"Warner Bros. Pictures has bought the film rights to Scott Lynch's fantasy epic "The Lies of Locke Lamora", the first of a seven-book series, for Michael De Luca to produce. The story revolves around the adventures of a likable con artist named Locke Lamora as he and his band of followers, the Gentleman Bastards, navigate the Venice-like city of Camorr..." (full details)

"Scribe Jeffrey Nachmanoff ("Day After Tomorrow") to pen three projects at Disney Pictures, including two for Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Amongst them video game adaptation "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time", museum creature come to life actioneer "Unnatural History", and EM pulse thriller "Liberty"..." (full details) "Rita Hsiao ("Mulan", "Toy Story 2", "Hitch") has been tapped to pen "A Guy Not Taken" for DreamWorks, adapting the romantic comedy based on a short story written by best-selling author Jennifer Weiner ("Good in Bed", "In Her Shoes"). First published in Glamour magazine in October, "Taken" is a wish-fulfillment fantasy that explores a married woman's life had she chosen a different path. Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Chris Bender are producing..." (full details)