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Tom Hardy: 'I don't know when Mad Max sequel will start'

Tom Hardy has admitted that he does not know when the planned Mad Max sequel will happen.

The British actor, whose latest film Lawless recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, told Empire that he is still waiting for George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road to confirm filming dates.

"We keep moving that around, you know?" he said. "Who knows when it'll come out? I've been on standby for two years... but it's all part of it. It's kind of the cool thing to do, to be elusive with dates and all that."

Asked what the sequel's storyline would entail, Hardy joked: "It's a musical - we're going to go around shopping centres in a little wagon and sing songs. People were expecting big, but we're going to give them small. It'll be a live, free-running musical and it's coming to a place near you soon."

Director Miller told Digital Spy last year that he had planned to shoot the fourth Mad Max instalment in Namibia early this year.

The Australian filmmaker wants to utilise custom-made cameras to shoot the action movie in 3D.

Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult and Zoe Kravitz were attached to star in Mad Max: Fury Road when it was announced in 2009.

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Jessica Biel, Chloe Moretz join 'Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'

Jessica Biel, Chloe Moretz and Jeffrey Dean Morgan have signed on to star in drama The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

The New Orleans-set story centres on a recent widower (Morgan) who finds relief from his grief by helping a young girl (Moretz) fulfil her dream of sailing across the Atlantic.

Biel will play his deceased wife, Deadline reports.

Bill Purple, who has served as second assistant director on films such as Bad Teacher, Green Lantern and Get Him to the Greek, will make his feature directorial debut on the film.

Biel will also co-produce, while her fiancé Justin Timberlake will serve as composer and music supervisor.

Shooting is due to begin this autumn.

Biel was recently cast in Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho as actress Vera Miles.

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Chris Hemsworth: 'Snow White and the Huntsman spinoff is possible

Chris Hemsworth has discussed the possibility of a Snow White and the Huntsman spinoff.

It has been reported that a sequel is already in development for the film, which is released this weekend.

Chris Hemsworth told Collider that he would consider starring in a spinoff centred on his character, the Huntsman.

"If there's an audience for it and people wanna see it, and there's a great script and room to do something different with it, absolutely," he confirmed.

"I've heard probably the same rumours you have about possible sequels to this, or prequels as far as the Huntsman's story goes."

"We're pretty elusive for most of it," Hemsworth continued. "He begins having suffered some sort of trauma in a whole life before this point, and then at the end it's left open as well.

"We had endless discussions about 'where does he comes from and why does he do this and what's this about?', and it all of a sudden opened up all these ideas about his whole life prior to this."

Charlize Theron recently spoke about her role as the Evil Queen, and described the film as "gorgeous", "disturbing" and "epic in scale".

Snow White and the Huntsman is released in the UK on May 31 and the US on June 1.

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Robert De Niro for Luc Besson's 'Malavita'

Robert De Niro has been cast in Luc Besson's Malavita.

The veteran actor will star in the gangster thriller set in Normandy, reports Variety.

The film centres around De Niro as a retired mobster living with his family under a witness protection programme in France.

He masquerades as a historian researching the World War Two landings, but it is not long before his past catches up with him.

Besson has adapted the script from Tonino Benacquista's novel Badfellas.

De Niro was most recently seen in Being Flynn and New Year's Eve, and will next appear alongside Cillian Murphy in Red Lights.

He was recently confirmed to be starring alongside Michael Douglas in Last Vegas.

Malavita is scheduled to begin shooting in August.

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Daniel Radcliffe linked to Guillermo del Toro's 'Pinocchio'

Daniel Radcliffe has been linked to a new adaptation of Pinocchio from Guillermo del Toro.

The 3D film, which will use puppets and stop-motion animation, was announced at the Cannes Film Festival this week.

Del Toro, who will direct and produce, stated that Radcliffe has approached him to "get involved in the project', according to The Hollywood Reporter.

He then went on to explain the film's complex development process – he was at one stage planning to hand over directing duties and only produce, but ultimately decided that he was too involved.

"When we originally talked about this project I was going to direct, but then I said I would [just] executive produce it," he said.

"But everything with the production discussions became more and more specific and I began to realise I was getting more and more involved."

After confirming Radcliffe's interest, del Toro named Tom Waits and Christopher Walken as entries on his "wish list" for the voice cast.

The film is tentatively due for release in 2014.

