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Ken Nolan has been commissioned to overhaul the script for Jake Gyllenhaal's long-gestating lunar colonisation movie.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Black Hawk Down screenwriter will pen a new script for the untitled sci-fi action film.

Jumper director Doug Liman is attached to helm the movie.

The script has been through numerous interations, initially being written by Liman and John Hamburg. Mark Bowden (author of the Black Hawk Down book) and Dan Mazeau produced later drafts for Liman.

The untitled moon project was initially set up at DreamWorks, but Paramount retained the rights when Steven Spielberg's studio split from them in October.

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The sequel to cult hit Donnie Darko will be released direct-to-DVD, according to io9.

S. Darko, which has been heavily criticised by fans of Richard Kelly's original sci-fi drama, takes place eight years after the events of the first film and follows Donnie's sister Samantha (Daviegh Chase) as she experiences strange visions while on a road trip across America.

Though it was earlier reported that Fox had secured the North American theatrical distribution rights to S. Darko, MGM has announced that it will release it on disc on April 28.

Kelly, the writer and director of the 2001 Jake Gyllenhaal film, has distanced himself from the Chris Fisher-helmed sequel.

A trailer for S. Darko will premiere at the upcoming New York Comic Con.

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Robert Downey Jr. has dismissed speculation that Mickey Rourke has been cast in Iron Man 2.

The Wrestler star was rumoured to be playing Russian villain Crimson Dynamo in the eagerly anticipated follow-up to last summer's blockbuster.

Speaking to MTV, Downey denied the reports, saying: "That's actually incorrect."

However, when pressed for further information, he replied: "I can neither confirm nor deny that. Or maybe it’s some semblance of both. Here, I can tell you everything about the story except I won’t give away the ending. The nerd stuff is top-drawer security."

Rourke had previously told MTV that he would bring "everything I can bring" to a role in the superhero sequel.

Iron Man 2 is scheduled for release in 2010.

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Terminator Salvation director McG has admitted that the franchise's creator James Cameron has refused to endorse his blockbuster.

McG revelaed that Cameron, who wrote and directed the first two films in the sci-fi series, declined to offer his support to the Christian Bale-led movie when they met.

"I didn't want to feel like the guy who gave birth to the Terminator is against what we're doing, so I go to see James Cameron to kiss the ring and tell him what I was trying to do," Wired quotes him as saying.

"He's cordial but says, 'I'm not going to endorse your movie. I reserve the right to hate it. But I wish you well, and if you're going to make a Terminator, I'd prefer you make a good one to a bad one'.'"

Terminator Salvation arrives in UK cinemas on June 5.

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Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr have signed up for new DreamWorks animation Master Mind.

The Tropic Thunder duo will be joined by 30 Rock star Tina Fey, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Master Mind will follow the story of a supervillian who finds himself without a purpose after he kills off his heroic nemesis. Fey, Stiller and Downey Jr's roles have not been confirmed.

Scripted by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, it is scheduled for release in November 2010.

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James Bond helmer Martin Campbell is in talks to direct Warner Bros' superhero blockbuster Green Lantern, says Variety.

Based on a DC Comics character, the movie will revolve around pilot Hal Jordan as he inherits a ring wielding huge power.

Greg Berlanti, who at one point was eyed for the Lantern director's chair, wrote the script with Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green.

Green Lantern has reportedly become a top priority for the studio after a Superman Returns sequel and superhero ensemble Justice League failed to materialise.

Campbell is the director of GoldenEye, Casino Royale, the recent Antonio Banderas Zorro outings and Mel Gibson's upcoming thriller Edge Of Darkness.

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Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has penned a book documenting how the hit movie was made.

According to Reuters, the companion guide is based on Hardwicke's actual diary from production and will reveal details about casting, location scouting and wardrobe as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs and storyboard sketches.

"With this book, I tried to show fans and future directors some of the process that the crew and I went through filming Twilight. My challenge was to translate Stephenie [Meyer]’s powerful book and make you feel what she makes you feel when you read her works," said Hardwicke in a statement.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will release Twilight: Director's Notebook on March 17.

