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Katia Winter boards thriller 'Deathgames'

Swedish actress Katia Winter has signed to star in upcoming thriller Deathgames.

The 26-year-old joins Kellan Lutz and Samuel L. Jackson in the action film directed by former Hollywood visual effects supervisor Jonah Loop, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Daniel Dae Kim and Nina Dobrev have also joined the cast.

The plot centres on a man (Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced to compete in a modern gladiator arena. Winter's character, billed as "a duplicitous succubus," lures potential fighters to the arena for Jackson's villain.

Production is now underway in Louisiana.

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Noel Clarke: "I'm drawn to strong women"

Noel Clarke has revealed that he was inspired to pen 4.3.2.1 when he was told that he did not write well for women.

The Kidulthood director told The Independent that the movie was "quite a unique film" and admitted that he was scared by the idea of trying something different to his previous work.

Clarke said: "The idea of writing for girls came because I had a meeting with a guy and he told me I didn't write women too well, so, I sat there, then I went home and wrote for girls.

"I wanted to show I could do it really. In this country, it's like, once you're doing something in film then that's what you do. I don't get that."

He added: "I'm one of those guys who likes women. I like women as I was raised by my mum who managed on her own. I've seen what women go through and I respect them for that.

"I read The Vagina Monologues when my friends were still laughing at the word 'vagina'. I told them to read that. I'm drawn to strong women, like my mum, people that have their wits about them.

"That's what I think comes across in the film. It was never about exploiting women - yeah, there are moments for the boys, but without being overtly misogynistic or sexist."

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Hope Davis joins 'Real Steel' cast

Hope Davis has signed to co-star in upcoming sci-fi film Real Steel.

The In Treatment actress joins Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo and Anthony Mackie in the movie, which is directed by Shawn Levy, reports Variety.

The film features Jackman as a fight promoter who backs a robot boxer in the ring with the help of his estranged 13-year-old son.

James Rebhorn and Olga Fonda have also joined the cast.

Real Steel is scheduled to open November 18 in US cinemas.

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Adam Beach boards 'Cowboys and Aliens'

Adam Beach has joined the cast of upcoming action film Cowboys and Aliens.

The Big Love actor will play a character named Nat Colorado, a half-Apache who works for Harrison Ford's Colonel Woodrow, according to Variety.

Beach joins Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell and Noah Ringer in the movie directed by Iron Man helmer Jon Favreau.

The film, based on a graphic novel, depicts the battle that occurs after aliens invade an Old West settlement in mid-1800s Arizona.

Production is scheduled to begin in June.

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Exclusive: Curtis "excited" by Spielberg collaboration

Richard Curtis has revealed that he is enjoying a "brilliant" and "exciting" collaboration with Steven Spielberg on War Horse.

Curtis, whose movie work includes Notting Hill and Love Actually, is working on the screenplay for Spielberg's next directorial project, an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's World War I novel and its subsequent stage spinoff.

He told DS: "When you're a writer one of the problems is getting locked into doing similar things. At the moment I'm not, I'm just doing War Horse with Steven Spielberg, which is very unlike anything I've ever done before. It's fun to be adventurous."

Describing his working relationship with Spielberg, Curtis added: "I'm having a lot of fun with [it] and Steven Spielberg is absolutely brilliant. What's happening now is he's taking my script and then saying, 'Oh no, we don't need those two pages of boring dialogue because I can do this one brilliant visual thing that does everything'. That's very exciting to watch."

A Curtis-penned episode of Doctor Who, 'Vincent And The Doctor', will air on BBC One on Saturday.

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Bieber collaborates with Will Smith's son

Justin Bieber has teamed up with Will Smith's son.

Jaden Smith, who stars in the new Karate Kid movie, joined forces with 16-year-old Bieber to record the theme tune to the film.

According to The Daily Telegraph, Bieber performs lead vocals on 'Never Say Never', with Smith providing backing singing.

