"MERLIN"S COLIN MORGAN JOINS GABRIEL BYRNE IN "QUIRKE" SERIES! DOMINC COOPER AS 007 CREATOR IN "FLEMING" BIOPIC! RON HOWARD & J.J. ABRAMS IN "ALL I'VE GOT"! SHAKIRA & PIQUE POSE NAKED FOR CHARITY BABY SHOWER

Although BBC worldwide hit show MERLIN has officially finished only last month in UK, I already miss delightful British star Colin Morgan who played the clumsy, devoted, honest and adorable magician in the wordlwide hit epic series. But good news come from BBC: he will guest star in BBC One's new three part period series QUIRKE which will see Gabriel Byrne playing the title character - a sombre Dublin pathologist who solves crimes in the 1950s. Colin Morgan will have a gig in the third episode. Meanwhile, British actor Dominic Cooper (MAMMA MIA) has been cast for the role  of legendary James

 Bond author Ian Fleming in a brand new Sky Atlantic mini series. The four part biopic titled FLEMING will see him play the James Bond creator who was also a former naval intelligence officer. Dynamic and entertaining as any of the Bond films, the series will be filmed in the UK and Budapest, and will be set during the Second World War when Fleming was heavily involved in planning naval strategy against the Nazis.

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Interesting news comes from Ron Howard and J.J. Abrams who will work together on an English remake of Israeli film ALL I'VE GOT in which the story follows a young woman who gets in a freak car

accident that kills her husband. In time, the woman moves on, gets re-married and has three children, but when she dies, 50 years after the accident, the afterlife presents an intriguing option. She can either have the memories of her life after the accident wiped clean, to become young again with her first love, or she can remain how she is to wait for her second husband. Meanwhile, Dwayne Johnson's epic HERCULES has been given August 2014 premiere spot. To be directed by Brett Ratner as a possible franchise, the film will follow the famous Greek hero in Thracian wars. Having completed his twelve labours, the weary son of Zeus becomes a mercenary in order to find solace the only way he knows how - by fighting. He and his six companions begin to suspect the motives of their vicious employer Cotys, the King of Thrace.

SHAKIRA & PIQUE 4 UNICEF

And in today's celebrity news, you can check out delightful new pictures from pop sensation Shakira and the father of her upcoming baby soccer superstar Gerard Pique. The two of them took photographs together in order to help a UNICEF charity appeal. Together they have organized a virtual baby shower with the aim to raise money for children charities. By joining the online baby shower you can help millions of vulnerable babies around the world. Celebrating the arrival of their first child, Shakira and Gerard are asking for gifts and donations for other less privileged children who don't have their basic needs covered. The interactive baby shower allows fans to look inside their virtual living room, where users can learn about child

  survival issues and purchase an 'Inspired Gift' that can help raise money for the campaign.

NEW "ALEXANDER THE GREAT" TV SHOW! MEDIEVAL "THE INQUISITION" SHOW! "ROME SWEET ROME" SF FILM! "MUD" TRAILER WITH REESE WITHERSPOON & MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY! REBECCA ROMIJN'S "KING & MAXWELL" PICKED FOR WHOLE SERIES

Amazing news from the epic front today! Our favourite scribe Michael Hirst, who created THE TUDORS and is now writing VIKINGS for History Channel, will pen ALEXANDER historical series! 8 to 12 part series will depict

 the life of Macedonian commander Alexander the Great, the military genius who conquered most of the known world before his death at 33! To be produced by German companies and with the idea to have three seasons, the show will start shooting next year. Another upcoming historical show will be THE INQUISITION, to be directed by Oscar winner Bruce Beresford (DRIVING MISS DAISY)! Internationally produced ten part lush and luscious series set in the 15th century Spain will follow the life of Diego Altas, the royal court doctor to Queen Isabella of Aragon. Born Benjamin Levi, Altas is a converted Jew, forced to denounce his heritage. At the same time, Altas uses his powerful position to resist the destructive forces of the Inquisition as he tries to save the last vestiges of religious co existence between the Moors, Christians and Jews. The clash of court and papacy in 15th century Spain is also ripe for the personal and powerful intrigue, sex and violence that’s typical of today’s global dramas and mini-series. The production should start later this year.

