"Fox is pacting with Adam Sandler's Happy Madison shingle and producer William Todman Jr. ("X-Men") to distribute "Grandma's Boy," starring Allen Covert and based on Covert's spec script. A longtime Sandler collaborator and frequent co-star, Covert will topline as a thirtysomething man still living with his grandmother. Shooting starts in March..." (full details) "Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina and Patrick Stewart will voice the North American dubbed version of director Katsuhiro Otomo's "Steamboy", which Sony's Screen Gems will release in limited theaters on March 18th. A retro science-fiction epic set in Victorian England, Steamboy features an inventor prodigy named Ra Stim who receives a mysterious metal ball containing a new form of energy capable of powering an entire nation. This young boy must use it to fight evil, redeem his family, and save London from destruction..." (full details) "Vince Vaughn is clearly in demand. Universal has paid an estimated $2.25 million for the comedy spec "The Break Up" with Vaughn attached to star and produce. Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender wrote the screenplay, the details of which are being kept under wraps. It's based on an original idea by Vaughn, who will receive "story by" credit..." (full details) Thanks to 'KC'
Casting Couch: Covert, Molina, Vaughn
By Garth Franklin
Monday January 17th 2005 03:00PM
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