Channing Tatum is working with Jamie Linden and producers Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill on “Ten Year,” an ensemble drama about friends reuniting a decade after their graduation.

Linden, who wrote “We Are Marshall,” is penning the script and will direct. He also wrote “Dear John,” which starred Tatum and was based on a Nicholas Sparks novel.

Tatum has been heavily involved in the development process. He also will star and join Temple Hill in producing the film with his 33andOut Prods. partner Reid Carolin.

The script is being written with specific actors in mind, with a partial list including Tatum’s wife, Jenna Dewan (“Step Up”); pals Anna Faris and her husband, Chris Pratt; Chris Pine; and Scott Porter (“Friday Night Lights”).

There are no deals in place for the actors, and involvement will depend on availability. The indie production also is assembling financing, though the filmmakers are hoping to begin shooting in November.

Tatum, repped by UTA and Management 360, is shooting “The Vow” with Rachel McAdams in Toronto.

Linden is repped by Paradigm and Magnet Management.

From The Hollywood Reporter

Relativity announced Thursday that it, instead of Universal, will distribute “The Dark Fields” and “Kids in America,” following its acquisition of Overture Films’ distribution and marketing operation. Both are Relativity films.

“Kids in America,” produced by Imagine Entertainment and shot in 2007, opens nationwide on March 4, 2011. “Dark Fields,” toplining Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Abbie Cornish, opens March 18.

U had been set to open “Kids” on Dec. 3 and “Dark Fields” on Jan. 21.

Relativity also dated martial arts Western “The Warrior’s Way” for Dec. 3, although that is a rent-a-system deal with Emerald City and Sad Flutes.

From Variety

Actors like Jason Bateman, Amy Poehler, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Jennifer Garner, Ryan Reynolds, Kyra Sedgwick, Zoe Saldana, husband and wife team Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, Wanda Sykes, Anna Faris, Terrence Howard and names from “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Modern Family,” “The View,” Food Network, “Today,” “The Insider” and “American Idol’s” Kara DioGuardi have all signed on to appear in different episodes of the PBS Kids television program.

Music and sports stars weren’t left off either, with Katy Perry, Reverend Run, Usher, will.i.am and NFL players Reggie Bush and LaDainian Tomlinson also on slate.

Some original pop culture parodies will include “True Mud” (“True Blood”), “The Furry Four” (as opposed to the Fab Four), “Ironing Monster” (“Iron Man”), “The Closer” (well, “The Closer”) and “A Team” (you get the idea). Reynolds will star in the latter, as the letter A.

Other teased highlights from the science-centered season include the new recurring segment “Super Grover 2.0” and some short films with NASA.

From Hit Fix

Photos surfaced on the Web Tuesday from the Boston set of the actress’ new movie “What’s Your Number?,” co-starring Chris Evans, which show a blond woman and a brown-haired man completely nude jumping into the Boston Harbor.

The series of photos, which appeared on U.K.’s Daily Mail and Hollywood Life, reveal the woman shedding her pink bikini as her male companion pulls off his grey shorts.

Despite the fact that photos from the same set show the actors’ faces, Faris’ spokesperson denies that the photos are of the “House Bunny” star.

“These pictures are of a body double,” she told the Daily News.

Faris’ rep said that the actress would have been on set during the nude scene to film moments where her face is visible but that she was replaced for the naked shots.

In “Number?” the 33-year-old actress plays a woman who returns to her previous relationships to determine if one of her past lovers is the one.

The romantic comedy, due out in 2011, also stars Zachary Quinto and Faris’ husband, Chris Pratt.

From New York Daily News

New Line is remaking the seminal 1980 comedy, reconfiguring it for the new century as a starring vehicle for Anna Faris.

Amy Talkington is in discussions to write the new take, to be produced by Mark Gordon.

“Benjamin” starred Goldie Hawn in a star-making turn as a spoiled woman who joins the Army after her husband dies during sex on their wedding night. One of the top-grossing movies of that year, “Benjamin” was hailed for tackling women’s issues and earned three Oscar noms — for Hawn, supporting actress Eileen Brennan and original screenplay (Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer and Harvey Miller).

The title joins “Vacation” and “Police Academy” as the latest titles from the Warner Bros. library that New Line is remaking.

The new take will set the story in contemporary times with modern wars as the backdrop. Insiders say the studio doesn’t want to poke fun at the men and women in the service or take political potshots, but rather focus on the empowerment elements and build on the fish-out-of-water comedy.

Michelle Weiss is overseeing for the studio.

Talkington, repped by UTA and the Arlook Group, penned a remake of 1980s classic “Valley Girl,” which is set up at MGM. The scribe has shown she can pen a female voice with Fox’s “Queen of the Rodeo,” about teenage girls competing for the title of rodeo queen, and “Devil in the Junior League,” a Universal comedy centering on a spurned wife who is forced to transform a vulgar woman into a role model for a women’s organization.

Faris, one of the few comediennes who can open a movie, is set to star in her latest comedy, “What’s Your Number?” which is to begin shooting this spring. She’s repped by Gersh and Raw Talent Management.

