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'Addams Family' remake 'moving forward'

The rumoured remake of The Addams Family has been confirmed by a producer.

Christopher Meledandri told Coming Soon that the 3D stop-motion film is moving forward with director Tim Burton on board.

"It's all very, very early, but we are developing with [Tim] in mind," he said.

Speaking at a press junket for Despicable Me, the producer was unable to confirm if the movie would be released in black and white.

"We're just now at the story phase. Stuff has been written as though we are doing it in black and white, but that's not correct. It's not incorrect, but it's not correct. We haven't gotten to that point."

Meledandri also announced that the movie will be based on Charles Addams's original comics that appeared in The New Yorker.

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Tennant 'begins filming Decoy Bride'

David Tennant has begun shooting his upcoming film The Decoy Bride.

The story centres on a famous couple's wedding on a remote Scottish island that is sabotaged by the paparazzi, reports PA. Tennant plays James, a British writer engaged to movie star Lara (Kelly MacDonald). The pair hire a stand-in bride in hopes of distracting photographers from interrupting the event.

Ugly Betty actor Michael Urie features as Lara's agent.

The project was written by Sally Phillips and Neil Jaworski and is produced by Casanova's Sheree Folkson.

The Decoy Bride will be released in 2011.

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Alice Eve 'wanted for X-Men role'

Alice Eve is in talks to star in X-Men: First Class, according to sources.

The British actress is in negotiations to play Emma Frost, a telepathic mutant whose allegiances are unclear, reports Deadline.

The 'She's Out Of My League' star was rumoured to be in the running to play Peggy Carter in the upcoming Captain America film before the role was eventually given to Hayley Atwell.

Kick-Ass's Matthew Vaughn will direct X-Men: First Class. Filming starts in London this summer.

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Jones confirmed for 'Captain America'

Marvel Studios has officially confirmed Tommy Lee Jones's role in the Captain America movie.

The rumour that Jones would play US Army Colonel Chester Phillips has been substantiated by the studio.

The No Country For Old Men actor joins star Chris Evans and a cast including Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan and Stanley Tucci.

Phillips is responsible for recruiting Steve Rogers into the super soldier project that transforms him into Captain America.

The Joe Johnston-directed film will be released on July 22, 2011.

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Jolie wants to work with Pitt on film

Angelina Jolie has said that she would love to work with partner Brad Pitt on a Mr. and Mrs. Smith sequel.

The actors met on the set of the hit 2005 action comedy, directed by Doug Liman.

Speaking to Vanity Fair, Jolie said that taking care of the couple's children is a concern when trying to pick a project for both of them to star in.

"I'd love to. We’ve talked about it. We’d have to figure out who is going to watch the kids but it’s really about finding the right thing, because we’ve looked," she said.

The 35-year-old said that public expectations also play a factor in picking a project for the pair.

"When you’re a couple, there are certain scenes people don’t want to see you do," Jolie explained.

Speaking about a Mr. and Mrs. Smith sequel, she said: "People have tried. Could we have kids in the movie? We’ve thought about that too."

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Warner Bros developing 'Lego' movie

Warner Bros is reportedly developing a Lego movie.

The studio has hired Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller to write and helm the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The action-adventure, based on the popular toy building blocks, would mix live-action with animation.

Details about the film's plot have not been reported.

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Farrell, Bana in talks for 'Virtue Fall'

Colin Farrell and Eric Bana are in talks to co-star in upcoming crime thriller By Virtue Fall.

According to Deadline, the movie centres on a man who is framed by his mentor and goes to prison. He later plans to take revenge on his mentor, who has moved on to a crime-free life.

Up in the Air screenwriter Sheldon Turner is attached to direct the picture.

Hurt Locker producer Nicolas Chartier and his Voltage pictures are backing the project.

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Landry Jones tipped for 'X-Men' role

Caleb Landry Jones is allegedly in line for a part in X-Men: First Class.

