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March 24, 2009
Captain America: The First Avenger   Marvel stakes claim on summer 2011
Grown Ups   Hayek, Rudolph get chummy with Sandler
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island   New Line, Walden fire up sequel
Spider-Man 4   Marvel stakes claim on summer 2011
The Avengers   Marvel stakes claim on summer 2011
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse   Summit goes with Spanish helmer
Thor   Marvel stakes claim on summer 2011
Transformers 3   Transformers sequel already marks territory in 2011

March 23, 2009
Get Happy   Anne Hathaway keeps adding to her resume
Leap Year   Adam Scott gets close to Amy Adams
Little Fockers   Tommy Boy director takes reins
Swingles   Cameron Diaz to seal deal on romcom
The Twilight Saga: New Moon   Dakota Fanning sinks teeth into Twilight
The Twilight Saga: New Moon   Taylor Lautner gets some friends
True Grit   The Coen brothers to adapt Portis novel
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself   Music artist
Untitled Steve McQueen Biopic   King of Cool movie in the works

March 7, 2009
Marmaduke   Fox sicks popular Great Dane on movie audiences

March 3, 2009
11 Minutes   Trio to star in Paulo Coehlo adaptation
Cop Out   Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan to headline
Fathom   Megan Fox lines up two projects
Inception   Leo to work with Christopher Nolan
Jonah Hex   Megan Fox lines up two projects
Medieval   New Regency buys Dirty Dozen actioner
Ramona and Beezus   Trio to star in Beverly Cleary adaptation
Sucker Punch   Watchmen director assembles next project
The Believers   Miramax, Scott Rudin buy novel rights
The Crazies   Horror update adds two more
The Sorcerer's Apprentice   Alfred Molina to be the bad guy
The Thirteenth Hour   Wanted scribes to adapt new thriller
Watchmen   Advance ticket sales are through the roof

March 2, 2009
Angels & Demons   Catholic League plans crusade against Ron Howard pic
Betty Anne Waters   Loren Dean to play Swank's other half
Downsizing   Giamatti, Witherspoon join Alexander Payne project
Never Let Me Go   Keira Knightley finds out she's a clone
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief   Logan Lerman lands spot as title character
Rape: A Love Story   Bello, Breslin board indie adaptation
Scandal Makers   Sonnenfeld to remake Korean box office hit
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader   Narnia franchise heads back to winter season
United States   Angela Bassett helms first feature
Up in the Air   Jason Bateman signs on for Paramount project
Within   Screen Gems picks up thriller spec

February 26, 2009
Arthur   Borat scribe attached to remake
Damn Yankees!   Carrey, Gyllenhaal star in first musical
Dead of Night   Horror flick adds two
Friday the 13th Part 2   Jason's back (again)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II   Final movie gets summer release date
Iron Man 2   Nick Fury role goes to Samuel L. Jackson
It's Complicated   Comedy to open on December 25th
Mars Needs Moms   Seth Green rescues Joan Cusack
Shake Hands With the Devil   Regent picks up Spottiswoode docudrama
The B Team   Ferrell, Wahlberg to play cops
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader   New scribe takes over for Richard LaGravanese
The NeverEnding Story   Warner Bros. plans to bring franchise back
Total Recall   Original Films to revive 1990 franchise
Undefeated: The Rocky Marciano Story   The Company director books boxing biopic
Untitled Woody Allen Project   Banderas joins Woody bandwagon

February 25, 2009
All About Steve   Fox shifts comedy out of Watchmen's radar
Astro Boy   Imagi eyes October 23rd release
Back to Africa   Alcon turns comedy into Martin Lawrence vehicle
Betty Anne Waters   Frozen River star joins indie drama
Breathers: A Zombie's Lament   Diablo Cody to produce zombie romance
Clue   Verbinski circles Hasbro movie
Dog Show   Ellen DeGeneres attaches self to animated pic
Edge of Darkness   WB buys Mel Gibson starrer
Fair Game   Naomi Watts to star in Valerie Plame drama
Five Killers   Heigl, Kutcher couple up for Lionsgate thriller
Hot Tub Time Machine   Cusack, Corddry fit into Hot tub
Life of Pi   Ang Lee cuts a piece of Pi
Mars Needs Moms   Stranger With Candy's Harnois to star in motion-capture pic
Must Read After My Death   Six Feet Under team to produce new feature
Nerveracker   Robert Rodriguez to write, direct futuristic thriller
Oh Brother   Gold Circle says Oh Brother to original Cathy McCarthy script
Precious   Lionsgate's Push turns Precious
Quartermain   Battlestar scribe to pen DreamWorks project
Salt   Chiwetel Ejiofor tracks down Angelina Jolie
Shimmer Lake   First-time scribe sells to Fox Atomic
The Blindside   Sandra Bullock hikes football dramedy
The Dark Knight   The Dark Knight crosses billion-dollar barrier
The Green Hornet   Michel Gondry to helm adaptation?
The Losers   Watchmen star heads to another comic book adaptation
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse   Third Twilight film to bow summer 2010

February 24, 2009
Untitled Woody Allen Project   Pinto, Watts join new Woody film

February 19, 2009
Little Fockers   Universal adds momentum to Meet the Fockers sequel

