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Quantum Of Solace director circling Ludlum espionage thriller

According to Variety, Paramount has tapped Quantum Of Solace director Marc Forster for its adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s political thriller The Chancellor Manuscript. According to report, the studio has also contracted Peter O’Brien – who wrote a much buzzed about script for a female-driven thriller titled Unlocked – to write a new draft of the ….

Iron Man 2 to be released in IMAX

IMAX, Marvel Entertainment and Paramount Pictures today announced that Iron Man 2, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey, Jr., will be released to digital IMAX theatres simultaneously with the film’s worldwide release on May 7, 2010. The film’s limited IMAX release will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The ….

Raimi, Maguire and Dunst all off Spider-Man 4, which is now set to be a prequel

Right on the heels of news that John Malkovich was still attached to Spider-Man 4 as a villain (SEE HERE), Sony’s Columbia Pictures has reportedly scrapped the project all together and is rebooting the franchise, according to THR. The studio is apparently parting ways with director Sam Raimi and franchise stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten ….

John Malkovich still attached to Spider-Man 4 as lead villain

According to SlashFilm, John Malkovich recently confirmed recent rumors that he has been cast in Sam Raimi’s troubled Spider-Man 4…well, sort of. Many suggestions were that as Malkovich would play lead villain The Vulture (a.k.a. Adrian Toomes), if Raimi – who hated the most recent version of the script – gets his way. However, Sony ….

Win one of 2 copies of the sci-fi action thriller Surrogates on DVD

On January 26th, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release Bruce Willis’ sci-fi action thriller Surrogates on DVD. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the DVD edition of Surrogates to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be updated with ….

Female lead cast for live-action Green Lantern film

Blake Lively (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl) has been cast as the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds in Warner Bros.’ upcoming live-action Green Lantern film, according to THR’s Heat Vision Blog. According to reports, Lively will play Carol Ferris, who runs her father’s aerospace company and hires test pilot Hal Jordan (Reynolds), ….

First flaming on-camera pics from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World online

While director Edgar Wright has been steadily posting behind-the-scenes photos on his blog for at least the last year, the first official on-camera shots from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World have shown up online, one featuring the film’s namesake hero Michael Cera in action with a flaming sword. I saw these at Empire’s website, but ….