LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's Mendes. Sam Mendes. The British director is in talks to direct the 23rd film in the venerable James Bond spy movie franchise. Production could begin as early as June with an eye toward a 2011 release date. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as British secret agent 007 after winning fans playing Bond previously ...

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Willy Wonka could soon be kicking up his heels. Warner Bros. is developing a stage musical based on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," the children's classic that it bought to the big screen four years ago. The idea is to take the candy-colored set pieces -- seen most elaborately in the effects of Tim Burton's ...