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Rep: Megan Fox not boarding 'Red Sonja'

Megan Fox's publicist has denied that the actress is in line to play the lead role in Red Sonja.

Fox's rep told Moviefone that the Transformers star has not been offered a part in the movie.

Yesterday, a source reported that Fox is the leading contender to replace Rose McGowan in the upcoming film.

The report also claimed that producer Robert Rodriguez had abandoned the picture along with McGowan.

It is unclear if the project is still in development.

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Harrison Ford for 'Cowboys & Aliens'?

Harrison Ford has reportedly signed up to star in upcoming film Cowboys and Aliens.

According to the Latino Review, the actor will play opposite Daniel Craig in director Jon Favreau's sci-fi spaghetti western.

The film, which is based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, will feature extraterrestrials who enslave humans in the Wild West.

Cowboys and Apache warriors team up to battle the aliens in an all-out war of the worlds.

Favreau has yet to announce the final casting of the film, though a recent Twitter post from the director boasts impending news.

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Disney plots 'Tron Legacy' sequel

Disney has hired Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz to write the sequel to Tron Legacy.

The Lost writers, who also worked on the script for this year's Tron sequel, will work on a follow-up story with a view to rounding the revamped sci-fi series into a new trilogy, says The Hollywood Reporter.

No deal has been struck with Legacy director Joseph Kosinski to return and it is unclear if the storyline requires stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde, though sequel options were placed in their original contracts.

Tron Legacy opens on December 17 in the US and December 26 in the UK.

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Original Media to remake 'Toxic Avenger'

Original Media has announced plans to remake The Toxic Avenger, according to Deadline New York.

The 1984 cult classic, which recently enjoyed a successful run as a musical Off-Broadway, will return to the big screen under Original Media producers Akiva Goldsman, Richard Saperstein and Charlie Corwin.

The film follows a wimpy mop boy named Melvin who gets bullied and thrown into a vat of toxic waste, which transforms him into a misshapen superhero. Melvin then bulks up and dedicates himself to wreaking havoc on the polluters of New Jersey.

Writers for the script have yet to be hired and there is no word yet on a potential director.

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Jackman praises 'Wolverine 2' script

Hugh Jackman has praised the script for the next Wolverine movie.

Speaking to MTV, Jackman said the he's looking forward to filming the follow up to X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Talking about screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie's script for the project, he said: "It's the best one we've had."

The 41-year-old also revealed that large parts of production for the sequel will take place in Japan.

"At least part of it [will be filmed in Japan]. You know how these things work. We may not be able to do all of it in Japan, but definitely a lot of it."

Jackman said he was unaware if the project would shoot in 3D.

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Strong: 'Sinestro to be true to comics'

Mark Strong has revealed that his take on Green Lantern villain Sinestro will remain close to the original comic book version.

Speaking to MTV, Strong revealed that Sinestro will first be portrayed as a hero in the upcoming film starring Ryan Reynolds.

"For anybody who's familiar with the Green Lantern and the origin story, the film closely follows the early comics," the 46-year-old said.

Strong also revealed that Sinestro would start out as Hal Jordan (Reynolds) militaristic mentor as the Green Lantern.

He added: "It’s the kind of person he is that lends himself to becoming bad over the course of the comics being written, but initially he’s quite a heroic figure."

The actor is expected to begin shooting the Martin Campbell-directed movie in June.

Green Lantern arrives in US cinemas on June 17, 2011.

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Barrymore: 'Whip It isn't a chick flick'

Drew Barrymore has insisted that her latest movie is not a "chick flick".

Barrymore, who made her directorial debut with Whip It, explained that the film can appeal to a wide range of people.

According to The Mirror, she said: "I'm a woman so I'm going to make stories about women because I understand them, but I'm also a boy and I can't stand the term 'chick flick'. That turns me off. I'm as turned off by that as any guy because I am a 'dude'."

