Zac Efron will be starring in an untitled thriller for Mandate Pictures, reports Variety. The story is being kept under tight wraps but the script will be written by Leslie Dixon....(more)

Ryan Reynolds, fresh off his summer which included "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "The Proposal," will be looking to star in the indie thriller "Buried." According to Variety, Reynolds will play "a civilian contractor who's kidnapped in Iraq and awakens buried in a coffin in the desert, armed only with a cell phone, a candle and a knife....(more)

Natalie Portman is close to signing on board Darren Aronofsky's supernatural thriller project, "Black Swan." The Hollywood Reporter reports that the project - which had been setup at Universal in 2007 - has been resurrected and is currently being shopped at various studios....(more)

Denzel Washington gives us exactly what we expect him to give us and John Travolta hams it up as a trigger-happy villain in "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," the latest overcooked Tony Scott-directed suspense thriller in which the suspense is whether or not a train-car load of one-dimensional hostages will be spared or not. The city location is New York and the characters are New York stereotypes....(more)

Halle Berry may be joining the Paul Verhoeven thriller "The Surrogate," reports The Hollywood Reporter. Ralph Winter is producing along with Deborah Giarratana, Robin Guthrie and Susana Zepeda....(more)

Bloody-Disgusting will produce the project....(more)

"Angels & Demons" can be seen as a glorified chase picture or as something more. Certainly there exists chase pictures of good tracking evil down non-descript alleyways, corridors, warehouses, and other generic passageways....(more)

Universal Pictures will team up with Dark Horse Comics for "The Secret," a film adaptation of the graphic novel by Mike Richardson. Scott Milam will adapt the book for the big screen....(more)

Katie Holmes will star in the thriller "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which was scripted by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins. Del Toro is producing with Mark Johnson and the film will be directed by Troy Nixey....(more)

Robert De Niro has committed to "Little Fockers," the third film in the "Meet the Parents" series as well as the independent thriller "Stone." Variety reports that in "Stone," De Niro will reteam with actor Ed Norton in this thriller about a correctional officer ....(more)