Lots of variety from Variety today. See what I did there? Yeah? Long day. Almost over. Enjoy the Dailies.
-- "School of Rock" writer Mike White sold the script for his "Babe in the Woods," an action-comedy in which a new student at Yale University somehow becomes the target of the New Jersey mob. I envision this as a cross between "PCU" and "The Sopranos." (Variety)
-- The announcement that Steven Spielberg's next project would be an adaptation of the Jimmy Stewart classic "Harvey" led many to speculate that Spielberg pal Tom Hanks would step into -- or at least be approached for -- the Stewart role. Fox hasn't exactly put those possibilities to rest, but they did issue a statement saying that the actor "has not read the script and speculation about him and this project has been inaccurate." So there you have it. (Variety)
-- Thomas Pynchon's new novel (or novella, as it is apparently being referred to), "Inherent Vice," is being shopped around for a big screen treatment by Creative Artists Agency. If the adaptation happens, it would be the first Pynchon novel to be brought to the silver screen. (The Wall Street Journal, via The Playlist)
-- A red-band trailer for "Zombieland," starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin has hit the web. Let's give it up for the zombies, may they never find peace in their undeath. (Sci Fi Wire)
-- More vampires. Are we getting tired yet? Not when you're turning Ken Watanabe, John C. Reilly, Salma Hayek and Willem Dafoe in blood-suckers. That's why you should care about this trailer for "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant." (Moviefone, via Cinematical
-- As advertised yesterday, there's now a full trailer for Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's "The Lovely Bones" available online for your viewing pleasure. (Movieline)
-- Rumor has it that "Ninja Assassin" star Rain is being eyed by Warner Bros. for a remake of the Bruce Lee classic, "Enter the Dragon." I'm usually not big on running rumors, but this one comes from Latino Review and those guys have a pretty solid track record. For now, I remain hopeful. (Latino Review)
-- In the world of TV remakes-as-feature films, it looks like "Gunsmoke" is our next contender to enter the ring. CBS Films nabbed Gregory Poirier ("National Treasure: Book of Secrets") to write a script and Craig Baumgarten ("Shattered Glass") to produce. The only question I have: why "Gunsmoke"? "Why not" being the most likely answer. (Risky Biz Blog)