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Darren Aronofsky’s Name Reportedly Added To ‘Superman’ Director Shortlist By Russ Fischer/Sept. 27, 2010 5:05 pm EST Who will direct Superman? That’s one of the big, burning questions at Warner Bros. right now as Christopher Nolan works to oversee the development of a new film. There’s a shortlist of sorts floating around that includes names such as Tony Scott, Matt Reeves, Duncan Jones, Zack Snyder and Jonathan Liebesman. Some of those directors have already said that the list was news to them, so don’t take any of it as gospel....

Disney Approves Sale Of Miramax To Ron Tutor And Colony Capital By Russ Fischer/July 8, 2010 5:57 pm EST Looks like the long saga of the sale of Miramax is about to come to a close. Disney has found and approved a buyer in the form of Ron Tutor and Colony Capital, a privately held institutional investment firm. THR reports the basics: Tutor and Capital will put $300m into the deal, with the balance of the $650m purchase price coming from minority partners like James Robinson from Morgan Creek Productions and “an unspecified Middle Eastern investment group....

Ehren Kruger Writing ‘Transformers 4,’ Shia LaBeouf Definitely Out By Russ Fischer/April 26, 2012 6:30 am EST When the last Transformers film was finished and released, Michael Bay said he was done with the series, but Paramount recruited him to direct the fourth movie in the franchise. He’ll get back to the business of making stories about robots in disguise after he makes his ‘small’ movie Pain & Gain. Shia LaBeouf also said he was done with the series, but given Bay’s return there has been speculation about whether or not that plan will stick....

First Look: ‘Toy Story Hawaiian Vacation’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 25, 2011 6:00 am EST While Toy Story 3 may have concluded the full-length feature story of the Toy Story characters, Pixar is continuing the series with at least two shorts that hit later this year. The first, Toy Story Hawaiian Vacation, arrives with Cars 2 on June 24, while the second (title not yet revealed) will run with The Muppets in December....

First Official Photos: Jim Carrey In ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2011 4:00 am EST The article reveals a couple tidbits about the movie: See more photos on USAToday.com.

Gael Garcia Bernal Attached To Play Boxer Roberto Durán By Russ Fischer/Nov. 23, 2010 2:15 pm EST With The Fighter getting some attention and Warner Bros. developing Grudge Match, are we soon going to see a mini-glut of boxing movies? There are worse things, if so. The latest to hit the development decks is Hands of Stone, which would see Gael Garcia Bernal playing Roberto Durán, who famously lost to Sugar Ray Leonard in the ‘No Mas’ fight in 1980....

Geek Deal: Kingdom Of Heaven Director’s Cut Blu-Ray For $10.99 By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2010 10:33 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

JJ Abrams Producing Victorian-Era Robot Movie By Russ Fischer/July 29, 2010 2:33 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. THR says that the graphic novel / picture book hybrid by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett was published last year, but doesn’t offer much more detail beyond the basic fact of Abrams’ and Bad Robot’s involvement. I can’t see how this would be a small movie like some of Bad Robot’s smaller development deals; to make the scope of this one come alive is going to require money as well as creative effort....

Joss Whedon, Sean Maher, And Amy Acker Talk ‘Much Ado About Nothing’; First Photos Revealed By Angie Han/Oct. 25, 2011 6:00 am EST Yesterday, news broke of Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, an indie Shakespeare adaptation he’d filmed in secret while taking a short vacation from The Avengers, just ‘cause. Little was known about the project when it was first announced, but in a recent interview the writer/director and stars Sean Maher and Amy Acker opened up a bit more, offering insight into the hows, whys, and whats — as well as the first stills from the film....

LOL: Dora The Explorer In Inception By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2010 10:30 am EST Can you point to the trailer that combines Leo’s new sci-fi movie Inception and Dora The Explorer? Very Good! After the jump. LOL: Dora The Explorer In Inception By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2010 10:30 am EST Can you point to the trailer that combines Leo’s new sci-fi movie Inception and Dora The Explorer? Very Good! After the jump....

