At the Movies: Emory U. Turns Away Nerds

Per Variety, four days before filming was to begin, Emory University renegged on an agreement to play host to Fox Atomic's Revenge of the Nerds remake, reportedly due to the film's raunchy content. The project is now on hiatus.... Julia Roberts will topline The Friday Night Knitting Club, based on an upcoming novel about a single mom juggling a teen daughter and a knitting store.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, Robert De Niro and 50 Cent are in talks to costar in New Orleans, a thriller set against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina.... Desperate Housewives hunk Jesse Metcalfe is a rich kid ensnared in the world of drugs, sex and violence in Loaded, an indie also starring Johnny Messner and Monica Keena.