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I had Bryce Dallas Howard "listed" as supporting actress for Hereafter, but some are saying this is her first "lead" role but I'll wait until Cecile De France's role is further detailed before changing this perception. Speaking of redheads, The Tree of Life's Jessica Chastain might receive some cred, but in the scheme of things, the mistreated spouse role that Kirsten Dunst portrays in All Good Things probably one ups her.

I spent all of last week divulging some of films that I expect to be in Cannes this year, and Screen Daily happened to do the same. There are a good number of films that are mentioned of both sites' lists, but I mention about twenty films that the trade makes no mention of, and of course they have got a long list as well of films that I either passed on as potential selections or I was totally oblivious as to their existence.

Oranges has television director Julian Farino attached to helm and now, three actors known for their work on the tele might be joining the dark comedy as well. Hugh Laurie might be taking on his first leading role in film - as the patriarch/adulterer in an American Beauty-esque role and might possibly star alongside either or both Mila Kunis and Leighton Meester. L.A Times reports that the trio of actors are attached to the 2008 Blacklist favorite (it was the runner-up to first place The Beaver, currently in post). If this goes into production anytime soon, this should be a hot title for buyers in Cannes.

Those who caught the film at Austin's Fantastic Fest (where the pic won a couple of awards) are already in the know as to why Ben Wheatley's Down Terrace is being referred to the kind label of “The Sopranos” if imagined by Mike Leigh or Ken Loach. If ever there was a genre that was in need of new wave its the "tired gangster film" from the U.K - the Toronto Int. Film Festival had a couple of them and my sentiment was that someone had to re-think the formula.

The lucky inaugural eight include: Habib Azar's Armless, Linas Philips's Bass Ackwards, Sultan Sharrief's Bilal’s Stand, Katie Aselton's The Freebie, Barnes Bros' Homewrecker, Adam Bowers's New Low, Michael Mohan's One Too Many Mornings and Eyad Zahra's The Taqwacores - which has nothing to do with the docu film Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam: (same subject, different film).