Here's your dose of film news for March 24, 2009:

• Anne Hathaway is set to play Judy Garland in the big-screen adaptation of Gerald Clarke's biography "Get Happy." Hathaway was recently nominated for an Oscar for her excellent performance in "Rachel Getting Married." The actress will soon star in "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Fiance." (Variety)

• Native Americans Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Tyson Houseman have signed on to star in Chris Weitz's upcoming "Twilight" sequel "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." The five will portray members of the wolf pack, defending humans against vampires. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson return as Bella and Edward. (Variety)

• Taye Diggs has joined Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington in "Dead of Night," based on Tiziano Sclavi's Italian comic books. According to IMDb, the film follows the adventures of supernatural private eye Dylan Dog, who seeks out the monsters of the Louisiana bayou in his signature red shirt, black jacket, and blue jeans. (ShockTillYouDrop)

• Jon Hamm has signed on to star in Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's upcoming Allen Ginsberg biopic "Howl." David Strathairn, Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker and Paul Rudd are also on board. Varierty says Hamm is set to play defense attorney Jake Ehrlich.

Here's your dose of film news for March 9, 2009:

• Rita Wilson is the latest to join Nancy Meyers' upcoming untitled Universal comedy, which also stars Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Zoe Kazan, Lake Bell and Hunter Parrish. Streep is expected to play a woman caught in a romantic triangle with two men. Wilson plays one of her friends. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Malin Akerman and Ryan Phillippe are set to star in Steven Silver's indie drama "The Bang Bang Club," based on the memoir by Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva. Akerman plays the photo editor in a group of photogs capturing the bloody days in apartheid-era South Africa. (Variety)

• We've heard the rumors already, but now it's official: Dakota Fanning is on board to play Jane in Chris Weitz's upcoming "Twilight" sequel "New Moon." People calls her character "a sinister vampire with an angelic exterior who works for the Volturi." The film opens this November.

• Rupert Friend and Clemence Poesy have joined the cast for Benoit Philippon's "Lullaby for Pi," according to the Hollywood Reporter. It's a romantic drama about a jazz singer (Friend) who, after the death of his wife, runs into a mysterious woman (Poesy).

Here's your dose of quick news bits for Jan. 22, 2008...

• According to E!Online, Dakota Fanning is in talks to star as Jane in Chris Weitz's "New Moon," the sequel to "Twilight." “They just offered it to her outright, and now they’re in negotiations. They’ve been going back and forth,” according to a source. Fanning as a bloodsucker? Well, well...

• Ving Rhames has signed on to star in Lonny Price's "Master Harold... and the Boys," the big-screen adaptation of Athol Fugard's 1982 play. The Hollywood Reporter has more: "Rhames takes on the lead role of Sam, a dignified, noble waiter who is a father figure to young Hally."

• Capcom has announced that the big-screen adaptation of its video game "Lost Planet" may cost up to $200 million. "I think that it is because of our original IPs that we are able to try something so ambitious," said Capcom's Toshihiro Tokumaru.

• Mark Ruffalo's directorial debut "Sympathy for Delicious," which was put on hold last year after the death of his brother, is now officially back on track with Orlando Bloom and Laura Linney among the leads. The film focuses on a paralyzed disc jockey who mysteriously becomes a faith healer. (The Hollywood Reporter)

You've all heard the rumors about Taylor Lautner not being asked to return as Jacob Black in "New Moon," right?

Well, according to Variety, Lautner will be back for the sequel to last year's success hit "Twilight."

I have not read Stephenie Meyer's novels, but I'm told that Jacob guy plays a central figure in "New Moon."

Lautner joins the already cast Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Chris Weitz is directing the flick for Summit Entertainment.

As for the rumors about Lautner, Weitz said he's all ready and "emotionally right" for the role. So there you go Taylor fans, you'll have him back.

"New Moon" is set for release Nov. 20, 2009. Hey, that means they better start shooting that thing soon.

It's a sad morning for die-hard Robert Pattinson fans!

According to MTV, the "Twilight" actor has officially dropped out of "Parts Per Billion," a project he joined last December.

Apparently, Pattinson had to ditch the film because he's too busy prepping for "New Moon," the sequel to last year's big-screen vampire romance.

Starring Rosario Dawson, Olivia Thirlby and Dennis Hopper, "Billion" follows three couples who risk being torn apart after struggling with the same event. The film is described as an ensemble story with different storylines.

Pattinson quickly rose to fame after he got the role as Edward Cullen in the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular book. Now his fans will have to wait a little longer until they get to see him in something other than a "Twilight" sequel.