Film news update: Tom McCarthy's new flick, Vincenzo Natali's 'Tunnels' & more
Lots of stuff going on in Hollywood these days, so here is a brief overview of the most important film news this weekend. Enjoy:
- Tom McCarthy, director of two amazing films ("The Station Agent," "The Visitor"), will next helm Fox Searchlight's "Win, Win," according to Vulture. Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan star in the film about a runaway teenager who changes the lives of the family taking him in.
- Vincenzo Natali, who got his name out there with an awesome horror flick titled "Cube," will direct "Tunnels," the big-screen version of Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams' children's book. Film follows a youngster discovering a subterranean world while searching for his missing dad. (THR)
- Paul Feig, director of "Unaccompanied Minors," will helm Universal's upcoming untitled wedding comedy written by Kristen Wiig. Wiig will also star in the film, which follows two women fighting to plan their friend's wedding party. Let's hope this won't be as bad as "Bride Wars." (THR)
Let's wrap this up with some one-minute news bits:
- "The Crow" remake is still a go, and as ShockTillYouDrop reports, Stephen Norrington is still on board to direct. Script is done, and they're figuring out budget needs right now. More here.
- The Los Angeles Times spoke with Wes Craven, who wants to die on a set and starts filming "Scream 4" this May. Who out there is excited? Read more here.
- Ethan Hawke has joined Kristin Scott Thomas in Pawel Pawlikowski's "The Woman in the Fifth." The film follows an American who flees to Paris and gets involved with a widow who may be involved in a series of murders. (Variety)

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