"Colin Farrell is turning to the bible for his next mainstream effort. Farrell is keen on starring in and producing a remake of the Paul Newman 1953 flick "The Robe." The original centres on Marcellus, a tribune in the time of Christ, who wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. "It's one of my favorite films and done right they can be great entertainment and appeal to all the right audiences. Besides, I have great legs for a toga!" says Farrell..." (full details)

"New Line has signed "Old School" and "Starsky & Hutch" writer Scot Armstrong to start work on "Elf 2." Armstrong was the last scribe to do an uncredited rewrite on the original "Elf," which grossed $173 million in its 2003 release. Mini-major is believed to have an understanding with Will Ferrell that gives it confidence to continue with the project, though there's no deal with the thesp yet and the pic doesn't have a greenlight..." (full details)

"Warner Bros. has picked up film rights to Doug Stumpf's upcoming book "Confessions of a Wall Street Shoeshine Boy." The book, to be published by Harper, centers on the lives of Wall Street denizens as told through the eyes of a Brazilian whose job is buffing shoes at a major New York financial institution. Studio bought the book rights through its recently established New York fund, designed to obtain projects from journalists, playwrights and other literary sources in Gotham..." (full details)

Thanks to 'KC'.