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Warner Bros. is preparing an unusual time travelling adventure: ROME SWEET ROME will follow a group of modern day soldiers

who are sent back through time where they get forced to fight against Roman legionaries. Speaking of unusual fantasy projects, "Variety" reports that Rob Liefeld's comic book GODYSSEY will be made into a movie telling a Greek mythological tale that sees Zeus, Buddha, Ra and Pangu battle against a legion of fallen gods to save humanity. In TV news, TNT has picked up Rebecca Romijn's new drama KING AND MAXWELL to ten part series. Based on David Baldacci's novels the series will have Rebecca Romijn as Michelle Maxwell and "The Closer"'s Jon Tenney as Sean King - a pair of former Secret Service agents who now operate as private investigators. TNT will soon also announce whether they will pick up Michael Bay's apocalyptic pilot THE LAST SHIP to series as well. That one stars Rona Mitra and Eric Dane.

"MUD" TRAILER

The first trailer for new drama MUD has been released. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Shannon and Sam Shephard the film is the powerful, redemptive tale of a charismatic fugitive named Mud (Matthew McConaughey)

 and his unlikely friendship with fourteen year old Ellis (Tye Sheridan). Ellis is determined to help his new friend escape from both the law and some very serious bounty hunters, in order to reunite Mud with his soul mate, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon)! The film will start its cinematic life later in April.

"BEN HUR" EPIC REMAKE! SF VERSION OF "THE ODYSSEY"! BRADLEY COOPER IN "DARK INVASIONS" WW2 FILM! ANNE HATHAWAY IN "THE TAMING OF THE SHREW" MOVIE

She only just won a Golden Globe, but she is not relaxing, according to "The Wrap" Anne Hathaway will take the lead role in the new movie adaptation of the famous William Shakespeare play THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. As you probably know the plot of the play revolves around the courtship of Petruchio and the headstrong Katherina. At first, Katherina resists the relationship, but is persuaded by the persistent suitor after various psychological courting games. The story of the film will be a bit modernized and will be set in the midst of the 20th century somewhere in Italy. Some time ago I told you that Anne was also set to star in Steven Spielberg's science fiction spectacle ROBOPO- CALYPSE but that project has been put on hold for a bit, at least for a few months.

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Another Golden Globe and Oscar nominee (bet you didn't see that one coming), Bradley Cooper also has a new project:  "Deadline" writes that he is in negotiations to star in DARK INVASIONS, which will be a movie adaptation of Howard Bloom's book to be released this Autumn. The book brings a true story that follows Germany's attempt to thwart the efforts of the Allies during World War I by sending their Secret Service to fight a covert war in America. They utilize Kaiser's bomb manufacturing facilities to sabotage Navy Ships. They also attack the U.S. Capitol building and setup an anthrax laboratory in close proximity to the White House. Bradley Cooper would play a policeman who is trying to stop the invading German spies. Bradley is obviously taking a more serious turn in his career, so after SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and THE PLACE BEYOND PINES, next year we shall see him in another drama - SERENA. In a story set in Depression-era North Carolina, he will play George Pemberton whose timber empire faces a complicated future when it is learned that his wife, Serena (Jennifer Lawrence), cannot bear children.

SF ODYSSEY AND BEN HUR

And it seems we shall see a few epic stories up on the screen: first, Warner Bros. will do a sf remake of Homer's THE ODYSSEY. The

story of famous Greek hero Odysseus who survived numerous adventures before returning home to find his wife pursued by suitors who want his throne, will be set in space. Years ago I reported about Brad Pitt being linked to this project. Another epic story will be seen in the remake of BEN HUR! "Deadline" reveals that MGM is planning a remake of the famous 19th century novel from Lee Wallace. Unlike the legendary film with infamous Charlton Heston, the new movie will explore the formative years of Judah Ben Hur and Messalla, growing up as best friends before the Roman Empire conquered Jerusalem. The story will also have Jesus Christ encountering Ben-Hur who then begins to believe that Christ is the Messiah, before the savior is killed by Pontius Pilate.

