Warner Decision to Franchise “Holmes” Is Elementary
Warner Bros. is in talks to set the screenwriting team of Kieran and Michele Mulroney to pen a sequel to “Sherlock Holmes.” Studio’s aiming to launch a franchise with “Sherlock,” set to open on...
View ArticleStars Aligning for Soderbergh’s Next
Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Jude Law and Kate Winslet are set to star in Steven Soderbergh’s action-thriller “Contagion.” Soderbergh’s been developing the project — not yet set up at a studio — with...
View ArticleLaw, Winstone, Others Climb Aboard Scorsese’s Latest
Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths have been cast in Martin Scorsese’s live-action 3D adventure “Hugo Cabret.” The film’s production began yesterday in...
View ArticleThis New Scorsese Film Keeps Getting Better
Martin Scorsese’s next project now has two more stars attached to it. Scorsese and Johnny Depp, amongst others, will produce an adaptation of “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” Brian Selznick’s...
View ArticleThe Fabulous Noomi Rapace Nails Down First Hollywood Role
Noomi Rapace, the Swedish star of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” has booked her first English-language role: the plum part of the female lead in Warner Bros.’s “Sherlock Holmes 2.” The sequel...
View Article“Sherlock 2″ Keeps Casting, Finds Its Moriarty
“Mad Men’s” Jared Harris has been cast as the villainous Professor Moriarty in Warner Bros.’ “Sherlock Holmes” sequel. The studio had been considering a number of thesps, including Daniel Day Lewis, to...
View ArticleSoderbergh Snags Lathan to Join His “Contagion” Cast
Sanaa Lathan has joined the ensemble cast of Steven Soderbergh’s drama “Contagion” for Warner Bros. Pictures. “Contagion” centers on a deadly virus that threatens the human population, with groups from...
View ArticleNew “Sherlock” Flick Gets Some More International Flavor to It
French actor Gilles Lellouche will investigate a career stateside with the Gallic star set for a role in Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes 2.” Lellouche will share the big screen with Robert Downey Jr.,...
View ArticleDreamWorks’“Guardians”‘Toon Rounds Out Cast
Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, Alec Baldwin and Isla Fisher will voice the lead roles in DreamWorks Animation’s 3D epic “Rise of the Guardians.” Peter Ramsey is directing the pic based on “The...
View ArticleWant To See What DreamWorks Animation Has In Store?
DreamWorks Animation’s 2012 slate kicks off on June 8 with “Madagascar 3.” The threequel returns Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith and Sacha Baron Cohen in the title voice...
View ArticleJoe Wright’s Making Another Period Piece With Keira Knightley
After trying his hand at the action game in this year’s “Hanna,” director Joe Wright is going back to period pieces with “Anna Karenina,” and he’s bringing a familiar face with him. Adapted by...
View ArticleTalk About Confidence! Warner Already Greenlights “Sherlock 3″ Script
“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” doesn’t open until December 16, but Warner Bros. is already planning the next installment of the period detective adventure movies. The studio has hired Drew...
View ArticleMagnolia Acquires Fernando Meirelles’“360″
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Fernando Meirelles’ “360,” a sexual roundelay starring Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Ben Foster. Magnolia will release the film theatrically...
View Article“The Side Effect” Cranks Up The Confusion Before Shooting A Single Frame
Pharmaceutical thrillers seem to be becoming something of a trend at the moment, between Steven Soderbergh recruiting the likes of Jude Law and Blake Lively for “Side Effects” and now “Cabin Fever 2″...
View ArticleWhoa, Doggie! Soderbergh's Deal With Annapurna Ain't Finished Yet
Word is that the recently announced deal for Annapurna Pictures and Open Road Films to partner to produce Steven Soderbergh's “Side Effects” has hit a snag. The film was set to start shooting in April....
View ArticleLively Out, Mara In, “Side Effects” That Is
Rooney Mara has signed on to the lead role in Steven Soderbergh’s “Side Effects,” replacing the previously announced Blake Lively. As reported last week, Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures had backed...
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