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Stone: 'Time had come for Wall Street 2'

Oliver Stone has confirmed that he would not have been interested in filming a follow-up to Wall Street were it not for the financial crisis.

Speaking to reporters after the Cannes screening of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, the director said that he had rejected initial plans for a sequel.

Stone said: "Michael Douglas and [producer] Ed Pressman approached me in 2006 and I didn't want to celebrate that culture of wealth.

"It was ongoing and it just seemed to be getting worse and worse and there seemed no reason to make a movie. After the crash all bets were off because really it was a major heart attack."

He added: "It was a triple bypass - I think they put a stent in but I'm not sure if they've solved it. So this is serious. It puts the whole world into a new perspective. It's time to come back and get Gordon Gekko.

"Mike and Ed were right - they came back to me in 2008 with a second script, which was better - much better - which became the basis of this movie... It had to be done, its time had come."

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Stone: 'Door is open for Wall Street 3'

Oliver Stone has suggested that a third Wall Street movie is on the cards.

Speaking to Reuters, the filmmaker revealed that he has left the door open for another instalment in the series.

"Why not? We left it open at the end in a way on which we can hang a Wall Street 3," he said. "We'll have Gekko back and maybe Josh Brolin, too."

Stone also admitted that he had "some doubts" about making a follow-up to his 1987 original, adding that star Michael Douglas had first approached him about directing Money Never Sleeps.

"It was [Michael Douglas] and [producer] Ed Pressman who were leading the charge [to make the film]... If anything, I had some doubts."

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is currently screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Hudgens: 'Was fun playing a prostitute'

Vanessa Hudgens has admitted that portraying a prostitute in her latest film Sucker Punch was a lot of "fun".

The actress also said that she is keen to distance herself from the High School Musical franchise by taking on more mature roles.

The 21-year-old told E!: "Honestly, it's a combination of a lot of things. It's really fun and it's a fantasy and you're going to have to see to understand."

Hudgens has previously revealed that she trained with the Navy Seals to get into shape for the role.

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Cruise: 'All I want is to make movies'

Tom Cruise has insisted that he will keep making movies for as long as he can.

The Knight And Day star said that he has no plans to retire as he just wants to make other people happy.

The 47-year-old told Total Film: "I'm someone who wants to entertain people. All I want to do is make movies. And I'll keep going until the day they say I can't keep going any more!"

Cruise, who has a four-year-old daughter Suri with wife Katie Holmes, also revealed that he doesn't worry about criticism or false stories being written about himself or his family.

He added: "You just go, 'You know what, I'm lucky'. And that's not to say that all the other things are pleasant. But I read it, know it, got it, next.

"I sit back and I go, 'I thought I'd heard it all'. But I just go, 'OK, like everything, truth will prevail'. "

Knight And Day is released in US cinemas on June 25 and in the UK on July 2.

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Hamill confirmed to direct 'Black Pearl'

Mark Hamill will direct a feature adaptation of his comic book The Black Pearl through his newly-formed Berkeley Square Films company, it has been confirmed.

The Star Wars actor's Dark Horse Comics story, first published in 1996, centres on Luther Drake, a loner who is brought up on a diet of violent films, tabloid TV and comics. When a young neighbour is kidnapped, he takes justice into his own hands and becomes a vigilante.

"It's a dark and raw suspense thriller, a prowling de-glamorisation of the usual mega-budget Hollywood revenge fantasy with an edgy, real world documentary style that deconstructs the familiar comic book conventions, stands them on their head and leaves the audience with a Sixth Sense or The Usual Suspects-type twist ending," Hamill said.

Berkeley Square Films partner Paul Tamasy and his writing collaborator Eric Johnson (the upcoming Mark Walhberg boxing drama The Fighter) have co-written the screenplay with Hamill. The Dark Knight's Michael Uslan is serving as producer.

The project, to be budgeted at around the $7 million mark, has been described as "more Fargo and Taxi Driver than Batman".

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LaBeouf: 'Indiana 4 dropped the ball'

Shia LaBeouf has admitted that the fourth instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise "dropped the ball".

