EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures is setting Rodney Rothman to script, with an eye toward directing, a 21 Jump Street spinoff movie where the main cops are female. Neal Moritz is producing. This concept has been floated for a while, along with a separate film that will be a mash-up with 21 Jump Street stars Jonah Hill and…

Sony’s The Dark Tower is now really real. Days after Stephen King tweeted his blessing and a confirmation that Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey are firmed to square off in the leads, Sony Pictures just staked the 2017 Presidents Day weekend for a global launch of the first installment of the Nikolaj Arcel-directed…

Under the Dome‘s Natalie Martinez (End of Watch) has been cast opposite Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, and Joel Kinnaman in WB’s action thriller Run All Night. Director Jaume Collet-Serra is reuniting with his Unknown star Neeson in the pic written by Brad Ingelsby and produced by Roy Lee and Brooklyn Weaver. Martinez will…

Sony’s move off June 6, 2014, means that the 21 Jump Street sequel won’t compete with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles anymore. By moving into the June 13, 2014, slot that opened up today with Universal’s postponement of Jurassic Park 4, the Channing Tatum starrer has the new date all to…

EXCLUSIVE: Dave Franco has signed with CAA, reuniting with Kami Putnam Heist, who originally represented him at Gersh before she moved over. She also reps his older brother, James Franco. Dave Franco has built a nice run lately. After playing the villain in 21 Jump Street, he has shot Warm Bodies, the zombie tale that…

Brie Larson has joined the cast of The Spectacular Now. The actress, who recently starred in 21 Jump Street, will play "Cassidy," one of the leads in the comedy. James Ponsoldt is directing The Spectacular Now. Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley co-star in the film. Shawn Levy & Tom McNulty are producing.  Larson is in…

If you think that The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo was a hit, then talk to MGM Holdings CEO Gary Barber. His company co-financed the film, and although it has generated about $231M at worldwide box offices he tells investors who own MGM’s unlisted shares that “it is below our expectations and we booked a modest loss.&#8221…

FX has added two more box-office hits to its theatrical portfolio. The basic cable network has closed deals for the ad-supported TV rights to this weekend's No. 1 movie 21 Jump Street (Sony), which opened with $36.3 million, and to Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Universal), which was No. 1 at the box-office the previous two…

Sony Pictures says the Monday actuals for R-rated 21 Jump Street moved higher because of a better-than-expected Sunday. Friday’s figure was $13.2M, Saturday $12.9M, and Sunday $10.1M for a 3-day weekend total of $36.3M. <a title="'21 Jump Street' #1 With Hot $35M Weekend; 'John Carter' Slumps; 'Casa Padre' Pumps"…

SUNDAY PM, 6TH UPDATE: Welcome to another weekend of strong North American box office. But it’s down -6% from last year because Saturday grosses proved softer than expected. Probably the NCAA basketball effect. R-rated pics were hot. Numbers for the #1 movie, Sony Pictures/MGM co-production’ 21 Jump Street, showed an…

The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival unveiled its feature lineup today. Colombia Pictures and MGM's 21 Jump Street will screen as the festival’s centerpiece world premiere March 12th and Emmett Malloy’s world debut documentary Mumford & Sons will close out the event, which takes place in Austin from…

Some of us are not sure what to make of this red band trailer for 21 Jump Street with Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Ice Cube in the movification of a long-ago Fox TV series about young cops going undercover in high school. The late ’80s TV show starred Johnny Depp…