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Movie News Headlines For June 2006:29th June 2006:
29th June 2006: Theron skates on Ice at the Bottom of the World
Evita director Alan Parker will direct Charlize Theron in The...
29th June 2006: The Golden Compass is a go
New Line Cinema have given the official go ahead to...
29th June 2006: Mega stars kick the Bucket
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman are teaming up for The...
29th June 2006: Frapp...Goldfrapp...
Funky British band Goldfrapp are hot favourites to record the...
29th June 2006: DiCaprio to make Leary biopic
Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way are to produce a biopic on...
29th June 2006: Universal adjust course for U.S.S. Indianapolis story
Universal have landed Robert Nelson Jacobs to pen the script...
29th June 2006: Harden and daughter right at Home
Marcia Gay Harden and her daughter Euala Grace Scheel are...
29th June 2006: Rice adapting Christ the Lord
Interview with the Vampire author Anne Rice is to adapt...
29th June 2006: Dr Quinn: science professor
Aidan Quinn has joined Meryl Streep, Blair Brown and Liu...
29th June 2006: Winstead’s next destination
After the addition of Rosario Dawson, Final Destination 3 star...
29th June 2006: New Line go to Redneck Games
Shane Morris' comedy pitch Redneck Games has been picked up...
29th June 2006: Dead or Alive 2
Before the video game adaptation of Dead or Alive has...
29th June 2006: Pink is horrifying
Popstar Pink is to star in the slasher movie Catacombs...
28th June 2006:
28th June 2006: Fantastic Four joined by Silver Surfer
Fox have officially called the Fantastic Four sequel Fantastic Four...
28th June 2006: Stars join Tolstoy biopic
Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti are to star...
28th June 2006: Jeff Buckley biopic in production
Brian Jun is to write and direct a biopic about...
28th June 2006: Eastwood follows in father’s footsteps
Clint Eastwood's Malpaso Productions is to produce Rails and Ties...
28th June 2006: Howard considers The Changeling
Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have picked up J. Michael...
28th June 2006: Bean takes on Macbeth
Sean Bean and Tilda Swinton are to star in the...
28th June 2006: Wolverine springs into action
X-Men is set to continue with the promised Wolverine spinoff...
28th June 2006: Bentley faces Extinction
John Eric Bentley has been added to the cast of...
28th June 2006: Mullally produces MacLeod adaptation
Will & Grace’s Megan Mullally is to produce an adaptation...
28th June 2006: Maddalena Films gain horror
Craven/Maddalena Films have acquired Ambrose Fountain from writer Brian Sieve....
28th June 2006: Dimension advise Parental Guidance
Parental Guidance Suggested from directors Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew...
28th June 2006: Fox go for dog of a movie
The Opposite of Sex writer Don Roos has been hired...
27th June 2006:
27th June 2006: Sarsgaard in Chabon adaptation
Wonder Boys writer Michael Chabon’s debut novel The Mysteries Of...
27th June 2006: Death Proof Dawson
Rosario Dawson has revealed she’ll star in the Tarantino half...
27th June 2006: Bloom goes for Dust
Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom has joined Superman...
27th June 2006: Sony pick up Golden Flower
Zhang Yimou's martial-arts romantic drama Curse of the Golden Flower...
27th June 2006: I Don’t Know How Frankel Does It
Director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna are to...
26th June 2006:
26th June 2006: Butler to become Priest
The Phantom of the Opera star Gerard Butler is looking...
26th June 2006: Banderas sets up Homeland Security
Antonio Banderas and Annette Bening are to star together in...
26th June 2006: Fox pick up the Uglies
The teen fantasy book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld has been...
26th June 2006: Keith Richards set for Pirates finale
As the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest hype...
26th June 2006: Paramount shelves Clancy projects
Paramount has announced delays on its two Tom Clancy adaptations;...
26th June 2006: Stars stick to Game Plan
Despite delays due to injuries to The Rock, The Game...
