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Timothy Dalton boards Jolie, Depp film

Timothy Dalton has been added to the cast of Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp's The Tourist.

The ex-007 actor and Steven Berkoff are new recruits for the film, which also features Paul Bettany and Rufus Sewell in supporting roles. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives Of Others) is directing.

The story, based on the French film Anthony Zimmer, is about an American tourist who is used by a woman to flush a criminal she had an affair with out of hiding.

Production on the film was reportedly shut down in Venice last week after the location became overrun with fans wanting to take pictures.

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'Incredibles' director Bird for 'M:I-IV'

The Incredibles director Brad Bird is in the running to direct Mission: Impossible IV, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Producer JJ Abrams and star Tom Cruise have reportedly been meeting with filmmakers for the spy sequel. Bird, who also helmed animation The Iron Giant, is a contender for the job along with Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and Edgar Wright (Shaun Of The Dead).

Wright admitted that the chances of him being able to take on Mission: Impossible IV directing duties are slim becuase he is finishing work on his upcoming comedy Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.

"It's true, though probably a mission impossible to accept since I'm not done with SP and it starts soon. Nice to be thought of," the Brit director wrote on his Twitter page.

Bird has long been keen to make a live-action film and has been developing 1906 at Warner Bros, which centres on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Mission: Impossible IV will begin production this summer for a May 27, 2011 release.

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Cody, 'Juno' team back for 'Young Adult'

Diablo Cody has reteamed with the makers of her first feature Juno for new movie Young Adult.

The plot centres on a divorced young-adult fiction writer in her 30s who returns to her hometown and begins to follow her now-married ex-boyfriend, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Screenwriter Cody, who also penned last year's Jennifer's Body, has sold the script to Mandate Pictures and John Malkovich's Mr. Mudd firm. Mason Novick, Cody, Lianne Halfon and Russell Smith are producing, with Malkovich acting as executive producer.

Cody is also working on a Sweet Valley High movie and is involved in Showtime's The United States Of Tara.

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Cruise, Witherspoon linked to rodeo romance

Tom Cruise and Reese Witherspoon are reportedly interested in starring in rodeo romance Paper Wings.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Cruise wants to play a rodeo champion who falls for Witherspoon's rising country music star.

The latter famously won an Oscar for playing country singer June Carter Cash in Walk The Line.

Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment is producing the movie for Sony Pictures and has held talks with Gabriele Muccino (Seven Pounds) about directing the project.

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Michael Bay: 'Jury is still out on 3D'

Michael Bay has revealed that he has not been convinced to convert Transformers 3 into 3D.

Speaking to Deadline, the director explained that special 3D cameras are too big for him to use while shooting the film's action scenes and added that he has not been impressed by post-production conversion.

"I shoot complicated stuff," he said. "I put real elements into action scenes and honestly, I am not sold right now on the conversion process."

Bay admitted that he would consider making the movie 3D if a firm convinced him with their work.

"I am trying to be sold, and some companies are still working on the shots I gave them," he said. "Right now, it looks like fake 3D, with layers that are very apparent. People can say whatever they want about my movies, but they are technically precise and if this isn't going to be excellent, I don't want to do it. And it is my choice.

"I'm used to having the A-team working on my films and I'm going to hand it over to the D-team, have it shipped to India and hope for the best?"

Bay also explained that James Cameron's Avatar was so successful because it was filmed in 3D from the beginning.

"The conversion process is always going to be inferior to shooting in real 3D," he said. "Avatar took four years. You can't just s**t out a 3D movie. I'm saying the jury is still out."

The third Transformers film is scheduled for release in July 2011.

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Downey Jr looking forward to 'Iron Man 3'

Robert Downey Jr has reportedly revealed that he is looking forward to shooting Iron Man 3.

Speaking to The AP, the 44-year-old claimed that he "aims to suit up" for a third film in the superhero franchise.

Marvel Studios and director Jon Favreau have yet to confirm plans for the rumoured third Iron Man movie.

Iron Man 2 arrives in US cinemas in May. Marvel is also scheduled to release Thor and The First Avenger: Captain America in 2011, plus an Avengers movie in 2012.

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Owen Wilson for major 'Little Fockers' role?

Owen Wilson will reportedly have a major role in the upcoming Little Fockers.

Wilson appeared as Kevin Rawley in 2000's Meet the Parents and its sequel Meet the Fockers.

Director Jay Roach told MTV that Wilson's character, an old boyfriend of Ben Stiller's Gaylord Focker's wife, is to play a significant part in the third instalment.

"It's Owen Wilson coming back with a new passion for Ben [Stiller's] wife Teri Polo," Roach said of the film's story.

He added: "And of course it's hidden and it's all under the surface, but it causes a lot of new wrinkles in the relationship between all of them."

