Will Smith Seeks Adventurous Wife, Daughter: Actresses
Zoe Kravitz (above, in
X-Men: First Class) and
Sophie Okonedo are in early talks to join
Will Smith and his son
Jaden Smith in
M. Night Shyamalan’s 1000 A.E. In the sci-fi adventure, the real-life father and son will be play a fictional father and son; Kravitz and Okonedo are under consideration as the elder Smith’s wife and daughter. (
The Hollywood Reporter)
From ‘Home Alone’ to Young Jesus: Filmmaker
Chris Columbus will serve as a producer on
Christ the Lord: Out of Eqypt, the big-screen version of Anne Rice’s book. The story revolves around 7-year-old Jesus; Columbus, of course, directed
Home Alone, about an 8-year-old boy. (
Variety)
Bio-Pic Coming for Legendary Architect: Famed architect
Frank Lloyd Wright will receive the bio-pic treatment in
Taliesin, and
Bruce Beresford (
Driving Miss Daisy) has been signed to direct. The movie, scripted by Nicholas Meyer (Time After Time), will focus on the titular “rambling household compound” where seven people were murdered in 1914. (
The Hollywood Reporter)
‘Peace’ At Last: Speaking of director
Bruce Beresford, the North American distribution rights to his film
Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding have been acquired by IFC Films.
Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Olsen, Chace Crawford, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Rosanna Arquette also star. (
Indiewire)
Big-Screen ‘24’ (Again): Once again it’s been reported that a film version of TV show
24 with
Kiefer Sutherland will begin production “very quickly.” The latest script revision has not yet been completed, however, and no director is currently attached, so don’t hold your breath. (
Deadline)