Daily news dose: Sally Hawkins finds 'Wonderful Afterlife;' Carell in talks to star in 'Dumped'

Here's your dose of daily film news for April 1, 2009:

• Sally Hawkins, Zoe Wanamaker, Jimi Mistry and Mark Addy have signed on to star in Gurinder Chadha's upcoming comedy "It's A Wonderful Afterlife." The plot follows an Indian mother who's ready to engage in anything to marry off her daughter, even serial murder. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to "Dumped," a comedy based on a novel by Andrew Gottlieb. Vic Levin jumped on board to write the screenplay, and Steve Carell is attached to star in the project, which follows a man searching for new meaning in his life after his wife seeks a divorce. (Variety)

• Josh Schwartz will write and direct a new big-screen adaptation of Jay McInerney's 1984 novel "Bright Lights, Big City," which was already turned into a flick with Michael J. Fox. According to Variety, the story follows a magazine writer who uses drugs and alcohol to deal with a failed marriage and writer's block.

• Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos are joining Sam Worthington in Louis Leterrier's "Clash of the Titans." Worthington plays Perseus, who embarks on a mission to save a princess (Davalos) and battle Hades, the god of hell. Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay wrote the script. (THR)

Fox says a lot more 'X-Men' on the way

Gavin Hood's upcoming "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is just one of many future "X-Men" films 20th Century Fox is currently developing.

According to Variety, the studio is also planning "X-Men: First Class," a potential new series of flicks with a focus on a bunch of younger mutants.

Any other details are kept under wraps for now, but the trade says the film and its possible sequels may follow some of the younger characters introduced in the previous films.

Josh Schwartz, creator of television's "The O.C.," "Gossip Girl" and "Chuck," is on board to write the script for "First Class." I guess that could mean we'll see a lot of teenage drama in the film, right?

Anyway, the last "X-Men" installment was Brett Ratner's "X-Men: The Last Stand," which grossed $234.3 million in 2006. "Wolverine" is due in theaters May 1, 2009, while Fox is also working on a spinoff based on the character Magneto.

I'm certainly all excited about "Wolverine" with Hugh Jackman returning in the lead, but I'm wondering how far Fox wil end up going with these films. It sounds like they have big plans for this franchise, but I am not sue whether people will want to go see "X-Men" movies forever.

What's your take on more "X-Men" on the big screen? Are you up to it? Sound off just below.