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Focus Features has released four new clips for Jeremy Renner’s upcoming thriller Kill the Messenger, which hits theaters this Friday. Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (The Bourne Legacy) leads an all-star cast in a dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Kill the Messenger stars Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie ….

Will Ferrell to play sexploitation king Russ Meyer in biopic

Deadline reports that Will Ferrell is in talks to play sexploitation film producer Russ Meyer in the indie film project Russ and Roger Go Beyond. The film centers on the collaboration between Meyer and iconic film reviewer Roger Ebert on the 1970 film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, which Meyer directed from a script ….

Release date and first cast photo revealed for Straight Outta Compton biopic

Access Hollywood reports that Straight Outta Compton, the long-in-development N.W.A. biopic, has finally been cast and now has a release date. Ice Cube updated his Twitter followers on the film, even including the first cast photo. On Wednesday, Universal Pictures announced Straight Outta Compton will hit theaters on August 14, 2015. Along with the announcement, ….

Adjustment Bureau director to helm new Hollywood Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon

George Nolfi, who directed the sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau, is now attached to helm the upcoming Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon for Groundswell Productions and QED International, Variety reports. Birth of the Dragon will be produced by QED’s Bill Block, Groundswell CEO Michael London, Janice Williams, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen Rivele, with ….

Official trailer and poster for Kill the Messenger

Focus Features’ has revealed the gripping official trailer for the upcoming film Kill the Messenger. Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (The Bourne Legacy) leads an all-star cast in the dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. In Kill the Messenger, Webb stumbles onto a story leading to ….

Oscar nominee Angela Bassett to direct Whitney Houston biopic

Angela Bassett will make her directorial debut with a Lifetime Original Movie centering on the life of Whitney Houston, according to Variety. The film, which has the working title “Whitney Houston,” is scheduled for a 2015 world premiere. Shem Bitterman wrote the script for Whitney Houston, which chronicles the headline-making relationship between the iconic singer, ….

Check out the first trailer and new images from the Steve Jobs biopic

Win a copy of the stunning action epic The Horde on DVD

E One recently released the historical action epic The Horde on DVD. To celebrate the release of visually stunning epic that’s described as being in the tradition of Game of Thrones and Spartacus, FilmFetish is giving away 2 copies of the DVD to readers. In order to have a chance to win your free copy ….

New images of Amanda Seyfried in Lovelace biopic

First poster of Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela revealed

Trailer for Michael Bay’s true-life crime thriller Pain and Gain

Win a copy of the Barack Obama Biography on DVD

As the campaign season heats up, join Bio for the riveting story of Barack Obama, featuring all-new footage and commentary from his historic first term in office, with the documentary Biography: Barack Obama: From His Childhood to the Presidency. To celebrate the release of Biography: Barack Obama, FilmFetish is giving away 2 copies of the ….

Michael Pena to play labor organizer Cesar E. Chavez in biopic opposite America Ferrera and Rosario Dawson

Actor Michael Pena will see his dream role become a reality, as the Crash star is set to play 1960s and ’70s labor organizer Cesar E. Chavez in the indie biopic Chavez, which Diego Luna will direct, Variety reports. Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera will co-star as his wife, Helen Chavez, while Rosario Dawson (Sin City) ….