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Liev Schreiber to star opposite Angelina Jolie in spy thriller Salt

Liev Schreiber is in negotiations to co-star with Angelina Jolie in the spy thriller Salt for Columbia Pictures according to Variety. Salt follows CIA agent named Evelyn Salt, who’s fingered as a Russian sleeper spy. She evades capture by her superiors – who are convinced she’s intent on assassinating the president – while attempting to ….

Yet another Robert Ludlum spy thriller to get film treatment

Universal is eyeing the Robert Ludlum Cold War novel The Parsifal Mosaic as its next development project, with Imagine Entertainment (Angels and Demons) potentially producing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 1982 book focuses on a struggle between U.S. and Soviet intelligence agents, with American spies Michael Havelock and Jenna Karas, who are partners as ….

Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington may team up for David Cronenberg espionage thriller…umm, this could be good

Tom Cruise is currently in negotiations to star opposite Denzel Washington in the David Cronenberg-directed adaptation of Robert Ludlum espionage thriller The Matarese Circle, which MGM – parent company of Cruise-owned UA – is on track to place into production sometime this year, according to Variety and THR.

Yvonne Strahovski visits Comic Con to talk Chuck

Yvonne Strahovski, who plays Sarah Walker on the NBC cult favorite action-spy-comedy series Chuck, will join the show’s co-creator and executive producer Josh Schwartz and co-creator Chris Fedak, for a New York Comic Con panel on the show. The trio will appear for a Q&A to discuss all the happenings of the second season of ….

Check out the full Echelon Conspiracy film trailer

The full trailer has been released for Echelon Conspiracy, the action thriller starring Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Yuri Kutsenko, Sergey Gubanov and Martin Sheen. Echelon Conspiracy revolves around mysterious messages from a new cell phone that promise a young American engineer untold wealth, and giving it to him – for a price. He ….

Bond creator and British spy Ian Fleming to get biopic treatment

Writer John Orloff, who scripted the acclaimed terrorism drama A Mighty Heart, has been hired to ink the screenplay for the film Fleming, a biopic about the exploits of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company is producing the movie at Warner Bros. The film will look at ….

Iron Man scribes and indie thriller Elite Squad director team for Ludlum adaptation Sigma Protocol

Elite Squad was a tension-filled, gritty drama that I watched a screening of some time ago (Read my review RIGHT HERE). I am pleasantly surprised that Universal has taken notice of Berlin Fest Golden Bear prize winner Jose Padilha, and are negotiating with him to helm the international thriller The Sigma Protocol, which is based ….

Quantum of Solace becomes top Bond film

Sony and MGM’s Quantum of Solace has blazed past Casino Royale to become the highest grossing Bond film of all time, according to Variety. Quantum accomplished the milestone Wednesday night, with a total of $167.1 million, according to Rentrak. Casino Royale topped out at $167 million. The action-adventure is nearing the end of its theatrical ….

Quantum becomes top Bond film of all-time

Clive Owen goes undercover in Colombian drug cartel

Clive Owen is attached to star in the thriller Cartagena, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mark Cuban’s 2929 is handling production and distribution for Cartagena. Michael Ross, who wrote the Brazilian-set thriller Turistas for Fox and who’s working on a remake of the film Jar City, is writing the screenplay. Cartagena revolves around an undercover ….

Julia Roberts the spy in Duplicity film trailer

Duplicity looks like my kinda film. Spies, con jobs, sex, world travel, betrayal and comedy. Check out the trailer for the new Julia Roberts/Clive Owen pairing, as she hands him more than just a pair of panties. Oscar winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reunite for Duplicity, from writer/director Tony Gilroy, who helmed the seven-time ….

Writers chosen for XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

Michael Ferris and John Brancato, who wrote the upcoming Terminator Salvation, are in talks to pen a script for another sequel. The pair are negotiating to write XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, which will reunite Vin Diesel with director Rob Cohen, according to Variety. The writing duo, who also wrote Terminator 3 and the ….

Jim Caviezel and Samuel L. Jackson to get Blown

Yet another bad guy role for Samuel L. Jackson? Well according to The Hollywood Reporter – yeah. He’s apparently squaring off with Jim Caviezel in the espionage thriller Blown, who will attempt to stop Jackson from blowing up London. Martha Fiennes (Chromophobia, Mata Hari), who happens to be a native of the U.K., will direct ….

Casino Royale director to helm action thriller Nagasaki Deadline

Feature film production in Hollywood has slowed down dramatically in recent months, amid uncertainty over a potential SAG strike, and the slowing economy. But according to a report on Variety, movie studios are hedging against a strike and moving ahead with more than 40 high profile films in the spring and summer of next year. ….

James Bond on Blu-ray – Volume Two review

Six of the highest regarded James Bond movies debuted recently on Blu-ray Disc from MGM and Fox. Like most Bond fans, I am upset that Goldfinger wasn’t released in this first batch of films in HD. But it’s still fun to watch all of these classic action hits in the format. All six of the ….