"Upon finishing "The Departed", Leonardo DiCaprio will produce, co-write and narrate "11th Hour," a feature-length documentary that will examine the state of the global environment. The film will be co-directed and co-written by Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners, the team has previously collaborated on "Global Warning" and "Water Planet," short films that can be seen on DiCaprio's eco-site. DiCaprio will follow up with thrilers "Blood Diamond" & "The Chancellor Manuscript"..." (full details)
"UK outfit Inspired Movies has acquired the rights to African drama "A Bend in the River" by Nobel-prize winning scribe V. S. Naipaul. After Merchant Ivory's "The Mystic Masseur," it's the second of Naipaul's novels to be adapted for the bigscreen. The story of an Indian shopkeeper in post-colonial Africa who becomes embroiled in the chaos and social breakdown that follows the rise of a despotic leader is being adapted by Farrukh Dhondy..." (full details)
"Hal Lieberman Company and Gold Circle Films are partnering on the supernatural thriller "Before". Written by Niall Johnson ("White Noise"), pic centers around a therapist who investigates a series of deaths at a psychiatric hospital only to uncover a world of supernatural spirits, possession and reincarnation..." (full details)