Last month, Hardwicke pulled out of directing the movie's eagerly-anticipated sequel New Moon.

The Golden Compass director Chris Weitz will now helm the film, scheduled for release in November.

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Kate Winslet has been named Actress Of The Year by the London Film Critics' Circle for her performances in The Reader and Revolutionary Road.

Danny Boyle scooped awards for British Director Of The Year and British Film Of The Year for Slumdog Millionaire, which also won the Screenwriter Of The Year prize for Simon Beaufoy.

The Best Actor gong went to Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler, while the NSPCC Young British Performance award went to Thomas Turgoose for Somers Town and Eden Lake.

Michael Fassbender was awarded British Actor Of The Year for his portrayal of Bobby Sands in Hunger and Kristin Scott-Thomas won British Actress Of The Year for I've Loved You So Long.

Dame Judi Dench was also presented with an Outstanding Contribution To Cinema award for her performances over her four-decade career.

The awards are voted for by more than 100 film critics across the UK.

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Orlando Bloom has reportedly signed on to star in sci-fi thriller The Cross.

The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor will play a man seeking to cross a mysterious border, a feat which no-one else has achieved, reports Variety.

Vincent Cassel will play a security guard who is determined to thwart his attempts, while Quantum Of Solace star Olga Kurylenko has joined the cast as Bloom's love interest.

Lord Of War director Andrew Niccol will helm the project, which is reported to have a budget of around $24 million (£16.5 million).

Production is scheduled to start in Australia in July.

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Amber Heard will star opposite Johnny Depp in Hunter S. Thompson adaptation The Rum Diary.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Pineapple Express actress will portray Chenault, the girlfriend of a journalist Depp's character Paul Kemp becomes involved with after starting work at a run-down newspaper in Puerto Rico.

The role had been much sought-after in Hollywood, with Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley reportedly expressing an interest. However, several actresses voiced reservations due to the amount of nudity the role requires.

Withnail & I's Bruce Robinson will direct the film from his own script.

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Jude Law has landed the role of a cross-dressing supermodel in a new movie.

The actor will star as a transvestite in Rage, a murder mystery set in New York's fashion world.

Director Sally Potter claimed that the film will be a good opportunity for Law to break free from his 'pretty boy' image.

"Jude, whose beauty has sometimes been held against him as an actor, made the courageous decision to accept the role and took on a kind of hyper-beauty for this persona, a 'female' beauty which gradually unravels as the story unfolds," she wrote on her blog.

"Strangely, the more he became a 'she', coiffed and made-up, the more naked was his performance. There was great strength in his willingness to make himself vulnerable."

The movie, which also stars Judi Dench and Lily Cole, is set over seven days and focuses on the mysterious death of a young model on the catwalk.

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Happy Go Lucky star Sally Hawkins will portray a women's rights campaigner in We Want Sex, reports Variety.

Based on a true story, the Simon Curtis-directed movie will revolve around a 1968 strike at Ford's Dagenham car plant when hundreds of female workers walked out over sexual discrimination in their job performance evaluations.

The title refers to a protester's banner that was meant to read "We Want Sex Equality" but lost the last word.

Hawkins will play a woman on the strike committee, who are invited to meet then-Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson's employment secretary Barbara Castle. Imelda Staunton is in talks to play Castle.

"It's very funny and easy to relate to," said producer Stephen Wooley. "It's very much in the vein of Billy Elliot and Calendar Girls."

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Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she would like to forge a career as a director.

The Friends actress said that her brief experience working behind the camera had been enjoyable and appealed to her.

Aniston helmed short Room 10, which was based on the real life story of Glamour reader Colleen Goldrick, in 2006.

"I am interested in directing," she told Us magazine. "I directed a short feature a couple of years ago with Glamour. I just really enjoyed the process.The editing was one of my favorite parts of it."

Joking about her talents as a director, she said: "I'm always a little bossy."

Aniston is currently promoting romantic comedies Marley & Me and He's Just Not That Into You.