According to Latino Review, the actor is the frontrunner to play the Irish mutant Banshee in the comic book movie prequel.

It was previously reported that Alice Eve is in talks to portray Emma Frost in the Matthew Vaughn-helmed project.

James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender have been cast as Charles Xavier and Magneto respectively. Amber Heard, Rosamund Pike and Benjamin Walker have also been linked to the movie.

Jones is due to appear in the upcoming films The Last Exorcism and The Social Network.

X-Men: First Class is slated for release on June 3, 2011.

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Robin Williams has admitted that he would love to be part of the next Batman  film.

The 58-year-old said that he plans to approach director Christopher Nolan about securing a part in the franchise's third installment.

“I would do Batman in a second,” he told Showbiz Spy.

“I’d play The Riddler in the next one, although it would be hard to top Heath Ledger as the villain and I’m a little hairy for tights.”

Williams said that he was offered the parts of The Joker and The Riddler twice in the past but did not accept them.

Nolan recently revealed that he has begun working on the script to Batman 3.

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Scorsese 'praises Rupert Grint's acting'

Martin Scorsese has praised Rupert Grint for his acting skills in the Harry Potter films.

The director told The Sun that the 21-year-old will need to take on varied roles if he wants a successful career.

"I thought he was a great actor in the Harry Potter movies," he explained.

"In a lot of scenes, the boy stole the show. He will always have respect for the movies that gave him such a huge break, but at his age it's important he doesn't become typecast."

He added that he would like to see Grint as a villain in one of his future films.

"He has to do something really out of his comfort zone in the next few years - play a gangster, play a dirty cop, play a kid with learning difficulties," he said.

"I would be interested in working with him. I would have no issues in casting him as a gangster, he is a very talented young man."

Grint recently revealed that he looks forward to taking on a "dark, insane" role.

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Serkis joins 'Planet of the Apes' prequel

Andy Serkis has joined Rise of the Apes, the prequel to the classic 1968 film Planet of the Apes.

The 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll' actor will play Caesar, the test subject ape who leads the revolt against the humans.

The role was originally played by Roddy McDowell in 1972's Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.

James Franco, Frida Pinto and John Lithgow have all been confirmed for the project, which is scheduled for release on June 24, 2011.

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'Twilight' star Ashley Greene for 'LOL'

Ashley Greene has reportedly landed a role in the upcoming comedy LOL (Laughing Out Loud).

The Twilight actress joins Miley Cyrus in the Mandate Pictures project, reports Deadline.

Liz Azuelos is directing the movie, which also stars Douglas Booth and Demi Moore.

Greene has signed to play Cyrus's nemesis in the modern coming of age tale based on Azuelos 2008 French film of the same name.

Production is scheduled to begin in Detroit on July 20.

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DiCaprio wants to make Viking
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Leonardo DiCaprio has said that he always wanted to make a Viking film.

Speaking to MTV, the Inception star revealed his passion for Viking stories and his desire to play one.

"I always wanted to do a Viking movie. I'm a big history buff, and I don't think there's been a really fantastic Viking movie ever made," the 35-year-old said.

He added: "Those were some of the most barbaric people ever in history."

The actor is attached to star in a period drama about Vikings to be directed by Mel Gibson.

"I'd love to see Mel Gibson's version of that," Dicaprio continued.

"Because certainly with Apocalypto and some of the other films he's made, he's been able to transport me back in time unlike very many filmmakers have been able to."

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Jude Law joins Scorsese's 3D 'Cabret'

Jude Law has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese's upcoming Hugo Cabret.

Law will co-star with Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz and Helen McCrory in the live-action 3D adventure, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie is an adaptation of Brian Selznick's best-selling 2007 book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The Aviator writer Joun Logan penned the script.

The plot centres on an orphan living in a Paris train station who encounters an eccentric girl and other people on an adventure.

Johnny Depp and Scorsese are among the producers of the film, which has begun production in London.

