No, he's not playing the woman either. Ciaran Hinds has joined Daniel Radcliffe in the upcoming adaptation of the spooky novel The Woman in Black.

Directed by Eden Lake's James Watkins, the story sees young lawyer Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe) head to a deserted old house that belonged to a deceased woman. Naturally, things go horrifically wrong, what with vengeful spirits and haunted attics and stuff.

But ickle Danny Radcliffe need not fear: he's now got Ciaran Hinds to help as local man Mr Daily, who accompanies Kipps when he investigates the house. Hinds will even bring along Janet McTeer as his wife - just to sweeten the deal.

What once was a worrying project is now admittedly more promising. It still has all the things that gave it massive potential: the talented Hinds reuniting with the ever-diversifying Radcliffe post-Potter, a seriously scary source material (see the play - it'll traumatise you for years), and Jane Goldman writing the script.

The thing that ruined the idea? It being in 3D. And now Hammer Films have decided to stick to shocks in good old two dimensions after all. Which, frankly, makes this look even more terrifying.

The Woman in Black starts filming on Thursday 23rd September. 

Tom Hardy has replaced Michael Fassbender in the upcoming movie of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Scripted by Peter Morgan, it's the first time Le Carre's most famous spy has been seen in cinemas. Set in the aftermath of the Cold War, Tinker, Tailor follows George Smiley, an agent trying to unearth a mole within the British Secret Intelligence Service.

Directed by Tomas Alfredson, his first English language film after Let the Right One In, the production had to switch actors when Michael Fassbender got caught up in shooting for Matthew Vaugn's X-Men: First Class.

Fresh from being awesome in Inception, in stepped Tom Hardy to play the part of Ricky Tarr, one of Smiley's colleagues. He joins an incredible cast, which includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris and Ciaran Hinds. Oh, and Gary Oldman as George Smiley.

The only thing that could possibly dampen your excitement is the fact that this news first surfaced in The Daily Mail.

Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon
Certificate: 12A

A 12A film about a girl who gets raped and murdered? Is that really possible? Oh wait, they removed the rape bit. Now that makes more sense. Except it doesn't quite. Peter Jackson's follow-up to King Kong is an equally audacious movie: an adaptation of Alice Sebold's complex creation, The Lovely Bones, which sees Susie Salmon (Ronan) stranded in the afterlife watching the folks down below trying to solve her murder. Filled with fantasy vistas, stylish flourishes, emotional breakdowns and blue contact lenses, it's a bold project to take on. It's brave. It's ambitious. It's also a mess.

It's official: Sony have found The Lost Symbol. Not that it was hard to find - it was sitting on their desk all along. Ever since Dan Brown's book came out, it's only been a question of when the studio would start writing it for the screen.

And so Steven Knight (of Dirty Pretty Things) is on script duty, adapting the third outing for Robert Langdon - sure, Angels and Demons only took $486 million compared to The Da Vinci Code's $760m odd, but that's still enough money to cover Tom Hanks' haircut. Presuming they can convince him to sign on again. Then it's just a case of getting hold of Ron Howard. That shouldn't be too hard.

Director: Lee Daniels
Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz
Certificate: 15

Life is hard when you come from a broken home. Especially one where your mum ritually beats you, your dad raped you and you're vastly overweight. For Precious (Sidibe), this is life. Then, to top it all off, she discovers she's pregnant with her father's baby again. So she gets kicked out of school and into 'alternative' education, where she can become an educated woman - all is not lost, it seems, because she's good at Maths. Can you feel your heart warming yet?

Director: John Hillcoat
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron
Certificate: 15

"Soon all the trees in the world will have fallen... I think it's October, but I can’t be sure. I haven’t kept a calendar for years." The post-apocalyptic world is a grey place. Drowned in decaying ash, it sits in ruins, foraged by the few who survived. Among them are a father (Mortensen) and his boy (Smit-McPhee). They wander the wastelands, over the cracked ground, stepping between dead bodies and abandoned lives. It's a sombre scene, which stops you cold. This is The Road they have to walk.

If this a rom-com, kill the director. If this is a rom-zom-com, get David O Russell! Strange words, but true, folks. Yes, according to Pajiba, Mr O Russell himself will be lensing the popular novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

It was no surprise that Seth Graham-Smith's book would get picked up by some studio - it flew off the shelves like the proverbial undead when it was released. Still, David O Russell is a weird choice. Don't get me wrong - I loved Huckabees as much as he did, but the Three Kings helmer hasn't exactly done costume drama zombies before.

Then again, neither has anyone else. So while it seems a bit odd to pick Mr O Russell to direct leading lady Natalie Portman, it's hard not to look forward to a witty take on Jane Austen's undead-infested feminine classic. At the very least, we may get another rant at Lily Tomlin halfway through.

Director: John Hillcoat
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Kody Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron
Certificate: TBC
Showing: Monday 19th October, 4:00pm

"Soon all the trees in the world will have fallen... I think it's October, but I can’t be sure. I haven’t kept a calendar for years." The post-apocalyptic world is a grey place. Drowned in decaying ash, it sits in ruins, ravaged by the few who survived. Among them are a father (Mortensen) and his boy (Kody). They wander the wastelands, over the cracked ground, stepping between dead bodies and abandoned lives. It's a sombre scene, which stops you cold. This is The Road they have to walk.

There's nothing quite like a depressing, post-apocalyptic stroll through a wasteland to cheer up your evening. So The Road, director John Hillcoat's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's bestselling novel, is your perfect pick for a night out. But how on earth can you tackle such material, especially when you're an 11 year old boy, like Viggo Mortensen's co-star Kody Smit-McPhee? Well, John Hillcoat, screenwriter Joe Penhall and Aragorn himself are on hand to fill us in.

John, your last film, The Proposition is completely different to The Road, but it somehow had a similar look to it. What attracted you to the material?

JH: Well, I love the heat and the Sun - I'm an Australian! No, the two films are really quite polar opposites, but they're both set in extreme environments. And one of the things that interests me is the impact an extreme environment has upon people; it's like another character for them to react to.

Stephenie Meyer, author of the teen craze Twilight series, has had her latest novel gobbled up for filming. The Host, a love triangle involving two bodies, is set in the future, when Earth has been taken over by body snatchers. One of them is fused with a dying women to try and hunt down the last few resisting humans, but things go a bit wrong when the alien ends up falling in love with the human's missing mate.

The Host will be shot and scripted by Andrew Niccol, who brought us Gattaca, with Nick Wechsler and Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz producing. Meyer passed on many other offers for The Host, but was apparently impressed by this bunch. "We wanted Stephenie to be involved in the adaptation and have her endorse and be part of the creative decisions," comment Weschler. He added: "Twilight has proven she knows more about what works than most."

Given Meyer's phenomenal popularity, it's no surprise to anyone that The Host is being adapted. Twilight took £233m worldwide at the box office. It cost £23m to make. New Moon (trailer here) arrives in November - but then, you might have guessed than one already, too.