26th June 2006: Hairspray casting news
Zac Efron is the latest addition to the cast of...
26th June 2006: Hauer gets musical
Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer is to star in The Magic...
23rd June 2006:
23rd June 2006: Watchmen lands director
After every director from Paul Greengrass to Terry Gilliam has...
23rd June 2006: Iron Man slowly finds his feet
The long-awaited Iron Man superhero movie has been given May...
23rd June 2006: Black Water Transit runs out of Diesel
Action star Vin Diesel has dropped out of Accent Pictures'...
23rd June 2006: Grind House to keep churning out horror
Robert Rodriguez has already been talking about a sequel to...
23rd June 2006: 3:10 to Yuma could be running late
James Mangold's western 3:10 to Yuma has been put into...
23rd June 2006: Besson on mob book adaptation
Luc Besson is planning to produce an English/French adaptation of...
23rd June 2006: HBO tend to Wounded Knee
Dick Wolf and HBO are working on Wounded Knee based...
23rd June 2006: My Suicidal Sweetheart gets distributor
FilmMates Entertainment, Inc. have picked up the worldwide distribution rights...
23rd June 2006: The Grackle to go into production
Comedy The Grackle is could have Matthew McConaughey starring as...
23rd June 2006: Warner are Committed for Life
Shane Morris has had comedy pitch Committed for Life picked...
23rd June 2006: McConaughey visited by Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Matthew McConaughey is in talks to star in Ghosts of...
23rd June 2006: Ridley Scott to make handbag movie?
Ridley Scott has signed on to direct a biopic based...
23rd June 2006: Hustle to come to the big screen!
The movie rights to hit BBC UK show Hustle have...
23rd June 2006: Gray Cole joins The American Pastime!
Gary Cole has signed on for a lead role in...
23rd June 2006: Griffin Dunne to say "Only Ever You"
Griffin Dunne has been signed up to direct Only Ever...
23rd June 2006: Dreamworks is Imaging Beethoven!
Susannah Grant has been signed up by DreamWorks to write...
23rd June 2006: Lex takes over from Supes!
Pretty cool new feature over at the official Superman Returns...
23rd June 2006: Dennis Farina is Grand!
Dennis Farina has been added to the cast of Zak...
23rd June 2006: Ving Rhames joins Camille!
Ving Rhames has been signed up to star alongside Sienna...
23rd June 2006: Is Matt Damon James T. Kirk?
Rumours are circulating the net this week that J.J. Abrams...
23rd June 2006: Hayley Atwell joins Woody Allen's next!
Casting announcement for Woody Allen's next project that will film...
21st June 2006:
21st June 2006: Portman is the Other Boleyn
Natalie Portman and Eric Bana are to both star in...
21st June 2006: Crusading stars circle law drama
Hustle & Flow’s Terrence Howard and Topher Grace are both...
21st June 2006: Black Adder to go Russian
Classic British comedy Black Adder is rumoured to be headings...
21st June 2006: Tinker Bell gets a voice
Disney’s CG-animation Tinker Bell is set to star Sin City’s...
21st June 2006: Game Clock Tower set for big screen
The Capcom video game Clock Tower is destined for the...
21st June 2006: Fogler says Good Luck Chuck
Dan Fogler has joined Dane Cook and Jessica Alba on...
21st June 2006: The Rock changes The Game Plan
Filming has been halted on Disney’s The Game Plan after...
21st June 2006: 20th Century Fox try a Change
Ryan Jaffe's comedy pitch Change has been bought up by...
21st June 2006: Last House remake
French directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud are looking to...
21st June 2006: The unfortunate return of The Pink Panther
Someone must have paid money to see it because Steve...
20th June 2006:
20th June 2006: Wilson to star as Drillbit Taylor
Wedding Crasher star Owen Wilson is lead the comedy Drillbit...
