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Amy Adams may join Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in THE FIGHTER, the story of boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward and his trainer-brother. Melissa Leo costars in the film, which starts shooting with director David O Russell next month.
Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo and Josh Hutcherson have started filming for THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, about two kids trying to find out the identity of their biological father. Lisa Cholodenko (High Art) is directing.
Guy Pearce may join Katie Holmes and Bailee Madison (Bridge to Terabithia) in the supernatural thriller DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, a remake of a 1973 TV movie about a young girl who discovers demons in the house she's living in with her father and his girlfriend.
Bill Nighy has landed a key role in the two-part conclusion HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. Officially, the exact role is still a secret, but rumour has it that he'll play Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour - seriously perfect casting.
Oscar winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker will team up for the road-trip comedy CLOUDBURST, about two women who break out of a nursing home and head to Canada to get married, picking up a young hitchhiker along the way. Filming starts later this month with writer-director Thom Fitzgerald (3 Needles).
Amy Smart, Selma Blair, Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Lee and Kevin Pollak will star in COLUMBUS CIRCLE, about a reclusive heiress who finds herself in the middle of a homicide investigation. Writer George Gallo (Bad Boys) will also direct the film.
Meanwhile, Lee and Michelle Trachtenberg have joined Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in the action-comedy A COUPLE OF DICKS, about two cops hunting a stolen baseball card while rescuing a Mexican woman and dealing with gangsters. Kevin Smith is directing.
Christina Applegate and Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) have joined Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in the rom-com GOING THE DISTANCE, about a couple trying to maintain a long-distance relationship. Nanette Burstein (American Teen) is directing.
Michael Bay may direct I AM NUMBER FOUR, based on a series of science fiction novels about a group of alien teens who escape their planet just before it's destroyed and hide out on earth. Steven Spielberg is producing.
And Stan Lee will play another iconic role for his cameo in the IRON MAN sequel. In the first film, he played Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, and in the next movie he'll play CNN's Larry King, who interviews Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr).
Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are gearing up for a fifth INDIANA JONES movie, now that a story has finally been settled on and the scriptwriting is underway. Obviously, no details have been released yet.
Reese Witherspoon will star in the comedy PHARM GIRL, about a woman who works her way up through the ranks at a major pharmaceutical company. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa are writing and directing.
Zac Efron will reunite with Hairspray screenwriter Leslie Dixon to star in a thriller. All details are being kept under wraps, including the title. Efron is also one of the producers.
Daniel Craig may star in the psychological thriller DREAM HOUSE, as a man who moves his family into a house that's haunted by former residents. Jim Sheridan is directing.
Ryan Reynolds will star in the thriller BURIED, about a private contractor who's kidnapped in Iraq and wakes up in an underground coffin armed with a mobile phone, a candle and a knife.
Katherine Heigl will star in the romantic drama LIFE AS WE KNOW IT, about two people who suddenly find themselves guardians of the orphaned daughter of their two best friends. Greg Berlanti will direct.
Cher, Sylvester Stallone, Adam Sandler, Jon Favreau and Judd Apatow will voice animals in THE ZOOKEEPER, a live-action comedy about creatures that help their keeper (Kevin James) with dating advice. Rosario Dawson costars in the film, which is being directed by Frank Coraci.
Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson and Camilla Belle have joined Kevin Spacey in the ensemble comedy FATHER OF INVENTION about a billionnaire inventor trying to rebuild his life after going to prison when one of his inventions malfunctions. Filming started this week in New Orleans.
Janet Jackson will reteam with Tyler Perry for the sequel WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO. She'll reprise her role as a star psychologist who prefers to deal with other people's problems than address her own marriage.
And David Fincher may direct THE SOCIAL NETWORK, the true story about how Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook, which grew from a small project into a global phenomenon in just four years. The screenplay is by Aaron Sorkin.
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