Diablo does Sweet Valley – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: Universal has figured out a way to get me to see a Sweet Valley High movie. The studio is negotiating for the rights to the book series and plans to have Academy Award winner Diablo Cody (love saying that) adapt and produce. (THR)
In Other News: David Fincher has added three friends to his Facebook movie. The Social Network, written by Aaron Sorkin, will feature Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook Mark Zuckerberg. Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield will also star. (Variety)
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer will see her adult novel The Host turned in to a feature film with Andrew Niccol adapting the book and directing. (Variety)
Lionsgate picked up the worldwide rights to writer-director Stephen Gaghan’s next film, an action thriller about a deep cover operative turned beat cop who fights a global organization. (THR)
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