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Katherine Heigl to star in 'Life as We Know It'
The Screening Log —
The lovely Katherine Heigl is set to star in Greg Berlanti's upcoming romance "Life as We Know It" for Warner Bros., according to Variety.
Written by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson, the film follows two adults whose lives abruptly change when their best friends die in an accident and they are asked to take on the role of caregivers for their orphaned daughter.
Berlanti is known for his writing and producing credits on "Everwood," "Dawson's Creek," "Brothers & Sisters" and "Eli Stone." He also co-wrote "The Green Lantern" script.
As for Heigl ("27 Dresses"), she will next be ...
Katherine Heigl to star in romance drama 'Life as We Know It'
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Katherine Heigl to star in romance drama 'Life as We Know It' Katherine Heigl is set to star in the Warner Bros. romance drama Life as We Know It , according to Variety . Everwood creator Greg Berlanti will direct the drama, with Barry Josephson and Paul Brooks producing. Heigl and her mother Nancy Heigl are exec producing. The project, which first came to life in 2001, centers around two single people who suddenly become caregivers to an orphaned girl after her parents -- and mutual best friends -- are killed in an accident. Heigl is starring in the romantic comedy, The Ugly Truth , opposite Gerard Butler, which hits theaters July 24.
Your Zac Efron Dreams Are About to Get Thrilling [Trade Roundup]
Gawker —
Some strange casting decisions plague us today, while others intrigue us. Also, MTV ponders a terrible idea, AMC picks up an interesting show, and everyone watched Jon & Kate Plus Hate. Zachary Effwinkle, a magical creature someone found in a moonbeam one starry night, will soon be starring in his first grownup thriller! Very exciting. While we'd hope for a backstage murder mystery in the vein of Christopher Pike's seminal Last Act, it'll probably just be Eagle Eye with fewer explosions and swears. Witch Mountain Revisted, maybe? [Variety] AMC has ordered twelve episodes of political ...
Your Zac Efron Dreams Are About to Get Thrilling
Gawker: Defamer —
Some strange casting decisions plague us today, while others intrigue us. Also, MTV ponders a terrible idea, AMC picks up an interesting show, and everyone watched Jon & Kate Plus Hate.
Zachary Effwinkle, a magical creature someone found in a moonbeam one starry night, will soon be starring in his first grownup thriller! Very exciting. While we'd hope for a backstage murder mystery in the vein of Christopher Pike's seminal Last Act, it'll probably just be Eagle Eye with fewer explosions and swears. Witch Mountain Revisted, maybe? [Variety]
AMC has ordered twelve episodes of political ...
Daniel Craig’s New House Ruined by Ghosts
Vulture —
Boo: Daniel Craig is in talks to star in Jim Sheridan’s psychological thriller Dream House as a man who moves his family to a quaint country home, only to be haunted by its former inhabitants, who were murdered on the premises. The dead presumably get ticked off when Craig’s character attempts to rip up the living room’s shag carpeting. [HR]
Four More: Invention, the Kevin Spacey comedy about a billionaire inventor jailed after one of his creations makes trouble, has added a few names to its cast: Craig ...
YOU’LL LAUGH, YOU’LL CRY, YOU’LL MISCARRY
FilmDrunk.com —
America’s sweetheart and noted joy-to-work-with Katherine Heigl has signed up for Life as We Know It, which surprisingly isn’t a Lifetime movie of the week.
Project dates back to 2001, when Revolution bought the spec from scribes Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson. Story follows two unattached adults whose worlds are turned upside down when their mutual best friends die in an accident and name them as caregivers for their orphaned daughter. Heigl and her mother Nancy Heigl are exec producing. [Variety]
Just in case you’re an aspiring ...
Katherine Heigl to Star in Life As We Know It
BuzzSugar —
Katherine Heigl is making movies like there's no tomorrow, and who can blame her? She's apparently in demand. Her comedy The Ugly Truth will hit theaters this Summer and she's currently shooting Five Killers with Ashton Kutcher. She's been attached to two book-to-film adaptations (Escape and Lost and ...
Katherine Heigl Nabs Herself a Drama
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It's not all sh*ts and giggles. After tackling some heavy cancer treatment on Grey's Anatomy, Katharine Heigl has grabbed herself a big-screen drama. The Hollywood Reporter posts that Heigl will star and executive produce an upcoming film called Life As We Know It, which Greg Berlanti (Everwood) is directing. Written by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Rusk Robinson, and in turnaround since 2001, the film will focus on two singles "who suddenly become caregivers to an orphaned girl after the parents, their mutual best friends, are killed in an accident." What? No romance and ...
