Daily news dose: Four join 'Godkiller' film; Eastwood receives honorary Palme d'Or
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 9:58PM | By Franck Tabouring 
Here's your dose of film news for Feb. 26, 2009:
• Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley, Justin Pierre and Davey Havok have joined the voice cast of Matt Pizzolo's big-screen version of his comic book "Godkiller." The story is set in the future and follows an orphan who searches for a new heart for his ill sister. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Amanda Hutchinson is set to rewrite "Oh Brother," a comedy about a woman who grew up as an orphan and hires actors to play her relatives to she can impress people at her wedding. Cathy McCarthy wrote the original script, which Gold Circle Films recently purchased. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Cannes Film Festival chiefs Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux handed Clint Eastwood an honorary Palme d’Or Wednesday in Paris, according to Variety. “France remains one of the rare countries that approaches cinema as an art form," Eastwood said at the ceremony.
• Peter Baynham will rewrite Warner Bros.' "Arthur," a remake of Steve Gordon's 1981 comedy. Story follows a playboy who plans to marry into a wealthy family but runs into a problem when he falls for a working-class woman. Russell Brand is attached to star in the lead role. (Variety)