LaBeouf starred opposite Harrison Ford in The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull two years ago. However, the 23-year-old claimed that the sequel didn't live up to the standards set by the rest of the adventure series.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, he said: "I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished.

"I have a relationship with [director] Steven [Spielberg] that supersedes our business work. And believe me, I talk to him often enough to know that I'm not out of line. And I would never disrespect the man. But when you drop the ball you drop the ball."

He continued: "You get to monkey-swinging and things like that and you can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on Steven. But the actor's job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn't do it. So that's my fault.

"I think the audience is pretty intelligent. I think they know when you've made... And I think if you don't acknowledge it, then why do they trust you the next time you're promoting a movie? We (Harrison Ford and LaBeouf) had major discussions. He wasn't happy with it either."

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Dustin Hoffman to star in 'Nightwork'

Dustin Hoffman has signed to star in a film adaptation of 1975 novel Nightwork.

According to Variety, Irwin Shaw authored the book, which centres on an ex-pilot who is on the run after stealing a large amount of money.

Hoffman is to play the lead in the film.

How To Train Your Dragon scribe William Davies has been tapped to pen the script.

Hoffman also recently joined the cast of Song of Names, co-starring Anthony Hopkins.

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Jessica Biel for 'The Tall Man'

Jessica Biel has signed to star in upcoming thriller The Tall Man.

The project will mark French screenwriter and director Pascal Laugier's first English-language movie, reports Screen Daily.

The story centres on a woman who was kidnapped as a child by a shadowy figure known as The Tall Man.

"I like to think of The Tall Man as a sort of Panic Room... outside," Laugier said.

He added: "It is a 'woman in jeopardy' movie with a lot of twists and a strong female character that you feel very connected to."

Production is scheduled to begin in September in Vancouver.

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Bruce Willis joins sci-fi thriller 'Looper'

Bruce Willis has joined the cast of sci-fi time travel thriller Looper.

According to Deadline New York, Willis joins Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the movie from Brothers Bloom writer/director Rian Johnson.

The film centers on hitmen whose victims are sent back in time to be executed.

Willis and Gordon-Levitt will reportedly play the same character in different time lines.

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Katherine Heigl for 'Age of Adaline'

Katherine Heigl is to star in upcoming drama The Age of Adaline.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress will play the title role in the 'epic love story' which centres on a young woman who finds she is unable to die after an accident. She later meets a man for whom she decides to give up her immortality.

The project will be financed by Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel, with Heigl serving as one of the film's executive producers. Filming is expected to begin in October.

The former Grey's Anatomy star can be seen next alongside Ashton Kutcher in Killers, which opens in the US on June 4 and in the UK on June 16.

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Ewan McGregor joins Gilliam's 'Don Quixote'

Ewan McGregor has signed up to star in Terry Gilliam's long-delayed The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

McGregor, taking over the role from Johnny Depp, will play an ad exec who travels back in time to 17th century Spain for an adventure with Don Quixote. Robert Duvall is on board to play Quixote, replacing Jean Rochefort who had the part in the aborted 2000 attempt.

Gilliam told Empire: "Robert Duvall is one of the greats, no question - and he can ride a horse! And Ewan has gotten better over the years. He was wonderful in The Ghost. There's a lot of colours to Ewan that he's not been showing recently and it's time for him to show them again.

"He's got a great sense of humour and he's a wonderful actor. He's wonderfully boyish and can be charming - when he flashes a smile, everybody melts. He wields it like a nuclear bomb!"

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is currently slated to begin production this September with a budget of $20 million.

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Disney to film 'Pirates 4' in 3D

The upcoming fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie will be shot in 3D, Walt Disney Pictures has announced.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be filmed in Disney Digital 3D for a US release date of May 20, 2011.

The sequel is directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, who also backed last year's 3D adventure film G-Force.

Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush have signed to reprise their roles in the film, which also stars Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane and San Claflin.

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Murphy penning third 'Nutty Professor'

Eddie Murphy has reportedly written a script for a third Nutty Professor movie.

Speaking to Access Hollywood on the red carpet on Sunday, during the Los Angeles premiere of Shrek Forever After, the star revealed that he wants to make a third film in the comedy franchise.