Little Fockers arrives in US cinemas on December 22.

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Kate Hudson joins 'Something Borrowed'

Kate Hudson has joined the cast of romantic comedy Something Borrowed, reports Variety.

Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski and Colin Egglesfield are already on board to star in the film, based on Emily Giffin's bestselling book series.

The story centres on Manhattan attorney Rachel Miller as she experiences a crisis when she falls for her best friend Darcy's fiancé on her 30th birthday. Hudson will play the role of Darcy.

The Girl Next Door's Luke Greenfield is directing Something Borrowed, while actress Hilary Swank is among its producers.

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Jolie 'wants lead in Tim Burton's Maleficent'

Angelina Jolie is reportedly keen to star in Tim Burton's Sleeping Beauty remake Maleficent.

The film, to be penned by Burton's Alice In Wonderland writer Linda Woolverton, will be a retelling of the classic fairytale revolving around the evil green-skinned queen. Jolie is eager sign up to to play the "Mistress of Evil", says the Los Angeles Times.

Neither Burton nor Jolie have committed to make the fantasy film, and a Disney spokesman declined to comment on the rumours of their involvement.

Jolie can next be seen in spy thriller Salt, opening worldwide this summer, and is currently filming The Tourist alongside Burton's frequent leading man Johnny Depp.

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Singer not directing 'X-Men: First Class'?

Bryan Singer has reportedly given up directing duties on X-Men: First Class.

According to Deadline New York, he will now only serve as producer on the upcoming superhero film.

Scheduling conflicts are to blame for Singer's departure as director. He is currently attached to helm James and the Giant Killer for Warner Bros, due for a summer production start date.

Fox hopes to fast-track X-Men: First Class through production for a 2011 release.

It is said that studio enthusiasm for Jamie Moss's script for the X-Men prequel prompted Fox to move up the film's production schedule, leaving Singer unavailable to direct.

First Class will centre on the origin stories of Professor Xavier and Magneto.

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50 Cent to remove tattoos for new film?

50 Cent is reportedly committed to removing his tattoos for his upcoming movie Things Fall Apart, which he co-wrote and produced.

The rapper-turned-actor, who revealed plans to shed 65lbs and has already lost 30lbs for the role, will play a high school football player stricken with cancer, in the upcoming drama.

According to Hip Hop Honey, 50 Cent is so committed to the part, and to his Hollywood career, that he has plans to remove his body art.

Production for Things Fall Apart is scheduled to begin in May.

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Zac Efron lined up for 'Flash Gordon'?

Zac Efron is reportedly in talks to play Flash Gordon in a new movie.

The High School Musical star recently admitted that he would love to star in Spider-Man, but sources told Showbiz Spy that he is "excited" about joining Flash Gordon.

"Zac is one of the frontrunners to play Flash and he's making no secret of the fact that he would love the role," an insider said.

"Spider-Man has been done and he doesn't want to follow someone like Tobey Maguire. Flash would be all Zac and a chance for him to make a mark with his own franchise. He's very excited about the possiblity."

Avatar star Sam Worthington has also been linked to the role.

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Pegg 'wants Scotty sex in new Star Trek'

Simon Pegg has joked that he wants his Star Trek character Scotty to sleep with an alien woman in the sci-fi reboot's sequel.

The actor told DS at the Jameson Empire Awards that he is keen for his Enterprise engineer to get involved in an interplanetary romance.

"I'd like to have sex with a green woman! Not me, Scotty! I say things and I regret them immediately!" he quipped.

Pegg added that he is happy to see sci-fi getting the big budget treatment by Hollywood: "Science-fiction/fantasy, that kind of stuff, is starting to be taken more seriously - mainly because it makes a lot of money, I guess - as a viable genre of picture. It's nice to see films like District 9 getting in the Oscars."

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Cage: 'Kick-Ass is pretty dark in places'

Nicolas Cage has admitted that there is some "difficult material" in his upcoming movie Kick-Ass.

The actor stars alongside Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz in the Matthew Vaughn-directed adaptation of the Mark Millar and John Romita Jr-penned comics.

Cage told Metro of his role: "It's pretty dark in places and quite a lot of fun.

"Getting the tone right is important, because when you read in the script that the introduction to Big Daddy and Hit-Girl is her in a Kevlar vest and him firing rounds into her chest, that’s pretty difficult material."

He added: "But then I got the humour that Matthew was after. That relationship between Big Daddy and his daughter, well, I think there are many parents who think they are doing the best for their children but who are actually doing the worst for them.

"So this is like an extreme take on that; a father who thinks he is protecting his child by teaching her to be a vigilante. There's a real ironic, comedic attitude to this movie, which is largely what appealed to me about it."

