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Sutherland 'doesn't want Bauer happy ending'

Kiefer Sutherland has said that he does not want his 24 character Jack Bauer to walk off into a perfect life.

The series finale of the Fox show aired in May and the script of a planned feature film spinoff has reportedly been completed.

Discussing his preferred fate for Bauer with The Independent, Sutherland suggested that he would like him to be killed off after saving the world from a nuclear disaster one last time.

"Do I think he should go off to the countryside and have a perfect life? No!" Sutherland said. "Jack is walking across the street and he gets hit by a car! Wouldn't that be a great ending?"

Of the decision to stop making the TV show, Sutherland explained: "Even in the second series, people were saying, 'How many bad days can this guy have?' So, creatively, the series had to end for us to go on and make the film."

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Downey Jr praises 'Avengers' script

Robert Downey Jr has praised Joss Whedon's screenplay for the upcoming Avengers movie.

Speaking to MTV, the Iron Man star said that the helmer's final script for the superhero film will be "fantastic".

"I just read the script, and it's going to be fantastic," he said.

The actor - who will reprise his role as Tony Stark and his armour-clad alter ego for the project - jokingly added: "Once I tear his script to smithereens and fix it, we're going to have a great movie."

Based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name, The Avengers sees Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye and other superheroes form an alliance. Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner and Chris Evans will also star in the movie.

The Avengers arrives in theatres on May 4, 2012.

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Miley Cyrus will star as a private investigator in action-comedy So Undercover.

The Hannah Montana actress has been cast as a young woman who is hired by the FBI to go undercover at a college sorority.

What Happens In Vegas director Tom Vaughan will helm the movie based on a script by Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps writer Allan Loeb and Steven Pearl.

Guy East and Nigel Sinclair's Exclusive Media Group are on board to produce and finance.

Sinclair told Variety of the project: "There will be a touch of real danger when she goes undercover. We have a sharp, funny, accessible and commercial script from Allan and Steven that is a perfect match for her comic talents. We are also thrilled to have Tom Vaughan at the helm."

Cyrus next appears in LOL opposite Demi Moore and Ashley Greene.

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Zack Snyder has promised that his Superman movie will be "different" from previous Man of Steel incarnations, yet stay true to tradition.

In an interview with Empire, the Watchmen director said that David Goyer's script doesn't alter the DC Comics "canon".

"It's a different story," Snyder said. "I won't say there's a break from the canon or anything like that, but there is definitely an approach that makes you go, 'Okay, that's a way to get at it.'"

He continued: "David is very respectful of the canon and stuff like that. It has its roots in the canon and again, like I say, it has a point of view about who he is. I'm being cryptic, I know, but it's the best I can do."

Asked if his movie will track the Man of Steel's early years, Snyder replied: "I think it's early to say. I don't know."

The director also described rumours of the comic book hero facing General Zod as "just wrong", adding that "the internet has no idea what's going on".

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Dark Shadows' confirmed for next April

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's Dark Shadows will begin shooting next April, says Deadline

The film, which marks the duo's eighth collaboration together, is based on the '60s supernatural soap that featured vampires, werewolves, ghosts and zombies. Depp will lead the cast as Barnabas Collins, a vampire originally played by Jonathan Frid.

Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, penned the script adaptation.

The Dark Shadows role will reportedly rule Depp out of starring with Tom Hanks in Kathryn Bigelow's Sleeping Dogs, which is due to begin production in February.

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Judi Dench to cameo in 'Pirates 4'

Judi Dench will make a cameo appearance in Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, reports the Daily Mail.

The Oscar-winning actress, who previously worked with Pirates star Johnny Depp on Chocolat and director Rob Marshall on Nine, has a fleeting role as a noblewoman who gets robbed by Captain Jack Sparrow.

Dench will appear in a sequence at the start of the movie, which tracks Sparrow as he leaps across carriages on the streets of London to evade capture from King George II's guards.

The setpiece has been described as "Charlie Chaplin getting away from the Keystone Kops". Depp and Dench were said to be in "fits of giggles" during filming.

Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Stephen Graham and Richard Griffiths co-star in On Stranger Tides, opening in 3D and conventional cinemas next year.

