Here's your dose of film news for May 5, 2009:

• Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy are the latest to board Christopher Nolan's upcoming sci-fi thriller flick "Inception," which is described as an action flick set within "the architecture of the mind." Watanabe will play a villain. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and Cillian Murphy co-star. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Ben Stiller is in negotiations to star in Fox's futuristic comedy "Used Guys." Jay Roach was originally set to direct Stiller and Jim Carrey, but Fox halted the project in 2006 because of budget concerns. Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton are now in talks to direct, and Reese Witherspoon may end up playing the female lead. (Variety)

• Christina Aguilera will make her big-screen debut in "Burlesque," a musical that follows a small-town girl who finds love and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club (sounds very much like something we've already seen a couple of times). Steven Antin will direct the film. He also wrote the script, which Susannah Grant revised. (Variety)

• Production Weekly recently listed Dwayne Johnson as cast in McG's upcoming "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo." Turns out this was a mistake, as PD announced today. Featuring characters from the Jules Verne novel and written by Bill Marsilli, the film focuses on Nemo's efforts to build the Nautilus, his advanced submarine.

Here's your dose of film news for March 3, 2009:

• Now that "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" is actually happening, 20th Century Fox and Walden Media have announced a release date for Dec. 10, 2010. This will put the film back into the holiday season. Michael Petroni will write the screenplay. (Variety)

• Max Thieriot has joined the cast of "Chloe," Atom Egoyan's remake of the French thriller "Nathalie..." The film follows a doctor (Julianne Moore) who hires an escort (Amanda Seyfried) to test her husband's (Liam Neeson) fidelity. Things start to heat up when her decision puts her family in danger. Thierot plays Moore's son. (THR)

• Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan are set to star in Kevin Smith's upcoming detective comedy "A Couple of Cops," about a team of cops looking for a stolen baseball card and dealing with a bunch of nasty gangsters. Robb and Marc Cullen wrote the screenplay, and Warner Bros. will develop and distribute. (Variety)

• Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Christopher Nolan's upcoming sci-fi thriller "Inception." Nothing is known about the plot at this stage, but Nolan plans to shoot it this year. The film is set for release July 16, 2010. "Inception" is described as "a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind." (Variety)

Here's your dose of film news for Feb. 24, 2009:

• Freida Pinto, the female lead in "Slumdog Millionaire," is the latest to join Woody Allen's upcoming untitled film. Naomi Watts, Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin are already on board. Details, as usual, are kept under wraps for now. This film will be Pinto's first project after "Slumdog." (Variety)

• David Faustino is set to star in James L. Bills' comedy "The Bollywood Boys," according to the Hollywood Reporter. Written by Bills, the film focuses on "a couple of struggling filmmakers who take on Mumbai mob money and a past-his-prime Indian star to try and make a Hollywood-Bollywood musical."

• Warner Bros. today announced a bunch of new release dates for upcoming movies: "Green Lantern" will open Dec. 17, 2010; "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" is set for July 15, 2011; and Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" opens Dec. 25, 2009. Also, Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is set for July 16, 2010. (ERC)

• We've heard all sorts of things about "Scream 4," but there is a chance we'll be seeing a whole new "Scream" trilogy in the near future. This is only a rumor at this point, but Rope Of Silicon obtained a report claiming that Kevin Williamson has reached a deal with the Weinsteins to create a brand-new trilogy.