April 26, 2024

Walter Salles Slips On A “Rockefeller Suit”

"On the Road" and "The Motorcycle Diaries" director Walter Salles is in talks to direct "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit" at Fox Searchlight. The story is based on Mark Seal's 2011 book about German-born imposter Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter. Gerhartsreiter passed himself off as a member of the Rockefeller clan and got away with it for decades … [Read more...]

Walter Hill To Direct “Baby Jane” Remake

Walter Hill is set to write and direct a remake of the 1962 classic "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" at Aldrich Co. says THR. Robert Aldrich's classic starred Bette Davis as former child star Baby Jane Hudson and Joan Crawford as her crippled sister Blanche. Hill said the plan is to create a modern film without modernizing the period. Hill … [Read more...]

Kristen Wiig Enjoys Walter Mitty’s “Life”

"Bridesmaids" Kristen Wiig has joined the cast of the latest film version of James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" at 20th Century Fox says The Hollywood Reporter. Ben Stiller stars in and directs the story of a timid magazine photo manager who daydreams of exciting adventures. While looking for a missing negative, he soon … [Read more...]