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Here's your dose of casting updates for June 4, 2009:

• Lisa Kudrow, Alyson Machalka, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley, Cam Gigandet, Malcolm McDowell and Daniel Byrd will join Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes in Will Gluck's comedy "Easy A," a modern reimagining of "The Scarlet Letter." Written by playwright Bert V. Royal, the film centers on a high school student who seeks financial and personal gain by pretending to be the school slut. (Variety)

• Chris Pine, who's currently onscreen in "Star Trek," is in talks to join Denzel Washington in Tony Scott for Fox's upcoming thriller "Unstoppable." The plot follows an engineer who boards a locomotive with a young conductor (Pine) and attempts to chase a runaway train loaded with a bunch of toxic chemicals. (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Wednesday

03Jun2009

Daily news dose: Jack Nicholson joins Brooks comedy; Kurt Wimmer to write 'Total Recall' remake

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 12:46PM | By

Here's your dose of film news for June 3, 2009:

• Jack Nicholson ("As Good As It Gets") is in talks to join Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson in James L. Brooks' upcoming untitled comedy for Columbia Pictures. Written by Brooks, the film focuses on a love triangle, with Rudd and Wilson playing two men competing for Witherspoon's heart. Nicholson would play Rudd's father. (Variety)

• In February, we found out Columbia Pictures is developing a "Total Recall" remake, and according to Variety, Kurt Wimmer will write the script. Wimmer's credits also include "The Thomas Crown Affair," "The Recruit" and "Salt." Neal H. Moritz will produce the remake of the film that was based on Philip K. Dick's story and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.

• Producer Brian Grazer has joined Universal and Hasbro's big-screen adventure "Stretch Armstrong," based on the action figure launched in the 1970s. Steve Oedekerk is writing the script for the project, which the studios plan to release April 15, 2011. Stretch is a muscled blond man whose arms and legs can stretch out. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Amanda Bynes has scored a two-picture deal at Screen Gems, according to Variety. The "What I Like About You" actress will star in Will Gluck's comedy "Easy A," about a high school student who seeks financial and personal gain by pretending to be the school slut. She will then star in an another untitled project. Bynes last appeared in "Sydney White."

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Saturday

28Mar2009

Emma Stone may score 'Easy A'

Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 11:14PM | By

The lovely Emma Stone is in talks to star in Will Gluck's upcoming Screen Gems comedy "Easy A," a modern reimagining of "The Scarlet Letter."

Written by playwright Bert V. Royal, the film centers on a high school student who seeks financial and personal gain by pretending to be the school slut.

According to Variety, the film will start lensing very soon. Gluck recently made his directorial debut with "Fired Up," an atrocity of a comedy. Gosh, I hated that flick!

Stone is known for her role in "Superbad." She also starred in "The Rocker," and she most recently appeared in "The House Buny." You can check her out soon in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" and "Paper Man."

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Thursday

13Nov2008

'Easy A' finds director

Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 3:16PM | By

Will Gluck is set to direct Screen Gems' upcoming comedy "Easy A," according to Variety.

Written by Bert V. Royal, the film centers on a high school student who seeks financial and personal gain by pretending to be the school slut.

The trade further describes the project as a modern reimagining of "The Scarlet Letter."

Gluck, co-creator of television's "The Loop" and producer of "Andy Richter Controls the Universe," is currently wrapping his directorial debut "Fired Up."

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