The Weinstein Co. is getting very busy these days according to Variety. The company is in talks with Lasse Hallstrom to helm "Rain in Spain," a potential starring vehicle for Penelope Cruz.

They're also hiring Danny Boyle ("28 Days Later", "Trainspotting") to helm the Robert Nelson Jacobs-penned "Solomon Grundy," based on the Dan Gooch novel.

The "Untitled Rob Marshall Musical" begins shooting this coming spring. Anthony Minghella's "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" gets underway in South Africa late next year.

Finally the Denzel Washington-helmed "Great Debaters" heads into production in February, and is based on the true story of a professor at historically black Wiley College in East Texas.