Josh Holloway (Sawyer from TV's megahit "Lost") and Sarah Wayne Callies ("The Celestine Prophecy") have been cast in the supernatural thriller "Whisper." Stewart Hendler is making his directorial debut on the film for Gold Circle Films. Callies plays the girlfriend of a convict/kidnapper, to be played by Holloway, in the story of a New England-set kidnapping of a young boy. The screenplay is from producer-turned-writer Chris Borrelli..." (full details)
Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette are set to star in "Little Miss Sunshine," a road-trip comedy to be financed by Big Beach. Bought as a spec with a script by Michael Arndt, the comedy marks the directing debut of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Filming begins June 6 in L.A., and is about the cross-country journey in a VW bus of a family bent on getting an 8-year-old to the finals of a beauty pageant..." (full details)
Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss and Kim Cattrall began principal photography on Canada/U.K. co-production "Snow Cake" on Sunday. Cast was drawn to the project on the strength of the script penned by Brit first-time screenwriter Angela Pell. Pic centers on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman (Weaver) and a shy, tortured man (Rickman) who is traumatized after being involved in a fatal car accident. Pic is lensing in Wawa, Ontario, and relocates to Toronto at the end of the month. Shoot is scheduled to wind up May 19..." (full details)
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