"You know what, there might be another Nutty Professor," Murphy said. "We kind of wrote something that might be kind of funny."

Murphy continued: "If the studios want to do it, we'll do it. If you don’t see it, the studio was like, 'This isn’t funny'."

Reports of a third Nutty Professor broke in November of 2008 when Universal put out an open call for pitches.

Murphy starred in 1996's The Nutty Professor and its 2000 sequel, dubbed The Klumps

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Clement to co-star in 'Men in Black III'

Jemaine Clement will play the villain in the upcoming Men in Black III.

According to Deadline, the Flight of the Conchords star has signed to play the role of Yaz in the sci-fi sequel.

Clement and Sacha Baron Cohen were both linked to the part in March.

The actor/musician joins Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin in the picture, which is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

Men in Black III is scheduled to arrive in US cinemas on May 25, 2012.

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'Captain America' to shoot in London

Marvel Studios has revealed plans to shoot Captain America: The First Avenger in London.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the company has opted to film in the UK, rather than California, to minimise the amount of special effects and set construction work required to recreate the comic's setting.

"I actually had location scouts here (LA) to see what could be done," said Marvel Studios co-president Louis D'Esposito. "But it would have required so much visual effects work and set construction, it didn't make sense."

The exec added that taxes also influenced the decision as the filming schedule fell on the wrong side of California's tax credit plan, vetoing the production of movies costing over $75m (£52m).

Captain America arrives in theatres on July 22, 2011.

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Megan Fox Out Of Transformers 3

Sources close to the production of Transformers 3 confirm to EW that Megan Fox’s option for the film has not been renewed. Contrary to earlier reports, however, the decision is not a personal vendetta. The source tells EW that it was logical, considering the direction of the script, which sees leading man Shia LaBeouf developing a new love interest.

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Fox: 'Transformers exit was my choice'

Megan Fox has insisted that it was her decision to leave the Transformers film franchise.

Yesterday, it was announced that Fox will not be part of forthcoming instalment Transformers 3. No official reason was given for her departure.

The news led to speculation that the 24-year-old had been dropped by bosses as a result of her claim that the movies are "not about acting" and for complaining about director Michael Bay.

However, a representative for the actress told People: "Megan Fox will not be starring in Transformers 3. It was her decision not to return. She wishes the franchise the best."

Transformers 3 is due to be released in July 2011Filming on the project is expected to begin in the summer.

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Gemma Arterton is being lined up to replace Megan Fox in the Transformers  film franchise, reports have claimed.

According to The Wrap, the Prince of Persia actress has already entered talks with director Michael Bay about being the female lead in the next movie.

Yesterday, it was announced that Fox will not be part of forthcoming instalment Transformers 3. She later insisted that it was her choice to bow out from her role as Mikaela Banes.

Transformers 3 is now expected to feature a new love interest for Shia LaBeouf's character Sam Witwicky.

Other actresses rumoured to be in the frame for the role are models Bar Rafaeli, Miranda Kerr and Brooklyn Decker.

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Heidi Montag 'wants Transformers role'

Heidi Montag has reportedly asked Michael Bay to consider her for his next Transformers movie.

The Hills regular - who has spoken out in the past about her desire to be an action movie star - made the plea on her Twitter page.

"Michael Bay I love your work! I know what an artistic, brilliant genius you are! Cast me in the next Transformers," she wrote.

Montag previously claimed that she wanted to be the "blonde Tomb Raider" and suggested that she could handle action sequences as well as Megan Fox or Angelina Jolie.

It was recently announced that Fox will not feature in the third Transformers outing, with the actress saying that it was her own decision to leave the franchise.

Transformers 3 is scheduled for release in 2011.

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J.J. Abrams producing heist movie

J.J. Abrams has signed to produce an upcoming heist film.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is based on an article from Wired magazine titled 'The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist' by Joshua Davis.

Field of Dreams writer Phil Alden Robinson has agreed to pen the script for the Paramount project.

The article tells the true story of an elaborate diamond heist in Antwerp, Belgium orchestrated by a group of Italian thieves.

The group reportedly made off with about $100m (£70m) in diamonds, jewellery and gold from the Antwerp Diamond Centre in 2003.

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