Bob and Harvey Weinstein's WeinsteinCo. is adding the epic sci-fi creature feature "Outlander" to its distrib slate. Karl Urban ("Doom") is in talks to topline the pic, an adventure about a man from another galaxy who crash-lands on Earth at the time of the Vikings, bringing with him an alien predator. Howard McCain is helming from his own screenplay, which he co-penned with Dirk Blackman. The alien creature in the film, called Moorwen, is being created by production designer Patrick Tatopoulos ("I Robot", "Godzilla")..." (full details)
Robert Carlyle and Colin Firth will star in Antonia Bird's gothic horror comedy "The Meat Trade." Currently in pre-production and with an original screenplay by "Trainspotting" novelist Irvine Welsh, it's a contemporary reworking of the crimes of the 19th century bodysnatchers Burke and Hare. This notorious Edinburgh duo made a living robbing graves to provide doctors with cadavers for experimentation. When the supply of corpses dried up, they started killing tramps..." (full details)
Evan Rachel Wood will star in helmer Julie Taymor's untitled musical -- formerly known as "All You Need Is Love" -- for Revolution Studios. Production is slated to begin in September on the love story set in the U.K. and the U.S. during the turbulent 1960s and featuring the music of the Beatles. Pic was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Wood recently wrapped TriStar's "Running With Scissors"..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'.
