It has been announced that Aaron Sorkin has signed on to direct the upcoming film about the life of Steve Jobs. The film will be adapted from Walter Isaacson's biography.The rights to film were bought by Sony for $1 million, back in October. The best selling book sold over 2 million copies. "Steve Jobs' story is unique: he was one of the most revolutionary and influential men not just of our time but of all time. There is no writer working in Hollywood today who is more capable of capturing such an extraordinary life for the screen than Aaron Sorkin; in his hands, we're confident that the film will be everything that Jobs himself was: captivating, entertaining and polarizing", said Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal."Steve Jobs" will be the seco...

With the Avengers doing so well at the box office, Marvel seems it can do no wrong. One of the principle Avengers is Thor and there's some casting news on the up and coming sequel to the original 2011 movie starring Chris Hemsworth.   As of today, it is confirmed that Idris Elba is coming back to play Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard who stands sentry on the Rainbow Bridge. "I'm going to do Thor after I play Mandela (in Long Walk To Freedom)," Elba stated to Collider, also saying "I'd just like to get to know him a bit more."   "Who is Heimdall? He guards the gate. Is there anything else? I don't know what's in the script because I haven't read it yet, but the audience has responded to Asgard and wants to know more about who lives there and what it's...

CBS Films Co-President, Wolfgang Hammer and EVP of Acquisitions & Co-Productions Scott Shooman announced today that they have acquired the US distribution rights to "Ends of the Earth", an action thriller film.   The film was written and directed by Derek Lee and Clif Prowse. It follows the story of two best friends who go on a trip around the world, and come across an unbelievable phenomenon that will change one of their lives forever.    Chris Ferguson is the producer on the project, and executive producing is IM Global's Stuart Ford, Automatik's Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Alliance's Charles Layton....

"A Good Day to Die Hard", the upcoming film in the "Die Hard" franchise, has two new cast members.Amaury Nolasco ("Prison Break") and Megalyn Echikunwoke ("House of Lies") have signed on to star in the film. While Echikunwoke's role is still unknown, Nolasco will be playing a friend of Bruce Willis.The film is currently being shot in Europe and will be released Valentine's Day 2013.Countdown to the release of A Good Day to Die Hard, with the iPhone Movie Countdown Clock App....

Hershey, PA, May 15, 2012 - Twizzlers® Candy has teamed up with Sony Pictures to mark the debut of the The Amazing Spider-Man™ by challenging fans nationwide to swing into action and help the hero build a virtual web of Twizzlers Twists to unlock sweet prizes and exclusive content. Beginning May 13 through July 7, 2012, fans can visit www.Facebook.com/Twizzlers once daily to add a Twizzlers Twist to The Amazing Spider-Man's web in three scenes that depict the chapters of The Amazing Spider-Man story for a chance to win unique prizes, including a trip to the next Spider-Man movie set."From the candy's signature red color to its web-like characteristics, our iconic Twizzlers Twists are the perfect complement to sweeten fans' movie experience both on and offline,&qu...

Mitchell Guist, one of the colorful stars of History Channel's series "Swamp People" has died.Around 9 a.m. this morning, Guist reportedly fell on his boat while out on the Intracoastal Waterway. Witnesses say he seemed to be having a seizure. Someone else aboard the boat drive it back to the dock, and Guist was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, despite attempts to resuscitate him.A History Channel representative told TMZ.com, "We are extremely saddened to report that our friend and beloved member of the Swamp People family, Mitchell Guist, has passed away earlier today. Mitchell passed on the swamp, doing what he loved."...

Simon Cowell's talent show, "The X Factor", has signed Demi Lovato to be a judge. This news comes after Britney Spears' signing up. Both will begin judging this fall.Spears closed her deal back in April, for a reported $15 million. This was $3 more than the $12 million that was paid to Jennifer Lopez for "American Idol" last season. Miley Cyrus was rumored to be a contender for the vacant judge spot, but supposedly the star turned the offer down. Lovato was the other celebrity name thrown around to fill the job.Simon Cowell commented about snagging Britney Spears saying, "The fact that she's one of the most talked about - not just pop stars but people - in the world today, means that you've got this star power. This girl has resilience. I would think that i...

BURBANK, Calif. - May 13, 2012 - Marvel's The Avengers is expected to cross the $1 billion threshold at the global box office on May 13, its 19th day in release, The Walt Disney Studios has announced. This is the first Marvel Studios film and the fifth Walt Disney Studios release to reach this important milestone.The news comes just a week after Marvel's The Avengers shattered records with a $207.4 million opening weekend, the biggest domestic debut of all time. The film has now earned an estimated $373.2 million at the domestic box office and $628.9 million internationally. As one of only 12 films in history to gross $1 billion, it joins Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Alice in Wonderland, Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on Disn...

