Ever since the West Memphis Three were released from prison, it’s been known that The Sweet Hereafter helmer Atom Egoyan has been working on a movie about the case. Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth are already attached to star in the film, and Deadline reports that they’ve now been joined by The Killing actress Mireille Enos.

Egoyan is working from a script written by The Exorcism Of Emily Rose’s Scott Derrickson and Paul Boardman, about the West Memphis 3, who were convicted of the murder of three young boys in Arkansas in the mid 90s.

However even before they were convicted there were accusations of the investigation being bungled and the men being railroaded. The youths were accused of murdering the boys in a Satanic ritual, with many suspecting they had just been caught up in a panic over Satanism that was sweeping the US (and other parts of the world) at the time, with the evidence made to fit what the prosecutors wanted it to, rather than what it did.

After years of campaigning, high-profile documentaries (particularly Paradise Lost and its sequel, which had a huge impact on the case), the three men were finally released – although it should be noted that it was part of a plea deal and they weren’t exonerated. Enos will be Vicki Hutcheson, who becomes an important witness in the case and was a link between two of the boys.

While Enos has had plenty of praise for The Killing, her star is likely to rise soon due to her roles in Gangster Squad and World War Z.

Fans of Game Of Thrones actor Richard Madden will be pleased to hear they may be able to see a lot more of him soon, as he’s set to star in the indie erotic drama, Long Nights Short Mornings, according to Variety.

Chad Harbold’s film is about a man’s journey across New York as he sleeps with seven different women in seven nights.

Madden has gained a lot of fans as Robb Stark in Game Of Thrones, and is one of quite a few actors in the show who are vying to use the series as a springboard to something bigger. Kit Harington has already started landing major film roles and it seems Madden may now be following him. Shooting on Long Nights Short Mornings is due to start later this year.

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.