• Funny man Ricky Gervais will host the 67th annual Golden Globes Jan. 17. The folks at NBC suggested a host may boost the show, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association agreed. Gervais most recently starred in "The Invention of Lying." By the way, look for Globes nominees December 15.

• Ron Livingston is the latest to join Zach Galifianakis, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Lucy Punch in Jay Roach's upcoming "Dinner for Schmucks," a remake of Francis Veber's popular 1998 comedy "Le diner de cons." Livingston recently starred in "The Time Traveler's Wife." (Variety)

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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)