20th June 2006: British cast suffer Atonement
Brenda Blethyn, Vanessa Redgrave and Romola Garai have joined Keira...
20th June 2006: Portman looks at fantasy adaptation
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon...
20th June 2006: Selma Blair attends The Listening Party
Hellboy star Selma Blair is to head up the cast...
20th June 2006: Josh Lucas more than Smart
Poseidon star Josh Lucas has signed on to feature in...
20th June 2006: Farrelly’s on Valet remake
The brains behind There’s Something About Mary Peter and Bobby...
20th June 2006: Allen takes in The Scent of Books
Following romantic/fantasy The Lake House writer/director Alejandro Agresti is to...
20th June 2006: The Transformer hype begins…
Mark July 4th down in your diaries as the teaser...
20th June 2006: Aussie joins Feast of Love
Melinda and Melinda star Radha Mitchell has been added to...
20th June 2006: Marlon Brando Returns
Check out Ain’t It Cool News for an exclusive look...
20th June 2006: From The Hitcher to Witch Hunters
Music video director Dave Meyers, currently attached to direct The...
20th June 2006: Regency to unleash Wardogs
Adam Grossman has had his spec script Wardogs picked up...
20th June 2006: Disney simply are the Mother of Invention
Walt Disney Pictures have picked up the rights to Mother...
19th June 2006:
19th June 2006: Director on Ian Curtis biopic All the Time
Music video director Jamie Thraves, whose work includes collaborations with...
19th June 2006: Lovejoy uncovers Hot Rod
Our very own Lovejoy Ian McShane has been added to...
19th June 2006: Spielberg and Warcraft in the same headline?
Steven Spielberg has been piling a lot on his plate...
19th June 2006: Ephrons are Flipped to work together again
Nora Ephron is eying an adaptation of the teen novel...
19th June 2006: Palm Pictures say Kill Your Idols
The rock documentary Kill Your Idols has been picked up...
19th June 2006: More stars to Talk to Me
Hustle & Flow’s Taraji P Henson, Cedric The Entertainer and...
19th June 2006: DreamWorks seeing red with new comedy
Don Handfield’s comedy pitch Valentine's Day has been picked up...
19th June 2006: Touchback to Morgan Creek
Morgan Creek Productions and Underground Films have acquired the teen...
19th June 2006: Warner back to House on Haunted Hill
A sequel to 1999’s horror remake House On Haunted Hill...
19th June 2006: Some Kind of Wonderful to get Special Edition!
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced a collector's edition of ...
16th June 2006:
16th June 2006: Mike Vogel has Many Deaths!
Mike Vogel has been signed up to star in the...
16th June 2006: Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy are Watching!
Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy look to have been signed...
16th June 2006: Hartnett boards for 30 Days of Night!
Josh Hartnett has been signed up for the lead role...
16th June 2006: Sigourney Weaver takes a' Vantage!
Sigourney Weaver looks to have been signed up to the...
16th June 2006: Seymour Hoffman joins Charlie Wilson's War!
Philip Seymour Hoffman has been signed up alongside Tom Hanks...
15th June 2006:
15th June 2006: Spielberg goes down the Worm Hole!
Steven Spielberg has added another movie to his production slate....
15th June 2006: A NEW Conan movie!
Boaz Yakin has been signed up to write the screenplay...
15th June 2006: Pollak gets 3 Nights in August
Kevin Pollak has signed on to adapt and star in...
15th June 2006: Jessica Alba to Chuck?
No, she hasn't got anorexia, heaven forbid. Nope super...
15th June 2006: Brad Pitt is a Zombie?
Brad Pitt's production co. have snapped up the big screen...
14th June 2006:
14th June 2006: Stars caught in Hopkins’ Slipstream
John Turturro, Camryn Manheim, Jeffrey Tambor, S. Epatha Merkerson, Fionnula...
14th June 2006: Sandler reteaming with Happy Gilmore director
Big Daddy and Happy Gilmore director Dennis Dugan is to...
