Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep are circling "First Man" for Disney. Pic was scripted by Diane English, who will make her feature directing debut on the pic, being eyed for a 2006 production start. De Niro would play a Ted Turner-like mogul who puts his career on hold to run a presidential campaign for his wife. When she becomes the first woman to occupy the White House, he's suddenly faced with a significant role reversal. The big obstacle now is scheduling..." (full details)
"Sideways" star Virginia Madsen has been cast in helmer Arthur Allan Seidelman's upcoming "In the Shadow of Wings." The $13 million project also stars Tim Roth, Joan Plowright, Clifton Powell, Manuel San Martin, John Kani and Patrick David. It centers on the true story of an American plastic surgeon (Madsen) whose family is killed under dubious circumstances in an airplane crash while on vacation in Kenya. Pic will begin lensing in South Africa and Kenya on August 1st..." (full details)
Vivian Wu ("The Joy Luck Club") will star in "Shanghai Red," written, produced and helmed by her husband, Oscar Luis Costo. Filming will begin Monday in Shanghai, the actress's hometown. Wu plays a woman torn between the traditions of an older China and the openness of modern Shanghai. Co-stars include Richard Burgi ("24"), Ge You ("Lifetimes") and Sun Honglei ("Zhou Yu's Train"). Dialogue is a mix of Chinese and English..." (full details)
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