Tobey Maguire Movie Updates

Jessica Chastain has been offered a role in the big-screen adaptation of Marcus Sakey’s novel Good People with James Franco, a person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.

Warner Bros is working on not one but two high-profile films about the illegal poaching and trafficking in endangered animals around the world.

Graham King’s GK Films has acquired film rights to 5th Wave, a young adult sci-fi suspense thriller with a love story at its center.

Stacy Keach is the latest addition to the cast of Universal's "The Bourne Legacy." Written and directed by Tony Gilroy, the pic stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton.

Graham King's GK Films is headed to Oz, mounting a sci-fi action film titled "Outback" with Carey Mulligan attached to star and Gary Ross on board to direct.

Kidman would replace Sofia Vergara, who dropped out of the drama on Friday.

Hans Christian Andersens’ The Little Mermaid is the latest fairy tale to follow into the studios thirst for reimaginings. Sony has picked up Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale, a book by Carolyn Turgeon, for Country Strong filmmaker Shana Feste to write and direct.

Matthew McConaughey, Tobey Maguire, Sofia Vergara and Zac Efron star, and Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels directed and executive produced with Hilary Shor (Children Of Men). Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort and Cassian Elwes produced.

Tobey Maguire has committed to join Fox 2000's adaptation of Yann Martel's bestselling novel "Life of Pi," which will re-team the actor with director Ang Lee, who he previously worked with on "The Ice Storm" and "Ride With the Devil."

Ben Affleck is in talks to play the role of Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, the Baz Luhrmann-directed 3D adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald literary classic at Warner Bros. Now, Affleck will have to work to fit this in.

The hunt for the new face of Universal's Bourne franchise is heating up. Writer-director Tony Gilroy has been in town this week meeting with several actors vying to play the new lead character in "The Bourne Legacy," which is not Jason Bourne but a new assassin with a similar background. The list of thesps includes ...