Greenberg actress Temple lands three indie roles

Juno Temple,who appears opposite Ben Stiller in Greenberg,has booked three roles that position her as an indie actress to watch. First,the 21-year-old Temple joins the ensemble cast of Dirty Girl,the drama from Killer Films in which she plays the title character,a notorious high school slut,who runs away with her closeted gay classmate to drive from Oklahoma to California to find the father she’s never met.
Milla Jovovich,William H. Macy,Dwight Yoakam and Mary Steenburgen round out the cast of the movie,which Abe Sylvia is directing from his own script. Temple then segues to Goodnight Moon,a drama from writer-director Elgin James,in which she’ll star opposite Anna Sophia Robb. The film centres on two girls who find themselves in trouble after they run away to Los Angeles; the roles were highly sought in the indie world for that age bracket.
Finally,Temple will turn to Jack & Diane,a love story between two teenage girls,one of whom occasionally turns into a werewolf as a representation of all-consuming love and desire. Bradley Rust Gray wrote the script and is directing the drama,which is not billed as a horror movie. Of Temple,James said: “She taught me a lot about the character that I created on paper. This is what Peter Jackson must have felt like when he worked with Kate Winslet in Heavenly Creatures. It’s that feeling you’re working with a talent that is going to break out.” Jen Gatien,one of the producers of Jack & Diane,said Temple’s name was submitted after Ellen Page,who was attached to the movie,dropped out. “Those were big shoes to fill,but when we met her,we and the director knew instantly,” Gatien said.

Hurt,Rossellini join Late Bloomers
William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini will star in French director Julie Gavras’ sexagenarian romantic comedy Late Bloomers,Written by Gavras and Olivier Dazat,Late Bloomers concerns an ageing couple,who react to their senior status in different ways. The Gaumont film,which is shooting in and around London,also co-stars UK talents Doreen Mantle,Kate Ashfield,Joanna Lumley and Simon Callow.

White Collar star eyes role in Anna Faris film
Matt Bomer,star of USA’s White Collar,and Ari Graynor are in negotiations to join Anna Faris in the romantic comedy What’s Your Number? Faris’ central character treks through her sexual past to find Mr. Right,exploring the idea of sexual quotas and whether such numbers matter. Bomer will portray Faris’ dream guy and Graynor will play her sister,whose wedding serves as a backdrop to much of the proceedings. The movie also counts Chris Evans in its cast,and the filmmakers are hoping to populate the cast with high-profile cameos.
Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan wrote the script based on Karyn Bosnak’s book. Mark Mylod is directing the film for New Regency. Bomer began his career in TV before segueing to features with such pictures as Flightplan and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. He boomeranged back to TV,starring in ABC thriller Traveler and appearing on NBC’s Chuck before his star-making turn on Collar. Number is his first feature since 2006’s Chainsaw.

Stone’s South of the Border headed for U.S. theatres
Cinema Libre has acquired North American rights to Oliver Stone’s documentary South Of The Border,which chronicles the rise to power of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other South American leaders. The distributor plans to release the film June 25 in New York,followed by a July 2 opening in Los Angeles. “Not only is it a genuine honour to work with one of the greatest American directors,but his insightful documentary shows how these leaders of Latin America are being intentionally villanised by the U.S. mass media,” Philippe Diaz,founder of Cinema Libre,said,“This unique dialogue needed the eye and the courage of a director like Stone to convince us that these leaders are fighting for a more humane society,which means defending themselves against American corporate interests.” Tariq Ali,historian and author of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Axis Of Hope, served as screenwriter with Mark Weisbrot on the film,which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.