"Walt Disney Pictures has acquired rights to the Cecelia Ahern novel "If You Could See Me Now" and will turn it into a musical vehicle for Hugh Jackman. The novel, from the 23-year-old daughter of Ireland's prime minister Bertie Ahern, would have Jackman play the imaginary friend of a lonely 6-year-old who has been left behind by his mother and is being raised by his aunt. The twist: The aunt can suddenly see the imaginary friend, and a romance blossoms between them..." (full details)

"Paramount has tapped Jon Favreau to direct "John Carter of Mars," the epic adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi series. Pic begins with a Civil War veteran whose retreat into a cave to avoid capture by Indians causes him to be transported via time portal to the planet of Barsoom and taken prisoner by 12-foot-tall green men. The studio is hoping the film will launch a franchise. Ehren Kruger rewrote a script by Mark Protosevich, and AICN's Harry Knowles is co-producing..." (full details)

"Kindred Media Group has acquired North American distribution rights to Michael Hoffman's "Game 6," starring Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. Based on an original screenplay by novelist Don DeLillo and directed by Michael Hoffman, will open in major markets including Los Angeles, Boston and New York on March 3..." (full details)

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