According to the Times, Warner Bros. needs to go into production soon if they’re going to keep Hardwicke onboard so they are likely to announce some casting soon.

Keep in mind this is just talk at this point. I’ll keep you posted.

IFC Films has acquired North American rights from The Works International to Duncan Ward’s black comedy Boogie Woogie.

The film screens in the EFM and stars Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgaard, Amanda Seyfried, Alan Cumming and Charlotte Rampling.

Danny Moynihan adapted the screenplay from his novel of the same name, a satire set against the backdrop of the contemporary art scene. Boogie Woogie premiered in Edinburgh last summer.

IFC has set an April 23 theatrical release date, two days after the VOD launch. Vice-president of acquisitions and co-productions Arianna Bocco brokered the deal with The Works International.

The film is an Autonomous/Colourframe Production with S Films, in association with Constance Media, Firefly Films, Muse Productions, P&C Arcade Films and Magna Films.

Cat Villiers, Chris Simon, Kami Naghdi and Moynihan produced.

Source: Screen Daily

Screen Gems’ new drama Dear John, starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, took the industry by surprise and kept James Cameron’s Avatar from topping the domestic box office for an eighth straight time. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom and based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, Dear John earned an estimated $32.4 million from 2,969 theaters, a strong average of $10,913 per theater. The film was made for about $25 million and the studio said its audiences were 84% female and two-thirds were under the age of 21. Screen Gems had hoped for an opening of about $20 million for the movie, which set a new Super Bowl weekend record, surpassing 2008’s Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour ($31.1 million).

TW	LW	Title	Studio	Weekend	Theaters	Total	Week

1	-	Dear John	Screen Gems (Sony)	$32,400,000	2,969	$32,400,000	1
2	1	Avatar	20th Century Fox	$23,600,000	3,000	$630,093,323	8
3	-	From Paris With Love	Lionsgate	$8,120,000	2,722	$8,120,000	1
4	2	Edge of Darkness	Warner Bros. Pictures	$7,005,000	3,066	$29,097,000	2
5	4	Tooth Fairy	20th Century Fox	$6,500,000	3,218	$34,332,973	3

Hey y’all, this is something Amanda wrote on the plane while we were touring promoting Dear John. I filmed it while we at lunch in the hotel room. I think it’s a perfect expression of love. – Channing Tatum

She was more dippy than mean in her 2004 film debut, Mean Girls, announcing vacantly that her breasts could predict the weather. But it took a most unlikely confection—the movie musical Mamma Mia!—for the world to see Amanda Seyfried in her full, dewy, wide-eyed loveliness. Since then she has become the go-to girl for modern fairy tales, including Lasse Hallström’s Dear John and the forthcoming Letters to Juliet. But watch for a 180-degree turn in this month’s Chloe, Atom Egoyan’s artsy sexual thriller, in which 24-year-old Seyfried plays the alluring, troubled complication in a failing marriage.

Amanda looked gorgeous – even if very cold – in a Giorgio Armani Spring 2010 blue silk dress with a plunging neckline, an open back and colour-blocked skirt. Her look was completed with silver Brian Atwood “Kendall” pumps and a sparkling Judith Leiber Sunburst crystal-embellished clutch. Over x300 photos have been added to the gallery. Check out some footage from her on the red carpet after the jump.

Articles
- Access Atlanta
Q&A Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried from Dear John
- She Knows
Amanda Seyfried’s romantic romp
- Parade.com
A Lot of Girls Are Probably Really Jealous of Me

Videos
- Jessi Cruickshank Interview
- HitFlix Interview
- Jake The Movie Guy Interview
- My News 2 Interview (Charleston Premiere)
- Feel Fit & Fabulous Interview (Charleston Premiere)
- Amanda Speaking French Breifly
- Thomas Leupp Interview
- Chio In The Morning Interview (Radio Show)
- Talk Philly Interview (Talk Show)

Thursday, Feb. 4 – David Letterman
Friday, Feb. 5 – Jimmy Fallon
Friday, Feb. 5 – The View

Check out this sneak peek below. Video clip after the jump.