-- "A Perfect Getaway" star Steve Zahn will star in the Fox adaptation of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," by Jeff Kinney. Thor Freudenthal will direct. I don't know which half of that name I like more. (Variety)
-- A few brief clips from Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel "The Lovely Bones" have hit the Internets. (Entertainment Tonight)
-- Writer/director John August has picked up the rights to Steve Hely's novel, "How I Became a Famous Novelist." The story follows a guy who sets himself on a path to write a commercial novel simply so he can make a lot of money and get back at his ex-girlfriend. (Variety) Read More...
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Before Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presided over the state of California, he was an actor. If you're old enough to read this, then you probably know that. After all, Schwarzenegger wasn't just an actor... he was THE actor. The one-time Mr. Universe spent much of the '80s and '90s as Hollywood's go-to action hero. He never quite managed to shake the thick Austrian accent, but that was in many ways part of the charm.
The script for Disney’s adaptation of the classic Jules Verne character Captain Nemo 
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As I told you all last week, The Dailies are back. So let's hop right in, shall we? Today on Hollywood's Internets, the following news didn't quite make it into MTV Movies Blog's coverage space:
I wonder what the modern-day, Jackie Chan equivalent of "wax on, wax off" will be. I'm sure it will in some way involve comic tumbling on the level of slapstick.
History was made on Friday when