"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" executive producer George Lucas confirms to TV Guide that with Sean Connery not returning as Indy's father, the role has been re-written for another character.
From model to miracle
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has scored a role in Spike Lee's WW2 drama "The Miracle at St. Anna" says Vogue. The film deals with a regiment of black soldiers stationed in Tuscany during World War Two. Campbell has confirmed that she had meetings with and just signed a contract with Lee the other day.
Thunder for McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey will make an uncredited cameo in "Tropic Thunder," the Ben Stiller-directed DreamWorks comedy reports Variety. Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Bill Hader and Steve Coogan all appear in the project about a group of actors who gather on a remote island to shoot a big-budget war movie and are forced to become the soldiers they are playing. McConaughey takes the role that Owen Wilson left after he was hospitalized. Shooting is underway in Hawaii.
G-force in 2009
Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed today that May 1st 2009 will be the release date for his live-action/CGI produced family feature "G-Force".
Jennifer haunts McConaughey
Jennifer Garner is in negotiations to star opposite Matthew McConaughey in New Line's romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" reports the trades. The story centers on a charming womanizer (McConaughey) who is visited by the apparitions of girlfriends past, present and future while attending the wedding of his younger brother. He eventually realizes that he is in love with his childhood sweetheart (Garner). Mark Waters is directing the film from a Jon Lucas and Scott Moore screenplay, with shooting scheduled to begin in January. Garner's husband Ben Affleck was previously set to be the male lead.
Ryan Reynolds in Adventureland
Ryan Reynolds and Kristen Stewart are joining Jesse Eisenberg in the coming-of-age comedy "Adventureland" reports the trades. Written and directed by Greg Mottola ("Superbad"), the 1987-set story follows an uptight recent college grad (Eisenberg) who is forced to take a degrading minimum-wage job at the local amusement park when he realizes he can't afford his dream European tour. The experience helps him to loosen up a bit as he finds first love, forms new friendships and emerges with a newfound sense of maturity just in time to enter the real world in the fall. Reynolds will play Connell, an aspiring rock star and the icon of cool to all the kids working at the park. Stewart will play the romantic lead, a tomboy who also works at the park. Shooting begins next month in Pittsburgh.
Fright Night remake in the works
Shock Till You Drop reports that Sony's Screen Gems is currently seeking a writer to pen a remake of the 1985 vampire classic "Fright Night". The original followed teenage horror film fan Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) who believes a vampire (Chris Sarandon) has moved into the large house next door.
Dimension walks down the "The Road"
Dimension Films is in final negotiations to distribute the apocalyptic thriller "The Road," based on Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, in North America says The Hollywood Reporter. The story centers on a father who walks alone with his son through a ravaged postwar American landscape in search of civilization.
Missed Connections for New Line
"New Line has picked up romantic comedy "Missed Connections," penned by Gustin Nash ("Charlie Bartlett"). The story centers on a multitude of characters in search of love and friendship in an era of instant communication..." (full details)
Matthew McConaughey will make an uncredited cameo in "Tropic Thunder," the Ben Stiller-directed DreamWorks comedy reports Variety. Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Bill Hader and Steve Coogan all appear in the project about a group of actors who gather on a remote island to shoot a big-budget war movie and are forced to become the soldiers they are playing. McConaughey takes the role that Owen Wilson left after he was hospitalized. Shooting is underway in Hawaii.
G-force in 2009
Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed today that May 1st 2009 will be the release date for his live-action/CGI produced family feature "G-Force".
Jennifer haunts McConaughey
Jennifer Garner is in negotiations to star opposite Matthew McConaughey in New Line's romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" reports the trades. The story centers on a charming womanizer (McConaughey) who is visited by the apparitions of girlfriends past, present and future while attending the wedding of his younger brother. He eventually realizes that he is in love with his childhood sweetheart (Garner). Mark Waters is directing the film from a Jon Lucas and Scott Moore screenplay, with shooting scheduled to begin in January. Garner's husband Ben Affleck was previously set to be the male lead.
Ryan Reynolds in Adventureland
Ryan Reynolds and Kristen Stewart are joining Jesse Eisenberg in the coming-of-age comedy "Adventureland" reports the trades. Written and directed by Greg Mottola ("Superbad"), the 1987-set story follows an uptight recent college grad (Eisenberg) who is forced to take a degrading minimum-wage job at the local amusement park when he realizes he can't afford his dream European tour. The experience helps him to loosen up a bit as he finds first love, forms new friendships and emerges with a newfound sense of maturity just in time to enter the real world in the fall. Reynolds will play Connell, an aspiring rock star and the icon of cool to all the kids working at the park. Stewart will play the romantic lead, a tomboy who also works at the park. Shooting begins next month in Pittsburgh.
Fright Night remake in the works
Shock Till You Drop reports that Sony's Screen Gems is currently seeking a writer to pen a remake of the 1985 vampire classic "Fright Night". The original followed teenage horror film fan Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) who believes a vampire (Chris Sarandon) has moved into the large house next door.
Dimension walks down the "The Road"
Dimension Films is in final negotiations to distribute the apocalyptic thriller "The Road," based on Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, in North America says The Hollywood Reporter. The story centers on a father who walks alone with his son through a ravaged postwar American landscape in search of civilization.
Missed Connections for New Line
"New Line has picked up romantic comedy "Missed Connections," penned by Gustin Nash ("Charlie Bartlett"). The story centers on a multitude of characters in search of love and friendship in an era of instant communication..." (full details)
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