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Will Smith is planning to develop an Annie Remake which would star his daughter Willow Smith and that they would also be collaborating with rapper Jay-Z on the music. It's Official this remake is going to happen. “The time is right to bring back ANNIE to the big screen. Of course, we’re true believers in Willow's talent and believe she will be perfect in this role,” said Columbia Pictures President Doug Belgrad. “Combining Willow with the Overbrook team that reimagined Karate Kid and the spectacular JAY-Z makes this a dream project. A decade ago, JAY-Z proved that the power of the underlying Broadway property remains, by showing how these songs could be reinterpreted for a new generation with Hard-Knock Life. We couldn't be more thrilled to be working with our friends at Overbrook as they launch this new venture.” In a press release announcing that Overbrook Entertainment and Jay-Z are teaming up, Columbia Pictures confirmed that they have a remake of A...

With the news last week that NBC has picked up the Wonder Woman pilot from David E. Kelley. Now there is already news that a few Hollywood starlets are putting their name out there for the lead role as the Amazon Princess " Wonder Woman ." Lake Bell ( No Strings Attached ) talked to E! at the Sundance Film Festival, where she premiered her writing and directorial debut, a short called Worst Enemy. I got the guns! With superheroes you have to have this tickle of humor in there and you have to be a really great actor and also kick ass. Read more after the Jump.. "On my lists of things to do in my life—I mean, I campaign for it—is, I just want to play a superhero at some point," No Strings Attached actress Lake Bell told me at the Sundance Film Festival, where she premiered her writing and directorial debut, a short called Worst Enemy. "I got the guns! With superheroes you have to have this tickle of humor in there and you have to be a really great actor ...

VAMPIRE heartthrob Robert Pattinson is looking to get his teeth into a challenging new role as folk legend Jeff Buckley . The brooding 24-year-old British actor wants to put bloodsucker Edward Cullen behind him when the Twilight saga comes to an end and has set his heart on depicting his musical idol. Buckley drowned in 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee, aged 30 and immediately became a cult figure.  “Rob is obsessed with this project and is doing everything he can to land the part. “He has already told his business team this is his passion and they agree it could be the film that makes him a legitimate Oscar contender.” The film’s producer Michelle Sy said: “I’ve met actors who are keen on the part and Robert was one.” Robert Pattinson will play Jeff Buckley His main rival for the role is thought to be the American actor James Franco , who will co-host the Oscars next month. Other actors tipped to take Buckley’s role include James Marsden , who played Cyclops in the X-Men fil...

Jon Bon Jovi and Seth Meyers are putting on their party hats for New Line’s all-star ensemble New Year’s Eve , being directed by Garry Marshall . Bon Jovi and Meyers join a cast that counts Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Abigail Breslin, Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara among its cast. The movie tells intertwining stories of a group of New Yorkers as they navigate their way through bittersweet drama and romance over the course of New Year's Eve. Bon Jovi is playing -- here’s a stretch -- a successful rock star who once dumped Berry’s character of a caterer but now finds himself face to face with again at a party. Meyers will play a broke dad who wants his wife (Biel) to deliver the first baby of the year in order to win a $25,000 reward and finds himself in a heated competition. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Michael Fassbender will star opposite Noomi Rapace in Prometheus , Fox's sci-fi project that was once an Alien prequel. Ridley Scott is directing the movie, which just shifted release dates, moving from a March 2012 berth to a high-profile summer release of June 8, 2012. Much of the story line is shrouded by secrecy, but Scott said the movie will have "Alien DNA." Fassbender is playing an android. Fassbender,  was one of the breakouts from Inglourious Basterds, booking several high-profile roles off that film, including that of Magneto in Fox's X-Men: First Class. He was offered the Prometheus role last year (when it was still the Alien prequel), with talks on and off throughout the fall. Fassbender also flirted with Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman, but now that he has booked Prometheus, that dance is over. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

Roaring to life through WBA and Studio4°C’s use of the Japanese animated artistry of anime, “ ThunderCats ” characters Lion-O, Mumm-Ra, Panthro, Cheetara and others will spring off the screen with realistic cat-like characteristics inconceivable in previous incarnations. The new “ ThunderCats ” will appeal to viewers who have loved the characters all their lives as well as young newcomers to the franchise. A sweeping tale combining swords and science and boasting ferocious battles with the highest of stakes, the grand origin story of Prince Lion-O’s ascension to the throne – and of those who would thwart his destiny at any cost – takes on epic dimensions in this sharp new telling. As the forces of good and evil battle each other in the quest for the fabled Stones of Power, Lion-O and his champions learn valuable lessons of loyalty, honor and mortality in every episode. See the Entire picture after the Jump.. “ThunderCats” is executive produced by Sam Register (“T...

