"Gerard Depardieu and Giancarlo Esposito have signed on to "The Last Holiday" for Paramount Pictures. They join Queen Latifah, Alicia Witt and LL Cool J in the remake of the British comedy, which is being retold to center on a clerk (Queen Latifah) who discovers that she only has a limited time to live and decides to go on the European vacation of a lifetime. Wayne Wang is directing..." (more details).
"Marcia Gay Harden has been penciled into the lineup for Paramount's remake of "Bad News Bears," starring Billy Bob Thornton and Greg Kinnear. The Oscar winner is in negotiations to portray an attorney who recruits Thornton's character to coach a Little League team of misfits. Richard Linklater is helming, with shooting expected to begin Nov. 15..." (more details).
"Brenda Blethyn is heading for "Clubland," playing a raucous English comedian who causes a stir when she entertains auds at Sydney clubs. Blethyn's character poses a dilemma for her 20-year-old son, who must choose between the mother who raised him on her own and his feisty new girlfriend..." (more details).
