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'Ouija' dropped by Universal due to budget issues

Universal has decided not to move forward with the planned adaptation of Hasbro's Ouija board game.

The studio passed on the project due to budgetary constraints, with the film being deemed too expensive for the company at its present price, New York Magazine reports.

However, producers on the project, which signed McG as a director in January, will shop the film around to other studios, including Paramount.

In spite of the move, Universal and Hasbro will continue their collaboration on a number of other projects, such as the big-screen adaptations of Candyland and Stretch Armstrong.

In addition, the company's joint project Battleship will open in UK cinemas on April 20, 2012 and the US on May 18, 2012.

Tron Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz were hired to pen the script for Ouija in late 2009.

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Jeremy Renner 'yet to work with Robert Downey Jr on Avengers

Jeremy Renner has revealed that he has only seen his Avengers co-star Robert Downey Jr "maybe twice".

The Hurt Locker actor will play Hawkeye in the upcoming superhero movie, which will also see Robert Downey Jr returning as Iron Man.

However, due to the amount of characters in the project, the pair have yet to share a scene together, with the actor explaining that most of his scenes are with Scarlett Johansson, who will reprise her role of Black Widow.

"I think I've maybe seen him twice," Renner told WENN. "It's weird because here is this big ensemble movie yet we don't really get to work together. Most of my scenes are with Scarlett Johansson, which is great, but we're really hoping we all get to team up as filming goes on."

Samuel L Jackson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo will also star in the ensemble action film, which will land in cinemas on May 4, 2012.

Jeremy Renner will portray the lead character in the upcoming action film The Bourne Legacy. He is also rumoured to be developing a Steve McQueen biopic.

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Christian Bale to play villain in 'Oldboy' remake?

Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to play the villain in Spike Lee's planned update of Old Boy.

The actor would take on the role of the captor who imprisons the hero for 15 years without any explanation and mysteriously continues to control the prisoner's life after release, Variety reports.

Lee signed on to remake Park Chan-wook's 2003 film in July, after Steven Spielberg and Will Smith abandoned the project.

He will be directing from a script by I Am Legend screenwriter Mark Protosevich.

The South Korean film won the Cannes Grand Jury Prize in 2004.

Bale is also wanted for several other projects, including Clint Eastwood's remake of A Star is Born.

Despite claiming he would not sign for any new projects until The Dark Knight Rises wraps, the actor has just been cast in Terrence Malick's latest project.

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Captain America' sequel to revisit World War II setting?

Captain America 2 could revisit the title character's World War II-era roots, according to the movie's writers.

Scribes Chris Markus and Stephen McFeely told MTV that the sequel could potentially explore gaps in the timeline of The First Avenger.

"The span of [Captain America: The First Avenger] is about two or three years, and there's a few times in the film where you jump four months ahead, you jump six months ahead," said McFeely.

"So we did that with the intention of saying, 'OK, there are certainly unseen adventures that Captain America went on in that period that if we want to, we can go back and explore later.'"

The First Avenger ended with Captain America awakening in the present day Marvel Universe, having been frozen for decades.

Markus added that Steve Rogers's modern-day love interest, the Falcon, could feature in the follow-up. The Falcon, who also goes by the name Sharon Carter, is a relative of Hayley Atwell's Sharon from First Avenger.

"I want both of them," he said. "Sharon is meaty, almost to a point where you get a little uncomfortable because her relation to Peggy has shifted over the years, as time has passed… You have to walk a fine line there because it does seem like you're dating your girlfriend's daughter."

Chris Evans will reprise his role as Captain America for Marvel's superhero team-up movie The Avengers, slated for release next summer.

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R.I.P.D.' casts Mike O'Malley, James Hong

R.I.P.D has added Mike O'Malley and James Hong to its cast.

Glee star O'Malley will play a ghost-like character called Elliot, while Hong will portray human avatar Grandpa Chen, Deadline reports.

The pair join Victoria's Secret model Marisa Miller, who was reported to have signed on for R.I.P.D yesterday. Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges were previously cast in leading roles.

Stephanie Szostak, Kevin Bacon and Mary-Louise Parker will also star in the film.

R.I.P.D is based on the Dark Horse Comics title by Peter Lenkov. Robert Schwentke is directing the movie for Universal Pictures.