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White 'denies Men In Black 3 cameo'

Betty White has reportedly denied speculation that she will make a cameo in Men In Black 3.

The veteran actress was rumoured to be appearing in the upcoming sequel as the mother of one of the film's protagonists.

Tweeting from a BAFTA event in Los Angeles last night, E! Online's Marc Malkin said: "Just talked to Betty White. She said she is NOT going to be in Men in Black 3!!!"

Last week, Nichole Scherzinger confirmed that she would be starring as a villain in the movie, which is slated for a 2012 release.

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Bond 23' arriving November 2012

The 23rd James Bond movie has reportedly been scheduled for a cinema release in November 2012.

According to Bloomberg, studio MGM - which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this week after rejecting a takeover bid from Lionsgate - is close to a buy-out from Spyglass Entertainment.

Under the proposed agreement, MGM's $4 billion debt will be extinguished and production on The Hobbit and the 007 series will continue. The studio is looking for a partner to split production costs on the next Bond before eventually retaking full ownership of the property.

From 2012, the spy series is expected to release new instalments every two years.

Daniel Craig is likely to return as the British secret agent, while it is unknown if director Sam Mendes will come back to the project.

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Stiller: 'Zoolander 2 could shoot in 2011'

Ben Stiller has revealed that production on Zoolander 2 could start as early as next year.

Speaking to MTV, the star and producer of the first film said that he is prepping for pre-production on the comedy sequel.

"We're working on it, we're working on it. Hopefully next year we're going to be making it. But we've been full steam ahead on it," Stiller explained on Thursday at the red carpet premiere of Megamind.

Describing the sequel's plot, director/screenwriter Justin Theroux previously said: "[We] start off with them (Stiller's Derek Zoolander and Hansel, played by Owen Wilson) in a pretty bad place. They're about to ring 40's bell. They have to claw their way back into the fashion industry in some way or another."

Jonah Hill is reportedly rumoured to play the movie's villain.

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Ice Cube, Russell 'reteam for cop drama'

Ice Cube and director David O. Russell are reportedly reteaming for a new film project.

The duo, who worked together on 1999 film Three Kings, have apparently opened talks about a new crime drama from New Line/Warner Bros.

According to Deadline, Cube would star as a tough police detective in the R-rated drama inspired by aggressive cop movies of the 1970s like Dirty Harry.

Russell is on board to co-produce the project with Cube.

The film could kick off a potential franchise, according to the report.

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Snyder denies 'Superman' villain rumours

Zack Snyder has denied reports that supervillain Zod will appear as the main antagonist in his upcoming Superman film The Man of Steel.

The 300 director claimed that rumours the Kryptonian military commander will feature in his reboot of the series are completely untrue.

"Just wrong! The internet has no idea what's going on," Snyder explained in an interview with Empire.

He also refused to confirm whether his film will focus on the early years of Superman as previously reported, or on a much older version of the character.

The Man of Steel is currently being scheduled for a release in late 2012.

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Mary Jane 'not in Spider-Man reboot'

The character of Mary Jane Watson will reportedly not appear in Marc Webb's upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man franchise.

The character has long been thought of as Peter Parker's main romance following the untimely death of his first girlfriend Gwen Stacy in a controversial storyline in 1973.

However, according to The Wrap, the character is not featured in the film's screenplay.

Emma Stone was recently cast in the movie in a role initially believed to be Mary Jane, but it was later confirmed that she will play Gwen Stacy, seemingly confirming Mary Jane's absence.

It was yesterday announced that Martin Sheen is in final negotiations for the part of Uncle Ben, while Sally Field is in the early stages of signing on to play Aunt May.

The currently untitled reboot of Spider-Man is scheduled for a release date of July 3, 2012.

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Renner may join 'Escape From New York'

Jeremy Renner has been linked to the lead role in the upcoming remake of Escape From New York.

Bloody Disgusting claims that Renner is in close talks for the role of protagonist Snake Plissken, played in the original by Kurt Russell.

The Crazies director Breck Eisner will direct the remake, based on the 1981 classic by John Carpenter.

Gerard Butler had previously been rumoured for the role of Plissken.

Renner is best known for his role in The Hurt Locker, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and will next star in superhero team-up film The Avengers and the next entry in the Mission: Impossible series.

