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Jemaine Clement Confirmed as Villain in Men in Black 3
The Flight of the Conchords star is in final negotiations to play “Boris” in the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed film. Josh Brolin will also play a young Tommy Lee Jones.

Pirates 4 To Be Shot in 3-D
Disney confirmed this week that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides would be shot in Disney Digital 3-D, still aiming for a May 20th, 2011 release.

Battle Royale to Get 3-D Re-release
Kinji Fukasaku’s son is overseeing a 3-D conversion of his cult classic film Battle Royale to be re-released in Japan this November.

George A. Romero to Remake Dario Argento’s Deep Red
One horror maestro pays tribute to another in stereoscopic 3-D. The script was written by Dario’s brother and producer Claudio Argento.

NBC Officially Cancels Heroes
Not a huge surprise, but NBC has officially ended Heroes, deciding against a shortened final season to wrap up any loose ends.

Alan Tudyk Joins the Cast of Transformers 3
The Firefly and Dollhouse star has signed on for an undisclosed role in the Michael Bay sequel… which means it’s going to rule, right?

Andrew Dominik to Direct Marilyn Monroe Movie Starring Naomi Watts
The director of The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford will adapt Joyce Carol Oates’ imaginary Marilyn Monroe memoir Blonde.

Dario Argento to Direct Dracula in 3-D
Yet another Dracula movie on the way, this one from the legendary Italian filmmaker in stereoscopic 3-D. Production starts in January.

Kirsten Dunst Joins Adaptation of Kerouac’s On The Road
No word on who Dunst will play, but the Walter Salles film will also star Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley and Kristen Stewart.

Rollercoaster Tycoon: The Movie
Sony is developing a movie based on the popular strategy game. David Ronn and Jay Scherick (Norbit) will write and Harald Zwart (The Pink Panther 2, The Karate Kid) may direct.

Darren Aronofsky and Babel Writer Team Up for Tiger Hunting Starring Brad Pitt
Guillermo Arriaga will pen a script based on the book The Tiger, about an animal activist who must defend a small town in Siberia when a tiger attacks.

Pixar Pulls the Plug on Newt
With a deluge of other upcoming projects from Pixar, it appears that the feature-length directorial debut of Gary Rydstrom (Lifted) has been unceremoniously dropped.