While we already reported that Michael Haneke’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winning film “The White Ribbon” would see a “late-December release,” an official date, Christmas Day has been set. The black-and-white drama is set in a German village on the eve of World War I, and follows a winding trail of malicious deeds. [Variety]
We briefly mentioned this a few days ago, but perhaps its worth its own “bit.” Tony Scott and Stephen Gaghan (Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Traffic”) are set to adapt Hunter S. Thompson’s “Hell’s Angel,” a first person account of the notorious motorcycle gang from the cult author who joined the gang’s ranks in order to do research. [Coming Soon]
After J.J. Abrams jumped on board for the fourth installment of the “Mission Impossible” franchise, the project is now reported to have a tentative aim to hit cinemas sometime in 2011. Paramount weren’t kidding when they said they’d maintain a committment to generic and mindless blockbusters,….errr, summer tentpole films (and this deal will try to heal the Sumner Redstone/Cruise rift from the superstars unceremonious ousting in ’06, they need him). The article also notes that Cruise projects “Wichita” is now untitled and that David Cronenberg’s “The Matarese Falcon” – which was set to team Cruise up with Denzel Washington – is currently being rewritten and still has Cruise’s name attached [ed. God, no Cruise in a Cronenberg film, Denzel and Viggo Moretensen, head-to-head, do it! How much of the script is being tailor-made to Cruise? Yuck] [Variety]
Here’s a look at some personal items from the room of Knives Chau (actress Ellen Wong), the obsessive teen over-the-heels in love with Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), from Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” including a poster for his band Sex Bob-Omb (that also mentions rival band Crash And The Boys) and a love note. The poster is for a gig at the El Mocambo, a real live venue in Toronto. [EdgarWrightHere]
Overture Films have picked up the Rashida Jones and Will McCormack scribed romantic comedy “Celeste And Jesse Forever.” The film follows the story of a young couple who try to maintain their friendship while going through a divorce and pursuing new relationships. Jones is also set to star. [Screen Daily]
Universal and Reese Witherspoon have partnered up to adapt “Bad Santa” scribes Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s script “Pharm Girl.” The film will center on a woman who gets a job at a pharmaceutical powerhouse but begins to see the underbelly of the industry as she rises through the company’s ranks. As well as producing, Witherspoon is set to play the lead. [THR]
