"Odeon Sky Filmworks has snapped up all U.K. rights to Jennifer Lynch's Cannes entry "Surveillance." The thriller stars Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Kent Harper, Ryan Simpkins, Michael Ironside and French Stewart. It will be released across the U.K. in the fall..." (full details)

"Matrix Capital Entertainment, led by Eric Wang, has signed Wong Fu Prods. to produce a feature film, tentatively titled "Sleepwalker," to be written and directed filmmakers Philip Wang, Ted Fu and Wesley Chan. The project, which centers on a young man whose night shift at his family's convenience store forces him to sleep during the day, will be filmed entirely in China..." (full details)

"Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman ("Stardust") have just completed a screenplay based on Mark Millar's graphic comic book "Kick Ass". Filming should begin late this year or early next..." (full details)