Radcliffe was recently cast in a new Sky Arts comedy drama alongside Jon Hamm.

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Paul Dano joins Steve McQueen's 'Twelve Years A Slave'

Paul Dano has joined the cast of Twelve Years A Slave, the next film from Shame director Steve McQueen.

Michael Fassbender will collaborate with McQueen for the third time on the 1800s-set drama, which centres on a black man who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the deep south.

Dano will play an abusive slave owner, Deadline reports.

Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the lead role, with Brad Pitt also set to star.

The film is based on Solomon Northup's novel of the same name, and is set for a 2013 release.

Dano stars in upcoming fantasy-comedy Ruby Sparks, which reunites him with Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.

Earlier this year, McQueen suggested that Shame's lack of Oscar nominations was a result of America's 'fear of sex'.

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Genesis Rodriguez joins Melissa McCarthy in 'Identity Theft'

Genesis Rodriguez has been cast in Universal's forthcoming comedy Identity Theft, starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy.

Identity Theft, scheduled for a 2013 release, follows a woman who steals a man's identity.

The 24-year-old actress is set to "play an associate to a local crime boss that comes looking for McCarthy's character after she scams them out of money", reports Deadline.

Rodriguez, who started out in Telemundo TV series, is transitioning to American films, having previously appeared in Man on a Ledge, Will Ferrell's Casa de mi Padre and the newly-released What to Expect When You're Expecting.

She will also star opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in upcoming action-thriller Last Stand, also scheduled for a 2013 release.

"My character is an FBI agent; he plays a cop, the sheriff of a small town," she said about Last Stand. "He is doing it all again, the stunts, the taglines. You're gonna get a lot more of those [hallmarks]."

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Dwayne Johnson linked with 'Lobo' movie

Dwayne Johnson has been linked with the title role in the movie adaptation of DC Comics' Lobo.

Bleeding Cool claims to have heard from an "untested, unknown source" that the star let the casting decision slip during a Hollywood party.

Johnson's Journey 2: The Mysterious Island director Brad Peyton was hired to helm Lobo last month, prompting rumours that the duo could reunite for the comic book project.

Guy Ritchie was previously attached to the movie, but instead opted to film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Producers Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman remain on board.

Lobo, an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter, was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen in 1983. The character went on to guest star in numerous DC publications, and feature in several solo titles.

Warner Bros is yet to announce a release date for the Lobo movie

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Robert Pattinson wanted for 'Hunger Games' sequel 'Catching Fire'?

Robert Pattinson is rumoured to be wanted for the role of Finnick Odair in the Hunger Games follow-up Catching Fire.

Lionsgate - the studio behind the massively successful film - is reportedly courting the Twilight star for the part of District 4 tribute Finnick, a handsome winner of one of the previous Hunger Games, according to Think McFly Think.

The studio has refused to confirm or deny the report.

"As with the first film, we won't be confirming, denying or commenting any casting rumours for this title," Lionsgate told the Huffington Post in a statement.

"We will announce news wide when there is official casting news to announce."

Catching Fire is currently set to begin filming in the autumn for a November 2013 release date.

Toy Story 3 scribe Michael Arndt is working on a re-write of the Catching Fire script from Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy.

I Am Legend's Francis Lawrence will helm the sequel following the departure of Hunger Games director Gary Ross.

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Anthony Hopkins in talks to join 'RED 2'

Sir Anthony Hopkins is close to signing a deal to join the cast of RED 2.

The legendary British actor is currently in negotiations to appear in the sequel to the 2010 action movie.

Bruce Willis, John Malkovich and Dame Helen Mirren will return for the follow-up, which follows a group of former special agents forced to return to the field from retirement, and is based on the three-issue DC Comics miniseries by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner.

Hopkins will play a genius scientist who is locked inside a mental asylum.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Byun-Hun Lee are also set to join the cast.

The project will reunite Mirren and Hopkins once again, having recently worked together in the upcoming biopic Hitchcock.

RED 2 will be released on August 2, 2013.

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Casino Royale' star Mads Mikkelsen in talks for 'Thor 2'

Mads Mikkelsen could be joining the cast of Thor 2.

The actor is in talks to sign up for the Marvel superhero movie sequel, according to Variety.

Mikkelsen is probably best known to audiences for his international breakthrough role as Le Chiffre, the primary antagonist in James Bond movie Casino Royale.

