“The Ghost Writer” will now premiere in the main section of the Berlin Film Festival from Feb. 11-21. As announced earlier this week, Summit Entertainment bought the North American rights to the Roman Polanski film. “Ghost” has potential to be controversial, and not just because Polanski may wind up in jail. The movie plants a [...]

A Kennedy mini series is coming to the History Channel. This marks the first scripted series for the network. “24” co-creator Joel Surnow has teamed with History for the eight-hour mini that will look at the Kennedy dynasty. With an expected debut in 2011, the series will be directed by “24” executive producer Jon Cassar. [...]

Even though Roman Polanski is under house arrest in Switzerland, he’s still making money. Summit Entertainment will now distribute his thriller “The Ghost Writer” in North America. Release is expected in the first half of 2010. Polanski directed, co-wrote, and co-produced the film. Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde also produced. The film is based on [...]

“Dexter”’s sister has a new job. Well, Jennifer Carpenter does at least. She has joined the cast of “Hungry Rabbit Jumps,” an indie thriller. She joins Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, and January Jones. Carpenter will play the best of friend of a musician, played by Jones. Cage will play a (probably neurotic…just a guess) teacher [...]

The Vikings (of Scandinavia, not Minnesota) have an interesting history, one that will be tapped into for Mel Gibson’s new picture. Gibson is going to be directing another period piece. The untitled drama focusing on Viking culture has already signed a leading man: Leonardo DiCaprio. William Monahan is currently writing the script. (Let’s hope Gibson [...]

Mexico is once again trying to increase interest in their film industry. President Felipe Calderon entered a new program known as Eficine, or “226,” into the public record on Monday. The bill passed by Congress last month is a revised government film funding program that allows private entities to invest 10% or less of their [...]

I suppose one can never have enough money. Summit Entertainment will debut in IMAX theaters next summer with “Eclipse,” the third “Twilight film.” It will launch in IMAX theaters and all the old fashioned ones simultaneously on June 30. “Twilight” and “New Moon” have grossed over $880 million combined worldwide, and “New Moon” has only [...]

“Stone” is not a biopic about Oliver Stone. Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, and Frances Conroy all star in this dramatic thriller. And now, thanks to Overture Films, you’ll be able to enjoy it with your eyes and earholes. Overture CEO Chris McGurk and COO Danny Rosett announced Monday that they have acquired [...]

As we’ve mentioned previously, Jennifer Hudson has been tapped to star as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a new film about the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela. This isn’t making South African actors very happy. The Creative Workers Union of South Africa said that the use of foreign actors to tell their country’s stories undermines what the film [...]

Twentieth Century Fox Television and Imagine Television have partnered with CBS to develop a drama based on James Patterson’s upcoming novel “Private.” Jason Cahill will be writing the adaptation, which should be in the hands of CBS in news. The series will focus on Jack Morgan, an ex-Marine and former CIA agent, who becomes a [...]