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1). Studio Paramount is planning a screen version of novellas "The Forgotten". This literary psychological thriller has been written by Kate Patrick and is forthcoming in the near June. The company looked closely at itself and the actress for the lead role - Haley Staynfeld. Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will produce the film.
The plot is built around 16-year old London Lane, whose memory is erased each time before she is going to bed. The next morning the girl has only snippets of memories of her future and descriptions of the people which will play some role in her life. While studying in high school, she focused on her own records and her close friend. But soon London noticed disturbing flashbacks. Now to know her own past became the first necessity task.
The young actress Staynfeld became popular after the film of Coen brothers' "True grit", where she played Mattie Ross, the avenger of her murdered father, who has hired a killer Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges). For her work on the tape, Haley has won a nomination for an Oscar in the category "Best Actress".
2). The star of "40 year old virgin" and "Date Night" Steve Carell is thinking about participation in the film "Great Hope Springs" by David Frankel, the main role in which will be performed by Meryl Streep.
The script for the painting wrote Vanessa Taylor, known for work on such television projects as "Jack and Bobby," "Everwood" and "Alias."
Heroes of the movie - a married couple who are married over 30 years and trying with the help of Dr. Feld (and it will play Carell), dealing with the issue of family alliances, to kindle their relationships.
Streep will play the wife, who will embody the image of her husband – it is not known yet. Previously, their interest to the film, have shown Jeff Bridges and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Shooting of the movie will begin in August this year. Streep and Frankel have already worked together on the hit "The Devil Wears Prada".
Among recent projects of Steve Carell is a cartoon "Despicable Me", where the actor voiced the central character. Animated film has collected in world box office more than half a billion dollars with a budget of 70 million.