Wanted director harpoons Moby Dick
Timur Bekmambetov plans a modern day 'graphic novel-style' adaptation of Herman Melville's whaling adventure
Brideshead revitalised
Matthew Goode talks to Alice Fisher about the new film version of Brideshead Revisited, nerves, fashion disasters and skinny dipping
Law set to make the elementary decision to play Dr Watson
Jude Law is in talks to play Sherlock Holmes' faithful friend opposite Robert Downey Jr in Guy Ritchie's adaptation
Dunst to star in AN Wilson adaptation
Kirsten Dunst is set to take the lead in the film of the Evening Standard columnist's Henry James-inspired novel
If Annie Proulx didn’t object to the film of Brokeback, it’s hard for her to object to the fan fiction
Adaptation of any sort naturally leads to reinterpretation, writes Giles Foden. Annie Proulx needs to let her Brokeback boys go
Annie Proulx bemoans torrent of ‘pornish’ Brokeback fan fiction
The Pulitzer prize-winner calls the film adaptation of Brokeback Mountain "a source of constant irritation" as she's bombarded with pornographic fan literature
Affleck goes to Town for Warner Bros
Gone Baby Gone director to rewrite, star and call shots on The Town, an adaptation of The Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan
Cthulhu: lots of Marsh Men but not a blessed mandible
Anna Pickard sits through the trailer for the new adaptation of HP Lovecraft's classic gothic novel 137 times in the hope of seeing the ultimate embodiment of evil
Just like us?
What's the point of a portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire with the politics left out? The new film version works well as a study in misogyny, argues Amanda Vickery, but spare us the cod psychologising and allusions to Princess Di
Clooney assembles all-star cast for Goats
Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges are to join George Clooney for the big screen adaptation of Jon Ronson's The Men Who Stare at Goats
Film trailer: Brideshead Revisited
A film adaptation of the classic Evelyn Waugh text about Catholicism and university life
Film trailer: Angel
Francois Ozon's adaptation of the Elizabeth Taylor novel about the rise and fall of an eccentric young writer in the early 20th century
De Niro walks out of Mel Gibson film
Creative differences have prompted the star's resignation from BBC adaptation Edge of Darkness, also starring Mel Gibson and Danny Huston
In brief: Step Brothers tops the UK chart
Plus: Choke to open Raindance and Bruckheimer to produce Killing Rommel adaptation
Kick-Ass casting
Casting has been announced for Matthew Vaughn's comic-book adaptation. Nicolas Cage is joined by Superbad's McLovin and Aaron Johnson