Tuesday, November 6

• Movie newz: The Day the Earth Stood Still and Nailed

  Variety is reporting that Jennifer Connelly has joined the cast of the remake of the 1951 sci-fi hit, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Connelly will play the Patricia Neal part in the movie, in which aliens inform humans they must either live in peace or get it. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) will direct.

  And Al Gore's daughter, Kristin Gore, is seeking to bridge the gap between movies and politics with her political comedy, Nailed. Gore co-wrote the screenplay with director David O. Russell (he of the I Heart Huckabees/Lily Tomlin outburst fame). According to The Hollywood Reporter, The satire is about a small-town receptionist who develops nymphomaniac tendencies after a nail gets shot into her head. She goes to DC to lobby for her injury rights and gets taken advantage of by a skeezy congressman. Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel are attached to star.

  
  

  Posted 11/06/2007 by Heather

  Jake Gyllenhaal | Jennifer Connelly | Jessica Biel | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Nailed

Wednesday, October 24

• Movie newz: Jessica Biel and hot slavs

  Jessica Biel has signed to star in Die a Little, a crime thriller based on Megan Abbott's novel about a mysterious woman who upends the lives of an LA teacher and her police detective brother. Although the novel is set in the 1950s, the movie will be transposed to modern times. Richard Gladstein (Finding Neverland, The Nanny Diaries) will coproduce with Biel.

  And Goran Visnjic, the sexy Croatian actor best known as Dr. Luca Kovac on ER, will be joining Ashley Judd in Helen, writer/director Sandra Nettelbeck's English-language debut. It is about 'a woman who gives the illusion of leading a perfect life, but actually harbors a dark secret.' We have no idea what that means, but if Visnjic is in it, we're on board. Yummy.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 10/24/2007 by Heather

  Jessica Biel | Sandra Nettelbeck | Goran Visnjic | Helen | Die a Little

Wednesday, September 26

• Comic book casting buzz: Shazam and Wonder Woman

  The Interweb is abuzz with rumors that Jessica Biel will be playing Wonder Woman in the Justice League of America movie that we reported about last week. Sites from People to Entertainment Weekly are all discussing whether or not Ms. Biel will be flying the invisible plane in the live action JLA movie that will be directed by George Miller.

  In other news, MTV is reporting that The Rock is likely going to be starring in Shazam. The question is, will he be playing Shazam or Black Adam? Evidently, Mr. Johnson has been debating about this for some time now, and is asking his fans to help him decide. He is soliciting votes on the MTV Movies Blog, so have at it.

  
  

  Posted 09/26/2007 by Heather

  Jessica Biel | Dwayne Johnson | Justice League of America | Shazam!

Thursday, July 19

• Movie dealz: Powder Blue, Nothing But the Truth

  Actor Ray Liotta (Goodfellas, Wild Hogs) has joined the cast of Powder Blue, a Christmas movie written and directed by Timothy Linh Bui.

  The drama, which was adapted from a short story by Stephanie  Gauger, will follow four desperate Los Angelenos whose fates intersect on Christmas Eve. It will also star Forest Whitaker and Jessica Biel.

  The story of the Valerie Plame case will make it to the silver screen in the form of Nothing But the Truth, written and directed by Rod Lurie (The Contender). The political drama will take the perspective of former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who went to jail for refusing to reveal her sources in the Plame story.

  Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Vera Farmiga, Edie Falco, and Alan Alda are in talks to star.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 07/19/2007 by Heather

  Edie Falco | Forest Whitaker | Jessica Biel | Kate Beckinsale | Matt Dillon | Ray Liotta | Alan Alda | Rod Lurie | Timothy Linh Bui | Vera Farmiga | Powder Blue | Nothing But the Truth

Thursday, April 26

• Hollywood loves Dick

  Famed science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick has left quite a mark on the movie industry over the past several decades, with his books and short stories providing the inspiration for such films as Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly and more. Dick's thought-provoking works have triggered more college dorm room debates than all of Dave Matthews's albums combined -- not bad for a writer who died a quarter century ago.

  Next, starring Nic Cage and Jessica Biel, is the latest Dick-inspired project to hit the big screen. Check out our exclusive clip from the film.

  
  
  Next Showing: Next opens everywhere this Friday, April 27th.
  

  Exclusive clip from Next

  “Let me shoot you”

  Posted 04/26/2007 by Thomas

  Jessica Biel | Nicolas Cage | Next