ABC has bought four new dramas, including Nicholas Sparks' first series project and a crime drama from a pair of Castle producers, TVGuide.com has learned.
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Sparks, who's numerous novels have been adapted into such films as The Notebook and Dear John, has sold The Watcher to the network, a drama about...read more
Miley Cyrus has been tapped by Disney to star in a yet-to-be-titled vehicle that will be tailor-made for her by author Nicholas SparksKnowing Sparks work including the massive hit and tearjerker A Walk to Remember that starred another pop princess Mandy Moore Miley may have to work on her crying skills Sparks will be working on the novel and the screenplay for the Cyrus flick at the same time and tells Variety This is similar to the way its gone with movies based on my novels its just out of order He added Certain opportunities garner your interest and this was one of thoseMileys camp including her mom Leticia who will produce the film told Sparks they were very familiar with the work Ive done in the past That played a role in this project coming togetherAre you going to look forward to a three-hanky movie starring Miley What should her tragic ailment be in this movie Erin FoxRelated149 Hannah Montana Season 1 on DVD149 Mileys Sweet 1read more
Per Variety, Angelina Jolie's next film gig will be starring alongside Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy in Wanted, an actioner based on a graphic novel and concerning a son out to avenge his dad's murder, with Jolie playing an assassin who tutors him.... Channing Tatum (Step Up) will star in Dear John, based on the Nicholas Sparks best-seller.... Though the timetable is still very much up in the air, insiders refute rumors that the Superman Returns sequel has gone into turnaround.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) will direct Brad Pitt in State of Play, a political thriller.... Catherine Keener and Robin Wright Penn have joined What Just Happened?, a comedy starring Robert De Niro as a down-and-out filmmaker. Penn's his ex.read more