Smith first appeared alongside his father in The Pursuit of Happyness in 2006, while his siblings Willow and Willard starred in 2000's I Am Legend with their dad.

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Ashley Judd joins indie comedy 'Flypaper'

Ashley Judd has chosen her first post-Harvard graduation movie role.

The actress has signed to star in indie heist comedy Flypaper, reports Variety.

The 42-year-old will co-star with Patrick Dempsey in the picture, which centres on two different groups of crooks who rob the same bank at the same time.

Dempsey will portray a man trying to save a bank teller from the robbery.

Rob Minkoff is directing the movie from a script by Hangover scribes Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.

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Sigourney Weaver for Lautner's 'Abduction'

Sigourney Weaver has signed to co-star in upcoming thriller Abduction.

The Aliens actress joins Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins in the Lionsgate feature, reports Variety.

John Singleton is directing the movie, which centres on a young man (Lautner) who discovers his baby picture on a missing persons website.

Weaver will play Lautner's character's psychiatrist.

Alfred Molina also recently joined the cast.

Abduction is scheduled for a 2011 release.

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'Logan's Run' remake to film in 3D?

Producer Joel Silver has said that he wants to film the Logan's Run remake in 3D.

Speaking to MTV, Silver revealed that he is trying to get a 3D update of the 1976 sci-fi film off the ground.

"I'd like to make Logan's Run [in 3-D]," he explained.

"It's a movie I've always been intrigued with, excited by. We're writing a script now and that should be a big 3D movie and it should be devised and shot in 3D. I think if we can pull it together, then it would be," the Matrix producer added.

The original film, based on the 1967 novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, starred Michael York as a man hunted down by a force called the Sandmen in a futuristic utopia.

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Dimension: 'Aniston not joining Scream 4'

Jennifer Aniston will not appear in Scream 4, as was previously reported by Star magazine.

Studio Dimension Films has denied suggestions that the former Friends actress would play a woman who gets killed off in the movie's opening sequence, reports Bloody Disgusting.

The original casting report claimed that Aniston was taking on the role as a favour to friend and Scream series star Courteney Cox.

Scream 4, directed by Wes Craven, will also feature Emma Roberts, Lake Bell, Hayden Panettiere, Neve Campbell and David Arquette.

Production is scheduled to begin in July in Michigan.

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Jeremy Renner to join 'Avengers' cast?

Jeremy Renner is reportedly close to finalising a deal to join the cast of The Avengers.

The actor will play Hawkeye, a villain-turned-hero who quickly becomes an integral member of the team, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, and Don Cheadle have already been confirmed for the project.

Industry insiders have said that Marvel is asking actors to take pay cuts in order to assure that the film goes ahead without budget issues.

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Daniel Craig 'close to Dragon Tattoo role'

Daniel Craig is close to landing a lead role in David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, according to The Wrap.

The James Bond star is allegedly flying out to Los Angeles today to meet with Fincher about starring in Sony Pictures' Dragon Tattoo trilogy.

Craig would play a disgraced journalist who teams up with a computer hacker to solve a 40-year-old disappearance case. Brad Pitt, the star of Fincher's Se7en and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, had previously been rumoured for the role.

Carey Mulligan, Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley have all expressed an interest in playing bisexual hacker Lisbeth Salander, although it is thought that Fincher wants to cast an unknown actress in the part.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is based on the first book in Steig Larsson's Millennium Trilogy. A Swedish-language adaptation, starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist, was released earlier this year.

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Neal McDonough boards 'Captain America'

Neal McDonough is in talks to join the cast of Marvel's Captain America movie, reports Deadline.

The Minority Report actor is said to be close to signing up to play Dum Dum Dugan in the superhero feature. The character, whose real name is Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan, is a circus strongman-turned expert sniper who becomes a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Sebastian Stan and Hugo Weaving are already cast in director Joe Johnston's Captain America, which will open in cinemas in July 2011.

