"German helmer Robert Schwentke ("Tattoo") has signed on to direct 20th Century Fox's long-gestating feature "The Deep Blue Goodbye." The film is based on the first in the series of Travis McGee detective novels written by author John MacDonald. Schwentke is directing "Flightplan," a thriller starring Jodie Foster..." (full story)
"Helmer Jon Sherman is in final negotiations to direct "Wild Child" for Working Title Films. Pic, penned by Lucy Dahl, is a teen comedy about a Malibu wild child sent to a British boarding school to curb her wayward ways. Dahl is the daughter of author Roald Dahl..." (full details)
""Wedding Crashers" helmer David Dobkin and Darren Lemke have sold their action-adventure pitch "Jack" to New Line Cinema. Neal Moritz will produce. Story concerns a farm boy who takes an unexpected journey in following his dream to become a soldier like his father. Dobkin will direct and produce the pic with Moritz's Original Film. Lemke will pen the script..." (full story) Thanks to 'KC'
