Back
when I bought a badge for SXSW there was no part of
this site that dealt with film, so I only paid to
attend the music portion of the week. This was
a mistake. I should have totally went for it
despite how it would have killed my bank account and
doubled my workload during a period of time that's
already crazy enough. Or something. If
any of you catch any good screenings then shoot me
an email and let me know!
Here's the weekly update. Read on.
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Francis
Ford Coppola has finished rounding out the cast for
Tetro. The film, which is about a young man
looking for his brother, will star Vincent Gallo, Javier
Bardem, Maribel Verdu (Pan's Labyrinth) and Alden
Ehrenreich.
The completely unnecessary big screen version of Land
Of The Lost has found it's Chaka in SNL's Jorma
Taccone.
David Gordon Green (Snow Angels, Pineapple
Express) recently said that he has finished a
screenplay for a remake of Dario Argento's Suspiria.
No word yet on whether or not that is the project he
will direct next.
Proving that the new entry into the Fast And The
Furious series might not just be about Paul Walker
and Vin Diesel collecting a paycheck, Michelle Rodriguez
and Jordana Brewster have signed on to reprise their
roles from the first film.
Jason Reitman has decided to follow up Juno with
Pierre Pierre. The Jim Carrey-lead comedy
is about a French Nihilist who is moving a stolen
painting from France to England.
Seth Rogen's next film will be directed by Jody Hill (The
Foot Fist Way) and will be called Observe And
Report. The story will center around a mall
cop who doesn't get along too well with the local police
department.
Luke Wilson has signed on to star in Tenure,
which is a comedy about a college professor fighting for
tenure with a fellow female colleague.
Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) is all set to develop and
direct a drama based in the world of NASCAR. No
word yet on a release date or title, but the story is
said to center around a young racer who gets into the
circuit and becomes rivals with the driver he grew up
idolizing.
Alison Lohman (Matchstick Men, Things We Lost
In The Fire) has replaced Ellen Page in Sam Raimi's
Drag Me To Hell.
Dragonball Z has been delayed from this August to
April of next year.
Tim Allen is all set to direct his first full length
feature. It's titled Crazy On The Outside,
and the plot follows an ex-con and his realization that
life outside of prison is more insane than life in it.
No matter how bad you want it, a sequel to 1984's The
Last Starfighter in not currently being filmed.
However, according to Relativity Media there is one in
development.
Fox Searchlight has found its Notorious B.I.G. in Jamal
Gravy Woolard. The story, which will detail the
rise and death of the rapper, will being principal
photography later this month.
William Monahan (Kingdom Of Heaven, The
Departed) is in talks to develop a remake of a
Korean thriller known as The Chaser.
Leonardo DiCaprio is said to be interested in playing
the role of an ex-cop who is searching for a missing
girl.
John Goodman, Joan Cusack, and Isla Fisher will star in
a comedy called Confessions Of A Shopaholic.
The Jerry Bruckheimer-produced effort is based on a
Sophie Kinsella novel that details a woman who is trying
to deal with mounting credit card debt.
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