R.I.P.D. arrives in theatres on June 28, 2013

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Eva Longoria ready for 'Housewives' end with new projects

Eva Longoria has lined up four new projects in preparation for the end of long-running ABC series Desperate Housewives.

Longoria has played main character Gabrielle Solis since the show began back in 2004, but will move straight into several new roles when the series ends next year.

According to Variety, Longoria has landed a supporting role in the indie drama Long Time Gone opposite Meg Ryan.

The actress has also signed on for the lead role in Who Gets the Dog?, an indie comedy about a separated couple fighting for custody of their beloved pet.

Longoria has also been cast opposite Brendan Fraser in Four Kings, a historical drama set during the French and India war.

Finally, Longoria will voice the lead in a new Hulu animated series called Child Support, playing an irresponsible mother described as being similar to Peter Griffin in Family Guy.

Earlier this month, Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry confirmed that the show will come to an end after its eighth season.

Desperate Housewives will return for its final season on ABC on September 25.

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Leonardo DiCaprio for 'The Gambler' remake?

Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly wanted for the lead role in Martin Scorsese remake of The Gambler for Paramount.

The director previously cast DiCaprio in the gangster crime thriller The Departed.

James Caan starred in the original, which was inspired by Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella of the same title.

DiCaprio would take on the role of New York professor Axel Freed, whose secret gambling addiction affects his life in unexpected ways.

The English Literature academic ends up with a massive debt which he is forced to hide from his loving family and friends. To get rid of the debt, he enlists the help of one of his students who is a basketball star - but goes to extreme lengths to deal with the guilt of corrupting him.

DiCaprio has not confirmed the role yet, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The actor will next be seen in Romeo + Juliet director Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the classic novel The Great Gatsby.

Scorsese has most recently produced a number of projects including Boardwalk Empire, Hugo and the biopic Sinatra.

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Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe to star in 'Les Miserables'?

Anne Hathaway may take on the lead role in the planned movie adaptation of Les Miserables.

The One Day actress would star as Fantine, on Hugh Jackman's recommendation, according to Broadway World.

She performed Les Miserables song 'On My Own' for Jackman at the Academy Awards ceremony in February.

Hathaway is in contention with actresses Rebecca Hall and Amy Adams for the part of the working class woman who is rescued by former prisoner-in-disguise Valjean.

Jackman has been cast in the central part of Valjean, who becomes a major dedicated privately to helping down-and-outs in post-revolutionary Paris after leaving prison.

The King's Speech's Tom Hooper is directing the big-screen version of the long-running stage musical from a script by Bill Nicholson.

Other stars who have been attached to key roles include Geoffrey Rush (Thenardier) and Helena Bonaham Carter (Madame Thenardier) as abusive foster parents to Fantine's young daughter.

Miranda Cosgrove, Lucy Hale, Emma Watson and Hayden Panettiere are reportedly all interested in the roles of Cosette and Eponine.

Russell Crowe may be up for the part of the obsessive police officer Javert.

Hathaway will next be seen in The Dark Knight Rises, playing Catwoman.

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George Clooney drops out of Steven Soderbergh's 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E

George Clooney has reportedly decided against taking on the lead role in Steven Soderbergh's planned big-screen version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

The actor will not be starring as secret US agent Napoleon Solo,
Deadline reports.

Soderbergh is planning to direct from a script by his Contagion writer Scott Z Burns.

The 1960s TV series, co-created by Ian Fleming, centred on the activities of a Russian and American spy duo working for an international agency during the peak of the Cold War.

In June, a producer for U.N.C.L.E. claimed that the adaptation would be Soderbergh's last film before retirement. The director is also currently working on Magic Mike and a biopic of Liberace.

Soderbergh has since denied that he is planning to retire, despite being "bored" of the film industry.

Clooney and Soderbergh have previously collaborated on Solaris, Ocean's Eleven and Out of Sight.

The actor will next be seen in the political corruption thriller The Ides of March.

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Taylor Lautner and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to play David and Goliath?

Dwayne Johnson is reportedly in talks to play the role of Goliath in a new biblical epic.

'The Rock' could star opposite Twilight actor Taylor Lautner, who is wanted for the role of his diminutive rival David, according to Twitch.

Director Scott Derrickson previously helmed horror The Last Exorcism of Emily Rose and sci-fi film The Day The Earth Stood Still.

In the bible story, David is the future king of Israel who is forced to take on the much bigger Goliath, a warrior sent on a mission to kill him before he sits on the throne.

