Up-and-coming British actress Felicity Jones has scored the female lead in the upcoming Ricky Gervais project “Cemetery Junction.” Jones will play a character named Julie who holds aspirations in photography but is led by her male counterparts to believe women should be mothers and wives. Formerly known as “Men At The Pru,” the project also has Ralph Fiennes in talks for a role while Gervais himself is also set for an acting gig. [THR]
Apatow stalwarts Leslie Mann and Elizabeth Banks are set to combine forces in “What Was I Thinking?” The story will follow the two leads on a hedonistic ski trip after one gets dumped by a boyfriend. Judd Apatow does not seem to be involved. [Variety]
The line up for Cinevegas 2009 has be unveiled with Hue Rhodes’s “Saint Join Of Vegas” set to open, Bobcat Goldthwait’s “World’s Greatest Dad” to close and films such as “500 Days Of Summer,” “Adam,” “Black Dynamite,” “Bronson,” “Humpday,” “In The Loop” and “Moon” set to screen. [Spout Blog]
With the film’s release only two weeks away, the marketing for “Star Trek” is set to kick into gear with promotional partnerships with Kelloggs, Burger King and Verizon to unleash a plethora of advertising campaigns. [THR]
Russell Crowe has been revealed as somewhat of a bright bulb as he quickly caught on and fought for authenticity in journalism during shooting for Kevin MacDonald’s “State Of Play.” [LA Times]
More evidence that Bong Joon-ho’s, “Mother,” the ambitious follow up to “The Host” (2006) and Park Chan-wook’s “Thirst” will debut at Cannes. The former is a story of a widow trying to prove her son’s innocence after he becomes a murder, the latter is a offbeat romantic tale of a small-town priest reborn as a vampire who has an affair with his friend’s wife. [THR]
Check out an interview with Faith No More frontman Mike Patton as he discusses his score for Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s “Crank 2: High Voltage.” [AICN]
The footage of “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen” that was premiered at ShoWest 2009 has been unveiled online. [Trailer Addict]