14th June 2006: Sanchez meets The Rock
Roselyn Sanchez is to star opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson...
14th June 2006: Universal land Missy Elliott biopic
Screenwriter Dianne Houston’s pitch about a biopic on the life...
14th June 2006: Moreno falls for Love in the Time of Cholera
Maria Full of Grace star Catalina Sandino Moreno is in...
14th June 2006: Actors take another Wrong Turn
20th Century Fox have cast Henry Rollins and Steve Braun...
14th June 2006: The Book Thief of the big screen
Karen Rosenfelt is to produce an adaptation of Markus Zusak’s...
14th June 2006: Delta Farce gains comedians
D.J. Qualls, Keith David and Danny Trejo have joined Larry...
14th June 2006: Old timers get picked up
Pensioner sex comedy Boynton Beach Club has gained a cult...
13th June 2006:
13th June 2006: Burton and Depp’s next collaboration
Rather than work on Paramount’s Ripley's Believe It or Not...
13th June 2006: Eminem to Have Gun and Will Travel
The CBS series Have Gun Will Travel is to see...
13th June 2006: McGuigan takes on Four Knights
Gangster No. 1 director Paul McGuigan is helm Four Knights...
13th June 2006: Chicago team on another Broadway adaptation
Rumours are abound that Chicago director Rob Marshall is to...
13th June 2006: Krumholtz to perform Live!
David Krumholtz has joined Eva Mendes for Live! Being directed...
13th June 2006: The Moment you’ve been waiting for
The Ken Kalfus' short story The Moment They Were Waiting...
13th June 2006: Dukes of Hazzard are back (to video)
Director of comedy TV show Arrested Development Bob Berlinger is...
13th June 2006: EXCLUSIVE Leonardo DiCaprio Blood Diamond filming pics!
Yes, your good old Real Movie News has scored a...
12th June 2006:
12th June 2006: Weir leaves Shantaram director’s chair
Truman Show director Peter Weir has dropped out of Shantaram,...
12th June 2006: Einstein's Children for Gold Circle Films
Mike Kersjes' memoir A Smile as Big as the Moon...
12th June 2006: Stars on The Take
Brad Furman’s The Take is to star John Leguizamo, Tyrese...
12th June 2006: Paramount infested by Mayfly
The children’s script Mayfly from Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick...
12th June 2006: Tatum joins Stop-Loss
Following the addition of Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum has also...
12th June 2006: Lucas wants to reunite Jones boys
Access Hollywood talked to producer George Lucas about the long...
12th June 2006: Disney say Mi Casa, Su Casa
Disney have picked up Latino family comedy Mi Casa, Su...
12th June 2006: Paul Newman narrating NASCAR doc
NASCAR racing icon Dale Earnhardt is to be immortalized onscreen...
12th June 2006: Lionsgate Happily N’Ever After
The CG-animated family film Happily N'Ever After has been picked...
10th June 2006:
10th June 2006: Knighton thumbs a lift with The Hitcher
Zachary Knighton is the latest cast member to join The...
10th June 2006: Warner secure The Thieves of Baghdad
Matthew Bogdanos' book adaptation Thieves of Baghdad will be produced...
10th June 2006: Cast for Iraq drama Stop-Loss
Ryan Philippe will star in Stop-Loss, the Iraq war drama...
10th June 2006: Roth to stay in another Hostel
Eli Roth has revealed he’s developing a sequel to Hostel...
10th June 2006: Tamblyn joins Spring Breakdown
The Grudge 2 actress Amber Tamblyn is to join the...
10th June 2006: Universal land some Talent
The comic book series Talent by Christopher Golden and Tom...
10th June 2006: Rhames replaced DMX on Marble City
Rapper DMX has dropped out of Marble City and has...
10th June 2006: Another star joins Hairspray
17-year-old Nicole Blonsky will play Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray. ...
