Olivier Assayas' recent festival darling, Clouds Of Sils Maria, wowed audiences because he summoned a performance from Twilight's Kristen Stewart that made the world sit up and take notice. Whether her co-star and former beau, Robert Pattinson, was hoping to receive the same treatment, we'll sadly never know. The French director's next title, Idol's Eye, slated to star Pattinson, Robert DeNiro and Rachel Weisz has now been axed.
In a surprising turn of events, we've learned today courtesy of THR that Christian Bale has decided to not play Steve Jobs in Sony's upcoming biopic. Just last week, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin delivered the news that they'd finally landed their lead, and he for one was extremely confident Bale would "crush it."
Riddick helmer David Twohy is heading back to the sci-fi landscape, as Deadline reports he's in the crosshairs for Relativity's Replay. The studio purchased the then-untitled screenplay back in July from writer Joe Gazzam, and it's gone through some stages in development since then as it has also landed a title.
Brace yourselves, for there's another film-to-TV reboot headed to the small screen! It's been kicking around for some time, but Limitless has now landed a full production commitment at CBS. The news comes from THR, who report that the 2011 drug thriller will now carry on its story in the form of a TV sequel series.
20th Century Fox wants the world to know that they've not forgotten about card-trickster, Gambit. They might not be announcing a nine-film plan with crossovers more tangled than a box of Christmas lights, but they've officially revealed that Channing Tatum will lead the X-Men spinoff with Josh Zetumer onboard to pen the first draft.
There's three years to go until Disney's swashbuckling franchise returns to theatres. Still, it's not too early for casting to get underway on the highly unnecessary fifth instalment, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. With each sequel, the series has continued to become more pedestrian - taking less risks and adding more eyeliner. Today's news from Deadline suggests that the franchise could be heading for an overhaul, as a list of young male actors has surfaced.
To be frank, the idea of a TV series being resurrected on the big screen now seems old-fashioned! In this day and age, nary a day goes by without a film being earmarked for a TV pilot. So, hearing that Starz' cancelled show Magic City is being developed as a feature is refreshing indeed. Well, as refreshing as a reboot can get.
Evil Dead's Sam Raimi and Bob Tapert are reuniting with franchise rebooters Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues for yet another horror outing. Seemingly, the 'idiotic teens in trouble' sub-genre is still worth exploring, as they're set to collaborate on A Man In the Dark.
After a break from film, genre writer Alex Garland is making a formidable comeback. Following on from yesterday's trailer debut for his futuristic directorial effort, Ex-Machina, Garland is now in Paramount's crosshairs for another intriguing project. Should the pieces fall into place, the 28 Days Later scribe will be writing and directing environmental horror, Annihilation.
Earlier this month we reported that Gal Gadot was in talks for a starring role in MGM's Ben-Hur remake. While we were STILL getting over the excitement that she'd be playing Wonder Woman in Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, the idea of her branching out into other blockbusters was promising for the actress. Alas, now it seems that her plan to dominate the big screen has led to a scheduling conflict.
