Network News, January 10th

Michel Gondry's crazy ideas, Favreau's plans for life after Iron Man, Greengrass and Damon re-team for an Iraq thriller and more in the News.

* Does one really great performance make an entire movie? (filmwad)

* The Weinsteins are negotiating separately with the WGA (filmwad) 

* Paul Greengrass, Matt Damon making Iraq Green Zone thriller (filmwad) 

* Favreau's post-Iron Man project: mo-cap Neanderthals (filmwad)

* Michel Gondry is a nut (filmwad) 

Network News, January 9th

Iron Man continues to look badass, Ice Cube is trying to fill the shoes of Mr. T, Warner Bros. is going to lay off 1,000 people and more in today's News.

* A new Iron Man photo (filmwad)

* Ice Cube to play B.A. Baracus? (filmwad) 

* Director's Guild announces its nominees (filmwad) 

* Warner Bros. braces for layoffs (filmwad) 

* Winslet replaces Kidman in The Reader (filmwad)

Network News, January 8th

Jack Black talks about his new old project, Bond 22 has acquired its sex appeal, the Golden Globe Awards show is through and more in today's News.

* Bond girl selected (filmwad)

* Golden Globe Awards show canceled (filmwad) 

* Michael Chiklis in on DJ Caruso's next (filmwad) 

* Jack Black does the Old Testament (filmwad)

* Kusama to direct Diablo Cody's next produced screenplay (filmwad) 

Network News, January 7th

Marlon Wayans has entered 80s cartoon boot camp, Brandon Routh is actually still Superman, a new zombie comedy is on the way to be directed by State/Stella alum Michael Showalter and more in the News.

* The Ong-Bak director's latest has a Thai trailer (filmwad)

* Routh to remain Superman after all? (filmwad)

* Michael Showalter to direct zom-com (filmwad)

* WGA strikes a side deal with United Artists (filmwad) 

* Marlon Wayans cast in G.I. Joe (filmwad)

Network News, January 4th

New pictures of the new Castro, the option for a sequal to I Am Legend has been secured, a Bhutto biopic is forthcoming and more in the News.

* Pictures of Soderbergh's Castro (filmwad)

* Possibility of I Am Legend sequel? (filmwad)

* Brandon Routh, Bryan Singer out of Superman 2 (filmwad)

* Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Spielberg/Sorkin project (filmwad) 

* Pakistan readies Bhutto biopic (filmwad)

Network News, January 3rd

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Viggo Mortensen are teaming up, Michael Bay is talking about Transformers 2, the Golden Globes are in trouble and more in the News.

* Movies made record cash in 2007 (filmwad)

* Radcliffe to play victim of Somalian stoning (filmwad) 

* Hancock teaser poster (filmwad)

* Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viggo Mortensen to co-star in thriller (filmwad)

* Writers and actors may band together, shut down Golden Globes (filmwad)

* Michael Bay talks Transformers 2 (filmwad)

* Gondry has a novel approach to marketing Be Kind, Rewind (filmwad)

* Guillermo Del Toro thinking about Frankenstein? (filmwad)

Network News, December 27th

The Coen brothers look to the influence of Sergio Leone for their next movie, a dirty new trailer for Semi-Pro, the Napoleon Dynamite director's next will be a tale of nerds and stolen intellectual property and more in today's News.

* Coen brothers set out to make "spaghetti western" (filmwad)

* The R-Rated Semi-Pro trailer (filmwad)

* Jared Hess to direct Gentlemen Broncos (filmwad)

* Saw V has a release date (filmwad)

* Who died in entertainment this week? (filmwad)  

Network News, December 24th

A couple promo pics for Marvel's latest entries, the guy who did The Kingdom and The Rundown might remake Dune, Ali G and Borat are dead and more in today's News.

* New Iron Man and Incredible Hulk photos (filmwad)

* Peter Berg to direct Dune remake? (filmwad)

* Baron Cohen retires Ali G, Borat for good (filmwad)

* Kristin Kreuk to play Chun-Li (filmwad)

Network News, December 21st

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are coming back next month, David Cronenberg is apparently directing operas now, the writers will allow the Independent Spirit Awards to be written (but not the Oscars) and more in today's News.

* SAG Award nominees announced (filmwad)

* The Hellboy 2 trailer (filmwad)

* Writers grant waiver to Independent Spirit Awards (filmwad) 

* Cronenberg directing The Fly: The Opera (filmwad)

* Colbert Report and Daily Show to return January 7th (tubewad)

* Zach Braff and David Denman to make Saint of Circumstance (tubewad)

Network News, December 20th

Will Smith's new superhero comedy (?) has a trailer, Tekken has a director, Sam Raimi returns to his roots and more in today's News.

