Katherine Heigl

by Nicole Sperling – EntertainmentWeekly.com

In what could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship, Lionsgate announced today that it has acquired distribution rights to One for the Money, the adaptation of Janet Evanovich’s first novel in her bestselling Stephanie Plum series. Katherine Heigl will play the gutsy, bounty-hunting heroine, whose adventures have spawned 19 books.

Last Song helmer Julie Ann Robinson, who previously directed Heigl on Grey’s Anatomy, will direct from a script recently rewritten by Liz Brixius (Nurse Jackie).

Heigl will play the newly-divorced, recently laid-off 30-year old Plum, who, desperate for income, agrees to work for her slimy cousin and his bail bond company. She lands a huge case, a local cop wanted for murder. Turns out the cop is the guy who broke her heart in high school, and her investigation embroils her in murder, deceit, and a bit of romance.

One for the Money has been in development at Columbia Pictures since the mid-90s. Producer Lakeshore Entertainment acquired the property from Columbia and will now produce along with Lionsgate and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Production is set to begin on July 12.

By Josh Tyler- CinemaBlend.com

It’s been rumored for years and now it’s finally happening. Deadline say Stephen King’s masterful fantasy series “The Dark Tower” is headed for theaters. As part of a deal being worked on at Universal (but not yet completed) the seven books which comprise the Dark Tower story will be condensed into three movies, in a script written by Akiva Goldsman and to be directed by Ron Howard.

The deal is also said to include a package which will result in a Dark Tower TV series, though how they’d pull that off in addition to the movies is a complete mystery. Will the three films cover only three of the books, leaving the TV series to cover the rest? Or will they combine all seven books into three films and then create a TV series which picks up where the final “Dark Tower” book leaves off? We won’t know until the deal is finalized and Howard starts talking. King is reportedly working on an eight novel which tackles a different storyline from “The Dark Tower”, that could be possible fodder for the TV series as well.

Read the rest of Josh’s article HERE

Laura Vandervoort as Supergirl

by Matt Raub – TheFlickCast.com

ABC has quite a lot going on this season, between the final season of LOST, and the very first season of V, it’s a pretty big time for hour-long science fiction. We recently got the chance to sit down with one of the stars from V, Laura Vandervoort, to talk about her character Lisa. Prior to V, Laura was best known for also playing Kara, a.k.a. Supergirl, on a season of Smallville, which we also discussed.

The Flickcast: What can we expect to see for the rest of this season on V?

Laura Vandervoort: Oh boy! Quite a bit of action and drama because a lot of the main characters that haven’t interacted before are going to, and that’s going to add a lot of plot points and conflict.

There will be explosions, the Fifth Column is going to be creating some havoc, the romance between my character and Tyler (Logan Huffman) thickens, there’s a pregnancy, a death, so much! I think the audience is going to be shocked every time they watch.

Read the rest of Matt’s Interview HERE

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Topher Grace

By Borys Kit – HollywoodReporter.com

Richard Gere and Topher Grace are teaming up for “The Double,” a Hyde Park-Imagenation Abu Dhabi spy thriller on which scribe Michael Brandt will make his directorial debut.

Brandt and his writing partner Derek Haas, who were wrote movies like “Wanted” and “3:10 to Yuma,” penned “Double,” which begins with a murder of a senator in Washington by a Soviet assassin long thought to be dead. A retired CIA operative (Gere), who spent his career going toe to toe with his Soviet nemeses, is forced to partner with a young FBI agent (Grace) to hunt the killer down.

Richard Gere

Brandt said he was a fan of films such as “The Conversation,” “Three Days of the Condor” and “No Way Out,” and hoped to follow in their tradition.

Production is scheduled for June in Detroit.

The movie is part of Hyde Park and Imagenation’s $250 million financing deal to make up to 20 films over a seven years, with additional financing for the production of local language and cross-cultural films. (The two also partnered on Hyde Park Imagenation Singapore.)

Hyde Park chairman Ashok Amritraj and executive vp production Patrick Aiello will produce along with Haas and Industry Entertainment’s Andrew Deane. Aiello brought in the project at Hyde Park and will oversee. Hyde Park International, headed by president Mimi Steinbauer, is repping worldwide rights for the film.

Gere last appeared in “Brooklyn’s Finest,” and Grace next appears in Twentieth Century Fox’s “Predators.”

Imagenation chairman Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei and CEO Edward Borgerding will serve as executive producers while COO Stefan Brunner will act as associate producer.

Yahoo! Movies has  just premiered the latest poster for the summer blockbuster Jonah Hex. It will be released in theaters on June 18.

In the film the U.S. military makes a scarred bounty hunter, Jonah Hex, with warrants on his own head an offer he cannot refuse: in exchange for his freedom, he must stop a terrorist who is ready to unleash Hell on Earth.  He is hired to track down Quentin Turnbull, with whom he shares a troubled past. Early rumors emerged about a zombie army or Quentin trying to rewin the war, but these were dismissed when producers said Quentin is more of a terrorist upset about the outcome of the war not someone trying to fight and rewin it.

Directed by: Jimmy Hayward

Produced by Akiva Goldsman,  Andrew Lazar

Written by Screenplay: Neveldine & Taylor

Story: Neveldine & Taylor, William Farmer  Characters: John Albano, Tony Dezuniga

Starring: Josh Brolin,  John Malkovich,  Megan Fox,  Michael Fassbender,  Will Arnett,  Michael Shannon

Megan Fox stars as Leila on the set of Jonah Hex

Shooter Jennings

By Scott Harris – InsideTV.com

Ever since ‘The Godfather’ became a cultural phenomenon back in the early ’70s, organized crime has been a staple of the entertainment industry. From ‘The Untouchables,’ to ‘Goodfellas’ to ‘The Sopranos,’ film and television have turned bad guys into big money and big ratings. But besides a life of crime, the characters in those stories all had something else in common: they were all from the North.