LAVISH TRAILER FOR EPIC HORROR "VIY" WITH JASON FLEMYNG, CHARLES DANCE! WW2 EPIC "STALINGRAD" WITH THOMAS KRETSCHMANN & WW1 EPIC "THE 34TH BATTALION"! HORROR SHOW "PENNY DREADFUL" FROM SAM MENDES! "THE ORIGINALS" SPINOFF FROM "VAMPIRE DIARIES"

 Last week I told you about Russian director Fedor Bondarchuk preparing THE WINTER QUEEN movie with Anjelica Huston, David Thewlis and Milla Jovovich in the cast, but it seems he also has another big

project in postproduction: he is helming STALINGRAD a WW2 $30 million epic focusing on the battle of Stalingrad! The cast includes some international names such as Thomas Kretschmann (THE YOUNG VICTORIA, VALKYRIE, KING KONG). One of the last movies which described the famous Stalingrad battle was ENEMY AT THE GATES which, back in 2001, starred Jude Law, Rachel Weisz and Joseph Fiennes. Another war movie we shall watch in the future is also THE 34TH BATTALION which recently added Vinnie Jones and AVATAR's and TERRA NOVA's Stephen Lang to the cast which already includes Luke Hemsworth (the older brother of Chris and Liam). The World War I drama will centre on an Australian Army unit that was involved in some of the toughest battles of the conflict, the focus being particularly on four men from New South Wales who join the army in 1916, following the deadly Gallipoli campaign, only to take part in some of the worst battles world had ever seen.

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In television news today, here's something exciting: according to "Digital Spy" Showtime has ordered new horror show PENNY DREADFUL which will be produced by SKYFALL duo Sam Mendes 

and John Logan. The visual spectacle combined with the psychological insight will bring together some of the most iconic literary characters - fictional horror icons - including Dr Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Gray and characters from Dracula - as they cross paths in Victorian London. I've told you before that NBC is also working on a Victorian set show - DRACULA with Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the lead role. Speaking of vampires, CW is working on VAMPIRE DIARIES spin-off series THE ORIGINALS which will follow the character of Klaus (Joseph Morgan whom you've seen in IMMORTALS too as the villainous soldier Lysander) as he returns to his old haunt in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Klaus was one of the founding fathers of New Orleans and the new show will focus on his highly dysfunctional family. It is interesting that Joseph Morgan will star with the above mentioned Thomas Kretschmann in unusual thriller OPEN GRAVE as a man who wakes up in the wilderness, in a pit full of dead bodies, with no memory and must determine if the murderer is one of the strangers who rescued him, or if he himself is the killer.

SCARY "VIY" TRAILER

And speaking of Russian films with international cast, here's another one: THE RETURN or VIY VOZVRASHCHENIE will be an adventurous epic based on a Nikolai Gogol story and set in the early

18th century, with Jason Flemyng playing cartographer Jonathan Green who undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the East. Having passed through Transylvania and crossed the Carpathian Mountains, he finds himself in a small village lost in impassible woods.

Nothing but chance and heavy fog could bring him to this cursed place. People who live here do not resemble any other people which the traveler saw before that. The villagers, having dug a deep moat to fend themselves from the rest of the world, share a naive belief that they

could save themselves from evil, failing to understand that evil has made its nest in their souls and is waiting for an opportunity to gush out upon the world. The cast also includes GAME OF THRONES' Charles Dance!

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S EXCLUSIVE FASHION REPORT FROM GOLDEN GLOBES 2013 RED CARPET: BEST & WORST DRESSED! MINDBLOWING TRAILER FOR ASIAN BLOCKBUSTER "THE TOWER"

So, my people, tell me how did you like last night's GOLDEN GLOBES 2013? I must admit nobody actually amazed me when it comes to fashion. There were some lovely outfits and some eye destroying pieces. Click on the pics to see them bigger size!

