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Maguire to star in Bobby Fischer film?

Tobey Maguire is reportedly producing a film about chess champion Bobby Fischer.

According to Deadline Hollywood, the project is titled Pawn Sacrifice and is scripted by Eastern Promises writer Steven Knight. It is thought that Maguire is also eying the lead role.

The drama tells the story of Fischer's 1972 victory over Russian chess master Boris Spassky.

Maguire will next be seen in comedy The Details, due to open in US cinemas later this year.

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Stiller, Theroux scripting 'Zoolander 2'

Ben Stiller and Tropic Thunder writer Justin Theroux are reportedly working on a script for a sequel to comedy Zoolander.

The original 2001 film starred Stiller, who also directed, as a vacuous model brainwashed to kill the prime minister of a fictitious country.

Theroux is to direct Zoolander 2 with Stiller to return for the lead role, says Deadline Hollywood.

Studio Paramount is looking to nab Owen Wilson to reprise the
rise the role of model Hanzel. Superbad actor Jonah Hill is in talks to co-star as the villain.

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Garner, Faris join 'Bachelorette Party'

Jennifer Garner and Anna Faris have signed to co-star in upcoming comedy Bachelorette Party.

The film is described as a Hangover-style laugher starring ladies instead of a group of male friends, reports Collider.

The plot follows a teacher throwing a huge bachelorette bash for her cousin, who betrays her fiancée with a "drunken indiscretion".

The script is being written by The Ugly Truth scribe Karen Lutz.

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Portman for road trip comedy 'Best Buds'

Natalie Portman is to star in road trip comedy Best Buds, reports Variety.

The Brothers actress will play a woman who experiences a personal crisis on the eve of her wedding. She then recruits two of her best friends and embarks on a marijuana-fueled journey to San Diego.

Portman is also producing the film through her Handsomecharlie company. Jamie Denbo penned the script for the movie, which is currently seeking a director.

Portman can next be seen in medieval comedy Your Highness and Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller Black Swan.

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'Batman Begins' scribe for 'Superman'?

Batman Begins writer David S. Goyer has reportedly signed to pen the script for new Superman movie The Man of Steel.

Earlier this month, Warner Bros asked Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan to guide the new Superman film. Nolan has now brought on collaborator Goyer to write the superhero reboot, reports Latino Review.

According to the report, the picture is not an origin story and Goyer's script will feature classic Superman villains Lex Luthor and Brainiac.

Superman Returns director Bryan Singer and star Brandon Routh are not expected to be involved in the project.

Goyer also contributed story elements to The Dark Knight, produced Ghost Rider and wrote all three Blade movies.

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De Palma to direct 'Paranormal Activity 2'?

Brian De Palma has been linked to the director's chair for the sequel to Paranormal Activity.

The acclaimed filmmaker, whose credits include Carrie, Scarface, The Untouchables and Mission: Impossible, is believed to be one of the frontrunners to helm the next instalment in the horror series.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Brad Anderson (The Machinist) and Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) are also contenders to make the film.

Saw VI director Kevin Greutert was previously attached to the project, but was forced to drop out after Lionsgate activated a clause in his contract to bring him back for the next Saw.

Paranormal Activity 2 is scheduled to open in cinemas on October 22, putting it in direct competition with Saw VII 3D at the box office.

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Millar hits out at 'Superman' reports

Writer Mark Millar has hit out at reports that he was never in the frame to pen the next Superman film.

It was recently confirmed that Dark Knight scribe David S. Goyer is in line to script the movie for Warner Bros. Millar previously went on record to say that he and Kick-Ass helmer Matthew Vaughn were in originally talks for the project.

Writing on his blog, the scribe slammed allegations that such discussions never took place. "I must stress that the 'inside info' on my relationship to the movie is nonsense," he said. "I can say on the record that Vaughn had meetings with [Warner Bros.] about our ideas over a year ago.

"I can't stand these massive declarations coming from 'unknown sources. I've said on the record that WB had direct and serious talks with Vaughn and Vaughn was only doing it if we did it together. This didn't work out and we're doing something else, but the notion that it's fiction is insane."

