Daryl Hannah has signed on to star in "Love Is the Drug" for Alpine Pictures and Box Office Prods. Hannah joins Lizzy Caplan, D.J. Cotrona, Jenny Wade and John Patrick Amedori in the film, which marks the feature debut of commercial director Elliot Lester. "Love" begins shooting Monday in Los Angeles. Hannah will play Sandra Brand, a single mother struggling to raise a son, Jonah Brand (Amedori), alone and sacrificing to afford him the opportunity to attend Horizon's, one of the most elite private schools in California..." (full details)

Former SNL star Tim Meadows has joined the cast of Revolution Studios' The Benchwarmers, which has begun filming in Los Angeles. The comedy is directed by Dennis Dugan and stars Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz and Craig Kilborn. The Benchwarmers tells the story of three guys who try to make up for their lack of athleticism when they were younger by forming a three-man baseball team to challenge a full squad of elementary school baseballers. They develop a large following of left-out kids as they head for a high-stakes, winner-take-all game with the best team of kids in the state..." (full details)

Joan Cusack has joined and Amanda Peet is in final talks to star in "The Martian Child", an adaptation of a short story by sci-fi writer David Gerrold. In the film John Cusack plays a sci-fi writer who, wanting to be a dad, adopts a 7-year-old boy who may be an alien. Menno Meyjes, who wrote and directed the John Cusack film Max, is reteaming with the actor for the New Line Cinema film which begins filming next month in Canada..." (full details)

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