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Tom Cruise's 'All You Need Is Kill' greenlit by studio

Tom Cruise's All You Need Is Kill has been officially greenlit.

The Doug Liman-directed sci-fi has been in development for some time, with Emily Blunt cast opposite Cruise.

Deadline reports that the film has now been greenlit by Warner Bros, and Cruise is currently in London doing prep work for his role.

All You Need Is Kill is a futuristic time-loop drama centring on a soldier (Cruise) who is fighting a war against an alien threat, and is forced to relive the last day before he dies over and over again.

The Groundhog Day-style plot sees Cruise's character gradually becoming a better soldier as he experiences the same events repeatedly.

Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally and Jason Hoffs will produce the film, with Dante Harper and Joby Harold writing the script.

Blunt discussed the intense physical training she was about to undergo for her role earlier this year.

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Adam Sandler producing adaptation of 'Bad Toys II'

Adam Sandler's production company will produce an adaptation of the French short Bad Toys II.

The film uses a combination of live-action, comic book panels and CG to depict a car chase among toys on a living room floor, spoofing Michael Bay-style editing and camera movement.

Bad Toys II, created and directed by Daniel Brunet and Nicolas Douste, appeared on YouTube in February earlier this year, and has received over 60,000 views.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new big-screen version will focus on a grown man who reconnects with the imagination of his youth via his son's toys, turning their play time into an homage to big-budget action films.

The film will be co-produced between Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison, with Brunet and Douste acting as executive producers.

Adam Sandler recently appeared with Andy Samberg in That's My Boy, and is currently in talks to star with Will Ferrell in Three Mississippi.

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Die Hard 5' won't be light-hearted, says director John Moore

Director John Moore has opened up about what to expect from A Good Day to Die Hard.

The Irish director revealed that the fifth instalment in the Die Hard franchise will not be overly jokey, insisting that fans should not expect a light-hearted tone.

"No, because that's preposterous!" Moore told Empire.

"I don't know whether it's post-financial crash or whatever, but I don't think people are in the mood for that b*llocks anymore.

"People are well savvy to the cynical reheating of any product, any franchise. Any s**t won't do. The bar's a bit higher."

However, the director said that the Bruce Willis movie will not be too serious either.

"There are a couple of great gags and a couple of great McClanisms," Moore said. "It's not like he's this idiot, bumbling around Moscow making 'America won the Cold War' jokes. It's not Carry On Die Hard, I can assure you."

Earlier this month, filming on A Good Day to Die Hard was delayed after an on-set fire.

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Rush Hour 4' moving ahead with Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker

Rush Hour 4 is reportedly in the works with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker likely to reprise their roles as mismatched cops Lee and James Carter.

Producer Arthur Sarkissian told Crave that he is hoping to bring in a pair of new characters to reinvigorate the franchise.

"I am working on Rush Hour 4 right now with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan," he said. "I'm trying to do it closer to how I did Rush Hour 1, more down to earth, more gritty, introduce two new characters and make it real the way the first one was.

"I personally was not happy with the third one. I thought 1 and 2 were very good. I think 3 got out of hand a little bit. It's not a matter of just bringing them back to do another segment of that or a sequel to it by putting them in another city and having them bicker. I don't want that. I want something new."

Sarkissian suggested that he is hoping to lure Oscar-winning The Help star Octavia Spencer to join the sequel's main cast.

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"Maybe Chris is now married? Jackie is married to Octavia Spencer, I don't know," he said. "Married to Chris's cousin, they live in Shanghai, Chris goes out to visit them. I don't know, I want something energetic."

Sarkissian added that no screenwriter has been enlisted to pen the script and Rush Hour franchise director Brett Ratner is "more than welcome to do it but he's got to do it in the right way".

On whether Chan would be undertaking strenuous action scenes, Sarkissian said: "He's getting a little older. I think he can fit it. What was great about Rush Hour 1 and 2 mostly was the relationship of these two and it came out of nowhere.

"It was just very real. We didn't build it, we didn't write it. It just happened. I think the action will be there but it has to be moulded to fit him today and not forced into stuff that he won't do."

Chan said during May's Cannes Film Festival that he couldn't foresee ever returning to the action comedy series.

