Drew Barrymore will direct and produce (with her Flower Films partner Nancy Juvonen) How to Be Single, adapted from the 2008 novel by Liz Tuccillo. Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn wrote the screenplay. The Hollywood Reporter noted that the project is a reteaming of the He's Just Not That into You team: Barrymore and Juvonen produced that movie, with Silverstein and Kohn writing the script.
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Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) will play the role of Katniss in The Hunger Games, based on the bestselling novels by Suzanne Collins, the Wrap reported. Lionsgate "plans the franchise as a trilogy which will include The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) is directing the film, which will debut on March 23, 2012."
Several actors are rumored to be under consideration for the role of Peeta Mellark, including Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four), Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right, Bridge to Terabithia) and Hunter Parrish (Weeds), the Wrap wrote.
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Sony's Columbia Pictures acquired the rights to adapt Joshua Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, Deadline.com reported.
"This is a very special book which transcends the already fascinating subject of memory," said Columbia president Doug Belgrad. "By explaining in personal and entertaining fashion a great deal about how our brains work, Joshua has written a book that sheds light on how memory is connected to humanity."