The Grid is reporting Zoe Saldana has been chosen for the lead in Nina, an upcoming biopic on the life of singer, songwriter and political activist Nina Simone
Deadline is reporting Arsenio Hall will return to late night with a new show for CBS in the Fall of 2013
The Playlist is reporting Focus Features no longer has any interest in a sequel to Eastern Promises
Deadfall stars Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde as a brother and sister trying to reach the Canadian border after robbing a casino. Charlie Hunnam, Sissy Spacek, Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams, and Kate Mara also star. The film opens in limited release in select cities on December 7th.
Variety is reporting Warner Bros. is interested in hiring Ben Affleck to direct the long-delayed Justice League. Knowing Affleck only directs movies in which he also stars I’m hoping WB will cast him as the film’s villain – Moonraper
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Sacha Baron Cohen will star in a James Bond spy-spoof for Paramount
Deadline is reporting Donald Faison is in talks to star as Dr. Gravity in Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall
Clint Eastwood stars as an ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his estranged daughter (Amy Adams) along for one last recruiting trip in the new film from screenwriter Randy Brown and director Robert Lorenz. Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard, and Robert Patrick also star. Trouble with the Curve opens in theaters on September 21st.
Bleeding Cool is reporting that Mary Elizabeth Winstead will indeed return to reprise her role as Lucy McClane in the next Die Hard sequel A Good Day to Die Hard
Variety is reporting Joss Whedon has signed a three-year contract to direct the sequel to The Avengers as well as develop a yet to be named live-action series for Marvel Television and “contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel’s cinematic universe”