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Scott wants Cruise for 'Top Gun 2'

Tony Scott has fuelled rumours that Tom Cruise will reprise his iconic role for the sequel to Top Gun.

Scott, who is thought to be in talks to return to direct the sequel, claimed that there is a possibility that Cruise will once again portray Maverick.

"We've been talking with Tom definitely," Scott confirmed via Entertainment Weekly.

This news comes only a week after Vulture claimed that an email from the film's screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie had said, "There is no Top Gun 2 in which Maverick is not the starring role".

Despite these indicators that Cruise is being lined up for a Top Gun return, a representative for the actor has vehemently denied that he will have any involvement with the sequel.

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Johansson 'may join Crowe's new film'

Scarlett Johansson is reportedly close to signing on for Cameron Crowe's next project.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that Johansson is in the midst of final negotiations to appear alongside Matt Damon in We Bought a Zoo.

Based on the memoirs of writer Benjamin Mee, the film follows its lead character after he uses his life savings to buy a deserted zoo and repopulate it with a number of endangered species.

Damon signed on for the role earlier this year, as did Spider-Man 3 star Thomas Haden Church.

It will be Crowe's first film since the poorly-received Elizabethtown in 2005.

We Bought A Zoo is due to be released on December 23, 2011.

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Willis, 50 Cent 'to star in new project'

Bruce Willis may star alongside rap artist 50 Cent in an upcoming action movie from Hannibal Films.

Set Up is being written and directed by Mike Gunther and tells the story of a gang of friends who become embroiled in the middle of a diamond heist.

50 Cent, who acts under his real name Curtis Jackson, began his acting career with the semi-autobiographical Get Rich Or Die Tryin' and has gone on to star in a number of other films since.

Willis recently starred in the successful adaptation of comic series RED along with co-stars Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich.

Few further details about the project are known at this stage.

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Apollo 18' and 'Dark Moon' 'may clash'

Timur Bekmambetov's next science fiction project reportedly follows an uncannily similar premise to a separate film being developed by Warner Bros.

Bekmambetov's Apollo 18 is currently in the middle of production with director Trevor Caewood, having been picked up by the Weinstein Company for release in cinemas at some point in 2011.

However, Coming Soon reports that the "found footage" film, which tells an alien conspiracy story about the cancelled NASA mission, follows a very similar story to Warner Bros' upcoming film Dark Moon.

Warner Bros' offering also revolves around the popular "found footage" narrative, and focuses on a conspiracy surrounding the similarly-cancelled Apollo 17 mission.

If Dark Moon is also released in 2011, it could follow the familiar trend of opposing studios releasing similar films close together, most notably with Armageddon and Deep Impact in 1998.

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Freeman rumoured for live-action 'Akira'

Morgan Freeman is rumoured to be linked to a role in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Akira.

Bleeding Cool claims that the actor has been contacted concerning the role of the Colonel, one of the main antagonists in the iconic manga series.

Yesterday it was reported that Zac Efron had been offered one of the lead roles in the film.

The original Akira manga was created by Katsuhiro Otomo and was adapted into a popular anime in 1988.

Albert Hughes is scheduled to begin production on the remake of Akira next year, with a screenplay from Albert Torres.

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Joe Manganiello denies 'Superman' rumours

Joe Manganiello has denied reports that he is in talks to play Superman on the big screen.

The True Blood actor took to Twitter last weekend to set the record straight after a number of websites reported that he was close to landing the lead role in Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman film.

Manganiello posted on Saturday: "Just to be clear... as of today, I am not 'negotiating' to play Superman."

He later added: "...but keep your fingers crossed and thanks for the wishful thinking!"

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Hayden Panettiere joins 'Downers Grove'

Hayden Panettiere has signed to star in an upcoming high school-set thriller.

The former Heroes actress will appear with Twilight's Nikki Reed in the new film, titled Downers Grove, written by novelist Bret Easton Ellis.

The project is based on a Michael Hornberg novel that centres on a high school where a senior student dies at the end of every year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Rebecca De Mornay has also joined the cast of the movie, directed by Nelson McCormick.

Production is expected to begin this spring in Louisiana.

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