Ayelet Zurer Lands Female Lead in Da Vinci Code Prequel Angels and Demons

Not sure what is going on in the photo above, but your brain should tell you that it’s a photo of Ayelet Zurer, and according to EW she’s landed the lead female role opposite Tom Hanks in Ron Howard’s summer ‘09 prequel to The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons. (…)

Pixar Announces Up, Newt, The Bear and the Bow and Cars 2

Big news on the Disney/Pixar front, the mouse house has revealed Pixar’s future animation slate:

May 29th 2009: From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.) and co-director Bob Peterson comes Up, a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits). (…)

Tom Hanks Drops Out of Frank Darabont’s Fahrenheit 451

“Sayonara, Bonfire of the Vanities!”

Frank Darabont’s adaptation of the classic novel Fahrenheit 451 ranks right up there with Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards, Fincher’s Rendezvous with Rama and Aronofsky’s take on Lone Wolf & Cub as an epic dream project that’s been discussed for ages. (…)

Sundance Movie Review: The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard should probably be called The Pretty Good Buck Howard, The Okay Colin Hanks or The Brilliant John Malkovich. (…)

8 Minutes of Charlie Wilson’s War

Universal has released an extended 8-minute long video clip from Charlie Wilson’s War. (…)

Casting Robert Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol

Robert Zemeckis has signed a bunch of new stars for his upcoming performance capture digital 3-D adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. (…)

Naomi Watts in Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons may be delayed due to the writers strike, but that preproduction of The Da Vinci Code prequel has marched on. (…)

Angels & Demons Pushed Back Due To Writers Strike

I knew this was going to happen when it was first being reported that Akiva Goldsman was frantically trying to finish the script for the Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons, just days before the writers strike was to begin. (…)

Angels & Demons Details

When The Da Vinci Code over-performed at the box office (despite largely negative reviews), Columbia Pictures announced that the book’s big screen sequel, Angels & Demons, would hit theaters on December 19th 2008. (…)

Charlie Wilson’s War Movie Trailer

Universal has released a new trailer for Charlie Wilson’s War, which is directed by Mike Nichols (Closer, The Graduate, The Birdcage) and stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Om Puri, Jud Tylor and Nazanin Boniadi. (…)

Forrest Gump 2 back in development?

It has been thirteen years since Forrest Gump captured audiences worldwide, and now we’re hearing that the often talked about sequel is close to getting greenlit. (…)

Editors Blog: Oscar Notes

Random Notes from the Editor:
Errol Morris’ short film which opened the Academy Awards show was fantastic. If you didn’t see it, you can check out the video at Oscar.com. (…)