Will Smith, Sony pick up Katrina hero life rights – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: Will Smith’s Overbrook Pictures and Sony have nabbed the life rights to John Keller, an ex-Marine who protected 244 residents of his apartment building after Hurricane Katrina. John Lee Hancock (The Rookie) will direct the movie titled The American Can with Will Smith slated to star. (THR)
In Other News: Rosario Dawson will join Kevin James in the Happy Madison comedy The Zookeeper. (Variety)
Lars von Trier’s “audacious spit in the eye of society” Antichrist will be distributed by IFC Films. (THR)
Paramount Pictures has tapped Zach Braff to direct, rewrite, and co-star in the comedy Swingles. Cameron Diaz will also star. (Variety)
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