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Big Brother: "After directing "The Girl Next Door" for New Regency, Luke Greenfield has made a two-year first-look deal with Arnon Milchan's company and set up three more films he'll direct and produce with his WideAwake partners Juan Castro and Matthew Siegel. First up is "Big Brother," an edgy comedy that "The Bourne Identity" scribe W. Blake Herron is in talks to write. Story concerns a selfish businessman who's forced to participate in the Big Brother program and is paired with a tough teen. The two loathe each other, but they develop a twisted father/son relationship once the businessman begins teaching the youth all of the immoral things he used to get ahead in business..." (more info). Land of the Dead: "George Romero is set to direct "Land of the Dead," a horror film that picks up on the zombie saga he hatched with "Night of the Living Dead" and continued with "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead." Pic, from Romero's own script, is being co-financed by Atmosphere Entertainment and Paris-based Wild Bunch. Production will begin in October in Winnipeg or Pittsburgh. Latter was the site of shooting for Romero's original 1968 zombie trilogy..." (more info). Tasty Bullet: "Anonymous Content has optioned film rights to "Tasty Bullet," a yet-to-be-published graphic novel by Jonathan Vankin and Arnold Pander about an insidious energy drink. Story centers on the beverage children are guzzling worldwide; the young woman whose image promotes the product; and her discovery that the drink is actually brainwashing those consuming it..." (more info). Vampire: The Requiem: "New Line Cinema has optioned feature rights for the role-playing game "Vampire: The Requiem" from White Wolf Publishing for producer Adam Fields. "Requiem" introduces a contemporary horror universe that details the night-to-night life of vampires. Just as it's up to the game players to create characters and plots, a screenwriter will also be charged with creating characters and a storyline for the adaptation..." (more info). Everything Changes: "Tobey Maguire is exercising his producer's prowess for Columbia Pictures. The "Spider-Man 2" star is teaming up with Wendy Finerman to produce a big-screen adaptation of the novel. Tropper's novel revolves around the twentysomething Zach, who is on the verge of marrying the perfect girl when he undergoes a life crisis as he faces feelings for his recently deceased best friend's wife and also deals with the sudden arrival of his flamboyant, womanizing, estranged father..." (more info). Partners: "Brooke Langton has been cast as Lucy, the love interest in the indie film "Partners." She will star opposite Jay Harrington, a straight guy who everyone assumes is gay. While he falls for Lucy, he pretends to be just a friend because allowing everyone to think that he's gay has boosted his career..." (more info). The Partridge Family: "Writers Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen are joining "The Partridge Family." The writing duo -- whose credits include "Garfield" and "Cheaper by the Dozen" -- have come on board to adapt the big-screen adaptation of the popular television series for Paramount Pictures..." (more info).Anacondas: A rather impressive second poster is up at JoBlo. Freddy vs. Jason 2: The recent Stephen Norrington rumours are bull apparently, see Bloody Disgusting for more. Memoirs of a Geisha: The LA Daily News reports that 'Geisha' is finally on for a September production start under the direction of Rob Marshall. Paparazzi: Footage from the Cole Hauser flick is up at The Trades. Salem's Lot: The Mini-Series: Details & art is up at DVD Answers. Steamboy: A six-minute trailer for the foreign flick is up at Yahoo.Jp. The Runelords: The Sum of All Men: Exclusive development footage will be on display at Comic Con, see IESB for details. The WB's Fall Schedule: The final airtime line-up is at Mediasharx. Thanks to 'Antoine', 'Robert', 'Brad', 'Marcus' & 'Alex'

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