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Brian Epstein Biopic Receives Funding

It looks like at least one of the biopics competing for the opportunity to chronicle the life of the man who managed The Beatles has been granted the funds and licensing required to move forward with production, as well as feature Beatles songs in the film. ...  read more

Neil Young Documentary to Highlight the Songwriter's Influences

Neil Young is one of the most influential songwriters in music, but he has never been shy about taking influence from others as well. A new documentary, Here We Are in the Years, traces back the legendary performer’s many inspirations, from the classic rock and roll and the folk revival of the 1950s to the emergence of punk in the ’70s and the grunge movement of the ’90s....  read more

Tupac-Penned Film to See Production in 2012

While serving time in prison in 1995, West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur wrote a screenplay. The film, entitled Live 2 Tell is now set to go into production next year....  read more

James Franco Casts Lead in Sal Mineo Biopic

Renaissance man James Franco has cast the lead role for one of his many upcoming projects....  read more

Johnny Depp Secures Director for The Thin Man Remake

Johnny Depp has been working on getting a remake of 1934’s The Thin Man off the ground for a while now. He secured a screenwriter back in March, but the director’s chair was still vacant until recently....  read more

Quentin Tarantino Courting Will Smith for Django Unchained

Now that Tarantino has handed in the final draft of his newest project, Django Unchained, it’s time for the genre-defying director to start pinning down his cast. Tarantino reportedly has his heart set on Will Smith for the titular lead role of a badass freed slave in the American South. However, it is uncertain whether or not Smith will accept....  read more

Star Wars Saga Blu-Ray Release Date Announced

Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox decided to give fans a little gift for Star Wars Day yesterday by announcing the release date for Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray....  read more

Coraline Team Returns with Animated Film ParaNorman

The team that brought Coraline to the screen is joining forces once again for ParaNorman....  read more

Guy Pearce to Star in Ridley Scott's Prometheus

Guy Pearce has just been added to the Ridley Scott’s mysterious Prometheus project. It is currently unclear what role Pearce will play in the film, but for that matter, there are a lot of things unclear about Prometheus....  read more

Quentin Tarantino's Spaghetti Western Script is Finished

It turns out that Quentin Tarantino’s long-rumored spaghetti western project is finally becoming a reality. WME, the director’s agency, has confirmed that he has just handed in the final draft of Django Unchained, a film that pays homage to Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 spaghetti western Django and Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike’s Sukiyaki Western Django....  read more