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Assassin's Creed' film finds home at Sony

Sony Pictures has reportedly entered final negotiations to develop a film based on Ubisoft's popular Assassin's Creed video game franchise.

According to Variety, Ubisoft Motion Pictures is reaching a deal to have Sony adapt and distribute the film after an intense bidding war.

Assassin's Creed was released in 2007 and has gone on to spawn two sequels with a third, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, due to be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in December.

The series follows modern-day protagonist Desmond Miles as he is forced to relive the memories of his ancestors, who were all assassins, in an effort to locate rare artifacts.

Sony is also said to be developing motion pictures based on the Uncharted and Infamous game franchises.

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Sherlock Holmes 3' already in the works

Warner Bros is reportedly already starting work on a third film in the Sherlock Holmes series.

The second Guy Ritchie-directed instalment, Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows, is due to be released in December, but Warner has already tapped Drew Pearce to pen a second sequel.

According to Deadline, Pearce is currently working on the script for Iron Man 3, but is close to signing a deal for a third Sherlock Holmes outing.

Sherlock Holmes introduced Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as Sherlock Homes and John Watson, while the sequel will feature Jared Harris as Professor Moriarty and Noomi Rapace as Sim.

Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows will be released in cinemas on December 16.

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Eric Bana to play Elvis Presley in 'Elvis & Richard Nixon'

Eric Bana will star as Elvis Presley in a forthcoming movie.

He will appear in Elvis & Nixon alongside Danny Huston (Robin Hood), who will take on the role of President Richard Nixon, reports Deadline.

The film marks cult actor Cary Elwes's directorial debut.

Elvis & Nixon is based around a meeting the pair had in 1970, when Presley travelled to the White House to ask the president to be made a federal agent at large in the war against drugs.

The singer brought Nixon various gifts including family photos and a Colt .45 pistol.

Elwes, who is probably best known for his starring role in The Princess Bride, wrote the script with Joey Sagal and Hanala Sagal.

Bana is currently in talks to appear in heist thriller Brilliant alongside Cameron Diaz.

Huston is due to reprise his role as Poseidon in Clash of the Titans sequel Wrath of the Titans.

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Fast and Furious 6' and '7' to shoot back-to-backa

Universal Pictures is considering filming Fast and Furious 6 and 7 back-to-back.

The studio is deciding whether to produce the sixth and seventh instalments of its hit franchise simultaneously with a single, connected storyline, reports Los Angeles Times.

Screenwriter Chris Morgan, who wrote the previous three films, is drafting ideas for the story. Director Justin Lin, who also worked on the last three movies, is expected to return for both sequels.

Jason Statham was recently rumoured to be starring in the two sequels, alongside Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson.

The current trend for shooting sequels back-to-back includes the Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings and Hobbit franchises.

Hasbro is currently considering whether to produce Transformers 4 & 5 simultaneously.

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Ben Affleck To Direct Matt Damon And Casey Affleck in Whitey Bulger Mobster Saga

BREAKING: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are reuniting for the first time since Good Will Hunting. The Boston guys are taking on the story of New England’s most notorious gangster, Whitey Bulger. Warner Bros will make the film, Affleck will direct, costar and produce with Damon, who’ll play Bulger. They’ll produce under their Pearl Street Films banner. Boardwalk Empire creator and writer Terence Winter is penning the script. Casey Affleck, who also starred in Good Will Hunting and Gone Baby Gone, will play a supporting role as well.

“Matt and I have been looking for something to do together for some time,” Affleck said. “We’ve heard about Whitey Bulger since we were kids, and we are excited by the prospect of putting it on screen.” Ironically, Damon played a crooked cop in The Departed, the Martin Scorsese-directed film that took a page from the Bulger story. He is the notorious South Boston crime boss who fled in 1994  and remained a fugitive for 16 years, 12 of them on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List. He was arrested in June in Santa Monica. The story will cover Bulger’s youth to his incarceration on Alcatraz, through his rise to become a mob boss while secretly serving as an FBI informant for decades. Pearl Street’s Chay Carter will be executive producer.

“When Ben mentioned this to Jeff and Sarah, they jumped immediately,” said Greg Silverman, Warner Bros Pictures president of production. “It’s a perfect fit of story with the ideal artists to bring that story to the screen, and it’s so great to be heading back to Boston with Ben and Matt.”

