X-Men star James McAvoy and Ridley Scott team up for Welcome to the Punch By David Bentley on January 30, 2013 5:23 PM (COVENTRY TELEGRAPH)

The story sees ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy), one last chance to catch the man he's always been after.

Welcome to the Punch is released on March 15, 2013. A trailer is included below.

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Henry Cavill, Scoot McNairy in running for 'Godzilla' movie Published Tuesday, Jan 8 2013, 12:02pm EST | By Simon Reynolds (DIGITAL SPY)

Man of Steel star Henry Cavill, X-Men: First Class's Caleb Landry Jones and Scoot McNairy are reportedly in the running to star in Warner Bros' new Godzilla movie.

The blockbuster will be directed by Gareth Edwards, who previously worked with McNairy (Killing Them Softly) on sci-fi indie film Monsters.


Joseph Gordon-Levitt was also reportedly in the running to star in Godzilla, but turned down an approach late last year.

According to Variety journalist Justin Kroll, Gordon-Levitt and Cavill are studio choices, while McNairy and Landry Jones are favored by the production's creative team.

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ASSASSIN'S CREED STARRING MICHAEL FASSBENDER TAPS BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT TO PEN SCRIPT BY PIETRO FILIPPONI PUBLISHED: JANUARY 14, 2013 - 12:51PM (Daily Blam)

Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of video game development company Ubisoft, have partnered with New Regency to develop an Assassin’s Creed film based on the worldwide hit game franchise.

In a recent press release announcing the partnership between the two production companies it was revealed that the development of Assassin's Creed had begun immediately with the project being fast tracked for a possible 2012 release. Ubisoft will maintain control of key elements of the movie’s creative direction.

Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class, Shame) is set to produce and star in the film, which centers on a bartender who is captured by a secret corporation and sent back in time to relive the memories of his ancestors -- all of them assassins -- and retrieve ancient artifacts.

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Henry Cavill to star in `Godzilla`? (ZEF NEWS)

Los Angeles: British actor Henry Cavill has been shortlisted to star in the new ‘Godzilla’ film.

The 29-year-old, who will soon be seen donning the famous Superman costume in ‘Man of Steel’, is in contention for the lead role in Warner Bros` reboot of the monster franchise, along with ‘X-Men: First Class’ star Caleb Landry Jones and ‘Killing Them Softly’ actor Scoot McNairy.

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