Harry Potter producer, David Heyman and STUDIOCANAL will bring for the first time to the big screen the iconic and beloved Paddington bear.   The film will be a CGI live action adaptation of Michael Bond's best selling books, and designed as a modern take on Paddington, targeted at a wide family audience.   Since the first book's publication, in 1958, the Paddington books have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide, in 40 different languages. And Paddington has recently been named UK's most loved animated character.   The film, directed by Paul King (twice BAFTA nominated for Come Fly With Me and The Mighty Boosh) will tell the story of a curious young bear from Peru who finds his way to Paddington station and is taken home by an English family.   STUDIOCANAL is fin...

Hayley Atwell (Captain America) has signed on to star in the upcoming romantic comedy film "10 Things I Hate About Life", according to Variety.The film follows the journey of two people who meet in a spot where they both to end their lives. The encounter leaves the two postponing their original plans of suicide.This film is a bit of a follow up to the 1999 Heath Ledger/Julia Stiles film, "10 Things I Hate About You", which was also directed and written by Gil Junger.Filming begins in this November....

There has been much talk over the last two years regarding Kick-Ass 2, and fans of the original movie must be wondering will it or will it not ever happen. So when Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman revealed that they are too busy to get on board with a second adventure for Dave Lizewski a.k.a. Kick-Ass played by Aaron Johnson, thing weren’t looking good.Well fans, worry-not, as it seems Universal has enlisted Jeff Wadlow, to write the script and are also talking to Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse regarding their availability to reprise the roles of Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist.Kick-Ass 2: Balls To The Wall is expected to be shot by Matthew Vaughn with speculation that it could start as early as this summer, and is strongly thought that the story line will once ag...

It seems that James Cameron has only one thing on his mind for the rest of his professional career and that is ‘Avatar'. The Academy Award winning Director was recently talking to the New York Times and stated -- "I'm in the ‘Avatar' business -- period. That's it. I'm making Avatar 2, Avatar 3, ane maybe Avatar 4; and I'm not going to produce other people's movies for them." "I'm not interested in taking scripts, I think within the ‘Avatar' landscape, I can say everything I need to say that I think needs to be said, in terms of the state of the world and what I think we need to be doing about it; able to do it in an entertaining way." Taking time out to talk about the pre-production of the first s...

Rebecca Hall ("The Town") is currently in talks to join the cast of "Iron Man 3".  The Marvel/Disney film will be directed by Shane Black.Hall would be portraying a scientist who specializes in a particular  nanotechnology, known as Extremis. The technology winds up being sold to terrorists.The film will begin filming in North Carolina this month, and will then continue in China. It is said that Tony Stark will face his toughest opponent, Mandarin.Countdown to the release of Iron Man 3, with the iPhone Movie Countdown Clock App....

Just as we have un-strapped ourselves from one heck of a wild ride after watching the Avengers movie, fans will be thrilled to hear that our super-human heroes will be returning to the big screen as Disney's CEO Bob Iger just announced that the company is developing a sequel. According to Iger, the film's success "is a great illustration of why we like Marvel so much." Iger also stated that the merchandise sales for the Avengers have been strong. The Avengers movie has set a new record for opening weekend box office sales, destroying the old record held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II, and thus it should come as no surprise that Disney has decided to make the sequel. Fans can hopefully look forward to having director Joss Whedon return, as well as our heroes Iron M...

Some things in show business never fail to raise eyebrows. Scandals, deaths, etc.  And some things in film seem so unrealistic and fantastic, but that is what makes them entertainment, no? Well, not according to the US Defense Department.Wired.com has reported that the Pentagon felt that "The Avengers" was too unrealistic of a film for them to cooperate with. the U.S. Defense Department's Hollywood liaison, Phil Strub, said, "We couldn't reconcile the unreality of this international organization and our place in it. To whom did S.H.I.E.L.D. answer? Did we work for S.H.I.E.L.D.? We hit that roadblock and decided we couldn't do anything… It just got to the point where it didn't make any sense."The film was allowed to use some Humvees for the fi...

Arnold  Schwarzenegger will be starring in an upcoming film titled "Ten", an action thriller that will be directed by David Ayer.The film will be about an elite DEA task force that deals with cartels. The team winds up doing a raid on a cartel safe house and steals merchandise. While the team thinks they are in the clear and sitting on millions, the team starts getting picked off.  The script was written by Skip Woods and is being funded by QED International ....