February 11, 2009
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo   Disney steers in new scribe
A Nightmare on Elm Street   New Line hires director for franchise reboot
Akula   Saw director to helm heist thriller
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel   Chuck's Levi to pal around with the Chipmunks
Anguish   Sam Raimi's Ghost House to remake two horror movies
Betty Anne Waters   Rockwell to play Swank's brother
Grown Ups   Rock, Spade, two more board Sandler comedy
How Could You Do This to Me?   Paramount, Nickelodeon take on divorce comedy
Inception   Batman director sets up Inception
Jonah Hex   John Malkovich squares off with Josh Brolin
The Art of the Heist   William Monahan goes on Heist
The Dorm   Sam Raimi's Ghost House to remake two horror movies
The Matarese Circle   Tom Cruise to play a Russian spy
Untitled Woody Allen Project   Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin to star

February 10, 2009
Greenberg   Greta Gerwig to enter relationship with Ben Stiller
The Rum Diary   Richard Jenkins serves up some Rum

February 9, 2009
Conviction   Newbie scribe seals deal with Silver Pictures
It's Complicated   Office star joins Nancy Meyers pic
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole   Four fly to owl-themed pic
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done   Cast shaping up for Werner Herzog thriller
The 5th Quarter   Writer-director holds open call for music
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction   Benderspink unearths two scribes for comic adaptation

February 8, 2009
St. Vincent   Mickey Rourke to play...a priest?

February 5, 2009
Candy Land   Universal has sweet tooth for Hasbro game
Carmel   Josh Hutcherson joins indie drama
Damascus Gate   Dark Knight producer to develop political thriller
Green Lantern   WB wants Casino Royale director
Master Mind   Downey Jr., Fey team up for DreamWorks comedy
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game   Soderbergh to reteam with Pitt in book adaptation?
Precious   Lionsgate, Weinstein Co. brawl over distribution rights
Sex and the City 2   New Line eyes a summer 2010 release
The Book of Eli   Dumbledore grabs dibs on Book of Eli film
The Cross   Orlando Bloom Crosses the border
The Electric Slide   Ewan McGregor lights up for new role
The Rum Diary   Amber Heard to star opposite Johnny Depp
The Switch   Aniston, Bateman are having a baby
Valentine's Day   He's Just That Into You writers tapped for another ensemble comedy
We Want Sex   Happy-Go-Lucky star selects next movie

February 3, 2009
Get Low   Bill Murray, Lewis Black to play funeral directors
Silence   Day-Lewis, Del Toro interested in period piece
Slap Shot   Dick and Jane helmer skates to another comedy remake
The Challenge   Aaron Sorkin to write courtroom drama
The Last Airbender   Slumdog star attached to M. Night project

February 2, 2009
Not Forgotten   Anchor sets on Paz Vega thriller
Now the Hell Will Start   Spike Lee company buys World War II story
Plan B   Six Feet Under director to helm J-Lo feature
Precious   Lionsgate picks up Sundance favorite
The Ward   John Carpenter heads into a mental institution
Whatever Works   SPC buys latest Woody Allen film

January 30, 2009
Broken Horses   The hits keep coming for Mickey Rourke
Cold Souls   Samuel Goldwyn doesn't get Cold feet
Eat Pray Love   Columbia picks up memoir from Paramount
Freeloaders   Broken Lizard finds two more Freeloaders
Gulliver's Travels   Jason Segel, Emily Blunt Travel well
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I   Harry Potter stunt double injured badly
Law Abiding Citizen   Doubt scene-stealer joins Law thriller
Masters of the Universe   Kung Fu Panda director to helm live-action version of popular cartoon
Puss in Boots   TV scribe hired to write Shrek spinoff
The Resident   Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a slumlord

January 29, 2009
1066   Gladiator writer to pen 1066 battle
Astro Boy   U.S. adaptation back on track
Centurion   Bond girl signs on for Neil Marshall thriller
Fleming   A Mighty Heart scribe to write Ian Fleming biopic
Girlfriend in a Coma   Comedy guys line up new project
Leap Year   Slumdog Millionaire scribe tapped to write romantic comedy
Rango   Isla Fisher to voice female lead
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader   Ditched by Disney, Narnia finds new home at Fox 2000
The Inn at the Edge of the World   Ladies in Lavender director eyes next project
The Sitter   Fox Atomic buys edgy screenplay
The Thing   Battlestar scribe to pen remake
Tougher Than Leather: The Rise of Run-DMC - The Authorized Biography   Cheo Hodari Coker continues slain rappers kick with Run-DMC biopic
Untitled Tomb Raider Sequel   Warner Bros. set to reboot Lara Croft franchise

January 28, 2009
A Woman of No Importance   Amanda Seyfried joins Brit comedy
Lowriders   Notorious scribe grabs writer keys
The A-Team   Narc helmer tackles A-Team
The Sigma Protocol   Universal wants Jose Padilha to direct

January 27, 2009
Betty Anne Waters   Minnie Driver buys friendship ring for Swank
Furry Vengeance   Summit Entertainment reboots family comedy
The Adventures of Tintin   Jamie Bell lands lead role
The Book of Eli   Jennifer Beals reunites with Denzel

January 26, 2009
Stan's Cup   John Rice repeats the Miracle on Ice
The Story of Bonnie and Clyde   Hilary Duff interested in updated Bonnie and Clyde

January 25, 2009
How to Talk to Girls   Shawn Levy boards How-To movie
London Boulevard   Crime drama bags Knightley, Farrell
Master Harold...and the Boys   Ving Rhames takes down Danny Glover
Spread   Kutcher comedy sets its Anchor
Torso   Paramount project in limbo

