A new post-9/11 movie is in the works from a big studio and the rumor is that Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks are being corralled in being in it together. Warner Bros is looking to bring both Oscar-winning stars together for the first time in ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’.
Warners, the lead studio on the [...]

Ending a momentous and event filled day at San Diego’s Comic-Con 2010 today, both Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Downey, Jr. introduced the entire star-studded cast of Marvel Studios 2012 release “The Avengers.”
Calling the picture more ambitious than “Inception,” Downey Jr. made news by announcing the long rumored additions of recent Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner [...]

“Footloose,” the 1984 film about dancing teens, launched Kevin Bacon’s career. Will the remake do the same for Kenny Wormald?
The film’s producers had been looking for the right actor to fill Bacon’s sizable shoes for some time. Several high-profile stars had been rumored for the role, including Zac Efron (dropped out, didn’t want to be typecast) and [...]

James Franco has his damn dirty paws on the lead role in “Rise of the Apes,” a prequel to the “Planet of the Apes” franchise.
The Fox feature focuses on a scientist (Franco) who has been testing a cure for Alzheimer’s on apes. The test subject named Caesar starts to evolve rapidly, and the scientist takes him [...]

It’s often rare that an actor gets a good role in a comic book movie that is real and alive on the big screen. And even rare if thta actor endures and stretches an acting legacy from a comic book character.
Terrence Howard and Don Cheadle both starred in “Crash” and have both been nominated for the Best Actor [...]

Colin Farrell and Marion Cotillard are attached to topline David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis,” an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel.
Gregoire Melin’s Paris-based Kinology has picked up international sales rights and is presenting the project to buyers for the first time at the Cannes market.
The $20.5 million film is penned by Cronenberg and produced by Portuguese producer Paulo [...]

“Captain America” is scheduled to open on July 22, 2011.
The most recent casting is that Toby Jones, the British actor best known for playing real-life characters such as Truman Capote in “Infamous,” will co-star as a villainous scientist in Marvel Studios’ “Captain America.”
Jones is in final negotiations to portray Arnim Zola in the production, which [...]

Jon Favreau has confirmed via his Twitter the news that Harrison Ford would co-star in Favreau’s next film, Cowboys & Aliens.  Yesterday, Latino Review reported that Ford would play a yet-to-be-announced role; a report that coincided with an earlier tweet from Favreau saying, “Some very cool Cowboys & Aliens casting news coming soon…”  Today, Favreau tweeted, “Please stop asking if Harrison Ford [...]

He’s already worked with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, so it was really just a matter of time until the Oscar-nominated actor joined forces with the legendary Clint Eastwood. DiCaprio himself confirmed to EW that he’s met with Eastwood on the project, which would follow Hoover’s tenure — and influence at — the FBI.
No deal [...]

After nearly two years of speculation, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news on Monday that Chris Evans will be playing Marvel Comics’ iconic hero Captain America in the big-screen adaptation.
The movie, titled “The First Avenger: Captain America,” was announced in 2008 after Marvel Studio’s first production, “Iron Man,” became a box-office hit. The names of many actors [...]