Back in February when he was fresh off his Oscar-win, Danny Boyle told MTV he was considering a project called The Texas Killing Fields, which was in no way related to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre but does speak to people’s fear of the Lone Star State and their decision not to mess with it.  The plot is mostly under wraps but it concerns two cops who discover that a recent murder in their jurisdiction is connected to the notorious “Killing Fields Murders.”

While Boyle ultimately decided not to do the film (he has since moved on to direct the survival tale 127 Hours), it has now moved into the hands of Ami Mann, daughter of Michael Mann (Heat), with Bradley Cooper and Sam Worthington attached to star.  Click the jump for more details.

When you’ve created one of the most critically acclaimed and most-watched TV shows on the air today, you have some freedom to write your own ticket.  Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner will use that freedom to make his feature debut with the romantic comedy You Are Here starring Jennifer Aniston, Bradley Cooper, and Zach Galifianakis.  According to Variety, Weiner first wrote the film during his days as a writer on The Sopranos and was planning to spend of his Mad Men hiatus to direct the film.  However, scheduling issues regarding the next season of Mad Men have pushed You Are Here into 2011 but apparently Aniston, Cooper, and Galifianakis will juggle their schedules once the film has a firm start date.

I would exactly call Bradley Cooper and Shia LaBeouf interchangeable but that’s what has happened.  Back in April of 2008, LaBeouf came on board to star in Neil Burger’s (”The Illusionist”) mystery-thriller, “Dark Fields”.  Then LaBeouf realized he could go out and play with anyone he wanted so he decided to exchange “Dark Fields” for Oliver Stone’s unnecessary sequel, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”.  Over a year later, Bradley Cooper steps in to fill the void because he’s LaBeouf’s long-lost twin.  Hit the jump for details.

We’ve seen unofficial set photos but today the first official image from Joe Carnahan’s upcoming adaptation of the popular TV series, “The A-Team”, has landed online.  There’s not much to say other than they are indeed a team of men, they resemble the characters from the TV show, and before every mission they apparently oil themselves up to become as shiny as possible.

Hit the jump to see the full photo along with a brief synopsis.  “The A-Team” is slated to hit theaters on June 11^th, 2010.

Entertainment Tonight visited the Vancouver set of “The A-Team” and have posted their first video. As expected, it’s horrible. While we all know ET set visit videos are bad…this one is the next level of awful. I actually feel dumber after watching it. Eventually they’ll figure out no one gives a fuck what the actors are eating to prepare for the role, and they’ll ask real questions like what the movie is about and how does it compare to the TV show.

Now that I’ve vented a bit, in the one minute and thirty second video, there is about 5 seconds worth watching. That’s getting to see Ultimate Fighting Championship Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in character as B.A. Baracus reacting to getting tricked again. Seriously, that’s the only good part of this video. Watch and tell me I’m wrong.

Last week we reported that writer-director Gary Ross (”Pleasantville”, “Seabiscuit”) was in talks with Columbia to direct their “Spider-Man” spinoff movie, “Venom” about the Spider-Man villain who has Spider-Man’s powers but he’s got claws and is muscular and slobbers a lot.  I didn’t see much of a need for a Venom movie so I’m delighted to learn that Ross is pushing “Venom” aside to take on Donald Hamilton’s “Matt Helm” series about a swinging, pulpy super-spy.  Hit the jump for more details.

Yesterday we showed you a behind-the-scenes look at an action scene being filmed right now for Michel Gondry’s “The Green Hornet” starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, and Christoph Waltz.  We’ve also shown you the van from Joe Carnahan’s “The A-Team” looking like, well, a van.

But today we’ve got some must see behind-the-scenes shots from “The Green Hornet” and “The A-Team”.  Someone took some great photos of Rogen (and it’s definitely Rogen because you can see his stunt guy in the background) and Chou in their hero get-ups and Rogen’s weight-loss really paid off because that suit suits him fine.  As for “The A-Team”, the first shot of the team together has landed online and it’s a bit surreal to see Liam Neeson with white hair or Sharlto Copley standing next to Bradley Cooper.  Hit the jump and see these exciting set photos from both films. [Update: We've added some more photos from the A-Team]

