"Arrested" Creator Is "The Boss Of It All"

With the "Arrested Development" film in constant flux, creator Mitch Hurwitz has found a great way to kill his time before that film starts production (if it ever does): direct a movie.

According to The Wrap "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz is set to direct a remake of Lars von Trier’s Norwegian comedy "The Boss of it All" for Universal Pictures.

The story centers on an IT company that hires an actor to serve as the company’s president in order to help sell the business. Turns out the current boss pretended there was another boss above him so it would be easier to break bad news to employees. When he sells the company and the new owner wants to meet that boss, he has to hire a failed actor to play him, and obviously hijinks ensue

Hurwitz is signed on to direct, with Imagine's Brian Grazer and Ron Howard executive producing. Emma Forrest is attached to write the screenplay.

The project has been in development for a year and while like "Arrested Development" no sure filming timetable is set, this project is perfect for Hurwitz. "Development" is one of the smartest and funniest television shows of all time and Hurwitz should bring a similar style to this as well.

Hopefully this is another step in the "Arrested Development" film getting done. If Hurwitz can turn this into a winner there may be a chance that "Arrested" could finally get seriously into production, because that would be a dream come true.

Either way this film sounds hilarious in itself and Hurwitz should have no trouble finding a way to create some laughs.

Casting Rumors Swirl Around Howard's "Dark Tower"

Ron Howard's TV and film adaptation of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series is quickly becoming one of Hollywood's most wanted commodities.

Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have already dropped some names as possibilities to star in the project including Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman and Jon Hamm, and now according to the NY Post, Javier Bardem has found himself on top of the list.

The paper reports that the Academy Award winning star of "No Country For Old Men" is the top choice for the film with Mortensen “a close second" for the lead role of Roland Deschain.

The project is an ambitious one, with Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman planning to turn the book series into a TV show and three movies, all using the same cast. According to the article the plan is to start with a movie, then continue the story into the TV series, and then follow with a second film and then a second TV series which will show the main character Deschain as a younger man. The third film will follow the character as he gets older and finish off the series.

The whole scope and plan for the adaptations is an ambitious undertaking for the crew, but if anyone can handle a project of this scale it's the team of Howard, Goldsman, and Brian Grazer. I can't remember a project that invested so much in the transition from film to television for a story, but the scope of King's stories is so big, it may be the best way to adapt the "Tower" series.

Although I think Bardem would make a fine leading man for this project, I really hope it turns out to be Mortensen who gets the role. If you take a look at a picture of Deschain, it's perfectly clear that Mortensen has the gruff look that would perfectly suit the character.

Either way, whoever gets the role this project is going to be a huge undertaking, but it think it will ultimately prove to be a success, mainly because King has created an amazing epic story and the filmmakers will find a perfect way to bring it to the screen.