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| February 25, 2007 |
| Universal, Robert De Niro Doing Third 'Fockers' movie |
Universal and De Niro's Tribeca Prods. doing third Fockers
Universal Pictures has worked out a new, two-year deal with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal's Tribeca Prods., and their first order of business is moving on Little Fockers. The producers are trying to bring aboard director Jay Roach, who directed both Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, as well as Focker alumni Ben Stiller, De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Dustin Hoffman, and Barbra Streisand. Larry Stuckey, Roach's former assistant, will write the script. Meet the Parents grossed $330 million worldwide, and Meet the Fockers grossed $515 million. (Variety)
McDormand signs onto two movies for Focus
Focus Features has tapped Frances McDormand for two feature movies. The first, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, is an adaptation of the Winifred Watson period comic novel. McDormand plays the title character, an 1800s governess who gets a taste of glamour while working with a nightclub songstress. Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty) and David Magee (Finding Neverland) wrote the script, and Bharat Nalluri (HBO's Tsunami: The Aftermath) will direct. Shooting will start in April. Next, McDormand will star opposite George Clooney in the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading, a dark comedy about the CIA. It will be the actress' fifth movie for Joel (her husband) and Ethan Coen. (Variety) |
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