"The Elton John movie "Gnomeo & Juliet," an animated film based on William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," is no longer in production at Walt Disney Feature Animation. John was producing the animated musical about small star-crossed lovers through his Rocket Pictures and was engaged to write the movie's songs..." (full details)

"Alan Shapiro has been tapped to direct the indie family comedy "Frank," with Darrell Hammond and Missi Pyle in negotiations to star. Bright Line Films and Cabiria Prods. will finance the film which centers on an abandoned dog who ingratiates himself with a family vacationing on an idyllic island. Hammond and Pyle would play the husband and wife..." (full details)

"Dimension Films is developing a comedy based on Andrea Lavinthal and Jessica Rozler's tome "The Hookup Handbook: A Single Girl's Guide to Living It Up". Scribe trio Alyssa Embree, Jessica Koosed and Stacey Harman have been tapped to adapt the book which revolves around three very different young women who leave traditional dating behind to forge some unlikely friendships, and a series of life-changing romantic adventures, all in pursuit of "hooking up"..." (full details)