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Sam Reid takes 'Belle' role after Sam Claflin exits for 'Hunger Games'

Sam Reid has been cast as the lead role in Belle.

The Hatfields & McCoys actor takes over the role after Sam Claflin had to exit the project due to a date clash with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, reports Deadline.

Last month, Claflin joined the Hunger Games sequel as Finnick Odair, after much casting speculation.

Reid now will play Claflin's former Belle role as John Daviner.

Directed by Amma Assante, Belle recounts the true story of aristocrat Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a mixed-race girl who fell in love with Daviner.

The upcoming drama also stars Tom Felton, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Matthew Goode, Miranda Richardson, Sarah Gadon, Penelope Wilton and James Norton.

Red was previously seen in the western mini-series Hatfields & McCoys, featuring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton.

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Heather Locklear to play 'Black Swan' mum character in 'Scary Movie 5'

Heather Locklear has joined the cast of Scary Movie 5.

The Melrose Place star will portray the mother in 2010's Black Swan, who was originally played by Barbara Hershey, reports Deadline.

High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale will play the young ballet dancer, while Molly Shannon of Saturday Night Live fame appears as Winona Ryder character Beth MacIntyre.

Created by Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, the Scary Movie franchise spoofs several horror films, with the first Scary Movie instalment premiering in 2000.

Malcolm Lee is directing Scary Movie 5, penned by David Zucker and Pat Proft.

The upcoming movie also stars Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen, Regina Hall and Kevin Hart, who recently hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.

Scary Movie 5 is planned to be released in theaters on April 19, 2013.

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Star Trek sequel's title revealed?

The title of JJ Abrams's forthcoming Star Trek film has reportedly been revealed.

According to Comingsoon.net, the second instalment in the series will be called Star Trek Into Darkness.

The website claims that the domain names www.startrekintodarkness.com and www.startrekintodarknessmovie were both registered yesterday (September 7) through Markmonitor, an anonymous registry service that Paramount Pictures has previously used to claim URLs for projects including the official GI Joe: Retaliation site.

Trekmovie.com has also reported that Paramount tested a number of titles for the film over the summer, including at least that did not include the words 'Star Trek'.

Neither domain is currently hosting any content, but visual confirmation of the title in the form of a poster or holding page image is expected soon.

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RED 2' casts 'Harry Potter' star David Thewlis

RED 2 has added Harry Potter star David Thewlis to its cast.

The actor will portray an information dealer known as 'The Frog', who got his name after poisoning the Kremlin's water supply with a deadly Amazonian frog, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Thewlis lines up alongside returning cast members Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker and Dame Helen Mirren, as well as series newcomers Sir Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Screenwriters Jon and Erich Hoeber returned to pen RED 2, while Galaxy Quest helmer Dean Parisot is on board as director.

A teaser poster for the film was released last month.

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Bourne', 'Ted' sequels confirmed by Universal

The Bourne Legacy and Ted will receive sequels.

Universal Pictures CEO Steve Burke has confirmed plans to follow up both of the 2012 films, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

He said that the studio wants to begin work on Ted 2 "as soon as we can".

Burke highlighted the importance of "franchises and animation" during a speech at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Media, Communications and Entertainment conference in Los Angeles.

On the animation front, the studio plans to release a film every 18 months, with the intention eventually of putting out two such movies a year.

Burke particularly praised the success of Despicable Me, which has a sequel and a 'minions' spinoff in the works.

A follow-up to the fourth Bourne movie, which introduced new star Jeremy Renner, has already been teased.

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Transformers 4' to pick up where third left off, says Michael Bay

Michael Bay has discussed the plot of Transformers 4.

The director, who helmed all three of the previous Transformers instalments, confirmed that the fourth film will pick up where Transformers: Dark of the Moon left off.

"We're basically taking from the history of where it was," Bay told The Huffington Post. "Or where we left it in Chicago. And we're going to carry it on from there."