THE BEAUTIES

I don't know if everybody will agree that Lucy Liu was the best looking, but she sure was the most cheerful one bringing light and delightful charm to the red carpet in her floral ball gown. I also liked Naomi 

Watts' burgundy red dress, which was totally cut on the back, but I didn't like her hairdo. Three ladies who opted for refined black colour also looked beautiful: Eva Longoria was breathtaking in her black lace 

dress with a sexy cut, Kate Hudson was also sexy in her retro dress with golden elements, while Sofia Vergara brought midnight hotness to the red carpet in her sparkly dark gown.

THE PRETTIES

Also pretty, but maybe not so breathtaking were Emily Blunt in gold, Julia Louis Dreyfus in her enchanting ball gown, Salma Hayek

who had a bad hair day, but she did look sexy in her tight and sparkly dress, while Miranda Kerr was the vixen of the evening in her glamorous cherry dress.

 RED FIRES

Lots of ladies have opted for red this year, among them Jennifer Lawrence, who was maybe overly simple, Jennifer Garner, whose

dress was nice but had a bad make up, while Clare Danes and Marion Cottilard looked nice, but maybe too plain for the occasion.

  WHITE PEACHES

Beside black and red, white and peach colours also dominated the evening: but unfortunately all of them - Anne Hathaway, Amy 

Adams, Megan Fox and Jennifer Lopez, missed an interesting detail on their gowns, so they looked lovely, but too minimalistic and unnoticeable.

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

Now I must admit that the blue thing on Jessica Chastain is the ugliest thing I've ever seen on any red carpet in my life and it was even vulgar and offensive in a way. Nicole Kidman and DOWNTON 

ABBEY's Michelle Dockery looked a bit stiff, and I have no idea how on earth gorgeous Rachel Weisz chose that horrid polka dot black thing? Three sexy ladies Olivia Munn, Rosario Dawson and Sienna Miller didn't look sexy at all thanks to their bad choices, while Zooey 

Deschanel is steadily becoming the worst dressed celebrity when it comes to red carpets - with a bad hairdo and white pearls she looked like her granny chose her outfit.

THE TOWER TRAILER

And for those who don't care for red carpet fashion, here's a super exciting trailer for Asian blockbuster THE TOWER which is currently showing in

US cinemas as well. On Christmas Eve at Tower Sky, an ultra-luxurious building complex, a White Christmas party is held to dazzle its equally high-end tenants and VIP guests. Dae-ho, the manager of the building and single father, is forced to cancel plans with his daughter Hana to work the event. His Christmas is saved when Yoon-hee, the food mall manager with a secret crush on Dae-ho, offers to babysit Hana during the party. Meanwhile, Young-ki the legendary fire chief of Yoido Station has finally promised his first holiday date night to his long suffering wife. The party is in full swing with the spectacular sight of two helicopters flying

overhead just to spray snow on the partygoers and make everything perfect. When unthinkable disaster strikes, Dae-ho and Young-ki must summon all their strength and courage to save the lives of thousands but at what cost to themselves and their loved ones?

AARON JOHNSON IN "GODZILLA"? ABC WANTS "STAR WARS" SHOW? "JURASSIC PARK 4", "STEP UP 5", "DREDD 2", "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5"! "JACK THE GIANT SLAYER" GIANT POSTERS

Earlier last week I informed you that Warner Bros. wants Henry Cavill for the lead role in their remake of GODZILLA, but during the

weekend the new name which popped up in the run for the role is Aaron Johnson whom you've seen in KICK-ASS and this winter in ANNA KARENINA! The remake is being written by THE WALKING DEAD's Frank Darabont. Another piece of news which dominated this weekend is the one about ABC wanting to do live action STAR WARS TV show, which was deemed too expensive for the small screens. Now that both the network and LucasFilms are owned by Disney, this seems more realistic than three or four years ago when first ideas about the show were revealed. The idea was to spend 5$ million per episode and to make a show which would be similar to a space western. The show which might centre on rival families battling for control of the underworld in the galaxy probably won't be connected with the new STAR WARS film scheduled for 2015.

