"Gael Garcia Bernal is attached to star in Brazilian helmer Hector Babenco's $5 million next film, "O Pasado" (The Past). Project is based on the novel by Argentine scribe Alan Pauls. "The Past" centers on a couple who decide to split up after 12 years. While the man, played by Garcia Bernal, moves on, his ex-partner hounds him and the other women in his life. Babenco is in Argentina prepping the pic, which will shoot in Buenos Aires in early July..." (full details)
"Starship Dave" is now launching at 20th Century Fox, with Eddie Murphy on board to star and helmer Peter Segal to direct. Story is about a crew of miniature human-looking aliens who are seeking a way to save their doomed world. Murphy is lined up to lense "Norbit" for DreamWorks. Segal last directed the football remake "The Longest Yard"..." (full details)
Taiwanese pop and acting superstar Jay Chou has joined Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li in the cast of "The City of Golden Armor," (aka "Autumn Remembrance") being prepped by Zhang Yimou. The $45 million pic set in the Tang dynasty, is inspired by the modern Chinese stageplay "Thunderstorm". The story features a power struggle between the emperor, the empress, and a general..." (full details)
