Dan Brown to adapt The Lost Symbol Bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code working on screenplay for forthcoming adaptation of his novel
David Nicholls: why he made the headlines in 2010 David Nicholls's love story One Day made strong men weep and became a literary sensation. He talks to Polly Vernon
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro gang up for new mafia film Scorsese favourites Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel also tipped to star in story of hitman Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran
All is well with Narnia Greg Wright: I am a Christian minister who dislikes Narnia, but I think media attacks on the Voyage of the Dawn Treader film are over the top
From Harry Potter to Narnia: the pressure on film franchises to perform In the world of film franchises, it's billions or bust – anything less than Harry Potter-style success spells the end for a series. Cath Clarke reports on how Narnia went to the brink
Danny Boyle: Trainspotting sequel ‘will happen’ Director plans to follow-up his 1996 breakthrough movie with a loose adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel Porno
First sight: Jake Hoffman Dustin Hoffman's son plays his grandson in the new film adaptation of Mordecai Richler's Barney's Version
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows takes off as Unstoppable trundles on Charles Gant: Tony Scott's runaway train thriller set a solid pace but the broomstick-wielding wizard cleaned up on his penultimate outing
Carey Mulligan is Baz Luhrmann’s Daisy in remake of The Great Gatsby British actor Oscar nominated for An Education beats Natalie Portman and others to role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio
The Great Gatsby delusion Sarah Churchwell: Baz Luhrmann will be the fourth director to try to film Fitzgerald's novel and fail. It can't be done
Dune rights holders set to desert Paramount Film adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction bestseller could be shelved as pressure builds for production to begin
Swedish Girl With the Dragon Tattoo director attacks Hollywood remake Niels Arden Oplev says that Noomi Rapace, star of his original film, should not be overlooked as Stieg Larsson's heroine hacker Lisbeth Salander
One Day director Lone Scherfig wraps filming of David Nicholls’ novel Director defends casting of Anne Hathaway as chippy northerner Emma opposite Jim Sturgess as Dexter in 90s London
From Here To Eternity was a racy film but the book was even stronger Fondly remembered for star Burt Lancaster's preposterously high trunks, From Here To Eternity was almost even racier, recalls John Patterson
Amputation scenes spark revulsion at screening of Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours Reports say three cinemagoers fainted and one had a seizure at Toronto festival debut of the Trainspotting director's gory new film