Transformers producers Don Murphy and Susan Montford made a lot of fans happy today with their news of acquiring popular 1990’s cartoon Captain Planet, featuring a hero who promotes environmental themes in addition to battling super villains, for a live-action movie.

The Red Star, Christian Gossett’s comic book series set in a futuristic, Soviet Russia-inspired fantasy world, was originally set to become a movie at Universal Pictures.

After a series of directors from Ron Howard to Steven Spielberg and most recently Gore Verbinski came and went from the remake of the 1947 comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, star Ben Stiller began talks with Fox to take on directing duties.

Variety reported that Stiller was the likely replacement to direct The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in addition to playing the lead.

Steve Conrad, writer of Wrestling Ernest Hemingway and The Pursuit of Happyness, continued to work on the script.

Jessica Chastain made a splash earlier this year at Sundance in director Jeff Nichols’ fantasy drama Take Shelter starring Michael Shannon and kept the momentum going by earning strong reviews for her performance as a fifties housewife in Texas opposite Brad Pitt as her stern husband in director Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra writers David Elliot and Paul Lovett sold their pitch of an action fantasy about stone gargoyles on buildings coming to life to Disney.

With much of its female cast already in place, Cameron Diaz, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Jennifer Lopez, director Kirk Jones continued to complete his male leads for What To Expect When You're Expecting, the star-studded adaptation of the popular pregnancy guidebook series from Lionsgate and Phoenix Pictures.

A major cast shake-up confirmed that Sienna Miller, William H. Macy, Brendan Fraser, Matt Dillon and Craig Robinson have left writer/director Charles Matthau’s adaptation of the Elmore Leonard crime novel Freaky Deaky.

Soon after Naomie Harris confirmed her role as the new Miss Moneypenny, the sassy assistant to Bond's Boss M, played by Judi Dench, First Showing reported on Amazing Spider-Man villain Rhys Ifans joining the upcoming Bond 23.

Post-Harry Potter plans continued for the cast and crew of the Warner Bros. franchise phenomenon.

The latest development plans involved the female component of the Heroic Trio, Hermione, or actress Emma Watson.

First Showing reported that producer Denise Di Novi confirmed plans for a new take on the Beauty and the Beast myth with Guillermo del Toro in talks to direct and Watson to play the Beauty.

Filmmaker Woody Allen launched the 64th Cannes Film Festival with his latest comedy Midnight in Paris starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard but he made bigger news when he told the assembled press corps at the opening conference for his film that he did not consider himself an artist.