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It’s sure not Mary Poppins but Anders Morgenthaler is utilizing the techniques first pioneered by the family friendly Disney classic. Morgenthaler utilizes live action mixed with anime to blur the line between the worlds in deeper and darker ways than ever. His action drama Echo has secured $720,000 from New Danish Screen, the Danish Film Institute's organization promoting young and innovative cinema. Echo follows on the heels of his Directors Fortnight at Cannes release Princess, which has recently garnered internationally distribution rights under individual deals. Once again Morgenthaler teams up with Mette Heeno to pen the script, and the similarities are obvious.

Liv Tyler, fresh off the heels of “Jersey Girl” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy (has it been that long since we’ve seen her?), has signed on to appear in Rogue Pictures’ Strangers. This thriller, written and directed by first-timer Bryan Bertino, revolves around a young couple who are harassed in their vacation home by three unknown ‘strangers,’ thus the title. Tyler will play the female half of the couple. The male roles have yet to be cast.

Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson are looking to recreate the magic of their early careers in The Darjeeling Limited set to begin production in December. Owen Wilson, who had early success with Anderson in Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), has signed on to play one of three brothers who take a mysterious journey through India. Anderson has joined with cousins Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman to develop the script.

You might not have a damn clue as to who these folks are (I’d say I’m familiar with half the names) but this annual...

Music video extraordinaire Adam Levite, aka "Associates in Science", is collaborating with Jon Kesselman, the writer/director behind the Jewxploitation film The Hebrew Hammer, in an adaptation of Glenn Gaslin's novel Beemer. Levite, who has fourteen music videos to his credit, including work for personal favorites Interpol and Radiohead, has optioned Gaslin's satirical work and is currently co-writing the script with Kesselman.