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Vince Vaughn in talks for David O. Russell film. Who should play his daughter?

Vince Vaughn is reportedly in talks to star in David O. Russell’s next film, Old St. Louis, according to Deadline. The movie, which Russell also wrote, is about a traveling salesman who reconnects with his young daughter. Kick-Ass star Chloë

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‘In Plain Sight’ picked up for two more seasons; Tyler Perry teams up with Lionsgate for ‘Peeples’

In Plain Sight won’t drop out of, well, sight anytime soon: USA has picked up the show for two more seasons. Tyler Perry will collaborate with Lionsgate for the 12th time on We The Peeples, which centers on a

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Michael Bay signs onto yet another alien movie: He should have gone all space-y years ago

Michael Bay loves aliens. He’s currently directing his third film with those robots from Cybertron who somehow turn into American makes and models, he’s producing the extraterrestrial refugee adaptation I Am Number Four, and now, according to The Hollywood Reporter,

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‘Golden Girls’ en español in the works, Brett Ratner acquires ‘The Unknowns’

The Golden Girls will be adapted for Spanish audiences, starring Carmen Maura, Concho Velasco, Lola Herrera, and Alicia Hermida. Counting down the hours until “Carmen Maura to host Sábado Noche en Directo (please?)” launches on Facebook. Vote0

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‘Black Swan’ set to grace Venice Film Festival, four actors join Paul Rudd’s ‘My Idiot Brother’

Darren Aronofsky’s thriller Black Swan, which stars Natalie Portman, will open the Venice Film Festival. The film plots the rivalry between two ballerinas. Been there, done that. Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight, and Janet Montgomery are the latest

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Sharon Stone set for ‘Sweet Baby Jesus,’ Tracy Morgan to star in HBO stand-up special

Sharon Stone will play the mother of Mary in Sweet Baby Jesus. Fitting, because “Sweet baby Jesus!” was exactly the phrase I used upon seeing Basic Instinct 2. This November, HBO will premiere Tracy Morgan: Black and Blue, a

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Rob Lowe joins ‘I Melt With You,’ Danity Kane singer gets reality show

Rob Lowe has joined the cast of I Melt With You, a thriller that already stars Jeremy Piven and Thomas Jane. Lowe is on board to play a doctor “with deep personal loss and a growing drug addiction.” Jeez, since

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Simon Pegg will accept ‘Mission: Impossible 4,’ Wes Bentley to star in post-apocalyptic ‘Hirokin’

Simon Pegg is in talks to accept his next mission: reprising his role as Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible 4. Wes Bentley, Jessica Szohr, Julian Sands, Angus Macfadyen, and Laura Ramsey will all star in Hirokin, a post-apocalyptic drama

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Upright Citizens Brigade co-founder takes ‘High Road,’ Nia Vardalos celebrates ‘Mother’s Day’

Upright Citizens Brigade co-founder Matt Walsh is set to direct High Road, a comedy about a fugitive part-time weed dealer and his 16-year-old fellow escapee. (Doogie?) Starring in the flick are Horatio Sanz, Rob Riggle, Abby Elliott, Lizzy Kaplan, Kyle

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