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Action star of the moment, Sam Worthington (Avatar, Clash of the Titans) has signed on to star and produce a film based on H Rider Haggard’s literary hero Allan Quartermain at Dreamworks, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. The plot of the new film, which at this moment …

Paramount Pictures has confirmed that Alan Tudyk (Firefly) has joined the cast of Michael Bay’s Transformers 3, according to The Wrap. Tudyk is best known to TV audiences as Wash from Firefly/Serenity and has been seen this past year in Dollhouse and V. He’s also been on the big screen …

Saban has acquired the Power Rangers property from The Walt Disney Company, returning the global franchise to its original developer, Haim Saban, who introduced the first Power Rangers series in 1993. The acquisition includes worldwide rights to the brand as well as over 700 episodes produced over 17 years. Saban …

Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona) joins Dominic West (The Wire, 300) and Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter) in the British supernatural thriller, The Awakening, according to Screen Daily. UK TV director Nick Murphy helms this ghost tale set in post World War I England. Hall plays a young scientist who sets …

ABC has decided to let a bit of pre-upfront news out about their 2010-2011 season.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has announced today that it has picked up No Ordinary Family for their prime time lineup. The ABC Studios project has been created by Greg Berlanti and Jon …

Among a string of new show announcements, Fox announced the renewal of “Lie To Me” and Human Target,” “Human Target” will get a second season only with Matt Miller (“Chuck”) taking over as showrunner (with first season showrunner Jonathan Steinberg continuing as an executive producer on the series). Based on …

Pre-production is underway on a six-part prequel to Starz’ hit original series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” Andy Whitfield, who played the title character in the series, will appear in the prequel briefly, but Lucy Lawless and John Hannah take center stage in this story of the rise of the House …

A new “Judge Dredd” feature film is being shopped around at the Cannes Film festival, according to Deadline. DNA Films has reportedly reached a deal with Reliance Big Entertainment and IM Global to finance the film with a budget in the $50 million range. The film will be released in …

Just a short while ago, Warner Brothers announced that Doug Liman had signed on to direct a Sherlock Holmes-ish take on the Dumas novel The Three Musketeers. Today, Paul WS Anderson has announced that his version for Summit Entertainment now has a  stellar cast, filled with rising stars and even …

Thanks to her husband, talk show host Jonathan Ross, the world now knows that Jane Goldman, co-screenwriter of Kick-Ass, is hard at work on the new installment of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: First Class. Ross announced it via Twitter: “Also, for those who need to know, my wife IS currently …