Peter Jackson has revealed the timeline for his proposed “Tintin” trilogy with Steven Spielberg to Empire magazine (not online yet). “We were originally planning three [films] to be in production at the same time in different stages, and we may well do that. At the moment we have this one and the studio[s] is financing the second one as well, which is in pre-production.” Will their releases follow Jackson’s one-film-a-year plan? [/Film]
Producer Andrew Hauptman (“State Of Play”) recently spoke of his plans for a film based on legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi. Good luck selling that outside the U.S. [Digital Spy]
Elizabeth Banks will lead and produce “Forever 21,” an under wraps spec script from Mike Culbert and Mike Pellettieri. Such thing as too much Banks? [Variety]
Seth Rogen has informed us that he recently declined an offer for star in a film by Roland Emmerich: “Just the other day, I was offered a big part in the new action film by the director of ‘The Day After Tomorrow.’ But I don’t want to become the kind of superstar who parties all the time, does coke, gets drunk in a nightclub then throws up in the back of a limo,” said Rogen. It is not know, however, when the comment was made and whether or not the film in question is the upcoming “2012.” [Digital Spy]
Working Title are working on a film based on the life of Brazilian F1 champion, Ayrton Senna. Senna won three F1 championships before dying in a crash whilst leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Good luck selling that in the U.S. [Variety]
Jeremy Piven has revealed that brother-in-law Will Ferrell will star in his upcoming film “The Goods.” Ferrell was previously on board as a producer but will now star as “one of the members of [Piven’s] team.” Piven plays a used car salesman in the film which also stars Ving Rhames, Ed Helms, Alan Thicke and David Koechner. [MTV]