He went on to admit that he had at one stage decided not to direct a fourth film, but became concerned that a new director would come into the franchise and "screw it up".

"I thought I was done," Bay said. "Then the ride came out [at Universal Studios Hollywood] and the two-and-a-half-hour lines. And then you're thinking, 'Oh my God, someone's going to take this over'. And you start doing a lot of soul-searching.

"The studio says they want to restart the franchise, And someone could come in here and screw it up, you know?

"I'm thinking that if I do this last one, we set it on a new footing, we change a lot of things - but we keep the history of the three in place. But we broaden it so it can be set up and be carried on - it would have a better chance for survival, I guess."

Hasbro president Brian Goldner recently revealed that the fourth film will introduce a new cast of robotic characters.

It was confirmed earlier this year that Transformers 4 will be Bay's last in the series.

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David Walliams wants to be gay Moneypenny in 'James Bond' films

David Walliams has revealed that he wants a role in a future James Bond film.

The comedian said that he would like to play a gay male version of Miss Moneypenny in the next spy thriller.

"I'm really good friends with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and I did ask if I could be Moneypenny," he is quoted as saying in The Sun.

"I said 'If M is a woman, why can't Moneypenny be a man and have a crush on Bond?' But she just laughed and not in a good way!"

Walliams added that he visited the set of Skyfall with wife Lara Stone, meeting its leading star Daniel Craig.

"Bond films are only as good as the villain. Javier Bardem is the villain in Skyfall so I'm assuming it's going to be fantastic.

"I've seen bits of it and as Barbara is a friend I keep trying to find out more."

Benedict Cumberbatch has recently been tipped as the next Bond villain.

Skyfall will be released on October 26 in the UK and November 9 in the US.

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Daniel Radcliffe to play Hunchback in 'Frankenstein'?

Daniel Radcliffe is reportedly in talks to star in a new adaptation of Frankenstein.

The film is currently in pre-production, with Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin) signing on last month to helm the revisionist, science-fiction version of the Gothic classic.

Radcliffe is believed to be interested in playing the role of Hunchback, who assists Henry Frankenstein in the creation of his monster, according to The Wrap.

The new version of the film places this character, named Fitz in the book, in the lead role. He is reported to wear old clown's clothing, and has been described by sources in production as "pathologically dirty".

The film-makers are currently hard at work finalising the script, which is being written by Chronicle scribe Max Landis.

Landis recently discussed the challenges of re-interpreting the book, and gave a hint as to what to expect from the finished film.

"I began to pick apart our knowledge of Frankenstein and discovered that the public's idea of this myth comes from a million different places," he said.

"I became committed to re-contextualising it all so it all worked in one story. By the end of the day, it's a period piece and yes, it's from [Hunchback's] perspective, but man it's cool. It's the best thing I've written."

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Mike Tyson shoots 'Scary Movie 5' cameo?

Mike Tyson has reportedly shot cameo appearances for Scary Movie 5.

Ex-boxing champion Tyson was apparently spotted on the film's set in Atlanta alongside previously announced star Heather Locklear on Thursday (September 27).

Locklear will reportedly spoof Black Swan in Scary Movie 5, but it's not yet clear which role Tyson will play.

Scary Movie 5 is to also feature a sex scene between Lindsay Lohan and Anger Management actor Charlie Sheen, which was filmed last week.

The movie will include a brawl between Mob Wives' Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola and The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Sheree Whitfield as well.

Ashley Tisdale, Molly Shannon and Terry Crews round out the Scary Movie 5 cast.

Scary Movie 5 is expected to be released next year.

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Bruce Willis returns as John McClane in first 'Die Hard 5' picture

Bruce Willis appears in the first official image from A Good Day to Die Hard.

Willis reprises his role as John McClane in the fifth instalment, which is helmed by Max Payne director John Moore.

Released by Entertainment Weekly, the image also features Jai Courtney as John McClane Jr.

Very little is currently known about the plot, beyond the fact that it will find McClane and his son in Russia, rather than the US as in all four previous instalments.

