Twisted Pictures is taking over the long-standing Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, Variety reports. The production company is currently in talks with Lionsgate to partner up on new Chainsaw films. Lionsgate has distributed every Saw film, including Saw VI, which hits theaters October 23rd.

Twisted's plan for a new Chainsaw movie is apparently to contemporize the storyline and reboot the franchise again, this time in 3-D. Obvious questions of over-milking a B-horror franchise to cash in on a rediscovered fad are sure to abound... Stephen Susco of The Grudge fame will pen the script.

At least they're getting the Chainsaw away from Michael Bay. Texas Chainsaw Massacre had previously been rebooted at New Line with a remake and a prequel produced by Bay's Platinum Dunes.

Twisted Pictures is working out the deal for multiple films. Well, the regular Saw franchise can't keep going forever... or can it?

Maybe the plan will be to have a crossover! They did it with Freddy and Jason. They did it with Alien and Predator. Imagine that: Jigsaw Vs. Leatherface, in your face in 3-D! Well, we can dream, can't we?

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Tom Cruise?

No, it's not a sequel to Top Gun, but James Mangold's action/comedy Wichita, which is currently shooting for a July 2, 2010 release.

Cruise plays a super spy in the 20th Century Fox film, who turns lonely Cameron Diaz's life upside-down after a blind date, taking her on a violent journey to protect a super-powerful battery that holds the key to an infinite energy source.

Sounds fun! Check out more photos over at Splash News.

Despite the prospect of having millions of dollars thrown at them, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have decided to walk away from Transformers 3.

The screenwriting duo behind the first two Transformers films and J.J. Abrams' recent Star Trek reboot have confirmed that they will not be penning the planned third film, leaving Ehren Kruger, who also worked on Revenge of the Fallen, to go toe to toe with the boisterous Bay. 

Bay, who himself had recently told the press he desired a vacation from the world of Optimus Prime, has shown no signs of slowing down production of Transformers 3 since announcing the planned release date of July 1st, 2011 earlier this month. Bay has even invited Megan Fox to join along in the pyrotechnics again, as we reported earlier.

To be honest with you guys, I can't tell if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I've never really been a fan of anything Kurtzman and Orci have done, having loathed the writing in both Transformers films, and found the new Star Trek to be fun but flimsy at best. And as much as I'd like to champion any misfortune that befalls Mr. Bay (c'mon, it's fun!), I don't know if this is a boon or bane for him, let alone the film.

So far, Kruger's record with Revenge of the Fallen isn't looking so hot, but if the creative team has taken anything away from the negative critical reaction to their second outing, maybe they'll learn from their mistakes. Yeah, right. I just hope that Bay and Speilberg see more than dollar signs and finally give us a Transformers film that doesn't piss all over my childhood like Bumblebee on John Turturro.

Hey Michael, you mentioned back in June that you might be interested in making a film that doesn't have explosions in it. I know that film won't be Transformers 3, but I for one would really like to see you keep your word. Just because you hear "cha-ching!" when you make things go "ka-boom!" doesn't mean the rest of us aren't going "zzzzzzzzzzz".

Marlon Wayans is apparently in talks to replace Eddie Murphy as legendary comedian Richard Pryor in the forthcoming Happy Madison/Sony Pictures biopic production, Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said.

Sorry Eddie, but reports are that Wayans knocked it out of the park in the audition. Murphy apparently left the project due to "conflicts with Paramount Pictures," The Hollywood Insider tells us. Pryor is to be helmed by Dreamgirls director Bill Condon, so one can only speculate as to why Murphy has dropped out.

We here at ReelMovieNews have always thought Marlon Wayans to be the most talented Wayans brother (though that may not be saying much), so we wholeheartedly congratulate him on a job well done. We hope those talks go well.

But seriously, Eddie, why the hell would you drop out of a project like that? What conflicts could seriously have precluded you from playing RICHARD F-ING PRYOR?! Dreamgirls may have temporarily resurrected your career, but the wave doesn't always last. Just ask Burt Reynolds...

Ahh, the 1980's- everyone's favorite cocaine-fueled decade. You gave us so many wonderful things: Scarface, new wave music, Reaganomics, the DeLorean, and Gordon Gekko.

Yes, it's true, the man who delivered the creed "Greed Is Good" in the seminal 1987 movie Wall Street is back, and this time, it's personal! Well, personal enough, because Shia LaBeouf has been tapped to play the fiancé of Gordon Gekko's daughter, played by Carey Mulligan, in the sequel to Oliver Stone's original stock broker drama.

LaBeouf is teamed up with veteran Michael Douglas, who reprises his role as the formidable and disgraced Gekko, along with Josh Brolin, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Vanessa Ferlito and get this: Charlie Sheen! Yes, you heard it right, the MaSheen is back too! Oliver Stone is presiding over the cast as director of Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. Now that's a title straight out of the 1980's!

Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf and Oliver Stone were recently spotted in New York City's Central Park, shooting the new installment in what I suppose can now be called the Wall Street saga, which will be released by 20th Century Fox.

Look how wonderfully crabby Michael Douglas looks! And that old man light tan getup! Amazing! Who would have ever thought in 1987 that we'd get to see a sequel of Wall Street, let alone one where we get to see Gordon Gekko as a crotchety old geezer? I don't know about you guys, but I'm there, despite the inclusion of Shia LaBeouf. I also hope we get to see Douglas and Sheen have a fist fight over what happened in the first movie.

IMDb.com has this to say about the film's plot:

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader's mentor.

