Francis Ford Coppola will be returning to Comic-Con, 20 years on.The Oscar-winning director will be presenting portions of his upcoming film Twixt, which stars Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning and Ben Chaplin, at a panel discussion at the convention on July 23. “I fondly recall meeting the Comic-Con audience years ago when I brought them my Dracula film. That experience made me not want to miss this chance to return with Twixt,” he said.Coppola describes the film, which he wrote, produced and directed from a vivid dream he had during a trip to Istanbul, as “one part Gothic romance, one par

George Clooney used some of his acting skills to trick his film crew into thinking he was getting drunk, according to his former co-star William H Macy.George worked with William, who plays hardened drinker Frank Gallagher in the US adaptation of Shameless, on crime caper Welcome To Collinwood.The morning after a party, George, unlike the film’s crew, emerged without a hangover, William was quoted as telling Shortlist magazine, even though he appeared to have drunk as much as them.William told Shortlist magazine: “He destroyed the crew two nights in a row. They all went out with George, came i

Vince Vaughn is set for a reunion with comedy partner Ben Stiller in Neighbourhood Watch.The Dilemma funnyman is in talks to join the sci-fi comedy about a suburban neighbourhood watch group, which is really a cover for dads to get some male bonding time, only to find themselves in a tight spot after they uncover a plot to destroy the world, said The Hollywood Reporter.Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote a recent draft of the script for the movie, to be directed by Akiva Schaffer.Ben and Vince’s previous collaborations have been successful in the box office.They played opposite each other in 20

Elijah Wood has compared filming on The Hobbit to a family reunion.The actor, who will resume his role as Frodo Baggins in the prequel, says he’s really excited about getting back to New Zealand to make the Peter Jackson film.”It’s not often in your life that you get to revisit such a significant time in your life,” he said.Elijah’s latest projects also include a role in a US remake of bizarre comedy Wilfred, in which he plays a depressed guy who befriends a neighbours dog and starts to believe he’s just a man in a dog costume.He says: “There were days where there would just be absurd situatio

Drew Barrymore is set for two more stints in the director’s chair.Following her directorial debut with Whip It in 2009, the Golden Globe-winning actress is attached to produce and direct thriller Heist Society, said The Hollywood Reporter.She will also supervise the script, based on Ally Carter’s novel of the same name and to be adapted by Shauna Cross, who previously worked with Drew on Whip It.Heist Society, a thriller for young adults, follows Katarina Bishop who comes from a family of cat burglars and master thieves. She tries to leave her life behind, but when her father becomes prime sus