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There are certain movie stars whose very presence in films seems to ensure box office success. Or maybe they’re just both fortunate and canny at picking the right scripts. However, the flip side of the coin are those stars who are a gamble to cast because their movies aren’t always box office smashes.
Forbes recently compiled […]

The latest Star Trek movie succeeded on a number of different levels. It pleased the fans, gave newcomers a chance to enter the series, and managed to successfully bring Star Trek from what it was to what it has to become in order to continue onwards.
One of the best moves by director J.J. Abrams was […]

Is Anne Hathaway sharpening her claws?
Deadline Hollywood says that the latest “Spider-Man 4″ casting rumor revolves around Anne Hathaway. She’s the latest in a line of young actresses who have been connected with the film; speculation is that they are up for the role of Felicia Hardy a k a The Black Cat. Others who […]

The sunglasses are a dead giveaway that Brad Pitt is a movie star. 
No, the “Dark Void” isn’t the black hole that is Brad’s ”Moneyball” adaptation. Instead, Variety’s Risky Business blog reports that Pitt’s production company Plan B has picked up the film rights to the not yet released video game “Dark Void,” with the possibility that Pitt may star.
“Dark Void” […]

If you’re not aware of what Call Of Duty is then you must have had your head in the sand for the last few weeks. The latest game in the series, Modern Warfare 2, was released on Nov. 10, and has broken the record for all entertainment media.
In its first five days, the title racked […]

Justin Theroux, looking like a director. 
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Theroux will do a rewrite of “Space Invaders,” a romantic comedy originally written by Mike Lisbe and Nate Reger (Empire says the script has been kicking around since 2007). Theroux may also direct the film.
The romantic comedy is about “a man who decides to […]

47 Ronin is shaping up to be a brilliant project. Fast & Furious and Wanted scribe Chris Morgan has written the screenplay, Keanu Reeves is attached to star, and now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Carl Erik Rinsch is attached to direct.
Rinsch is a commercials director who has made his name with futuristic concepts for […]

Look! It’s medievalish and magickal!
Variety says that Lorenzo DiBonaventura has bought the film rights to Michael Scott’s “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel” books. DiBonaventura is known for producing such action epics as “GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and “Transformers.”
Scott’s series is about “fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh as they adventure across several continents […]

On the back of reports that Hollywood is changing to reflect the success of low-budget movies and the failure of some big-budget blockbuster comes news that Johnny Depp is guaranteed to be paid at least $35 million for playing captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Depp is clearly worth the […]

It appears as though this year, and the performance of big-budget blockbusters vs. low-budget indie films, is going to change Hollywood and the way it makes films for years to come.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood is preparing to consider budgets and the wage demands of A-list actors much more in the future. The reason […]