CBS Films flipped around the schedule, as mentioned before.  So now, the Crowley Project has been named “Extraordinary Measures” and will release on 1/22/2010.  “The Back-up Plan” will now me the second film released under the banner, on March 12, 2010.  Next up will be “Beastly” – which is generating quite a bit of buzz, and in fact some products from my day job may be featured in the movie.  And there are quite a few other projects in progress already.
Anyway, there was a press release about an upcoming project called “Faster” and starring Dwayne Johnson.  Billy Bob Thornton has signed up to play a veteran cop.  But, it says they are still looking for someone to play an egocentric hit man.  Hello, I’m your guy.  I even have some acting experience: in college I was in a short-lived soap opera as “the neurotic pre-med student” but whenever I described the role to my friends, they insisted on hearing about the “erotic pre-med” – hmmm, maybe i’m not qualified after all.

Alan Poul, director of “The Back-up Plan”, is also working on a pilot of a fictionalized version of the “Modern Love” New York Times column.  Columbia Pictures has now signed up to have first crack at producing films based on the same column.  Read about it at Variety.

photo from LIFE - Alan Poul and Laura Linney and Kristen Schaffer

A few weeks ago, Alan Poul, the director of “The Back-up Plan” was honored with a Legacy Award for the Outfest Legacy Project.  He gave a great acceptance speech, which you can read here.  Alex O’Loughlin was in attendance and had great things to say about working with Alan.

Alex O'Loughlin at Outfest