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HALLE BERRY IN TALKS FOR "SURROGATE"
June

Halle Berry is in talks to star in "The Surrogate" for 20th Century Fox. Based on the 2004 book by Kathryn Mackel, the story centers on a couple desperate to have a child who find themselves in an unbearable position when they find out the surrogate they hired to carry their baby is insane. Berry is interested in the part and Fox is keen to have her do it, though official dealmaking has yet to begin. Berry would play the wife who wants to have the child.

50 CENT IN, FOREST WHITAKER OUT
March

Sylvester Stallone has chosen rapper 50 Cent to replace the Academy Award-winning Forest Whitaker in "The Expendables," an action film about a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator. Recent delays have pushed back the film's shoot by a month, which caused Whitaker to have a schedule conflict with prior engagements. Stallone directs and stars in the film alongside Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Dolph Lungdren, Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Charisma Carpenter, Steve Austin and actor-turned-Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Filming kicks off March 28 in Brazil, then moves to New Orleans on April 13. Gov. Schwarzenegger's cameo will be shot in Los Angeles.

TRISTAN WILDS FLIES IN WWII FILM
March

Tristan Wilds will head toward the segregated setting of World War II combat in the drama "Red Tails." Written by John Ridley and directed by Anthony Hemingway, the film details the true story of the 332nd Fighter Group, an elite all-black unit of escort pilots known as the Red Tails. According to Variety, Wilds will play Ray "Ray Gun" Knight, a flyboy nearly blinded over Nazi-occupied Italy who becomes the wingman of his friend and cohort, Marty. The two face the prejudice of the U.S. military as much as the overseas enemy but end up establishing an unprecedented record. George Lucas is an executive producer.

MARY J. BLIGE SAYS YES TO TYLER PERRY
March

Tyler Perry has chosen R&B superstar and nine-time Grammy winner Mary J. Blige to co-star in his next film, "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," due in theaters on Sept. 11. Blige joins cast member Taraji P. Henson, who was nominated for an Oscar this year. The singer will play a nightclub manager and singer who is good friends with Henson's character. The Lionsgate film, adapted from Perry's stage play, is currently shooting at his Atlanta Studios. The venerable and money-making Madea will also make an appearance, says the Hollywood Reporter.

SAMUEL L. JOINS 'LIL MISS SUNSHINE' IN NEW FILM
March

Samuel L. Jackson will join Maria Bello and "Little Miss Sunshine" star Abigail Breslin in the indie drama "Rape: A Love Story." Based on the Joyce Carol Oates novella published in 2003, the film centers on a mother (Bello) recovering from a brutal gang rape who is stalked by the perpetrators but is protected by a sympathetic cop (Jackson). Breslin will play the woman’s 12-year-old daughter, who witnesses the attack.

DENZEL WASHINGTON AND TONY SCOTT REUNITE FOR "THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123"
By Samnatha Ofole-Prince
March

Director Tony Scott and actor Denzel Washington seem to have a great working relationship.
The duo who previously worked together on “Crimson Tide”, “Man On Fire” and “Déjà vu” have teamed up once more for the remake of the classic 1974 thriller “The Taking of Pelham 123”. This time they’ve brought onboard actors John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman and James Gandolfini.
In a role previously played by Walter Matthau, Washington stars as Walter Garber, a New York City subway dispatcher whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by the hijacking of a subway train. The hijackers whose leader is played by Travolta hold the passengers for ransom threatening to shoot until their demands are fully met.
The Taking of Pelham 123 is scheduled to be released June 12, 2009.


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