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March 5, 2015

Beauty and the Beast Gets Luke Evans as Gaston

Disney has entered into negotiations with Luke Evans to play Gaston in their live action remake of Beauty and the Beast, alongside Emma Watson, who signed on to play Belle back in January. We reported last month that Disney had offered the Beast role to Ryan Gosling, but it isn’t […]

March 7, 2015

I am Barbie girl…’Barbie’ Movie Lands ‘Juno’ Writer Diablo Cody

Sony Pictures has brought on screenwriter Diablo Cody to rewrite the screenplay for their live action Barbie movie. The project was first announced in April 2014, when the studio hired Jenny Bicks to write the script. Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are producing, with former Sony executive Amy Pascal […]

March 8, 2015

Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Casts Dan Stevens as Beast

Just hours after we reported actor Luke Evans is playing Gaston in Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast remake, the production has found its Beast, as Dan Stevens enters talks with the studio to take on the role. Emma Watson signed on in January to play Belle, in what […]

March 9, 2015

Bruce Willis to Star in Stephen King’s ‘Misery’ on Broadway

Stephen King‘s 1987 novel Misery, which was adapted into the hit 1990 movie, will be turned into a new play, with Bruce Willis set to make his Broadway debut alongside theater favorite Elizabeth Marvel. Bruce Willis will play novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by a […]

March 13, 2015

Disney’s Dumbo signs on to use Director Tim Burton

Lions, Tigers an Live Action Movies… Oh My!! Well Disney has announced yet another animated hit going to the live action big screen. Way back in July of last year, Disney announced that it is bringing the 1941 classic animated adventure Dumbo back to theaters with a new live-action take on […]

March 18, 2015

‘Jack Huston Is ‘The Crow in Upcoming Remake!

Dread Central is reporting that Boardwalk Empire star, Jack Huston, has officially been cast as The Crow in the upcoming remake/reboot. The news comes from The Lexington Comic and Toy Convention where James O’Barr, creator of The Crow graphic novels, confirmed the casting himself. “O’Barr said that “Jack Huston has […]

March 20, 2015

Scarface Remake Jonathan Herman the ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Writer

Universal Pictures has brought on Straight Outta Compton screenwriter Jonathan Herman to rewrite the script for their Scarface remake. We haven’t heard anything about the remake since March 2014, when the project brought on director Pablo Larra&#237n (No). The screenplay was previously worked on by Paul Attanasio (The Fighter) and […]

March 26, 2015

‘Star Trek 3’ Wants Idris Elba as the Main Villain

Idris Elba is in early talks to portray the villain in Paramount Pictures’ highly-anticipated sci-fi sequel Star Trek 3. No details were given for his character, but Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness cast members Chris Pine (Captain Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Simon Pegg (Scotty), Karl Urban (Bones), Zoe […]

May 14, 2015

‘IT’ Wants ‘Maze Runner’ Star as Pennywise the Clown

Will Poulter is in talks to play the evil clown Pennywise in a remake of Stephen King’s ‘It’, for director Cary Fukunaga. Watch out Tim Curry. Over at Variety they’re reporting that Cary Fukunaga (of Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre, Beasts of No Nation, “True Detective”) has cast the lead in […]