NBC has picked up a flurry of comedy pilots, including projects by Chelsea Handler, Whitney Cummings, Peter Tolan and Jack Black . The network has given a pilot order to Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea , a comedy inspired by Handler's life and the autobiography of the same name, which follows the lives of a group of twentysomethings living and working together led by a very outspoken young woman. Handler, Tom Werner, Mike Clements and Tom Brunelle are executive producing, along with Julie Larson and Dottie Dartland Zicklin. Larson and Zicklin penned the pilot. The multicamera comedy comes from Warner Bros. TV with Good Humor Television and Borderline Amazing Productions. Handler currently hosts late-night talker Chelsea Lately on E! and has published several successful books. An untitled Whitney Cummings project has been given a pilot order. Based on Cummings' comedy stylings, the multicamera project centers on a young couple and the ups and downs of a commi...

Hitting theaters this Friday is Simon West's remake of the 1972 action film The Mechanic . Starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster , the film updates the Charles Bronson original with Statham as an expert "mechanic", an assassin who not only kills with ease, but who can make any death look like a perfect accident. When he's tricked into betraying his old friend, Harry McKenna (Donald Sutherland), Statham's Arthur Bishop ends up becoming the unwitting teacher to Harry's son, Steve (Ben Foster), schooling him in the art of the kill. What's coming up next for you? West: I'm about to start a film with Nic Cage called Medallion . It's a bank robber film. He's a bank robber who just gets out of jail. His ex-partner, who everyone thinks is dead, is working as a cab driver and kidnaps Nic's daughter and throws her in the trunk of a cab because he thinks that Nic's character still has 10 million from an old job, even though he doesn't. ...

Sony Entertainment has provided me with the opportunity to give One lucky winner a copy of Red Hill on DVD, and a signed poster by Ryan Kwanten (True Blood.)   All you have to do is fan SandwichJohnFilms On Facebook or Twitter and I will randomly select the winner later next week. How simple is that, even a child can do it. And don't worry if your already a Fan your name will also be entered for a chance to win. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's New film Red Hill , will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on January 25, 2011. Shane Cooper ( Ryan Kwanten, True Blood ), a young police officer, relocates to the small town of Red Hill with his pregnant wife ( Claire van der Boom ) to start a family. On his first day on the job, Jimmy Conway ( Tom E. Lewis, Mad Max ), a convicted murderer escapes from prison and returns to the town seeking revenge, sending the local law enforcement officers – led by Old Bill ( Steve Bisley ) – into a panic Please Leave A Comment-

Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire,The Runaways), Benicio Del Toro and James Franco will be starring in THE ICEMAN , it was announced today in a joint statement made by Millennium Films and Bleiberg Entertainment. Ariel Vromen (Danika,Rx) is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Morgan Land (Rx, The Point of No Return), based on the book The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer by Anthony Bruno and on interview footage from the documentary The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer by Jim Thebaut. THE ICEMAN  is the electrifying true story of Richard Kuklinski ( Shannon ), a notorious mob contract killer and loving family man. He earned his nickname by freezing the bodies of his victims, disguising the time of death, and throwing police off-track. He was a man who used his tendencies toward violence and detachment from consequence to create an idyllic family life. His family and neighbors believed he was an average businessman, having no idea about his d...

