Here's your dose of daily film news for Feb. 17, 2009:

• Halle Berry is in talks to star in "Who Is Doris Payne," a fact-based film written by Eunetta Boon. The film focuses on the career of an international jewel thief. Berry was last seen in "Things We Lost in the Fire." She is currently filming "Frankie and Alice" for Geoffrey Sax. (Variety)

• Dave Annable has signed on to star in Rob Hedden's romantic comedy "Wedlocked," about a pet photographer who gets involved with a mobster and his daughter (Katharine McPhee). Annable's credits include "Little Black Book" and television's "Brothers & Sisters." (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Marc-Andre Grondin, Ellen Barkin and Famke Janssen have boarded "The Chameleon," a thriller about a mysterious reunion between a young man and his family. Jean Paul Salome is directing a script he co-wrote with Natalie Carter. Nick Stahl and Emilie de Ravin round out the cast. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Hilary Duff is apparently set to star alongside Toby Keith, Pell James and Bruce McGill in Shane Dax Taylor's "Provinces of Night," based on William Gay's novel. Duff most recently starred in "War, Inc." She's also on board of the unnecessary "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde." (PW via Joblo)