LOL: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World TV Spot Aims For A Wider Audience By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 9, 2010 7:00 am EST Despite critical and audience acclaim coming out of the surprise screening at Comic-Con, we’ve heard that some people still don’t want to see Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Not because it doesn’t look good, but because audiences have grown tired of Michael Cera (but yet, they don’t mind that Bill Murray plays the same character in almost every film)....

Long-Lost Original Ending To Saul Bass Directorial Effort ‘Phase IV’ Screened By Russ Fischer/June 26, 2012 4:30 pm EST Saul Bass is widely known for his work as an artist, title designer, and corporate logo craftsman. His movie posters and title work for films such as The Man With the Golden Arm, Anatomy of a Murder and many movies by Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese cemented his ideas as cornerstones of cinematic storytelling and advertising....

Mae Whitman Joins ‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower’ By Russ Fischer/April 6, 2011 6:00 am EST It has taken Stephen Chbosky some time to really get a film adaptation rolling of his book The Perks of Being a Wallflower. We first talked about it in May 2010, when he had Logan Lerman and Emma Watson in talks to appear. In February of this year he still had those two set....

NASA Says ‘2012’ Is Most Absurd Sci-Fi Movie Ever; ‘Gattaca’ Most Plausible By Germain Lussier/Jan. 6, 2011 9:00 am EST Think of all the ridiculous, crazy things you’ve ever seen in science fiction movies: X-Wing Fighters flying through trenches, aliens bleeding acid blood, giant robots that transform into cars. Take all of those things into consideration and then realize this. NASA has named Roland Emmerich’s film 2012 the least plausible science fiction movie ever made....

Netflix To Distribute David Fincher/Kevin Spacey Project ‘House Of Cards’ By Germain Lussier/March 15, 2011 2:56 pm EST Netflix reportedly beat out other interested parties such as HBO and AMC by committing to two full seasons, something that is completely unheard of in today’s TV market. Read much more about the deal after the break. Deadline exclusively broke the news of this deal, which marks a major gamble for Netflix. It’s posing itself as a next generation HBO, which also started as just a place to show old movies and now is best known for original content....

New Thor Photo: Odin And Thor By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2010 2:00 pm EST As Comic-Con approaches, we’re starting to see more and more of Marvel’s big screen adaptation of Thor. Earlier this week Marvel released the first official photo of Anthony Hopkins as Odin and Tom Hiddleston as Loki, along with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) with hammer in hand. And now another new photo has hit the webs from Kenneth Branagh’s comic book adaptation....

Rumor: Lindsay Lohan Up For Role In Zack Snyder’s ‘Superman’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 8, 2011 2:00 pm EST Gossip website TMZ is reporting that Lindsay Lohan is up for a major female role in Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot. According to the site, “Lindsay’s people have had multiple phone conversations within the last few weeks with the people behind the new Superman reboot” and they’re “supposed to meet personally with the Superman people soon....

The Farrelly Brothers Talk ‘The Three Stooges’ By Adam Quigley/Feb. 15, 2011 11:00 am EST The Farrelly Brothers are in promotion mode for their upcoming film Hall Pass, but the movie everyone keeps wanting to know about is The Three Stooges. Namely: What the hell is up with that thing, anyway? Last we checked in on the film, we had learned that the casting of Johnny Knoxville and Andy Samberg in the film were strictly rumors, and that the film remained “wide open to everybody”....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1, Country Strong, White Material (Criterion Collection), Heartless, And More By Adam Quigley/April 15, 2011 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I’m still not convinced that the final installment of the Harry Potter franchise needed to be separated into two films, but perhaps that’s a discussion better reserved for Part 2....

Will John Carter Go 3D? Will Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Be Delayed Again? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2010 3:00 pm EST While Andrew Stanton’s John Carter of Mars was never envisioned as a 3D movie, I’ve been hearing a lot of rumbling in recent months that Walt Disney Pictures is pushing to release the film in 3D. I’ve even heard they’ve ordered some 3D tests to convince director Andrew Stanton that post conversion 3D isn’t as horrible as the big baddies on the Internet say it is....