Michael Arndt is currently in talks to do some rewrites on the script for "Catching Fire", the second film in the "Hunger Games" franchise.Arndt is an Oscar winning writer, who penned the scripts for "Toy Story 3" and "Little Miss Sunshine". The need for a new script is due to  a change in directors from Gary Ross to Francis Lawrence.Filming begins for "Catching Fire" in August.Countdown to the release of Catching Fire, with the iPhone Movie Countdown Clock App....

The Walt Disney Studios announced today that Marvel's The Avengers posted an estimated $200.3 million in its domestic debut May 4-6, shattering previous records and positioning the film as the highest-grossing domestic debut of all time. The film's cumulative global box office gross is an estimated $641.8 million over 12 days in release. In just three days, Marvel's the Avengers is the fastest movie to reach $200 million domestically. The domestic debut kicked off Friday, May 4 and marks the second highest single day take of all time at $80.5 million. Saturday's box office gross of $69.7 million is the highest Saturday take of all time. Moviegoers gave Marvel's The Avengers a rare and perfect A+ CinemaScore. Marvel's The Avengers began opening i...

Brad Bird, director of "The Incredibles" and "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" , is on track to direct "1952", for Disney Pictures.There is no word on what the plot may be for the film, but is said to be a "tent pole with multi-platform aspirations".  The film was written by Damon Lindelof (Prometheus) and Jeff Jensen.Bird is currently developing "1906", about the infamous San Francisco earthquake of that year. Disney is said to have hopes that their film will be his next project. Shooting will begin next year....

Director/Producer Timur  Bekmambetov (Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) , has acquired   "The Current War" for his production house, Bazelevs.Based on a script by Michael Mitnick, the film will be about the rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, both pioneers in the field of electricity.Rumors are circulating that depending on his schedule Bekmambetov might direct the film himself....

Warnes Bros will release the film new Tim Burton Film, Dark Shadows, on May 11th, 2012 and for all you fans that are living in South Florida, we have a way for you to catch a complimentary screening of it early.   Just "Like" FlickDirect on Facebook and email contest@flickdirect.com with your mailing address, and your Facebook profile (for like verifcation).  All names will be entered in a drawing for two free tickets to see Dark Shadows in West Palm Beach, FL, a few days before it opens nationwide. For more information please visit the Dark Shadows page on FlickDirect.com.   Theater goers can also count down to films release with their iPhone with FlickDirect's free Movie Clock App.   If you have already "liked us" before on Facebook, congratula...

Watchmen fans can debate all they want about DC's plans for the "Watchmen" prequel, "Before Watchmen."  While some may be for it, and others against it, there is undeniable interest in the project, which reports say will include seven different miniseries starring popular characters from Rorschach to Doctor Manhattan (Billy Crudup).  Jackie Earle Haley (2006's Little Women and All the King's Men ) was asked what he thinks about this new perspective on classic characters."They're working on a new book right?  I don't know that they'd ever make a movie from that.  I haven't even really thought about that."  When asked if he'd be game for re-visiting the character during the press day for his latest film,&n...

Universal has announced that they will be rebooting the 2004 film, "Van Helsing", which starred Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale.The film will star Tom Cruise as Van Helsing, and will be written by Transformers writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.  Adam Fogelson, Universal chairman, said, "Alex and Roberto are extraordinarily talented writers and producers who know the value of a great story in building successful tentpole films".There is no word on what the plot will be for the upcoming film....

Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, recently spoke with Bad Ass Digest about the future of the "Iron Man" franchise.When asked what he would do if Robert Downey, Jr. were to leave, he said that he would probably recast the role. "I think [pre-Casino Royale] Bond is a good example. Let's put it this way: I hope Downey makes a lot of movies for us as Stark. If and when he doesn't, and I'm still here making these movies, we don't take him to Afghanistan and have him wounded again. I think we James Bond it."Robert Downey, Jr. was also asked a similar question and stated, "I would really hate for someone else to think they could step into my shoes. I wonder who's playing Tony Stark next.… I know things are looking like that they could go on for a long while....

Think you have what it takes to impress Tim Burton? You could win a private midnight screening in your hometown!   20th Century Fox challenges fans to depict their allegiance to either our patriotic hero Lincoln or to villainous vampires through creative illustrations.  The five top entries will be presented to the famed director, who will then pick the grand-prize winner!   Whether submitting their own art, voting on the submissions or viewing and sharing the artwork, fans are invited to participate in this hunt for the best candidates!   All styles are encouraged; cartoon, photo, paint, sculpture, graphic design etc.   Real or imagined, we leave the vision and interpretation up to the artist.   CONTEST RULES   Submit your own pro-patriot or pro-vampire...