The previous three Rush Hour movies have grossed more than $800 million at the worldwide box office. The most recent instalment, Rush Hour 3, was released in 2007.

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Vanessa Hudgens confirmed for cast of Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills

Vanessa Hudgens has joined the cast of Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills.

The Sucker Punch star's involvement in the action sequel was revealed on her official website.

"Yes, it is true! We can confirm that Vanessa will be in the new Robert Rodriguez movie Machete Kills as Cereza!" the latest news update reads.

Hudgens is the latest star to board the ensemble following director Rodriguez's Lady GaGa announcement last week.

The 'Edge of Glory' singer will play La Chameleon in the movie, which will open in cinemas in 2013.

Machete Kills features Mel Gibson, Amber Heard, Jessica Alba, Zoe Saldana, Sofia Vergara, Alexa Vega and Danny Trejo as Machete Cortez.

Charlie Sheen will cameo as the president of the United States.

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Doctor Who's Christopher Eccleston in talks for 'Thor 2' villain role

Christopher Eccleston has been attached to the Thor sequel.

The former Doctor Who actor is in final negotiations to play a villain in the upcoming sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Eccleston will star as the ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim if a deal is concluded.

The Thor sequel, to be directed by Alan Taylor, is officially titled Thor: The Dark World and features the original cast.

The first film was directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh, who recently appeared in the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony playing 19th century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Eccleston has previously appeared in movies including G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, 28 Days Later and television series Heroes.

He most recently played Creon in the National Theatre's take on the Ancient Greek tragedy Antigone, which transferred the play's setting to the 1970s.

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Dumb & Dumber 2' back on with Jim Carrey?

Dumb and Dumber 2 may still be on track with its two original stars.

The planned sequel looked to be axed when Jim Carrey dropped out due to conflicts with New Line and Warner Bros.

However, co-star Jeff Daniels has now reportedly stated that Carrey is still interested in the project, providing that the script is good enough.

"We almost were able to kinda get it done this year, but they're still working on the script," Daniels told WENN.

"Jim wants to do it, I want to do it, the Farrellys want to do it. We're all hoping that it'll come together early next year."

The Newsroom actor Daniels previously said that the comedy sequel will not happen if Carrey is not on board.

The original script for Dumb and Dumber 2 was to be set 18 years after the original and would have centered on how life had changed for Harry and Lloyd.

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Lindsay Lohan joins 'Scary Movie 5

Lindsay Lohan has been confirmed to be starring in Scary Movie 5.

Charlie Sheen will also return for his third film in the franchise, reports E!

Lohan has officially signed on to the comedy horror sequel after previous reports of her being in talks for the film.

She will play an unknown role opposite Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical).

Sheen will reprise his role as Tom Logan from Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4.

Star Anna Faris will not be returning for the fifth outing of the franchise.

Lohan will next been seen in Brett Easton Ellis's The Canyons and Lifetime television movie Liz and Dick, which charts the two marriages of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

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Kevin Costner offered roles in 'Jack Ryan', 'Three Days to Kill

Kevin Costner has reportedly been offered a leading role in the upcoming Jack Ryan project.

Sir Kenneth Branagh will direct the upcoming fifth instalment in the Tom Clancy film adaptations, with Chris Pine playing the lead role.

Costner's role would be a new character made for the movie, and will be close to the CIA head Admiral Greer (James Earl Jones) in Patriot Games, reports Deadline.

Jones is likely to reprise his role for the film, but Costner will play Ryan's mentor that recruits him in the prequel.

The currently-untitled Jack Ryan movie is expected to enter production later this year.

Three Days to Kill is an action project set in France, and follows Ethan Renner, a government assassin who is facing death. His final hope is to reconcile with his daughter while also tackling one final mission.

The film is written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak, while McG may be hired as a director.

Kevin Costner will star as Jonathan Kent in Man of Steel, which arrives in cinemas on June 14, 2013.

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Joss Whedon to write, direct 'The Avengers 2'

Joss Whedon will return to write and direct the Avengers sequel, Disney has confirmed.

The company announced in March that a second instalment of the Marvel superhero film was in the works following its record-breaking $200 million opening at the US box office. The film has since grossed over $1.46 billion.

