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Castings: Streep, Glover, Ladd, James

By Garth Franklin Monday May 2nd 2005 02:33PM

"Meryl Streep has signed on to star in Fox 2000's upcoming fashionista comedy "The Devil Wears Prada." The film is based on Lauren Weisberger's best-selling novel about a young woman who goes to New York to work for an all-powerful magazine editor named Miranda Priestly (Streep). Weisberger did a stint as an assistant to Vogue editor Anna Wintour. David Frankel is directing from a script by Aline Brosh McKenna ("The Laws of Attraction")...." (full details) "Crispin Glover and Michael Paloma will topline independent horror film "Simon Says," to be directed and produced by William Dear ("Angels in the Outfield," "Harry and the Hendersons"). Film, written by Dear and Paloma and based on an original story by Paloma, deals with a group of beautiful teenagers who are isolated and killed off one by one. Lensing will begin this week in Grass Valley..." (full details) "Laura Prepon, Tim Blake Nelson and Oscar nominee Diane Ladd are joining the cast of Bold Films' "Come Early Morning," which started principal photography last week in Arkansas. Written and directed by Joey Lauren Adams, the film stars Ashley Judd as a small-town woman who has never committed to a serious relationship. Adams co-starred in Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy"..." (full details) "Fresh off his co-starring role in hit comedy "Hitch," Kevin James is in negotiations to topline "Man in Uniform" for New Line. "King Of Queens" star would play a beleaguered everyman whose life radically changes after he takes possession of a policeman's missing uniform. James recently signed to star in the Disney comedy "Field Trip". He'll provide the lead voice for Steve Oedekerk's animated feature "The Barnyard" for Paramount next year..." (full details) Thanks to 'KC'

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