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18Mar2009

Daily news dose: Adam Scott joins 'Leap Year;' Pitt, Portman team up for 'Artifacts'

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:32AM | By

Here's your dose of film news for March 18, 2009:

• Adam Scott is set to star in Anand Tucker's upcoming romantic comedy "Leap Year," about a young woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend (Scott) on leap day, Feb. 29. Matthew Goode is also on board. Harry Elfont and Deb Kaplan wrote the script. (Variety)

• Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman are attached to star in Paramount's big-screen version of Leanne Shapton's book "Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry." (Variety)

• Universal is developing a big-screen adaptation of EA's videogame "Dante's Inferno," and Dan Harris is on board to write the screenplay. In the game, players take a perilous trip through hell. Harris' credits include "Superman Returns" and X2." (Variety).

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16Feb2009

Daily news dose: 'Transformers 2' opens early; Goode joins Adams in comedy

Monday, February 16, 2009 at 1:34PM | By

Here's your dose of film news for Feb. 16:

• Paramount Pictures has decided to move up Michael Bay's upcoming sequel "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" to June 24, 2008 (Wednesday). Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Rainn Wilson, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro star.

• Matthew Goode is set to star alongside Amy Adams in Anand Tucker's upcoming romantic comedy "Leap Year," about a young woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, Feb. 29. Goode will play an Irish innkeeper who joins her when bad weather threatens to ruin her plan. (Variety)

• Curtis Hanson is in talks to direct "Gemini Man," an action flick written by David Benioff. In the film, according to Variety, "an NSA agent tries to retire and is targeted for death. He discovers that his assassin is a younger cloned version of himself." Hanson also directed "In Her Shoes."

• David Ayer is set to write "Deep Sea Cowboys," a thriller based on an article in Wired magazine. Variety says the story "chronicles a salvage crew that tries to save a capsized Japanese cargo ship transporting cars into the U.S." Ayer also wrote "Training Day."

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29Jan2009

'Slumdog' screenwriter Beaufoy to write 'Leap Year'

Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 6:08PM | By

Golden Globe winner Simon Beaufoy is set to write Spyglass Entertainment's upcoming comedy "Leap Year."

The film stars Amy Adams as a young woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, Feb. 29. Tradition says men have to say yes on that day.

But when bad weather threatens to ruin her plan, she embarks on a turbulent trip with an Irish innkeeper to pull off her proposal before it’s too late.

Anand Tucker, who most recently helmed "And When Did You Last See Your Father?," is on board to direct. "Made of Honor" screenwriters Harry Elfont and Deb Kaplan wrote an early draft.

Beaufoy recently won a Golden Globe and got nominated for an Oscar for his acclaimed screenplay for "Slumdog Millionaire."

The scribe's other writing credits include "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" and "The Full Monty," for which he also received an Oscar nomination in 1998.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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24Nov2008

Anand Tucker to helm 'Leap Year'

Monday, November 24, 2008 at 7:05AM | By

Anand Tucker is in talks to direct Spyglass Entertainment's romantic comedy "Leap Year," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

"Year" stars Amy Adams as a young woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, Feb. 29. Tradition says men have to say yes on that day.

But when bad weather threatens to ruin her plan, she embarks on a turbulent trip with an Irish innkeeper to pull off her proposal before it’s too late.

Tucker's directing credits include "Hilary and Jackie" and "Shopgirl." He most recently helmed "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" with Colin Firth and Jim Broadbent.

Besides tackling the upcoming "The Danish Girl" with Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron, Tucker also recently signed on to direct "A Forest of Mirrors."