Warner Bros. Pictures has cast Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons will play Alfred in the upcoming Superman-Batman film. The castings, announced Friday, come two weeks after Warn…
Warner Bros. has dated “Pan,” its Peter Pan origin tale, for June 26, 2015. Joe Wright is attached to direct from the Jason Fuchs script but the 3D film has not yet been cast wit…
Broadway veteran Alice Ripley and Robert Clohessy will play spouses in the indie drama “Sugar!”with filming set for next summer. Lauren Rayner is producing with “My Life as…
Star Partners and Hummingbird Prods. are collaborating on production of a sequel to Frank Capra’s iconic 1946 movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which starred Jimmy Stewa…
Warner Bros. is heading to Neverland, revving up its untitled Peter Pan project by offering Javier Bardem the role of the lead villain. Variety reported Monday that Warner Bros. was in talks…
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to dark comedy”The Double,” a month after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. “The Double” is a Film4 and BFI presen…
The Weinstein Co. has staked out Nov. 22 for the U.S. release of the Judi Dench-Steve Coogan awards contender "Philomena."
One of the ongoing traditions of the Toronto Film Festival remained very much alive on Sept. 7, as the Sony Classics dinner at Creme Brasserie drew Daniel Radcliffe, Michael C. Hall, Felicit…
Three months after a high-profile Kickstarter campaign funded Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here,” the indie drama’s shoot has been among the most active productions in Lo…
ABC Family’s cancellation of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s ballet dramedy “Bunheads” has led to seven projects receiving allocations from the California Film Tax Credit pro…
Ethan Hawke will star in Michael Almereyda's modern day adaption of Wiliam Shakespeare's play “Cymbeline,” with production starting Aug. 19 in New York City. Producers are Anthon…
Hugh Jackman has set an Oct. 12 benefit performance of his one-man Broadway show to benefit the Motion Picture and Television Fund. The “One Night Only” event will take place at …
Mandy Patinkin has joined Zach Braff on “Wish I Was Here,” the indie drama which has raised $2.6 million in three weeks of Braff’s Kickstarter campaign from fans. Patinkin …
Jerry Lewis will return to Cannes for a screening of Daniel Noah’s comedy “Max Rose,” starring Lewis, Claire Bloom, Kevin Pollak, Kerry Bishe and Mort Sahl. International F…
Glenn Close, Frank Langella, Berenice Marlohe, Lambert Wilson and Olivia Thirlby have joined Anton Yelchin in Victor Levin’s indie dramedy “5 to 7.” The film, set to start …
Tamara Tunie (“Flight”), Daphne Rubin-Vega and dancers Katherine Crockett and Desmond Richardson will topline the indie drama “Fall to Rise.” Tiffany Bartok and Pa…
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Chiemi Karasawa's “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me,” a week after the documentary made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film …
Zach Braff has hit reached the $2 million goal in the first four days of his Kickstarter campaign to raise funds from fans for the drama "Wish I Was Here."
Zach Braff has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $2 million in 30 days from fans to fund production of the feature drama “Wish I Was Here." Braff plans to star and direct from a…
Producers Mike Medavoy and Bobby Geisler are developing a re-envisioned and updated film version of George and Ira Gershwin’s iconic opera "Porgy and Bess." The duo is working with…
Barbra Streisand has selected a period romance project as her directing vehicle with Aldamisa International. She has closed a deal to direct love story between photographer Margaret Bourke-W…
The Weinstein Co. has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Shane Salerno’s feature documentary “Salinger,” a bio of reclusive author J.D. Salinger. TWC is planning a S…