January 22, 2009
Frankenweenie   John August to work with Tim Burton for fifth time
Rango   Abigail Breslin books three roles
Sympathy for Delicious   Orlando Bloom replaces James Franco
The Wild Bunch   Abigail Breslin books three roles
Zombieland   Abigail Breslin books three roles

January 21, 2009
It's Complicated   Hunter Parrish, two more join Universal comedy
New in Town   Renee Zellweger starrer becomes more kid friendly
Preacher   Big Fish scribe partners with Sam Mendes
The Cabin in the Woods   Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford go camping
The Ghost (2010)   Wilkinson, Belushi sign on for Polanski film
Tom and Jerry   WB adapting classic Hanna-Barbera property

January 20, 2009
2012   Blockbuster gets bumped to November
Adam   Rose Byrne, Hugh Dancy cast as lead couple
Brooklyn's Finest   Cop drama becomes Sundance's first pick up
Humpday   Magnolia to release comedy on video-on-demand first
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World   Trio join cast of comic adaptation
The Drop-Out   Johnny Knoxville has a thing for Cher
The Extra Man   Kline, Holmes, Reilly join escort comedy
The Winning Season   Lionsgate picks up women's basketball movie

January 15, 2009
Cowboy Bebop   Keanu Reeves to play bounty hunter Spike Spiegel
Daemon   Paramount going techno with new thriller
Iron Man 2   Emily Blunt to play the Black Widow?
Jack Goes Boating   Adaptation marks Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut
Untitled Michael Gilio Project   Universal eyes vehicle for Verbinski in spec script
Watchmen   Dispute between WB, Fox finally over!
Zombieland   Emma Stone joins Harrelson, Eisenberg

January 13, 2009
13   Entourage star earns part in Russian Roulette thriller
East of Eden   Atonement scribe to pen Steinbeck adaptation
If I Stay   Twilight studio nabs rights to young adult novel
Mother Trucker   New Regency finds comedy in Maxim article
Opposites Attract   Super Troopers director Attracted to new comedy
Spanking Shakespeare   Daniel Lagana to whip Shakespeare
Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel   Actor biopic in the works
The Crazies   Timothy Olyphant weds Radha Mitchell in George Romero update
The Field (2009)   Studio sets sights on a Field
The Karate Kid   Jackie Chan to play the martial arts mentor
Untitled Ron Burch and David Kidd Comedy   Disney hires Yours, Mine and Ours scribes
Watchmen   Watchmen lawsuit may soon be over

January 9, 2009
Minimum Wage   Spiderwick Chronicles helmer to work for Minimum Wage
Nowhere Boy   Kristin Scott Thomas becomes an aunt
Quantum of Solace   Quantum of Solace breaks franchise box office record
The Sorcerer's Apprentice   Teresa Palmer joins live-action take on Fantasia
The Way Back   Colin Farrell, Ed Harris escape to 1942
Tyson   Eight months later, Sony nabs boxing docu
Watchmen   WB tells judge to pick up the pace

January 7, 2009
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo   McG to helm 20,000 Leagues update
Bye Bye Birdie   Adam Shankman to lend hand to Birdie remake
Iron Man 2   Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell eye villainous roles
Jack the Giant Killer   Eagle Eye director earns Killer role
Jonah Hex   Jimmy Hayward replaces departed directors
Law Abiding Citizen   Foursome join F. Gary Gray thriller
The Adventures of Tintin   Simon Pegg, Nick Frost join two-part project
The Expendables   Mickey Rourke joins ensemble action adventure
The Twilight Saga: New Moon   Taylor Lautner to reprise Jacob role
TRON: Legacy   Mouse House lands its lead

January 5, 2009
Cleo   Hugh Jackman drops out of 3-D musical
Inglourious Basterds   Tarantino's latest to bow on August 21st
The Beautiful and the Damned   John Curran takes director's chair vacated by Cassavetes
The Expendables   Forest Whitaker may join Stallone in South America

December 28, 2008
Watchmen   Judge's ruling could force WB to settle with Fox

December 22, 2008
Bob the Musical   Hairspray helmer boards next musical
Buck Rogers   Frank Miller wants to adapt another comic
Cartagena   Clive Owen goes undercover
Conjure Wife   Billy Ray does double duty for UA
The Green Hornet   Stephen Chow steps down from director's chair
The How-To Guide for Saving the World   MGM buys alien invasion comedy
Untitled Jack Ryan Project   Paramount readies new Jack Ryan flick

December 17, 2008
Freshman Roommates   Tracy Morgan to play African dictator
Halloween II   Dimension, Rob Zombie fast tracking Halloween sequel
Morning Glory   Harrison Ford to portray his best Regis Philbin
Plan B   Jennifer Lopez signs on for romcom
The Special Relationship   Peter Morgan completes Tony Blair trilogy
The Wedding   Jason Reitman to produce comedy
TRON: Legacy   Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett board Tron sequel train
Untitled Reese Witherspoon Comedy   James L. Brooks brings Reese into his comedy fold
Watchmen   Court date shifts back two weeks

December 15, 2008
The Twilight Saga: New Moon   Twilight sequel gets director, release date

