Andie MacDowell has joined the cast of the “Footloose” remake. You’re excited! Directed by Craig Brewer (“Hustle & Flow”) the film stars Dennis Quaid and relative newcomers Kenny Wormald (“Center Stage: Turn It Up”) and Julianne Hough (“Dancing With The Stars”) who are the two teen leads (Chace Crawford and Zac Efron dropped out months ago). [EW]
Matthew Lillard (“Scream”) and Coen brothers regular Jon Polito (“Barton Fink,” “Hudsucker Proxy” “The Big Lebowski” and Johnny Caspar, the Italian gangster in “Miller’s Crossing”) have joined the cast of indie project “From the Head.” The feature debut of writer-director George Griffith, the film is loosely based on Griffith’s experiences as a bathroom attendant in a New York City strip club in the mid-’90s. [Variety]
World Wrestling Entertainment Studios have begun production on “Bending the Rules,” a drama that will see Jamie Kennedy go toe-to-toe with WWE ring star Adam “Edge” Copeland. We’re glad to see Kennedy’s career is flourishing. Oscar will be next. [Deadline]
Want to see some behind-the-scenes footage of David Cronenberg’s “A Dangerous Method” starring Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen? The answer is yes. [/Film]
Remember Todd Phillips’ “Project X” which is actually not called that and is directed by Nima Nourizadeh, and written by Michael Bacall (“Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World”) and Matt Drake and features a whole bunch of unknown teen actors? Well, Jillian Reynolds has joined the cast. Don’t worry, we had to look her up too. She’s the former weather girl for “Fox NFL Sunday” and current co-host of “Good Day La.” We smell Oscar. [Coming Soon]
Just like us, Christopher Nolan loves Michael Bay movies. Cinematographer Wally Pfister thinks he’s nuts. [Movieline]