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And a bunch of sequels is in works in Hollywood: JURASSIC PARK IV has been officially scheduled for June 2014 with Steven Spielberg producing the project, and another sf project DREDD is also hoping to get its sequel

since it was originally planned as a trilogy. Karl Urban film wasn't overly successful at the box office but it did gain army of fans who loved the remake. Pete Travis won't return to the helm.  A film which did score huge worldwide success last year was STEP UP 4 REVOLUTION, and the fresh gossip says that we will be getting STEP UP 5 with the idea to gather all of the stars from the previous parts into the fifth film, including Channing Tatum who starred in the first movie and who became a major star later on. They will apparently all appear in an epic dance number in the end of the film. As you know, Channing didn't only launch his career with STEP UP but he also married Jenna Dewan, his partner in the film. Meanwhile, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 will have TOWER HEIST writer Jeff Nathanson penning the script. Johnny Depp is returning to his role.

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER GIANT POSTERS

The film which was supposed to hit cinemas last year but will premiere this March, fantasy adventure JACK THE GIANT SLAYER is finally getting some marketing. Posters have been released, Fye, Foe, Fumm

and Fallon, showing the mighty giants that Nicholas Hoult will have to slay as Jack. He will have to climb up the famous beanstalk and rescue his princess played by Eleanor Tomlinson. You can read more

about the Bryan Singer directed movie in our spotlight. The cast also includes Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Bill Nighy and Ian McShane.

GOLDEN GLOBES RED CARPET REPORT TOMORROW

And don't forget that later this Monday, I will probably bring you HOLLYWOOD SPY's exclusive report from Golden Globes' red carpet (in other words we shall be trashing the stars) depending on how inspiring our celebs will be at the ceremony.  So, don't forget to drop by and share your naughty comments on celebrity fashion with us :) I know that some of the gowns will simply irritate you and you will have to share it with the world :)

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S EXCLUSIVE SPOTLIGHT ON "WARM BODIES" WITH NICHOLAS HOULT, TERESA PALMER, DAVE FRANCO, JOHN MALKOVICH

 I have told you recently that if you are hoping to see some romantic movies this February you are out of luck,since for some reason,

 this year the month of love will be filled with extreme action flicks and horrors. But here's one that mixes all of that - action, horror, comedy and romance - WARM BODIES, a film which opens up in cinemas February 1st bringing a new twist to the zombie mythology. The film will try to show what happens when zombies fall in love, do they lust only for our brains, or for our hearts as well: after a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

WARM BODIES STORY

The story of WARM BODIES revolves around a boy named R (Nicholas Hoult) who is a zombie. After a zombie apocalypse, he shambles across an America filled with collapsed buildings, rusted cars, shattered windows, and abandoned high-rises. He can only grunt or moan and craves human brains to get high on their memories. After eating the brains of a teenage boy, R is overcome with love for the teen's companion, Julie Grigio (Teresa Palmer). R rescues Julie from his zombie pack and

takes her back to his lair, an airplane at an airport that serves as home for R. As R and Julie form a special relationship, R becomes increasingly more human - setting off an exciting and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies. Julie eventually leaves the airplane, and R follows her back to Citi Field in Queens, New York, the largest remaining human refuge. At the refuge, the zombies and humans clash.

WARM BODIES TIDBITS

The story is losely based on ROMEO AND JULIET which is why the character names are R-Romeo, Julie - Juliet, Perry - Paris, Marcus - Mercutio.... The cast also includes Dave Franco as Perry Kelvin, John Malkovich as General Grigio, Rob Corddry as M... This is actually a movie adaptation of WARM BODIES bestselling book by Isaac Marion who announced earlier this winter that he is working on a sequel to his novel. The zombies can barely talk in the film, so extensive voice-over will be used to express their thoughts!

WARM BODIES STARS

Charming Nicholas Hoult has changed quite a bit  since the world fell in love with him when, back as a little kid, he starred in ABOUT A BOY next to Hugh Grant. 