Whedon will also create a Marvel-related TV series for ABC, Disney also revealed.

The Avengers featured an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner.

Johansson will reportedly earn $20 million to reprise her role as Black Widow in the upcoming sequel.

Renner, meanwhile, has said that he is unsure if Hawkeye will be in another Marvel movie.

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Ben Affleck approached by Warner Bros to direct 'Justice League'

Ben Affleck has reportedly been approached by Warner Bros to direct the superhero team-up film Justice League.

The movie will feature an assortment of DC superheroes, including Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash.

Variety reports that Warner Brothers had hoped Christopher Nolan, who along with directing the previous three Batman movies is also producing Superman reboot Man of Steel, would be creatively involved with their answer to Marvel's enormously successful The Avengers.

However, once Nolan expressed his wish to stay out of any potential Justice League movie, the studio apparently turned to Affleck, who had a surprise hit with 2010's The Town.

The 39-year-old actor and director is currently putting the finishing touches to Iranian hostage drama Argo, which will be released next month.

Affleck has previously expressed his wish to only direct films that he also stars in - however, it is not yet known whether he intends to play one of the Justice League.

He has also recently been linked with another huge property for Warner Bros, a new adaptation of Stephen King's horror epic The Stand.

Justice League is set for a 2015 release alongside Marvel's The Avengers 2, which was confirmed this week to be written and directed by Joss Whedon.

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Keira Knightley in talks to star opposite Chris Pine in 'Jack Ryan'

Keira Knightley is in talks to star in the Jack Ryan franchise reboot directed by Kenneth Branagh.

The actress beat Felicity Jones and Evangeline Lilly to the lead role as the wife of Jack Ryan (Chris Pine), according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It was first reported last week that the trio were in the running for the role, with Knightley as the frontrunner.

Total Recall co-stars Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel were also said to have tried out for the part.

The film follows Jack Ryan, an ex-Marine-turned-financial analyst in Moscow, who uncovers a plot by his employer to finance a terrorist attack designed to collapse the US economy.

The movie is based on the CIA analyst character in Tom Clancy's novels, which spawned four previous films that starred Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck.

Pine and Knightley's film is a prequel to Clancy's novels.

Knightley last starred in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and can be seen next in Anna Karenina.

Anna Karenina will arrive in theatres on September 7 in the UK, and November 9 in the US.

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Samuel L Jackson joins 'Oldboy' remake

Samuel L Jackson has signed on to star in the upcoming remake of South Korean drama Oldboy, it has been reported.

The American version of the cult film will star Josh Brolin in the lead role, and will be directed by Spike Lee.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Jackson will play a small role as a man being tortured by Brolin's character in a key scene.

Red Hook Summer composer Bruce Hornsby has also been enlisted to score the revenge drama.

Star Brolin recently said that Chan-wook Park supports the remake of Oldboy, which is part of the South Korean director's 'Revenge Trilogy'.

Oldboy begins filming this autumn in New York City and Louisiana.

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Tom Hardy 'wanted for lead in Jack Ryan spinoff Without Remorse

Tom Hardy is being courted for the lead role in Jack Ryan spinoff Without Remorse.

The potential spinoff franchise centres on John Clark, who is described variously as the counterpart and "dark side" to CIA operative Jack Ryan (Chris Pine).

Deadline reports that Paramount are keen to enlist Tom Hardy for the role of Clark, but no indication has been given regarding Hardy's level of interest.

Kevin Costner will star in both the new Jack Ryan film and Without Remorse as Ryan and Clark's idealistic mentor William Harper.

Based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name, the 1970s-set Without Remorse sees John Clark become involved in a mission to rescue American pilots from a Vietnamese prison camp.

Coupled with the apparent failure of this mission, Clark is also struggling with the recent death of his pregnant wife.

Christopher McQuarrie, who wrote 2008 Tom Cruise thriller Valkyrie and the upcoming Jack Reacher, is in talks to write and direct the adaptation of Without Remorse.

Casting for the as-yet-untitled Jack Ryan project starring Chris Pine is still underway, with Keira Knightley recently reported as the frontrunner for the female lead.

