Casting Call: Skylar Astin and Justin Chon in Talks for 21 AND OVER; Riki Lindhome Joins FUN SIZE
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: June 21st, 2011
Skylar Astin (Taking Woodstock) and Justin Chon (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) are in talks to join Miles Teller (Rabbit Hole) in the comedy 21 and Over. Variety provides the logline:
[21 and Over] follows two childhood friends who drag their straight-arrow buddy out to celebrate his 21st birthday the night before an all-important med school interview. As one beer leads to another, the evening spirals into an epic misadventure of debauchery and mayhem.
Chon will play the birthday boy; Teller and Astin will play the bad influences. Production on the directorial debut of The Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore is scheduled for later this summer. Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman of Mandeville Films are teaming with Relativity Media to produce.
Hit the jump for details on Riki Lindhome’s role in Fun Size. http://collider.com/justin-chon-21-and-over-riki-lindhome-fun-size/97968/
Jennifer Lopez in Talks for PARKER and WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: June 21st, 2011
Jennifer Lopez is in talks to star in two films, Parker and What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Jason Statham stars as the titular thief with a strict moral code in Parker, based on the Donald Westlake mystery novels that feature the character. Lopez is eying the female lead, Leslie, a woman who gets involved with Parker during a heist. Taylor Hackford (Love Ranch) will direct from a script John J. McLaughlin (Carnivà le) with the goal of launching an action franchise. Production is scheduled for August.
Lopez is in negotiations with Lionsgate to play Holly, a supporting role, in What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Cameron Diaz and Matthew Morrison star in the film, directed by Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee). Expect What to Expect in theaters May 11, 2012. The script, said to be a romantic comedy in the style of Love Actually, is based on the bestselling book that informs mothers-to-be on all things pregnancy. Read a description of the contents after the jump. http://collider.com/jennifer-lopez-parker-what-to-expect/97961/
Megan Fox and John C. Reilly Join Sacha Baron Cohen’s THE DICTATOR
by Phil Brown Posted: June 21st, 2011
Megan Fox may not be shaking her booty in front of exploding robots and rotating cameras next week in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but it looks like she’s managed to keep her career going anyways (A hot girl succeeding in Hollywood? How’s that possible?). It’s been announced that both Fox and John C. Reilly will be bringing their various assets to the upcoming Sacha Baron Cohen comedy The Dictator, which is currently shooting in New York. Security is tight and little has been revealed about the film beyond Cohen’s comically large beard, but the cast is looking pretty impressive with support work also coming from Anna Farris and Sir Ben Kingsley. Hit the jump for more on the project.
First Trailer and Poster for FOOTLOOSE Remake
by Jason Barr Posted: June 21st, 2011
The first trailer and poster for director Craig Brewer’s (Black Snake Moan) Footloose remake are now available online. Featuring some nifty dance moves and a “Debbie Downer” turn from Dennis Quaid, the film looks to have plenty of style and hopefully enough substance to pacify moviegoers looking for more than a rurally set Step Up. Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, and Andie MacDowell star alongside Quaid in the pic which aims to update Kevin Bacon’s 1984 original about a city boy who moves to a small town where dancing (which is apparently his number one skill) is outlawed.
Check out the trailer and poster after the jump. Footloose hits theaters on October 14th. http://collider.com/footloose-movie-trailer-poster/97928/
(L-R) Jury members Uma Thurman, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Jude Law, Martina Gusman, Johnnie To, Linn Ullmann, Olivier Assayas and Nansun Shi onstage at the Opening Ceremony at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2011 in Cannes, France. 
(L-R) Actor John C. Reilly, director/writer Lynne Ramsay, actress Tilda Swinton and actor Ezra Miller attend the 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' photocall during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2011 in Cannes, France. 
Pearl Jam frontman and singer-songwriter Eddie Vedder is no stranger to film music, having released his first solo album in 2007 as the soundtrack to Into The Wild (starring Emile Hirsch) for which he won a Golden Globe in 2008. Additionally, Vedder has contributed solo material to numerous other films too, including Dead Man Walking, A Brokedown Melody and Reign Over Me. Crowe’s preference of Eddie Vedder/ Pearl Jam shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise when you learn that he has also been directing an as yet untitled documentary about the group. He probably has Jam on the brain.
