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The Dailies: July 17, 2008

Posted 7/17/08 3:06 pm EST by in Dailies


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- Megan Fox says "Transformers 2" has twice the budget of the original ($300 million?) (IGN)

- "Robocop" remake actually a sequel. Darren Aronofsky reportedly being eyed for the director's chair. (Bloody Disgusting)

- First trailer for Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies" with Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio pops up online. (Coming Soon)

- Giggity, giggity, goo! A "Family Guy" movie will start within the year, says Seth McFarlane (TV Week)

- Will Ferrell to play "Two-Face," no not THAT one, the one about a racist who develops a split personality. (Variety)

- John Woo to direct comic book movie based on "Caliber." (Variety)

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The Dailies: July 16, 2008

Posted 7/16/08 2:48 pm EST by in Dailies


Miley Cyrus- Sign of the apocalypse watch: Miley Cyrus wants to remake a younger, cleaner version of “Sex and the City.” (Just Jared)

- Drinks on this guy, eh Mr. Stark? “Tropic Thunder” scribe Justin Theroux to write “Iron Man 2.” (Variety)

- Those bastards! Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio lining up to star in Quentin Tarantino’s latest. (Variety)

- Hearts of darkness on display as “Tropic Thunder” viral sites go online. (Rain of Madness)

- “Mummy III” director (and special effects stickler) Rob Cohen to produce a remake of “Monster Squad.” (Bloody Disgusting)

- Phasers set to stunned: J.J. Abrams dishes a little on “Star Trek” reboot. (Coming Soon)

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The Dailies: March 21, 2008

Posted 3/21/08 5:06 pm EST by in Dailies


Shia LaBeouf- Shia's got his groove back in this video from the set of "Indiana Jones." (Indiana Jones)

- Leonardo DiCaprio reteams with Ridley Scott for dark thriller "The Low Dweller," about an ex-con trying to assimilate back into society. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Have Spielberg and Jackson found their Tintin? Thomas Sangster reportedly signed on for role. (Daily Mail)

- First look at Snake Eyes from "G.I. Joe." (/film)

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The Dailies: February 21, 2008

Posted 2/21/08 2:28 pm EST by in Dailies


leo.jpg- Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon Levitt to headline live-action "Akira" adaptation. (AICN)

- The Curious Case of the Teenage Plague: David Fincher to direct "Black Hole" from a script by Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman. Story centers on a radical STD sweeping through American high schools. (Hollywood Reporter)

- On golden wings: Former hobbit Dominic Monaghan makes a break for "Wolverine." Will play mutant Beak. (Just Jared)

- "I can say with absolute certainty that you will see stuff you've never imagined." James Cameron checks in to give a status report on "Avatar." (AICN)

- Behind the scenes video from Richard Kelly's "The Box." (/film)

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The Dailies: November 27, 2007

Posted 11/27/07 1:10 pm EST by in Dailies


Sit back, relax, and enjoy a hot, steaming cup of our links of the day, back again with perhaps our biggest news day ever, with looks at “Bond 22,” “Watchmen,” “Avatar,” “Harry Potter” and more.

- “I don't think you should write gags in Bond.” Daniel Craig spills details on Bond’s next adventure. (Coming Soon)

- World watches the Watchmen as photos from the set of the eagerly anticipated movie surface online. (Warner Bros.)

- The man with the hat is back in three hi-res images from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." (Ain't It Cool News)

- Break out the Felix Felicis, Warner Brothers offers chance for one lucky fan to win a walk-on role in the next “Harry Potter.” (Warner Bros.)

- Move over Matt Damon. J.K. Rowling named “Entertainer of the Year.” (Entertainment Weekly)

- Early look at concept art from James Cameron’s “Avatar”? (Joblo)

- Mark Ruffalo joins Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island,” about the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane. (Hollywood Reporter)

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The Dailies: October 23, 2007

Posted 10/23/07 3:23 pm EST by in Dailies


Leonardo DiCaprioTwo heads are better than one today with new partnerships from Martin and Leo, Harold and Kumar, Thornton and Spielberg, and, oh yeah, the friggin Goonies and more, in our links of the day.

- Together Again! Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio team up for “Shutter Island,” from a novel by “Mystic River” author Dennis Lehane. (Variety)

- What Would NPH Do? Neil Patrick Harris rides a unicorn for “Harold and Kumar 2” in the new greatest poster ever. (IGN)

- Never say die! Chunk (Jeff Cohen) and Data (Jonathan Ke Quan) tell Empire they’ve been approached about a “Goonies” sequel. (Empire)

- First picture of Jet Li from “The Mummy.” Bonus: He’s kicking Brendan Fraser’s ass. (Rob Cohen)

- It doesn’t work like this. I tried. But Julia Stiles joins “Cry of the Owl” in which she will play a woman who falls in love with her stalker. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Megan Fox to star in “Jennifer’s Body,” a script from “Juno” writer Diablo Cody about a perfect girl who gets possessed and begins killing. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Billy Bob Thornton joins “Eagle Eye.” (Moviehole)

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The Dailies: October 11, 2007

Posted 10/11/07 1:01 pm EST by in Dailies


Leonardo DiCaprioWho's the biggest movie star in the world? Three men enter, one man leaves our links of the day, with news on Will Smith, George Clooney, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

- George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio team up for political thriller "Farragut North" which Clooney will direct. (Hollywood Reporter)

- The World is Not Enough: Will Smith to star in "Empire" for Michael Mann. (Variety)

- "Not a single note" for "Smoking Aces" sequel, says Joe Carnahan. (Joe Carnahan)

- Is Michelle Rodriguez out of "Avatar"? Probably not, but that doesn't stop Cinematical from speculating. (Cinematical)

- "Arrested Development" scribe Chuck Tatham to write "The Church of Reggie" about a guy who starts his own religion. (Variety)

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The Dailies: September 14, 2007

Posted 9/14/07 4:59 pm EST by in Dailies


Rumor has it our links of the day are frontloaded with speculation, but don't let that stop you from enjoying news on Daniel Radcliffe, Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Punisher" and more.

- Daniel Radcliffe shaken as Harry Potter. Is he going to stir things up next as a young James Bond? (JoBlo)

- He was King of the World! Is Leonardo DiCaprio now King of Ireland in "Freedom Within the Heart"? (Moviehole)

- Paddy Considine to play Jigsaw in "Punisher: War Zone"? (Coming Soon)

- Terry Zwigoff to direct "The $40,000 Man," about a bionic superhero built with a limited budget. (Variety)

- "Paddington Bear" heading to the big screen. (Variety)

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The Dailies: June 28, 2007

Posted 6/28/07 11:09 am EST by in Dailies


The Hollywood news wagon rolls on as Mos goes lead, Leo snags Crowe, New Line eyes "Conan" and more.

- Oscar-nom Ryan Gosling signs for Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones" alongside Rachel Weisz. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Indy rumored to interrupt football game this Saturday. The nerve. (ReelzChannel)

- Mos Def turns romantic, will produce/star in "Bobby Zero." (Variety)

- New Line inches towards "Conan" option. (Variety)

- "24” beauty Elisha Cuthbert joins Tim Allen's "Six Wives of Henry LeFay." (Cinematical)

- Crowe to reteam with Leo for Ridley Scott's spy yarn "Body of Lies." (Hollywood Reporter)

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