May 20, 2012

Casting News: Farmiga, Andrews, Karna

Greenland Time Vera Farmiga will join David Newman and Catherine Linstrum's new psychological-thriller "Greenland Time" at Sigma and Zentropa. The story follows a woman out for revenge on the man who killed her daughter in a hit-and-run accident. Discussions are underway for the male role and shooting aims to begin in October and November. … [Read more...]

Ryan Reynolds Up For “Highlander”

Ryan Reynolds has emerged as front-runner to star in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's reboot of the "Highlander" franchise at Lionsgate-Summit reports Variety. Both sides are reportedly in talks and keen on working together, though Reynolds is weighing other offers. The original series followed an immortal swordsman who battled other immortal warriors … [Read more...]

Williams & Kunis Are The “Angriest”

Robin Williams, Mila Kunis and Peter Dinklage are all set to star in the comedy "The Angriest Man In Brooklyn" at Cargo Entertainment, Landscape Entertainment and Force Majeure says Screen Daily. The story follows a stand-in doctor who mistakenly tells an obnoxious patient he has 90 minutes to live. The medic tries desperately to locate the man … [Read more...]

Speedman, Pullman To Go “Beyond Apollo”

Scott Speedman, Bill Pullman and Ali Larter are attached to star in a film version of Barry Malzberg's controversial award-winning sci-fi novel "Beyond Apollo" reports Variety. The story deals with the first two-man mission to Venus being aborted mid-flight and abruptly returning back to Earth. When rescue crews retrieve the space capsule, they … [Read more...]

Casting News: Lewis, Marsan, Moore

Driven Damian Lewis, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Peter Capaldi and Iwan Rheon will star in "Vera" actor turned filmmaker David Leon’s debut feature - the crime thriller "Driven" at Zeitgeist Films. Shooting kicks off in Newcastle and Northumberland in early 2013 and is based on Leon’s own childhood experiences growing up in the area in the late … [Read more...]

Wasikowska, Blanchett In Highsmith’s “Carol”

Aussie actresses Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are set to head up the cast of a new adaptation of "Talented Mr. Ripley" author Patricia Highsmith’s "Carol" (aka "The Price of Salt") says Deadline. Phyllis Nagy adapted the tale about the complex relationship between two very different women in 1950s New York. One is a twenty-something girl … [Read more...]

“Blade Runner” Scribe Returns For Sequel

"Blade Runner" co-scribe Hampton Fancher is in talks to pen an idea for Ridley Scott's currently in early development untitled sequel to his classic 1982 sci-fi film reports Heat Vision. Alcon Entertainment and Scott remain dead quiet on the film's details, but confirm it will be set "some years after the first film concluded". Fancher and David … [Read more...]

New TV Season Breakdown: ABC

The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the third one announced. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on ABC. An odd year for the once mighty juggernaut which can still pack 'em in. It had surprise success stories with "Once Upon a Time" and "Revenge", the latter … [Read more...]