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'Roger Rabbit 2' moving forward "soon"?

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? producer Don Hahn has hinted that a sequel to the 1988 film could be moving forward shortly.

Speaking to Empire, Hahn admitted that their could soon be forward momentum on director Robert Zemeckis's follow-up to his ground-breaking live-action/animated movie.

"Yeah, I couldn't possibly comment. I deny completely, but yeah... if you're a fan, pretty soon you're going to be very, very, very happy," he commented.

Hahn, who is next working with Tim Burton on Frankenweenie and Maleficent, also revealed that a 3D conversion of The Lion King is in the works.

"It's going to be spectacular - we will do a good job for ya!" he said. "The technology is tremendous. We did A Nightmare Before Christmas a few years ago and Tim thought it was better than the original because it allows you to walk on to the set."

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Sheen returning for third 'Major League'?

Another Major League movie is reportedly in the works.

David S. Ward, the writer and producer of the original 1989 Major League, has said that he hopes to cast the first film's stars Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes and Tom Berenger in what he is calling Major League 3.

"We're actually talking about doing one right now. I've written, what I see, as Major League 3. We're putting that together as we speak," Ward told Moviehole.

The sequel's plot would involve Sheens's character Ricky 'Wild Thing' Vaughn coming out of retirement to work with a young player.

"We've actually got three new characters in the new film. And if the new film is popular, they could carry the franchise on," Ward added.

The director said that he has already spoken to Sheen about reprising the role of Wild Thing.

"He's excited to do it if and when it happens," Ward explained.

"But he can't shoot it this year, because he's back doing Two And A Half Men, but we could potentially shoot it next year - in his hiatus from the show."

Sheen and Berenger also starred in 1994's Major League 2.

The stars did not appear in a third film called Major League: Back to the Minors, released in 1998. Ward served as co-writer on the project.

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Neill Blomkamp not offered 'Hobbit'

Neill Blomkamp is reportedly not in talks to direct The Hobbit, despite reports to the contrary.

J.R.R. Tolkien fan site TheOneRing speculated earlier this week that the District 9 helmer might be attached to direct the prequel to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films.

However, a source at Blomkamp's agency William Morris Endeavor has said that MGM/United Artists or Warner Bros. have not contacted the filmmaker about directing the project.

Blomkamp is instead said to be working on an original sci-fi script called Elysium.

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Carrey, Black, Wilson eye 'Penguins'?

Jim Carrey, Jack Black and Owen Wilson are among the actors being considered to star in children’s book adaptation Mr. Popper's Penguins.

Ben Stiller was originally attached to star with Greenberg helmer Noah Baumbach in line to direct. However, both have since dropped out of the 20th Century Fox project.

According to The Wrap, the studio is also in talks with Mean Girls director Mark Waters to replace Baumbach.

The movie is based on the book of the same name by Richard and Florence Atwater Newberry.

The story follows a man who takes a performing penguin act on the road

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Sandler 'thrilled to work with Hayek'

Adam Sandler has revealed that he was thrilled to finally work with Salma Hayek on the pair's new movie.

Sandler told Absolute Now that Hayek's involvement in Grown Ups was a dream come true.

"We talked about doing a movie for a long time. I'm a huge fan of hers. She was almost in You Don't Mess With The Zohan and a bunch of my movies but it didn't time out right.

"This one timed out great. It was fun being married to Salma. She's a great girl."

Zohan director Dennis Dugan returned to helm the movie which opens in cinemas across the UK on August 6.

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Glover 'floored by Spider-Man support'

Donald Glover has admitted that he was "floored" by an internet campaign which nominated him to star in the new Spider-Man film.

The Community actor was suggested for the role in a user comment on Gawker.com. The idea quickly spawned a Facebook support page as well as coverage from the mainstream media.

"I was really floored. It literally started like, 'Who doesn't want to play Spider-Man? That would be cool'," he told MTV News.

"The amount of support and people e-mailing me, calling me - I think that's really cool that people have that much faith in me."

He added: "That's crazy that people were like, 'Yeah, that guy would make a good Peter Parker'. I think that's pretty cool, and I'm happy. It did come out of nowhere. I was very flattered."

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Pierce Brosnan and son to star in 'Bonded'

Pierce Brosnan and his son Sean will star together in new thriller Bonded.

