-- Sacha Baron Cohen has allegedly been offered the leading role in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," the long delayed remake of the 1947 comedy of the same name. Cohen would star as the title character, a writer whose overactive imagination leads to some intriguing fantasies. [Pajiba]
-- Garrett Hedlund of the upcoming "Tron Legacy" is in talks to star as Dean Moriarty in "On The Road," Walter Salles' adaptation of the classic Jack Kerouac novel. Filming is slated to begin this summer. [Production Weekly]
-- Jonathan Lloyd Walker has joined the cast of "The Thing," the Mattijs van Heijningen-directed prequel. Walker plays Colin, previously described as a quirky and cynical man who would rather commit suicide than be consumed by the Thing. [Shock Till You Drop]
-- Actor Paddy Considine makes his directorial debut on "Tyrannosaur," starring Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman and Eddie Marsan. The movie focuses on the self-destructive Joseph, whose life is falling apart until he meets a charity worker named Hannah. Clearly, this has nothing to do with Rob Zombie's "Tyrannosaurus Rex." [Variety]
-- Robert Rodriguez's "Machete" will make its theatrical debut on September 3, 2010. Based on the "Grindhouse" trailer of the same name, "Machete" stars Danny Trejo alongside a massive ensemble cast including Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan and Don Johnson. [Deadline]
-- In other "Grindhouse" news, "Hobo with a Shotgun" begins filming today with a new actor in the title role — none other than the hitcher himself, Rutger Hauer! [Ain't It Cool News]
-- Oren Moverman will write and direct "Rampart" for Lightstream Pictures based on a story from crime writer James Ellroy. "Rampart" follows a corrupt anti-gang unit in the LAPD's Rampart Division in the late 1990s. [Variety]
