Lang to play Winstead, the leader of the Texas Rangers who joins the manhunt for John Dillinger and his gang. Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard also star.



Church Has Eyes for Hudson
Source: Variety

Thomas Haden Church (Spider-Man 3) will star with Kate Hudson in Big Eyes.

According to Variety, Church will play Walter Keane, who became a celebrity in the 1950s and '60s because of a series of paintings of big-eyed children that became a mass-market phenomenon.

Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski will direct the fact-based drama from their own script.



New Harold and Kumar Clips Online
Source: ComingSoon.net

New Line Cinema has released more clips from Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo, its anticipated sequel opening in theaters on April 25. The comedy stars John Cho, Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, Roger Bart and Neil Patrick Harris. This time, the boys get themselves in trouble trying to sneak a bong onboard a flight to Amsterdam. Now, being suspected of terrorism, they are forced to run from the law and try to find a way to prove their innocence.

You can find links to the clips here!



First Look: Matt Damon in Green Zone

TheBadandUgly.com has your first look at Matt Damon on the set of the new untitled Paul Greengrass "Green Zone" thriller.

In the film, inspired by Rajiv Chandrasekaran's nonfiction book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone," Damon plays an officer who teams with a senior CIA officer to search for evidence of weapons of mass destruction. A "Green Zone" is a walled and fortified area where U.S. troops stay during the Iraq occupation. There, critics say, flawed decisions are made because leaders are separated from the realities of life in war-torn Iraq.

Without a Paddle 2

They still haven’t found a cure for that dreaded case of sequelitis, but word is it’s been sourced to a spring in Burbank.

Paramount have come down with a case of it this week, with word tickling in that they’re currently casting – wait for it… - “Without a Paddle 2”.

As far as I can tell, the sequel – which be going direct-to-DVD – has nothing to do with the original, so won’t feature the characters played by Seth Green, Dax Shepard and Matthew Lillard. Instead, it fixes on a character named Zach, who promises an old dying woman that he’ll track down her long-lost granddaughter so they can unite before the woman fades away. He, and two others (Nigel and Ben) head off in search of the lost girl – and get up to all-the-expected hijinks along the way.

I’m guessing a kayak will be involved in there somewhere.

O’Donnell Feeling the Payne

One-time TV veterinarian Chris O’Donnell (TVs "Grey's Anatomy") is stepping back into the shadowy world of big-screen blockbusters – terrain he’s only too familiar with, having starred in two “Batman” movies (the sucky ones). The Boy Wonder has joined the cast of “Max Payne”, the latest in a long line of unnecessary films based on video games.

Payne is the story of a cop (Mark Wahlberg), haunted by the death of his family, who's hot on the heels of a series of new murders. O'Donell will play executive Jason Colvin, says EW.

For you first look at Wahlberg at this Max Payne character click here.

Source:Moviehole

Dan Simmons's Hyperion Sci-Fi Series Being Adapted by Warner Bros

We're in dire need of some new sci-fi movies that involve space battles, alien creatures, universal heroes, everything. Thankfully Warner Brothers seems to up to the task, recently approving an adaptation of the Hyperion Cantos book series. Dan Simmons' award-winning science fiction series features a frame story structure and numerous smaller short stories all set around a planet named Hyperion. If you're unfamiliar with the popular series, then you're in for a treat - it's a very imaginative sci-fi collection that definitely seems like it could adapted into a wonderful sci-fi flick. Now we just hope Warner Brothers brings on a director that won't turn this into a pile of mush.

The Hyperion Cantos includes four individual books in total: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion (published from 1989 to 1997). The first book, Hyperion, won the Hugo Award for best novel in 1990 and the second, The Fall of Hyperion, was nominated for a Nebula Award for best novel. You can find the first two individually on Amazon.com for pretty dang cheap. An article on the internet praises the series: "It is rare to find a series of books as imaginative, adventurous, and thought provoking as the Hyperion Cantos Series by Dan Simmons."

Hyperion deals with a space war, with most of the action taking place on a planet named Hyperion, known not only for its electricity-spewing trees but also for the Time Tombs, large artifacts that can move through time. The tombs are guarded by a monster called the Shrike, which impales people on metal trees. The series is inspired heavily by Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron and Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The cantos is highly complex, featuring multiple time-lines and characters whose behavior changes dramatically, which was a challenge to adapt and the biggest issue that was overcome before Warner Brothers picked it up.

Newcomer Trevor Sands has been hired to adapt the first two books, Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, as one feature film with Graham King (The Departed, Blood Diamond, Bangkok Dangerous) producing. Apparently Sands won over the Warner Brothers execs by taking a selective approach to the two novels' multiple points of view in a way that managed to coherently and unconfusingly tell the story.

