Stop being such a loser? I’ll make a superhuman effort
Euan Ferguson: One of the big film events of the summer will be the The Fantastic Four, the latest adaptation of a superhero comic.
Fox breaks $1bn barrier with summer hits
Plus: Fourth film adaptation planned for Resident Evil; Tim Robbins to star in Hot Stuff
Cameron keeps himself busy
James Cameron has four projects on the go - ranging from his 3D film adaptation of a Japanese manga graphic novel to a sequel to True Lies.
ITV approached Hanks for Miss Marple role
ITV has confirmed it talked to Tom Hanks about a role in a Miss Marple adaptation but says reports of a deal are wide of the mark. By Jason Deans.
Looks good, feels bad
Film of the week: Robert Rodriguez's adaptation of Frank Miller's Sin City is visually stylish, but has no soul, says Philip French
Westminster Abbey closes doors to Da Vinci Code
Westminster Abbey has shut its doors to the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, saying that the book is 'theologically unsound'.
In brief: Blake faces second trial
Plus: Clooney to star as troubleshooting lawyer; Notes On a Scandal adaptation casts Blanchett and Dench; Johannsen pulls out of Mission: Impossible
Owen to star in sci-fi feature
Rising British star Clive Owen has signed to star in an adaptation of PD James's bleak science fiction novel Children of Men
Eccleston may swap Tardis for Da Vinci Code
Christopher Eccleston may join the cast of The Da Vinci Code film adaptation as a killer monk
In brief: Die Hard star gets Arts and Letters award
Plus: Joaquin Phoenix enters rehab, and Forest Whitaker lining up to play Idi Amin in Last King of Scotland adaptation
Hopes pinned on Sahara for oasis in Paramount desert
Hollywood players will be keeping a close eye on the underperforming studio's adaptation of Sahara when it opens in US cinemas this weekend
Cuarón to take Life of Pi
Alfonso Cuarón, the director of Harry Potter: the Prisoner of Azkaban, and the acclaimed road movie Y tu Mamá También, is set to direct the film adaptation of Life of Pi, Yann Martel's Booker-prize-winning novel.
Connery back on 007 duty
The original James Bond has agreed is to slip into the 007 tuxedo once again. this time for a video game adaptation of From Russia With Love