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Watchmen writer David Hayter will make his directorial debut with Slaughter's Road, reports Variety.

Hayter penned the script, a werewolf thriller, which Thomas Dekker (Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Ray Stevenson (Rome) are circling to star.

The movie will come from Dark Hero Studios, a company Hayter formed with Benedict Carver to produce media with a genre slant.

Carver said: "David will create, write and direct movies and TV series for the company, but he'll also be a magnet for other writers and directors to work with us."

Hayter is also developing Demonology with Dark Hero, based on his own experience of going to school in Japan.

"It's about an American kid who goes to one of these schools in Belgium, but it brings my own horrible experiences of school to life," he said.

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On the heels of a very successful opening weekend for Race To Witch Mountain, Walt Disney Studios has inked a deal with Mountain helmer Andy Fickman to direct Monster Attack Network, according to Variety. The adaptation is based on a 2007 AIT/Planet Lar graphic novel, about a team of first-responders who guard the citizens of a Pacific island that’s frequently attacked by giant sea monsters. The graphic novel was written by EW’s Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman, and illustrated by Nima Sorat. "We're thrilled at the news," Bernardin tells EW.com. "The fact that Disney gave our book to one of their rising stars means that they're serious about making it the ginormous monster-attacking spectacle we always hoped it would be. Plus, it means they might actually make Monster Attack Network toys...which would just tickle me breathless."

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Robert Pattinson has confessed that he found it uncomfortable filming gay sex scenes for his upcoming movie Little Ashes.

The Twilight star plays a young Salvador Dalí in the forthcoming period drama, which details the artist's pre-fame relationships with director Luis Buñuel, and poet Federico García Lorca.

Speaking to GQ, he said: "In a lot of ways, I was kind of crossing lines of what I thought I was comfortable doing. I had to do all this naked stuff.

"Here I am, with Javier [Beltrán], who plays Lorca, doing an extremely hardcore sex scene, where I have a nervous breakdown afterward. And because we’re both straight, what we were doing seemed kind of ridiculous."

The 22-year-old, who admitted that he took the role before the success of Twilight, explained that he found it awkward filming the explicit scenes with the crew watching.

"There were all these Spanish electricians giggling to themselves," he revealed, adding: "And you know, I haven’t even done a sex scene with a girl, in my whole career."

Little Ashes is scheduled for limited release later this year.

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Rihanna has reportedly been linked with a proposed remake of romantic thriller The Bodyguard.

According to the New York Daily News's Gatecrasher column, the singer has been approached to lead a "young and sexy" reboot of the 1992 film, which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.

An insider has claimed that the star held meetings in New York over the weekend to discuss future film projects, saying: "She’s been wanting to do movies for a while now."

Other potential vehicles that have been proposed for the singer reportedly include the forthcoming Charlie's Angels sequel and an unnamed movie alongside Justin Timberlake.

However, a representative for Rihanna has denied that any meetings with directors, producers or production companies have taken place.

The Bodyguard featured Houston as a music star who hires Costner's former Secret Service agent to protect her from a stalker.

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Paramount and DreamWorks have slated a third Transformers movie for July 1, 2011, according to Variety. The announcement comes three months before the Transfomers sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, hits theaters on June 24 of this year. Apparently, it does not mean that the threequel is officially greenlit, but only that the studios have staked their claim to the all-important July 4 holiday for the film. There's no word on whether director Michael Bay or stars Shia LaBeouf or Megan Fox would return for the film.

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Paramount has acquired the rights to a forthcoming Wired magazine article about diamond thieves that J.J. Abrams will produce as a feature film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The article tells the story of a ring of Italian burglars who allegedly stole at least $100 million from a Belgian vault thought to be impenetrable. The ringleader, Leonardo Notarbartolo, was arrested and convicted of the crime in 2003; although he was released this week, the stolen goods have never been recovered. Variety reports that Joshua Davis, the author of the Wired article, will adapt the story into a screenplay.

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An unknown Seattle, Washington actor will be the latest to play serial killer Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's new Halloween movie.