Despite taking offence at the speculation surrounding his pitch, Millar backed the studio's decision to hire Goyer. "Awesome for Goyer," he added. "He's a brilliant writer and a mate of mine so [I] feel this could not be in better hands."

The movie is being developed under the working title The Man Of Steel.

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Kevin Smith 'hits back at Cop Out critics'

Kevin Smith has hit back at critics of his latest movie Cop Out.

The director took to his Twitter page to address recent poor reviews of his new comedy, starring Bruce Willis and Adam Brody.

He wrote: "Here's the thing...*inhales* I've made movies that have been panned before, by critics who are still working, and some who I've outlasted.

"I came from a world where critics could make or break you (Janet Maslin's CLERKS review in the NY Times made me)."

Smith added: "That world's long dead. A movie like COP OUT, while an easy target for critics, is clearly not intended to impress those prone to show off their cinema erudition.

"Critics can stab at COP OUT with their poison pens all they want, but it still doesn't change the fact that it's a funny flick."

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Farrell: 'Alexander was a glorious failure'

Colin Farrell has admitted that he was initially shocked that his 2004 movie Alexander was a commercial failure.

The 33-year-old played the lead in Oliver Stone's Greek epic, which also starred Angelina Jolie and Val Kilmer.

As well as being universally derided by critics upon release, the film only managed to claw back one quarter of its $155m (£101m) outlay at the US box office.

Farrell told Total Film: "We were splitting the atom on Alexander - we were really doing something that had never been done and we were telling an epic tale that would harp back to the days of Cecil B. DeMille and we were going to get 12 Oscar nominations. In our heads. That's one case of where we completely misjudged the situation.

"It was a very big story and I know that Oliver was very rushed to do a cut, but for me it just failed gloriously. It just kept in step with the magnitude of Alexander's ambition and ego."

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Colin Farrell sick over replacing Ledger

Colin Farrell has admitted that his "stomach turned" at the thought of replacing Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

The actor told Total Film that it wasn't until he talked with Ledger's friends that he decided to take on the role.

"When Jude [Law] , Johnny [Depp] and I were asked if we could fill in my stomach turned at the thought of it, and then I spoke to a couple of people who were close to Heath Ledger and they thought he'd be cool with it," Farrell explained.

"I went to Vancouver for nine days and there was an amazing sense of companionship and love and respect for Heath as an actor and a man."

The Irish star also revealed that he didn't know the late actor all that well.

"I knew him a little bit. I hadn't seen him in a few years then saw him a few months before he passed. He was one of the good ones - a gorgeous dude, really kind and humble and smart and creative."

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Applegate in talks for Farrelly comedy

Christina Applegate is reportedly in talks to co-star in the Farrelly Brothers' upcoming comedy Hall Pass.

The former Samantha Who? lead is in negotiations to appear alongside Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis and Jenna Fischer in the New Line project, reports Deadline Hollywood.

The 38-year-old is eying the role of a wife who gives her husband a "hall pass", or the chance to sleep with another woman without consequence.

Applegate will next be seen in the romantic comedy Going The Distance, scheduled to open in US cinemas October 8.

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Cage, Reynolds sign for CG comedy 'Croods'

Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds have reportedly signed to play caveman in the CG-animated comedy The Croods.

According to Variety, Cage will voice Crug, a patriarch of a Neanderthal family who cautiously leads his relatives to a new land after their home is destroyed.

Reynolds is to voice a progressive-thinking outsider who challenges Crug.

Space Chimps director Kirk DeMicco and Lilo and Stitch creator Chris Sanders will write and direct the DreamWorks Animation picture.

The movie is scheduled to arrive in US cinemas on March 30, 2012 in stereoscopic 3D

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'Green Lantern' writer to direct 'Flash'?

Green Lantern writer-producer Greg Berlanti is reportedly the frontrunner to direct Warners Bros' next superhero film The Flash.

The studio was impressed with Berlanti's prep work on Green Lantern, making him the top contender to helm the movie based on DC Comics' Scarlet Speedster, says IESB.

A pre-production schedule for The Flash has not been announced.

No writers or stars have been officially attached to the project.

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Depp, Paradis to star in movie together

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis are making a movie together.

