Seven-time Grammy Award-winning band Coldplay (pictured, via) will release a song called “Atlas” for the Catching Fire soundtrack.

Lead singer Chris Martin tweeted a photo of the handwritten lyrics (embedded below),  lyrics based on the second book in Suzanne Collins‘ Hunger Games series.

“Atlas” will be released as a digital download on August 26th.

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Ever dreamed of being a Marvel superhero? The producers behind Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark are holding open casting calls to find the next Spider-Man (a.k.a. Peter Parker) and Mary Jane Watson.

On the west coast, casting will take place on August 12th at the Hollywood United Methodist Church. Over at the east coast, it has been scheduled for August 19th at New York City’s Stage 48 & Sky-Lounge.

The L Magazine adds that the producers intend to cast a Spider-Man who is “in their late teens to early 20′s of any ethnicity. They must have a great rock singing voice. They can be nerdy with an understated sex appeal and a good sense of humor.”

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Chris Hemsworth returns as Thor in the new trailer for Thor: The Dark World. The cast for the blockbuster comic book adaptation includes Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins.

Alan Taylor directed the film, a filmmaker who also directed six episodes of Game of Thrones for HBO. Here’s more about the movie, released October 30th:

In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Last night, actress Lily Collins appeared in New York City to promote her upcoming film, Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. She answered questions, showed the trailer, and shared two clips.

Collins (pictured, via) revealed that Oscar-nominated actress Sigourney Weaver may join the cast of Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weaver “will play the ruthless leader of the Shadowhunters who will stop at nothing to destroy the man who killed her son.”

Thus far, no other new cast members have been announced. Collins and City of Bones co-star Jamie Campbell Bower have already confirmed that they will reprise their roles for the second installment of the film franchise. Shooting for the City of Ashes movie begins in September.

Lionsgate has acquired the TV rights to Sylvia Day‘s bestselling Crossfire series. So far, Day has sold 12 million copies of books in the series.

Lionsgate is the studio behind the Orange Is the New Black adaptation for Netflix and the blockbuster adaptations of The Hunger Games and Twilight. Executive vice president Chris Selak will lead development of the project. Here’s more from the release:

The Crossfire series centers on Eva Tramell,a young up-and-comer in the advertising world, and billionaire businessman, Gideon Cross who are both trying to overcome their devastating and abusive pasts. As they are intensely drawn to one another, both physically and emotionally, the two must find a way to heal each other in order to move on and establish a healthy romantic relationship. Populated with a diverse cast of secondary characters and a vibrant Manhattan setting, Crossfire is both a contemporary and timeless tale of love and the fight for redemption.

CBS has decided to renew its adaptation of Stephen King‘s Under the Dome, leading with an episode written by King next summer.

The show currently averages and Amazon 13.84 million viewers and Amazon reported that it is the most popular show on its Prime Instant Video streaming service. Here’s more from the release:

“We’re excited to tell more stories about the mystery of the dome and the secrets in Chester’s Mill, and are thrilled to have the master storyteller himself, Stephen King, tell the first one of next season,” said CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler.

Producer Harvey Weinstein will develop film adaptation of Artemis Fowl with Walt Disney Studios. Here’s more from the release:

The live-action feature will be based on the first and second installments in Disney Publishing Worldwide’s best-selling children’s fiction series by author Eoin Colfer. The screenplay is being written by Michael Goldenberg (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will executive produce the project.

There are over 21 million copies of the eight-book fantasy series in print, telling the story of a 12 year old millionaire and “criminal mastermind” who gets in trouble with fairies. He quickly discovers that “these aren’t the fairies of the bedtime stories  – they’re dangerous.”

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Keanu Reeves made an Internet splash today in the trailer for 47 Ronin, an action movie very loosely based on a Japanese story.

Above, we’ve embedded the trailer. The movie comes out December 25, 2013. Here’s more about the film:

Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)—a half-breed they once rejected—as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors.

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Lionsgate has released a new trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire film adaptation. We’ve embedded the video above–what do you think?

The trailer offers fans glimpses of Panem’s rebellious uprisings and a first look at some of the new characters training for the 75th Quarter Quell event. It premiered during a Hunger Games film panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con.

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As a movement to boycot Ender’s Game grew last week, Lionsgate said they will host “a benefit premiere” for the adaptation Orson Scott Card novel. The film comes out in November.

GLAAD, the one of the leading groups fighting for equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, reviewed the script and ruled: “to our knowledge, there is no anti-gay content in the film.” Deadline Hollywood had a statement from the movie studio:

As proud longtime supporters of the LGBT community, champions of films ranging from Gods and Monsters to The Perks of Being a Wallflower and a company that is proud to have recognized same-sex unions and domestic partnerships within its employee benefits policies for many years, we obviously do not agree with the personal views of Orson Scott Card and those of the National Organization for Marriage. However, they are completely irrelevant to a discussion of Ender’s Game. The simple fact is that neither the underlying book nor the film itself reflect these views in any way, shape or form.

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