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Fey, Carell plan future work after 'Date'

Tina Fey and Steve Carell have revealed that they would like to team up in the future after successfully working together on Date Night.

The Manhattan-based movie, directed by Shawn Levy, sees the stars playing married parents who unwittingly find themselves involved in a series of wild predicaments.

Fey, who plays plays Liz Lemon in 30 Rock, said that Carell was 'everything she dreamed for' after watching his performances in Little Miss Sunshine and his portrayal of Michael Scott in The Office.

"Tina completely lived up to my expectations. She's probably even nicer than I expected," Carell said in an interview with The Guardian. He added: "I have no doubt that we'll work together again. Whether it's on that or doing something else. Maybe fast food."

In agreement, Fey suggested that they could either become a "figure skating duo" or produce a film. "There's the Star Wars prequel-prequel that we wrote. George Lucas doesn't want anything to do with it, unfortunately," she said.

When asked if they have date nights with their real-life partners, Fey joked: "My husband and I are swingers. We only go on date nights with people who we meet through pet-adoption groups who are also swingers." Carrel said his ideal date was a night in with his wife, eating pizza and watching a movie.

Both stars went on to reveal that they would have taken up teaching had they not made careers in comedy. "I would have taught history and coached lacrosse," said Carell. Fey revealed: "I would have taught English and directed school plays. And befriended gay youth who needed help with their situation."

Date Night is scheduled for release on April 9 in the US and April 21 in the UK.

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Jake Gyllenhaal 'wants comedy roles'

Jake Gyllenhaal has said that he wants to act in more comedy films.

The Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time star has insisted that he would like to accept more comedic roles because he finds them to be the most challenging, Contactmusic reports.

The 29-year-old said: "Comedy is really what I enjoy the most. And it's what I find hardest. Earnest is f**king easy.

"Finding the comedy in a situation is always the hardest thing, and I think as an actor you should always try and find the hardest thing."

Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time arrives in cinemas on May 28.

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Scott wants 'Robin Hood' sequel

Ridley Scott is hoping to make a sequel to his upcoming Robin Hood film.

The British director told The Times that his Russell Crowe-led medieval epic leaves the door open for a follow-up feature.

He said: "It is the beginnings of how the man becomes known as Robin the Hood. You don't really get that until the last few minutes. When you realise that 'Ah, this is who he is'.

"Let's say we might presume there's a sequel. Honestly, I thought why not have the potential for a sequel, particularly if it is a genre that you absolutely love and has never been fully explored?"

Discussing a potential storyline for a second Hood picture, Scott added: "If there were to be a sequel to Robin Hood, you would have a constant enemy throughout, King John, and you would follow his reign of 17 years, and the signing of Magna Carta could be Robin's final act."

Robin Hood will open the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on May 12 before its cinema debut on May 14.

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Anderson excited by 3D 'Resident Evil'

Paul WS Anderson has spoken about going 3D for the fourth instalment of the Resident Evil franchise.

The director told MTV News about his efforts to make Resident Evil: Afterlife the most impressive film in the series.

"My intention was to make this like T2 was to The Terminator," he said. "It's the same franchise, but it's bigger and it's improved and it's making a large conceptual leap.

"In terms of me coming back as a director, 3D was a big part of that. Avatar was a big influence on us.

"The difference is Avatar is predominantly a 60% animated movie, and all I have is CG. But I can't tell you how beautiful this camera system makes movies look in 3D, and how much depth you get."

Anderson directed the first Resident Evil movie, and has produced and written on every film in the franchise.

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Will Smith turns down Marvin Gaye role

Will Smith has reportedly declined director Cameron Crowe's offer to star in his Marvin Gaye biopic.

The Oscar-nominated actor, who spent months in negotiations to portray the legendary soul singer, has turned down the film.

Crowe, who has been developing the project for four years, is now without a leading man again, according to Contactmusic.

The director has insisted that he will not be rushing the film and is determined to find the right actor for the job.

Speaking to Daily Variety, the filmmaker said: "It’s all about getting the contact high in a movie theatre that you can get from music. A record can change your life. Somebody poured their life into that little piece of music. To me, that’s a hero."

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Megan Fox to star in 'Red Sonja'?

Megan Fox is reportedly in talks to play the title character in upcoming epic Red Sonja.

The Transformers star could replace Rose McGowan in the Nu Image/Millennium Films picture, reports Pajiba.