December 10, 2008
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel   Betty Thomas to get Squeakuel director credits
Escape   John Adams scribe makes his Escape
Fast & Furious   Universal makes major changes to 2009 slate
Hot Tub Time Machine   Sex Drive team to direct MGM comedy
How to Talk to Girls   Fox takes advice from nine-year-old
Oranges   Entourage director to helm indie comedy
Robin Hood   Universal makes major changes to 2009 slate
Rock of Ages   New Line to make Off Broadway adaptation
The Storm   Uwe Boll's latest adds Lauren Holly, Luke Perry
The Twilight Saga: New Moon   Director Catherine Hardwicke will not return for Twilight sequel
The Wolfman   Universal makes major changes to 2009 slate
Untitled Jay and Mark Duplass Comedy   Duplass brothers enlist John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei

December 6, 2008
20 Times a Lady   Anna Faris inks two movie deals
Arthur   Russell Brand wants to update Arthur
Romancing the Stone   Fox to make adventure movie update
The Dark Knight   The Dark Knight lands Jan. 23 re-release date
They Live   Universal considers remake of John Carpenter cult film
Untitled Anna Faris Project   Anna Faris inks two movie deals

December 3, 2008
Captain Blood   Sylvia scribe to write WB remake
Fame   Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer earn school tenure
In the Hand of Dante   Johnny Depp buys potential star vehicle
Rome   Creator of HBO show wants to produce a theatrical wrap-up
The Associate   Shia LaBeouf to play student in John Grisham adaptation
The Book of Eli   Ray Stevenson tapped to play Denzel Washington's enemy
The Runaways   Twilight star to play Joan Jett

November 23, 2008
Arrested Development   Mitch Hurwitz close to deal with Fox Searchlight
Best Man-A-Thon   Universal goes on a Man-A-Thon
Jonah Hex   Directing team leaves DC Comics project
The Book of Eli   Mila Kunis grabs a Book
The Bourne Legacy   Universal buys rights to character from Robert Ludlum estate
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   Curious colors need correcting at Button screening
The Hero of Color City   Arsenio Hall, Rosie Perez to voice characters
The Twilight Saga: New Moon   Twilight sequel gets official greenlight
Up in the Air   Anna Kendrick Ups her profile

November 19, 2008
Captain America: The First Avenger   Marvel enlists two writers
Control-Alt-Delete   WB purchases Matrix-like comedy
I Love You, Man   Paramount pushes back two movie releases
Ironbow: The Legend of William Tell   Justin Chadwick to helm William Tell bio
Love on a Bet   RKO sets up remake of 1930s comedy
Nutty Professor 3   Universal to go Nutty again?
Suicide Squad   Four Christmases helmer commits to Suicide
The Host   Universal, Gore Verbinski to remake 2006 Korean thriller
The Lucky One   WB cuts deal with Nicholas Sparks' latest weeper
The Most Annoying Man in the World   Disney buys an Annoying story
The Soloist   Paramount pushes back two movie releases
War Monkeys   Horror film is indie studio's biggest feature ever
X-Men: First Class   Gossip Girl creator eyes new X-Men project

November 16, 2008
Capitalism: A Love Story   Michael Moore's follow up to tackle financial crisis, not foreign policy
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World   New Line finds home for abandoned kitten
Measle and the Wrathmonk   Thor Freudenthal to direct kid's book adaptation?
Motorcade   Underworld helmer may direct DreamWorks thriller
Pet Robots   Disney project taps Colin Trevorrow to write
The Grackle   David O. Russell puts up his dukes
The Summoner   James Cox to direct psychological horror
The Tempest   Chris Cooper, Reeve Carney sign up for Shakespeare
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse   Summit gets working on sequels to Twilight
The Twilight Saga: New Moon   Summit gets working on sequels to Twilight

November 9, 2008
Captain America: The First Avenger   Comic adaptation recruits a director

November 6, 2008
13   Gela Babluani fills casting bill for remake
A Little Help   Office star toplines indie drama
A Single Man   Two more go Single
Carjacked   Ron Perlman, Saffron Burrows to face off in thriller
Dali   Antonio Banderas to play famed artist?
Die Bad   Stranger Than Fiction director gets Bad
Gulliver's Travels   Jack Black nabs lead role in re-imagining
Kerosene Cowboys   Troy Garity, two others like Cowboys
Making Jack Falcone   Steven Soderbergh to exec produce undercover mob story
Mother and Child   Annette Bening, Naomi Watts love their Mother
Once Fallen   Ed Harris gets new company in crime saga
The Expendables   Sylvester Stallone writes, directs and stars in actioner
The Other Side of Innocence   Jerry Maguire scene-stealer is not so Innocent
Virgin on Bourbon Street   Rob Schneider to star in another sex comedy

November 2, 2008
Quantum of Solace   Bond film breaks Friday record in U.K.
Season of the Witch   Stephen Graham joins horror movie
The Adventures of Tintin   Peter Jackson trilogy needs new business partner
The Boondock Saints II: All Saint's Day   Troy Duffy returns for indie sequel

October 31, 2008
Adam Resurrected   Film expected to land December release date for award consideration
Burning Palms   Dylan McDermott, five more join LA satire
Forbidden Planet   Changeling writer to remake 1950s classic
Last Will   Trio break into indie drama
Preacher   Columbia buys rights to comic; Sam Mendes to direct
Sherman's March   Daddy Day Care director enters new territory
Spider-Man 4   Sequel dumps scribe James Vanderbilt; gains Pulitzer winner
The Book of Eli   Gary Oldman to star with Denzel?
The Last Dragon   Remake of 1980s cult classic nabs Samuel L. Jackson
Untitled Marc Lawrence Romantic Comedy   Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant to date