Affleck is currently shooting Argo for Warner Bros, and is in the mix for a number of films at the studio. Warner Bros wants him for its adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, though it is unclear whether Affleck will make that film. Damon just starred in the Steven Soderbergh-directed Contagion for Warner Bros. Casey Affleck’s about to open in Tower Heist. He and Damon are repped by WME. Winter’s repped by CAA. Casey Affleck’s repped by WME and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

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Bones' Katheryn Winnick joins Charlie Sheen's 'Mind of Charlie Swan

Katheryn Winnick has joined the cast of Roman Coppola's A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III.

The Nikita actress will star opposite Charlie Sheen in the indie movie, reports Variety.

The film will be the first role for Sheen following his exit from Two and a Half Men.

Charlie Swan will also feature Jason Schwartzman, who is currently attached to Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kindgom alongside Bruce Willis, Ed Norton and Tilda Swinton.

Winnick also has a recurring role in Bones and starred in Cold Souls.

Youree Henley will produce A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III, the production of which is already underway.

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Sylvester Stallone 'to face Expendables script lawsuit

Sylvester Stallone has been accused of copying another writer's work in The Expendables.

The actor appeared in the 2010 action movie and co-wrote the script with David Callaham. However, writer Marcus Webb filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement at Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, Reuters Canada reports.

Webb claims that The Expendables' screenplay is "strikingly similar and in some places identical" to a script which he circulated for consideration by movie bosses between 2006 and 2009.

He testifies that his work The Cordoba Caper features a group of elite mercenaries hired to overthrow a military dictator - also the centre of The Expendables' plot.

Webb is seeking unspecified damages and also wants an injunction to prevent further copyright infringement in any sequels.

Stallone's spokesperson declined to comment and a lawyer for studio Millennium Films only confirmed that the company had not been served with any legal documents.

The Expendables' distributor Lionsgate has not yet commented on the allegations.

A sequel to The Expendables is currently in production for release on August 17, 2012.

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RED 2', 'Ender's Game' release dates set

RED 2 and Ender's Game have received dates for their release.

Summit Entertainment have announced that RED 2 will premiere on August 2, 2013 and Ender's Game will debut on March 15, 2013.

The makers of the follow-up to the adaptation of DC Comics' RED are in discussions to reunite the cast of the first film, which featured Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman and Mary Louise Parker.

Ender's Game is based on the cult science fiction series by Orson Scott Card. It has been adapted into various comics miniseries in recent years by Marvel Comics.

RED was created as a three-issue miniseries by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner.

Ellis has said that he has no intention to write a sequel to the series, which differed considerably from the film adaptation.

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Zoe Saldana "very excited" for 'Star Trek' sequel

Zoe Saldana has said that she is very excited about JJ Abrams's upcoming Star Trek sequel.

The actress will reprise her role of Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek sequel, which will reportedly begin filming in early 2012, according to Access Hollywood.

Saldana said that she is sure Abrams's follow-up to the 2009 blockbuster will be "amazing", adding: "We still haven't gotten a script yet. We're very excited to read it and get back into space."

The star went on to say that she hopes the sequel will explore Uhura's budding romance with Spock (Zachary Quinto).

"I'm really curious [about their relationship] and I'm pretty sure that Zach is as well," Saldana explained.

In September, Abrams officially announced that he plans to direct the next Star Trek instalment.

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I have been excited since the first new movie.

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Kerry Washington Lands ‘Django Unchained’ Lead

BREAKING: Kerry Washington has won the role of Broomhilda in Django Unchained. Director Quentin Tarantino made his choice and The Weinstein Company began exclusive negotiations with her CAA reps last night. She’ll play the long-suffering slave wife of Django (Jamie Foxx), who is freed by a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) and taught the tricks of that trade. Django’s real desire is to be reunited with his wife, who winds up in a variety of unsavory places and whose travails drive the plot. It leads to a confrontation in Candyland, a ranch owned by the notorious Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).

Tarantino had his eye on Washington from the beginning, but he was also intrigued with making a discovery in the role, and that led to a long casting search before the director went back to Washington for the female lead. Washington will next be seen in The Details, and she stars with Eddie Murphy in A Thousand Words. She is managed by Katherine Atkinson of Washington Square Arts.

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Eddie Murphy: 'Beverly Hills Cop 4 axed, TV series in the pipeline'

Eddie Murphy has revealed that plans for a Beverly Hills Cop 4 movie have been axed.