10th June 2006: Spying on Kate Beckinsale
Underworld star Kate Beckinsale is to play the lead in...
10th June 2006: Editing The Power of the Few
The New World’s Q'Orianka Kilcher has launched the production company...
10th June 2006: Brit directors on Korean remake
British brothers Tom and Charlie Guard are looking to direct...
10th June 2006: Another set of Seven Samurai
John Fucso is to write a remake of Akira Kurosawa's...
10th June 2006: AVP 2 to go old school
Alien vs. Predator 2 directors Greg and Colin Strause have...
10th June 2006: Turistas to come from Fox Atomic
Fox Atomic, a trendy new division of 20th Century Fox,...
10th June 2006: The Birds but not as we know it
Platinum Dunes are to make The Birds, not based on...
10th June 2006: CG animated Gatchaman announced
Imagi Animation Studios, in association with Tatsunoko Production of Japan,...
9th June 2006:
9th June 2006: Uma Thurman is In Bloom!
Uma Thurman has signed on to star in In Bloom....
8th June 2006:
8th June 2006: Mos Def in Little Scarlet
The Walter Mosley novel Little Scarlet has been snapped up...
8th June 2006: Another round for Battle Royale
New Line Cinema are to remake the 2000 Japanese film...
8th June 2006: Penn’s poker extravaganza
Insomnia Media Group has stumped up the cash for X-Men...
8th June 2006: From Stuart Little to Bad Dogs
Stuart Little director Rob Minkoff is to helm Bad Dogs,...
8th June 2006: Strause Brothers on AVP2
Special effects artists-turned-directors Greg and Colin Strause are to helm...
8th June 2006: Into the Wild cast news
William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden are to star in...
8th June 2006: Easter marks The Resurrection
The Bible film The Resurrection from Screen Gems is eyeing...
8th June 2006: DreamWorks out of their League
The rom-com pitch She's Out of My League from the...
8th June 2006: 24 movie is go!
20th Century Fox has revealed what has been rumoured for...
8th June 2006: Slash Back
They’ve graced our cinema screens for over 20 years now...
7th June 2006:
7th June 2006: Lost on Planet Terror
Lost TV star Naveen Andrews has been added to the...
7th June 2006: Jackman steps in for Crowe
Since Russel Crowe left the project director Baz Luhrmann is...
7th June 2006: Details on Cameron’s Project 880
The plot for James Cameron's Project 880 has recently been...
7th June 2006: Resurrecting Teri Hatcher
Teri Hatcher is to star in Resurrecting the Champ for...
7th June 2006: Woody finds himself in No Country for Old Men
Woody Harrelson and Stephen Root are to star in the...
7th June 2006: Hellboy chat from Del Toro
Director Guillermo Del Toro got a chance to chat about...
7th June 2006: Producers take on Judgment of Paris
Producers Clark Peterson (Monster) and Elizabeth Fowler have optioned George...
7th June 2006: Jessica Alba joins 'Bill'!
Super hot Jessica Alba has just replaced Lindsay Lohan for...
6th June 2006:
6th June 2006: Bangkok Dangerous for Cage
Action star Nicolas Cage is to play the lead in...
6th June 2006: Bacon given Death Sentence
Kevin Bacon will star in director James Wan’s Death Sentence...
6th June 2006: Screen Gems in Stepfather remake
Screen Gems are set to remake 1987 horror movie The...
6th June 2006: Pine facing the apocalypse
Chris Pine is looking to star in writer/director siblings Alex...
6th June 2006: Stars suffer Spring Breakdown
Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch and Parker Posey are to all...
6th June 2006: Fox and Fox on Vegas comedy
Dana Fox’s untitled Vegas rom-com pitch has been picked up...
6th June 2006: Paramount discover Odd Todd
Todd Rosenberg has had his Odd Todd web cartoon series...
6th June 2006: Charlie Bartlett casting news
Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings and...
