Jennifer Hudson To Star In 'Winnie'
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 » WinnieJennifer Hudson is set to star in “Winnie,” a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. Hudson will play Winnie Mandela in a film that begins production May 30 in the South African locations of Johannesburg, Capt Town, Transkei and Robben Island, where the future president spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. Read more...
Justin Theroux Takes On 'Space Invader'
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 » Space InvaderJustin Theroux is heading to space. The actor-cum-writer is on board to pen a draft of "Space Invader," an astronaut romantic comedy set up at Fox. Mike Lisbe and Nate Reger sold the project and penned the original draft of the comedy, which centers on a man who decides to go to space after he suspects that his longtime girlfriend, an astronaut, is cheating on him with another spacewalker. Read more...
Demian Bichir Joins 'Hidalgo-Moliere'
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 » Hidalgo-MoliereDemian Bichir has signed on to star in the Mexican film "Hidalgo-Moliere," about the father of the Mexican independence movement. Antonio Serrano ("Sex, Shame and Tears") is directing "Hidalgo-Moliere," which focuses on Hidalgo's early years in the theater and his rise to leading the Mexican War of Independence in the early 1800s. Read more...
Director Lee Daniels In 'Selma' Talks
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 » SelmaHelmer Lee Daniels is in advanced negotiations to direct "Selma," which will trace the historic 1965 march in the Alabama town that marked the political and emotional peak of the civil rights movement. Read more...
Lewis Colick To Adapt 'Three Little Words'
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 » Three Little WordsLewis Colick has been tapped to pen the feature adaptation of "Three Little Words," which James Mangold and Cathy Konrad are developing with Jami Gertz's Lime Orchard Prods. Read more...
Owen Wilson To Star In 'Marmaduke'
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 » MarmadukeOwen Wilson has signed on to voice the rascally Great Dane "Marmaduke," Fox and New Regency's adaptation of the long-running comic strip. In adapting the strip created in 1954 by Brad Anderson and Phil Leeming, the script by Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio sees Marmaduke navigate a volatile Mutts vs. Read more...
Anna Faris In 'Wedding Banned' Talks
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 » Wedding BannedAnna Faris is in negotiations to star as Robin Williams' daughter in "Wedding Banned," a romantic comedy for Touchstone. "Banned" revolves around a long-divorced couple who kidnap their daughter (Faris) on her wedding day to prevent her from making the same mistakes they did. Read more...
Keir Gilchrist Set For 'Funny Story'
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 » It's Kind of a Funny StoryKeir Gilchrist has nabbed the lead role in "It's Kind of a Funny Story," Focus' coming-of-age film from writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. The comedy-drama adaptation of Ned Vizzini's 2006 novel centers on 16-year-old Craig (Gilchrist) who, stressed out from the demands of being a teenager, checks himself into a mental health clinic. Read more...
Eric Dane Joins 'Burlesque'
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 » Burlesque"Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane has joined "Burlesque," Screen Gems' musical drama which stars Christina Aguilera and Cher. "Burlesque" centers on the journey of an ambitious small-town girl (Aguilera) with a big-town voice who finds love and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club, reminiscent of the nightclub in Bob Fosse's "Cabaret." Read more...
Gwyneth Paltrow Joins Kidman In 'Girl'
Friday, November 13th, 2009 » The Danish GirlGwyneth Paltrow will join Nicole Kidman in "The Danish Girl," an adaptation of the David Ebershoff novel that tells the story of a relationship between the first post-operative transsexual, Einar Wegener, and his wife, Greta. Read more...
Harvey Keitel Joins 'Meet The Fockers'
Friday, November 13th, 2009 » Little FockersHarvey Keitel has joined the cast of Universal and Tribeca Prods.' "Meet the Fockers" sequel. Paul Weitz ("In Good Company") is directing the film, which has the working title of "Little Fockers," since it focuses on the main couple's children. Read more...
