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According to many sources, including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, it seems that everyone’s favorite fan-god, Joss Whedon, will be directing the Marvel’s upcoming Avenger’s film. According to Variety, Whedon will also rewriting the script written by Zak Penn. Penn has a very long history of taking Marvel’s properties …

Every celebrity the town of “South Park” has ever mocked is out for revenge as the show marks its 200th episode titled “200,” premiering on Wednesday, April 14 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL. While on a school field trip, Stan accidentally insults Tom Cruise and sets off a chain …

Emile Hirsch has signed on to the film The Darkest Hour, according to Variety.  He will be joining Olivia Thirlby (Juno) who was cast last week in the film to be directed by Chris Gorak, from a screenplay by Josh Zetumer. The film is set in Moscow and follows a …

With the production of Martin Campbell’s latest film, Green Lantern, already filming in New Orleans since last month, one more name has been added to the cast.  Actor Jon Tenney, who plays agent Fritz Howard on The Closer, has joined the cast as Hal Jordan’s father, Martin Jordan. “Ryan Reynolds …

After picking up the rights to the Mattel property last fall, Columbia Pictures have finally found writers for the new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe film in Mike Finch and Alex Litvak (Predators), according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film has long been in development at Warner brothers, …

With the debacle of the Raimi/Sony split over Spider-Man in January just a faded memory now, all seems to be coming together for the planned reboot of the webslinger’s franchise.  According to Hitfix, Sony Pictures first choice to play Peter Parker is Logan Lerman, star of Percy Jackson and the …

Brace yourselves as Dave Willis, co-creator of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and the voice of Meatwad and Carl, and Dana Snyder, the voice of Master Shake, join forces and hit the road for a nationwide live tour beginning in Dallas, TX on April 15. This is the first major Aqua Teen …

Update: When the final numbers came in on Monday morning, Date Night’s victory was overturned, with Clash taking the top spot. “Date Night” bowed in the No. 2 position, as things turned out, with a weekend tally of $25.2 million. A lackluster weekend brought “Date Night” and “Clash Of The …

Considering how long it took for Marvel Studios to find their Captain America, its no wonder they are struggling to find the right actress to play Cap’s love interest, Peggy Carter. As reported here earlier, Emily Blunt passed on the project last week, leaving Keira Knightley and Alice Eve in …

With Greek myths all the rage in Hollywood, it was just a matter of time before the Greek gods got the animated treatment again… this time, with a talking pig.  According to Pajiba, DreamWorks Animation has picked Barry Sonnenfeld to adapt and direct Paul Shipton’s novel Pig Scrolls into an …