Irish actor Cillian Murphy is in talks to join Wayfaring Strangers , a WWII-set thriller. An Irish-French co-production, the film sees a group of elite British paratroopers captured by German soldiers and held in a remote farmhouse, where a young Jewish couple have also taken refuge. Acting legend Sir Michael …
Read More »Jonathan Levine will helm book adap Legend
The Wackness director Jonathan Levine has signed on to helm book adaptation Legend . Backed by CBS Films and Twilight producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, Legend is a proposed trilogy of books by Marie Lu. Though the first book in the series doesn’t hit shelves until November, Bowen and …
Read More »Crush3D announced for the 3DS
Sega has confirmed it will be releasing a redesigned version of Zoë Mode’s PSP spatial puzzler Crush for the Nintendo 3DS this Fall. The remake, oh-so-creatively called Crush3D, will make full use of the 3DS’ hardware, and include new puzzles, enemies and a hint system. Which is good, because if …
Read More »Cannes 2011: Colin Firth and Emily Blunt team up
Oscar-winner Colin Firth is set to team up with Emily Blunt for an as-yet untitled comedy. The film will tell the story of ‘the story of two damaged souls fleeing their pasts who meet and break into empty homes to assume the identities of the absent owners. Over the course …
Read More »Cannes 2011: Jason Stathams Killer Elite heading to the US
The Killer Elite has been picked up for US distribution by newly-minted Open Road, who are staking their worth on the action thriller, which stars Jason Statham, Robert DeNiro and Clive Owen. Seems like a pretty safe bet to us. The Killer Elite follows Statham’s highly-trained special-ops soldier as he …
Read More »Hitman: Absolution officially announced for 2012 with painfully vague teaser
After months of rumors and leaks that all but confirmed the existence of a new Hitman game, IO Interactive and Square Enix made it official today with an annoyingly brief and enigmatic teaser trailer for the game. And just as we guessed (opens in new tab), it’s titled Hitman: Absolution. …
Read More »Woody Harrelson wins a role in The Hunger Games
Woody Harrelson has officially been confirmed as Haymitch Abernathy in Gary Ross’ adaptation of The Hunger Games . Written by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games is the first in a best-selling young adult trilogy. Set in an alternate post-apocalyptic world, one boy and one girl are picked at random from …
Read More »Darren Aronofsky could direct Human Nature next
Darren Aronofsky may not be making The Wolverine , but he could have found his next project in sci-fi Human Nature . A spec script by Jeff Welch that’s been hovering around Hollywood for 15 years, Nature follows a man who wakes up after being cryogenically frozen and discovers that …
Read More »NSFW: Ukrainian model takes it off for Witcher 2 calendar
Sex sells calendars. That and pictures of cute kittens. A behind-the-scenes video documenting a photo shoot for an adult calendar promoting The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has been making its rounds. The NSFW video features Ukrainian model Klodi Monsoon in various states of undress as she poses with a …
Read More »Saints Row: Drive By canned for PSN and XBLA
THQ has confirmed the cancellation of Saints Row: Drive By, a PSN and XBLA off-shoot of thefarcical GTA-esque crime title that was set to precedethe full-onSaints Rowsequel later this year. Rumors of Drive By’s demise began after fans found the game listed as canceled on the LinkedIn profile belonging to …
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