Adaptations

The synopsis for Captain America: “Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the 'Super-Soldier Serum' and bombarded by 'vita-rays.' Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and leader of the Avengers.”

A 3-D animated version of Ken Haeser and Buz Hasson’s The Living Corpse will be released next year from director Justin Paul Ritter and Shoreline Entertainment.

Josh Brolin is “in talks” to star in Jonah Hex.

DreamWorks has extended its option for the rights to John Wyndham’s novel Chocky.

Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter have joined the cast for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland as the White Queen and the Red Queen, respectively.

Guillermo del Toro on Frankenstein: "I'm not doing 'Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.' I'm doing an adventure story that involves the creature. I cannot say much, but it's not the central creation story, I'm not worried about that. The fact is I've been dreaming of doing a 'Frankenstein' movie since I was a child. The one thing I can promise is, compared to Kenneth Branagh, I will not appear shirtless in the movie!"

David Cronenberg will direct and Denzel Washington will star in political thriller The Matarese Circle. Michael Brandt and Derek Haas wrote the adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s novel about two men who must cooperate to stop a plot to bring down the world’s governments during the Cold War.

Kevin Lima has on with Warner Brothers and Red Wagon to direct a live action Tom Thumb movie. Robert Rodat’s script will be an origin story of “an arrogant knight who's shrunk to 6 inches while assigned to protect a princess and then discovers what it means to be a real hero.”

Fox says that the trailer for Dragonball will not be released with Max Payne film next week, but later this year.

Kristen Bell and Matt Lucas have been cast in Astro Boy.