Cashmore grew up in Banchory, and founded Mashable in Aberdeen in 2005 at the age of 19.

The site’s primary focus is social media news, but it also covers the latest developments in the likes of mobile, entertainment, online video, business, web development, technology, memes and gadgets.

It’s been reported that Cashmore will make £127million when he sell his website Mashable to CNN.

His Twitter account is also one of Twitter’s 40 most-followed pages, with over 2.8 million followers.

Now it has been reported that a bidding war has begun over the rights to film Mashed Up, which tackles his life story.

Its screenwriter Anthony Phelan was quoted as saying: “We’re talking to studios and there’s a real buzz.

“James McAvoy is our No 1 choice to play Pete – he’s Scottish and they look similar.”

McAvoy last year starred in blockbuster X-Men: First Class, and has recently been filming in Scotland for the adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s Filth.

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The Scottish actor, best known for starring in 2007 movie Atonement, will represent the Rest of the World team.

The 32-year-old will accompany fellow movie stars including Gerard Butler and Will Ferrell, as well as ex-Manchester United footballers Edwin Van der Sar and Ruud van Nistelrooy in the Rest of the World squad.

The event, raising money for children’s charity UNICEF, sees Robbie Williams captain the England team, which also features the likes of Olly Murs and Teddy Sheringham.

Tickets are now on sale for Soccer Aid 2012 – call 0161 444 2012 or visit itv.com/socceraid.

Soccer Aid 2012′s England v Rest of the World match will be played at Old Trafford on Sunday, May 27, airing on ITV1 from 8pm.

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In addition to McAvoy and Braff, the presenters will include Hayley Atwell, Douglas Booth, Jim Carter, Tom Chambers, Tyne Daly, Jack Davenport, Agyness Deyn, Jonathan Edwards, Susannah Fielding, Vittorio Grigolo, Lenny Henry, Ronan Keating, Katherine Kelly, Harry Lloyd, Natascha McElhone, Laurie Metcalf, Elaine Paige, Dan Stevens, Sir Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Kara Tointon, Will Young, Zoe Wanamaker, Jodie Whittaker and Barbara Windsor.

Established in 1976, the Laurence Olivier Awards celebrate excellence in professional London theatre. The ceremony will be broadcast live on BBC. Additionally, the Olivier Awards will host a free public celebration at Covent Garden piazza, including performances from Billy Elliot The Musical, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables and Wicked.

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The filming was initially planned to start this fall. However, with the new dates, Jennifer Lawrence will be easily available for the shoot. Catching Fire is set for 2013 fall release.

Lawrence will reprise her role of Mystique. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne and January Jones are also featuring in the sequel.

Simon Kinberg, who co-wrote X-Men: The Last Stand and co-produced the X-Men: First Class, will write this sequel. Mathew Vaughn and Bryan Singer are also confirmed to direct and produce it.

X-Men: First Class had a budget of almost $150 million and it grossed $353,624,124 at the Box Office.

It also received Certified Fresh Ratings at the review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes. It reported 87 per cent positive reviews, with an average rating of 7.4 out of 10. The site’s general consensus states, “With a strong script, stylish direction, and powerful performances from its well-rounded cast, X-Men: First Class is a welcome return to form for the franchise.”

IMDB gave it a score of 7.9 out of 10 based on its 171,178 user while another review aggregator site, Meta Critic, reported a score of 65 out of 100 based on 38 reviews.

Film.com top critic, Eric Snider, gave it a rating of A- and stated, “It uses the themes of the previous movies to build an intelligent, fast-paced, and highly entertaining prequel.”

Sean Axmaker of MSN.com also praised the movie by commenting, “

While it never reaches the intelligence or character richness of the first two X-Men films, it’s still the superior superhero spectacle of 2011 to date.”

Overall, the sequel would be a must watch for all genre.

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Kit Harington and Joel Kinnaman were originally signed on to play as the legendary medieval duo, but when Warner Bros pulled the plug on the project due to budgetary concerns, the pair eventually went their separate ways. Gary Oldman is currently attached to play as Merlin.

