'The Hungry Rabbit Jumps' with Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage is keeping himself busy these days. Just one week after boarding Patrick Lussier's 3D action flick "Drive Angry," Cage has now signed on to play the lead role in a thriller titled "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps."

Heat Vision reports Roger Donaldson ("The Recruit," "The Bank Job") will direct the film from a script by Robert Tannen. Tobey Maguire and his Maguire Entertainment will produce the project.

As far as the plot is concerned, "Rabbit" follows a man who gets involved with an underground vigilante organization after his wife falls victim to a brutal crime.

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Daily news dose: Roger Donaldson to direct 'Umbra;' 'Buffy' remake in the works

Here's your dose of film news for May 26, 2009:

• Roger Donaldson, whose credits include "Dante's Peak," "The Recruit" and "The Bank Job," is in talks to direct Relativity Media's "Umbra." Steven Karczynski wrote the script, but plot details are still kept under wraps. (Variety)

• Vertigo Entertainment is currently working on a remake of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but the Hollywood Reporter says creator Joss Whedon is not involved at this stage. The trade also says the project will not be connected to the television series. No writers are on board yet, and no studio has committed to the film yet.

• Speaking of remakes, Disney is in the planning stages of redoing "Flight of the Navigator," with Brad Copeland on board to write the screenplay. Randal Kleiser directed the 1986 original, about a boy who escapes NASA scientists and experiences a unique adventure on a spaceship. (THR)

• If you just can't get enough of Dan Aykroyd talking about "Ghostbusters III," here is what he told the Guardian about the plot of the new flick: "There'll be lots of cadets, boys and girls who'll be learning how to use the neuron splitter and the inter-planet interceptor - new tools to enable them to slip from dimension to dimension."

Daily news dose: Ricky Gervais' 'Flanimals' coming to theaters; 'Star Trek' delayed in Mexico

Here's your dose of film news for April 29, 2009:

• Ricky Gervais' "Flanimals," a series of children's books, will be heading to the big screen, with Illumination Entertainment developing the 3D animated film. Matt Selman ("The Simpsons Movie") will write the screenplay, and Gervais will lend his voice to the main character, an ugly creature heading out to change the world. (Variety)

• Roger Donaldson, the man behind "The Bank Job," "The Recruit" and "Dante's Peak," is set to direct the big-screen adaptation of Seymour Reit's novel "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa." The plot follows the thief who stole the famous painting in 1911. The piece was missing for more than two years. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Here are some quick casting news: Danny Huston has officially joined Louis Leterrier's "Clash of the Titans." He will play Poseidon. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Sam Worthington co-star, among others. Also, Gerald McRaney has joined Anthony Hemingway's "Red Tails." He will play General Luntz. (THR)

• Well, the swine flu is keeping Hollywood's latest blockbusters out of Mexico. Now that the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has been delayed, "Star Trek" won't opening in time there either. And according to Variety, Sony is currently considering delaying the release of "Angels and Demons" as well.