October 29, 2008
A Single Man   Colin Firth, Julianne Moore get Single
Devil   M. Night Shyamalan makes deal with Devil
High and Low   Mike Nichols gets High
Iron Man 3   Robert Downey Jr. up for more Iron Man
Mr. Nice   Trio set to star in Mr. Nice
Solitary   Michael Douglas finds love in Mary-Louis Parker
Sunny and 68   Vince Vaughn puts on his poker face
The Courier   Cops set to chase Adrien Brody
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test   Fox nabs Kool-Aid adaptation

October 28, 2008
The Avengers   Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau reteam for Avengers

October 24, 2008
Alice in Wonderland   Crispin Glover next actor to join Tim Burton flick

October 23, 2008
Biutiful   Javier Bardem to be Biutiful with Inarritu
Dead Spy Running   WB buys spy book; McG to direct
Gran Torino   Eastwood film gets finalized release date
My Name Is Jody Williams   Naomi Watts has thing for Jody Williams
Oranges   Jay Reiss, Ian Helfer to write new comedy
Skateland   Trio put on their racing shoes
The Hole   Teri Polo goes in The Hole

October 19, 2008
After.Life   Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci fake death
Defiance   Paramount bumps movie release dates
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game   Columbia wants Brad Pitt for baseball pic
Sleeper   WB selects new writer for comic adaptation
The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard   Steve Carell attaches to war comedy
The Bourne Legacy   Bourne Ultimatum scribe tapped for next sequel
The Creed of Violence   Uni buys 1930s gangster novel
The Road   Dimension film out of the running for 2008 Oscars
The Soloist   Paramount bumps movie release dates
Untitled Kevin Smith Space Comedy   Kevin Smith goes space bound

October 15, 2008
Couples Retreat   Kristen Bell and Kristin Davis to take island tour
Leap Year   Amy Adams weds proposal movie
Money Never Sleeps   Fox begins Wall Street sequel

October 14, 2008
Iron Man 2   Don Cheadle takes over for Terrence Howard
It's Complicated   Steve Martin battles with Alec Baldwin

October 12, 2008
Agent Crush   Danny Glover's voice to appear in feature film
Astro Boy   Kristen Bell joins manga project
Fame   Remake bulks up its casting bill
I'm With Cancer   Seth Rogen eyes Cancer project
Jonah Hex   Josh Brolin joins comic adaptation
Law Abiding Citizen   Jamie Foxx takes on Gerard Butler
The Forever War   Ridley Scott rekindles sci-fi tendencies
The Matarese Circle   David Cronenberg eyes director's chair
The Men Who Stare at Goats   Lost star may join herd

October 3, 2008
Alice in Wonderland   Frost/Nixon star joins two projects
Betty Anne Waters   Hilary Swank lands lead role
I Heard You Paint Houses   Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro reteam
Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom   Sequel to share summer with Cars 2
Mary and Max   Philip Seymour Hoffman to lend voice
Thor   Kenneth Branagh to direct?
Unthinkable   Frost/Nixon star joins two projects
Untitled George Romero Project   George Romero's next zombie movie already shooting
Yogi Bear   WB adapts cartoon favorite

September 24, 2008
Alice in Wonderland   Disney nabs Johnny Depp for three big roles
Cars 2   Pixar sequel revs into 2011
I Am Legend Prequel   WB wants Will Smith for prequel project
Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides   Disney nabs Johnny Depp for three big roles
The Beautiful and the Damned   Keira Knightley eyes yet another period movie
The Company Men   Ben Affleck considers downsized role
The Hangover   Heather Graham, Justin Bartha join cast
The Lone Ranger   Disney nabs Johnny Depp for three big roles
The Opposite of Love   Anne Hathaway eyes Fox adaptation
The Princess and the Frog   Oprah Winfrey to play a mom
White Dad   Sony buys Yang's Dad

September 16, 2008
Beverly Hills Ninja 2   Sequel becomes first Hollywood pic to film in South Korea
Divorced Guys   David Spade signs Divorce papers
Solitary   Michael Douglas makes a (car) deal
The Eighth Wonder   Fox picks up Nicole Kidman-starrer
The Town   Ben Affleck is talk of The Town
Tooth Fairy   Teen actor Ellison joins family comedy

September 11, 2008
Che   IFC nabs Soderbergh's biopic
Fast & Furious   Harry Potter still affecting movie release dates
Give 'Em Hell, Malone   Resident Evil director to helm Ving Rhames indie
How to Be Single   New Line buys Liz Tuccillo tome
Land of the Lost   Harry Potter still affecting movie release dates
Paper Man   Jeff Daniels signs up for Paper
Rango   Johnny Depp reteams with Gore Verbinski for animated flick
The Dark Knight   Blockbuster to fly back into theaters in January
The Wrestler   Fox Searchlight pins Aronofsky's Wrestler
Water for Elephants   Fox 2000 buys bestseller

September 6, 2008
Breaking the Girl   Brittany Snow likes Girl
Christian the Lion   Popular YouTube video gets big screen treatment
Creation   Paul Bettany to play father of evolution in Charles Darwin biopic
Edge of Darkness   De Niro leaves film already in production
Ghostbusters   Office scribes to pen Ghostbusters reboot
Inside Man 2   Universal wants more Inside Man
Solace   Thriller lands new director
Spider-Man 4   Maguire, Raimi back for next two Spider-Mans?
The Amazing Spider-Man   Maguire, Raimi back for next two Spider-Mans?
The Book of Eli   Denzel Washington to save world in Eli
The Company Men   Indie film's cast ensemble grows
Untitled George Washington Biopic   Elegy scribe to write presidential biopic

