Iranian (Persian) Film Wins First Oscar!

Academy Award 2012 Foreign Language Film, A separation, by Asghar Farhadi

http://youtu.be/tfU-w7Pmro4

CAA heads to India?

CAA, has domestic offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and international stations in London and Beijing; now they big Hollywood agency is looking towards India. The agency is in talks to create a joint venture with India-based agency Kwan which is a huge talent agency for its region, repping talent in entertainment and sports.

SuperHero's Re-Edited Come to Cinemas

THE WOLVERINE, the remake / relaunch / kind-of-sequel to 2009's X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, has set a release date - 26 July, 2013.

In a bit of superhero movie news - Hugh Jackman returns play "Wolverine" with fellow friend, director James Mangold (3:10 TO YUMA, and WALK THE LINE) directing.

Another superhero remake / relaunch - THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN has a new trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tnxzJ0SSOw&feature=player_embedded

"Motor City" rolls forward

Gary Oldman is in final negotiations to play the antogonist in Albert Hughes' thriller "Motor City," released by Warner Brothers' Pictures.

Dominic Cooper ("Captain America") and Amber Heard ("Drive Angry") star in the film about a small time hood who is framed and sent to prison, only to exact revenge years later to get back the woman he loves.

Oldman plays a kingpin who has his hooks into the woman. Oldman previously worked with Hughes on "The Book of Eli".

Filming begins this April in Berlin (there are currently no plans for the film to be shot in Detroit).