As was certainly apparent from the start, I'm looking forward to this primarily based on the fact that I'm desperate for some good science fiction movies. The Fifth Element is still one of the only good sci-fi flicks in recent years that had a grand scale and big budget and was still great. I've been waiting anxiously for another good sci-fi flick that I can pop in late on a Wednesday night when I'm in the mood to jump into the future. Dan Simmons' world in Hyperion seems grand enough to fulfill my desires, it will just come down to who they get as a director and whether Sands' script is any good.

Source:FirstShowing

Long and Panettiere Voicing Alpha and Omega

Animated family film Alpha and Omega, about two kidnapped wolves trying to get back their pack, has cast Justin Long and Hayden Panettiere as the two lupine lead voices, with Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper and Larry Miller also set.

Variety says the movie is directed by Anthony Bell (The Boondocks) and Ben Gluck (Brother Bear 2) from a screenplay by Chris Denk based on a story by Steve Moore (co-creator of Open Season).

The project marks the first team-up of Lionsgate and Crest Animation Productions for a multi-picture deal.

Production is under way in Los Angeles; key animation will be created at Crest's India-based studio with a debut anticipated for 2010.

Universal Developing Kill the Messenger

Universal is developing a feature called Kill the Messenger, based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb, reports Variety.

The San Jose Mercury News reporter committed suicide after being the target of a smear campaign when he linked the CIA to a scheme to arm Contra rebels in Nicaragua and import cocaine into California.

Peter Landesman will write the screenplay, based on the two books the studio optioned: "Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion," by Webb, and Nick Schou's "Kill the Messenger: How the CIA's Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb."

Scott Stuber will produce with Nick Wechsler; Naomi Despres and Landesman will be executive

Source:MovieHole

Transformers 2 on the Move

Last week, it was Barricade, and this week Optimus Prime was spotted on L.A.'s 405 being moved to a new location. Is Michael Bay getting ready to start shooting Transformers 2 already? Or perhaps they are doing some early shots for the sequel? The last we heard is that Bay and DreamWorks/Paramount were targeting an early June start for the follow-up so that they could make the June 26, 2009 release date.

New Iron Man Pics!

Superhero Hype! has posted some excellent new shots from the Iron Man movie, opening in North American theaters on May 2. Directed by Jon Favreau, the anticipated comic book adaptation stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges.

Ben Stiller is King Doug

Ben Stiller is attached to produce and possibly star in The Return of King Doug, an adaptation of an upcoming Oni Press graphic novel whose film rights were picked up by DreamWorks, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Written by Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, "King" centers on a man who must return to the fantasy world which he abandoned 30 years earlier. Erb and Oremland will also write the screenplay.

Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld and Jeremy Kramer will produce through their DreamWorks-based Red Hour Productions.

Eric Gitter, one of the partners at Oni, will also produce through his Closed on Mondays Entertainment, the company which acts as Oni's production arm. Peter Schwerin is executive producing.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Hayden Panettiere on Fox's Kiss List

Fox Atomic is acquiring the novel "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" and will develop it as a star vehicle for "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere, reports Variety. Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer will write the script.

Published last year by Knopf, "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" takes place in Manhattan, where Naomi and her gay best friend Ely protect their soulmate friendship by creating a list of people deemed off limits for smooching. Their friendship is imperiled when Ely kisses Naomi's boyfriend.

Panettiere is currently playing the title role in the Chris Columbus-directed Fox Atomic comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper, and she is also planning to star in Daydream Nation, which Vogel and Gerson-Saines will produce.

Trailer for Jennifer Lynch's Surveillance

hockTillYouDrop.com has posted a new German trailer for Surveillance, the Jennifer Chambers Lynch serial killer thriller starring Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, French Stewart and Michael Ironside. In the film, executive produced by Lynch's dad, David, Ormond and Pullman star as FBI agents tracking a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.

Universal Puts First Man on the Moon

Universal has acquired nonfiction novel "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong" and will turn it into a film about the first person to set foot on the moon, says Variety.

NASA historian James R. Hansen got rare direct access to Armstrong, a test pilot-turned-astronaut who was so driven to reach the moon and play the role of American hero that he became known as "the Ice Commander."

Nicole Perlman will write the script. Temple Hill Entertainment partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey produce.

"The closer he got to the moon, the further away he became from his family," Perlman told the trade. "He had a family tragedy before Apollo that turned him into this driven astronaut, and he became such a perfect hero that while Buzz Aldrin was announced to be the first man on the moon, NASA reversed its decision because Neil was regarded as more heroic."

