21 JUMP STREET Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller in Talks to Helm CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL

Glen David Gold's hit novel Carter Beats the Devil has been churning through development hell since it was optioned back in 2002.  The story takes place in the 1920s and centers on Carter the Illusionist, who stages a sawed-in-half trick on President Warren G. Harding, only to be forced on the lam after Harding mysteriously dies shortly after.  The plot features other historical figures, including Harry Houdini, BMW founder Max Friz, and television pioneer Philo Farnsworth. There seemed to be a flicker of life last summer when Warner Bros. was looking to revive the project by getting Johnny Depp to star, but he chose to pass.  However, THR reports that WB hasn't given up on the project, and now 21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are in talks to take on the adaptation.  Hit the jump for more. According to THR, Warner Bros. sees the adaptation as a period adventure in t (Read More)

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VOTD: ‘The Dark Knight Rises Trailer’ Recreated in LEGO

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are preparing to make a feature-length LEGO film, with all the characters animated as the toy mini-figs familiar to so many kids young and grown everywhere. We know their film is based in part on the many pieces of ...

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Peter Dinklage and Catherine O’Hara Join REMEMORY Vinessa Shaw Takes BITTER PILL Bridget Moynahan Boards SMALL TIME

We've got a few movie casting notes for you today. Here they are at a glance: Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) and Catherine O'Hara (Home Alone) will star in writer/director Mark Palansky's Rememory, in which Dinklage assists O'Hara in using her late husband's invention to solve the mystery around his sudden death. Vinessa Shaw (3:10 to Yuma) is in talks to join Steven Soderbergh's Bitter Pill. The project centers on a married doctor who is drawn into the life of an increasingly troubled patient who self-medicates to dull the anxiety related to the impending release of her husband from prison. Bridget Moynahan (I, Robot) joins the semi-autobiographical familial drama, Small Time, drawn from 24 co-creator Joel Surnow's personal history. Hit the jump for more on each project. First up, via Deadline, the script for Rememory was written by Palansky and Mike Vukadinovich specifically (Read More)

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