Britt Robertson joins 'Tomorrowland' in lead role

Director Brad Bird's "Tomorrowland" has landed "Under the Dome" actress Britt Robertson, who joins George Clooney and Hugh Laurie in the Disney production.

Britt Robertson

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Robertson will play a lead role as a school girl with an "unconventional understanding of technology who is launched on a journey to reclaim her future."

Bird, who made his live-action directorial debut with 2011's "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol," is best known for his animated films, including "The Iron Giant," "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille."

"Tomorrowland" is produced by Bird and Damon Lindelof ("Lost"), and written by Bird, Lindelof and Jeff Jensen, a writer at Entertainment Weekly.

The cast also includes Raffey Cassidy and Thomas Robinson. The film is set for a Dec. 12, 2014.

Damon Lindelof to co-write HBO's 'The Leftovers'

After working on several high profile film projects, "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof will be returning to television with HBO's adaptation of the book "The Leftovers."

The novel was published in 2011.

According to Deadline, this project is Lindelof's first under a three-year deal he signed with Warner Bros. recently.

The 2011 novel was written by Tom Perrotta, who will co-write the series with Lindelof. The pair will also executive produce the project, with Lindelof serving as show-runner if HBO decided to pick up "The Leftovers" for series, according to the report.

Perrotta's website describe the book as follows: "What if the Rapture happened and you got left behind? Or what if it wasn't the Rapture at all, but something murkier, a burst of mysterious, apparently random disappearances that shattered the world in a single moment, dividing history into Before and After, leaving no one unscathed? How would you rebuild your life in the wake of such a devastating event?"

 Lindelof co-wrote "Prometheus" for director Ridley Scott as well as J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek 2." He was also recently called in to re-write the troubled "World War Z" adaptation.

Damon Lindelof to rewrite 'World War Z'

Screenwriter Damon Lindelof has been brought in to rewrite the script for "World War Z," months after filming closed on the Brad Pitt-starring adaptation of Max Brooks' best-selling book.

Filming had already finished on the film.

Directed by Marc Forster ("Finding Neverland," "Quantum of Solace") based on a screenplay from Matthew Michael Carnahan ("State of Play") and J. Michael Straczynski ("Babylon 5," "Thor"), the film has found itself in a world of trouble over the last month or so.

First the release date was pushed back from this December to June 21, 2013, and then it was announced that seven weeks of reshoots were scheduled for September or October.

According to Heat Vision, Lindelof, co-creator of ABC's "Lost" and co-writer of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," will focus on the film's third act.

Brooks' novel is described as a recounting of the "apocalyptic and horrifying years that will make sure we never forget how close we came to total annihilation. Told from the perspective of numerous survivors from all over the world, from Denver to South Africa, Sydney to Yonkers, Malibu to India, 'World War Z' captures the sacrifices and, toward the end, the ingenuity of our race to defend and save our cities, towns, and villages from a plague that seemed virtually impossible to stop."

Pitt stars as the U.N. worker who collects the accounts. Mireille Enos (AMC's "The Killing") plays Pitt's wife, while James Badge Dale (HBO's "Pacific") plays a soldier who tries to warn everyone of the impending threat.

Ridley Scott returning to 'Blade Runner'

Director Ridley Scoot looks to continue his trip down memory lane with the announcement today he is set to helm a follow up to his own ground-breaking 1982 science fiction classic “Blade Runner” for Warner Bros-based financing and production company Alcon Entertainment (“The Blind Side,” “The Book of Eli”).

The original film was released in 1982.

According to a release from the studio, Alcon co-founders and co-chief executive officers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce with Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, along with Scott. Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble, CEOs of Thunderbird Films, will serve as executive producers.

The filmmakers have not yet revealed whether the theatrical project will be a prequel or sequel to the renowned original. There is also no word whether Harrison Ford, who played Richard Deckard in the original, will be involved with the new project.

Scott's "Prometheus" is currently in post-production. The film, starring Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Patrick Wilson, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce and Noomi Rapace, was originally going to be a prequel to Scott's "Alien," but "Lost" writer Damon Lindelof came on board offering a fresh take and the project went into a different direction. According to reports, the film will still contain some ties to the "Alien" universe, but is now considered an original work.

Disney sending 'Lost' producer Damon Lindelof back to '1952'

Deadline is reporting "Lost" executive producer Damon Lindelof has signed a seven-figure deal with Disney to write and produce an original sci-fi film suitable for the family.

Damon Lindelof

According to the report, the film has a working title of '1952' and could spread out into other media.

In addition to his work on "Lost," Lindelof partnered with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on the screenplay for next month's "Cowboys & Aliens" and they are currently working on the script for the forthcoming "Star Trek" sequel. He also worked on the script for Ridley Scott's planned "Alien" prequel, which is now being considered an original film called "Prometheus."