February 22, 2012

Jennifer Ehle, Nash Edgerton In Bigelow’s Next

Jennifer Ehle ("Pride and Prejudice," "The Ides of March") and Australian actor/stuntman/filmmaker Nash Edgerton have both joined the cast of Kathryn Bigelow's untitled project at Sony Pictures reports EW. Mark Boal penned the script which follows SEAL Team Six's hunt and eventual take down of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. The duo join a cast … [Read more...]

Fassbender Set, Renner Up For “Counselor”

He was already linked but now he's confirmed - Michael Fassbender will star in Ridley Scott's thriller "The Counselor" based on a script by Cormac McCarthy reports Deadline. Fassbender will play a respected lawyer who thinks he can dip a toe in to the drug business without getting sucked down. It is a bad decision and he tries his best to survive … [Read more...]

Paul Walker Climbs A “Skyscraper”

Paul Walker will star in and executive produce the action thriller "Skyscraper" for his own Laguna Ridge Pictures label and Universal Pictures says Reuters. The film is first of a two-year first-look deal between the companies. Neal H. Moritz ("Fast and Furious") will produce. Walker won't get to work on the film for a while though as he's … [Read more...]

Jim Caviezel To Enter “The Tomb”

Jim Caviezel has reportedly signed to play the antagonist in the prison action-thriller "The Tomb" at Emmett-Furla Films and Summit Entertainment says AICN. Miles Chapman and Jason Keller penned the script which follows Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone), the world's foremost authority on prison structural security. His skills are put to the test … [Read more...]

Bloom, Hounsou To Become “Zulu”

Orlando Bloom and Djimon Hounsou are teaming for an adaptation of Caryl Ferey's novel "Zulu" reports Screen Daily. Not to be confused with the famous 1964 war film of the same name with Michael Caine, the story has the duo playing Cape Town police officers who investigate the murder of a 18 year-old girl. Said girl is the daughter of a player on … [Read more...]

News Shorts: February 21st 2012

Photos of Jeremy Renner sliding down a wall in The Bourne Legacy, several shots from Snow White and the Huntsman, three shots of Josh Brolin and Will Smith in the 1960's scenes of Men in Black 3, a trio of heroes walk a hall in The Avengers, the first shot of Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Won't Back Down, and Judi Dench on the set of … [Read more...]

‘Valor’ Team Race At “High Speed”

Bandito Brothers, the production label behind the upcoming Navy SEAL action drama "Act of Valor", are planning the gritty car chase drama "High Speed" as their next film reports Deadline. Greg Russo penned the script which centers on the best high-speed police pursuit drivers in the country coming together as a unit to stop a high-end underground … [Read more...]

Terence Davies Adapting “Sunset Song”

"The Deep Blue Sea" and "House of Mirth" director Terence Davies’ long gestating adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic 1932 Scottish novel "Sunset Song" is finally getting underway says Screen Daily. The story follows a proud young woman and her bittersweet relationship with the oppressive landscapes and Highland crofting culture in … [Read more...]