Dave McNary

Double Dutch Intl. has sold major territories for the thriller "House of Last Things," starring Lindsey Haun ("True Blood"), Blake Berris ("Days of Our Lives") and "Breaking Bad" actor RJ...

Benedict Cumberbatch , Tye Sheridan and Will Poulter are starring in Iraq war drama "The Yellow Birds." The story centers around two soldiers, a 21-year-old played by Cumberbatch and a...

A24, in partnership with DirecTV, has picked up U.S. rights to Atom Egoyan's thriller "The Captive," starring Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand and Bruce Greenwood....

"Wrath of the Titans" producer Basil Iwanyk has joined Egoli Tossell Films's action-adventure "Ivanhoe" as a producer. The project, orginally developed by the late Jim Jacks, is based on Walter...

Sean Bean is in talks to star opposite Sally Hawkins in the romance "Maudie," which set to start shooting in Newfoundland in July. Bean will play a reclusive local fish...

Sundance Selects has snapped up North American rights to Mathieu Amalric 's "The Blue Room" shortly after its world premiere at Cannes's Un Certain Regard section. The film stars Amalric,...

Glenn Close will star in the title role of "The Wife," based on Meg Wolitzer's novel about a marriage collapsing during a journey to Scandinavia. The film will be directed...

Djimon Hounsou and Alexis Knapp have boarded the post-apocalyptic adventure "One" with shooting starting later this year in South Africa. Australian filmmaker Murali Thalluri ("2.37") is directing from his own...

Morgan Freeman is on board to star in historical horse story "Beautiful Jim Key" with Robert Rodat making his directorial debut. Cargo Entertainment is handling international sales at Cannes and...

"Godzilla" has the goods, showing plenty of firepower on its first day to wind up with an opening weekend in the $90 million range in the U.S. Early estimates for...