IFC Entertainment has scored the first pickup of Cannes' In Competition lineup, nabbing U.S. rights to Arnaud Desplechin's French drama "A Christmas Tale" (Un Conte de Noel), starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Roussillon.
Jason Reitman is adapting "Up in the Air," a novel by "Thumbsucker" author Walter Kirn. Montecito, run by Reitman's father, Ivan Reitman, owns the rights to the book.
Ricky Schroder and Darrin Henson have been tapped to star in writer-director Jeb Stuart's indie film "Blood Done Sign My Name," based on the book by Tim Tyson that follows the true story of the murder and aftermath of a
Rob Corddry has landed his first starring role with "Project A," a New Line action comedy being produced by Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld via their Red Hour shingle.
Spanish actress Elsa Pataky has been cast as the superhero's girlfriend in Maltes Producciones' $30 million "Captain Thunder." She will play Sigrid of Thule, a Viking princess.
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As AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers continue their negotiations, the union sent its members an e-mail newsletter Thursday indicating that though it's limited in what it can divulge about the current talks because of a
