"Hugh Jackman has joined the cast of Caroline Zelder-directed indie flick "A Plumm Summer". Story concerns the aftermath of a famous puppet's kidnapping and two youngsters' bid to solve the case. William Baldwin, Henry Winkler and Lisa Guerrero also star..." (full details)
"20th Century Fox has picked up film rights to the R.L. Stine children's book series "The Rotten School". The "Rotten" books center on the zany boarding school adventures of Bernie Bridges as he schemes against his teachers and rival students. Stine created the mega-selling "Goosebumps" series, though the "Rotten" books have been written as comedies for kids..." (full details)
""The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson has revealed that he was forming Wingnut Interactive - an off-shoot of his Wingnut Studios company - to explore partnerships with Microsoft Game Studios, including an original chapter of the Halo franchise with Bungie and a second, unnamed title for Xbox 360..." (full details)