The film, based on a true story, follows a Mexican teenager working in a Los Angeles sweatshop who attempts to save his friend when she is claimed by a sex trafficker.

The Brosnans, whose Irish Dream Time company is executive producing the film, will play cops in the movie, according to The Wrap.

Devil's Creek's Mo Ramchandani will direct from his own screenplay.

Ramchandani said: "I want to make movies that not only entertain people, but also empower, educate and inspire them."

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Brand: 'I'll do different roles in future'

Russell Brand has said that he does not mind playing similar parts in his first film roles.

The comedian reprises the his Forgetting Sarah Marshall rockstar Aldous Snow in Get Him To The Greek but suggested to ShortList that he is not afraid of being typecast.

Brand said: "Down the road I will do different roles. But think of it - who are the best comic actors there have ever been? Richard Pryor, Jim Carrey, Steve Martin, Woody Allen.

"Jim Carrey - you know what's funny about him and what you want to see him do. Often, when those people go, 'Right in this film, I'm going to be completely different'. You think, 'No you f**king ain't! Do The Mask 4!'."

He continued: "I think at the beginning you have a bit where you go, 'This is what I am'. I'm at the very beginning of my career as a film actor.

"It's difficult because I come from TV in England and tabloids so people can go, 'Oh, he did take drugs, he does like women'."

Brand added: "But it doesn't make any difference whether you're playing a rock star or a farmer or an optician. It doesn't matter.

"I'm not a French hunchback with a lisp but I can pretend to do that. But if that's what you really want, go and get a French hunchback with a lisp. He'll be better at it!"

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Day-Lewis wanted for 'Sherlock Holmes 2'?

Daniel Day-Lewis is said to be Guy Ritchie's top choice to play Sherlock Holmes's nemesis Professor Moriarty in the upcoming sequel.

According to SuperHeroHype, the Oscar-winning There Will Be Blood star heads a list that includes Sean Penn, Javier Bardem and Gary Oldman for the villain role.

Moriarty appeared in last year's Sherlock Holmes, but his face was obscured in the shadows and the character was voiced by an uncredited actor.

Brad Pitt had previously been linked to the Moriarty role.

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Matt Damon to star in Crowe's 'Zoo'

Matt Damon is in talks to lead the cast of Cameron Crowe's next movie We Bought A Zoo, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The 20th Century Fox film is based on Benjamin Mee's memoir about a man who uses his life savings to buy a run-down zoo and runs it with his children.

Mee bought a zoo in the English countryside and, while his wife was dying from brain cancer, had to deal with 200 exotic animals and get the venue ready to be reopened.

Crowe reworked Aline Brosh McKenna's original script and the film will be his first since 2005's Elizabethtown.

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Olyphant wanted for 'Escape From New York'

Escape From New York director Breck Eisner has admitted that he would love Timothy Olyphant to star in the remake.

Speaking to Movieweb, Eisner said that his Crazies lead Olyphant is one of "the few guys" that could take over the Snake Plissken role from Kurt Russell.

"I love working with Timothy Olyphant, and I will be working with him again," Eisner said. "He is an amazing actor. A talented guy. And he's incredibly funny. He needs to do a great comedy, because he is a funny guy. But I will work with him again. I can promise you that."

He continued: "Creatively, he would be great for [Escape From New York]. We have not yet discussed internally within the studio who will play Snake Plissken. There are many factors that go into those discussions. First and foremost, obviously, is the creative one.

"We can't make the movie unless we get the perfect Snake Plissken, and that's a tall order. There are very few guys that could do it. He would definitely be one of the guys who could. There is no question about that."

John Carpenter directed the original Escape From New York in 1981 and its 1996 follow-up that saw Plissken attempt to recover a doomsday bomb from Los Angeles.

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Walton Goggins for 'Cowboys & Aliens'

Walton Goggins has signed for a role in director Jon Fareau's Cowboys & Aliens.

The Justified actor joins a cast that includes Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford and Sam Rockwell, reports Deadline.

Details on Goggins's role in the picture have not been reported.

Production on the movie, based on the 2006 graphic novel series, is now underway.

Goggins is also known for his role in The Shield and for appearing on CSI.