We are working on the Blu-Ray release of EL MARIACHI TRILOGY , which is now available! These are the films that started it all for Robert Rodriguez . EL MARIACHI was his critically-acclaimed film debut. DESPERADO was his follow up and introduced us to Antonio Banderas , and to end the Trilogy we got ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO . Watch the trailer and 2 Tribute Video's for the films after the Jump.. Red Band Trailer Green Band Trailer Synopsis: EL MARIACHI : All he wants is to be is a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and his great grandfather before him. But the town he thinks will bring him luck brings only a curse of deadly mistaken identity.Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, the mariachi is playing for his life in this critically-acclaimed film debut from director Robert Rodriguez. Financed with earnings from a month-long stay in a research hospital, this astonishing action adventure was shot with no second takes, using borrowed equipment and a tale...

This may not come as a huge surprise but it does come straight from the horse's mouth: Christian Bale , talking to Empire last month, said that The Dark Knight Rises will be his last Batman movie...probably. "All I know is the likelihood that this will be the last one," says the star. " Well, I wouldn't say definitely . If Chris goes, 'Hey, I've got another story I think could be interesting,' then yeah, great, I'd go do that . I always assumed it would be three, but I could be wrong. I don't know if there's something wrong with me, but I don't feel any pressure." Nolan's on record as saying that the next film will be the last chapter in his Batman franchise, so we're going to assume that's it, but hey! It's nice that Bale isn't locking anything out. It's clear throughout our interview that he and Christopher Nolan continue to enjoy a great relationship, and also that Bale's looking forward to the ...

It's Another Tuesday, so kids you know what that means. DVD Tuesday . We got all the information on the DVD's that were released today. Let's hope this information help's you to decide what movie to Rent or Buy. RED Red is an explosive action-comedy starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren. This team used to be the CIA's top agents, but through an unexpected turn of events is now targeted for assassination. To stop the operation, the team embarks on an impossible mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters. Inside, they will uncover one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups in government history. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Swedish: Luftslottet som sprängdes, literally The Air Castle That Was Blown Up) is a 2009 Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson. It is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by the late Swedish author and journali...

On behalf of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, we are pleased to present   RED HILL which will be is available on DVD and Blu-ray today, January 25th, 2011. Shane Cooper ( Ryan Kwanten, True Blood ), a young police officer, relocates to the small town of Red Hill with his pregnant wife ( Claire van der Boom ) to start a family. On his first day on the job, Jimmy Conway ( Tom E. Lewis, Mad Max ), a convicted murderer escapes from prison and returns to the town seeking revenge, sending the local law enforcement officers – led by Old Bill ( Steve Bisley ) – into a panic Watch the trailer after the Jump.. SYNOPSIS: Constable Shane Cooper (Ryan Kwanten, TV's "True Blood") arrives in the small town of Red Hill in search of a quieter life. But, on Cooper's first day with the Red Hill Police Department, a convicted murderer escapes from prison and heads straight for Red Hill to kill the men who put him there. One by one, the townsmen fall until Cooper discovers t...

Josh Schwartz (co-created  NBC's Chuck )  will make his feature directing debut with Fun Size , a teen comedy that his Fake Empire shingle is developing for Paramount. Read my Exclusive interview with him Here about Chuck. Paramount picked up the spec script by Colbert Report scribe Max Werner in May 2010. And while several projects are vying for Schwartz's attention as a director, including the coming-of-age drama Looking for Alaska , he fell hard for the comedic script, which centers on a sarcastic teenage girl who is forced to take her little brother trick-or-treating on Halloween, then loses him and must find him before their mother finds out. A sticking point had been timing. Paramount was unsure if the movie should be made in time for this Halloween or Halloween 2012. The studio has now made the decision to go for this year, so the movie, while still not officially greenlighted, according to the studio, is shooting for a late spring start in St. Louis. ...

Son Of No One is a action thriller film written by Dito Montiel based on a book written by Montiel of the same name. The cast is amazing for a film I am sure most of you haven't heard of yet. It stars Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Tracy Morgan, Juliette Binoche and Ray Liotta . The film has been selected to close the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2011 A young cop Tatum is assigned to a precinct in the Queens neighborhood where he grew up. To provide for his wife and ailing daughter, he works hard to keep his life on track. But this life is threatened when a dark secret bubbles to the surface. An anonymous source reveals new information about the unsolved murder of two boys and a possible police cover-up, setting off a chain of events that rattles the neighborhood. Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Please Leave A Comment- Source- MTV