"New Line has tapped comedy/horror helmer John Landis ("Animal House", "An American Werewolf in London) to direct laffer "Show Dogs," a "Pygmalion" story about a homeless Jack Russell terrier thrust into the competitive world of dog shows. Chris Bender and JC Spink are producing..." (full details)

"Fox 2000 Pictures has inked a seven-figure deal with "Young Guns" scribe John Fusco ("Hidalgo") to adapt "Wolf Brother," the first book in the "Chronicles of Darkness" books by British author Michelle Paver. The children's book is set 6,000 years ago and follows a 12-year-old as he and his wolf companion try to save the world from evil forces. The second book in the series, "Spirit Walker," is due out in the U.K. next month and arrives in the U.S. next year..." (full details)

"Reggie Lee (The Fast and the Furious) has landed a supporting lead as a villainous Pirate named Tai Huang in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean 3, directed by Gore Verbinski. Lee filmed some initial scenes with Depp in April while both sequels were filming concurrently on St. Vincent in the Caribbean. He resumes filming in late August in Los Angeles and the Bahamas through 2006..." (full details)

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