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Emma Thompson’s long-awaited Effie is finally cranking into gear with the announcement that Dakota Fanning has signed on to take the film’s leading role. Set in 1850’s London, Effie tells the story of Effie Gray and her tumultuous marriage to art critic John Ruskin. Despite Gray’s famed good looks, Ruskin …

Laurel and Hardy, Bogey and Bacall, Pacino and De Niro… all can be considered great Hollywood double acts, but none have quite the money-spinning pedigree of David Yates and Steve Kloves. Having teamed up to record-breaking effect on the last three Harry Potter films, the pair are now set to …

Derek Cianfrance’s follow-up to Blue Valentine has completed its major casting with the announcement that Rose Byrne has agreed to join The Place Beyond The Pines . The Bridesmaids star will take on a role originally to be played by Greta Gerwig, before promotional commitments meant the actress was forced …

Total Film has spoken exclusively to Henry Cavill about his role as Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel . The in-demand Brit was keen to talk up the super-diet he’s consuming in his efforts to get the body of Krypton’s favourite son: “I’m on 5000 calories a day… You’ve …

Red Tails , the World War 2 drama produced by one Mr George Lucas, has revealed its first trailer. The movie is based on the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American combat pilots to fight in WW2, despite facing prejudice and segregation. It’s a rare Lucasfilm movie …

Kevin Bacon has signed on to the Robert Schwentke’s ( Red, Flightplan ) R.I.P.D, as the villain. R.I.P.D. tells the story of Ryan Reynolds’ cop who, having been killed on the job, is recruited into a team of dead police offices, the Rest in Peace Department. The Univeral film will …

The first trailer for sci-fi thriller In Time has landed online. Andrew Niccol ( Gattaca ) directs, with Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy and Alex Pettyfer starring. If you’re wondering why the cast is rammed with youthful, easy-on-the-eye talent, it’s because the film is set in a future in …

We were impressed by the Snow White And The Huntsman panel at Comic-Con and four impressive character banners have now hit the net. Clearly not wanting Tarsem Singh’s rival Snow White project to steal all the thunder with the recent reveal of its princess, Huntsman thankfully looks like a very …

Tarsem Singh’s godly smash-em-up Immortals descended on Comic-Con today. The director was present alongside his impressively hunky cast – Kellan Lutz, Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans and new Superman, Henry Cavill. Meanwhile, Freida Pinto brought a touch of class (and something for the boys). An R-rated version of the trailer kicked …

An excited Comic-Con audience was treated to an exclusive first look at Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien universe, Prometheus. The footage – a short, snappy montage of suspenseful, atmospheric shots – was brief but featured plenty to chew over: a blond Michael Fassbender exploring mysterious biological artefacts; Charlize Theron …