First image of Channing Tatum in the bloody historical action epic The Eagle

We’ve nabbed this first bloody shot of Channing Tatum from the Roman epic adventure The Eagle, based on the classic novel by Rosemary Sutcliff. The film is being released by Focus Features – the studio that next week unveils the George Clooney assassin adventure The American – on February 25, 2011. The Eagle is set ….

Starz to premiere Ridley Scott-produced epic Pillars of the Earth this summer

Starz is set to premiere a ground-breaking eight-hour adaptation of Ken Follett’s bestselling novel The Pillars of the Earth, which was produced by Tandem Communications and Ridley and Tony Scott, this summer on the cable network. The $40 million series is directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Heroes, Into the West) and was shot on location in ….

A New Dirty Dozen From Warner Brothers

According to a report by Variety, Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow will co-finance a remake of The Dirty Dozen, the 1967 action flick that starred Lee Marvin as a major who conscripts twelve condemned soldier-prisoners for a dangerous mission in WWII. Joel Silver will produce with Susan Downey. The original Dirty Dozen included Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, ….