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Julia Roberts’ New Movie “In The Neighborhood”
Red Om Films, the production company headed by Julia Roberts, has picked up screen rights to the upcoming non-fiction book “In the Neighborhood,” by Peter Lovenheim. The book is set for release next April.
“In the Neighborhood” starts with Lovenheim’s realization of a lack of community in his suburban hometown. In an effort to get to know his neighbors better, he asks if he can come to their homes for sleepovers.
His goal: to facilitate something more than the feeling of strangers living with strangers in modern suburbia.
Philip Rose and Lisa Gillan as well as Roberts will produce for Red Om.
Red Om has gathered up another four properties as well, including “My Mother The Cheerleader,” “Jesus Henry Christ,” “Mallory,” “The Journey of the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon.”
Julia Roberts can next be seen in Garry Marshall’s “Valentine’s Day” which also star Taylor Lautner, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx and Patrick Dempsey, and she’s currently shooting “Eat, Pray, Love” for Columbia Pictures.
“New Moon” Soundtrack No. 1, Death Cab for Cutie’s “New Moon” Video
For the second time in less than a year, a “Twilight” soundtrack is the #1 selling album in the country and #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack moved up to the #1 spot in its second week, after a Friday debut earned it the #2 spot. The first “Twilight” soundtrack debuted in the top spot. In its first full week out in stores, the “New Moon” soundtrack sold 153,000 copies.
Check out Death Cab for Cutie’s video for “Meet Me on the Equinox,” the first single from the soundtrack for “New Moon” after jump…
Katie Holmes In “The Romantics”
Katie Holmes will star in new comedy “The Romantics,” replacing Liv Tyler.
Galt Niederhoffer will direct the movie. She also wrote the script based on her own novel.
“The Romantics” will also star Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Adam Brody, Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood and Jeremy Strong.
The movie revolves around eight friends from college who reunite for a wedding.
Holmes will play Laura, the maid of honor to Anna Paquin’s Lila, the bride. Laura and Lila are best friends who both have a past with the groom (Josh Duhamel).
“The Romantics,” originally supposed to film in the summer, begins shooting this week in New York.
Anthony Hopkins Joins “Thor” as Odin
Anthony Hopkins has signed on to star in Marvel Studios’ upcoming adaptation of “Thor.”
Hopkins will play Odin, the king of Asgard and the father of Thor and Loki. Chris Hemsworth is playing Thor, Tom Hiddleston plays Loki and Natalie Portman – Jane Foster, his human love interest.
In the film, Thor’s arrogance and recklessness re-ignite an ancient war, so he’s cast out of Asgard and down to Earth. There, as his human form Donald Blake, he meets a nurse named Jane Foster. When Loki comes to Earth Thor is forced to take up the hammer and fight him.
New “The Road” Trailer
A new trailer for “The Road” directed by John Hillcoat from a script by Joe Penhall has hit the web.
Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in “The Road”
Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen, Academy Award winners Robert Duvall and Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce and 12-year-old Kodi Smit McPhee star in the big-screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Road.”
Peter Berg Will Not Direct “Dune”
Director Peter Berg (”Friday Night Lights,” “The Kingdom,” “Hancock”) has left Paramount’s “Dune” remake.
According to reports the remake still is in the works, with Josh Zetumer (who is also writing the next “Bourne” movie) writing the script, and Paramount is searching for a new director.
Paramount is reportedly now eying Neill Blomkamp – “District 9” filmmaker and Neil Marshall, writer and director of “The Descent,” to replace him.
No reason has been cited for the Berg’s exit, but some sources suggest that he departed to work on a number of “dream projects” at Universal.
It was also reported that Twilight star Robert Pattinson was in talks in May to play in the update (though there was nothing official) but it is unclear if Pattinson still might join the project now that Berg has moved on.
“Dune” remake is in the works since 2007 and is still being developed – there is a script but there’s no director now.
The original “Dune” was directed by David Lynch, based on the 1956 Frank Herbert novel.
Vera Farmiga and James Caan Join “Henry’s Crime”
Vera Farmiga and James Caan are joining Keanu Reeves in “Henry’s Crime.”
The movie is a romantic comedy that will be directed by Malcolm Venville (44 Inch Chest).
The script was written by Sacha Gervasi (Anvil! The Story of Anvil).
In the film, Reeves plays a big-hearted man who is falsely accused of pulling a robbery on a bank in Buffalo. Farmiga will play the love interest of Reeves’ character.
It isn’t clear what role James Caan will have.
The movie will begin production in New York in late 2009.
Farmiga will next be seen with George Clooney in the Jason Reitman-directed “Up in the Air.” She also stars in the Niki Caro-directed “The Vintner’s Luck.”
Reeves is producing with Mimran, Schur, Hamel and Lemore Syvan (”The Private Lives of Pippa Lee“). Scott Fischer will be executive producer.
