TFC Morning Report – Tuesday, April 7, 2009 – Howard, Gooding Jr. join Red Tails

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Top Story: Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding, Jr., along with Bryan Cranston, have joined the cast of the George Lucas-produced Red Tails.  Anthony Hemingway directs the film about the Tuskegee Airmen for Lucas Films. (Variety)

In Other News: Diane Keaton and Jeff Goldblum have signed on for Morning Glory. The comedy about a morning news producer who attempts to save the show from its feuding anchors will also star Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams with J.J. Abrams producing and Roger Mitchell directing. (Variety)

There’s more Duplass brothers coming your way. The duo’s pitch for a film titled Table 19 was picked up by Fox Searchlight. (THR)

Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have nabbed the rights to Horse Soldiers, a novel about a special forces unit that invaded Afghanistan on horseback after 9/11. (Variety)

Jennifer Garner is still around.  Yeah, I didn’t know either.  But apparently she’s going to star in the comedy Butter, a political satire from newbie scribe Jason Micallef. (THR)

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