Casting news and Hollywood deals: García Bernal is 'Earthbound,' LeBron James to star in comedy

• Gael García Bernal is in talks to join Kate Hudson in Nicole Kassell's upcoming romance "Earthbound," about a terminally ill woman falling in love with her doctor. Gren Wells wrote the script. García Bernal recently starred in "Rudo y Cursi" and "The Limits of Control." (Variety)

• Josh Lucas has signed on to star alongside Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel and Christina Hendricks in Greg Berlanti's romance "Life as We Know It," about two adults whose lives abruptly change when their best friends die in an accident and they are asked to take on the role of caregivers for their orphaned daughter.

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Lionsgate snatches 'More than a Game'

Lionsgate has acquired distribution rights to Kristopher Belman's documentary "More Than a Game," according to Variety.

The film, which premiered in Toronto this year, focuses on the high school days of NBA star LeBron James, who grew up in Akron, Ohio.

According to the trade, "Game" features plenty of archival footage, family memorabilia and new interviews. The film is described as a "feel-good story of overcoming adversity."

Apparently, Lionsgate is shooting for a fall 2009 release.