TFC Morning Report – Thursday, May 7, 2009 – Dwayne Johnson goes Faster

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Top Story: Dwayne Johnson is in negotiations to star in the action drama Faster, which follows an ex-com out to avenge his brother’s death. Phil Joanou, Johnson’s Gridiron Gang director, will helm the film. (Variety)

In Other News: Fox says the pirated version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine was downloaded 4 million times.  No doubt the studio will start saying the leaked copy ate into their box office. Does anyone want to tell them the movie just sucked? (THR)

Warner Bros. has moved The Green Lantern release from Dec. 17, 2010 to June 17, 2011. (Box Office Mojo)

Katie Holmes will star in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, a thriller written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins. (Variety)

Robert De Niro and Edward Norton, who last teamed up for The Score, will star in the psychological thriller Stone for director John Curran. (Variety)

Jeffrey Nachmanoff will direct the adaptation of the comic book Billy Smoke for Warner Bros. (THR)

Opening Today:
Star Trek (starting at 7 p.m.)

Fin.