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Barry and Stan Gone Wild: "Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment has reupped its first-look deal at New Line and set up this comedy scripted by "Election" author Tom Perrotta and Rob Greenberg ("Frasier"). The Cooper-produced pic revolves around an uptight dermatologist and his newly divorced brother. For spring break they travel together to Daytona, where they must rescue the doc's son, who has been arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct..." (more info). Elizabethtown: "Paramount has tapped Susan Sarandon for Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy "Elizabethtown," starring along with Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom. Sarandon is in talks to portray the role of the mother of Bloom's character for the project, produced by Crowe and Paramount-based Cruise/Wagner with lensing expected to start this summer..." (more info). Infidelity For First Time Fathers: "Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban's 2929 Productions has optioned the Mark Borrowcliffe novel "Infidelity For First Time Fathers." "She's All That" scribe R. Lee Fleming Jr. is set to write the script. The book is about an immature man in his late 30s who faces the ultimate crisis for a philanderer: Both his fiance and his college-aged girlfriend have gotten pregnant at the same time..." (more info). King Kong: "Adrien Brody is in negotiations with Universal Pictures to join the cast of Peter Jackson's "King Kong." U has offered Brody the role of Jack Driscoll, a former World War I fighter pilot who is the love interest for archaeologist Ann Darrow, to be played by Naomi Watts..." (more info). Montana: "Couple Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelley will collaborate on "Chasing Montana," a drama penned by Kelley set up at Focus Features. Danish helmer Susanne Bier will direct the story about a father (uncast) and his daughter (Pfeiffer) -- both doctors -- whose bucolic Montana vacation becomes a poignant and at times amusing voyage of self discovery..." (more info). Drop Dead Sexy: "Jason Lee, Crispin Glover, Xander Berkeley, Audrey Marie Anderson and Joseph Reitman have teamed to star in "Drop Dead Sexy" for helmer Michael Philip. The project is lensing in Texas. The dark comedy centers on a financial scam gone awry in which the main characters end up kidnapping a dead body in an attempt to blackmail their target..." (more info). King Kong: "Jack Black has been in cast in Peter Jackson's remake of "King Kong" for Universal Pictures. Jackson and Fran Walsh will produce the film under their WingNut Films banner. Black will play Carl Denham, an adventurous filmmaker and showman trying to make a name for himself in 1930s New York. Robert Armstrong played the role in the 1933 original..." (more info). Million Dollar Baby: "Clint Eastwood will follow his Oscar-winning drama "Mystic River" by directing, producing and starring in this tragic and platonic love story involving a woman in her early 30s who is determined to begin a boxing career and a fighter-turned-trainer. Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman are in negotiations to star alongside Eastwood. Production is slated to start in June in Los Angeles..." (more info). The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: "Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and his son John Goldwyn are teaming up to produce the remake of the 1947 Samuel Goldwyn production "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" for Paramount Pictures. DreamWorks and Steven Spielberg are no longer involved in the project, though Jim Carrey is retaining his first-look option to star..." (more info). The Zenith Man: "New Line Cinema has acquired this pitch which centers on McCracken Poston, a lawyer in small-town Ringgold, Ga., who in 1997 was recovering from a failed run at Congress and a failed marriage. At the same time, Alvin Ridley, the town recluse, was charged with the murder of his wife, who had not left the inside of their home for 30 years. Poston agreed to defend Ridley, who was being vilified by the small town and media..." (more info). Animal House: Mediasharx reports that Harold Ramis plans to remake this comedy classic. Batman Begins: Christian Bale talks about the superhero flick to Empire Online. Cutie Honey: A trailer for the Japanese flick is now up at WB Japan. DVD News: Vote for which classic TV show you want to see on DVD over at Sony Pictures. Details and artwork are up for Secret Window, Along Came Polly & Mystic River. Edison: Pics of Kevin Spacey in the Justin Timberlake film are up at HNR. Indiana Jones IV: The Indy Experience reports that it's official, Lucasfilm said so - Stuart Beattie will NOT be rewriting the Indy IV script, no other info at this time.. Hooligans: The Elijah Wood soccer comedy has been renamed "The Yank". LOTR: Return of the King: Composer Howard Shore has confirmed he has just finished recording the additional music for the extended DVD which runs at 4hrs 10mins. Resident Evil: Apocalypse: A new trailer for the sequel hits theatres early April. Sahara: Delroy Lindo has joined the cast of the Clive Cussler bestseller. The Day After Tomorrow: New pics from the disaster flick are up at Rope of Silicon. The Devil's Rejects: Former wrestler Diamond Dallas Page will star in the "House of 1000 Corpses" sequel for Rob Zombie according to BTL Juice. The Interpreter: They're filming day scenes Tuesday and Wednesday March 30 and 31 in vicinity of Lafayette Street at Bond Street, NYC. The Notebook: Twenty-six new photos from the Ryan Gosling romance drama are now up at Rope of Silicon. The Pink Panther: More on the Beyonce casting can be found at link. The Science of Sleep: Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine...") talks about his next similarly-themed film to Nerve.Com. The Stepford Wives : Screen caps from the new trailer are up at The Trades. The Texas Chainsaw Prequel: R. Lee Ermey a key reason for a prequel? See Bloody Disgusting for details. Two Brothers: The one-sheet poster for the Guy Pearce film is up at LatinoReview. Water Warriors: Artwork from the CG-animated Frogs vs. Aliens feature is up at Silver Fox Films. White Chicks: Marlon Wayans talks about the new comedy to Hero Realm. Thanks to 'Deadman', 'Brad', 'Marcus', 'B. Payne', 'Josh', 'KarlChilders', 'Lemonjello', 'Josef', 'Tom', 'Darth', 'Kellvin', 'Mohammed', 'Catherine', 'Stefan', 'Antoine', 'Michael', 'Patrick', 'Brad', 'JHBlade', 'Robert', 'Brad', 'SWERJ', 'Aaron', 'Terrepin' & 'Alex'

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