In brief: Routh and Singer may not return to Superman
Plus: Favreau signals interest in Avengers adaptation; Carnahan plays down Taskmaster rumours
Run for your lives
Why the kite runners had to flee Afghanistan
The Namesake
Mira Nair directs this ambitious adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's cross-cultural novel, traversing the disparate worlds of India and America with confidence, insight, and wit
Ne Touchez Pas la Hache (Don’t Touch the Axe)
Peter Bradshaw: The latest film from remarkable 79-year-old French new-wave master Jacques Rivette is an adaptation of a Balzac novella
Burton to turn Alice’s world 3D
Film director Tim Burton is taking on another fantasy - he is to direct and produce a new adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
Golden Compass still the world’s No 1
The big screen adaptation of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights novel continued to bewitch the worldwide box-office this week, despite a lacklustre performance Stateside
Britain’s Atonement leads Golden Globes race
Joe Wright's adaptation of Ian McEwan's historical romance Atonement leads the competition for the Golden Globes with seven nominations, among them best drama and acting honours for Keira Knightley and James McAvoy
Who will star in The Road movie?
Hollywood has the hots for Cormac McCarthy, but opinion is divided on who will star in the adaptation of his most famous book
Crowe rescues State of Play
Russell Crowe has confirmed he will take up the lead role in the Hollywood adaptation of the BBC series State of Play following the departure of Brad Pitt days before filming was due to begin
The Golden Compass
Peter Bradshaw: Nicole Kidman steals the show as the bewitching villainess hunting the truth-seeking golden compass in this Philip Pullman adaptation, but the ideas about good and evil are a bit of a cop out
Crowe considers Pitt role in State of Play
Russell Crowe is in 11th-hour talks to take the lead role in Hollywood's adaptation of the BBC drama State of Play, following Brad Pitt's exit last week
Golden Compass studio to sue makers of Pullman doc
The studio behind the long-awaited big screen adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy tale is suing the makers of a documentary with a similar title over claims they are trying to cash in on the film's release
Beowulf conquers the world
Beowulf, the special effects-heavy adaptation of the Old English epic poem, has become king of the box office both in the US and around the globe
Children’s author Michael Morpurgo on Beowulf
Michael Morpurgo, author of his own children's version of Beowulf, sees the film adaptation
In brief: Winona is the Spockmother
Plus: Mark Wahlberg to headline video game adaptation; Ratatouille, Simpsons, Shrek on Oscar longlist for best animation.