Welcome to Hollywood Jack Paglen. The writer has seen a quick ascension up the Hollywood food chain, thanks to his 2012 Black List placing script for "Transcendence," which is now being made into a Wally Pfister directed, Christopher Nolan produced, Johnny Depp starring movie. Not bad. And for his next trick? He's jumping on board what could be the most difficult sequel in development.Yep, the "Prometheus" sequel is indeed brewing, and Fox are in negotiations for Paglen to write the script. He's inheriting a movie that got a very mixed reception, and a franchise which i...

It looks as though Warner`s barrage of promotional material has done its job, as Man of Steel comfortably topped the box office in both the UK and the US. The film raked in $113 million in the US, taking it to $125 million in total following Thursday night previews. It`s the biggest weekend take for any June on record, topping Toy Story 3`s $110 million back in 2010....

President Obama has spoken out regarding recently leaked information about two top-secret government surveillance programs during a 45-minute interview on PBS` Charlie Rose. The POTUS` interview was filmed Sunday and aired Monday night, addressing the National Security Agency controversy, Syria, Iran, China and hacking threats. Obama called the controversial, big brother-like surveillance programs "transparent," maintaining that the programs were not at risk of being abused by government officials. He said that the public`s concern was due in large part to the fact that "they`re not getting...

Progress seems to be afoot with the long-awaited Terminator 5, with Paramount having reportedly entered talks to snap up the distribution rights for the prospective sequel. All has been quiet on the Terminator front since Skydance signed on to partner with production company Annapurna last December, but now it seems Paramount wants to step in and get things moving. Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier are currently hard at work on writing a script, and should Paramount's deal go through, we'd expect a director to be appointed in due course. Justin Lin had originally been attached to fill the d...