Daily news dose: Sally Hawkins finds 'Wonderful Afterlife;' Carell in talks to star in 'Dumped'

Here's your dose of daily film news for April 1, 2009:

• Sally Hawkins, Zoe Wanamaker, Jimi Mistry and Mark Addy have signed on to star in Gurinder Chadha's upcoming comedy "It's A Wonderful Afterlife." The plot follows an Indian mother who's ready to engage in anything to marry off her daughter, even serial murder. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to "Dumped," a comedy based on a novel by Andrew Gottlieb. Vic Levin jumped on board to write the screenplay, and Steve Carell is attached to star in the project, which follows a man searching for new meaning in his life after his wife seeks a divorce. (Variety)

• Josh Schwartz will write and direct a new big-screen adaptation of Jay McInerney's 1984 novel "Bright Lights, Big City," which was already turned into a flick with Michael J. Fox. According to Variety, the story follows a magazine writer who uses drugs and alcohol to deal with a failed marriage and writer's block.

• Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos are joining Sam Worthington in Louis Leterrier's "Clash of the Titans." Worthington plays Perseus, who embarks on a mission to save a princess (Davalos) and battle Hades, the god of hell. Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay wrote the script. (THR)