- True Grit and Ender’s Game star Hailee Steinfeld has signed on for Pitch Perfect 2, the sequel to the 2012 film about college a capella groups. Anna Kendrick and Brittany snow are reprising their roles, and Elizabeth Banks is set to direct. The film will be released on May 15, 2015. For more on the project and on Steinfeld’s other upcoming roles, click here.
- New Line is set to make The Craziest OkCupid Date Ever, based on Claire Benson’s Salon article chronicling a three-week date that spanned eight countries and 21 days. “On the surface, we appeared to be sure candidates for ‘World’s Most Unlikely Pair,’” Benson wrote. “He’s a wildly energetic university professor who is always on the move. I’m a reclusive writer who spends hours identifying new constellations in the ceiling paint.” To read more on the movie, click here.
- Tim Blake Nelson is in negotiations to join the cast of Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot. He would be joining Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell. The film is set for a June 19, 2015 release. For more on the project and on Nelson’s career, click here.
- NBC will air a one-hour primetime special on Judge Judith Scheindlin – better known as Judge Judy – on May 20. Judge Judy Primetime will will include new cases and footage from 60 Minutes profiles. To read more about the special, click here.
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