Cole Hauser will play the film's villain.

Moore has promised that the tone of A Good Day to Die Hard will not be light-hearted.

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Mark Wahlberg to star in 'Transformers 4', confirms Michael Bay

Mark Wahlberg will star in Transformers 4, Michael Bay has confirmed.

Reports that the Ted actor would take the lead role in the next instalment of the movie series were originally denied last month. However, Bay confirmed the news in a post on his official website on Thursday (November 8).

"Mark is awesome. We had a blast working on Pain and Gain, and I'm so fired up to be back working with him," said Bay.

"An actor of his calibre is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers legacy."

The fourth Transformers movie is due to start filming in spring 2013, while Pain and Gain will open worldwide on April 26, 2013.

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Kristen Stewart: 'I've not been dropped from Snow White sequel'

Kristen Stewart has said there is a "strong possibility" that she may return for a Snow White and the Huntsman sequel.

She hinted that she could still appear in the Universal Pictures follow-up, despite rumours that she had been dropped from the franchise.

"No-one's positive or anything, but I think there's a strong possibility," she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Stewart has been rumoured not to be returning for the Huntsman-starring sequel to this year's film, in which she featured alongside Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth.

The film was dogged by scandal after it was revealed that she cheated on boyfriend Robert Pattinson by having a "brief fling" with director Rupert Sanders.

Stewart will soon be seen in the final instalment of the Twilight Saga franchise Breaking Dawn - Part Two.

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Alan Arkin in talks for boxing comedy 'Grudge Match'

Alan Arkin has reportedly entered talks to join the cast of boxing comedy Grudge Match.

The Argo actor will join Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kevin Hart and Kim Basinger if he signs up for the project.

Get Smart helmer Peter Segal will direct the movie based on a screenplay by Entourage writer Doug Ellin. Bill Gerber, Carrie Gillogly and Mark Steven Johnson will act as producers.

Grudge Match is based around a rivalry between two ageing boxers, played by Stallone and De Niro, who plan one final match against each other.

Basinger has been cast as the female lead caught up in the rivalry, while Arkin is in discussions to play the trainer to Stallone's character, Variety reports.

Grudge Match is yet to receive a release date.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past' to shoot 'in April'

X-Men: Days of Future Past will reportedly begin shooting next April.

The Coventry Telegraph claims to have heard from studio insiders that principal photography will begin on the project next spring.

Bryan Singer, who recently took up the director's chair following the departure of Matthew Vaughn, confirmed over Twitter that pre-production on the movie is already underway.

"Well here goes. Beginning full prep on X-Men: Days of Future Past. Very excited," he wrote.

Vaughn helmed the film's predecessor, X-Men: First Class, but dropped out of the upcoming instalment, sparking rumours he was in talks to direct Star Wars: Episode 7 for Disney.

It has since emerged that he departed the X-Men sequel to work on The Secret Service, an adaptation of a Mark Millar comic, but the Star Wars rumours persist.

X-Men: Days of Future Past, starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, is scheduled for a July 18, 2014 release date.

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McG to direct 'Magic Castle' movie

McG has signed on to direct a movie about famed Hollywood club The Magic Castle.

The This Means War helmer will develop the project based on a screenplay by Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari, details of which are being kept under wraps, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Magic Castle was turned into a private magic club in 1963, and regularly hosts performances from celebrity magic enthusiasts such as Neil Patrick Harris. Shows can be attended by invitation only and are not open to the public.

This is not the first landmark to inspire a Hollywood movie. Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum is based around the American Museum of Natural History, while Disney turned its Haunted Mansion theme park ride into an Eddie Murphy-fronted comedy.

McG will begin work on the movie after wrapping up Three Days to Kill, a Luc Besson-produced action thriller starring Kevin Costner.

The Magic Castle is yet to be assigned a release date.

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Isla Fisher in talks for 'Jackie Brown' prequel 'The Switch'

Isla Fisher has entered into talks for Dan Schechter's upcoming film.