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Vaughn downplays 'Superman' rumours

Matthew Vaughan has downplayed the rumours that he was once in the running to direct a Superman movie.

The Kick-Ass director told MTV News that reports that he and Mark Millar had been in talks with the studio over the long-awaited film had been exaggerated.

"That sort of all got blown out of proportion," he said. "I had a very brief chat with them and that's all it was.

"From a 30-second chat, it's become this huge thing. It hadn't gone [as far as casting], we just had an idea for a story for Superman - that was it."

When asked about The Dark Knight collaborators Christopher Nolan and David Goyer, who are working on the next Superman movie, Vaughan said he hoped they get the tone right.

"I think they're both talented, so it's in good hands. I just hope they don't make it too serious.

"I think that's the one thing not to do with Superman, trying to do the serious The Dark Knight version. Superman is about colour and fun, or it should be, for me."

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Mark Millar says no to 'X-Men 4'?

Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar has said that he turned down an offer to work on X-Men 4.

The comic writer posted the news on his official site on Sunday. He revealed that studio Fox had “offered” him X-Men 4, but he decided not to join the project.

It is assumed that Millar is referring to X-Men: First Class, being developed by the studio and producer Bryan Singer.

It is unknown what role Millar was offered on the project. The film is apparently looking for a director, but Millar’s Hollywood experience is limited to screenwriting and producing.

The 40 year old said that he would rather focus on creating original characters and stories than working on established franchises.

"I want to create the next generation of superheroes over the next few years and going back would, I think, be a mistake," he posted on his website.

Matthew Vaughn recently denied rumors that he and Millar had been jointly considered for a leading role in the relaunch of DC's Superman film franchise.

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'Harry Potter' films to get 3D re-release?

Harry Potter producer David Heyman has revealed that all the movies in the wizard franchise could get a 3D re-release.

Speaking to MTV, Heyman claimed that it is "just a matter of time" before studio Warner Bros brings all the fantasy films to the 3D format.

"Those discussions haven't yet happened, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time," Heyman said regarding Potter in 3D. "You know what? I actually shouldn't say that. Who knows? It would be great. You can never tell. I hope so."

The two-part Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows adaptation will be screened in 3D, however Heyman admitted that the conversion process hasn't started yet.

"Frankly, we are still in the process of discussing methodology," he noted. "We have quite a lot of time to work and hone and hopefully perfect each and every sequence. We are not on a compressed schedule. This is something that was built in very early on, and we think we will achieve the very best quality we can."

Though Heyman insisted that the 3D decision "emerged organically" he confessed that the popularity of recent releases in the format influenced the choice.

"Absolutely the success of Up and Avatar made the economics make sense, and also the quality of some of the work Warner was doing with post 3D made it feel like something that would augment the film rather than diminish it," he added.

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Rachel Weisz 'wants to be next Bond girl'

Rachel Weisz has declared that she wants to star in the next James Bond movie.

The Oscar-winning actress - currently filming new film Dream House alongside 007 actor Daniel Craig - admitted that she would love to be a Bond girl.

"I've been filming with Daniel in Toronto," she said. "We've been getting on really well and yet I still haven't had an offer to be a Bond girl - but if he asks me, I'd definitely do it."

Weisz has just finished political drama The Whistleblower, due out later this year, and will soon begin filming for historical romance Agora.

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Godzilla is reportedly due to return to the big screen in 2012.

According to Variety, Legendary Pictures has picked up the monster franchise with co-financing from Warner Bros. They have obtained rights to the iconic character from Japan's Toho Co, which is responsible for over 25 Godzilla films.

The studio is expected to announce a director soon.

"Godzilla is one of the world's most powerful pop culture icons, and we at Legendary are thrilled to be able to create a modern epic based on this long-loved Toho franchise," said Thomas Tull, chairman and CEO of Legendary.

"Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop culturally relevant for as long as it has."

Legendary's previous productions with Warner have included The Dark Knight, 300 and The Hangover.

Speculation about a Godzilla reboot has been circulating since last August.

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'Star Trek 2' to shoot this year?

Simon Pegg has revealed that the sequel to Star Trek could start shooting by as early as the end of the year.

The 40-year-old, who plays engineer Scotty in the sci-fi franchise reboot, admitted that he has been nagging director J.J. Abrams to kickstart work on the second movie.

He told Empire: "I bug J.J. on a regular basis and he just fobs me off. But I saw Zoe Saldana recently and she reckons that it's going to be soon.

"I would imagine it'll be toward the end of the year, but I can't guarantee it."

However, actor Zachary Quinto - who portrays Vulcan Spock - has previously affirmed that he wants two years away from the franchise.

The as-yet-untitled update is expected for release in 2012.

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