She added: "I have a very male mentality. The comedy in the film is not little girl comedy. It's boy comedy, it's androgynous comedy."

Barrymore also revealed that she urged the studio to target the film towards men as well as women.

"It was upsetting to have a studio put out, 'It's a roller derby movie'," she admitted. "I kept encouraging them to market to boys and men, because there was a sports element and when I go to roller derby games there are a lot of males. They love the sexiness, the raunchiness and the fun-ness of these girls beating the crap out of each other."

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Timberlake joins 'Friend With Benefits'

Justin Timberlake has reportedly joined the cast of the upcoming film Friends With Benefits.

The popstar landed a supporting role in Easy A director Will Gluck's romantic comedy, according to Movie Web.

The script, which was bears the same name as recently announced projects by Ivan Reitman and an orphaned ABC pilot, was written by Keith Merryman and David Newman.

The 29-year-old will star as one of the three leads of the film about a headhunter who begins casually sleeping with a magazine editor.

A production schedule and complete cast listing for the film has yet to be released.

In recent years, Timberlake has put more focus on his acting career, landing roles in upcoming films The Social Network and Bad Teacher, with ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz.

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Freida Pinto dismisses Bond girl rumours

Freida Pinto has denied rumours that she will star in the next James Bond movie.

Earlier reports had claimed that the Slumdog Millionaire star would be the next Bond girl in a film helmed by director Sam Mendes.

However, Contactmusic reports that a representative for Pinto has now revealed that the star has "not been approached" to take a part in the movie.

Meanwhile, Pinto told OK! that she is not sure whether she would be right for the part.

"It was very flattering," she said. "I don't know if I would have done it. I'm too young to be a Bond girl and you need someone more mature and beautiful than me."

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Favreau: 'Ford is in 'Cowboys & Aliens'

Director Jon Favreau has confirmed that Harrison Ford will appear in his next film Cowboys and Aliens.

Favreau announced the news today on Twitter.

"Please stop asking if Harrison Ford is in Cowboys & Aliens. Okay? He is. Please don't tell anybody," he posted.

Reports about Ford joining the comic adaptation surfaced yesterday.

The movie will feature cowboys and Apache warriors teaming up to battle aliens in the Wild West.

Ford joins Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde in the project, scheduled for a July 2011 release.

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Carrel calls 'Get Smart 2' script 'funny'

Steve Carell has said that the sequel to Get Smart "ups the ante".

Speaking to MTV, the 47-year-old said that he enjoyed reading the script for the follow up to the 2008 comedy.

"[The sequel] switches things up a little bit this time around. It definitely ups the ante," he said.

"The script, it's funny and it's a good plot, I like it."

The Office star said he did not know when production would begin on Get Smart 2.

"That's still somewhere out there, I'm not sure when that's going to come down," he said.

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Bardem, Statham, Rourke for Scott drama?

Javier Bardem, Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke are reportedly being eyed for director Tony Scott's next project.

The True Romance helmer is directing a crime drama, tentatively titled Potsdamer Platz, reports Deadline.

The film centres on two soldiers who try to expand their New Jersey crime family internationally .

The movie's original script, by Buddy Giovinazzo, has been rewritten by the Sexy Beast scribes David Scinto and Louis Mellis.

Scott's latest thriller Unstoppable, starting Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, arrives in US cinemas on November 12.

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Witwicky parents back for 'Transformers 3'

Kevin Dunn and June White will reprise their roles as the Witwicky parents in Transformers 3, reports Variety.

The pair portrayed Ron and Judy Witwicky, father and mother to Shia LaBeouf's Sam, in the first two instalments in Michael Bay's robot action franchise.

LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Ken Jeong are among the cast for the sequel.

Bay is back in the director's chair and Steven Spielberg is again serving as executive producer on the film, which will debut in cinemas on July 1, 2011.

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Alice Eve for 'Captain America' role?

English actress Alice Eve is the frontrunner to play Captain America's girlfriend Petty Carter, according to E!.