Did I hear that right? Are they trying to make Gordon Gekko the good guy? I don't know Ollie, he's a pretty good bad guy, and after Bernie Madoff, I think a lot of people will enjoy seeing the old bad guy get his ass handed to him. Don't disappoint me- give us MaSheen vs. Gekko round 2!

The movie is due to hit theaters April 23, 2010.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Creators of the hit animated television show The Simpsons have ruled out making another movie for now. If we want another big-screen adventure, they say, we'll have to wait until the series wraps.

Simpsons brain Matt Groening and show runner Al Jean say that producing the movie while making the series was so exhausting, they are reluctant to attempt the feat again.

"It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie," Groening said. "We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one -- but don't hold your breath."

To top it off, Groening and Jean say they don't know when the series will end. Oh well, we still get the TV show, even though its best years are clearly behind us... at least we get to watch it in high definition now.

This just in: more Predators are coming. Well, more specifically, just one. Robert Rodriguez is writing and producing a new installment of the popular alien hunter franchise that helped cement Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the biggest stars of the 1980s.

It seems like they're resurrecting everything from the 80's these days, doesn't it? This time around, it looks like it's going to be all Predator action, not the Alien on Predator junk we've been subjected to the last few years. Yeah, yeah, the comics were cool, but the Paul Anderson crap has to stop!

Variety and The Hollywood Reporter scoop on the new cast, which will be headed up by Oscar-winning heartthrob Adrien Brody. Brody reportedly will play a mercenary named Royce. Now, seeing as Brody ain't no Dutch, his lanky frame may be no match for the formidable Predator, but his acting chops speak for themselves.

Joining Brody are a motley crew of actors from around the globe: The Shield's Walter Goggins, I Am Legend's Alice Braga, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali ("The 4400"), Oleg Taktarov and Louiz Ozawa. Oh yeah, I love me some Oleg Taktarov and Louiz Ozawa action! If you have no idea who those guys are either, you may take comfort in the fact that Danny Trejo will also be kicking space ass this time out.

Hungarian director Nimrod Antal (Vacancy) is about to start shooting Predators, which is currently set for a summer 2010 release, on location in Hawaii at Rodriguez' Austin-based Troublemaker Studios.

The Hollywood Reporter has recently posted these details on the script and the characters:

Written by Rodriguez, Alex Litvak and Michael Finch, the script follows a group of elite warrior-types who are being hunted by members of a race of merciless alien trackers called Predators.

Brody is a man who ends up inheriting the mantle of leader and is known as a hunter of men. Grace would play an accountant-type whose unassuming facade masks a dangerous serial killer.

Braga is the tough female killer. Ali is a man not afraid to die, Goggins is the loose canon of the group and Taktarov is a former Russian special ops agent.

Trejo, already cast, is Cuchillo, a hardened warrior with twin uzis strapped to his back.

Dual uzis for Trejo? Sounds almost as fun as Machete...

Hey there, fans of Nip/Tuck! One of your favorite plastic surgeons has finally decided to break away from the tv wolfpack and branch out on his own in the big-budget remake of the 1980's thriller The Stepfather. Sela Ward, Amber Heard and Penn Badgley also star.

Check out the trailer:

Let's take a second and talk about this new A-Team movie.

I grew up with the A-Team. Their images were emblazoned on my lunchbox when I was a kid. I used to steal my dad's tan Members Only jacket and fancy cigars to pretend I was Hannibal Smith.  I have a B.A. Baracus sound board app on my iPhone. They're like family to me.

So, when I heard the kitschy 80's TV show was being remade into a glossy, glitzy, major motion picture, I immediately groaned in disapproval.

But then I heard Joe Carnahan was making it, and I said, "A-Team meets Smokin' Aces? Best movie ever!" Haha, no, I didn't really say that, but I trust Joe Carnahan to give us a slick, sexy, stylish, and yes, gritty interpretation of my favorite Stephen J. Cannell creation.

The cast list alone tells us that Carnahan's modern update will definitely honor the memory of the 80's favorite, with Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Liam Neeson as John "Hannibal" Smith, District 9's Sharlto Copley as Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock, and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as Sgt. "B.A." Baracus.

All seem to be perfect picks when you look at the original characters, especially Bradley Cooper standing in for Dirk Benedict, but Liam Neeson replacing George Peppard suggests the film will have an edge, which is exactly what we're expecting from Carnahan.

Jessica Biel is reportedly playing an Army general who is an ex-love of Bradley Cooper's Faceman, and is now in hot pursuit of the team.

Okay, hold the phone... Jessica Biel as an Army general? Really? That's about as believable as Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist. Tell me Jessica is a hot undercover CIA agent and I'll swallow that hook, line and sinker, but Army general? I don't know, Joe. Please don't insult us by making another run-of-the-mill Hollywood remake. Treat our A-Team right.

Anyway, here are some pics that our friends at comingsoon.net dug up of Miss Biel in a stealthy leather trench coat:

Jessica is clearly as hot as ever, but what's the deal with the trench coat? Is she trying to be incognito? If so, her overwhelming hotness and sexy exposed legs are making sure any covertness is completely ruined. Hell, even the coat looks sexy!

Mr. Carnahan, please don't muck this one up. I'll give you a free pass today, but it's just because your Army general makes me horny. I guess we'll have to wait until June of 2010 for a final verdict on the film. Until then, pity the fool!

After an exhausting journey to geek central, Rupert Pupkin has seen Comic-Con 2009's much-ballyhooed feature attraction:

About 20 minutes of James Cameron's much-ballyhooed new film Avatar, in 3-D! See what he has to say in his Avatar Comic-Con Preview Footage Review!