It is said that McGowan, producer Robert Rodriguez and original director Douglas Aarniokoski are no longer attached to the project.

Red Sonja was invented by Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard and adapted for Marvel Comics by Roy Thomas.

The film would follow the character seeking vengeance on those who destroyed her family and fighting to save the land of Hyrkania from the evil Kulan Gath.

There is no reported production start date for the project.

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Anna Friel signs on for 'Dark Fields'

Anna Friel has joined the cast of the film Dark Fields, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Land of the Lost actress will star alongside Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish in Neil Burger's thriller, based on the novel by Alan Glynn.

The 33-year-old will play the ex-wife of Cooper, a writer who discovers a super drug that will make him smarter.

Cooper's character experiences wild financial successes from the drug but ultimately suffers from its lethal side effects.

Friel, who recently finished a run in Breakfast At Tiffany's in London's West End, will appear in upcoming Woody Allen feature You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger.

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Ty Burrell in talks for Garner's 'Butter'

Ty Burrell has entered into talks to star opposite Jennifer Garner in the Weinstein Company's Butter movie.

The Modern Family star will appear as Garner's husband in the comedy.

The film will see Burrell play a butter-carving champion of 15 years who is forced to step down. His wife, played by Garner, goes into training to become the new champion.

Garner is also producing Butter through her Vandalia Films banner, alongside with Mike De Luca.

The movie was penned by Jason Micallef and will be directed by Jim Field Smith (She's Out of My League).

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Evans: 'Captain America not the boss'

Chris Evans has admitted that he doubts Captain America will be the team leader in the Avengers film.

Speaking to MTV News, the actor said that he can't imagine the character - who he will play in the forthcoming The First Avenger: Captain America - will be bossing around Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man in 2012's Avengers.

"I don't know if they're going to make [Captain America] the boss," said Evans

"His character... He's a good guy. Does he [run the show]? I don't think anybody tells Downey what to do, and that's what makes [him] Downey."

Evans also revealed that he is yet to try on the iconic Captain America costume and shield.

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Johns hints at 'Justice League' film

Geoff Johns has teased that there may be some forthcoming news about a long-awaited Justice League film.

Speaking at his spotlight panel at San Francisco's WonderCon, DC Entertainment's newly appointed chief creative officer remained coy about future film projects, reports ComingSoon.net.

When asked about a Justice League adaptation, he said: "I can't talk about it. We'll talk at San Diego."

This has fuelled speculation that future plans for a movie will be unveiled at San Diego's Comic-Con International in the summer.

Of future DC films, Johns added: "We're trying to bring everything together, but everything comes from the comics.

"You'll see in the coming months how it's going to be better integrated, I'm really excited about it, but it's so early, I can't get into details yet."

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Nolan explores dreams in 'Inception'

Christopher Nolan has unveiled details of his forthcoming movie Inception at WonderCon.

Speaking at the Warner Bros panel in San Francisco, the director revealed that the film - the content of which has so far been kept secret from the public - is a heist movie which explores the idea of lucid dreaming.

"I've always been fascinated by dreams," said Nolan. "By the idea that when you think about what a dream is, what the mind is doing during a dream, the mind is creating a world and perceiving it almost simultaneously."

Inception is Nolan first movie since 2008's The Dark Knight.

The film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, will be released on July 16.

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Jessica Biel to play, produce 'Mob Girl'

Jessica Biel has signed to appear in and produce upcoming feature Mob Girl.

According to Pajiba, the project is based on the true story of Arlyne Brickman, described as a mob mistress.

Brickman reportedly infiltrated the Mafia and collected evidence that helped lead to the conviction of crime boss Anthony Scarpati.

The film also takes its inspiration from the book of the same name by Teresa Carpenter.

An Education director Lone Scherfig is attached to direct the picture.

The project is currently searching for a writer.

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Saldana to film 'Star Trek' sequel next?

Zoe Saldana has said that she expects to film the next Star Trek movie before working on a sequel to Avatar.

Speaking to MTV, Saldana revealed that the Star Trek sequel will be going into production soon.

"I do think we're going into pre-production [on a Star Trek follow-up] starting this fall to start shooting early next year," Saldana said.

She added: "And I have a feeling - I don't know - that Avatar is going to happen right after."

The 31-year-old also explained that she is looking forward to reprising her roles from both films.