September 3, 2008
Broken Embraces   Sony partners with Pedro Almodovar
Inglourious Basterds   Tarantino's actors stable continues growing
Poltergeist   MGM taps Ukrainian for director gig
Tarzan   G.I. Joe director finds next project
The 39 Clues   Jeff Nathanson turns 39
Watchmen   Fox, WB get their day in court

August 22, 2008
A Serious Man   Coen period piece grabs lead brothers
Don McKay   Thomas Haden Church signs on for indie drama
Extract   Ben Affleck builds friendship with Jason Bateman
Inglourious Basterds   Michael Fassbender snags Simon Pegg's role
Kick-Ass   Nicolas Cage Kicks some Ass
Poltergeist   MGM scares up scribes for horror remake
Quantum of Solace   Solace moves closer to Thanksgiving
Slumdog Millionaire   Fox, WB share Millionaire
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey   Jackson, del Toro to write LOTR prequel project

August 16, 2008
Coco avant Chanel   Alessandro Nivola to star opposite Audrey Tautou
Date Night   Steve Carell, Tina Fey team up for Fox comedy
It's Complicated   Alec Baldwin to join Streep?
Kick-Ass   Matthew Vaughn to direct Ass adaptation
Quantum of Solace   Bond sequel rakes in green from Ford, Heineken
Twilight   Vampire flick steals Harry Potter's release date
Untitled Temple Grandin Biopic   Claire Danes considers autism biopic

August 14, 2008
Edge of Darkness   Trio join Mel Gibson, Robert De Niro film
Father's Day   Kenneth Lonergan to be a Father
Flynn   Studio backs Sean Flynn biopic
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince   Harry Potter 6 checks out of 2008
Inglourious Basterds   Mike Myers to wipe out the Nazis

August 13, 2008
French Women Don't Get Fat   Hilary Swank gets Fat
Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom   DreamWorks wants more Po
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted   Studio plans additional sequel
Pride & Glory   WB sets October release for Colin Farrell drama
The Eye of the World   Universal brings popular fantasy series to the big screen
Untitled J.J. Abrams Earthquake Project   Sci-fi maverick ready to move you
Valkyrie   MGM moves Tom Cruise flick to day after Christmas

August 8, 2008
Alpha and Omega   Lionsgate goes 3-D for second time
Dorian Gray   Rebecca Hall joins new Dorian Gray
Flash Gordon   Update begins to form with signed writers
Inglourious Basterds   Brad Pitt, Simon Pegg are Bastards
Maximum Ride   Columbia enjoys Ride with James Patterson
Zack and Miri Make a Porno   Porno movie downgrades to R rating

August 4, 2008
2 Guns   Studio picks up crime graphic novel
Beat Kip   Wayne McClammy signs on for revenge comedy
Drink, Play, F@#K   WB buys male answer to Eat, Pray, Love
Monster Attack Network   Disney Attacks island novel
Sympathy for Delicious   Mark Ruffalo is Delicious
The Spy Next Door   Jackie Chan becomes a Spy

July 30, 2008
Aardvark Art's Ark   Adam Sachs steps in for rewrite
Fashionistas   Adaptation resurfaces with new director
Foundation   Asimov's epic work gets big screen treatment
Inglourious Basterds   Universal to partner with Weinstein?
Last Blood   Family Guy writer gets to work on adaptation
Marvin the Martian   Beloved Looney Tunes character gets feature film
Rogue's Gallery   Six new faces enter the Gallery
Splinterheads   Rachael Taylor joins carnival comedy

July 27, 2008
Robin Hood   Ridley Scott's film put on indefinite hiatus

July 26, 2008
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas   Kal Penn, John Cho expected to get high again
Alice in Wonderland   Tim Burton, Disney pick their Alice
Captain Blood   Phillip Noyce boards pirate movie remake
Cocaine Cowboys   Evan Wright to write Paramount feature
Freedom Formula   Bryan Singer to adapt new comic series
Hairspray 2   New Line wants a second dose of Hairspray
Junkers   Fox buys some Junk
Robocop   Darren Aronofsky to helm Robocop update
Synecdoche, New York   Sony picks up Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche
The Rocky Horror Picture Show   MTV to redo Rocky Horror
The Twilight Zone   Leo DiCaprio is in the Zone
The Youngest Candidate   Michael Moore backs Pollock docu

July 19, 2008
2-Face   Sony splits Will Ferrell in two
Maneater   Canal Street preps Maneater
Marching Powder   Jose Padilha to write, direct memoir adaptation
Nine   Rob Marshall's Nine gets a bit more Fergalicious
SIS   Chris Gorak steals writer-director credits for new cop drama
Valley Girl   MGM digs into '80s archive for new musical

July 16, 2008
Children of the Lamp   DreamWorks finds Lamp scribes
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs   Sony eyes 2010 release for 3-D feature
Fading of the Cries   Brian Metcalf to direct first flick
Inglourious Basterds   Quentin Tarantino eyes Pitt, DiCaprio for lead roles
Iron Man 2   Justin Theroux to write Iron Man 2?
Sanctuary   John Stockwell to direct Bad Men adaptation
School of Rock 2: America Rocks   School is back in session at Paramount
Second Sight   Lost scribe to pen 2 new films
The Panopticon   Lost scribe to pen 2 new films
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle   Danny DeVito to sit in director's chair
Untitled Diablo Cody Comedy   Diablo Cody to write DreamWorks comedy
World's Greatest Dad   Robin Williams applies for World's Greatest Dad

