EXCLUSIVE: Three weeks out from starting production on Star Trek 3, director Justin Lin took time away to drop his hands in cement at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, alongside Huang Xiaoming and Zhao Wei, to celebrate the iconic movie house's 88th anniversary. Lin took a few moments to reflect on a career that…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed actress Sofia Boutella. She recently starred as the metallic-legged beauty Gazelle in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service for Fox, and she landed the female lead in Star Trek 3, which Justin Lin is directing. Boutella had been repped by Paradigm, which did a fine job getting her to…

Jeremy Saulnier's Blue Ruin came to Cannes out of nowhere two years ago to announce the arrival of a new talent looking at film in a different way. He's back, now, channeling Sam Peckinpah with Green Room, a horror thriller that stars Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat and Anton Yelchin. For Yelchin, who…

EXCLUSIVE: After a sharp turn as the sexy blade-legged assassin in the Matthew Vaughn-directed hit Kingsman: The Secret Service, Sofia Boutella has been set for a lead role in Star Trek 3, which Justin Lin is directing from a script by cast member Simon Pegg and Doug Jung (creator of the TNT series Dark Blue). Prying…

1980s sci-fi anime series Robotech is being fast-tracked for the big screen by Sony. The studio acquired rights to the toon with an eye on developing it as a worldwide franchise. Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton are producing from Michael Gordon’s script.  Doug Belgrad, Michael De Luca and Matthew Milam are overseeing…

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Pegg has been set to co-write Star Trek 3, the film that just got Fast & Furious director Justin Lin aboard after Roberto Orci exited the helmer chair. He will co-write the script with Doug Jung, creator of the TNT series Dark Blue. Pegg’s already a pivotal player in the JJ Abrams-produced…

Just hours after Deadline’s Mike Fleming exclusively reported that Justin Lin was tapped to direct Star Trek 3, Paramount has dated the pic’s release for July 8, 2016. Right now it has the slot to…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot just set Justin Lin to direct Star Trek 3, filling the biggest open directing assignment out there with the filmmaker credited with reviving the Fast & Furious series. Lin helmed four of the films that grossed $1.9 billion in worldwide box…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures, JJ Abrams and Skydance Productions are eyeing five top directors to replace Roberto Orci as the Star Trek 3 helmer, I’m told. This is the hot open directing assignment of the moment. Studio is high on and has met with Rupert Wyatt, who helmed Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and the new…

EXCLUSIVE: Roberto Orci is beaming off the bridge of the Starship Enterprise on Star Trek 3. Rampant rumors are swirling and I’ve confirmed there is fire behind the smoke that he won’t be directing. I even hear that Edgar Wright and others are on a short list to take the job.  Orci stays on the project as producer…

UPDATED, 7:09 PM: Looks like Roberto Orci indeed is set to direct the next Star Trek pic — as we reported exclusively last week. PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE, May 9: After an aggressive lobbying campaign, Roberto Orci has emerged as the clear frontrunner to replace JJ Abrams and direct Paramount‘s third installment of the Star…

Catch up on the top film stories of the week: Lionsgate, Saban Brands Reboot 'Power Rangers' As Pic Franchise By Mike Fleming Jr. Hollywood's hunger to match movies with proven brands knows no bounds. Lionsgate has announced it will team with Saban Brands to revive the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in the first of what…