MEGAMIND controls the box office, Sheen for SPIDER-MAN, Johansson goes to ZOO, more – News Links
- DreamWorks Animation’s latest feature, Megamind, used its powers for good this weekend, taking in $47 million. The combined take for the top three films, including Due Date and For Colored Girls, topped $100 million. (erc BoxOffice)
- Martin Sheen will play Uncle Ben in Marc Webb’s upcoming Spider-Man adaptation. Sheen joins the previously cast Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Rhys Ifans. (Heat Vision)
- Scarlett Johansson is in final negotiations to star opposite Matt Damon in Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo. (Deadline)
- Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer lead the European Film Award nominations with seven nods. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, you should. (The Wrap)
- Hayden Panettiere and Nikki Reed are attached to star in the adaptation of Downers Grove. Bret Easton Ellis wrote the screenplay for this high school thriller. (THR)
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