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Warner Bros is pushing the pause button on Akira . The project, which has been through several incarnations, is being shut down in the face of casting and budgetary issues. The production offices in Vancouver are being closed, with below-the-line talent and crew told to stop working. “ Everybody is being sent home ,” according to an insider. Producers, who include Appian Way’s Jennifer Kiloran Davisson and Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar, will hunker down with director Jaume Collet-Serra for the next two weeks to iron out the script. It is unclear if Harry Potter scribe Steve Kloves, who did a pricey rewrite on the project a year ago, will be brought in to help out. If the issues cannot be resolved, the project could end up being shelved entirely, say insiders. Collet-Serra already had halved the budget from the incarnation that Albert Hughes was going to direct. He now is working on a budget in the $90 million range. But with only Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) signed on to star, a

Craveonline got their hands on a new action packed trailer for HAYWIRE . Being a huge MMA fan I am excited to see Gina Carano star in her first film. I am playing on attending the HAYWIRE press junket in LA this all things work out. This dynamic action-thriller directed by Oscar® winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) boasts a talented cast that includes Channing Tatum (GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra), Ewan McGregor (The Ghost Writer), Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class), Antonio Banderas (The Legend of Zoro), Bill Paxton (“Big Love”), Michael Douglas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), Michael Angarano (Almost Famous); and introduces mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Gina Carano as Mallory Kane, in a demanding lead role that has her performing her own high-adrenaline stunts. Watch the trailer after the Jump... Haywire is Soderbergh's first full-bore actioner to date. That leaves just a musical (HBO's Liberace?) and he's nailed the full-house of genres

justjared got their hands on an exclusive poster for GIRL IN PROGRESS starring Eva Mendes and newcomer Cierra Rodriguez (definitely put her on your radar) GIRL IN PROGRESS is a must-see film for families with young teens. Pantelion Films will release GIRL IN PROGRESS in theaters April 27th, 2012 Additional cast includes: Raini Rodriguez (Disney TV’s “Austin and Ally”, PAUL BLART MALL COP), Patricia Arquette (CBS TV’s “Medium”, ED WOOD), Matthew Modine (THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, FULL METAL JACKET) and Eugenio Derbez (CBS TV’s “ROb”) from Director Patricia Riggen (UNDER THE SAME MOON, Disney TV’s “Lemonade Mouth”). Visit the official GIRL IN PROGRESS Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GIRLINPROGRESSmovie Grace ( Eva Mendes ) is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr. Hartford ( Matthew Modine ), to give her daughter, Ansiedad ( Cierra Ramirez ) the attention she desperately needs. When Ansiedad's English teacher, Ms. Armstrong ( Patri

Screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have closed a deal to pen a sequel. Stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis are expected to return. Let's hope they make a deal for Jennifer Aniston to return. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the screenwriters behind New Line’s surprise workplace comedy hit Horrible Bosses , have closed a deal to pen a sequel. It is expected that Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis will be back to star in the movie, and the studio is in early talks with helmer Seth Gordon to return to the director’s chair. Bosses, released July 8, saw Bateman, Day and Sudeikis as harried workers who, in Strangers on a Train meets Nine to Five fashion, try to off each others’ bosses. Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey starred as the employers while Jamie Foxx cameoed as a would-be murder adviser. The movie, made for about $35 million, proved to be a surprise hit, grossing $117 million domestically and $2

A year ago, Natalie Portman was the hottest actress around. The “ Black Swan ” star was sweeping awards and earning the sine qua non of actor heat, the "Saturday Night Live" parody. She even survived an ill-timed dorky laugh. But Portman didn’t get to indulge in the main perk that comes from winning an Oscar — booking a big, prestigious movie. Portman was five months pregnant when she accepted the golden statuette last February, and pretty much stopped working afterward so she and costar/choreographer Benjamin Millipied could have their son, Aleph, who was born in June. She hasn’t worked since. (Portman could be seen in several movies last spring — “Your Highness” and “Thor” — but she shot those before her pregnancy.) Could Portman soon be coming out of her baby-induced hiatus? According to a person briefed on the project who was not authorized to talk about it publicly, the actress has been courted by Lana and Andy Wachowski to star in “ Jupiter Ascending ,” the science-

