Casting Bits: Chris Noth And Neve Campbell In Titanic Mini-Series, Joaquin Phoenix Could Join Spike Jonze, Annette Bening In ‘Worst Year Of My Life’
A new take on one of the most famous stories of all time, one of our favorite filmmakers starts to think about a project down the road, Catwoman puts another possible project on her plate and a four time Oscar-nominee gets another shot at gold. After the jump, read about these casting bits:
Variety reportsthat Chris Noth (Sex and the City),David Jacobi(The King’s Speech) and Neve Campbell are some of the stars in talks for an Italian production of a miniseries calledTitanic: Blood and Steel. The 12-part series, aiming to air around the 100th anniversary of the ships maiden voyage next year, will be a prequel of sorts, showing the construction of the ship in Europe. Noth would play the ship’s financier, Jacobi would be the chairman of the board and Campbell is a reporter who wants to get on the ship. If she knew what we know, she wouldn’t feel that way.
Next up,The Tracking Boardsays Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures, who is currently financing Paul Thomas Anderson’sThe Masterand Spike Jonze’s upcoming political satire, is apparently trying to grab stars from both of those projects for a new one. After Jonze finishes the film he’s currently doing with Charlie Kaufman, he’s apparently hoping to cast Joaquin Phoenix (and possiblyCarey MulliganandAmy Adams) to do a humorous love story with a narrator. Production would begin in the middle of next year when all of the above parties having finished their current work.
For several years Lionsgate has been sitting on a romantic comedy written byTara MieleandKristine M. Skeieabout a successful female lawyer who reinvents herself as an assistant to get the man of her dreams.The Tracking Boardreports this project may have new life as30 RockwriterKay Cannonhas reportedly been brought in to rewrite withPeter Sollett(Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) hoping to direct. Who’ll be the lead? Reportedly Anne Hathaway is in negotiations.
Douglas McGrath (Emma, Infamous) is prepping a new movie calledWorst Year Of My Lifewhich follows a college senior who hits a bunch of major life speed bumps in the months before graduation. Annette Bening is currently attached to play his mother according toThe Tracking Board.