McDonough, whose credits also include Walking Tall and Star Trek: First Contact, was recently dismissed from ABC TV series Scoundrels after reportedly refusing to film sex scenes.

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Oldman for 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

Gary Oldman is eyeing the role of intelligence operative George Smiley in Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy, reports the Daily Mail.

The project, to be directed by Let The Right One In's Tomas Alfredson, is based on the character created by novelist John le Carré. A 1979 TV adaptation cast Sir Alec Guinness in the lead role.

Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender and David Thewlis are also said to be in discussions about filling roles as various intelligence heads and bureaucrats who the British government believe could be Russian spies.

Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon) wrote the screenplay for the Working Title-backed movie, which will go into production this September.

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Bay welcomes model to 'Transformers 3'

Michael Bay has officially confirmed the casting of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for Transformers 3.

A post on the director's official website asked fans to welcome the Victoria Secret model to the Transformers franchise.

"I would like for all you S4TE fans to welcome Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to the world of Transformers. As some of you might know, she's the new female lead in Transformers 3. She's worked with Michael before in his Victoria's Secret 'A Thousand Fantasies' ad," read the statement.

Huntington-Whiteley will replace Megan Fox as Shia Labeouf's love interest.

The sequel began production earlier this month in Los Angeles.

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Whitaker, Willis, Akerman for 'Catch .44'

Forrest Whitaker, Bruce Willis and Malin Akerman have all signed to star in indie drama Catch .44.

First-time director Aaron Harvey is helming the picture and also wrote the script, reports Variety.

The story centres on three women (led by Akerman's character) involved with a crazy hitman (Whitaker), a trucker and a delusional line cook.

Willis will play a crime boss who manipulates everyone.

Filming is scheduled to begin in Louisiana on July 11.

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Christopher Nolan: 'No Joker in Batman 3'

Christopher Nolan has reportedly revealed that the Joker will not return for the director's third Batman movie.

Speaking to Empire, Nolan said that the DC villain played by the late Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight will not be a part of his upcoming sequel.

"No," he answered when asked if the Joker is to return.

"I just don't feel comfortable talking about it," the director added.

Nolan's next Batman is tentatively scheduled for a July 20, 2012 release.

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Biel: 'The A-Team made me feel powerful'

Jessica Biel has revealed that filming The A-Team made her feel "powerful".

The actress, speaking to reporters at the film’s Hollywood premier, said that she loved filming "physical" scenes.

She told PA: “It was so much fun, I really like doing physical stuff. It's so much fun to learn the routines and you learn how to use your body in a way you don't normally do." she said. "It's a powerful feeling at the end of the day!"

The actress also insisted The A-Team isn’t a boys-only film.

"This is a movie for the girls because women like action too," she said. "I play a really cool woman who is empowered and strong and smart and I think someone that women can relate to and be proud of."

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Rachel Weisz: 'I needed lighter material'

Rachel Weisz has revealed that she accepted her role in The Brothers Bloom because she was attracted to her character's quirkiness.

The actress, who won an Academy Award in 2005 for her performance in The Constant Gardener, said that she also found the rom-com appealing due to its "light" subject matter.

Speaking to Empire, Weisz said: "I just got into a mindset where, for a short time, I turned down all the drama I was offered, the stuff I'd usually do. I wanted to do something light, then this script came along and it seemed very original.

"It was a fun female character, too. It wasn't just a romantic comedy. She was kooky and weird and surreal."

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Kim Kardashian to be next Lara Croft?

Kim Kardashian is reportedly being considered for the lead role of the new Tomb Raider film.

According to Global Grind, the 29-year-old reality star has allegedly begun negotiations to play Lara Croft in the new 3D movie.

A source said: “Kim is wanted to play a far more comic-strip version of Lara which would be shot in 3D and aimed at a teen audience.”

Angelina Jolie, who played Croft in the first two films in the franchise, and Megan Fox are also speculated to be under consideration for the role.

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