Daily news dose: David Carradine found dead; Madeline Carroll to star in 'Flipped'

Here's your dose of film news for June 4, 2009:

• David Carradine, star of "Kung Fu," "Kill Bill" and most recently "Crank: High Voltage," was found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand, according to multiple news sources. He was 72. Police said the actor was hanging in a closet, but his room showed no evidence of forced entry. The investigation is ongoing. Carradine was nominated for four Golden Globes.

• Madeline Carroll, the youngster from "Swing Vote," is set to star in Rob Reiner's upcoming comedy "Flipped," according to Variety. Based on the novel by Wendelin Van Draanen, the film centers on the rather complicated feelings between a boy and a girl who finally share a kiss when enter their teenage years in the 1960s. Aidan Quinn, Penelope Ann Miller and John Mahoney co-star.

• Lance Gross, whose credits include "House of Payne" and "Meet the Browns," will join America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia in Rick Famuyiwa's upcoming untitled comedy for Fox Searchlight. The film centers on two families clashing while they try to put together a wedding in no time. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Mary-Kate Olsen and Alex Pettyfer will star alongside Vanessa Hudgens in CBS Films' "Beastly," a reimagining of "Beauty and the Beast." Daniel Barnz, the guy behind "Phoebe in Wonderland," wrote the script and will direct the project. Olsen plays a character who puts a curse on a handsome young man (Pettyfer). (Variety)

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[grasshopper]

it would seem that Uma Thurman finally finished the job she set out to do years ago