While quite a few Japanese horror movies have gotten an English-language makeover, it’s rarer for a comedy from the Land Of The Rising Sun to get the same treatment, but Gemma Arterton is now in talks to star in The Wright Girls, which is inspired by the Japanese comedy 2LDK, according to THR.
The film is about two young actresses who live together, pretend to be best friends and are co-stars on a successful television show. In reality, they detest each other and go to extreme and violent lengths to do one another in, after they end up competing for the same movie role. The search is still on for the second female lead.
Andy Fickman (She’s The Man, Race To Witch Mountain) is in talks to direct with Bert V. Royal writing the script.
Jennifer Aniston & Jason Sudeikis seem to like being in the same movies, even if they didn’t get a a lot of screen time together in either Horrible Bosses or The Bounty Hunter. Now they’re setting out to change that, as they’re both in talks for the lead roles in We’re the Millers, which will give them plenty of time to spar off one another.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol star Paula Patton is one of those actresses who constantly seems to flit around the edge of major recognition, but never quite gets it. Now she’s adding another decent role to her belt, as 
Steve Carell wants to add another film to his already bust roster, as 
Poor old Ben Kingsley. Once upon a time he was Gandhi, but in more recent years his main stock in trade has been in shady characters. It appears he’ll soon have one more bad guy to add to his CV, as 
Is Michael Bay’s tendency to cast inexperienced female actresses allowing young people a chance, or pure sexism assuming that a pretty face is more important than genuine talent?
The Hunger Games has cemented its position as a true movie powerhouse, managing the increasingly rare feat of staying top of the US box office for three weeks, passing through the $300 million mark as it did so. That puts it ahead of all the Twilight movies’ final tallies, suggesting Lionsgate has something truly exceptional on its hands.
Paranormal Activity producers/creators Oren Peli and Jason Blum are reuniting with writer Christopher B. Landon (Paranormal Activity 2, Paranormal Activity 3) for a new Latino-themed horror project, 
Niels Arden Oplev, director of the original Scandinavian adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, is busy putting together his English-language debut, Dead Man Down. Now