July 9, 2008
2012   Singaporean actor adds to growing cast list
Breakfast With Scot   Studio plans Breakfast
Housebroken   Walden Media goes Broke
Inglourious Basterds   Quentin Tarantino back with the Weinsteins for latest feature
Lake City   Screen Media Films takes the city
Planet 51   Sony picks up animated film
Red Dawn   MGM goes ahead with Red Dawn remake
Run for Her Life   Four more to run with Dermot Mulroney
The Cabin in the Woods   MGM likes Cloverfield scribe's next project

July 7, 2008
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell   Jesse Bradford raises beer stein in Hell
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3   Ramon Rodriguez boards Pelham 123

July 4, 2008
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans   Val Kilmer, Xzibit land big roles in Herzog update
Goon   David Fincher brings comic to big screen
The Debt   John Madden in debt to Miramax

July 2, 2008
2012   Thomas McCarthy gets chummy with Amanda Peet
Manure   Frances Conroy steps into a cow pie
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian   Christopher Guest to play Ivan the Terrible
Stay Cool   Lost cast member picks up ensemble comedy
The Janky Promoters   Young Jeezy lands lead role in Ice Cube joint
Untitled Sherlock Holmes Comedy   Columbia nabs Baron Cohen, Ferrell

June 30, 2008
Billy Smoke   WB picks up unpublished work
Shrink   Indie comedy deals with Jesse Plemons
Terminator Salvation   Helena Bonham Carter to board Terminator train
Untitled 300 Sequel   Frank Miller already developing 300 follow-up
Whip It   Quartet join roller derby squad

June 27, 2008
Mongoose   Disney picks up action-comedy power player
Son of Morning   Four more join satirical comedy
The Dark Knight   Dark Knight team honors Heath Ledger
The Ivy Chronicles   Sarah Jessica Parker finds life after Sex
War of the Gods   300 producers raise more War

June 20, 2008
My One and Only   Kevin Bacon joins George Hamilton biopic
Repeat After Me   Universal hits the Repeat button
Robin Hood   Sienna Miller likes Robin Hood update
The Archive   David Auburn selected to author time-travel thriller
The Family Bond   Studio picks up Jeff Lowell's spec

June 18, 2008
Bruno   Sacha Baron Cohen claims May 15th
Mystery on Fifth Avenue   J.J. Abrams is building a 'Mystery'
Son of Morning   Sopranos stars reunite in indie comedy
The Last Call   Universal boards a ghost train
Time Traveler   Spike Lee to take on Traveler memoir

June 14, 2008
2012   Amanda Peet joins disaster flick
Amelia   Christopher Eccleston shares cockpit with Hilary Swank
Dragonology   Universal to bring children's series to silver screen
How to Make Love to a Woman   Trio ready to Make Love
I Dream of Jeannie   Rita Hsiao brought in to overhaul script
Kid Cannabis   Marijuana film signs two male leads
Motorcade   DreamWorks moves terrorist project forward
Red   Summit gets behind first comic book project
The Deep Blue Good-by   Gary Fleder may helm Fox adaptation
The Thaw   Aaron Ashmore joins Val Kilmer in indie actioner

June 11, 2008
Escape   Grey's star makes her Escape
Five Minutes of Heaven   Liam Neeson signs on for Hirschbiegel drama
Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse   Studio spins short Seth Rogen video into feature
Man-Witch   Jack Black rejects Old School director
The Janky Promoters   Marcus Raboy grabs comedy director's seat
The Prince of Providence   Robin Williams in talks to join political biopic
What Just Happened?   Magnolia assigns October release

June 9, 2008
Atari   Leonardo DiCaprio becomes a gamer
Changeling   Clint Eastwood's drama to get October bow
Crowley   Harrison Ford lands next movie role
Hannah Montana: The Movie   Rascal Flatts goes Hollywood
Untitled Cameron Crowe Comedy   Ben Still and Reese Witherspoon join Crowe comedy
Untitled Dan Mazeau Project   DreamWorks shoots the moon with a new writer

June 6, 2008
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy   Lake Bell adds herself to Orgy
Army of the Dead   Warner Bros. supports the Army
Cool School   Man behind popular Jimmy Kimmel videos to mark director debut
Deadline   Trio of actresses make the Deadline
Dune   Josh Zetumer shows interest in sci-fi update
Labor Pains   Two join Lindsay Lohan in comedy project
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa   Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin among new voices in CGI sequel
Ocean   WB hires Ryan Condal for adaptation
Roundtable   DreamWorks assembles Vaughn's Roundtable
Run for Her Life   Diane Kruger to wed Dermot Mulroney
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2   Studio moves sequel's release date
W   Jesse Bradford joins Dubya biopic

June 4, 2008
Hexum   Mouse House buys action-thriller; eyes potential franchise
Hollywood and Wine   Farley family embarks on quirky comedy project
Human Factor   Matt Damon joins Clint Eastwood flick
Kane & Lynch   Bruce Willis tapped for video game adaptation
Nailed   Comedy is back up and running, but financial troubles linger
Shanghai   Jeffrey Dean Morgan heads to Shanghai
The Boston Stranglers   Scarface director heads to Beantown