He later on scored action roles in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and CLASH OF THE TITANS. Later this year you will watch him as JACK THE GIANT SLAYER and next year in MAD MAX FURY ROAD and X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Gorgeous Teresa Palmer was also supposed to star in MAD MAX FURY ROAD before Charlize Theron took the role of Furiosa. You will see her this year in KNIGHT OF CUPS next to Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale, and in 2014 in PARTS PER BILLION love story. Meanwhile, James' younger brother Dave Franco will be seen this year in NOW YOU SEE ME magician heist film next to Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. John Malkovich is filming RED 2 sequel with Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and David Thewlis about retired spies who come back to action.

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The reason why we love Robin Williams so much is how he is one the best comedians in history who isn't afraid to take diverse roles, some even very shocking. We loved him in ONE HOUR PHOTO and INSOMNIA, where he was dangerous and crazy, but we also loved him as caring MRS.

 DOUBTFIRE. The fresh news is that he will now star in BOULEVARD, an intimate drama about marriage and lies, in which Williams will play Nolan Mack, a devoted husband in a marriage of convenience until a run-in with a guarded young man forces Nolan to come to terms with his own secrets. Robin will also be seen this year in star studded THE BUTLER in which he plays  Dwight Eisenhower, and in THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN as a man who has only a few hours to live and has to determine what to do with them. I've told you before that he will join Annette Bening in LOOK OF LOVE about a widow who falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband, and in THE BIG WEDDING next to Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Topher Grace, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried, Ben Barnes and Susan Sarandon! I wish he would accept to play Susan Boyle in her biopic :)

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 Deadline reports that New Line Cinema is continuing their work on the film adaptation of bestselling comic Y: THE LAST MAN. Based on Brian K. Vaughan's comic book series, the story follows Yorick Brown

  , a young man who, along with his pet monkey, somehow become the only two male mammals on Earth, after a bizarre, cataclysmic event wipes out every other male on the planet, both human and animal. Yorick teams with a government operative known only as 355, to try and get to the bottom of this world-changing event. Speaking of movie adaptations Steven Spielberg has put his ROBO- POCALYPSE sf project on hold for a few months deeming it to expensive to make right now: it is supposed to be a film based on Daniel H. Wilson novel about the humanity trying to adapt to a world in which robots have taken over the control after a huge uprising.

PARADE'S END

You can also check out a trailer which HBO released for British mini series PARADE'S END which will finally debut over in United States on February 26th. The sweeping World War One five part tale based on 

a series of novels by author Ford Madox, stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall in a plot that centres on a love triangle which develops between old-fashioned Christopher Tietjens, his vindictive wife Sylvia and young suffragette Valentine Wannop, in the midst of World War I and a Europe on the brink of profound change. As

the war drags on, Christopher goes to fight in France, and leaves behind Sylvia, a son who may or may not be his and Valentine. He must ultimately decide who he is to remain with for the duration of his life: the beautiful yet manipulative Sylvia or the adoring Valentine. The

series already aired at BBC last summer and the cast also includes Rupert Everett, Anne Marrie Duff, Miranda Richardson, Janet McTeer and Jack Huston. The series has received widespread critical acclaim and was one of the best watched at BBC last year.

LUCAS TILL, ALEX PETTYFER, JEREMY IRVINE IN LINE FOR "DIVERGENT"! ANG LEE TO HELM ANGELINA JOLIE'S "CLEOPATRA"? "TRANCE" TRAILER WITH JAMES MCAVOY, VINCENT CASSEL!

 A new one in the line of blockbusters based on YA novels is DIVERGENT which is moving on with its preproduction. "Variety" offers updates

from the projects, with the news on the young actors who are auditioning for the lead male role in the story by Veronica Roth which is very similar to infamous HUNGER GAMES with teens fighting for their lives in a futuristic setting. The lead female role already went to young Shailene Woodley, while three names competing for the male role are - Lucas Till from X-MEN, LAST SONG and STOKER, English hunk Alex Pettyfer from I AM NUMBER 4 and MAGIC MIKE, and Jeremy Irvine from WAR HORSE and GREAT EXPECTATIONS. The tale is set in a dystopian future Chicago where Beatrice Prior must make the choice facing every 16-year-old between one of the five

factions that represent different virtues. The decision forces her to make the choice between remaining with her family and being true to herself.