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Cruise 'may return for Top Gun sequel'

Tom Cruise may reprise his role as fighter pilot Maverick in a Top Gun sequel.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer told MTV News that discussions about a follow-up to the 1986 movie are ongoing.

"We were recently approached again to start talking about it but, you know, nothing yet," he said.

"We kicked around some ideas because the aviation community has completely changed since we made the movie a long time ago. So we have to find a way in and how to incorporate the Maverick character into it."

Bruckheimer admitted that previous attempts to greenlight a sequel had fallen through.

"We tried to develop a sequel and we couldn't do it - I was with my partner Don Simpson.

"And then Tom took it over and he tried to develop something and it never quite happened."

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Meryl Streep to play Margaret Thatcher?

Meryl Streep is reportedly in talks to play Margaret Thatcher in a biopic of the ex-Prime Minister.

The Julie & Julia actress will reunite with her Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd for the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Jim Broadbent is apparently lined up to play Thatcher's husband, Denis, in the Pathé and BBC Films co-production.

It is believed that the film will take place in the days leading up to the Falklands War in 1982, which ultimately helped Thatcher's Conservative government to win the following year's general election.

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Brody joins, Graham exits 'Scream 4'

Adam Brody is the latest addition to the cast of Scream 4, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The former OC actor will play a cop and recent college graduate who is a big fan of crime procedural show CSI.

Marley Shelton (Sin City) has also joined, replacing Lake Bell as the deputy sheriff who knew Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott in high school. Erik Knudsen is on board as a comic relief character familiar with the formula of horror movies.

Sources for Ghouls On Film, meanwhile, are reporting that Lauren Graham has been forced to leave the movie due to "date conflict and script changes".

Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin are among the cast of newcomers joining returning franchise stars Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox.

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Craven 'will have great time with Scream duo'

Lymelife director Derick Martini has said that Wes Craven will reap the benefits of Emma Roberts and Rory Culkin continuing their on-screen relationship in Scream 4.

Speaking to Digital Spy, Martini insisted that Roberts and Culkin, who appear together in this week's indie release Lymelife, will deliver "wonderful performances" for his former Sundance mentor Craven.

"I can't wait to see it - I wish I were directing it!" Martini said. "Wes Craven was one of my advisors at the Sundance film lab when I was 22 or 23. He's a real sweetheart, great guy, talented guy and when I heard that Rory and Emma were doing Scream together and they would be sharing the screen quite a bit, not only was I elated for both of them, I was a little jealous because I'd like to direct them again."

He continued: "Wes is going to have a great time with them and get wonderful performances and I can't wait to see it. I rarely go to the movies anymore because I have a 1-year-old girl, but that's one I will be going to on opening weekend."

Scream 4, featuring Roberts, Culkin, Hayden Panettiere and original stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox, is slated for release next year.

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Julianne Moore has shot a lesbian sex scene with Annette Bening for upcoming movie The Kids Are All Right.

During the filming of the picture, the pair were forced to endure much heat under a thick bed linen.

Director Lisa Cholodenko told the New York Daily News: "Julianne had to spend a lot of time under it, and I started to get really worried. [I kept asking Annette,] 'Is she suffocating down there?'

"[Julianne replied,] 'I'm fine under here, let's keep going!'"

The Kids Are All Right will be released on July 9 in the US.

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New 'James Bond' film scrapped?

The new James Bond film has reportedly been scrapped due to a shortage of studio money.

The filming of Bond 23 was put on hold indefinitely in April, but there are now rumours that the movie has been scrapped altogether.

MGM studios, who were co-funding the Daniel Craig film, have suffered from well-documented financial troubles in the past year, and are believed to have axed the £132 million blockbuster.

A source told The Mirror: "Members of the production crew have been told the Bond film has been canned.

“There is a lot of bad feeling as a lot of time, money and hard work has already gone into this.”

Revolutionary Road director Sam Mendes and Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan were already attached to the project.

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