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Ben Stiller Set To Direct Horror Film

Ben Stiller is set to move from directing hilarious comedies into the horror genre. 20th Century Fox has purchased the rights to a spec script from Helen Childress which Stiller is set to direct.  read more

The Simpsons May End After Current Season

The Daily Beast reported last night that The Simpsons, television's most successful animated sitcom and longest-running sitcom of any kind, may finally cease production after its 23rd season due to a money dispute between 20th Century Fox and the show's voice actors.  read more

Atari Game Missile Command Getting Movie Adaptation

Legendary Atari game Missile Commander will be adapted into a movie by 20th Century Fox, Variety reports. Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama will write the film, and Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark will produce through Chernin entertainment; Jim Wilson of Atari will executive produce....  read more

Steven Spielberg Signs on to Harvey Remake, Bridges Gap Between Production Companies

In 1950, Mary Chase's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Harvey was adapted for the silver screen. Nearly 50 years later, Steven Spielberg has recently agreed to direct and co-produce a remake of the classic film....  read more

Fired Fox Critic Sues Over Wolverine Spat

Roger Friedman, the former Fox News critic and columnist fired earlier this year for posting a review of a bootlegged copy of Wolverine, has filed a long-expected lawsuit against his former employer alleging wrongful termination and libel. ...  read more

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Low concept and lower impact, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is...  read more

Wolverine to Have Multiple After-Credits Endings

In an apparent bid to counter potential lost revenue from its infamous web leak, X-Men Origins: Wolverine director Gavin Hood has revealed that the final print of the movie will carry at least two different “hidden” endings after the credits. ...  read more

Fox Hands Out Unlikely Release Dates; Fox Atomic Folding?

In what Variety touts as a stepped-up effort to create a year-round event-movie calendar, 20th Century Fox has announced it will open three high-profile titles, Date Night, Percy Jackson and The Tooth Fairy, in the early months of 2010. ...  read more

Fox News critic is fired for bootleg Wolverine review

Was he or wasn’t he? The employment status of Roger Friedman, a columnist for FoxNews.com, became an unlikely flashpoint over the weekend after he posted a review of a bootlegged early version of Wolverine on his site last week. 20th Century Fox (which, like Fox News, is owned by News Corp.) released a nasty statement in response, and before the weekend was out a statement from News Corp. said that Friedman had been “terminated.” ...  read more

High-quality copy of Wolverine leaks online

What a mess. In a brazen act of piracy, a high-quality version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine has been leaked to file-sharing sites, a full month before the movie’s bow on May 1. ...  read more