*Oscar nominee Viola Davis has joined the cast of two projects - David Schwimmer’s Trust, and It's Kind Of A Funny Story reports Variety.
'Funny Story' follows a depressed 15-year-old who puts himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
Davis plays the psychiatrist who helps the boy understand his problems.
"Trust" follows how a family deals with their 14-year-old daughter after she is victimized by an adult through an Internet chat room.
Davis will be a counselor that is assigned to the girl's case.
*Mike Medavoy and FremantleMedia are teaming up for the multi-platform release "Dinosaurs Resurrected" says Variety.
*Madonna and Alek Keshishian have apparently penned the romantic comedy script "W.E." in which there are fantasy and flashback scenes to Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and the days surrounding and after the British Monarch's abdication.says The Guardian
*Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is release date issues says The Playlist
*Tahar Rahim (pictured) who has been getting high praise for his role in A Prophet has joined the cast of the currently filming Roman epic adventure "The Eagle of the Ninth" says Coming Soon
*Producer Adrian Askarieh updated the gang at Game Daily about three high-profile video game-to-film adaptations he's got in the pipeline:
*John Rhys-Davies talks about The Hobbit flicks...
*The cult comic "Chi-Chian" is headed for the big screen says The Hollywood Reporter.
*Read about the Peacock film pitch from THR.
A feature film adaptation of Das Petrou's one-short graphic novel "Ring Of Roses" comes to the big screen says Variety.
*Comic Book creator Philip Gelatt is writing and will be making his directing debut on the small thriller "County Road K" about the macabre little stories that occur off the main roads of Middle America says Variety
*Arrested Development producer Mitchell Hurwitz says the upcoming film adaptation will have a heavy jail presence and make jokes about the inclusion of Troubled Asset Relief Program or TARP money...
*Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried told The BBC that she'd be up for the sequel
*The Future is Wild docu series is being adapted for the big screen reports Variety
*Julian Jarrold is in talks to direct a biopic about British reality star Paul Potts says Risky Biz Blog.
In 2007 Potts, a quiet 36-year-old salesman and amateur opera enthusiast, made headlines around the world when he appeared on Simon Cowell's talent show "Britain's Got Talent" and stunned the world. The most popular YouTube video of that performance has garnered 57.5 million plus views.
*A CG-animated film based on the popular online game Spore™ is in the works says Variety.
*Controversial director Lars von Trier has decided 0n his next project, a psychological disaster film called "Planet Melancholia" says The Hollywood Reporter.
von Trier will write and direct the $7.4 million English-language pic.
Shooting is scheduled for next summer.
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