The real-life couple, who have children Lily Rose and Jack together, will work together for the first time on My American Lover.

Depp told Bang Showbiz: "It's in preparation. Vanessa plays the French feminist Simone de Beauvoir and I play her lover Nelson Algren who is real macho."

Depp and Paradis have been together for about 12 years and currently live in France.

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Foxx joins Kutcher for 'Streets On Fire'

Jamie Foxx has signed on to star in the upcoming comedy Streets On Fire, according to Empire Online.

The actor joins Ashton Kutcher in the buddy cop film written by Justin Britt-Gibson.

Foxx will play a hardened Chicago cop who struggles with anger management issues, while Kutcher will play his cocky and arrogant partner.

They initially hate each other but when they are forced to work together to take down a gang of murderers, a camaraderie eventually evolves.

Kutcher will produce the film. There is currently no director attached to the project.

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Jolie departure kills 'Wanted' sequel

Angelina Jolie has dropped out of starring in a sequel to action movie Wanted.

According to Vulture, Universal has now decided to pull the plug on the Timur Bekmambetov-directed project rather than recast Jolie's assassin character Fox, who appeared to die at the end of 2008 blockbuster.

Instead Jolie will now lead the cast of Alfonso Cuarón's sci-fi movie Gravity. The story, similar to last year's Moon, centres on a surviving member of a space mission who is desperate to return to Earth to see her daughter.

Children Of Men director Cuarón co-wrote the Gravity script with his son Jonás, while Harry Potter's David Heyman will produce for Warner Bros.

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Jolie departure kills 'Wanted' sequel

Angelina Jolie has dropped out of starring in a sequel to action movie Wanted.

According to Vulture, Universal has now decided to pull the plug on the Timur Bekmambetov-directed project rather than recast Jolie's assassin character Fox, who appeared to die at the end of 2008 blockbuster.

Instead Jolie will now lead the cast of Alfonso Cuarón's sci-fi movie Gravity. The story, similar to last year's Moon, centres on a surviving member of a space mission who is desperate to return to Earth to see her daughter.

Children Of Men director Cuarón co-wrote the Gravity script with his son Jonás, while Harry Potter's David Heyman will produce for Warner Bros.

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Jonah Nolan to helm 'Superman' reboot?

Director Christopher Nolan's brother Jonah is reportedly in talks to helm the next Superman movie.

According to IESB, The Man of Steel will mark Jonah's directorial debut after co-scripting The Dark Knight and The Prestige.

The site also reported that Christopher's role in the film will involve setting up the building blocks for a forthcoming Justice League movie that he will direct.

Studio Warner Bros has yet to officially comment on these claims.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Batman Begins writer David S. Goyer has signed to pen the script for The Man of Steel.

Jonah and Goyer are also apparently writing the next Batman film.

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Paul Greengrass: 'I'm done with Bourne'

Director Paul Greengrass has reiterated that he is done with the Bourne franchise.

The action filmmaker helmed The Bourne Ultimatum and The Bourne Supremacy, both starring Matt Damon. Speaking to Chud, Greengrass confirmed that he has no plans to lead another Bourne film into production.

"I finished [Green Zone] in July… and I came back and thought I could find a way to get engaged and make [a fourth Bourne film], [but] I thought in my head there were so many other things and films I wanted to make. I didn't have the fire in my belly," he said.

Greengrass continued: "I didn't feel like I had anything else to contribute. It just happens with franchises; you get to a point where you feel like you've done it."

The Oscar nominee added that studio Universal needs to find someone else to take the franchise "in a new direction I wouldn't have thought of and it will be better".

Green Zone opens March 12 in US cinemas.

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Alyssa Milano joins Farrellys' 'Hall Pass'

Alyssa Milano has reportedly signed to co-star in the Farrelly Brothers' upcoming comedy Hall Pass.

The former Charmed cast member joins the already cast Christina Applegate, Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis and Jenna Fischer in the New Line project, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The film centres on wives who give their husbands the chance to sleep with other women without consequence.

The movie, scripted by Bobby and Peter Farrelly, also stars Amanda Bynes, Stephen Merchant and J.B. Smoove.

Milano will next be seen in the ABC comedy series Romantically Challenged.

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