"Ryan Gosling and Anthony Mackie will topline the indie pic "Half Nelson," a feature adaptation of helmer Ryan Fleck's Sundance-winning short film "Gowanus, Brooklyn." Drama -- lensing this month in Gotham -- follows a unique relationship between a white schoolteacher, his African-American student and a local drug dealer. Pic is being helmed by Fleck, who co-penned the screenplay with Anna Boden..." (full details)
"An ensemble cast of teenage actors has signed on to the comedy "National Lampoon Clubhouse Trick or Treat." Taylor Dooley ("Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D"), Jake Thomas ("Lizzie McGuire"), Nikki Griffin (Fox's "The O.C.") and Matthew Lawrence ("The Hot Chick") have joined the cast. Robert Carradine and Vanessa Angel also star. In the film, a 15-year-old boy is grounded on Halloween and stays home to baby-sit his brother and sister. They soon find that their old house is haunted, complete with a secret passage that leads them on a wild "Scooby Doo" esque adventure..." (full details)
"Carl Lumbly has been cast to star in the lead role of independent feature "Nujoma: Where Others Wavered." The actor, who plays Agent Marcus Dixon on ABC's "Alias," will be joined by Danny Glover in the film, to be written and directed by Charles Burnett. The biopic is based on the autobiography of Sam Nujoma, the first president of Namibia and former president of the South West African People's Organization. Lumbly will play Nujoma, a role that spans his early 20s to his late 60s..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'