Twilight's Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are producing the film for Relativity Media.

Johnson is currently filming G.I.Joe: Retaliation, the follow-up to 2009's G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

He is also attached to the 3D adaptation of the classic Arabian Nights in the role of Sinbad

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Daniel Craig's 'James Bond 23' to film in India

Daniel Craig's new James Bond movie will reportedly film in Delhi, India.

Bond 23, Craig's third movie as Ian Fleming's secret agent, is to shoot at Sarojini Nagar Market, Daryaganj street and Ansari Road in the national capital.

The production may also shoot in Mumbai and Goa after gaining approval from India's information and broadcasting ministry, reports The Deccan Chronicle.

Roger Moore's Octopussy is the only other James Bond outing to film in India.

American Beauty's Sam Mendes is directing the new untitled Bond picture, with Judi Dench due to reprise her role as M.

Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris and The Hour's Ben Whishaw are also rumoured to be boarding the Bond 23 cast.

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John Moore confirmed as 'Die Hard 5' director

Behind Enemy Lines director John Moore has been confirmed as the director of Die Hard 5.

After being linked to the movie earlier this year, it has been revealed that Moore was chosen after a long deliberation process by both 20th Century Fox and Bruce Willis to replace former director Noam Murro, who had to depart due to the high demands of making 300 prequel Xerxes.

According to Deadline, Willis was reportedly won over by Moore's love for his character John McClane and his experience of shooting practical, non-computer-generated action sequences.

Die Hard 5 will see hero McClane team up with his son to foil criminal forces in Russia. The new script has been created by X-Men Origins: Wolverine writer Skip Woods.

Other directors previously believed to be linked to Die Hard 5 included Attack the Block's Joe Cornish, Fast Five director Justin Lin and Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn.

Filming is scheduled to begin in Russia later this year, before Willis moves on to shoot a Red sequel. He is currently also searching for a director for this sequel, with Breck Eisner among those linked to the project.

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Tom Hardy prepares to fail in 'Dark Knight Rises

Tom Hardy has revealed his concerns about his Dark Knight Rises role.

The Warrior star said that he knows his portrayal of Bane will not satisfy fan expectations of the Batman villain.

"So many people love him," Hardy told CineMovie. "And when you step into that role - you are going to fail. And be judged."

The actor was a surprise casting for the hulking, impossibly muscular character, best known for breaking Batman's back with his bare hands.

Hardy said that he had risen to 179 pounds for Warrior and further to 190 pounds for The Dark Knight Rises.

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Olivia Munn joins Channing Tatum stripper movie 'Magic Mike'

Olivia Munn has signed up to director Steven Soderbergh's stripper film Magic Mike.

The actress will be joining Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello and Matthew Bomer on the movie's cast.

She is to play the titular character's love interest, according to Deadline.

Soderbergh is basing the film on Tatum's real-life experiences as an exotic dancer in a strip club.

Tatum will be taking on the lead role, who is a mentor to the younger version of himself, played by Pettyfer. McConaughey will play a former dancer and the owner of the strip club.

Munn recently joined the HBO drama More As This Story Develops from Social Network writer Aaron Sorkin.

Her big-screen work includes Iron Man 2 and the upcoming I Don't Know How She Does It.

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Tron 3' is a done deal, says Bruce Boxleitner

Bruce Boxleitner has revealed that a third instalment in the Tron franchise is "a done deal".

The actor, who plays the characters of Tron and Alan Bradley in the films, told reporters at a Disney D23 event that the follow-up to Tron Legacy is likely to be released in 2013.

Boxleitner said: "Oh, it's already a done deal. It's already in the works, my friend. It takes a long time to make these things; we won't get to it until next year anyway."

Despite a lukewarm critical reception for Tron Legacy, it is believed that the $400 million (£247m) secured by the film overall has convinced Disney to continue plans for a new addition to the franchise.

An animated series called Tron Uprising was announced in December last year.

The show will be written by Tron Legacy's Eddy Kistis and Adam Horowitz and will star Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Linda Moore, Paul Reubens and Lance Henriksen.

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Matt Damon, Anna Paquin's long-delayed 'Margaret' gets trailer, release date

Margaret, the New York-set drama that Matt Damon finished filming six years ago, will finally get a cinema release.

Damon and Anna Paquin star in the film, which centres on a young woman who witnesses a road accident and gets caught up in the aftermath.

