Eric Lavallée

Variety reports that an American (Kerry Fox) and a Brit (Paul Schneider) have been cast as supporting players in Jane Campion's Bright Star. Written by...

Based on the screenplay by Chick and Howard Rodman, the story revolves around two brothers who try to keep their startup financial company afloat on Wall Street a month before the Sept. 11 attacks. Hartnett will play one of the brothers. Naomie Harris, Adam Scott, Robin Tunney, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rip Torn and David Bowie also star.

Expect to see Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natali's stock to rise up with the forthcoming release of futuristic tale called Splice. Already a fan favorite...

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Angelina Jolie in "Changeling" (Universal Pictures)Kate Winslett in "Revolutionary Road" (Paramount Vantage)Nicole Kidman...

Last week, Shekhar Kapur took over the place left by the late Anthony Minghella for his segment of the shorts ensemble New York, I Love You and this week he will be in over his head with Warner Bros.' period fantasy based on the recent Philip Reeve's novel. THR reports that Kapur will develop and direct Larklight while Steven Knight will adapt the tale that is set in a Victorian-era alternate universe in which mankind has been exploring the solar system since the time of Isaac Newton, revolves around a brother and sister who team with a band of renegade space pirates to save the world from destruction at the hands of a madman. Kapur has over the years been attached to several projects, but nothing close to the magnitude of this 200 million dollar project. In making their decision, Warner isn't looking at the box office receipts for Elizabeth: The Golden Age nor 02's The Four Feathers. Denise Di Novi is producing while Alison Greenspan is exec producing.