David Dobkin’s Arthur and Lancelot is a heavy actioner and would require a lot of training and preparation, something that Farrell couldn’t fit into his schedule. So it’s back to the drawing board for the Arthur and Lancelot casting, and the studio already has someone in mind to play the role of King Arthur. According to Deadline, James McAvoy and other names have been approached for the lead role. I imagine that we will be hearing of more names as Warner Bros is very eager to make the movie.

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The original film featured the voices of James McAvoy and Emily Blunt who, though unconfirmed, are likely to return. The first film’s director, Kelly Asbury, will serve as creative consultant while Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil are set to again provide the screenplay.

As in the original, Sherlock Gnomes will feature new music by Elton John.

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Shooting the film based on the best-selling novel by Irvine Welsh has commenced in Glasgow, Scotland as well as on location in Sweden, Belgium and Hamburg.

McAvoy plays the leading role of Bruce Robertson, a corrupt Scottish police officer and cocaine addict who has to solve a brutal murder case with an ambitious colleague, mentee-cum-sidekick, Ray Lennox (Bell). Bruce flees from, his sexual endeavors eventually backfiring and his various short or long-termed schemes and plots against his colleagues in order to secure the hoped-for promotion to Detective Inspector.

Poots will be playing Amanda Drummond, a colleague of Bruce’s.

Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh, best known for his novel Trainspotting, also co-wrote a script with Baird. Baird commented:

Filth is filled with irreverent comedy and some extremely surreal moments, but ends with a sharp twist of poignancy. The character of Bruce Robertson has to show such a wide range that it could only take an actor as talented as James McAvoy (pictured) to pull it off with the necessary charm and humanity.

Producer Marshall added:

Bruce Robertson is not only a guilty pleasure, but a character edgier than all the other characters from Irvine Welsh’s works combined. With Filth we have the chance to make a bold and outrageous film that I have no doubt will be unique, darkly funny and ultimately commercial.”

Lionsgate will be releasing Filth.

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Derek Haas and Michael Brandt will rewrite Evan Spiliotopoulos’ screenplay for Wanted 2.

“Wanted 2 is going to take off after the events of what just happened. Pick up Wesley a few years later and go back in for another round,” Haas told TheWrap.

“We just always loved the Wanted world and loved working with Universal and [director] Timur [Bekmambetov] on the first one, so we’re excited.”

Haas said there was no director attached yet, although as you might have guessed from his statement above he’d be happy to work with Bekmambetov again. “But he’s a busy guy,” Haas added.

James McAvoy starred in the 2008 comic-book movie about a lowly office worker who discovers he has unusual abilities that make him the perfect assassin.

The two writers are clearly seen as hitmen themselves by film studio Universal, with the first movie making $341m on a $75m budget.

Will McAvoy return, though?

The actor is filming Trance right now, while his next movie Filth is currently in pre-production and he’s also been named as the favourite to play Elton John in the biopic? Rocketman.

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The Scottish X-Men: First Class star, who will play sex-obsessed, misanthropic police officer Bruce Robertson, is said to be joined by Jamie Bell and Alan Cumming as his partner-of-sorts Ray Lennox and his boss Bob Toal in the big-screen adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s 1998 bestselling novel.

The Scottish author told the Playlist: “James is going to be main character, Jamie is going to be Lennox – his kind of sidekick – and Alan is going to be Toal. That’s going to be the main cast.”

James had previously hinted at a thrilling project on the horizon earlier this year, telling the Daily Record: “I’m looking at a part soon, like the second half of this year, that is quite extreme I mean, quite full on mental.”

Irvine, who will produce the film, also revealed that filming is expected to begin with director Jon S Baird in January 2012.

“Jon did a revised screenplay which was absolutely brilliant,” the author continued.

“I think Jon’s definitely done something really sort of magic. He’s captured and he’s kept the essence of the main protagonist but he’s done a lot of interesting things with it as well. It’s a great script and it’s going to make a great film with that cast attached.”

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