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Your poster treat for today is the first poster for upcoming animated adventure EPIC which hits cinemas this May with voices from Beyonce, Amanda Seyfried, Steve Tyler, Colin Farrell, Josh

 Hutcherson and Jason Sudeikis. Directed by Chris Wedge, the helmer of famous ICE AGE saga, this delightful film filled with green colour and enchanting imagery, will follow a teenager who finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world - and ours. You can read more about it in our exclusive spotlight. In short news - according to "The Hollywood Reporter" LIFE OF PI's Ang Lee has apparently been offered the helm of Angelina Jolie's CLEOPATRA and he is about to read the script before accepting. James Cameron is among those who refused the job.

TRANCE TRAILER

Fox Searchlight Pictures has released the first trailer for their action thriller TRANCE directed by famous British moviemaker Danny Boyle. Hitting theatres next month, the film stars James McAvoy as

 Simon, an art auctioneer who double-crosses a team of thieves during a heist. After being knocked unconscious by the crime boss Frank (French star Vincent Cassel), Simon swears he does not know where he

stashed the painting. Frank employs a hypnotherapist (Rosario Dawson) to try and recover the location of the missing piece of artwork.

HENRY CAVILL FOR "GODZILLA"! BRAD PITT IS "PONTIUS PILATE"? "SHADOW OF COLOSSUS" EPIC FILM! "CINDERELLA" LEFT WITHOUT MARK ROMANEK!

 Lots of movie news from the epic genre today, people, and you know your trusted HOLLYWOOD SPY is one of web's biggest sources for all things epic and

  historical! The latest piece of info coming from "Deadline" says that Brad Pitt wants to wear sandals again after his rather weak attempt in TROY where he tried to play Achilles. He is now apparently negotiating with Warner Bros to star in their biblical epic which will depict the life of infamous PONTIUS PILATE, the judge at Jesus Christ's trial who sentenced God's son to death by crucifixion. The movie on the fifth Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea from AD 26-36 will be based on historical fact, and will chronicle the life of Pontius Pilate leading up to the sentencing and crucifixion of Christ.In last two years at least five or six Biblical films have been announced but none got into production, except Russell Crowe's NOAH which will be a futuristic epic.

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In other epic news today, "The Hollywood Reporter" writes about the Sony Pictures movie adaptation of famous video game SHADOW OF COLOSSUS. Josh Trank, who had CHRONICLE sleeper hit earlier last year, will direct this fantasy adventure centred on a young man named Wander, who was tasked with defeating sixteen massive colossi in order to save a girl named Mono, and restore peace and order to his kingdom. Speaking of fantasy projects, Disney has parted its ways with Mark Romanek who was supposed to helm their movie adaptation of CINDERELLA adding the blond beauty to other already filmed fairy tales from SNOW WHITE to ALICE IN WONDERLAND and HANSEL AND GRETEL. Romanek's vision of the classic tale was apparently too edgy and too grim and dark for Disney. As I reported some time earlier this winter Cate Blanchett is supposed to play the evil stepmother, while a bunch of young actresses including Alicia Vikander and Saoirse Ronan are auditioning for the titular role.

HENRY CAVILL IN GODZILLA

Also kinda epic, but in a monstrous way is GODZILLA which is getting a remake at Warner Bross. Gareth Edwards will direct the movie on the

 legendary monster which is to hit cinemas together with the remake of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES in May 2014. The info coming from "Digital Spy" is that Henry Cavill is in the run to take the lead role in the remake, and other candidates for the roles are Caleb Landry Jones and Scoot McNairy. Frank Darabont who got his fame back with his successful work on THE WALKING DEAD is writing the script. You already know that after playing Superman in MAN OF STEEL, Henry will also star in another epic adventure - THE GREAT WALL with Benjamin Walker and Zhang Ziyi - a historical mystery centred around the construction of the Great Wall of China.