Movies

How the Battle Over 'Star Trek' Rights Killed J.J. Abrams' Grand Ambitions

May 15, 2013 By Brent Lang 6 days ago

The franchise's licensing and merchandising rights are split between CBS and Paramount which created headaches for the multihyphenate's production company Bad Robot

  

Martin Short and Jena Malone Join Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' (Exclusive)

May 15, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Joaquin Phoenix stars alongside Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro and Reese Witherspoon

  

Drew Goddard in Negotiations to Write and Direct 'The Martian' for Fox (Exclusive)

May 15, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

The writer of "Cloverfield" and "Robopocalypse" has found his follow-up to hit horror movie "The Cabin in the Woods"

  

Cannes: Seann William Scott to Star in 'Guidance' for Myriad, Depth of Field

May 15, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 1 week ago

Rights to comedy about a high-school counselor will be on sale at festival market

  

Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' Kicks Off Oscars Summer Screening Series

May 15, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

"Clueless," "Groundhog Day," "Beetlejuice," "Blazing Saddles," "Gentleman Prefer Blondes," and 1923's "Safety Last" are among the diverse lineup

  

IFC Films Picks Up US Rights to Star-Studded Indie Rom-Com 'A Case of You'

May 15, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

 Justin Long, Evan Rachel Wood, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Busy Philipps and Sienna Miller star in Kat Coiro's film

  

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christina Hendricks to Star in 'God's Pocket'

May 15, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Richard Jenkins and John Turturro will co-star in the directorial debut of "Mad Men" star John Slattery

  

Vin Diesel Battles an Army of Bounty Hunters in 'Riddick' Trailer (Video)

May 15, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

Universal's sequel to "Pitch Black" and "The Chronicles of Riddick" hits theaters on Sept. 6

  

'Platoon' Editor David Campling, Longtime BAFTA LA Board Member, Dead at 73

May 15, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 1 week ago

Campling also worked on "Death Wish II" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday."

  

'Fast & Furious' Franchise Is Target of New Spoof Movie 'Superfast!'

May 15, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Parody filmmakers Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will write and direct the movie, which K5 International is selling at Cannes

  

Sony Buys ‘Angry Birds’ Movie, Sets July 2016 Release

May 15, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 1 week ago

Rovio Entertainment will still develop, finance and produce the movie

  

James Franco on 'Gatsby': It Reminds Me of When I Tortured Girls in High School

May 15, 2013 By Tony Maglio 1 week ago

The actor also calls the critics who have ravaged the film for not being loyal to the novel "hypocrites"

  

Co-Producing a Film in China Helped Me Discover My Roots

May 15, 2013 By Pauline Chan 1 week ago

Guest blog: Though I am of Chinese origin, I have spent most of my adult life in the West -- my collaborators helped me anchor "33 Postcards'" fictional world withauthenticity and nuance

  

Angelina Jolie to Remove Ovaries in Next Cancer-Prevention Step

May 15, 2013 By Tony Maglio 1 week ago

Doctors estimated Jolie's chances of developing ovarian cancer at 50 percent

  

Andrew Karpen Named Co-CEO of Focus Features; James Schamus Re-Ups

May 15, 2013 By Brent Lang 1 week ago

Karpen will continue to report to Schamus

  

Good Morning, Cannes: Will the Boo Birds Be Out for 'The Great Gatsby?'

May 15, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

Catcalls will put Baz Luhrmann's film in good company -- but the opening-night film is really just the aperitif before the sumptuous meal of cinema (and scandal) that is Cannes

  

Brad Pitt Calls Angelina Jolie Double Mastectomy Op-Ed 'Empowering'

May 15, 2013 By Brent Lang 1 week ago

Swoon fans of Brad Pitt, swoon

  

Melissa Joan Hart Discovers the Dark Side of Kickstarter

May 14, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 1 week ago

Former "Sabrina" star Melissa Joan Hart shuts down campaign after it fails to cast a spell on the crowd-funding public

  

Colombian Model Catalina Denis Lands Female Lead in Paul Walker Movie 'Brick Mansions' (Exclusive)

May 14, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

EuropaCorp and Relativity Media are producing the English-language remake of French action film "District B13"

  

'Star Trek Into Darkness' Eyes $100M Box-Office Opening

May 14, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 1 week ago

Paramount rolls outs J.J. Abrams' space epic sequel in Imax theaters Wednesday and goes nationwide on Thursday

  

Christoph Waltz Joins Robert De Niro and Jason Clarke in ‘The Candy Store’

May 14, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 1 week ago

Waltz will play a former KGB officer pretending to be an American suburbanite

  

Watch Will Forte and Bruce Dern Bond over Beers and Family Secrets in 'Nebraska' Clip (Video)

May 14, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

The Alexander Payne film premieres at the Cannes Film Festival next week

  

Chris Pine to Reteam With 'Smokin' Aces' Director Joe Carnahan on 'Stretch' (Exclusive)

May 14, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

The "Star Trek Into Darkness" star has agreed to a cameo for the filmmaker who cast him in one of his earliest roles

  

'Homeland' Star Mandy Patinkin Joins Zach Braff's Kickstarter Movie 'Wish I Was Here'

May 14, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

The Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning actor will play Braff's father in the independent film

  

'Star Trek Into Darkness' Review Preview: Is This What 'Star Wars' Is Going to Look Like?

May 14, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

TheWrap's film critic Alonso Duralde compares the two franchises while previewing his latest review

  

Will Smith Sets Sights on 'Wild Bunch' Reboot at Warner Bros. (Exclusive)

May 14, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

The "After Earth" hero is in talks to star in and produce a new take on Sam Peckinpah's classic Western