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Cannes 2010: Tree of Life Unlikely, Carlos Fighting for a Spot, Still More Titles to Come
Okay so Miral is out, Tree of Life is unlikely and Carlos is fighting to find a spot, and if we crunch the numbers (past decade stats provided by a Cannes film festival friend) it looks certain that there is still some filling up to do, not just the Main Comp, but potentially one or two more added titles might be added to the Un Certain Regard section and we should get at least four more titles joining the Out of Competition titles of Robin Hood, Stephen Frears, Oliver Stone and Woody Allen.
Deschanel Does Some ‘Numbers’ Crunching, Takes on Ada Lovelace
Before Bill Gates there was Ada Lovelace. Her story will be coming to the big screen with Zooey Deschanel, an actress who has played her share of airheads positioned to take the lead. Production Weekly reports that Bruce Beresford is also onboard to direct in the Fall. Other thesps that are currently attached to Enchantress Of Numbers include Billy Crudup and Toby Jones.
Wang Bing’s Last ‘Ditch’ Effort for Cannes
As I mentioned last week, Wang Bing was most probably getting ready for Cannes with a project that was going by the name of Hometown, but I may be two versions wrong with the name of the project as Wild Bunch's slate is actually going by the title of The Ditch and was formerly known as Wind and Dust.
Moverman re-teaming with Harrelson and Foster on ‘Rampart’
It appears that the very busy Oren Moverman will be adding one more project to his writing/directing slate, a film that originally had Stephen Frears attached to direct. Production Weekly reports that Woody Harrelson & Ben Foster may reunite with their The Messenger director on what could be an explosive commentary/crime drama.
Poster One Sheet for Nowhere Boy: Weinsteins Want Kick-Ass Fans to Take Notice
It's no accident that the poster one-sheet for Aaron Johnson's starring vehicle was shipped out to film news publications late yesterday, and while I'm not sure what one film's success can do for another film's awareness (I've seen worse examples with the home vid market), it'll do good for the young actors' push forward.