Jennifer Aniston and John Hawkes have already been cast in the writer-director's untitled adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch, reports Variety.

Quentin Tarantino's 1997 movie Jackie Brown was based on the novel's loose sequel, Rum Punch.

Hawkes and Yasiin Bey will play younger versions of Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie, who were portrayed by Robert De Niro and Samuel L Jackson in the previous adaptation.

The pair are hired to kidnap the wife (Aniston) of a corrupt Detroit real estate developer. When he refuses to pay the ransom, she enlists the men to help her plot her revenge.

Fisher is in line for the role of meddlesome Melanie, who was portrayed by Bridget Fonda in Jackie Brown.

Dennis Quaid was formerly in line for the project, but has had to drop out due to a scheduling clash.

Fisher has leant her voice to the upcoming Rise of the Guardians animation. She will next be seen in The Great Gatsby and Now You See Me.

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Firefly' star Sean Maher wants 'Serenity 2'

Sean Maher wants to return for Serenity 2.

The Firefly star has admitted that he has asked Joss Whedon why there has not been a sequel to the 2005 movie spinoff of the short-lived sci-fi show.

"I wish I could wrap my head around it a little more," Maher told Hero Complex.

"When I see [Joss Whedon], I'm like, 'I don't get it. Aren't you like king of the world right now? Can't you do anything?

"'And I know we can't do another show. I get that. A television show would be very tricky with all of our availability, and I don't think that's in the realm of possibility. But what about another movie? You just shot Much Ado About Nothing in 12 days. You're kind of amazing at that. You made that happen'.

"So when people ask me if there's another one, I say, 'You know, I don't think so, but I don't know, and I kind of don't understand why'."

Whedon is currently working on Marvel Studios' Avengers 2 and the television show spinoff S.H.I.E.L.D.

Maher will appear alongside various other Whedon regulars in Much Ado About Nothing.

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Quentin Tarantino to quit filmmaking after tenth movie?

Quentin Tarantino has hinted that he may stop making films within the next decade.

The director, whose slavery drama Django Unchained is released in the US next month, told Playboy that he doesn't want to continue making films into his old age, and would ideally stop at ten.

"I just don't want to be an old-man filmmaker," Tarantino said. "I want to stop at a certain point. Directors don't get better as they get older.

"Usually the worst films in their filmography are those last four at the end. I am all about my filmography, and one bad film f**ks up three good ones.

"But if I stop at ten, that would be okay as an artistic statement."

Tarantino has directed eight feature films to date, not including his segment in 1995's Four Rooms.

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Twins' sequel 'Triplets' finds writers

Twins sequel Triplets is moving ahead, having appointed screenwriters.

Universal Pictures has appointed Josh Gad and Ryan Dixon to pen the follow-up to the 1988 comedy, according to Deadline.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are expected to reprise their roles from the original, and Eddie Murphy is attached to take on the role of their estranged brother.

Ivan Reitman, who directed Twins, will return to the series as producer. A director for the project is yet to be appointed.

Former governor of California Schwarzenegger confirmed the project's existence at Comic-Con International in the summer, following months of speculation.

Triplets is expected to begin filming next year.

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Hugh Jackman in talks for new 'X-Men' movie 'Days of Future Past'

Hugh Jackman could appear in the new X-Men movie, it has been reported.

The actor has begun talks to play the character in X-Men: Days of Future Past, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Jackman, who appeared in the first three X-Men movies and spin-off X-Men Origins: Wolverine, recently finished filming The Wolverine for release next July.

Director Bryan Singer confirmed on Twitter earlier this week that Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart will reprise their roles as Magneto and Professor X in Days of Future Past.

Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, who played younger versions of the characters in X-Men: First Class, are also attached to appear in the new movie, along with Nicholas Hoult as Beast/Hank McCoy and Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique.

X-Men: Days of Future Past will be based on Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men storyline.

Production is due to start in January 2013, with a release date pencilled in for July 18, 2014.

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