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To help commemorate this occasion, here are three posts for the price of one...
Michael Fleming of Variety has the first two items:
Universal Pictures has set Jennifer Aniston to star with Aaron Eckhart in "Traveling" a drama that marks the directing debut of Brandon Camp.Camp wrote the script with longtime writing partner Mike Thompson.
Aniston will play a floral designer who works in a Seattle hotel where a charismatic self-help guru is conducting a weekend seminar on coping with grief. As they get to know each other, she factors heavily into the guru's realization that he practices none of the principles he teaches.
Stuber/Parent's Scott Stuber and Mary Parent will produce with Thompson. Shooting begins early next year...
Wait, There's More...
Camp and Thompson created the quirky, short-lived TV series "John Doe" (2002-2003). A romantic comedy plot, disguised as a drama seems like an odd fit for the pair. I'm not saying Traveling can't work--given the stars attached to the project...
Meanwhile, Aniston's ex, Brad Pitt, gains some female co-stars, for a high profile project...
Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren and Robin Wright-Penn will join Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Jason Bateman in "State of Play," the Universal Pictures/Working Title adaptation of the British mini-series.
Kevin Macdonald is directing; Matthew Michael Carnahan wrote the script.
McAdams will play a reporter in the middle of a career-making story, as her newspaper investigates the death of the mistress of a fast-rising congressman. Mirren will play the newspaper's steely editor, a role undertaken by Bill Nighy in the original mini. Wright Penn will play the congressman's estranged wife. She becomes romantically involved with the pol's former campaign manager (Pitt), who leads the newspaper's investigative team. Norton plays the congressman and Bateman plays the other lead reporter.
Wait, There's More...
Who can't picture Miren as a newspaper editor...?
Tatiana Siegel has the last story:
Kevin James is set to protect and serve for Columbia Pictures. The "Hitch" star has signed on to write, produce and star in the comedy "Mall Cop."
Story centers on a mild-mannered security guard thrust into action when highly organized thieves take over his mall. James will pen the screenplay with Nick Bakay.
Sony-based Happy Madison is producing alongside James, Jeff Sussman and Todd Garner.
James is considered home-grown talent at Sony. The former stand up comedian became a sitcom star on Sony Pictures Television's long-running CBS comedy "The King of Queens." In 2005, he starred opposite Will Smith in Col's hit comedy "Hitch."
"Mall Cop" also re teams James with Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison shingle, which produced the Sandler-James starrer "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."
While I did not see "Chuck And Larry" in theaters--James was one of the bright spots in "Hitch". Over the Summer, I had to chance ti appreciate his sit-com, thanks to my brother's DVD collection...I hope his talents for laughs produces a funny script...
Now, it's on to post 1001.
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