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George Clooney is hoping to convince Matt Damon to join the cast of his heist epic “Monuments Men”. The drama, which would also feature the likes of Cate Blanchett, John Goodman and Daniel Craig, among others, “confronts the final chapter of Germany’s rule, which came down to the absolute destruction of everything that makes a [...]

A third project about late musician Michael Hutchence is in the works, according to Deadline. Channel 7 are prepping a new mini-series called “Never Tear Us Apart: The INXS Story”, a four- hour offering about Hutchence and his band members. Producers are currently on the hunt for a young actor in his twenties or thirties [...]

Former “Seinfeld” star Michael Richards has signed up for his first high-profile gig in quite some time – likely because nobody would hire him after his tirade at the comedy club in which he let rip with some offensive racist torts at some audience members – the new TVland sitcom starring Kirstie Alley and Rhea [...]

Sean Bean will step in for Brendan Fraser on TNT’s “Legends”, says THR. The show, from “homeland” EP Howard Gordon, “follows deep-cover operative Martin Odum (Bean), who has an uncanny ability to transform himself into a different person for each job. But his own identity comes into question when a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin [...]

“Departed” scribe William Monahan has cast Jason Clarke and Oscar Isaac in directing venture, “Mojave”. Plot details are being kept under wraps, according to THR, but flick reportedly revolves around a criminal escaping via the desert. While not huge stars at the given time, both “Lincoln” star Clarke and “Bourne Legacy” co-star Isaac are well [...]

Action-movie maestro Joel Silver (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”, “Lethal Weapon”) has joined forces with ABC Family to bring the young adult novel series “I Hunt Killers” to the screen. Deadline says the project, from Silver Pictures and Warner Horizon, ”centers on the teenage son of an imprisoned notorious serial killer, a likable boy who becomes [...]

Chandler Riggs and Joel Courtney will star in “Mercy”, the Peter Cornwell-directed film adaptation of the Stephen King short story “Gramma”, says THR. The horror pic, set up at Universal, “revolves around two brothers (Riggs, Courtney) who go with their mother to take care of their grandma. Unbeknownst to them, the grandmother is a witch, [...]

One of the big films of next year (which is almost upon us) is “Pacific Rim”, a science-fiction/robot/alien blockbuster from “Hellboy” helmer Guillermo Del Toro. A short teaser clip has hit the internet that hints at some spectacular special effects being in the picture. “Pacific Rim” is out July 12, 2013. [...]

Hailee Steinfeld, the young actress who was nominated for an Oscar for “True Grit” a couple of years ago, will star opposite Kevin Costner in an untitled thriller previously known as “Three Days to Kill”. The movie is directed by McG and produced by Luc Besson and tells of “a Service agent who discovers he’s [...]

Jennifer Lee, one of the writer’s on “Wreck-it Ralph”, is going to helm “Frozen”, Pixar’s next film. Lee joins Chris Buck at the helm of its 53rd full-length animated feature, which is slated for the big screen on Nov. 27, 2013. Lee also contributed to the film’s screenplay. Featuring the voices of Kristen Bell and [...]

One of my favourite actresses, Reese Witherspoon (“Sweet Home Alabama” for the win!) will get the chance to play another of the strong female characters she excels at, playing Cheryl Strayed, the lead role of a woman, cheesed at how crumby her life is, who decides to do a 1100-mile solo hike along the Pacific [...]

CBS has ordered Stephen King’s “Under the Dome” mini-series straight to series for a Summer 2013 launch. The Hollywood Reporter says Niels Arden Oplev, who directed the original Swedish “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”, will direct the first episode. Based on the book about locals at a small New England town that is suddenly sealed [...]