THR: "Genius," the story of literary editor Max Perkins, is getting another shot at the screen.
Bill Pohlad, the producer-financier behind River Road Entertainment, is boarding to direct the showy drama and is in talks with longtime collaborator Sean Penn to star as Perkins.
Imagine the charisma. The eyebrow raises. The undeniable presence… all in the form of a smooth, inanimate stone sitting on your desk. That’s right—Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, but as an actual pet rock.
Fans are practically begging Jim Carrey to dust off his Hawaiian shirt and talk out of his backside one more time in Ace Ventura 3!
TNS: In a new interview, Corey Feldman has opened up about losing a role on What's Eating Gilbert Grape, which he attributes to Johnny Depp.