Hina Abdullah has joined the cast of Ruben Fleisher’s bank-heist comedy “30 Minutes or Less,” presumably she plays the love interest in the film (Jesse Eisenberg’s character hearts her) and the sister of Aziz Ansari’s character.
If you haven’t heard of her, don’t get upset, she’s a newcomer and will be also be seen in the troubled Kenneth Lonergan film “Margaret” starring Anna Paquin and Mark Ruffalo (who incidentally, recently spoke with Collider and insisted that the film should be out soon and is “finally untangling itself from all its legal woes”). Die-hard LAX fans probably already saw her in this. The film is shooting this month and is set for release in 2011, so there’s still a wait to see Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari yelling at each other. [Variety]
Billy Crystal’s long-gestating comedy “Us & Them” will finally get in front of cameras under the helm of auteur Andy Fickman, responsible for festival favorite “The Game Plan” and Palme d’Or winning “Race to Witch Mountain.” Crystal will star as a grandpa that sits his daughter’s kids for a week. He finds new-age parenting difficult and soon reverts to his old fashioned disciplinary ways. We bet hilarity ensues, especially seeing as the film was co-written by Joe Syracuse and Lisa Affario, responsible for “Surf’s Up.” [THR]
Because nobody saw it in theaters, Werner Herzog and David Lynch’s “My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done” will hit DVD on September 14th thanks to Absurda, Industrial Entertainment and First Look Studios. We thought it was okay, but a bit of a mess, which is a shame considering the talent at hand here. Also included on the DVD is Rahman Bahrani’s (“Goodbye Solo”) film “Plastic Bag,” a fun little film that follows the life of a plastic bag. Oh, did we mention the plastic bag’s narration is done by Werner Herzog? [Coming Soon]