I, Robot director Alex Proyas is in talks with Summit Entertainment to direct Gods Of Egypt. Proyas previously directed the thriller Knowing for the studio back in 2009.

Set amongst the pyramids and sphinxes, the film tells the story of a common thief and a god on a magical quest. Basil Iwanyk is producing through Thunder Road with the director and his Mystery Clock Cinema.

The director is best known for his work on I, Robot and Dark City. He is currently casting for his next film The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag.

This project is still in development.

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The team over at WSJ Speakeasy seem to know what they're doing. One NYC screening of Frank Oz's 1986 musical Little Shop of Horrors, a few well-placed phone calls, and voila: a little weekend news bite that should be great news to lots of movie nuts…

It looks like we're finally going to see that infamous "dark" ending that Frank Oz had to cut back in '86! Yes, this ending has been up on YouTube for a while, but there's a big difference between a sketchy clip and a full-bore digital reconstruction of this crazy end sequence. For those who wish to remain spoiler-free on this fantastic little relic, suffice to say that it's pretty apocalyptic, and for the others, well, go search the YouTubes. (The first run of WB's Little Shop (standard) dvd…
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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his superstar son and daughter-in-law have named their baby girl Aaradhya.

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New York Times

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New Regency is in talks with Anthony Mackie to join the drama Runner Runner. Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck are set to star in the project.

The drama centers around the world of offshore online gaming and an increasingly tense relationship between a business founder and his protege. The Lincoln Lawyer director Brad Furman is directing from a script by David Levien and Brian Koppelman.

The actor most recently took part in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and is playing a key role in Michael Bay‘s Pain and Gain, which is currently shooting.

Production for the project begins next month.

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Kristen Wiig gets emotional sendoff from 'SNL' Chicago Sun-Times AP May 20, 2012 3:02AM FILE – Kristen Wiig arrives before the 84th Academy Awards on in this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo taken in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Wiig got a musical sendoff Saturday May 19, 2012 on the season finale of "Saturday … Kristen Wiig bids farewell to 'SNL' in emotional sendoffFox News SNL's Mick Jagger Episode: 5 Best ScenesThe Atlantic Mick Jagger, Kristen Wiig sendoff highlight 'SNL' season finaleNew York Post The Associated Press  -NBC Los Angeles -Hollywood Reporter all 241 news articles »

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Walt Disney Pictures has inked a deal with writer Jesse Wigutow to adapt best-selling children’s novel Peter and the Starcatchers.

The Dave Barry and Ridley Pierson novel is described as an evocative and fast-paced adventure on the high seas. On a faraway island, an orphan boy named Peter and his pretty, mysterious new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and save the world from evil.

The novel was also adapted for Broadway, were it won nine Tony Award nominations, including Best Play.

This project is still in early development.

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Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of “Saturday Night Live” as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years.

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Zee News

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20th Century Fox is making a deal to pick up family film Playdate with Alvin and the Chipmunks‘s Tim Hill to direct.

Plot details are being held under wraps, but we do know that director Tim Hill and Dave Johnson are writing the script, which will become a vehicle for the director.

The project will be produced by Nicky Weinstock through Invention Films.

This project is still in early development.

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