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Bill Murray has told MTV that he would like to see a female Ghostbuster in the new movie.

Kenny Ortega, director of the High School Musical films, has been asked by Paramount to direct a Footloose remake. He has somebody in mind for Kevin Bacon's role. Six degrees of Zac Efron anyone?

Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle have joined the musical Fame with Thomas Dekker also in negotiations.

Danny Glover has joined the voice cast of Agent Crush, the animatronics feature film for Fantastic Films International/Crush Productions. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Glover will supply the voice of Major Rusty Gubbins in the futuristic film, which also features Ioan Gruffudd, Neve Campbell and Roger Moore.

Universal has attached The Orphanage director Juan Antonio Bayona to direct Hater, Glen Mazzara's adaptation of British author David Moody's thriller novel about an epidemic of violence perpetrated by ordinary people, according to Variety.

Rebecca Mader (Lost) has taken the lead female role in Men Who Stare at Goats, the Grant Heslov-directed adaptation of Jon Ronson's book. George Clooney and Grant Heslov are producing.

Millennium Films is remaking the 2004 French heist drama Le Convoyeur, retitled to Armored, with Eric Bana in talks to star and F. Gary Gray attached to direct. The story follows a man who takes a job for an armored car company and ingratiates himself with his co-workers, who trust him enough to make him part of their heist plans. Unbeknown to his colleagues, the man had his own motives for taking the job.

Mandate Pictures has acquired the spec I'm With Cancer, a comedic autobiographical story written by Will Reiser that Seth Rogen and his writing-producing partner Evan Goldberg will produce with Ben Karlin (The Daily Show). I'm With Cancer is Reiser's account of his struggle to beat cancer, with the story centering on a 25-year-old who finds out he has the disease.

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen filming continues in the Arizona at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Jalopink has posted a few shots from the set and it appears that the movie will be using "Skids" as an Autobot in the new film.

"Variety has confirmed yesterday's casting report that Josh Brolin is up for the role of Jonah Hex..." (full details)

"As Director Louis Leterrier ("The Incredible Hulk") is begging the president of Marvel Studios to do a '1602 movie, '1602 writer Neil Gaiman says that he's all for it..." (full details)

"F/X supervisor Kurt Williams can not confirm or deny reports of Captain America being spotted in a deleted scene on the upcoming DVD for 'The Incredible Hulk'..." (full details)

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