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Leonardo DiCaprio rumored to play villain in DJANGO UNCHAINED

Leonardo DiCaprio rumored to play villain, Calvin Candie, in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained! @Jeff Goldsmith's twitter (yogoldsmith)

Pitch sale: UNTITLED DAN FOGELMAN PROJECT

Dan Fogelman sold yet another project to Warner Bros. -- this time, an untitled pitch with Tom Cruise attached to star.  WME brokered the sale, which was for just under $2 million (and just under $3 million if the project gets made).

New spec script: STAND UP STRAIGHT, by Eirene Donohue

New coming-of-age comedy spec script, STAND UP STRAIGHT by Eirene Donohue, is out from Shan Ray at The Kaplan Stahler Agency and John Tantillo at Tantillo Entertainment. The script was a semi-finalist at the 2010 Nicholl Fellowship. 

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Director hired for UNFORGIVING WORLD

Nanette Burstein, best known for directing GOING THE DISTANCE, has been hired to direct the Focus Feature romantic drama UNFORGIVING WORLD. Nicole Holofcener has written the screenplay based on the French film produced by Haut et Court. 

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New spec script: TIS THE SEASON, by Jason Gedrick

Elizabeth Fowler's Clear Pictures Entertainment is out with a spec package, TIS THE SEASON, written by Jason Gedrick.  Clear Pictures will also produce with Aqua Viva Productions.  Dennis Farina, Joe Mantegna, and Felicity Huffman are attached to star.

Director hired for TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D

"Takers" director John Luessenhop has been hired to helm Lionsgate's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3D. The sequel will take place three decades after the original film. 

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New Sci-Fi OWA: BLACK IS THE COLOR

Twentieth Century Fox's BLACK IS THE COLOR, based on the trilogy by Alexandra Bracken, is an open writing assignment. The sci-fi story follows a young teenager with uncontrollable telekinetic abilities who joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.

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New spec script: FAST COMPANY, by Damian Nieman

Elizabeth Fowler's Clear Pictures Entertainment is out with a spec package, FAST COMPANY, by Damian Nieman.  Nieman will also direct, with James Gandolfini, William Fichtner, and Kevin Pollak attached to star.  Fowler will produce with David Gibbs.

Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal hired for REX MUNDI rewrite

Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal have been hired to rewrite REX MUNDI,  a project in which Johnny Depp will produce and star. 

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New spec script: THE ICE MAN, by Craig Stiles

Craig Stiles' new action screenplay, THE ICE MAN, out from Caren Bohrman at Bohrman Agency. Stiles is best known for his script THE ARCHITECT, which is set up at RKO Pictures. 

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