He has also appeared in King Arthur, Clash of the Titans and The Three Musketeers, as well as a number of Danish-language movies.

Mikkelsen is thought to be in talks to play a villain in the film alongside Tom Hiddleston, who will reprise his role as Loki from Thor and The Avengers.

Thor 2 will star Chris Hemsworth as the titular Thunder God, with Natalie Portman and Idris Elba tipped to reprise their roles from the first film.

Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) will direct the movie, which is due to start filming in London this summer ahead of a November 15, 2013 release date.

Mikkelsen recently visited the Cannes Film Festival promoting Thomas Vinterberg's new drama Jagten (The Hunt).

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Jon Favreau to act in 'Iron Man 3'

Jon Favreau will make an appearance in Iron Man 3, it has been reported.

The actor and director has signed up to reprise his role as Tony Stark's sidekick and bodyguard Happy Hogan, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director Shane Black will take over from Favreau in the director's chair on Iron Man 3. However, Favreau, who directed the trilogy's first two instalments, will serve as co-executive producer with Kevin Feige.

Iron Man 3 will see Robert Downey Jr return as Iron Man/Tony Stark, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle also returning to the series. Scarlett Johansson is rumoured to reprise her role as Natasha Romanov/Black Widow.

Guy Pearce is to play Aldrich Killian, while Sir Ben Kingsley is also likely to appear as a villain.

James Badge Dale and Rebecca Hall will also appear.

Production got underway on Iron Man 3 this Wednesday (May 23) in North Carolina.

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Owen Wilson, Olivia Wilde, Brie Larson for 'Squirrels to the Nuts'

Owen Wilson, Olivia Wilde and Brie Larson have signed on for Squirrels to the Nuts.

The trio will star in Peter Bogdonovich's upcoming film, which is being produced by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, reports Variety.

Jason Schwartzman has also been rumoured for a role in the director's first feature film since 2001's The Cat's Meow.

Wilde will play a therapist struggling with her mother's alcoholism.

Larson will appear as a prostitute who is enlisted by Wilson's big-shot Broadway director to perform on and off the stage, despite his wife also starring in his latest project.

The film will also be the first that Bogdonovich has written since 1990's Texasville.

Larson was last seen in 21 Jump Street and will next appear with Wilde in Relanxious.

Wilson is currently filming Matthew Weiner's You Are Here.

Wilde's busy schedule also includes People Like Us, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Rush.

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Zoe Saldana signs on for 'Machete Kills'

Zoe Saldana has joined the cast of Machete Kills.

The Star Trek actress will appear alongside star Danny Trejo in Robert Rodriguez's B-movie action sequel.

The sequel to Machete, Machete Kills is going to be a lot more over-the-top than Machete," Trejo told Moviehole.

"We've got Sofia Vergara, who is a star in her own right, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, and Zoe Saldana - and guess what? I get to kiss all of them."

This was the first mention of Saldana in connection to the movie.

Rodriguez and Alba will reprise their roles from Machete, with Amber Heard in line to play an assassin.

Machete Kills sees the former federal agent hired to stop Mel Gibson's villain from launching a missile.

Saldana recently completed work on Star Trek 2 and is currently shooting Out of the Furnace.

Shooting on Machete Kills is scheduled to begin soon in Austin, Texas.

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Dark Knight Rises' Christian Bale: 'Another Batman movie is possible

The Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale has revealed that he would be open to making a fourth Batman movie with Christopher Nolan.

The upcoming third instalment of Nolan's superhero series, currently being promoted with the tagline "the legend ends", is expected to be his last.

However, Bale - who has said in the past that he will not play Batman without Nolan - stated that he would enjoy the "challenge" of pushing the Dark Knight story further.

"My understanding is that this is the last one," he told Empire. "I think it's appropriate, I think it's going out at the right time.

"But... if Chris came to me with a script and said, 'You know what? There is another story', then I would love the challenge of making a fourth one work."

Last month, Nolan confirmed that he still intends to leave the Batman franchise after The Dark Knight Rises, saying: "Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story.

"And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story... is useful."

Warner Bros chief Jeff Robinov announced in March 2011 that the studio will "have to reinvent Batman" after The Dark Knight Rises.

Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas have been tipped to produce a future reboot.

The Dark Knight Rises will hit cinemas in the UK and US on July 20.

