She's visited the world's greatest chocolate factory and taken a trip to Terabithia, but AnnaSophia Robb is about to find herself between a Rock and a hard place, MTV News has learned, as the precocious 13-year-old joins Dwayne Johnson and director Andy Fickman as the female lead in "Witch Mountain," Disney's upcoming "remake" of the 1975 classic.

"Not remake," Fickman corrected. "We didn't want to come in and just simply do a remake of a movie that we all really liked growing-up. It's a new chapter within the world of Witch Mountain. I think that for people who have seen the original, they're going to be very happy with the direction were going. And with people who've never seen it, I think it'll be an exciting ride for them [as well]."

According to Fickman, the biggest difference may be one of tone. "The original book is a very cool dark thriller. We're pulling elements from that," he revealed. "It's a much darker movie than in the 70s when they did 'Escape to Witch Mountain.'" Read more...

It's a new week, and that brings a fresh round of hot-off-the-presses movie news. Read on.

- Disney's "Escape to Witch Mountain" gets re-imagined courtesy of "She's the Man" director Andy Fickman. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Is the "Back to the Future" team reuniting for "Christmas Carol"? (Jim Hill Media)

- Stanley Tucci tapped to play a killer in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." (Hollywood Reporter)

- More "Watchmen" casting leaks, which we write about here. (Cinematical)

- Tom Cruise gets fingered as Russian sleeper spy. Told ya so. (Variety)

- Ninja extraordinaire Jackie Chan takes serious turn in immigrant drama "Shinjuku Incident." (Variety)

- Steve Guttenberg tag teams Jessica Simpson for "Major Movie Star." (Hollywood Reporter)