From the Hollywood Reporter

Director Mark Mylod will lens in May. Regency partner 20th Century Fox will distribute. Mylod’s credits include HBO series “Entourage.”

“Number” revolves around a young woman who, with the aid of her womanizing next door neighbor, decides to re-visit all her ex-boyfriends in the hopes of finding the man of her dreams.

Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson are producing. Their previous credits include “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “The Guardian.” They’re in post on “Red Dawn.”

“What’s Your Number?” is based on Karyn Bosnak’s tome “20 Times a Lady.” Bosnak originally adapted the book for the bigscreen; her script was rewritten by Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan.

Before landing at Regency, the project was at New Line, then Sony.

Faris, who will exec produce “What’s Your Number?”, has two other studio projects, “Gold Diggers” at Paramount, also starring Kate Hudson, and “TMI” at Universal, in which Faris will star opposite Ryan Reynolds. She also has “Yogi Bear” in the works.

Faris’ R-rated comedy “The House Bunny” was a sleeper hit for Sony and Relativity, grossing $70.4 million at the worldwide box office in late 2008.

Evans, who played Johnny Storm in Fox’s “Fantastic Four” franchise, is in theaters next month with Warner Bros.’ actioner “The Losers.”

From Variety

Yes, if it sounds like The Hangover, But With Ladies, then you’re right that it seems the drunken indiscretion genre is well and truly on a roll.

See, the plot finds an unlucky-in-love high school teacher facing the prospect of throwing a bachelorette party for her uptight cousin, who is marrying the teacher’s best male friend. But during the alcohol-fuelled event, the cousin cheats on her fiancé, leading our heroine to decide who she supports.

House Bunny scribe Karen Lutz wrote the original novel and adapted the story into a script originally for Nicole Kidman’s production company. But now Get Smart director Pete Segal is producing and the film is not only looking for a director and space in the busy schedules of its planned leading pair.

From Empire

The box office smash hit “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” sings and shakes its way to Blu-ray Disc/DVD Combo Pack, “Squeak-Along” double DVD, and DVD Single Disc March 30th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. A follow-up to 2007´s “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” Chipmunk singing sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back for an encore in this hilarious “squeakquel” packed with over an hour more of music. The Squeak-Along bonus content includes new sing-alongs such as Beyonce´s “Single Ladies,” teaches audiences how to dance like the Chipmunks with the “Shake Your Groove Thing” dance instructional video, games and more nutty fun for the whole family!

When a concert mishap lands Dave in the hospital, the Chipmunks take a break from superstardom and enroll in school to fit in with kids their age. But they soon face some stiff competition when they meet the Chipettes — a beautiful, talented trio of chipmunks discovered by Ian, the boys´ evil ex-manager!

From director Betty Thomas (“Dr. Dolittle”), the heartwarming film stars Golden Globe nominee Jason Lee (“My Name Is Earl”), Emmy Award-winner David Cross (“Arrested Development”) and Zachary Levi (“Chuck”), and features vocal talent from franchise veterans Justin Long (“He´s Just Not That Into You”), Matthew Gray Gubler (“500 Days of Summer”) and actor-pop heartthrob Jesse McCartney (“Alvin and the Chipmunks”). Newcomers Christina Applegate (“Samantha Who”), Anna Faris (“The House Bunny”) and Amy Poehler (“Saturday Night Live”) lend their voices to the musically talented Chipettes as Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor, respectively.

The hit soundtrack to the “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” features The Chipmunks and The Chipettes covering some of today´s top hits and classic tracks as well as original songs including “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” “Hot N Cold,” “Stayin´ Alive,” and “I Gotta Feeling.” The album is certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 and has reached #1 on the Billboard Top Soundtrack chart and #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart.

The “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack includes a high definition Blu-ray version of the film, and all hilarious bonus features from the Squeak-Along Bonus Disc including Sing-Alongs, Chipmunk Adventures, Munk Music Machine, Meet the Chipettes, Meet The Rising Stars, Music Mania, Shake Your Groove Thing, Music Videos, a Live Lookup featurette, and much more. The pack also includes a Digital Copy and a standard DVD, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 U.S. / $49.99 Canada.

Featuring more entertainment for the whole family, the “Squeak-Along” double DVD pack features an all-new bonus disc with over an hour of added Chipmunks Sing-alongs, music videos, featurettes and much more, and will be sold for the suggested retail price of $34.98 U.S. / $45.98 Canada.

“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” will also be available in a single disc with two featurettes – Munk Music Machine and Music Mania – for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S. / $43.48 Canada.

For more “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” fun, go to www.MunkYourself.com now to create your own munk! The website will include many new updates that are sure to make you party like a munk-star, including 2 brand-new games — “Dance to the Beat” and “Munk Mic” — as well as the ability to generate a munked audio-recording of your voice which can be downloaded as a ringtone.

Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Special Features:
Disc One
–Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Blu-ray
–Munking History: 50 Years of Chipmunk Mischief, Mayhem & Music
–Munk Music Machine
–Meet the Chipettes
–Rockin´ Rising Stars
–Music Mania
–Meet the Stuffies
–Shake Your Groove Thing! with Rosero
–Music Videos & Sing-Alongs “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” “We Are Family,” “Shake Your Groove Thing”
–Music Videos: (“You Really Got Me” featuring Honor Society & “The Song” featuring Queensberry)
–A-l-v-i-n-n-n-n!!! Album Maker
–Live Lookup
–Music In A Nutshell: Song Trivia
–The Chipmunks: Behind the Squeaking
–A-NUT-omy of a Scene

Disc Two
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel feature film

Disc Three
–Digital Copy

From DVD Town

The magazine named her the Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Female of the Year – “She makes us laugh — and cringe — by pushing the limits of comedy in a way no other actress can. That balls-out confidence (plus the fact that she’s such a babe) makes her the Cosmo girl to watch in 2010.”

You can preview the article and watch a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot below! Anna looks amazing!

Not to sound creepy, but we’re following Anna Faris into her bedroom…or trying to, at least. “I have to show you something!” she shouts as she leaps over a doggy gate. Once we catch up, she sprints past the bed she shares with her husband, actor Chris Pratt, opens her closet, and retrieves a pair of 6-inch bedazzled red patent leather heels.

“Every woman needs a pair,” Anna says as she holds up the soft-core-porn equivalent of Dorothy’s ruby slippers, “and Chris totally loves it when I wear them.”

Anna is, of course, joking around (about the first part, not the second). The shoes were part of her wardrobe when she played an ex-Playboy Playmate in the movie The House Bunny, but tonight, Anna’s outfit is a little more low-key: a tee shirt and jeans underneath a greenstriped apron, with her hair pulled into a loose whiteblond bun. As we walk back to the kitchen of her cozy home—she’s roasting us a chicken for dinner—we notice an actual cat skeleton posed on her mantle not far from photographs of her gorgeous mom. Uh, who does that?

That’s also a question you might ask yourself while watching one of Anna’s audacious performances. And the answer is: Nobody but her.

For the complete Cosmo interview with Anna Faris, pickup the February issue, on newsstands now!

Mandeville Films, the production company behind the film, is free to shop it around town to other studios.

“Banned” tells the story of a long-divorced couple (Williams and Keaton) who kidnap their daughter (Faris) on her wedding day to prevent her from making the same mistakes they did. The parents rekindle their relationship as they elude cops and the angry groom.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, one factor in the decision was the poor showing of the Robin Williams/John Travolta comedy “Old Dogs,” which has grossed just $35 million since its November 25 opening.

From Monsters and Critics

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“Banned” revolves around a long-divorced couple who kidnap their daughter (Faris) on her wedding day to prevent her from making the same mistakes they did. The parents rekindle their relationship as they elude cops and the angry groom.

Williams is on board as the father; the mother has not been cast. The project has no director attached.

Faris recently signed to star with Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake in “Yogi Bear” for Warner Bros. She can be heard in Sony’s animated “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.”

From Reuters

Scripted by Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Marc Klein, the comic premise is that while honesty is the best policy for a relationship, “too much information” might not be the best thing.

Andrew Panay (“Old Dogs”) will produce with Jonathon Komack Martin, latter of whom partners with Reynolds in Dark Trick Films. Reynolds will be executive producer.

Fogelson and Langley were upped to the chairman and co-chair posts at U last month, replacing Marc Shmuger and David Linde (Daily Variety, Oct. 6). The shakeup came on the heels of a series of box office misfires for the studio.

Reynolds, who is coming off “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “The Proposal,” next stars as the title character in the Martin Campbell-directed “Green Lantern.”

“TMI” is a possible candidate to follow that superhero effort.

From Variety

20th Century Fox announced the change in release dates to cater to school kids in the US who will go on holiday on the Wednesday before Christmas. The much awaited sequel to the animation film has Anna Faris and Justin Long as voices as well as Christina Applegate.

From The Independent

Faris will play a nature documentarian who follows the antics of a bear in fictional Jellystone Park. Aykroyd will voice Yogi, and Justin Timberlake could supply the voice of Yogi’s constant companion, Boo Boo.

The project is set up at Warner Bros., which hopes to start production in New Zealand next month. Eric Brevig will direct.

Faris, who was last seen in front of the cameras with “Observe and Report,” has been recently lending her voice for animated fare, including “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.”

Aykroyd, who is working on a third “Ghostbusters” movie, was last seen on the screen in 2008′s “War Inc.”

Timberlake has been increasing his feature presence of late. He will be seen in the upcoming drama “Open Road,” and recently signed to star in “The Social Network,” the Facebook movie being directed by David Fincher.

From Reuters

The top five nominees in each category will be revealed at the People’s Choice Awards annual press conference on November 10, 2009. Only those announced on November 10th have the chance to win a People’s Choice Award on January 6th, 2010.