December 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
It’s official — Chris Weitz will step in for ousted director Catherine Hardwicke as the director of “Twilight” sequel “New Moon,” Access Hollywood has learned.
Summit Entertainment announced on Saturday that they have hired the “Golden Compass” director, who began his career at the studio with 1999’s “American Pie.” He also directed the 2002 film “About A Boy,” with help from his brother, Paul.
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December 09, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Keanu Reeves will wield a mighty sword in his next movie.
Reeves will star in “47 Ronin,” an epic period film based on the true tale of a band of samurai swordsmen in 18th century Japan, per Variety.
Reeves will play one of the samurai, who set out to avenge the death of their master.
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December 09, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Gerard Butler is on the hunt – and he’s going after Jennifer Aniston.
The duo is in talks to star in a new comedy together, according to Variety.
The as-of-yet untitled project would find Butler as a bounty hunter hired to track down his ex-wife (Aniston) after she skips bail.
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December 03, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
A “Twilight” star loves rock ‘n’ roll.
Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella in the box office-topping vampire drama, has signed on to play iconic rocker Joan Jett in the film “The Runaways,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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November 26, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
“Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke is in talks to direct “New Moon,” the just-greenlit sequel of the vampire box office hit, a source close to the negotiations told Access Hollywood.
The vampire drama bit into a $69.6 million opening last weekend, the biggest ever debut for a female director.
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November 19, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
“X-Men” fans have something to “Gossip” about.
Josh Schwartz, the creator of “Gossip Girl,” “The O.C.” and “Chuck,” is set to write “X-Men: First Class,” the latest installment in the Twentieth Century Fox comic book franchise, according to Variety.
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November 13, 2008
NEW YORK, New York
“Saturday Night Live” is adding two female cast members, an NBC source confirmed to Access Hollywood.
The new members are comediennes Michaela Watkins (pictured at right, “The New Adventures of Old Christine”) and Abby Elliott (“King of the Hill”).
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October 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
A Pulitzer Prize winner will scribe “Spider-Man 4,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, who won the prestigious honor for 2007’s “Rabbit Hole,” is reportedly in final negotiations to write the latest installment in the superhero franchise. He joins some illustrious company — Michael Chabon, who co-wrote “Spider-Man 2,” won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his novel, “The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay.”
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October 17, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Matt Damon is about to be “Bourne” again.
Universal will produce a fourth installment in the popular “The Bourne Identity” franchise, according to Variety.
Damon will return as superspy Jason Bourne, and Paul Greengrass (who directed “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “The Bourne Supremacy”) is also on board for the new film.
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