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Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel cast in romantic film 'Safe Haven

Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel have been officially cast in the latest film adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, Safe Haven.

Hough stars as Katie, a young woman who moves to a small coastal town in North Carolina, while Duhamel will play Alex, a widowed store owner.

Katie tries to avoid bonding with people living in the small town but eventually forms relationships with two local males.

Safe Haven will begin production in June in North Carolina.

Keira Knightley was previously said to be in negotiations to take on the lead role. She is currently starring in the apocalyptic comedy Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.

Hough stars in the film adaptation of Rock of Ages opposite Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Catherine Zeta-Jones, scheduled to open in cinemas on June 15 in the US and UK.

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Gary Oldman, Dominic Monaghan join indie film 'Monster Butler'

Gary Oldman has signed up to star in the upcoming independent film Monster Butler.

Lost star Dominic Monaghan, Malcolm McDowell and The Borgias actress Joanne Whalley have also joined the project from filmmaker Doug Rath.

The film tells the true story of Archibald Hall (aka Roy Fontaine, played by McDowell), who was a bisexual jewel thief, con man and serial killer. It will focus on his mental decline and his eventual arrest, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Oldman will play Wiggy, a taxidermist with anger problems who partnered with Fontaine on several crimes before they went too far.

Monaghan will portray David Wright, who strikes up a relationship with Hall in prison and later begins to work with him on an estate. However, a blackmail attempt forces Hall to kick off his murder spree.

Production is scheduled to start in Scotland on June 6.

Gary Oldman has also signed up to star in the upcoming remake of RoboCop.

Dominic Monaghan recently made controversial comments about his former Lost co-star Matthew Fox, stating that he "often" beats up women.

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Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro in 'Grudge Match' talks

Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro are in talks for Grudge Match.

The pair have been confirmed to be negotiating for Warner Bros' boxing comedy, reports The Wrap.

Peter Segal (Anger Management, Tommy Boy) is in line to direct the movie, which is yet to officially receive the green light but is still said to be moving forward.

Stallone and De Niro will star as ageing rivals who return to the ring for one final fight.

The film was first announced in 2010, at which time Segal said that he was keen for the two actors to take the lead roles.

De Niro was recently cast in Malavita and will next be seen in Red Lights with Cillian Murphy.

Stallone will appear in The Expendables 2 later in the year.

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Joseph Gordon Levitt to join Mila Kunis in 'Jupiter Ascending'?

Joseph Gordon Levitt may be set to star in the upcoming Wachowski siblings movie Jupiter Ascending.

It was earlier announced that actress Mila Kunis has signed on to star in the film, written by the creators of the Matrix trilogy.

Kunis will play a Russian immigrant in an alternate world where human beings are categorised by a class system that depends on DNA. Kunis finds out that she possesses the perfect genetic make-up, a trait that makes her the enemy of a villain known as 'The Queen of the Universe'.

Channing Tatum has also joined to play the bounty hunter hired to track down the Kunis character and eliminate her.

The filmmakers have now revealed more details about the upcoming project, along with hopes that Gordon Levitt will also star.

Vulture reports that the Wachowskis are gearing up to offer Gordon Levitt a currently unspecified role in the movie, though official negotiations have yet to begin with the star.

Gordon Levitt will next be seen in another science fiction thriller, Looper, in which he wears prosthetics to play a younger version of Bruce Willis.

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Die Hard 5' casts Adam Levine's ex Anne Vyalitsyna for acting debut

Anne Vyalitsyna has signed up to star in A Good Day to Die Hard.

The Russian model will make her acting debut in the fifth instalment of the Bruce Willis action series, reports Variety.

It is currently unclear what role the star will take on in the project, which also stars Jai Courtney and will be set in her home country.

Vyalitsyna is perhaps best known for her work in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue series.

She also dated Maroon 5's Adam Levine after appearing in the videos for 'Misery' and 'Never Gonna Leave This Bed'.

The pair were together for two years before confirming their split in April.

Patrick Stewart has recently been rumoured for the role of a disgraced Russian general in Die Hard 5, while Sebastian Koch, Amaury Nolasco and Cole Hauser are also said to be among the supporting cast.

Max Payne's John Moore will direct with a script from Skip Woods.

A Good Day to Die Hard opens in cinemas on February 14, 2013.

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