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Craig Brewer is in talks to direct MGM 's reboot of "The Idolmaker" with Justin Timberlake , Hawk Koch and Gene Kirkwood producing. The original film, released in 1980, starred...

whoopi-goldberg/" id="auto-tagwhoopi-goldberg" data-tag="whoopi-goldberg">Whoopi Goldberg will star in and exec produce "The Christmas Pearl," portraying a ghost in the indie yuletide drama. The film will be produced by Jeff Kranzdorf, David...

Warner Bros. has promoted longtime execs Jon Berg, who oversaw " The Dark Knight Rises ," and Courtenay Valenti, who supervised " The Lego Movie ," to exec VP of...

Legendary Pictures has lost an appeal in the lawsuit by three producers who allege they were unfairly tossed off " Godzilla ," paving the way for the case to go...

Alex Gibney and Wim Wenders have partnered with director Michael Meredith for the documentary "Return to Timbuktu," centered on Manny Ansar's efforts to restore peace to Mali via music. Gibney...

The seven Oscar wins for "Gravity" have generated a trio of congratulatory video messages from the NASA. "NASA congratulates everyone involved with producing the movie 'Gravity" for all of the...

Lionsgate has acquired U.S. distribution rights for $7 million to upcoming indie action-comedy "American Ultra," starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart . The studio acquired the project a month before...

"12 Years a Slave" has dominated the Independent Spirit Awards, winning best feature and four other awards including director for Steve McQueen, supporting actress for Lupita Nyong'o, screenplay for John...

"The Other Woman" director Nick Cassavetes has come on board indie Wall Street thriller "Carousel." Producers are Richard Salvatore ("The Big Wedding"), David E. Ornston ("Blonde Ambition"), Mike Marvin ("Atlas...

Lionsgate has opted against renewing its first-look deal with with Tyler Perry and his 34th Street Films banner -- in line with a move by Perry to consolidate his operations...