The 28-year-old tops the shortlist of actresses to co-star in Marvel Studio's upcoming The First Avenger: Captain America.

Carter could join the recently-cast Chris Evans and Sebastian Shaw in the superhero movie.

Eve appeared in the recent big screen comedy She’s Out of My League and will next be seen playing a nanny in the second Sex and the City film.

Another British actress, Hayley Atwell, is also up for the role.

Captain America, directed by Joe Johnston, arrives in US cinemas in July 2011.

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Clive Owen boards Fresnadillo's 'Intruders'

Clive Owen has signed to star in genre film Intruders, directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.

The movie centres on an 11-year-old girl who must confront her personal demons, reports Deadline.

Spanish actor Daniel Brühl has also agreed to appear in the Universal Pictures project.

Fresnadillo's films include 28 Weeks Later and the Academy Award-winning short Esposados. He is also attached to direct video game adaptation Bioshock.

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'Kick-Ass' star turns down superhero role

Kick-Ass star Aaron Johnson has admitted that he turned down an offer to portray another superhero.

The 19-year-old plays a regular teen who dons a superhero outfit to fight crime in Kick-Ass. According to Cinemablend, he was recently offered a similar part.

Johnson did not reveal which superhero he was offered to play, but confessed that he is not ready to take on another costumed hero role just yet.

"I would play another superhero, but not necessarily soon," he stated.

The actor said that he is opposed to the notion that once someone plays a superhero, they should do it again in a different film franchise.

"It's just ridiculous. Producers just aren't thinking. It's why s**t movies get made," he added.

Johnson also explained that he would love to star in a sequel to Kick-Ass, which arrives in US cinemas on April 16 and is out now in the UK.

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Ashley Greene joins Garner's 'Butter'

Ashley Greene has signed up to appear alongside Jennifer Garner in Butter, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The Twilight actress will play high schooler Kaitlen Pickler in the comedy, which centres on the contestants of a butter-carving competition at the Iowa State Fair.

Jason A. Micallef's Butter script is said to be inspired by Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama's rivalry to win the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2008.

The film goes into production next week under the stewardship of She's Out Of My League director Jim Field Smith.

Ty Burrell and Rob Corddry are also among the cast.

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Ricky Wilson lands 'Potter' cameo?

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson will reportedly make a cameo in the last Harry Potter movie.

According to The Sun, the 'I Predict A Riot' singer will appear in the second part of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, where he will be seen in a crowd scene running away from Lord Voldemort's Snatchers. He has no lines in the film.

"Ricky's a huge Potter fan and has been skipping around on set," said a source.

"He is kept in full make-up away from other extras to try to keep his identity secret, but Daniel and Rupert know who he is. They all get on well."

The 32-year-old apparently landed the part after asking his record company Universal to contact the film's producers Warner Bros.

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I will open on November 19 this year, with Part II following on July 15, 2011.

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'Modern Family' star leads 'Truth Below'

Reid Ewing has been cast as the lead in The Truth Below.

The film is about a group of teens trapped in an avalanche, The AP reports.

The actor, who has a recurring role on ABC's Modern Family as Haley's teen rocker beau Dylan, will lead the cast.

The MTV Films production will begin shooting in Canada this week.

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'Veronica Mars' movie "not dead"

The creator of Veronica Mars has said that the a film version of the series is still a possibility, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Rob Thomas was rumoured to be in talks for a big screen version of the CW show, which had reportedly fallen through.

However, he has since claimed that there is still a chance the teen detective will go to cinemas, saying: "It's not dead. I continue to want to do it."

Series star Kristen Bell had previously said that a script for the Veronica Mars movie had been drafted, a claim that Thomas said was false.

"I did have a treatment and a pitch... [but] it's been back-burnered", he said. "But I still want to do it. I'm still happy to do it. We're still looking into it."

The second season of Thomas's latest project, the comedy Party Down, debuts on Starz on April 23.

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