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Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are planning to make The Wolf Of Wall Street their fifth big screen collaboration.

According to Vulture, the project – based on Jordan Belfort’s memoir – has left the hands of Warner Bros and director Ridley Scott and will be produced independently with Scorsese at the helm.

Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter wrote the script for Wolf Of Wall Street. The book details how a New York broker guided his team into making millions, then used the money to fund an extravagant lifestyle until getting caught by the FBI.

Shooting on Wall Street could begin as early as June 2012, when Scorsese has completed work on the Benicio Del Toro-led thriller Silence.

Scorsese and DiCaprio previously worked together on Gangs Of New York, The Aviator, The Departed and Shutter Island.

Columbia Pictures has confirmed that the new Spider-Man movie will be titled The Amazing Spider-Man.

The Andrew Garfield-led comic book adventure, which will be released in 3D, is currently filming under the direction of (500) Days Of Summer helmer Marc Webb.

Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen and Sally Field co-star in the picture.

The Amazing Spider-Man is due to open in cinemas on July 3, 2012.

Adam Sandler’s latest romantic comedy has topped this week’s US box office, just ahead of Justin Bieber’s 3D biopic.

Just Go With It, which also stars Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker, took $31 million this weekend, narrowly holding off competition from Bieber: Never Say Never, which took an impressive $30.3 million.

In third place is Touchstone Pictures’ latest animated feature Gnomeo & Juliet, featuring the voices of Steve McAvoy and Emily Blunt, which took a respectable $25.5 million.

Historical epic The Eagle entered in fourth place with $8.5 million, followed by last week’s box-office topper The Roommate, which rounds out the top five at $8.4 million.

Next weekend sees the release of sci-fi film I Am Number Four, starring Alex Pettyfer and Glee actress Dianna Agron, the new Liam Neeson thriller Unknown and Martin Lawrence’s return to drag in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son.

This week’s US box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Just Go With It – $31,000,000
2. (-) Bieber: Never Say Never – $30,300,000
3. (-) Gnomeo & Juliet – $25,500,000
4. (-) The Eagle – $8,580,000
5. (1) The Roommate – $8,400,000
6. (4) The King’s Speech – $7,410,000
7. (3) No Strings Attached – $5,645,000
8. (2) Sanctum 3D – $5,130,000
9. (8) True Grit – $3,770,000
10. (5) The Green Hornet – $3,600,000

Sam Worthington has confessed his surprise that the critically-panned Clash Of The Titans remake was awarded a sequel.

The Avatar actor stated that he is looking forward to reprising the role of demigod Perseus for Wrath Of The Titans, as he believes that the unexpected follow-up will be improved for breaking away from the 1981 original.

He told Contactmusic: “The thing is the first film we got criticised a lot for, but now the good thing about the sequel is that we are not beholden to an original story and we can learn from the mistakes of the first and hopefully improve on it.”

He added: “I mean there is a surprise that we are making a sequel because of the critical drubbing.”

Noam Murro has been signed by 20th Century Fox to direct Die Hard 5, reports claim.

Journalist Mike Fleming of Deadline understands that the Smart People star will head the sequel alongside writer Skip Woods.

Actor Bruce Willis, who starred in all previous films in the franchise, is apparently yet to agree a deal with the studio.

The surprise appointment comes as a result of Murro’s successful video game campaign for Halo, the report claims.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed that he intends to return to acting.

The former California governor revealed on his Twitter page that he has instructed his representatives at the Creative Artists Agency to find him a big screen comeback role.

“Exciting news. My friends at CAA have been asking me for 7 years when they can take offers seriously. Gave them the green light today,” he wrote.

Schwarzenegger stepped away from acting in 2003 after becoming Governor of California. His last major role was in Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, although he made cameo appearances in Around The World In 80 Days, Welcome To The Jungle and The Expendables.

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J.J. Abrams has opened up about Super 8.

Abrams, who directed the monster movie Cloverfield as well as the recent Star Trek reboot, spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the forthcoming film.

“To me, all people need to know is that it’s an adventure about a small town and it’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s scary and there’s a mystery: What is this thing that has escaped? What are the ramifications of its presence? And what is the effect on people? But I know that’s not enough,” he said.

The helmer continued: “Look, I feel we need a little bit of a coming-out party because we are up against massive franchises and brands and most people don’t know what Super 8 means.

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Teen thriller The Roommate has topped the US box office in its opening weekend.

The film, which stars Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester as a psychotic student, took $15.6 million, beating out the James Cameron-produced Sanctum, which took only $9.2 million.

Natalie Portman’s romantic comedy No Strings Attached falls one place to third this week, taking $8.4 million, followed closely by the Academy Award-tipped The King’s Speech with $8.3 million.

Rounding out the top five is the Seth Rogen superhero comedy The Green Hornet, which takes $6.1 million.

Next weekend sees the release of four new films, including Justin Bieber’s debut Never Say Never and the new Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It.

This week’s US box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Roommate – $15,600,000
2. (-) Sanctum 3D – $9,225,000
3. (2) No Strings Attached – $8,400,000
4. (5) The King’s Speech – $8,310,000
5. (4) The Green Hornet – $6,100,000
6. (1) The Rite – $5,565,000
7. (3) The Mechanic – $5,370,000
8. (6) True Grit – $4,750,000
9. (7) The Dilemma – $3,448,000
10. (8) Black Swan – $3,400,000

Sylvester Stallone has been announced as the lead actor in a new action film from The Cooler director Wayne Kramer.

IM Global CEO Stuart Ford made the announcement this weekend, ahead of launching Headshot to foreign buyers next week.

“Headshot is exactly the type of fast-paced, universally themed project that suits our business model,” Ford told The Hollywood Reporter. “Sylvester Stallone is an international icon and we’re really excited to be in business with him.”

Stallone will play a hitman from New Orleans who is forced to team up with an NYPD officer in the wake of two vicious murders.

Filming for Headshot is scheduled to begin in May.

Rachel McAdams is confirmed to be making a cameo appearance in the upcoming sequel to 2009’s Sherlock Holmes.

The actress played female lead Irene Adler in Guy Ritchie’s re-imagining of the classic literary character, but until now had remained tight-lipped as to her involvement in film’s sequel.

According to EW, Warner Bros. has now confirmed that McAdams will reprise her role as Adler for a short appearance.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are to return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson respectively, while Mad Men actor Jared Harris takes on the iconic role of Holmes’s nemesis Professor Moriarty.

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