With Titanic 3D having grossed $344 million around the world, it seems Fox is looking into what other titles in its back catalogue it can post-convert in the hope of making a bit more cash. Now they’ve announced that the studio and director Roland Emmerich, in conjunction with Stereo 3D (which did the work on Titanic), will produce a three-dimensional version of Independence Day, which will be released worldwide on July 3rd, 2013.

To be honest I have reservations about whether this will be a success. With some films like Titanic and Jurassic Park, a post-conversion 3D makes sense, but while Independence Day was a big hit in 1996, I’m not convinced it’s retained enough popularity to make a re-release a major success. Perhaps I’m wrong, and Fox may be using the conversion to see whether it’s worth backing the pricey sequels Roland Emmerich has long had in the works.

Fox has also set several other dates, with Steven Spielberg’s epic Robopocalypse shifting to April 25, 2014 (ID43D now occupies its former release date), while on May 23rd, 2014 the studio unleashes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes worldwide. July 18th, 2014 meanwhile sees the release of the X-Men: First Class Sequel, to be directed by Matthew Vaughn.

It’s always good when adverts are fun, and also when they’re promoting a product that’s pretty cool. That’s certainly true with this new short film advertising Samsung’s Smart TVs with motion-control, where you just need to move your hands in front of the tele to control your experience. As the blurb for the short says, ‘When this gorgeous model uses motion-control technology, her Samsung Smart TV isn’t the only thing that reacts.’

Take a look above and find out more by heading over to the Samsung TV Facebook page and Liking it.

Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro are in talks to take the lead in the Warner Bros. boxing comedy Grudge Match. It’s been a long time coming, as back in October 2012 Warner was eying the actors for the Peter Segal (Get Smart) directed film, but it’s only now that they’re officially in talks.

The film is said to want to evoke the spirit of Space Cowboys, although rather than seeing old guys go into space, this one has retired boxers Billy “The Kid” McGuigan and Henry “Razor” Sharp, who were bitter rivals during their pugilist careers, coaxed out of retirement for one last bout. However these aren’t guys who gave up fighting a couple of years ago, as their last match-up was 50 years ago! Doug Ellin penned the latest draft of the film.

Segal is directing with shooting expected to start early next year. (Source: The Wrap)

In the Sleeping Beauty tale, the handsome prince is a bit of an afterthought (which he is in most fairytales, because as long as you’re handsome and a prince, you don’t need any other qualifications to be worth marrying), but it appears Maleficent may give him a little more to do, as it will expand the story beyond the usual bounds, telling it from the evil fairy’s point of view (played by Angelina Jolie).

Now Deadline reports that the prince has been crowned, with Home & Away actor Brendan Thwaites set to take on the role. It’ll be his job to battle his way to the castle and wake Princess Aurora (Elle Fanning).

He joins a cast that also includes Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Kenneth Cranham, Sharlto Copley, Miranda Richardson and Sam Riley. Robert Stromberg will direct, with shooting set to start later this summer.