The Shrek actor starred as Axel Foley in the three original films from 1984 to 1994, and a fourth addition has been mooted in recent years.

In 2009, a possible fourth film was said to be a direct sequel to the first movie.

He explained that instead of a film, he is planning on producing a TV series about Foley's son, but did not confirm whether he would star in it himself.

"They're not doing it," he told Rolling Stone. "What I'm trying to do now is produce a TV show starring Axel Foley's son, and Axel is the chief of police now in Detroit.

"I'd do the pilot, show up here and there. None of the movie scripts were right; it was trying to force the premise. If you have to force something, you shouldn't be doing it. It was always a rehash of the old thing. It was always wrong."

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I think a TV Series might be a really good idea as long as it don't end up on a main Network show where it will get cancelled, bring it to cable.

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Martin Scorsese to adapt crime novel 'The Snowman'?

Martin Scorsese has expressed interest in adapting The Snowman.

The legendary director is considering an adaptation of Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbø's crime thriller as his next project, reports Variety.

The seventh volume in the writer's 'Harry Hole' series, the book centres around the appearance of mysterious and sinister snowmen as the first snow begins to fall on Oslo.

Detective Inspector Harry Hole discovers that the sculptures may be related to a string of missing women.

State Of Play and World War Z screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan is in talks to develop a script from the novel.

There is currently no formal deal between Working Title - who hold the rights to the film - and Scorsese, but he has apparently been interested in the project for some time.

The director's most recent project is the 3D animated film Hugo, which premiered in the US at the New York Film Festival earlier this month and will be released in UK cinemas on December 2.

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Anne Hathaway debuts as producer on 'Puzzler

Anne Hathaway will make her directorial debut on Puzzler.

The One Day actress will also star in Paramount's forthcoming thriller, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

While details are light on the movie, it has been described as a female-driven, paranoid thriller and has been compared to Three Days of the Condor.

Adam Schulman, Sarah Perlman and Stefan Sonnenfeld will also be producing the film alongside Hathaway.

Karl Gajdusek, who wrote the recent Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage-starring thriller Trespass, will pen the script.

Hathaway is currently starring as Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's upcoming Batman: The Dark Knight Rises and Les Miserables with Hugh Jackman.

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Dumb and Dumber' sequel gets writers

The Dumb and Dumber sequel has acquired a pair of screenwriters.

Sean Anders and John Morris will produce the script for the follow-up to Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly's 1994 movie, reports Deadline.

The intention is to reunite Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels - the original Dumb and Dumber stars - for the new film.

The Farrelly Brothers are planning to begin work on the project now that they have wrapped The Three Stooges.

Carrey has often been reluctant to sign on for sequels in the past, but revealed while promoting Mr Popper's Penguins earlier in the year that there are plans for him to reprise his roles from Dumb and Dumber and Bruce Almighty.

Anders and Morris are best known for their work on Sex Drive and the upcoming I Hate You, Dad.

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Simon Pegg hopes for more involved Thompson Twins in 'Tintin' sequel

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have revealed that they hope their characters Thompson and Thomson play a more active role in the Adventures of Tintin sequel.

The Paul stars told Digital Spy that they'd like to see their pair of bumbling detectives "along for the ride" with Jamie Bell's Tintin in Peter Jackson's follow-up.

Frost voiced his desire to do "a bit more swashbuckling", while Pegg said: "It'd be good to get in on the action, although the Thompsons would be dreadful in a fight, tripping over each other."

Tintin actor Bell added of the character's exploits in previous Hergé stories: "He goes under the water, he goes to the moon, he climbs a mountain... he's intrepid, he goes everywhere, Tintin, he's not afraid of anything."

British screenwriter Anthony Horowitz is at work on a Tintin sequel script, which will reportedly be based on Hergé books Prisoners of the Sun and The Seven Crystal Balls and introduce the character Calculus.

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'Independence Day' sequels planned by Fox

Fox is planning two sequels to the 1996 alien invasion movie Independence Day, it has been reported.

The two movies are expected to shoot back-to-back, focusing on a single storyline, according to New York Magazine.

Independence Day, which starred Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman, grossed $800 million (£498 million) worldwide.

