by Ryan on 23 Oct 2009 | Comments

Ready for more portion-controlled goodness in this week’s Quick Hits & Snack Bits? Read on to find out who will be directing Monster Squad and The Tourist; casting news for Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, and Gerard Butler; new projects for Billy Ray and Cary Fukunaga; updates on Ghost in the Shell; a helluva early-developing rumor involving Leonardo DiCaprio, plus a whole bunch more!

First up is Monster Squad, the long-in-gestation supernatural comedy that is NOT a remake of the much beloved 1987 film from Fred Dekker and Shane Black. This one’s brand new, and if you’re wondering what it’s about, so are we. Brian Lynch first wrote the spec about an international coalition of kids who battle monsters under the bed (then titled Nightcrawlers), but Michael Arndt later retooled it to feature a neurotic father who had to face childhood demons. Brian Copeland has written the latest draft, but the new logline is being kept under wraps. One thing we do know is that Shrek Forever After director Mike Mitchell has been tapped as the new director. [via Variety]

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by Ryan on 24 Feb 2009 | Comments The Broadway version of Spider-Man gets a release date! Read»

by Roy on 9 Feb 2009 | Comments Zack Snyder’s next project will be the animated Guardians of Ga’Hoole, which has lined up four actors for its voice cast. Read»

by Roy on 9 Jan 2009 | Comments Peter Weir puts together a cast that includes Colin Farrell and Ed Harris for his next film, The Way Back. Read»

by Ryan on 10 Dec 2008 | Comments Evan Rachel Wood signs up as the leading lady in the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of Spider-Man. Read»