Julian McMahon Set For 'Red'
Friday, November 13th, 2009 » RedJulian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox are in negotiations to join the all-star cast of “Red,” Summit's adaptation of the Wildstorm/DC Comics miniseries being directed by Robert Schwentke. Read more...
Dante Harper To Adapt 'Hansel And Gretel'
Friday, November 13th, 2009 » Hansel and Gretel: Witch HuntersWriter Dante Harper has been hired to sprinkle a few more bread crumbs on the script for "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters." "Dead Snow" co-writer/director Tommy Wirkola is helming the project for Gary Sanchez Prods. Read more...
Samuel Goldwyn Picks Up 'Harry Brown'
Friday, November 13th, 2009 » Harry BrownSamuel Goldwyn is picking up all U.S. rights to the Michael Caine thriller "Harry Brown," marking one more buy of a Toronto premiere several months after the festival. Read more...
Johnny Depp In Talks For 'Tourist'
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 » TouristEvery tourist has some war stories. The thriller remake "The Tourist," from Graham King's GK Films, has run into another set of hiccoughs, with major players moving around like luggage on a conveyor. Read more...
Gerard Butler To Star In 'Coriolanus'
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 » CoriolanusGerard Butler is the lure for buyers at AFM eyeing a deal for rights to Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut "Coriolanus." Butler has signed to star opposite Fiennes in what is billed as a contemporary version of Shakespeare's Rome-set political and family drama. Read more...
Zach Galifianakis Joins 'Puss In Boots'
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 » Puss in BootsZach Galifianakis has had a great fall. Following his big splash with summer's $461 million grosser "The Hangover," Galifianakis has scooped up a batch of film roles. Read more...
Zhang Ziyi Set For 'Snow Flower'
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 » Snow Flower and the Secret FanZhang Ziyi is joining Wendi Murdoch and Florence Sloan in producing "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," an English-language drama starring Zhang. Wayne Wang has come aboard as director. Read more...
Sony Takes On 'Fathers And Guns'
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 » Fathers and GunsSony Pictures has picked up the remake rights to the French-Canadian hit "Fathers and Guns" for an adaptation to be developed and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. Read more...
Daniel Craig To Star In 'Dream House'
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 » Dream HouseDaniel Craig may shoot his James Bond films at the Pinewood Shepperton studio in Britain, but he'll soon be at Pinewood Studios Toronto to star in the Jim Sheridan psychological thriller "Dream House." In "Dream House," Craig plays a man who moves his family to an quaint town, only to discover his house is haunted by former inhabitants who were murdered there. Read more...
Bradley Cooper Set For 'Dark Fields'
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 » Dark FieldsBradley Cooper is set to star in "Dark Fields," a thriller being directed by Neil Burger for Relativity Media. The story follows a down-and-out writer (Cooper) who gets his hands on a top-secret pharmaceutical drug that makes one smarter. Read more...
Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd In 'Yogi Bear' Talks
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 » Yogi BearAnna Faris and Dan Aykroyd are in negotiations to star in "Yogi Bear," Warner Bros.' feature take on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Faris will play a nature documentarian who follows the antics of a bear in fictional Jellystone Park. Read more...
Ken Loach To Helm 'Route Irish'
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 » Route IrishKen Loach is reuniting with cinematographer Chris Menges on his latest film titled "Route Irish," penned by the filmmaker's longtime writing partner Paul Laverty and produced by Rebecca O'Brien. Read more...
Strand Takes On 'My Year Without Sex'
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 » My Year Without SexStrand Releasing has acquired all U.S. rights to Sarah Watt's "My Year Without Sex" from the Works International. Written and directed by Watt, the film stars Sacha Horler and Matt Day as a couple who are forced to abstain from sex because of the woman's medical condition. Read more...
Jake Gyllenhaal In 'Source Code' Talks
Monday, November 9th, 2009 » Source CodePhilippe Rousselet and Mark Gordon are unlocking the code. The pair is joining to produce, and Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in, the sci-fi thriller "Source Code." The project marks the first production for Rousselet's Vendome Pictures, a commercially oriented banner the international film veteran launched this year. Read more...