Armstrong returned from the moon as one of the most famous men on Earth but didn't capitalize on it with a political career or endorsements. He reconnected with his family, shut out the world and became an intensely private man.

Source: Comingsoon

Fox On the Move

Fox and Blum Will Adapt Anything
20th Century Fox has acquired rights to "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime," an article in the March edition of Men's Vogue about daredevil cargo pilots, reports Variety.

Michael Walker, who wrote the article, will write the script. Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions will produce.

The studio's intention is to use these cargo pilots -- called "freight dogs" -- as the centerpiece for an action thriller. Real freight dogs, whose job is sometimes dangerous, haul everything from exotic animals and cars to video games all over the world.Fox Acquires McElroy's Man and Wife

20th Century Fox has bought Alan McElroy's action-thriller spec Man and Wife.

Variety says the story of international espionage centers on a professional killer, who has to pretend to be an ordinary husband, and the wife who learns to love him in a totally unexpected way.

Ralph Winter, who produced the "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" franchises for Fox, is producing through his studio-based company. Noah Rosen is executive producing.

McElroy wrote Left Behind: The Movie, which Winter also produced. His credits include Resident Evil, Spawn and Three.

Speed Racer Web Site

Esurance has launched its tie-in Speed Racer site, which includes a new behind-the-scenes clip, a sneak peek, three more car renders (bottom left) and new wallpapers. Be sure to check it all out here!

The Wachowski Brothers' big screen adaptation, starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox, hits conventional theaters and IMAX on May 9.

Disney and Stan Lee Team on Three Pics

Variety reports that Walt Disney Pictures and Stan Lee have set three projects that will be executive produced by Lee and Gill Champion and their POW! Entertainment.

The three projects will each be based on a story by Lee.

Nick Ratchet will be written and directed by Richard LaGravenese. Larry Jacobson and Sonny Grosso are in talks to produce.

Blaze will be written by Gary Goldman.

Tigress will be written by Zoe Green. State Street Pictures' Robert Teitel and George Tillman will

Source: Variety

Stuart Beattie Pens Halo Spec Script

Latino Review, which assures this is not an April Fools' joke, says that Stuart Beattie has independently written a new spec script (definition) for the Halo video game adaptation.

Bungie, Peter Jackson, Scott Stuber, Fox and Universal went through three writers before the plug was pulled last summer when Neil Blomkampf was attached to direct.

Beattie (upcoming Australia and G.I. Joe) has written a screenplay titled "Halo: Fall of Reach," based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Eric Nylund. Will Bungie and the studios take another look at this script? Either way, you can check out story details here.

Source: Latino Review

SuperBAD Movie?

Spoof movies. Can’t get enough of ‘em, hey!? (Well, by the looks of those numbers “Superhero Movie” did on the weekend seems you can. It did pretty lousy, actually). Just as well, there’s another one on the way – and it’s bound to be just as funny as everything else writer/director’s Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer (“Meet the Spartans”, “Epic Movie”) have done up to this point.

Lionsgate’s “Goodie Two Shoes” will – not that a stratagem will come into it much, if at all – tell of a “group of friends who go on a life-changing adventure”. Apparently the main jokial thrust of this one will be ribbing films like “Superbad” (So, you’ll have someone playing a ‘McLovin’-type, someone playing a pudgy smart-ass a’la Jonah Hill, an actor doing Michael Cera’s reserved dork). But, of course, and not unlike every other spoof film of the past couple of years, everything will be fair game.

Will Smith’s forthcoming superhero jaunt “Hancock” is going to be spoofed, the “Sex and the City” movie (they’re looking for a guy – yes! A guy! – to play Carrie!) will too, and Mike Myers’s upcoming “The Love Guru” is even getting a ribbing.

What I don’t understand is, why don’t they at least wait till these films come out before they spoof them!? They’ve obviously worried if they wait too long, the jokes will be dated, but if the spoof’s are completely off-target, it’ll be a waste anyway. Punks.

Aside from the above characters, Friedberg and Seltzer are currently on the lookout for a ‘Jessica Simpson’, a ‘Justin Timberlake’, a ‘Prince’, a ‘Flava Flav’, a ‘Dr Phil’, a ‘Angelina Jolie’, ‘Paris Hilton’, and, of course, a ‘Michael Jackson’.

“Goodie Two Shoes” films in Louisiana April 28 through June 6.

Someone just stabbed themselves in the eye with a sharp fork.

Source:MovieHole