"The fact that I'm going to be able to get to play Uhura again and the fact that I'm going to be able to be Neytiri is wonderful because I haven't been able to part with them," she said.

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Screenwriters join 'National Treasure 3'

Screenwriters Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro are penning the screenplay for a third National Treasure movie.

According to Coming Soon, the duo are teaming with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Jon Turteltaub for National Treasure 3.

The first two National Treasure films earned more than $800m (£523m) at the worldwide box office combined. Both instalments starred Nicolas Cage as an adventurous treasure hunter.

It is unclear if Cage has signed to reprise his role, but all of the key franchise cast members, including Justin Bartha and Jon Voight, are expected to return for the project.

Bernard and Miro also co-wrote the upcoming Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

The screenwriters announced the news at the San Francisco WonderCon.

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Noel Clarke to make 'Adulthood' sequel?

Noel Clarke is working on a sequel to his 2008 teen crime drama Adulthood.

The British actor-filmmaker's Unstoppable Ent firm has signed a first-look deal with Icon to finance, sell and distribute his movies, reports Variety. Clarke is expected to be involved in two films a year - budgeted between £3 million and £6 million - under the agreement.

Hood3, which could potentially continue the story of Clarke's reformed Kidulthood and Adulthood character Sam Peel, sci-fi noir Reign Of Death and the previously announced 2012 Olympics sports film Fast Girls are among the projects in development.

"I'm not interested in sitting back and being safe," said Clarke. "We will actively try to break new ground with what we do out of the UK for our home-grown audience and for an increasingly important international one also."

Clarke's next directorial outing 4.3.2.1 opens on June 2 and stars Emma Roberts, Ophelia Lovibond, Tamsin Egerton and Shanika Warren-Markland as four girls undertaking a heist across London and New York.

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Rep: Megan Fox not boarding 'Red Sonja'

Megan Fox's publicist has denied that the actress is in line to play the lead role in Red Sonja.

Fox's rep told Moviefone that the Transformers star has not been offered a part in the movie.

Yesterday, a source reported that Fox is the leading contender to replace Rose McGowan in the upcoming film.

The report also claimed that producer Robert Rodriguez had abandoned the picture along with McGowan.

It is unclear if the project is still in development.

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Harrison Ford for 'Cowboys & Aliens'?

Harrison Ford has reportedly signed up to star in upcoming film Cowboys and Aliens.

According to the Latino Review, the actor will play opposite Daniel Craig in director Jon Favreau's sci-fi spaghetti western.

The film, which is based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, will feature extraterrestrials who enslave humans in the Wild West.

Cowboys and Apache warriors team up to battle the aliens in an all-out war of the worlds.

Favreau has yet to announce the final casting of the film, though a recent Twitter post from the director boasts impending news.

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Disney plots 'Tron Legacy' sequel

Disney has hired Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz to write the sequel to Tron Legacy.

The Lost writers, who also worked on the script for this year's Tron sequel, will work on a follow-up story with a view to rounding the revamped sci-fi series into a new trilogy, says The Hollywood Reporter.

No deal has been struck with Legacy director Joseph Kosinski to return and it is unclear if the storyline requires stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde, though sequel options were placed in their original contracts.

Tron Legacy opens on December 17 in the US and December 26 in the UK.

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Original Media to remake 'Toxic Avenger'

Original Media has announced plans to remake The Toxic Avenger, according to Deadline New York.

The 1984 cult classic, which recently enjoyed a successful run as a musical Off-Broadway, will return to the big screen under Original Media producers Akiva Goldsman, Richard Saperstein and Charlie Corwin.

The film follows a wimpy mop boy named Melvin who gets bullied and thrown into a vat of toxic waste, which transforms him into a misshapen superhero. Melvin then bulks up and dedicates himself to wreaking havoc on the polluters of New Jersey.

Writers for the script have yet to be hired and there is no word yet on a potential director.

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Jackman praises 'Wolverine 2' script

Hugh Jackman has praised the script for the next Wolverine movie.

Speaking to MTV, Jackman said the he's looking forward to filming the follow up to X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Talking about screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie's script for the project, he said: "It's the best one we've had."

The 41-year-old also revealed that large parts of production for the sequel will take place in Japan.

"At least part of it [will be filmed in Japan]. You know how these things work. We may not be able to do all of it in Japan, but definitely a lot of it."

Jackman said he was unaware if the project would shoot in 3D.

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