Daily news dose: Barry Sonnendeld to helm 'Spellman;' Golden Globes dates announced

Here's your dose of film news for April 2, 2009:

• Barry Sonnenfeld is in talks to direct "The Spellman Files" for Paramount Pictures. The project is based on the novel by Lisa Lutz and follows a private investigator who's having a tough time runnning her family's business and her dating life. Sonnenfeld is also in talks to direct "The How-To Guide for Saving the World." (Variety)

• Here are the dates for the 67th annual Golden Globes: Nov. 6, 2009: Deadline for submission of Golden Globe entry forms; Dec. 15, 2009: Nomination Announcement; Jan. 17, 2010: Presentation of "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards."

• Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana are the latest to join Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Sylvain White's big-screen adaptation of the DC-Vertigo comic book "The Losers." The story follows a team of black ops commandos trying to survive are after learning their own government has planned to kill them. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Laura Linney and Jeanne Tripplehorn are joining Leland Orser's indie feature debut "Morning." Tripplehorn is set to play a mother having trouble to overcome the loss of her child, while Linney stars as a grief counselor. Tripplehorn stars on "Big Love." She also appeared in "Very Bad Things." (THR)