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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck To Adapt 'Sleeper'
Ben Affleck isn't just visiting the DC Comic Universe as the next Batman, he's moving in! Affleck and his longtime producing partner Matt Damon have signed on to produce an adaptation of Ed Brubaker's noir crime-spy-superhero comic...
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'Star Wars: Episode VII' Chases 'Warcraft' to a Release Date Far, Far(ther) Away, Plus More Release Dates From Universal
Universal has shifted the release date of Legendary's Warcraft movie from December 2015 to March 11, 2016 in order to avoid competing with Star Wars: Episode VII. Duncan Jones (Moon) is attached as director to adapt a story from Chris Metzen, a...
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Film Based on 'Trainspotting' Author's 'Filth' Has a North American Distributor
If the name Irvine Welsh sounds familiar, then maybe you've seen Trainspotting (1996), or The Acid House (1998), or maybe Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (2011) - okay, let's be realistic, odds are you haven't seen the latter two. Well, all three of...
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Judd Apatow to Direct Amy Schumer Comedy 'Train Wreck'
Judd Apatow Finds Latest Directing Assignment The ever prolific Judd Apatow has found his next directing assignment. Apatow will helm the Amy Schumer comedy Train Wreck. Comedian Schumer, star of the Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer,...
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Scarlett Johansson's Voice-Only Work in 'Her' Ineligible For Golden Globes
Scarlet Johansson (seen here in 'Don Jon') saw her performance in 'Her' disqualified from Golden Globes contention by the HFPA To consider Scarlett Johansson's voice-only work in Spike Jonze's newest film Her as a legitimate option in the awards...
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Friday the 13th Part XIII Set For 2015
Paramount has announced that the thirteenth installment in the Friday the 13th franchise will reach theaters on Friday, March 13, 2015. The upcoming film will be yet another reboot unconnected to the 2009 film or the original series. Platinum...
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'It Felt Like Love' Acquired By Variance
The U.S. rights for writer-director Eliza Hittman's first time feature film, the coming-of age story It Felt Like Love, have been acquired by Variance. It Felt Like Love premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and went on to play in...
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Nicholas Stoller To Do A Rewrite For 'Uptown Saturday Night' Remake
The 1974 comedy Uptown Saturday Night, directed by and starring Sidney Poitier, is getting a 21st Century makeover thanks to Warner Bros., and Nicholas Stoller of The Muppets and Forgetting Sarah Marshall fame has now come on board to do a...
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