Natalie Portman is in negotiations to star in "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" for Mandate Pictures. The film will mark the directorial debut of Zach Helm ("Stranger Than Fiction"), who will direct from his own script. Mandate is fully financing "Emporium" and handling worldwide sales for the film. Set in a strange and magical toy store, "Emporium" is a story about growing up and believing in the unbelievable..." (full details)

Jeff Daniels has boarded Columbia Pictures' "RV." The picture is being directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and Daniels joins Robin Williams, Kristin Chenoweth and Cheryl Hines in the cast. The comedy follows a man (Williams) and his dysfunctional family who rent an RV and head for the Rockies, ending up in a campground community. Daniels plays an annoyingly helpful man who is considered the patron saint of the RV world. His character also is the husband of Chenoweth's stay-at-home businesswoman, who sells products out of her trailer..." (full details)

Kevin James will star in Disney's "Field Trip," James has starred in CBS' "King Of Queens" for seven years and recently starred in the Will Smith romantic comedy hit "Hitch." James will play a substitute teacher who manages an unruly sixth grade class on its annual field trip. Studio will set a writer shortly. James also provided the lead voice for "The Barnyard," an animated feature directed by Steve Oedekerk for Paramount and Nickelodeon..." (full details)

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