Hope Davis will play former first lady and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 'The Special Relationship.' The film, from 'The Queen' scribe Peter Morgan, chronicles the unique and often turbulent relationship between British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) and U.S. President Bill Clinton (Dennis Quaid) in the late 1990s. Julianne Moore had been on tap to play the first lady, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Cameron Diaz is in talks to play the female lead -- and Seth Rogen's possible love interest -- in the comedic superhero flick 'The Green Hornet.' Michel Gondry is directing from a script co-written by Rogen, with a release date set for July 9, 2010. [EW.com]
Brooke Shields is out for 'Vengeance.' The 'Lipstick Jungle' TV star is returning to mainstream film for the first time in 10 years with the family comedy 'Furry Vengeance.' She'll play the wife to Brendan Fraser's real estate developer, who incites a wildlife riot when he begins building in the Oregon wilderness. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Will Smith is reteaming with 'I Am Legend' director Francis Lawrence for 'City That Sailed,' a drama about a father and daughter living on opposite sides of the ocean whose love is so powerful that it causes Manhattan to break off from the continental U.S. and float across the Atlantic. Literally. [Variety] | [The Hollywood Reporter]
Controversial documentarian Michael Moore will release his latest film 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' about the global economic meltdown, on Oct. 2. And, yes, the title is meant to be ironic. Quips Moore: "It's the perfect date movie. It's got it all -- lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day." [Variety]
'Seabiscuit' and 'Pleasantville' scribe Gary Ross has been hired to rewrite 'Spider-Man 4.' With 'Zodiac' screenwriter James Vanderbilt and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire have worked on previous drafts of the script, looks like Spidey is going for an Oscar this time around. [The Hollywood Reporter]
'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' director Raja Gosnell has been tapped to helm Sony's live-action/animation hybrid 'Smurfs' movies, based on those miniature blue creatures who began as a Belgian cartoon in the '50s and gained popularity Stateside with a 1981-90 Saturday morning cartoon. The movie hits theaters Dec. 17, 2010. [Variety]
Hope Davis will play former first lady and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 'The Special Relationship.' The film, from 'The Queen' scribe Peter Morgan, chronicles the unique and often turbulent relationship between British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) and U.S. President Bill Clinton (Dennis Quaid) in the late 1990s. Julianne Moore had been on tap to play the first lady, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Cameron Diaz is in talks to play the female lead -- and Seth Rogen's possible love interest -- in the comedic superhero flick 'The Green Hornet.' Michel Gondry is directing from a script co-written by Rogen, with a release date set for July 9, 2010. [EW.com]
Brooke Shields is out for 'Vengeance.' The 'Lipstick Jungle' TV star is returning to mainstream film for the first time in 10 years with the family comedy 'Furry Vengeance.' She'll play the wife to Brendan Fraser's real estate developer, who incites a wildlife riot when he begins building in the Oregon wilderness. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Will Smith is reteaming with 'I Am Legend' director Francis Lawrence for 'City That Sailed,' a drama about a father and daughter living on opposite sides of the ocean whose love is so powerful that it causes Manhattan to break off from the continental U.S. and float across the Atlantic. Literally. [Variety] | [The Hollywood Reporter]
Controversial documentarian Michael Moore will release his latest film 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' about the global economic meltdown, on Oct. 2. And, yes, the title is meant to be ironic. Quips Moore: "It's the perfect date movie. It's got it all -- lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day." [Variety]
'Seabiscuit' and 'Pleasantville' scribe Gary Ross has been hired to rewrite 'Spider-Man 4.' With 'Zodiac' screenwriter James Vanderbilt and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire have worked on previous drafts of the script, looks like Spidey is going for an Oscar this time around. [The Hollywood Reporter]
'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' director Raja Gosnell has been tapped to helm Sony's live-action/animation hybrid 'Smurfs' movies, based on those miniature blue creatures who began as a Belgian cartoon in the '50s and gained popularity Stateside with a 1981-90 Saturday morning cartoon. The movie hits theaters Dec. 17, 2010. [Variety]
Reader Comments (2)
joey at 7:35AM on Jul 11th 2009
cameron diaz would be better
joey at 7:34AM on Jul 11th 2009
cameron dias would be better