The Bulletin: Agent Smith to Voice Megatron

Hugo Weaving ("The Matrix," "V For Vendetta") will voice Megatron in Michael Bay's "Transformers" (July 4), reports SectorSeven.org. Click the teaser posters (at left), courtesy of Aint It Cool News, with Optimus Prime ("Protect") and Megatron ("Destroy") for larger versions.

Aronofsky to Direct 'The Fighter'
Darren Aronofsky (“The Fountain”) is in talks to direct Matt Damon and
Mark Wahlberg in Paramount Pictures’ “The Fighter,” about Massachusetts bruiser Micky “Irish” Ward’s unlikely climb to be a lightweight champion with the support of half-brother Dicky as his KO’d trainer, reports Variety. Paul Attanasio (“Donnie Brasco,” “The Good German”) will rewrite Lewis Collick, Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy’s script, and David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce. If Damon and Wahlberg approve of the Attanasio’s revisions, production could begin as early as summer in Massachusetts.

Mirren, Harris Hunt 'Treasure'
Helen Mirren ("The Queen") and Ed Harris will star in sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" (Dec. 21), in which Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) is back in hot pursuit of the lost pages from John Wilkes Booth’s diary and, in turn, discredit the history of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, reports JoBlo.com. Mirren will star as Emily Gates, Benjamin Franklin Gates' mother, and Harris, as Jeb Wilkinson, a duplicitous ally. Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha and Harvey Keitel will return in the sequel, as will Jerry Bruckheimer, producer, and Jon Turteltaub, director.

Scorsese, DiCaprio to Reunite in 'Wall Street'
Martin Scorsese will direct "The Wolf of Wall Street," an adaptation of Jordan Belfort's September autobiography about corporate corruption with Leonardo DiCaprio to star, at Warner Bros. Pictures, reports Variety. Terence Winter (HBO's "The Sopranos") will write the script. Alexandra Milchan, Scorsese and DiCaprio will produce. In "The Wolf of Wall Street," Belfort, a Long Island penny stockbroker, refuses to be an informant in a massive securities fraud investigation and, as a result, serves 20 months in prison. Scorsese has yet to determine his next project, but besides "The Wolf of Wall Street" his options include: An adaptation of Brian Selznick's children's mystery "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," in which a mysterious clockmaker's son survives inside the walls of a busy 1930s Paris train terminal; William Monahan's "The Long Play," an epic about the music industry; an update of "Silence," about Jesuit priests in Japan; an adaptation of Eric Jager's historical thriller "The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal and Trial by Combat in Medieval France"; and a potential sequel to "The Departed," from a script Monahan will write. Scorsese's documentary about The Rolling Stones, with footage shot at the Beacon Theater last autumn, is currently in post-production.

Depp, Banderas in 'Sin' ... Maybe
In an interview with MTV about "Grindhouse," Robert Rodriguez said Johnny Depp and Antonio Banderas might star in "Sin City 2." "[Depp] was interested in doing the Jackie Boy character that Benicio [Del Toro] played [in the first one], but he was doing that movie 'Libertine' in Europe and it just kept getting pushed and delayed and went right through our shooting schedule," Rodriquez said. "But there is a better role for him in ['Hell and Back']. I kept going, 'Gosh, Jackie Boy is a small part, he could be really good [as Wallace].' When he wasn't available, I thought maybe it was meant to be. When I showed [Banderas] the first sample of the work, he went, 'Man I'll do anything in that. I'll be the hunchback. You have to bring me onboard, that looks amazing,' " Rodriguez said. "So Frank met him that time, too, and he said, 'I have got to find something for that guy. I've never met him before. He's amazing.' [So we're] looking at the cast of characters and [looking] to see where he can fit."

Gervais, Kinnear in 'Ghost Town'
Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear will star in David Koepp's romantic comedy "Ghost Town," in which a dentist mysteriously connects with the dead, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Koepp ("War of the Worlds," "Spider-Man") wrote the script with John Kamps. Production will begin in October.

Winstone in 'Indiana Jones 4'
Ray Winstone ("Sexy Beast," "The Departed") will star with Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett in the fourth chapter of "Indiana Jones" (May 22, 2008) for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, reports The Hollywood Reporter. David Koepp wrote the script. Production will begin in Los Angeles and top secret locations abroad in June.

Schnabel to Direct Myers' 'Guru'
Marco Schnabel, a second unit director on "Austin Powers in Goldmember," will direct Mike Myers in "The Love Guru" (June 20, 2008) at Paramount Pictures, reports Variety. Myers wrote the script with Graham Gordy and will star as Pitka, an eccentric couples counselor. Michael De Luca ("Ghost Rider") will produce.

Snyder Bringing Back "The Dead"
Zack Snyder ("300," "Dawn of the Dead") will develop and possibly direct "Army of the Dead," a horror-thriller in which a father and daughter attempt to survive a zombie infestation in post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, reports Variety. Joby Harold ("Awake") will write the script. Deborah and Zack Snyder, with Cruel & Unusual Films, will produce. Wesley Coller will executive produce. Snyder's vision for "Army of the Dead" is an epic thriller, in the vein of "300." "I feel like there hasn't been a zombie movie on the scale that we want to do it," Snyder said.

Whitaker Aboard "Night Watchmen"
Forest Whitaker ("The Last King of Scotland") will star with Keanu Reeves in "The Night Watchman," in which an elite LAPD detective questions the department's ruthless tactics, reports Variety. James Ellroy wrote the script, and David Ayer will direct. Alexandra Milchan, Lucas Foster and Erwin Stoff will produce. "The Night Watchman" begins production May 21.