Daily news dose: Freida Pinto joins Allen film; New 'Scream' trilogy coming?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 4:57PM | By
Franck Tabouring
Here's your dose of film news for Feb. 24, 2009:
• Freida Pinto, the female lead in "Slumdog Millionaire," is the latest to join Woody Allen's upcoming untitled film. Naomi Watts, Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin are already on board. Details, as usual, are kept under wraps for now. This film will be Pinto's first project after "Slumdog." (Variety)
• David Faustino is set to star in James L. Bills' comedy "The Bollywood Boys," according to the Hollywood Reporter. Written by Bills, the film focuses on "a couple of struggling filmmakers who take on Mumbai mob money and a past-his-prime Indian star to try and make a Hollywood-Bollywood musical."
• Warner Bros. today announced a bunch of new release dates for upcoming movies: "Green Lantern" will open Dec. 17, 2010; "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" is set for July 15, 2011; and Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" opens Dec. 25, 2009. Also, Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is set for July 16, 2010. (ERC)
• We've heard all sorts of things about "Scream 4," but there is a chance we'll be seeing a whole new "Scream" trilogy in the near future. This is only a rumor at this point, but Rope Of Silicon obtained a report claiming that Kevin Williamson has reached a deal with the Weinsteins to create a brand-new trilogy.







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