Zoe Saldaña and Megan Fox together in ‘Swindle’

Paramount wan the battle for the spec script ‘Swindle’ written by Enzo Mileti and Scott Wilson; the details of the story haven’t been released yet except that it’s an action heist. Paramount added the producer of ‘Moneyball’ Michael De Luca, as well as Megan Fox and Zoe Saldaña who will be starring; since the project was created because the two had expressed in the past that they would like to work together. This group of actresses and scriptwriters have in common that they are all represented by ICM; Brillstein Entertainment Partners also represent Saldaña.

At the moment Saldaña is filming the sequel of ‘ˆStar Trek’ directed by J.J. Abrams, her next project starring in is ‘Blood Ties’ with Clive Owen, Billy Crudup and Marion Cotillard to be directed by Guillaume Canet. In the film ‘The Words’ which premiered and was sold to CBS Films at Sundance she stars along Bradley Cooper and Jereme Irons. Right now, she is negotiating with Relativity Media to star along Christian Bale or Casey Affleck in ‘Out of the Furnace’, which Scoot Cooper is said to direct.   

Fox who has done fairly well after leaving the franchise ‘Transformers’, at the moment is filming ‘Friends with Kids’. To be followed by Paramount’s comedy ‘The Dictator’ in which she’ll star along Sacha Baron Cohen. She will continue with comedy in ‘This is Forty’ along Paul Rudd, Chris O’Dowd and Leslie Mann, which Judd Apatow will direct.

Edgar Ramirez will star in ‘Corpus Christi’

You’ve seen him, but maybe don’t remember him. The Venezuelan born actor Edgar Ramirez has appeared in many Hollywood films, including ‘Carlos,’ ‘Domino,’ ‘Bourne Ultimatum,’ ‘Che: Part One’ and ‘Vantage Point,’ and is now preparing to star in the new film – ‘Corpus Christi’ – from ‘Donnie Darko’ director Richard Kelly.

His talent is unquestionable and fits right into the fray with the Hollywood heavies. Ramirez will play a veteran of the Iraq War with a serious condition where he suffers from post-traumatic stress. His character makes friends with a dangerous rich owner of a supermarket in Texas who has political ambitions.

Eli Roth and Robert Rodriguez are producing the film, which eventually will be shot in Austin this summer. Kelly on his end, has had two recent flops: ‘Southland Tales’ and ‘The Box‘. In its defense, The Box was an ambitious film with one of the most memorable and entertaining premises I’ve seen, except for the collapse of the third act. Overall, it feels like a Kubrick film.

Ramirez is also ready to play Ares in ‘Wrath of the Titans’ and the new movie from director Kathryn Bigelow about Osama Bin Laden.

Genesis Rodriguez to star in ‘Hours’ with Paul Walker

There’s talk that Genesis Rodriguez might make ‘Hours’ along Paul Walker, a film about New Orleans after hurricane Katrina’s destruction. The movie will focus on a father who is struggling to save his newborn daughter’s life after Katrina hits the hospital they are in.

The writer of ‘Final Destination 5’ and ‘The Thing’, Eric Heisserer is the writer and will also be the director; this will be his directing debut.  Rodriguez is delivering one hit after the next, she appeared along side: Sam Worthington in ‘Man on a Ledge’, Will Ferrell in ‘Casa de Mi Padre’ and was part of the ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ cast. She also just finished filming ‘The Last Stand’ with Arnold Schwarzenegger. This Cuban-Venezuelan beauty is sure to keep rising up in the Hollywood ladder and if the rumors are true she will be landing in Louisiana pretty soon to start shooting.  

‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ takes over box office with $70M

For the first time in 2012 a children’s movie premieres at number one in the box office, ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ did it earning $70 million dollars the first weekend in March. Since ‘Toy Story 3’ no other animated film had been such a hit in the box office. This charming story full of bright colors obviously captured many.

The craziest party since ‘The Hangover’, ‘Project X’ took second place with $20.8 million dollars. This fun movie surely attracted many teens and people who want to have an insane night.

The film that was number one last week, ‘Act of Valor’ fell to third place adding $13.7 million to its profit. ‘Safe House’ keeps holding on to the fourth spot. It also seems that many people were curious about the Oscar winner, ‘The Artist’ and decided to go see what all the buzz was about, since it came in at number ten.

The Top 10 Movies in the Box Office are:

 1. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – $70.7 mil

2. Project X – $20.8 mil

3. Act of Valor – $13.7 mil

4. Safe House – $7.2 mil

5. Good Deeds – $7 mil

6. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – $6.9 mil

7. The Vow – $6.1 mil

8. This Means War – $5.6 mil

9. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance – $4.7 mil

10. The Artist – $3.9 mil

‘Act of Valor’ Fights Hard for #1 Spot

The film based in true events of active- duty Navy SEALs, ‘Act of Valor’ premiered at number one in the box office with $27.7 million dollars. The video game like combat scenes takes the audience into the secretive world of a highly trained group of warriors.

Another movie by Tyler Perry, ‘Good Deeds’ took the second spot earning $16 million dollars, this is surprising seeing that Perry’s movies are predictable and he carries the whole movie on his shoulders being the director, star and screenwriter.

‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ jumps from number 4 last week to the 3^rd spot adding $13.5 million dollars to the $20.1 million from last week.

The Top 10 in the Box Office are:

1. Act of Valor – $24.7 mil

2. Good Deeds – $16 mil

3. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – $13.5 mil

4. Safe House – $11.4 mil

5. The Vow – $10 mil

6. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance – $8.8 mil

7. This Means War – $8.5 mil

8. Wanderlust – $6.6 mil

9. Gone – $5 mil

10. The Secret World of Arrietty – $4.5 mil