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Natalie Portman has been cast as the female lead in "Thor," Marvel Studios' adaptation of its comic book featuring the Norse god of thunder.

Warner Bros. has settled on Ryan Reynolds as its choice to play “Green Lantern,” the studio’s live-action tentpole based on the DC Comics hero.

I'd like to think that someone was tapping into the liberty caps when they decided to make a live-action/animated movie of the Smurfs. It would, in so many ways, be fitting. Or at least an excuse.

Cameron Diaz is considering an offer to play the female lead in Green Hornet, opposite Seth Rogen.

The new trailer for the Robert Rodriguez film Shorts will also be attached to the film.

Studio wins feature rights to Atari videogame -- Universal's won the bidding for feature rights to the vintage Atari vidgame "Asteroids" and set up the project with Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

If you were hoping to see that live-action, big screen version of the anime classic Akira, well, stop hoping.

If the rumors are to be believed G.I. Joe the scored the lowest test screening score ever from an audience in the history of Paramount.

Stephen Sommers was never let go from project -- One day you're directing one of the summer's biggest tentpoles, the next you're not. Depending on which websites you read.

Universal has picked up "Lunch Lady," a children's graphic novel series written and illustrated by Jarrett Krosoczka, with Amy Poehler attached to star.