AARON ECKHART TO STAR IN I, FRANKENSTEIN
Aaron Eckhart has landed the lead in Lionsgate’s upcoming I, Frankenstein. The project is a modern update of the Mary Shelley’s classic, with Eckhart playing the original monster (“Adam”) who finds himself in what’s effectively Gotham City. Stuart Beattie will direct; production is set to begin early next year.
JENA MALONE TO TAKE ON CARSON MCCULLERS
Jena Malone has been cast as Carson McCullers in the biopic LONELY HUNTER. Deborah Kampmeier, who wrote the script, will also direct the project.
GOTTI BIOPIC HITS A ROADBLOCK
GOTTI: IN THE SHADOW OF MY FATHER is facing yet another obstacle. The project’s financing has reportedly fallen apart, jeopardizing the various talent deals and throwing the entire project’s future into question.
TOY STORY WRITERS IN TALKS TO WRITE FARMVILLE SCRIPT
Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen, the brilliant minds behind TOY STORY, are reportedly in talks with Zynga to adapt wildly popular Facebook game FARMVILLE for the big screen. The game consists of users plowing land, planting crops and building barns. While the game isn’t exactly a thriller we’re keeping our fingers crossed for a Woody cameo. (And we’d settle for the Little Green Men.)