Chase Wright Vanek has been drafted into H2, which is currently shooting in Georgia, as the young Myers.

He replaces Daeg Faerch, who played Myers in Zombie's 2007 Halloween remake. A growth spurt cost Faerch the role, according to website Bloody-Disgusting.com.

A source says, "He apparently grew to a height taller than (co-star) Sheri Moon since the last film hit theatres."

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Margot Kidder has joined the cast of H2, Rob Zombie's sequel to his 2007 Halloween remake.

The Superman actress will portray Barbara Collier, the therapist of lead character Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton). Picking up where its predecessor left off, H2 will see serial killer Michael Myers continuing to terrorise his sister Laurie.

Horror veteran Kidder has also appeared in Sisters, Black Christmas and The Amityville Horror.

Writing on his MySpace blog, Zombie said that the latest Halloween will be titled H2: The Devil Walks Among Us, but later removed any reference of the subtitle.

The movie is scheduled for release on August 28 in the US.

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Penelope Cruz is apparently considering a new project with the movie director who helped launch her career.

Cruz learned Italian for her appearance in Sergio Castellitto's 2004 film Don't Move and won the David di Donatello award for her role.

According to the Daily Variety, Cruz will start work this year on her portrayal of a single mother in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in Venuto al Mondo, based on the book by Castellitto's wife Margaret Mazzantini.

"We're starting to talk but I can't confirm anything concrete," Cruz said.

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Keira Knightley has apparently ruled out appearing in the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie.

The actress told Moviefone that playing Elizabeth Swann in the first three instalments of the Disney franchise was enough.

Johnny Depp has already agreed to a fourth outing as Captain Jack Sparrow and will apparently pick up £32 million for the part.

While Russell Brand has also been linked to the next project, Knightley said: "It was a completely fantastic experience, and it was an amazingly large portion of my life, but I don't think I need to go there again.

"I think that it's done. I'm very excited to see the next one. And [Johnny Depp] is so wonderful in that character. I think it'll be wonderful."

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Brad Pitt's Plan B company has secured the movie rights to John Le Carre's spy novel The Night Manager, says Variety.

The Paramount project will centre on a hotel manager who is hired by intelligence officers to investigate a group of arms dealers.

Robert Edwards has signed up to pen the script. He last wrote and directed the political drama Land Of The Blind in 2006.

Other Le Carre novels to make it to the big screen include The Spy Who Came In From The Cold with Richard Burton in 1965, and Ralph Fiennes's The Constant Gardener.

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Linda Hamilton's much-rumoured appearance in the upcoming Terminator: Salvation movie has been confirmed.

A source who has seen a finished cut of the film claimed that Hamilton - who played Sarah Connor in the original movies - provided a short voiceover at the start of the film, Chud reports.

The voiceover is said to be similar in style to Hamilton's narration in Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Terminator Salvation opens in the UK on June 5.

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Julia Roberts has suggested that the public fascination with celebrities' personal lives has "diluted the magic" of movies.

Speaking to Moviefone, the actress claimed that the "insidious and pointless" tabloid interest in stars' everyday lives was damaging the enjoyment of the cinema.

"I think that takes away from getting to have this special moment where you go and see someone in a movie," she explained.

"That magic gets diluted because you see these people every hour, every day in something that's bound together and called a publication."

However, the Duplicity star admitted that she was happy to chat with reporters when the discussion was related to her work.

"In a situation like this where there's a movie I really enjoyed making, I am happy to talk about it," she said. "I just think it'd be nice if there were some clearer divisions of what people think is interesting."

Duplicity opens in the UK on Friday.

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Amy Adams has revealed that she was advised to imagine that she was eating a hamburger while kissing her Catch Me If You Can co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.

Speaking to Parade, the Oscar-nominated actress admitted that she was given the advice by the film's director Steven Spielberg, in order to spice up the scene.

"I really had to go at him and climb on top of him. Steven Spielberg's direction to me was, 'Eat his face like a hamburger'," she explained.