Well, not anymore. According to Variety, FX has decided to show the world that Southerners can break the law, too, as they have ordered a pilot for ‘Outlaw Country,’ a “thriller and family drama set against the backdrop of Southern organized crime.”

Details are still sketchy, but at least one bona fide son of the South will be involved in the series: Shooter Jennings, son of the legendary country star Waylon Jennings and no stranger to Hollywood himself (he played his father in the big screen Johnny Cash biopic ‘Walk the Line’), is on board as an executive consultant and music supervisor.

Joining Jennings in the executive suite are ‘Sons of Anarchy’ producers Art Linson and John Linson, while writers Josh Goldin (who wrote and directed the Matthew Broderick vehicle ‘Wonderful World’) and Rachel Abramowitz (from the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times) will be providing the story.

producer director Michael Bay

By Jay A. Fernandez – HollywoodReporter.com

Paramount has picked up the original action screenplay “Heatseekers” from rookie scribe George Mahaffey. The deal was in the mid-six figures.

Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes, which signed a first-look deal with Paramount last October to make lower-budget genre pictures, is handling the project. Dunes execs Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are producing along with Bay, who is not attached to direct.

In the mold of “Fast & Furious” and “Point Break,” “Heatseekers” follows a young ex-military pilot who infiltrates a gang of aerial “pirates” working out of Bangkok and takes part in an elaborate tower heist using powered gliders and parachutes.

Repped by Paradigm and Generate, Mahaffey is an attorney-turned-screenwriter who has sold an original pitch to Thousand Words and worked on an action feature script for producer Arnold Koppelson (“Se7en”).

Platinum Dunes has its “Nightmare on Elm Street” re-boot scratching its way into theaters Friday via Warner Bros. The company most recently produced “Horsemen,” “The Unborn” and a “Friday the 13th” remake.

Cast of original Star Trek TV series

By Oli Simpson – DigitalSpy.com

A personal collection of Star Trek memorabilia previously owned by the show’s late creator Gene Roddenberry will go under the hammer for charity.

The sale, to be held by Julien’s Auctions, is believed to include hand-annotated scripts, numerous costumes from the cult sci-fi series as well as Roddenberry’s own studio pass.

The event will also feature several items donated by the programme’s lead actor William Shatner, such as a custom Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a Golden Globe nomination certificate and a plaque to commemorate his star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

Gene Roddenberry, left, William Shatner, seated, DeForest Kelley, center, and Leonard Nimoy, right, pose for a photograph after the final rehearsal 1978 photo "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"

All proceeds from the auction will go to the creator’s charity the Roddenberry Foundation. Shatner declared that he was delighted to have the chance to assist with such a good cause.

He told WENN: “I handed the motorcycle over and it was a part of my heart, but that’s only figuratively speaking.”

The sale will be held on June 27 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Nosferatu

by Michael – MoviesOnline.ca

Vlad Tepes Impales the Burghers of Brasso

Drake Mefestta has begun shooting a documentary in Canada for The History Channel called “Real Vampires” which will take viewers into the life of real vampirism.

This special glance into the world of a real vampire assures to be a raw, straightforward and real documentation of this unique lifestyle. Drake will be presenting answers in an interview dispelling common myths as well as living with vampirism in society today.

This will give viewers an absolute and comprehensive understanding of the trials in leading a normal life, the relation between vampire and donor, the risks in revealing oneself, the methods of feeding in society today, and real opinions about how vampires feel of their depiction in modern society.  

Drake will also be giving an exceptionally rare look into the method of carrying out a live feeding on camera so that viewers can see the process from beginning to end and the effects of feeding thereafter.

Furthermore, Drake will be performing an original piano piece as well as to partake in an artistic conceptual piece called “The New York Story” depicting an intimate look into the isolation one faces in the life of true vampirism away from societies eyes done by photographer and visual mastermind Ivan Otis. Ivan has done work with some of the top music artists in the industry all over the world and this piece promises to be nothing less than extraordinary. 

Vlad Dracula

By Borys Kitt – Hollywood Reporter

 Combining two of Hollywood’s consuming passions — sequels and 3D — Paramount is moving ahead with a new installment of the horror thriller franchise “The Ring.”

The third entry based on the Japanese horror movies is being called “Ring 3D.”

The original movie, an English-language remake of a 1998 Japanese film, was a critical and commercial hit when it was released in 2002, and it helped usher in a period when Hollywood turned to Asia for horror inspiration. The movies made during that wave tended to be less gory and thus carried PG-13 ratings, and they tried to attract a more female-centric audience.

The first film also opened doors for its director, Gore Verbinski, who went on to direct Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, and gave a bigger American platform to its Australian star, Naomi Watts. A sequel was made in 2005.

Naomi Watts played Rachel in 'The Ring'

The plot of the original film centered on a young journalist investigating a mysterious videotape that seemed to cause the death of anyone within a week of viewing it.

The new film is being fashioned as more teen-centric than the first, and though the plot is being kept under wraps, the aim is to reinvent the franchise. One potential scenario involves teens finding a VHS player that still works.

No director is on board. The script will be written by David Loucka, who penned the Watts-Daniel Craig thriller “Dream House” currently being shot by Morgan Creek.