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Harris returns for third 'Harold & Kumar'

Neil Patrick Harris has signed to appear in the upcoming A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas.

The actor told Moviefone that his part in the comedy sequel would involve "a big, giant Christmas ... like a holiday TV special, Christmas medley".

Harris joins returning stars Kal Penn and John Cho plus new cast member Patton Oswalt for the third movie in the series.

The film is already in production for a 2011 holiday season release.

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Streep, Bridges in talks for for 'Great Hope'

Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges are in talks to co-star in upcoming dramedy Great Hope Springs.

Oscar winner Phillip Seymour Hoffman is also in discussions for a role in the picture, but a scheduling conflict may keep him from joining the cast, reports Coming Soon.

The movie would centre on a married couple who attend an intense counseling weekend to decide whether their 30-year marriage is worth saving.

Vanessa Taylor wrote the script.

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Bowers signs to direct 'Wimpy Kid 2'

Animation director David Bowers has signed to helm the upcoming Diary of Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules.

The sequel will mark Bowers's first live-action film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Stars Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn and Rachael Harris are expected to return for the follow-up to this year's minor hit, based on the book by Jeff Kinney.

Studio Fox is hoping to begin production on the project in August in Vancouver for a March 2011 release.

Bowers's previous films include Flushed Away and Astro Boy.

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John Lasseter returns to direct 'Cars 2'

John Lasseter will co-direct Cars 2 with Brad Lewis, reports Jim Hill Media.

Lasseter, the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, helmed the first Cars movie and was expected to hand over the reins to Lewis for the follow-up to 2006's box office hit.

Pixar's first feature-length movie Toy Story was helmed by Lasseter. He also co-directed A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2. The filmmaker has been credited in some capacity on each of Pixar's 11 movies.

Cars 2 is slated for release on July 22, 2011.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins 'Peace'

Watchmen star Jeffrey Dean Morgan has signed to co-star in upcoming indie film Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding.

Naked Brothers Band actor Nat Wolff has also joined the cast of director Bruce Beresford's family dramedy.

Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Marissa O'Donnell and Elizabeth Olsen have already been cast in the picture, reports Coming Soon.

The plot centres on a conservative lawyer (Keener) who takes her family to live with their free-spirited hippie grandmother (Fonda) in Woodstock.

Production is scheduled to begin next month in New York.

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Nathan Fillion, Eva Parker for 'Avengers'?

A source close to Marvel Studios has claimed that Nathan Fillion has signed to portray Henry 'Ant Man' Pym in the Avengers movie, reports Comic Book Movie.

The insider also suggested that Eva Longoria Parker is to play Janet Van Dyne, also known as The Wasp, in the upcoming superhero film.

The characters are married to each other in the Marvel comics.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon is attached to direct The Avengers, which is scheduled for a May 4, 2012 release.

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Fred Ward for action comedy '30 Minutes'

Fred Ward has signed to co-star in upcoming action comedy 30 Minutes or Less.

The actor joins Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, Jesse Eisenberg, Nick Swardson and Michael Pena in the movie, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The film follows a junior-high history teacher and a pizza delivery man forced by criminals to rob a bank while one of them wears an explosive vest.

Ward will play McBride's character's father, called 'The Major'.

Zombieland helmer Rubein Fleischer is directing the Columbia Pictures feature.

The 67-year-old was recently seen in action film Armored and Showtime's United States of Tara.

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Kristen Stewart rules out 'Dragon Tattoo'

Kristen Stewart has ruled herself out of starring in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

The Eclipse actress told MTV that her forthcoming roles in On The Road and Breaking Dawn will likely mean that she won't be in contention to star in David Fincher's adaptation of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.

She said: "I think I'm going to be working. I'm booked for, like, the next six months, but it's an incredible project. I hope someone really cool does it, because I can't wait to see it. But I don't know if it's going to be me."

Stewart admitted that she has not held any meetings with director Fincher, adding: "I'm working, and he's really busy."

Asked if a delay for Dragon Tattoo could put her back in the running, she replied: "Who knows? Movies push all the time."

Carey Mulligan, Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley have also been linked to the role of bisexual hacker Lisbeth Salander, while Daniel Craig is reportedly in talks to star as journalist Mikael Blomkvist.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has already been made into a Swedish-language thriller and two sequels, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest, are due for release.

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