The film starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis will open in select theatres on December 1st and expand from there. [Fox Searchlight]

“Gone. Kaput. Canceled. It was one of the first casualties”, my Metro-Goldwyn Buddy said. “[Darren] has lost interest anyway, I believe. Think we’re all just going to have to be happy with the three RoboCop movies that are out there”. [Moviehole]

Back in January, there were reports that Aronofsky had left the RoboCop project. According to a new report from the Financial Times regarding MGM, it was probably the truth.

“Black Swan,” a psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina, will open this year’s Venice film festival, organizers said on Thursday. [...] The Venice festival runs from Sept 1-11. The full line-up will be unveiled later this month. [Reuters]