News from the Sphere - July 29 2008

Get your own remote controlled WALL-E on October 16th [Engadget]

Tobey Maguire to star in CRUSADERS [Variety]

Djimon Hounsou will star and produce THULSA DOOM [Variety]

Michael Vartan and David Cross will star in DEMOTED [THR]

Ian McKellen has confirmed that he will reprise his role as Gandalf in THE HOBBIT [Empire]

Who are the actors that could play siblings? [Cinematical]

Summit Entertainment has picked up the film rights to Virgin Comics graphic novel THE LEAVES created by Kevin J. Walsh. [Variety]

Mia Wasikowska has been cast as Alice in Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND [THR]

Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company are looking for material to bring THE TWILIGHT ZONE to the big screen. [THR]

Third HAROLD & KUMAR movie planned [Empire]

James Franco will portray Allen Ginsberg in HOWL [MTV Movies Blog]