Daily news dose: Charles Gibson to direct 'Goblin;' Alain Chabat attached to star in 'Dubber'

Here is your dose of film news for June 22, 2009:

• Oscar winner Charles Gibson, who worked as visual effects artist on films such as "Terminator Salvation" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," will make his directorial debut with "The Goblin," a comedy about a family who encounters a goblin in their new home. Geoff Rodkey wrote the script. (Variety)

• Universal will develop a comedy based on a pitch by Stacey Harman. The plot will center on a group of women who do anything but work on a corporate trip. Harman also wrote "Shared Fare," which DreamWorks is developing with Brian Robbins. (Variety)

• Focus Features is gearing up to develop "The Dubber," a comedy French actor Alain Chabat (pictured) is attached to star in. Mark and Jay Duplass wrote the most recent script (earlier writers include David Gilcreast, Jay Chandrasekhar, Richard Raddon and Marina Zenovich), about a man who ends up doing more than providing the French dubbing voice for a Hollywood star. (Variety)

• Cher is joining Christina Aguilera in Steven Antin's "Burlesque," a musical that follows a small-town girl who finds love and success in a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club. Cher is set to play the club's owner, who struggles to keep her business open. Cher last starred in "Tea with Mussolini" (she briefly appeared in "Stuck on You). (Variety)