Kenneth Branagh will direct Pine as Jack Ryan and play the film's principal villain, with production expected to begin later this year.

Hardy will next be seen in John Hillcoat's Prohibition drama Lawless.

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Bill Hader, Anna Faris return in 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'

Bill Hader and Anna Faris have been confirmed for Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers.

The pair will return as inventor Flint Lockwood and weather girl Sam Sparks in the upcoming animated sequel to 2009's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, along with James Caan and Andy Samberg.

Terry Crews has joined the cast as a Swallow Falls police officer, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Neil Patrick Harris and Benjamin Bratt will also return for the project, while Will Forte will come back as a different character.

Flight of the Conchords star Kristen Schaal recently joined the cast of the film.

Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn will direct the project, which will be released in 3D on February 7, 2014.

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John Travolta to appear in 'Toxic Avenger' remake?

John Travolta is rumoured to be starring in a remake of The Toxic Avenger.

The film has been in development for a number of years, and will be directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine) and written by Daniel C Mitchell.

Industry blog It's On the Grid has claimed that Travolta is now attached to star in the project.

The cult comedy-horror is one of the most famous titles from Troma Studios, the production company founded by Lloyd Kaufman famous for its ultra-gory, ultra-low-budget exploitation.

The original film is the story of a teenage janitor who becomes a monstrous antihero after falling into a vat of toxic waste. As yet it is unclear as to what role Travolta would play in the new version.

He will next be seen in Mark Steven Johnson's Killing Season, and as the titular mob boss in Barry Levinson's Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father.

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Ellen DeGeneres for 'Finding Nemo 2'?

Ellen DeGeneres has entered Finding Nemo 2 talks.

The actress and talkshow host is in line to return as the voice of Dory, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

DeGeneres voiced the blue tang fish with short-term memory problems in the 2003 original and has frequently mentioned her desire to return for a sequel on her show.

Andrew Stanton (John Carter), who wrote the original with DeGeneres in mind and served as co-director, is attached to return. Victoria Strouse is working on the script and Lindsey Collins will produce.

Finding Nemo remains Pixar's highest-grossing original film.

The movie will receive a 3D update that arrives in theatres next month.

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Thor: The Dark World': Kat Dennings return confirmed

Kat Dennings will return for Thor: The Dark World.

The 2 Broke Girls star will reprise her role as Darcy Lewis in the Marvel Studios sequel, says Deadline.

Her role is expected to be expanded from that of the comic relief sidekick in the original outing.

Dennings said last year that she was yet to be asked to return for Thor 2.

More recently, she said that she did not "have the clearance to talk" about whether she would be back.

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Jaimie Alexander, Idris Elba, Zachary Levi and Stellan Skarsgard will also return with Christopher Eccleston joining the cast as the villain Malekith.

Thor: The Dark World will be directed by Alan Taylor. It will arrive in cinemas on November 8, 2013.

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Nicolas Cage to star in David Gordon Green's Southern drama 'Joe'

Nicolas Cage has been cast in Joe.

Based on Larry Brown's 1991 novel with the same name, Joe follows an ex-con who becomes a role model to 15-year-old Gary Jones, who comes from a homeless family in Mississippi.

The Southern drama will be directed by David Gordon Green and adapted by Gary Hawkins, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Gordon Green said: "When Larry Brown wrote the novel Joe, he instantly created an iconic character of contemporary Southern literature.

"It is with great excitement that I've been able to work with Nicolas Cage to design an absolute and unexpected performance piece that is woven from the darkness, beauty, humour and environment of this material."

Cage can be seen next in Stolen, to be released in limited theaters on September 14 in the US.

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Hunger Games: Catching Fire' casts Jeffrey Wright as Beetee

Jeffrey Wright has signed up to star in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

The Tony Award-winning actor will play the role of Beetee in the upcoming second instalment of the Suzanne Collins series.

Beetee comes from District 3 in the original book, and is nicknamed 'Volts' for his electronic skills.

He joins fellow new cast members Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone and Sam Claflin, among others, for the Francis Lawrence-directed film.

Wright has previously starred in the likes of Source Code and Casino Royale. He will next be seen in Broken City with Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg.

Catching Fire will be released on November 22, 2013.

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