Peter Dinklage has joined Melissa McCarthy in the Universal comedy “Michelle Darnell.” Ben Falcone is directing. The script, which is based on an original character created by Mc…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMSony has bought a pitch from Mosaic as a starring vehicle for Will Ferrell. Based on an original idea developed internally at Mosaic and currently untitled, the comedy centers around the in…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:23PMJust in time for Thanksgiving, Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Peter Pan origin tale “Pan.” The film stars Hugh Jackman as the villainous Blackbeard, Garrett Hedl…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:37PMBen Affleck may have found his first co-star for “The Accountant” with actress Anna Kendrick in early negotiations to join the assassin thriller, sources confirm to Variety. Gavi…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:46PMMatthew Fox and Patrick Wilson are set to join the cast of the indie “Bone Tomahawk” for Caliber Media. Kurt Russell and Richard Jenkins will star with S. Craig Zahler writing an…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMChristian Bale will voice Bagheera, Cate Blanchett will voice Kaa and “Transformers: Age of Extinction” star Jack Reynor will voice Brother Wolf in the Andy Serkis-helmed “…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:46PMMark Rylance has found his first film to follow his recent Tony win for “Twelfth Night” and is in negotiations to co-star with Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s untitled Co…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:47PMDenzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua are in early talks to pair up yet again on MGM’s remake of “The Magnificent Seven.” Both men have the offers and while Washington is sti…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:07PMWith the recent release of “Maleficent,” which grossed more than $170 million worldwide in its opening weekend, Disney is working fast on its next live-action fairytale adaptati…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:13PMBradley Cooper has joined the board of directors for the charity The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Cooper volunteered as a cabin counselor for seriously ill children for the group in the summe…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMMike Doyle has joined the cast of Open Road’s “Max Steel.” Pic currently stars Ben Winchell, Andy Garcia and Ana Villafane. The movie is a co-production between Mattel and …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:59PMAfter recently tapping Doug Liman to direct its adaptation of the Ubisoft game “Splinter Cell,” New Regency looks to have zeroed in on a director for its other major videogame ad…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:50PMAmanda Seyfreid rounds out the cast of Warner Bros.’ Peter Pan movie, where she will play the role of Mary. She joins Levi Miller, who will play Peter Pan; Hugh Jackman, who will play …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:31PMEven the Mad Hatter needs a father. Disney seems to have found the man to play that part, as it is in negotiations with Mark Rylance to join Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska in Disney’s “T…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:59PMPatrick Wilson is in talks to land the last major role in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” starring Paul Rudd. Michael Douglas is set to star with Evangeline Lilly also in talks to join …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:47PMConsumer marketing and branding veteran Joanne Freed has joined 42West. Freed comes to the agency from Hunter PR and will focus on spearheading the company’s growing brand communicatio…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:38PMHugh Jackman has officially closed a deal to play the pirate Blackbeard in Warner Bros. “Pan.” Variety first reported Jackman was in talks to star in the pic that Joe Wright is d…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:11PMAfter reading actors over the weekend, Joe Wright and Warner Bros. have tapped Garrett Hedlund to play Captain Hook in the Peter Pan origin tale “Pan.” Hugh Jackman is already in…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:09PMGlenn Close is set to star in Arie Posin’s drama “Duchess,” which is based on the true life story of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be the Grand Russian Duchess Anastasia. P…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:28PMMarcia Harden has joined the cast of Universal and Focus’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” as Christian Grey’s adoptive mother. Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Luke Grimes, Elois…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PMTheater thesp Maddalena Ischiale has signed on to play Lou Zamperini’s mother in Universal’s biopic “Unbroken.” Jack O’Connell is set to star with Angelina Joli…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:49PMDisney has announced the release dates for two classic tales. “Alice in Wonderland 2″ will arrive May 27, 2016 while “The Jungle Book” opens Oct. 9, 2015. Johnny Depp…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:01PMAfter successfully adapting “Pride and Prejudice” and “Anna Karenina,” Joe Wright looks ready to adapt another classic literary tale as he is in talks to direct an un…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:44PMPatrick Wilson is set to star in the Atlas Independent and Relativity International drama “The Man on Carrion Road.” He is replacing Timothy Olyphant, who had to leave the projec…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PMFrank Grillo is set star along with Dianna Agron, John Leguizamo, Minnie Driver, Ed Westwick and Maggie Q in indie thriller “A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island” from “The Butler…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:36PM“The Newsroom” actress Emily Mortimer has joined “Rio, eu te amo” (Rio, I Love You), which is the third in a series of films that will be composed of 10 five-to-seven…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:35PM“Boardwalk Empire” actor Vincent Piazza has closed a deal to join the cast of Warner Bros. “Jersey Boys.” Director Clint Eastwood and producer Graham King have always…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:43PMRose Byrne is talks to join the cast of Sony’s remake of “Annie,” playing Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks’ assistant Grace. Sources close to Byrne say the talks a…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:28PMThe Hollywood community reacted with shock and sadness on Twitter late Wednesday over the sudden loss of James Gandolfini, who died at the age of 51 of a possible heart attack. Jesus. The …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:26PMAfter playing a hard-ass politician in Starz's "Boss," Kelsey Grammer is looking to keep that edge as he has signed on to play a villain in the Paramount's Transformers starring Mark Wahlber…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:51PM20th Century Fox has closed a deal for the movie rights to the musical “Guys and Dolls.” Fox will now begin developing the project with no writer, director or talent currently at…
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