Oscar-nominated You Can Count on Me writer/director Kenneth Lonergan completed shooting on Margaret in 2005 but struggled to complete it in the post-production stages.

Producer Scott Rudin, Martin Scorsese's long-time editor Thelma Schoonmaker and the late Sydney Pollack all tried at various stages to help Lonergan complete the ensemble film.

Kieran Culkin, who appears in Lonergan's You Can Count on Me and Margaret, last year told Digital Spy that he had seen the movie and called it "beautiful".

Margaret has now been confirmed for a limited US theatrical release on September 30 through Fox Searchlight Pictures.

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Hugh Jackman's 'Wolverine' sequel gets rewrite from 'Total Recall's Mark Bomback

Total Recall writer Mark Bomback is to rewrite the script for the forthcoming sequel to The Wolverine.

Bomback previously wrote Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Killer and Len Wiseman's Total Recall remake.

The Wolverine 2 sees Hugh Jackman's titular character searching for clues to his past in the Japanese underground, Variety reports.

Director James Mangold was formerly working from Christopher McQuarrie's screenplay.

Production on the film has been pushed back until next year because Jackman has signed on to Tom Hooper's adaptation of Les Miserables.

The Wolverine sequel had already suffered problems with securing shooting locations, with the initial plan to delay production until October this year.

Bomback has previously worked with Jackman on the 2008 thriller Deception.

Knight and Day director Mangold stepped in after Black Swan's Darren Aronofsky abandoned the production.

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Thor 2' has no director yet, says Loki actor Tom Hiddleston

Thor 2 does not have a director yet, according to Tom Hiddleston.

The actor played Loki in director Kenneth Branagh's movie about the mythological superhero. A sequel to the film is expected to pick up the character's story at the end of the upcoming Avengers.

Game of Thrones director Brian Kirk was strongly rumoured to join Thor 2, after Branagh decided against directing in what was described as a "mutual" decision with Marvel.

Hiddleston told MTV: "I haven't [spoken to Kirk]. I also don't know that that's actually confirmed. That's not me being coy. I spoke to [Marvel president of production] Kevin Feige last week on [the Avengers] set and he said, 'Oh no, we haven't got anyone yet. We're thinking about people'.

"I think [Brian Kirk's] name is definitely in the hat, but I don't think anything is solid."

Hiddleston added of the sequel: "The great thing about Loki is there is potential in him for greatness and awfulness, for great heroism and great villainy.

"There are still, even within The Avengers, there are moments where you see within Loki a glimmer of hope and that possibility of redemption.

"I for one am championing the redemption. This isn't definitely going to happen, but I think there would be nothing more awesome than seeing Loki and Thor fight somebody side by side."

Hiddleston recently revealed that Loki would confront every single hero in The Avengers for the next film.

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Vin Diesel: 'Chronicles of Riddick 2 will be rated R

Vin Diesel has claimed that work on the new Riddick movie is progressing well.

The Fast Five star posted new concept art on his official Facebook page, along with an update on the film's progression.

"While I was working on character, the director and his team of artists have been creating the world and style of this picture," he wrote. "We all know how much I enjoy concept art and storyboards.

"First stop for the Riddick production is Canada, which is where we shot a large part of Chronicles of Riddick."

Diesel also announced that Universal has given Riddick an R rating, similar to the first Riddick movie Pitch Black.

"I am grateful to have Universal in support of this complex character's journey," he added. "Not many studios would back an R rating. Very cool."

Diesel recently revealed that he had taken a pay cut to ensure that the film received the right age rating.

Filming on the Riddick sequel is expected to commence later this year.

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Carey Mulligan to star in 'I Walk With The Dead

Carey Mulligan has signed on for I Walk With The Dead.

The Never Let Me Go star will play the female lead in Nicolas Winding Refn's upcoming sex thriller, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Drive director first announced the project in 2009, telling The Playlist that he had long wanted to make a film with lots of sex.

"I wrote this story called, I Walk With the Dead and it takes place in Miami and it's just going to have a lot of sex in it," Refn said. "I have two films that are getting made with French investors and one is Only God Forgives and one is I Walk With the Dead."

Mulligan is due to begin filming The Great Gatsby alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. She will play Daisy Buchanan.

In July, the actress confessed that she is terrified of the role, which she landed in November of last year.

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