First Trailer for Nicholas Sparks Romance 'The Longest Ride'

Get ready, gents, because another Nicholas Sparks movie is on the way to drive your girl to tears and...well, probably you too but for a whole different reason. There's a certain audience for these movies and it's pretty much those who keep thinking the next one will be as good as The Notebook. That hasn't happened yet, but maybe The Longest Ride will do the trick?

This tale of star-crossed lovers from opposite sides of the track stars Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, and Oona Chaplin, with George Tillman Jr. directing. Unlike the basic Sparks narrative this one follows two different couples: one in the past and one in the present. Eastwood plays a champion bull rider looking to make a comeback who falls for a college student set to embark on her dream job in New York City. Country boy, city girl, how can these two possibly survive? By running into Ira, who inspires them with memories of the decades-long romance he shared with his wife.

The Longest Ride opens April 10th 2015.

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New Photos of Brad Pitt as Wardaddy in 'Fury'

Brad Pitt isn't an especially prolific actor; he's usually good for maybe two movies a year, if that. But last year he was especially busy, starring in three movies and scoring big in two of them. World War Z, which many pegged as a disaster, grossed north of $500M worldwide; and of course 12 Years A Slave won Best Picture. Next up, Pitt will star in David Ayer's WWII tank thriller, Fury, venturing onto the battlefield for the first time since Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.

A pair of new photos give us a look at Pitt as Sgt. Wardaddy, the leader of a five-man Sherman tank crew consisting of Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, and Scott Eastwood. When they get stuck behind enemy lines in Nazi Germany, it's up to Wardaddy and his men to complete the mission despite being outgunned and outnumbered.

Ayer calls it his "ultimate tank movie" and says Pitt is playing a different role than anything he's done before....

Ayer: "He's playing this badass, hard, tough, intense guy. It's a different kind of role for him."

Fury steamrolls into theaters on November 14th, when it may be a sneaky Oscar contender.  [People]

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Scott Eastwood Takes 'The Longest Ride'; Armie Hammer Stars in 'Mine'; Allison Janney Joins 'Spy'

* Clint's son Scott Eastwood has won the lead role in Nicholas Sparks adaptation, The Longest Ride. Directed by George Tillman Jr., the film will tell two intertwining love stories. One is told through flashback and involves a 90-year-old man stuck in his car after a terrible accident and experiencing visions of the woman he once loved. The other is set in the present and....good Lord this sounds terrible....centers on an art student who falls in love with a handsome bull rider played by Eastwood. The Longest Ride was to open on Valentine's Day but has been moved to April 3rd 2015. [THR]

* Armie Hammer was The Lone Ranger in Disney's unfortunate flop from last year, but he seems to have emerged unscathed. He has The Man from UNCLE arriving early in 2015, and now he's signed for the psychological thriller, Mine. Co-directed and written by Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro, the story follows "a soldier who, after a failed assassination mission, finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert while also battling the psychological toll of the treacherous situation." [Variety]

* Paul Feig is building up a terrific cast of female talent to surround Melissa McCarthy in Spy, the espionage spoof she'll be headlining as a potential franchise. Allison Janney (The Way Way Back) and Morena Baccarin (Firefly) have come aboard the comedy about Susan Cooper (McCarthy), an analyst who goes into the field to get revenge for her agent boyfriend's death. Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Bobby Cannavale, Nia Long, and 50 Cent co-star. Spy opens on May 22nd 2015.

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Scott Eastwood the Latest Rumored for 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

Mere days after Charlie Hunnam headed for the hills, we may be inching closer to learning who his replacement on Fifty Shades of Grey will be. Five names have been mentioned as potential candidates: Alexander Skarsgard, Christian Cooke (Romeo and Juliet), Jamie Dornan (The Fall), Francois Arnaud (The Borgias), and Theo James (Divergent); but now one more has emerged in rising star, Scott Eastwood.

The son of the legendary Clint Eastwood, Scott has had roles in a number of his father's films, including last year's Trouble with the Curve. He recently landed a role opposite Brad Pitt in the WWII thriller, Fury, which is huge but nothing compared to the frenzy that awaits him if he takes the 'Fifty Shades' role, playing wealthy BDSM bad boy Christian Grey.

But there are a couple of wrinkles to throw in the mix. In a recent meeting with its employees, Universal announced that a final decision would come in the next few weeks, plenty of time for more names to enter the picture. At the same time the field could be getting smaller with JustJared reporting that Eastwood is one of only five contenders left. Has somebody already been ruled out?

Fifty Shades of Grey is expected to open on August 1st 2014.

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Evan Ross Joins 'Mockingjay'; Scott Eastwood in 'Fury'; Judd Apatow Plans Amy Schumer Comedy

* Evan Ross (90210) has joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, joining other new additions Julianne Moore and Natalie Dormer. He'll play Messalla, who I remember as being part of Katniss' team against the rebellion, but Lionsgate lists him as being the cameraman for Cressida, the chronicler of Katniss' missions. Perhaps they're altering his character for the film, as they've done with others. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 opens November 21, 2014, with Part 2 opening November 20, 2015.

* Clint's baby boy Scott Eastwood has joined the cast of David Ayer's WWII tank thriller, Fury. Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena and Jon Bernthal star in the action flick about an American Sherman tank crew stuck behind enemy lines in the final weeks of the fighting. Eastwood last appeared in Texas Chainsaw 3D, and in his dad's baseball drama Trouble with the Curve. [Deadline]

* Judd Apatow has helped shepherd the careers of Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig by producing Bridesmaids, and of course he's done wonders with Lena Dunham in HBO's Girls, now he's banking on Amy Schumer as his next discovery. Universal has picked up an untitled script that Schumer and Apatow will develop and co-write as a starring vehicle for the R-Rated comedienne, who has been a fixture on Comedy Central and currently hosts sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer.

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