* Trailer for new Will Smith superhero movie, Hancock (filmwad)

* Tekken gets a director (filmwad)

* Sam and Ivan Raimi co-create Drag Me to Hell (filmwad)

* Heavy Duty and Breaker cast for G.I. Joe (filmwad)

* Boondocks creator McGruder looks to live-action (tubewad)

Network News, December 19th

 G.I. Joe casting seems to be picking up, what was once a Brad Pitt/Ed Norton movie is now a Russell Crowe/Ben Affleck movie, Chow Yun-Fat will be in Dragon Ball and more in the News.

* Affleck replaces Norton in State of Play (filmwad)

* Chow Yun-Fat to play Master Roshi in Dragon Ball (filmwad)

* Pitt to co-star with Sean Penn in Malick's Tree of Life (filmwad)

* Byung-hun Lee to play Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe... (filmwad)

* ...and Rachel Nichols will play Scarlett (filmwad) 

Network News, December 18th

New Line is backing not one but two films to adapt The Hobbit, you'll have to wait a little longer if you were looking forward to seeing Tom Cruise Nazi it up, an Einstein biopic is in the works and more in today's News.

* Valkyrie release bumped back (filmwad)

* Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey to play prison lovers (filmwad) 

* Einstein biopic coming, will it be better or worse than IQ? (filmwad) 

* Two Hobbit films are on the way (filmwad)

* Up and coming director to helm high school comedy (filmwad) 

* NBC's Late Night talk shows will return Jan. 2nd (tubewad) 

Network News, December 17th

News continues to trickle in extra slowly due to the strike, but I Am Legend still managed to annihilate the box office and we've got an extensive review of the new cut of Blade Runner.

* I Am Legend posts mythical box office take (filmwad)

* What's different about the new cut of Blade Runner? (filmwad)

* Emmy Rossum to grow Dragon Balls (filmwad)

* Serkis and Jackson: together again (filmwad)  

Network News, December 14th

The Golden Globe nominations are in, Late Night shows could return as early as January, the director of Boyz n the Hood is directing the A-Team movie and more in the News.

* John Singleton to direct The A-Team movie (filmwad)

* The Golden Globe nominations (filmwad) 

* Steve Norrington to direct Clash of the Titans remake (filmwad)

* Zombie comedy Zombieland on the way (filmwad)

* Late Night hosts may return in early January (tubewad)

Network News, December 13th

Movies that will crush you, the next Jackass project is coming straight to your computer screen next week, Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz are at it again and the Oscar songs in today's slim News. 

* Four Great Films that Will Ruin Your Life (filmwad)

* Jackass 2.5 to be available online (filmwad)

* Almodovar and Penelope Cruz making another movie (filmwad) 

* The songs in Oscar consideration (filmwad) 

Network News, December 12th

Release date changes, TV cancellations and the undetermined state of the awards shows in today's News.

* Guillermo Del Toro to direct Haters? (filmwad)

* Who's going to write the awards shows?  And who'll show up? (filmwad) 

* The end of a brief Journeyman (tubewad)

* The People Speak enlists Damon, Mortensen, Brolin and more (filmwad)

* Night at the Museum 2 moves up, Avatar moves back (filmwad)

Network News, December 11th

No Country for Old Men builds Oscar momentum, Nic Cage continues to get starring roles, and -- for some completely inscrutable reason -- Bio-Dome 2 might be in the works.

* Nic Cage to star in Alex Proyas' next, Knowing (filmwad)

* Writers create fake AMPTP site (filmwad) 

* No Country for Old Men wins big in NYC (filmwad)

* Paul Rudd to star in I Love You, Man (filmwad)

* They're going to make Bio-Dome 2?  Who wants that? (filmwad)

Network News, December 10th

Movies that anger with their high quality, the Wayans brothers refuse to let a genre to unruined, someone thinks they can improve upon Metropolis and more in today's News.

* Infuriatingly Great Films (filmwad)

* Wayans to spoof cop movies (filmwad) 

* Batmobile sells for 300k, can never be driven (filmwad) 

* Metropolis will be remade (filmwad)

* Casting news for Dragon Ball (filmwad)

Network News, December 7th

McLovin is joining the Apatow-produced Year One, Scorcese continues to add to his Shutter Island cast, the Punisher is coming back and more in today's News.

* Punisher: War Zone photo released (filmwad)

* Michelle Williams joins cast of Scorcese's Shutter Island (filmwad)

* Christopher "McLovin" Mintz-Plasse joins Apatow's next (filmwad) 

* Gerard Butler to play Sabretooth? (filmwad) 

* Columbia picks up No Impact Man (filmwad)

Network News, December 6th

Johnny Depp will definitely be playing John Dillinger, Hilary Swank continues to take the easy roles, Freakonomics is coming to a theater near you and more in today's News.

* Depp confirmed to play Dillinger (filmwad)

* Adam Brody to play the Flash? (filmwad)

* Hilary Swank to star in vampire flick Fangland (filmwad)

* Steve McQueen's grandson doing a Disney show (tubewad) 

* Freakonomics coming to the big screen (filmwad)

* Castlevania movie shelved due to script problems (filmwad)