""Days of our Lives" and "Boston Legal" co-star Mark Valley has snagged the role of Robert Kennedy in Emilio Estevez's anticipated take on politico's final chapter, titled "Bobby". Valley will share the role of Kennedy with the man himself - via vintage newsreel material. Joshua Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and David Krumholtz also recently joined the all-star cast..." (full details)

"Clint Eastwood starts shooting "Red Sun", his Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective flick, in March but has yet to lock down permission from the Japanese government to shoot on Iwo Jima. Japanese-American screenwriter Iris Yamashita is writing the film, in consultation with Paul Haggis and "Last Samurai" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" star Ken Watanabe is tipped to star..." (full details)

"Paramount Pictures is in negotiations with a private equity fund headed by financier George Soros to sell the DreamWorks film library. Paramount reached a deal last month to acquire DreamWorks for $1.6 billion. At the time, Paramount said it was looking to sell the library, which includes such titles as the Oscar winners "Gladiator" and "American Beauty," for $850 million-$1 billion. If a deal is reached, it is expected that Paramount would earn a fee for handling the library's titles, and it might reserve the right to buy back the library at a later date..." (full details)