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Source: FilmShaft - Ghosted – Review Craig Viveiros ' feature film debut Ghosted is an intense and often claustrophobic character study of men living in the close quarters of a UK prison. At the centre of the story is Jack ( John Lynch ), an inmate who was been carefully toeing the line for four years, but when his release date is merely three months away his wife decides to give him the boot and go off with another man. Bloody women, eh? Left floundering for some new motivation in life, his... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - Patricia Arquette Signs On For David Arquette’s ‘Glutton’ Actor and director David Arquette of the 'Scream' franchise has just signed on his sister Patricia Arquette for his forthcoming thriller Glutton . David Arquette is also working as executive producer of the film and is releasing it through his own production company, Coquette Productions, though with an increasingly impressive line-up I'm guessing it won't be long before a bigger studio picks it up for distribution... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - New Dark Fantasy From The Director Of ‘American Psycho’ Latest news on Universal's adaptation of Wicked Lovely , the romance fantasy novel by Melissa Marr , is that previously slated director Kimberly Peirce ( 'Boys Don't Cry' ) is off the project and has been replaced with Mary Harron , director of ' American Psycho ' (pictured). The film is being produced by Vince Vaughn , Victoria Vaughn and and Peter Billingsley through their production company Wild West Picture Show... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - Four New Cast Additions to ‘The Words’ The Words , a collaboration between 'Tron: Legacy' scriptwriters Brian Krugman and Lee Sternthal , has added four new actors to it's cast. Olivia Wilde, Ben Barnes, John Hannah and J.K. Simmons have all joined the project, which details the lead character's ( Bradley Cooper ) decision to steal another writer's work, and the consequences of his plagiarism. The new additions join a cast which already boasts, as well as Cooper, Jeremy... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - Three Additions to ‘Freaky Deaky’ Cast Charles Matthau's comedy crime thriller Freaky Deaky has confirmed three new stars: Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser and Craig Robinson . The new additions will join William H. Macy and Sienna Miller in Matthau's adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel. The book centres upon two veterans of the 1960s youth rebellions. They use their bomb-making expertise to break out of jail and plan to take down corrupt movie mogul Woody Ricks, the very... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - Six New Character Posters For Horrible Bosses Six new character posters have appeared online for new Horrible Bosses , a new comedy with a great cast including Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston. Everybody has had a horrible boss once or twice in their life and it's a funny concept for a comedy - especially as it's about killing them. There's plenty of workers who have fantasised about that! The film opens in the US and A from July 8th with a... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - World of Green Lantern Featurette It's true Green Lantern is one of the lesser known comic creations but Warner Bros. have put a lot of money (read: expensive special effects) into this summer blockbuster and they sure as shit want to see a return on their investment. In order to brainwash us, I mean, remind us they have a film coming out on June 17th, they've delivered yet another featurette on 'the world of Green Lantern'. Good stuff! I've maintained despite being... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Gets A New Poster One film we're definitely looking forward to this summer isn't a comic book movie, an action spectacular or Disney-Pixar animation. Nope. It's a remake... of a television movie. Say what?! Ai, 'tis true, 'tis true. Guillermo Del Toro presents is fast becoming a byword for quality and he's helped bring forth what he calls the scariest film ever, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark . Is that a challenge or a warning? Spooky. A new US... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - Exclusive Clip From Sean Bean Actioner ‘Age Of Heroes’ The name's Fleming, Ian Fleming old boy. If you've been waiting all your life for Sean Bean to team up with Danny Dyer for an action adventure flick based on the life of James Bond writer Ian Fleming then you're in luck, me old china plate. So if you thought he was just some poncy scribbler of tales of daring do - think again! We can bring you an exclusive clip from the film Age Of Heroes set "during the war, Rodney... Read Full Story

Source: FilmShaft - Chris Columbus Aquires Screen Rights For ‘The Cypress House’ Chris Columbus , the pen behind goofy horror classic 'Gremlins' and director of kids movies like 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and 'Home Alone' , has decided to turn back to horror by buying up film production rights for Michael Koryta's spooky novel The Cypress House through his production company 1492 Pictures. Columbus is set to produce the film and to write the screenplay, though it's not yet... Read Full Story