June 2, 2008
2012   Danny Glover anticipates the end of the world
My Bloody Valentine 3D   Kerr Smith to celebrate Valentine's Day
My One and Only   Logan Lerman lands young George Hamilton role
Terminator Salvation   Bryce Dallas Howard eyes Terminator role
The Sigma Protocol   Iron Man writers to handle Ludlum adaptation
The Storyteller   Katherine McPhee to do some undercover work

May 30, 2008
Emily the Strange   Cat lady gains a producer
Frat Chance   National Lampoon to produce (another) teen sex comedy
S. Darko   Donnie Darko sequel adds two actresses
Shorts   Jon Cryer and James Spader join Rodriguez adventure

May 29, 2008
Ancient History   DreamWorks finds its History maker
Beverly Hills Cop 4   Paramount greenlights franchise's reboot
Ouija   Michael Bay fascinated with the Ouija Board
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian   Disney chief blames release date as reason for poor box office returns
The Great Buck Howard   Magnolia picks up John Malkovich film
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen   The Office hops on the Transformers train

May 28, 2008
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy   Lindsay Sloane wants in on the Orgy
Big Man on Campus   Two screenwriters take over for Gina Wendkos
Nobody   Bonnie Somerville picks up 2 projects
The Ugly Truth   Bonnie Somerville picks up 2 projects
Untitled Doors Documentary   Doors keyboardist confirms rock docu
What Just Happened?   Magnolia may make it Happen

May 26, 2008
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince   Harry Potter actor stabbed to death
Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty   Lionsgate likes to be Cruel
Tetro   Francis Ford Coppola's latest stops production

May 23, 2008
Janjaweed   World's worst director strikes again (and again)
Nailed   Three strikes: Final Nail in the coffin?
Runaways   Marvel taps Runaways as next big screen adaptation
Stoic   World's worst director strikes again (and again)
The Birthday Party   UA kidnaps Charles Randolph for adaptation
The Last Equation   Sascha Penn takes on Einstein's Equation
Tyson   Sony bites at Tyson docu
W   Richard Dreyfuss claims to be a Dick Cheney lookalike

May 21, 2008
Flash Gordan   Columbia wants to Flash
Highlander   Summit gets High
Inner Child   Walden tunes into its Inner Child
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time   Jake Gyllenhaal to reign as Prince
Untitled Bob Marley Biopic   Jonathan Demme sits in Marley chair

May 19, 2008
2012   John Cusack looks forward to 2012
Dorian Gray   Prince Caspian to next portray Dorian Gray
Greenburg   Mark Ruffalo and Amy Adams are seeing Green
Kerosene Cowboys   Yari Film Group unloads the Kerosene
Permission   CBS gives Permission to Legally Blonde scribe
Red Dawn   MGM confirms two '80s remakes
Robocop   MGM confirms two '80s remakes
The Alchemist   Laurence Fishburne and Harvey Weinstein party like it's 1988
The Grandmothers   Doris Lessing's The Grandmothers to get big screen treatment
The Greatest   Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon to play married couple
Untitled Jose Padilha Project   WB brings Jose Padilha on board for action thriller

May 16, 2008
Ironclad   James Purefoy to defend English castle from Paul Giamatti
Master Harold...and the Boys   Danny Glover makes triumphant return to Boys
Mercy   Dylan McDermott wants Mercy
Nailed   Jake Gyllenhaal-starrer shuts down a second time
Pitch Perfect   Universal to start singing the high notes
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World   Michael Cera to battle Winstead's 7 former boyfriends
The Men Who Stare at Goats   George Clooney to Stare at Goats
Untitled Steve Faber Comedy Project   Wedding Crashers scribe to pen script for Gracie

May 14, 2008
21 Jump Street   Jonah Hill to work undercover
Bat Out of Hell   Veteran director boards hijacked red-eye
Goosebumps   R.L. Stine sells youth horror book franchise to Columbia
I Hate Valentine's Day   Nia Vardalos, John Corbett enter another relationship
Islands in the Stream   Tommy Lee Jones takes on Hemingway book
Long Time Gone   Christina Ricci, three more are Gone
Nine   Daniel Day-Lewis steps in for Javier Bardem
Up in the Air   Jason Reitman kicks it Up a notch

May 13, 2008
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy   Michelle Borth joins Orgy party
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans   Nicolas Cage goes Bad
Capitalism: A Love Story   Michael Moore readies his guns for more Bush-bashing
Into Temptation   Kristin Chenoweth picks up prostitution role

May 12, 2008
Bunraku   Ron Perlman set for gang lord role
Deal With the Devil   Lionsgate makes Deal on comic adaptation
Drive the Night   Myriad kicks it into Drive
Gregory Burns   Production company Burns for Rand Ravich script
Hot Tub Time Machine   MGM gets Hot for Josh Heald comedy
Pandorum   Dennis Quaid inspects Alvart sci-fi film
Passenger Side   Adam Scott hops in the car with Bissonnette
Shared Fare   DreamWorks hops in Stacey Harman's cab
Unthinkable   Samuel L. does the Unthinkable
Wuthering Heights   Natalie Portman leaves Heights update

May 7, 2008
Jane Eyre   BBC nabs Ellen Page as next Jane
Quantum of Solace   Amy Winehouse stops recording for Bond
Queen of the South   Josh Hartnett, two more go drug-trafficking
The Job   Four actors sign on for dark dramedy
The Messenger   Woody Harrelson joins Moverman's debut
The Spirit   Frank Miller's comic book adaptation gets Christmas Day release date



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