"Roadside Attractions has picked up U.S. theatrical rights to "Come Early Morning," the feature directorial debut of actress Joey Lauren Adams, and is setting a Fall release. The Bold Films production centers on Lucy (Ashley Judd), a hardworking construction supervisor whose life has become a series of boozy one-night stands. When she meets Cal (Jeffrey Donovan), a newcomer to her small Arkansas town who is open to a relationship, she is forced to confront the family demons that haunt her..." (full details)
"Anand Tucker ("Shopgirl", "Hilary and Jackie") will direct "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" for Number 9 Films and FilmFour, with Jim Broadbent and Colin Firth taking the leading roles. The film is set to shoot in the U.K. this fall. It's adapted by David Nicholls from the poet Blake Morrison's bestselling memoir about his relationship with his dad. Broadbent will play the father from the age of 35 to his death at the age of 70. Firth will play the adult Morrison..." (full details)
"In November, newly launched distributor Midnight Movies Entertainment will roll out on 1,500 screens a 3-D update of the George A. Romero classic "Night of the Living Dead," called "Night of the Living Dead 3-D." The new version by helmer Jeff Broadstreet and scribe Robert Valding stars Brianna Brown, Joshua DesRoches and Sid Haig..." (full details)