Ghost House and Mandate Pictures are going BIG with their casting for their forthcoming remake of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead , which begins lensing this March in New Zealand. Bloody Disgusting has learned exclusively that Lily Collins (The Blind Side, Priest, Mirror Mirror) is in final negotiations to play " Mia " in FilmDistrict's reboot aiming for release on April 12, 2013. *Update* Mia is the LEAD , and is (sort of) the female version of Ashley J. Williams (Ash), once donned by Bruce Campbell in the original trilogy. To reveal more would ruin the movie. In this version, the story centers on five friends (David, Natalie, Eric, Olivia, and Mia) holed up at a remote cabin where they discover a Book of the Dead with a demonic force unleashed possessing each until only one is left to fight for survival. As we also exclusively reported, there is a drug subplot. As previously explained, David is a mechanic and is engaged to Natalie. Mia is the friend who is heading

Red Tails  has been on my radar once it was announced that  Lucas was going to produce the movie. Now USA Today sat down with the man genius and asked him about his upcoming film RED TAILS . They get him to open up Why Red Tails took 23 years to make or Why he financed the film himself .  The film was directed by Anthony Hemingway, from a script by John Ridley and story by executive producer George Lucas. It is based on the Tuskegee Airmen , a group of African American combat pilots during World War II, and is the first Lucasfilm Ltd. production since Radioland Murders (1994) not to be associated with the Indiana Jones or Star Wars franchises. New Trailer & Poster RED TAILS- Why Red Tails took 23 years to make: "I wrote the script many years ago, and it turned out just like Star Wars in that it was way too big for one movie. There was the story of how they got trained at Tuskegee (Institute in Alabama), and how Eleanor Roosevelt became their champion. Then there

I really wished I had the talent and patience's to put something like this together. It is AMAZING ! Check out this new ani-mashup trailer using dialogue tracks from The Dark Knight Rises teaser synched to visuals plucked from Disney's The Lion King . The wild parody was created by YouTube mixmaster Brad Hansen ( AKA moviemaestroten ) and is guaranteed to induce a mighty roar. Christopher Nolan's third and final Batman epic doesn't swoop into cinemas until this summer, but the feverish anticipation is spreading like an African brushfire. This snarlingly good trailer, entitled The Lion King Rises , features Simba as the Dark Knight, Scar as Bane, Nala as a purring Catwoman and Zazu in the role of Alfred. Watch the actual trailer  here - Please Leave A Comment- Source- SyFy

We have the trailer for All Things Fall Apart . The film stars Ray Liotta, Curtis"50 Cent" Jackson, Mario Van Peebles, and Lynn Whitfield . It’s been reported that 50 Cent lost more than 50 pounds for the role. Deon is a football player who suffers a deadly disease. However, despite receiving love and praise for his entire life due to his athletic ability, he’s still a good person who loves his family and is willing to share the glory on the football field. His mother Bee is incredibly proud, his younger brother Sean is understandably jealous, and Bee’s boyfriend/Deon’s surrogate father Eric sees the football star as a winning lottery ticket. Watch the trailer after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

SPOILER ALERT OK, so we all know that Loki is the main villain in The Avengers . But what we haven;t been able to determine is, who is the other villain(s)? The most popular theories have been Thanos, Annillus, Skrulls/Kree or some other alien race. Well, we may now have an answer. Now before I continue, this is not my personal opinion. I found this information and decided to let the masses decide. I went on to bigbadtoystore.com and saw on their main page that they had Avengers Heroclix available for pre-order. Here's the description for the Countertop Display: Charging straight out of theaters and onto your tabletop, the Avengers Movie HeroClix set features heroes like Captain America and Thor as they battle the villainy of the Red Skull and Loki ! Each Counter-Top display includes standard one-figure boosters as well as new three-figure "Team Packs"! Team Packs are designed with strong thematic undertones - play a Hydra force or defend freedom with a S.H.I.E.L