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Hugh Jackman and Lenny Kravitz have signed on to appear in SELMA, about the historic 1965 civil rights march in Alabama. Robert DeNiro has also been rumoured to appear in the film as the state's governor. Lee Daniels is directing.
Meanwhile, DeNiro will star in LOMBARDI, a biopic about legendary American football coach Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to five championships in the 1960s. And he's also talking about reteaming with Charles Grodin for a sequel to the 1988 action-comedy MIDNIGHT RUN.
Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave,Gerard Butler, Brian Cox and James Nesbit are in Belgrade filming CORIOLANUS, based on Shakespeare's historical tragedy about the Roman general struggling to win over both the senate and the public. Fiennes is also directing from a script by John Logan.
Viggo Mortensen will play Sigmund Freud in THE TALKING CURE, based on the Christopher Hampton play. Michael Fassbender stars as Carl Jung, with Keira Knightly as their patient. David Cronenberg is directing.
Jonah Hill will join Brad Pitt in MONEYBALL, about the Oakland A's analytical approach to building a winning baseball team. The script is by Aaron Sorkin, while Bennett Miller (Capote) is directing.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) are being rumoured for roles in MEN IN BLACK 3, which will team Will Smith with a new partner played by Josh Brolin. Barry Sonnenfeld is back as director, with a script by Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder).
Jessica Biel and Richard Gere may reunite with director Garry Marshall for STATE OF THE UNION, a remake of Frank Capra's 1948 Hepburn-Tracy comedy about a presidential candidate who must reunite with his estranged wife (possibly Annette Bening) to boost his campaign prospects.
Benicio Del Toro will star in MAKING JACK FALCONE, based on the true story of an FBI agent who worked his way deep inside the New York mafia. Steven Soderbergh is producing.
Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell may team up for a new black comedy from directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. It's about a man trying to keep his life together as his marriage unravels. The script is by Dan Fogelman (Fred Claus).
Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth (Knowing) will star in the 3D action romp ARABIAN NIGHTS, about a young soldier who enlists both Sinbad and Aladdin to help him rescue the overthrown queen. Chuck Russell will direct.
And Guy Ritchie will direct a "reimagining" of the legend of KING ARTHUR, from a script by John Hodge (Trainspotting). It'll be based on Mallory's 1485 book Morte d'Arthur, which compiled tales of the 6th century British monarch who defeated a Saxon invasion.
Johnny Depp may take a role 21 JUMP STREET, the movie based on his 1980s action show about a group of undercover cops who use their baby faces to pose as high scholl students. Jonah Hill is writing and costarring in the film.
Marion Cotillard has joined the cast of Woody Allen's next project, which will be filmed in France this summer. Costars include Owen Wilson and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
Justin Timberlake will star opposite Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal in the black comedy BAD TEACHER, about the greedy goings on in a middle school. The script is by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (The Office).
Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson have joined the thriller THE LEDGE, about a young man (Charlie Hunnam) who says he will jump off a building at midday while a cop (Terrence Howard) tries to talk him down. Filming is underway in Louisiana.
Tracy Morgan will star in the comedy I.D. THEFT, about a guy who finds a credit card belonging to a rich man and decides to use it to help his family out of financial difficulties. Morgan has also joined the comedy FRESHMAN ROOMMATES, written by John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky (Blades of Glory).
Former Doctor Who duo David Tennant and Billie Piper may reunite for the London thriller LOVE ON THE MURDER MILE, which may costar Matthew Rhys and Mackenzie Crook. Piper's husband Laurence Fox is directing.
Anna Faris and Chris Evans will team up for the comedy WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER, about a young woman who is sure she'll find Mr Right among the 20 men she has slept with. Mark Mylod (Entourage) is directing.
Sean Bean, Luke Goss, Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo will star in DEATH RACE 2, a sequel to the 2008 Jason Statham thriller centring on the character of Frankenstein (Goss).
Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming, Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters and George Lopez are all lined up for THE SMURFS, a movie based on the classic cartoons. Harris will appear in live action, while the others will voice animated little blue people.
And plans are underway to make a movie out of the classic arcade game SPACE INVADERS. Essentially, the title tells you everything you need to know about the film.
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