Casting & Development, Adaptation | featured news

Having put her stamp on "Twilight," Catherine Hardwicke is in talks with Columbia to develop and direct a film adaptation of the young-adult series "Maximum Ride."

Rita Wilson has been cast in Universal's untitled Nancy Meyers project, which stars Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.

Matt Damon has signed on for "The Adjustment Bureau," a Philip K. Dick-inspired project with "action, romance and sci-fi overtones."

Now that he's pushed "Cleo" back a year, Steven Soderbergh is looking at directing an adaptation of Michael Lewis' bestselling "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game." Brad Pitt may star.

Dakota Fanning. The fifteen-year-old is rumored to be up for the role of "Jane." While this blonde cutie may seem like an odd fit for a move about vampires, the role is a very old, very creepy vampire from the shiver-worthy Volturi family. We're not sure about you, but us Twihards on Team Tyra are getting stoked.

Chris Evans, Brandon Routh and Brie Larson have joined the cast of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," Edgar Wright's adaptation of the cult favorite Oni Press graphic novels for Universal.