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Hollywood Ink

January Jones, Diane Kruger Venture Into Unknown

Written by S.T. VanAirsdale | 26 Oct 2009, 5:30 AM | 2 comments

january_jones_ink.jpg· January Jones has signed on for Unknown White Male, in which she’ll play the wife of a man (Liam Neeson) who awakes from a coma to find that his identity has been stolen in a massive conspiracy. Even she can’t believe he is who he says he is, which, after last night’s Mad Men, is quite the character stretch; Diane Kruger will co-star as a slightly more trusting Berlin cab driver who unexpectedly comes to Neeson’s aide. Joel Silver will produce under his Dark Castle banner, meanwhile, promising a customarily sensitive exploration of identity issues through gunfire and hand-to-hand combat. [Variety]

Ron Livingston is invited to Dinner, Deadliest Catch gets a much-needed (?) video game do-over, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.

· Ron Livingston has joined Jay Roach’s comedy Dinner For Schmucks, rounding out a cast led by Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and Zach Galifianakis. His part has not yet been announced; rumors of Livingston’s casting in the coveted role of “Dinner” were unconfirmed as of press time. [Varety]

· Apparently the Xbox 360 adaptation of The Deadliest Catch didn’t quite capture the seafarin’, crab-harvestin’, market-negotiatin’ action of the TLC series that inspired it, so the network is going to give it another shot with the video game publisher Crave. For good measure, a game of Man Vs. Wild in on the way as well, featuring Bear Grylls leading players through various outdoor survival scenarios like grocery shopping and/or dating. [The Live Feed]

· Hamlet 2 director Andrew Fleming will take his mulligan with Permission, a romantic comedy about a 30-something couple who allow each other to sleep with another partner on separate vacations. [Variety]

· As the last studio not named Pixar to win and Animated Feature Oscar, Warner Bros. will finally return to the animation racket with an untitled film about a peacock. Plot details, as usual, are under wraps, but feel free to compose your own NBC metaphor in the comments. [THR]

Tagged: diane kruger, dinner for schmucks, happy feet 2, january jones, man vs. world, ron livingston, the deadliest catch, unknown white male

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From The Cantankerist | Reply
Posted 26 Oct 2009, 6:25 AM

Re. Mad Men: surely the Power Rankings are hard to call this week!

From The Winchester | Reply
Posted 26 Oct 2009, 10:29 AM

"Untitled animated film about a peacock"

Is Ben Silverman a producer?

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