6th June 2006: Trio in period indie
Dakota Fanning, Robin Wright Penn and David Morse are to...
6th June 2006: Zhang Ziyi for live action Mulan!
Zhang Ziyi looks to have been signed up to star...
5th June 2006:
5th June 2006: Another Mutant for the Chronicles
Sin City’s deadliest Devon Aoki has joined Thomas Jane and...
5th June 2006: Zombie to bring Halloween back from dead
Music maestro and House of 1000 Corpses director Rob Zombie...
5th June 2006: Wachowski’s need for Speed
Creators of The Matrix Larry and Andy Wachowski are looking...
5th June 2006: Antal to control Vacancy
Director of the thriller Kontroll Nimrod Antal is in talks...
5th June 2006: Lequizamo to wear Something Blue
John Leguizamo and Wilmer Valderrama have signed-up for Disney comedy...
5th June 2006: Rosemont commits An American Crime
Romy Rosemont has been cast as Ellen Page's mother in...
5th June 2006: 99 Problems for Columbia
Columbia Pictures. Joe Roth, Team Todd and Benderspink will...
5th June 2006: Black Widow squashed
Following the failures of female superhero movies such as Catwoman...
5th June 2006: Director back for The Absent remake
Doug Davison and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment will produce...
5th June 2006: Fresh Prince puts on Seven Pounds
Will Smith is to star in Seven Pounds for Columbia...
5th June 2006: Amanda Bynes covered in Hairspray
She’s the Man star Amanda Bynes will play Penny Pingleton...
5th June 2006: Transformers gain scientist
Comedian Ronnie Sperling has joined the cast of DreamWorks-Paramount's Transformers...
5th June 2006: Evan Almighty casting
TV’s Meagen Fay has joined the cast of Universal's Evan...
5th June 2006: McTiernan on Deadly Exchange
Original Die Hard director John McTiernan is to helm action...
5th June 2006: Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Teaser Trailer to Debut with The Omen
On Tuesday, 06/06/06, US filmgoers will be able to catch...
2nd June 2006:
2nd June 2006: Ryder teaches Sex and Death 101
Winona Ryder has been reunited with Heathers director Daniel Waters...
2nd June 2006: Lost star in The Brave One
Warner Bros. Pictures have signed Lost star Naveen Andrews and...
2nd June 2006: Stan Winston and many Deaths
Commercial director Dario Piana will make his directorial debut on...
2nd June 2006: Severance for Magnolia Pictures
Magnolia Pictures have picked up the US distribution rights to...
2nd June 2006: Tenderness and Jon Foster
Stay Alive’s Jon Foster has been added to the cast...
2nd June 2006: Casey Affleck sells script to Warner
Warner have purchased Casey Affleck’s script Aardvark Art’s Ark to...
2nd June 2006: Stars looking to play Dirt Music
Heath Ledger and Rachel Weisz are eying roles in Dirt...
1st June 2006:
1st June 2006: Bean gets Hitch-ed
Lord of the Rings star Sean Bean and Sophia Bush...
1st June 2006: Saw III story details
Lionsgate have revealed the official synopsis for Saw III due...
1st June 2006: Universal have big plans for Alpha Dog
The Nick Cassavetes-directed film Alpha Dog has moved from distributors...
1st June 2006: Grace to be a Kid in America
Following Spider-Man 3 Topher Grace will star in and produce...
1st June 2006: New Line having A Family Affair
The comedy spec script A Family Affair has been acquired...
1st June 2006: McCourt memoir to be movie
The Frank McCourt memoir Teacher Man is being adapted for...
1st June 2006: Universal on Hurricane Warning
Universal have picked up the Katrina drama Hurricane Season from...
1st June 2006: A bit of Good Luck for Chuck
Lionsgate are look to rescue Good Luck Chuck from New...
1st June 2006: Columbia Pictures in Worthy adaptation
Upcoming book The Worthy: A Ghost's Story by Will Clarke...