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Zach Galifianakis has been forced to step away from comic adaptation R.I.P.D. thanks to prior film commitments. While the Hangover star signed on to the movie adap a while back, the scheduling of Jay Roach’s political comedy Southern Rivals has meant he’s dropped out of the project altogether. Ryan Reynolds, …

Michael Shannon has signed on to play Kryptonian villain General Zod in Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot, now officially titled Man Of Steel . Shannon landed the role after first choice Viggo Mortensen was unable to find a gap in his schedule to commit to the superhero reboot. “Zod is not …

Russell Brand gave US cinema what for this weekend as two of his movies clinched the top two spots at the box office. CG animated Hop held firm in first place ($21.7m) after last week’s BO win, proving that holiday-centric movies (this one being timed for Easter) will always be …

Sidney Lumet, director of such classics as 12 Angry Men , Network and Dog Day Afternoon , died yesterday aged 86. Lumet passed away in his Manhattan home, as a result of lymphoma. He first garnered serious mainstream attention for directing superlative courtroom drama 12 Angry Men (adapted from a …

Peter Jackson has hired Andy Serkis to head up the second unit department of The Hobbit . With shooting on the two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s tome underway, Heat Vision found out from Serkis himself that he’s taking up the camera as well as reprising his mo-cap role as Gollum. …

Russell Brand’s Easter-themed movie takeover proved more successful than any of us imagined it would be, as Hop this weekend became the year’s biggest opening movie. Debuting with a record-setting $38m, the fluffy family comedy beat this year’s previous big earner Rango by just under $1m. On the opposite end …

It’s no secret that since stepping down as California’s governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to get back into acting. The Austrian Oak has apparently been approached with potential sequels to his biggest hits, including The Terminator , Predator and The Running Man , but he hasn’t signed on for anything …

Last year, Zach Galifianakis went to the Grand Canyon in Due Date to scatter his dad’s ashes from a coffee can. This year it’s Martin Sheen’s turn to distribute the remains of a loved one, his widowed optometrist Tom journeying to Spain to pick up what’s left of his son …

Kung Fu Panda writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger have signed on to pen a movie adaptation of the kids board game Candy Land. The game, which is aimed at wee young nippers, is a simple and colourful affair that takes the player through various sweet pit-stops. For some reason, …

Paramount Pictures have spent the past four years trying to figure out how to adapt Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel Dune , but they’ve finally thrown in the towel. Despite first signing Hancock director Peter Berg and then Taken ’s Pierre Morel to helm the adaptation, the studio have decided to …