EXODUS (Cast Rumour)

• EXODUS

Christian Bale

Deadline reports that Twentieth Century Fox and director Ridley Scott are keen to have Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Trilogy) play Moses in an upcoming epic based on the biblical figure's life.

The film was initially scripted by Bill Collage and Adam Cooper which was  re-written by Steve Zaillian, for the film now titled Exodus.

Bale, who last appeared on the big screen in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, can be seen later this year in David O. Russell's still-untitled drama and Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups.

Exodus is one of two competing big screen stories about Moses in the works. Warner Bros. is developing Gods and Kings. Scripted by Michael Green and Stuart Hazeldine, the film had initially attracted the interest of Steven Spielberg. Now, however, it is said that Spielberg is out and that the studio is keen on signing Ang Lee to helm.

ELIZA GRAVES (Cast News)

Kate Beckinsale

• ELIZA GRAVES

Underworld and Total Recall star Kate Beckinsale has signed onto Eliza Graves, the next directing vehicle for Brad Anderson (Session 9, The Call).

Eliza Graves is a psychological thriller about a doctor who takes a job at an insane asylum. There, she falls for another doctor and soon comes to learn that the patients have taken over the clinic.

The film is based on the Edgar Allen Poe tale "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" and was adapted by Joseph Gangemi (Fear Itself, Wind Chill).

Shooting is expected to begin this June. 

MAN OF STEEL (Goyer Excites)

• MAN OF STEEL

Man of Steel will be releasing a little later this year, and with the teaser and trailer releasing a little while back it certainly looks to be one awesome film. In a recent interview with Total Film, screenwriter David S. Goyer stated that we haven’t even seen in the tip of the iceberg as yet, going on to say:

Man of Steel

"It's something Chris [Nolan] tried hard to do with the Batman films," Goyer said. "I'm genuinely pleased with how much secrecy we've been able to maintain. There's so much of the movie that people don't know, that hasn't been touched upon. The trailer's just the tiniest, tiniest tip of the iceberg."

Goyer also talked about whether or not this Superman movie will be darker. "Relatable and realistic doesn't necessarily mean dark. I think it would be inappropriate for us to approach a Superman film as if we were doing The Dark Knight. The Batman films are a lot more nihilistic; Superman has always been a story about hope."

Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on June 14, Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni, Russell Crowe, Michael Kelly, Harry Lennix and Richard Schiff. You can watch the trailer from December using the player below.

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (Cast News)

• X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Earlier this week Bryan Singer just tweeted what looks to be headshots of the final main cast headshots for X-Men: Days of Future Past.  

Fan BingBing as Blink

Fan Bingbing seems to be the latest name joining the ranks has she is set to play the teleporter Blink (most famous for her run in Age of Apocalypse and Exiles) in the film. Bingbing recently starred in the Li Yu-directed film Double Exposure, which broke a box office record for an art film in China, and the Xu Zhen-directed film Lost In Thailand,and she is currently in negotiations to star in the sequel of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Singer’s tweet also confirmed the return of Daniel Cudmore, aka Colossus, who looks to be reprising his role from X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand.

Daniel Cudmore back as Colossus

So to recap, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellan, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Anna Paquin, Halle Berry, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Booboo Stewart, Shawn Ashmore and Ellen Page will be starring in X-Men: Days of Future’s Past.

For now it looks as though this will be final cast list for the film, although we can’t be so sure. We might still get a few surprise cast members coming back as well as new cast members joining the film. Not to mention the possibility of some real fun cameos! 

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 2 (in Development)

• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 2

Last year we got word that Peter Jackson was hoping to have the next "Tintin" film out in 2015, and now director Steven Spielberg (who helmed the first film) is echoing that sentiment. In an interview with Times of India, Spielberg said they're hoping to start production this year.

"Peter Jackson is directing the next one, I'm producing. We have a script and we're going to start performance capture probably at the end of this year.

"Don't hold me to it, but we're hoping the film will come out around Christmas-time in 2015. We know which books we're making, we can't share that now but we're combining two books which were always intended to be combined by Herge."

While it hasn’t been confirmed, many believe that the two-part "Seven Crystal Balls" and "Prisoners of the Sun" would be the focus of the sequel. Peter Jackson has said previously that he'd like to do the "Destination Moon" and "Explorers on the Moon" books as the third or fourth film in the series.

The first film, 2011's The Adventures of Tintin, grossed over $370 million worldwide.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Update)

• BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

There's a new live-action take on "Beauty and the Beast" on the way from Walt Disney Pictures. Deadline brings word that the studio has hired Trance screenwriter Joe Ahearne to work on a reimagining of the classic tale, to be titled The Beast.

Emma Watson

A French fairy tale with origins in the 18th century, "Beauty and the Beast" has been brought to the big and small screen time and again. Recently, 2011's Beastly offered a modern take on the story, as has The CW's recently launched "Beauty and the Beast" television series. Another, still-untitled live-action film is in the works with Guillermo del Toro slated to direct and Emma Watson attached to headline.

The new Disney version will be produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.