With the short film anthology “New York, I Love You” (a sort of sequel to “Paris, je t’aime”) set for release October 16^th, Vivendi Entertainment has released a ton of clips and I’ve posted all of them after the jump. While most film’s get four to eight clips released for promotional purposes, due to how large the cast is and how each person needs a clip when promoting the movie on a talk show, the studio has released a whopping 16 clips and it’s about sixteen minutes of the movie. So if you’ve been waiting for the film, you can see a lot of it right now. If you’re not familiar with “New York, I Love You”, the film’s got a huge cast and eleven directors telling stories about New York City and love. Take a look:

You know how last week we were all excited that Sharlto Copley had broken through in a big way by getting cast as one of the leads in Joe Carnahan’s upcoming “A-Team” alongside Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, and Rampage Jackson?  And that Jessica Biel was also on board?  Ummm….well, we accidentally missed one, very cool additional bit of casting.  Hit the jump to find out how Patrick Wilson is getting into the mix.

There are few guarantees in the film industry but a romantic comedy release in time for Valentine’s Day film is one of them.  After several years of up-and-down entries (”Definitely, Maybe” in 2008, “He’s Just Not That Into You” in 2009), Gary Marshall’s new film, “Valentine’s Day” is poised to become America’s answer to the British “Love Actually.”  Similarly to “Love Actually,” “Valentine’s Day” will follow ten different romantic (mis)adventures as they unfold in Los Angeles on (when else?) Valentine’s Day.  Hit the jump to see the full cast list as well as the new trailer

We wrote about this a couple of days ago, but it seems that the rumors are now being confirmed.   This summer’s breakout star, Sharlto Copley, from “District 9″ is now in final negotiations to portray “Howling Mad” Murdock in director Joe Carnahan’s adaptation of the cult 1980’s television show, “The A-Team”.

Not only will Copley be joining the team but we also now have news that Jessica Biel will be joining the rouge squad as the former love of “Faceman” (Bradley Cooper).  Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?  You can get some more details when you hit the jump.

If you saw “District 9″, you might be surprised to learn Sharlto Copley (Wikus Van De Merwe) had never acted in a feature film before. While the film was great due to many reasons, Sharlto’s performance was definitely one of the highlights. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Sharlto is in demand as an actor, and according to Blackfilm, Sharlto has been offered the role of Capt. H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock in 20th Century Fox’s “The A-Team”.  More after the jump:

Have you seen the previous installments of Zach Galifianakis’ brilliant comedy sketch, “Between Two Ferns”?  No?  Well, you read Collider so obviously you saw the one he did with his “Hangover” co-star Bradley Cooper.  Okay, I’m done trying to convince you to watch his latest “interview” with Charlize Theron where they talk about her name, her love of animals, and the chemistry he feels between the Oscar winner and himself.  Jump in a pool after the jump.

The summer movie season is at an end and, as usual, it is going out with a whimper instead of a bang.  Despite the fact that the studios gave audiences three fresh choices at the multiplex, the film that eked out the best numbers as of Sunday continued to be last weekend’s 3D horror-hit “The Final Destination”… sick of hearing me talk about those “higher ticket prices” yet?  Though only five thousand dollars separated “Destination” and “All About Steve” on Friday, the fact that the Sandra Bullock/Bradley Cooper comedy received some of the worst reviews of the summer (a feat in itself) helped that gap widen as the weekend progressed.  Neither of our other newcomers, “Gamer” and “Extract”, built any real momentum which left “Steve” looking a bit like a hit… standards are a lot lower on Labor Day.

For most of last spring, if one actor’s name was linked to the feature adaptation of “Green Lantern” more than any other it was probably Bradley Cooper.  We all now know the result of the infamous three-way battle to play the Lantern between Cooper, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Reynolds - Reynolds won.  But what we didn’t know until last night was why Bradley Cooper was at such a distinct disadvantage when it came to securing the role of Hal Jordan.  Cooper confessed to Conan O’Brien that he had a really, really bad audition.  Find out just how bad after the jump.

The first trailer for Vivendi Entertainment’s “New York, I Love You” has been released. This is the film that’s like “Paris, je t’aime”, but while that one had no connective tissue, somehow “New York, I Love You” ties most or all of the short films together.

While a feature film made up of a lot of short films might not appeal to all of you, the cast is ridiculous and it’s something I can’t wait to see. If you’re curious, watch the trailer after the jump. I’ve also included all the director’s involved and the full cast: