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		Taylor Lautner gets some friends
	The Twilight Saga: New Moon		Dakota Fanning sinks teeth into Twilight
	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
	Untitled Jack Ryan Project		Paramount readies new Jack Ryan flick

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