"Steven said, 'You're starving and you're looking at him like a hamburger or maybe an ice cream cone'."

The 34-year-old added: "I talk about kissing a lot and I think I have to stop talking about my co-stars because I'm starting to sound just grossly unprofessional and boy crazy!"

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Catherine Hardwicke is in talks to direct Maximum Ride for Sony.

The Twilight helmer is eyeing the young adult fantasy book series as her next directing project, says The Hollywood Reporter.

James Patterson has penned five Ride novels, which centre on a group of teenagers dubbed 'The Flock', genetically engineered to be part human, part bird.

Don Payne (Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer) is working on the screenplay, with Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul producing. Patterson is on board as an executive producer.

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Jesse Eisenberg will portray poet Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings, says Variety.

The ensemble drama will centre on the murder that helped kick start the New York Beat Generation, headed by writers Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.

Ben Whishaw will play Lucien Carr, a Columbia University student who brings together the young writers, while Evans will star as Kerouac.

John Krokidas is making his directorial debut on the drama, working from a script he co-wrote with Austin Bunn.

Eisenberg can next be seen in coming-of-age comedy Adventureland, released in UK cinemas on July 17.

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Salma Hayek has been cast as Adam Sandler's wife in Columbia's all-star comedy project.

The movie, which is going under the working title Lake House, centres on five school friends who reunite 30 years after graduation. Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, Rob Schneider and David Spade will play the leads.

According to JoBlo.com, Norm McDonald and Steve Buscemi have also boarded the cast in smaller roles.

Dennis Dugan (You Don't Mess With The Zohan) will direct Lake House from a script by Sandler and Fred Wolf.

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Mickey Rourke has been photographed touring a Russian prison amid reports that he has signed on to play a Soviet villain in Iron Man 2.

Several media outlets have reported that Rourke visited Moscow's high security Butyrka Prison as part of his preparation to play arms dealer Crimson Dynamo.

According to local media, the actor spent around three hours at the facility, chatting with guards and prisoners, sampling prison cuisine and testing a prison bunk.

Iron Man director Jon Favreau has so far refused to confirm or deny rumours suggesting that Rourke and Scarlett Johansson have joined the cast of the highly-anticipated superhero sequel.

Speaking to Ain't It Cool News, Favreau said: "I can't confirm any casting stuff because there have been no announcements made...I'm very excited about the people that we have. There are no big surprises in casting coming that I can foresee."

Last month, Rourke appeared to downplay his involvement in the project, after it was reported that he had been offered $250,000 for his services.

Iron Man 2, which will see Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow reprise their roles, is scheduled to begin filming in the next couple of weeks.

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Karl Urban and Adriana Barraza have been added to the cast of And Soon The Darkness, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The pair join Amber Heard and Odette Yustman, who were signed up for the British thriller remake earlier this month. The story revolves around two American girls bike riding through Argentina. When one goes missing, the other must race to find her before night falls.

Commercials director Marcos Efron is making his feature debut on the movie.

Urban has previously appeared in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and can next be seen in J.J. Abrams's Star Trek. Mexican actress Barraza picked up an Oscar nomination in 2006 for her turn in Babel.

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Julia Roberts' brother Eric is on the verge of a major acting comeback - just as pal Mickey Rourke predicted at last month's Independent Spirit Awards.

And it's a role in comeback king Rourke's new movie that has kickstarted Roberts' career - he's currently shooting his part in all-star action film The Expendables in Brazil.

In the film, Roberts will play opposite his old pal and his The Specialist co-star Sylvester Stallone.

The actor has also landed a pivotal role in Howl, the Allen Ginsberg biopic starring James Franco as the controversial poet.

The film will also feature Paul Rudd, Alan Alda, David Straitharn, Mary Louise-Parker and Jeff Daniels, according to MovieHole.net.

At the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, Rourke paid tribute to Roberts, insisting his pal deserved "a second chance" during his Best Actor acceptance speech.

He said, "I wish there would be one god damned filmmaker in this room that would let him fly, because the man is something else."