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09May2009

Daily news dose: Marisa Tomei, Liv Tyler board '10A/10B;' Cast updates for 'The Details'

Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 10:25PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Here is your dose of film news for May 10, 2009:

• Marisa Tomei and Liv Tyler are set to star in Chul-soo Park's upcoming thriller "10A/10B," according to Variety. The film is based on Park's 1995 flick "301/302" and follows what happens when a culinary perfectionist (Tyler) and a failed actress (Tomei) become neighbors. Hey, seeing Tomei on the big-screen is always worth it.

• IFC Films will distribute Oliver Hirschbiegel's drama "Five Minutes of Heaven" in the U.S., according to Variety. Written by Guy Hibbert, the film stars Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt and follows the lives of two men who live in the same Northern Island town but share different political views. Look for the flick in theaters this August.

• Minka Kelly, Aly Michalka and Matt Lanter are the latest to join Cam Gigandet and Leighton Meester in Christian E. Christiansen's upcoming thriller "The Roommate." Written by Sonny Mallhi, the film follows a college freshman (Meester) who becomes obsessed with her new roommate (Kelly). Kelly is known for "Friday Night Lights." (The Hollywood Reporter)

• James McAvoy, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Anna Friel have joined Jacob Estes' comedy "The Details," which follows a couple who experience quite an adventure after discovering an infestation of raccoons in their yard. Estes' credits also include the intriguing 2004 thriller "Mean Creek." (Variety)

Daily news dose: David Ayer to develop 'Last Man;' Meester to join 'Roommate'

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 2:10PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Here's your dose of film news for March 10, 2009:

• David Ayer is set to write and direct New Regency's "Last Man," a futuristic action flick in which a captain leads a group of young American soldiers into battle against aliens on a distant planet. Ayer last directed "Street Kings." (Variety)

• Leighton Meester ("Gossip Girl") is in talks to star in Christian E. Christiansen's thriller "The Roommate," about a college student whose new roommate goes nuts and starts targeting people in her life. Sonny Mallhi wrote the script. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Marcel Langenegger, director of "Deception," is set to develop "Mile Zero," a horror flick about a woman who takes a job on an Alaskan oil rig to prove her father's innocence in a bunch of murders. Holly Brix wrote the original screenplay. Milla Jovovich is attached to star in "Zero." (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Columbia is developing the big-screen adaptation of Robert Goolrick's upcoming novel "The Reliable Wife." The story follows a widower who searches for a reliable wife via a newspaper ad and ends up encountering a former courtesan with a hidden agenda. (The Hollywood Reporter)