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Ewan McGregor and Carey Mulligan are reportedly being eyed for roles in a movie about LA bank robber Eddie Dodson.

Tristan Patterson has written the script and will make his directing debut on The Electric Slide, which is based on the true story of the Los Angeles-based furniture salesman-turned-thief.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, McGregor is in talks to play Dodson and Mulligan has been approached about playing his girlfriend.

L.A. indie production and Myriad Pictures are financing the film, which tells of Dodson robbing a bank to impress his new girlfriend before raiding a further 72.

"This is an amazing story. It's just unbelievable the way this guy was able to rob bank after bank and always slipping away just before the FBI got there," Myriad CEO and president Kirk D'Amico said.

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Christopher Lee has apparently said that James Bond bosses may have to "change certain things" to keep the franchise's audience.

Lee, who played villain Francisco Scaramanga in 1974 movie The Man With The Golden Gun, told PA that the 007 formula of stunts, explosions and beautiful women could become repetitive.

"I think they have to change certain things. I mean, you cannot make a film which consists all the time of stunts and explosions and wrecks and beautiful women and technical tricks," he said.

"There's a danger there that the actor - or the whole cast - isn't entirely convincing. That people are inclined to remember the effects, and that's dangerous with any kind of film."

The 86-year-old went on to praise Daniel Craig's version of Bond, describing him as a "very good actor".

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Hugh Grant has revealed that he had promised himself that his audition for Four Weddings And A Funeral would be his last.

According to The Mirror, the actor was fed up of being rejected and had vowed to quit the profession before he landed the role.

The 48-year-old said: "I remember going to the audition and saying 'This is the last one I go to'."

The 1994 romantic comedy went on to become one of the highest-grossing British films in cinema history, making more than $244 million (£166 million) worldwide.

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Fans of cult movie Withnail And I have launched a campaign to save a building used in the film from falling into the hands of developers.

The Cumbrian property, which doubled as Uncle Monty's Cottage in the 1987 film, is due to be auctioned later this month.

An online appeal site has now been set up, with fans being urged to rally round to save a piece of "Britain’s cultural history".

Withnail And I followed actors Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann) on a trip from Camden Town to Uncle Monty's (Richard Griffiths) countryside cottage.

The site states: "If we fail to raise the asking price, or are outbid, then all the funds raised will go to charity and [we] will be no worse off for having tried. But if we succeed, then we will have secured the future of Uncle Monty’s for years to come."

Sleddale Hall, near Shap, was mainly used for exterior shots and is being auctioned with a guide price of £145,000.

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WALL-E director Andrew Stanton has ruled out a sequel to Pixar's sci-fi hit.

The filmmaker, who also directed Finding Nemo and co-wrote Toy Story 2 for the studio, told MTV that he "never considers sequels".

"I think that takes a lot of hubris to think that your idea is going to live on and on, and I always love the idea of something just being contained and done," he explained.

Asked if he has any ideas about where to take the characters in a hypothetical follow-up, he replied: "Not for me, no. We work on these things for so long, that we have a hard time simply thinking that the [first] film is ever going to be done.

"I'm not against sequels, and I've certainly experienced personally and seen secondhand great sequels, but I don’t go in with that intent."

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New Line Cinema has confirmed that work has started on a sequel to Sex And The City: The Movie.

Speaking to AP, a representative for the studio revealed that all four main cast members - Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon - had signed new contracts.

The announcement ends months of speculation about a possible follow up, after the original movie exceeded expectations by grossing over £280 million worldwide.

In a statement, writer/director Michael King said: "I'm very excited to work with these amazing actresses again and would love to give everyone more information about the sequel ... but I'm busy with my Sex life."

Filming is expected to begin this summer with a scheduled 2010 release date.

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Japanese publisher Konami has picked up the rights to the Saw movie franchise.

In a deal with Lionsgate, the game will feature the voice of Tobin Bell who played Jigsaw in the films, according to Eurogamer.

The publisher will give development to Seattle-based Zombie Studios, which made the Spec Ops games.

The game will be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in time for Saw VI later this year.