"Fox 2000 has tapped Amy Talkington ("The Night of the White Pants") to adapt Linda Francis Lee's upcoming novel "The Devil in the Junior League". The comedic book centers on a 28-year-old Texas wife struggling to get pregnant who discovers her husband has drained their bank account and run off with his mistress. Broke, she turns to her neighbor, a nouveau riche lawyer who agrees to represent her if she can transform his vulgar wife into Junior League material..." (full details)
"New Line & Benderspink have decided to get "All Boxed Up," buying the family comedy pitch from Ross Venokur ("Night at the Museum", "The Tick"). Project's centered on a retired couple deciding to sell their house and then inviting their quirky grown children and families for a weekend of packing up, leading to relationships unraveling and culminating in bringing everyone closer together..." (full details)
"Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" has become the fifth pic of all time to cross the $600 million mark in international grosses (behind Titanic, the third Lord of the Rings, and the first two Harry Potters). "Goblet" was by far the highest foreign grosser released in 2005 with "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" nearing $380 million overseas..." (full details)
