Diablo Cody to direct 'Lamb of God'

Diablo Cody is taking control behind the camera. The Oscar-winning writer is teaming with Mandate Pictures for her latest script "Lamb of God," which she will direct. Additionally, it looks like the studio is going to fast track the project.

The central character is a conservative religious woman who stops believing in God after a plane crash. As a result, she heads to Las Vegas to go crazy, only to rediscover her faith later on. Sounds like an odd story for Diablo Cody.

Cody also wrote "Jennifer's Body" and the upcoming "Young Adult." She also created TV's "United States of Tara." I like her stuff. There, I said it.

Hervé Villechaize biopic on the way

Steve Zaillian and Mandate Pictures are getting together to produce “My Dinner With Herve,” a biopic about late French actor Hervé Villechaize, according to Variety.

Villechaize is best known for his role as Tattoo in “Fantasy Island.” He also appeared as Nick Nack in the 1974 James Bond adventure “The Man with the Golden Gun.”

Sacha Gervasi, who was the last person to interview Villechaize before the actor’s suicide in 1993, will write and direct the project.

“His is the story of a unique misfit trying to find his place in the world," Gervasi told Variety.  

Zaillian is best known for penning the script for Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List.” His writing credits also include “Gangs of New York” and “American Gangster.”

As for Gervasi, he co-wrote the screenplay for “The Terminal.” His directorial debut “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” collected the audience award for best documentary at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival.

‘Harold & Kumar’ are at it again… for the third time

Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are not ready to call it quits quite yet. According to Variety, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg will return to write and direct a third installment in the series starring John Cho and Kal Penn.

Although no details about the sequel’s plot have been released yet, the story line will likely follow the two stoners as they get in plenty of trouble in Amsterdam. Cho and Penn are expected to return as the titular characters.

“Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” opened in 2004 and took home $18.2 million at the box office. This year’s follow-up “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” collected $38 million domestically.

The film will be produced by Mandate Pictures, which also worked on “Juno” and the upcoming Michael Cera romance “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.”

I can’t say I’m excited about this because I pretty much hated “Guantanamo Bay,” but I assume fans of the franchise are more than willing to watch Harold and Kumar invade the big screen for a third round. What do you think? Do you really want those guys to return?