Samuel L. Jackson is signed and Bernie Mac is in negotiations to star as estranged soul-singing legends on a reunion tour in the Dimension Films comedy "Soul Men" reports Variety. Scripted by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone ("Intolerable Cruelty," "Life"), Jackson and Mac will play two former backup soul singers who are part of a famed group.They haven't spoken to each other in 20 years but reluctantly agree to travel together for a tribute performance in honor of their recently deceased band leader.Both Jackson and Mac will dance and sing, and the film is negotiating for access to the Stax Records catalog.
Bateman's "State of Play"
Jason Bateman will join Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the Kevin Macdonald-directed adaptation of the British miniseries "State of Play" for Universal Pictures and Working Title reports Variety. The drama revolves around a newspaper's investigation of the murder of a girlfriend of a fast-rising congressman (Norton) with Pitt playing the former campaign manager of the pol who spearheads the paper's investigation.Bateman will play one of the key reporters chasing the story, likely the role of the editor's son played by James McAvoy in the original.
"G-Force" for Gabriel Casseus
Gabriel Casseus ("Black Hawk Down") has joined the cast of Disney's "G-Force" for director Hoyt Yeatman reports Variety. Casseus will play an NSA agent tracking a group of genetically enhanced animal commandos. In the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced live-action/CGI family feature, the animal commandos try to prevent an evil billionaire from taking over the world.
McTiernan sentenced to prison
A federal judge sentenced director John McTiernan to four months in prison Monday after refusing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of lying to the FBI about his association with disgraced private eye Anthony Pellicano.Judge Dale S. Fischer gave the director of such films as "Die Hard" and "The Thomas Crown Affair" until Jan. 15 to turn himself in to authorities. McTiernan's attorney said he would appeal.McTiernan was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine (details).
A picnic win at Tropfest
Australian filmmaker Belinda King's "The Picnic" won the $10,000 Target Filmmaker Award at the Tropfest@Tribeca film festival Sunday night. A jury of actors Josh Lucas and Rose Byrne, and directors Griffin Dunne, Bennett Miller, Mary Harron and Tom McCarthy and last year's winner Matthew Bonifacio chose the award. It was presented following the premiere of 16 finalists' shorts in New York's World Financial Center Plaza. Some 7,500 people attended the free event. The fest, founded by Australia Tropfest founder John Polson and Tribeca Enterprises, also announced next year's short film theme will be "sunflower." This year's contestants created shorts around the signature item "slice.
"G-Force" for Gabriel Casseus
Gabriel Casseus ("Black Hawk Down") has joined the cast of Disney's "G-Force" for director Hoyt Yeatman reports Variety. Casseus will play an NSA agent tracking a group of genetically enhanced animal commandos. In the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced live-action/CGI family feature, the animal commandos try to prevent an evil billionaire from taking over the world.
McTiernan sentenced to prison
A federal judge sentenced director John McTiernan to four months in prison Monday after refusing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of lying to the FBI about his association with disgraced private eye Anthony Pellicano.Judge Dale S. Fischer gave the director of such films as "Die Hard" and "The Thomas Crown Affair" until Jan. 15 to turn himself in to authorities. McTiernan's attorney said he would appeal.McTiernan was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine (details).
A picnic win at Tropfest
Australian filmmaker Belinda King's "The Picnic" won the $10,000 Target Filmmaker Award at the Tropfest@Tribeca film festival Sunday night. A jury of actors Josh Lucas and Rose Byrne, and directors Griffin Dunne, Bennett Miller, Mary Harron and Tom McCarthy and last year's winner Matthew Bonifacio chose the award. It was presented following the premiere of 16 finalists' shorts in New York's World Financial Center Plaza. Some 7,500 people attended the free event. The fest, founded by Australia Tropfest founder John Polson and Tribeca Enterprises, also announced next year's short film theme will be "sunflower." This year's contestants created shorts around the signature item "slice.
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