"Rutger Hauer will make his directorial debut next year with "Changing Fortunes," a biopic on the life of the Dutch banker Wally van Hall, who was responsible for saving the lives of 80,000 families during World War II. Hauer said Tuesday that he was very impressed and moved when he heard about this unknown piece of history, which ends with the betrayal of van Hall 90 days before the end of the war. The script is penned by Annie Perkins and Russ Haan..." (full details)
"Palm-Star Entertainment has teamed with Red Bird Cinema to adapt Buzz Bissinger book "3 Nights in August" for the bigscreen. Actor-scribe Kevin Pollak will pen the adaptation. Story centers on a three-game baseball series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs in 2003. For the book, Bissinger gained access to Cardinals manager Tony La Russa..." (full details)
"Sony Pictures Classics picked up North American rights to Jamie Babbit's sexually charged dramedy "The Quiet," starring Camilla Belle, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Elisha Cuthbert and Shawn Ashmore. Belle plays an orphaned deaf and mute girl sent to live in the home of her godparents (Falco and Donovan) and their daughter (Cuthbert). Her presence unleashes the dark secrets of their suburban family and her love interest (Ashmore)..." (full details)