Talks of back-to-back sequels featuring Smith began in earnest in early 2009. However, when Smith allegedly asked for $50 million (£31 million) to shoot the two films, Fox put plans for the sequels on hold.

"The delay wasn't about whether they both wanted to make the movie," a source said. "It had more to do with 'Whose d**k is bigger?'"

Insiders also told the website that the scripts for the two follow-ups will be ready by December of this year, adding that Fox is prepared to shoot the films without Smith.

Smith recently became a part-owner of basketball team the Philadelphia 76ers.

Earlier this year, he dismissed rumours of a split between him and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, saying that the claims were "ridiculous".

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Will Smith better be in these movies otherwise it wont be the same so if I was FOX I would just pay him because these movies are guaranteed to make almost $1 Billion each.

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Expendables 2' stuntman dies on set in Bulgaria

A stuntman has died and another is in critical condition following an accident on the set of The Expendables 2 yesterday.

The incident occurred at 7pm local time when the movie's 2nd Unit Stunt Team was filming an explosion scene at reservoir Ognyanovo, 15 miles from Bulgaria's capital of Sofia, Deadline reports.

Production company Nu Image/Millennium Films said: "It is with great regret that we confirm this unfortunate accident.

"Our hearts go out to the families and those on the production affected by this tragedy. The filmmakers are working closely with the authorities in responding to and investigating this accident."

Local police have launched an investigation into the matter. Details of those involved in the incident are currently being withheld in consideration of their families.

The sequel to The Expendables started shooting last week.

The film's main unit, which was led by star Sylvester Stallone and director Simon West, was reportedly filming in the mountain resort of Bankso, 2.5 hours away from the incident.

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Sylvester Stallone to star in new action movie 'The Tomb'

Sylvester Stallone will star in The Tomb.

The Expendables 2 actor and producer will take the lead role in Summit Entertainment's action movie, reports Variety.

The film centres on an expert prison designer who must escape from one of his impregnable creations after he is sentenced for a crime he did not commit.

Antoine Fuqua was originally attached as director with Bruce Willis wanted for the starring role. Arnold Schwarzenegger had also expressed interest in the project earlier this year.

The three actors will all be reunited in The Expendables 2, which is currently shooting.

A new director for The Tomb is yet to be secured.

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Jason Statham exits Andy McNab's 'Echelon' movie

Jason Statham has dropped out of starring in Echelon, the movie adaptation of Andy McNab's book Firewall.

Expendables star Statham had been earmarked for the role of SAS agent Nick Stone in the movie, but McNab told Digital Spy that the action star is no longer available to take on the role.

"That was originally what was going to happen, but he's just too committed," McNab said of Statham. "There are so many films he's got lined up, there wouldn't be a slot for him to do it."

Asked if McNab had a replacement for Statham and a director lined up, he replied: "No. Basically there's three or four that have been flagged up, but they're still going through the process of reading scripts and all that.

"Some directors will only deal through certain actors and certain actors will only deal with certain directors, so all this sort of business is being sorted out at the moment."

McNab revealed that financing is in place for the Echelon feature film, and the project could go before cameras in early 2012.

"It's scripted up, the money's in place and what it is now is getting an actor and director. So in theory, if the contracts get signed it should go into pre-production by April, which in reality will probably be June," he explained.

Echelon will see Stone in a race to reach a computer programme before the Russian mob and Western secret service agents.

Bravo Two Zero author McNab has recently worked on video game Battlefield 3 to advise on the script, visuals and motion capture.

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Shame about Jason leaving the movie but it gives another actor a chance to shine.

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James Bond 23' casts Albert Finney

Albert Finney has joined the cast of director Sam Mendes's new James Bond movie, according to reports.

Production sources have claimed that Finney will play a Foreign Office official, who may attempt to exert control over M (Judi Dench).

Finney reportedly was present for a recent table read of Bond 23's script alongside co-stars Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes and villain Javier Bardem.

A production source told the Daily Mail of Finney's casting: "It was one of those fabulous
'This can't get any better!' moments because Mendes has upped the game by bringing in Bardem and Fiennes - and they've already got Dame Judi Dench. So you think, well, who else can they get to make this any classier?"

An official title for Bond 23 hasn't yet been announced, but several URLs recently registered by Song Pictures point to the name Skyfall.

Director Mendes will reportedly film one of the latest Bond movie's explosive action sequences at Duntrune Castle near Glasgow in February 2012.

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