Hipster clothiers American Apparel have decided against calling on Mia Farrow and Soon-Yi Previn in the case of their misuse of Woody Allen’s image on a billboard and on their web site. And or they claim that would never be the case. “The media has misinformed the public that American Apparel supposedly plans to make Woody Allen’s personal life the central focus of the defense. This is false,” the company’s founder Dov Charney addressed in a statement. “”I have deep respect for Mr. Allen, who is a source of inspiration for me.” Hello, backpeddle! [Yahoo]
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is set feature 23 world premieres. Among those include Sam Mendes’ “Away We Go” and Max Mayer’s “Adam.” Other films that will features include “The Hurt Locker,” “The Girlfriend Experience,” “35 Shots Of Rum,” “Moon” and “Rudo Y Cursi.” [Indiewire]
A Los Angeles judge on Thursday formally rejected an attempt by fugitive film director Roman Polanski to have a 1978 sex case against him dismissed because of misconduct by prosecutors. The case cannot considered unless Polanski, who fled the United States for France after pleading guilty to rape, showed up in his court. [THR]
Marisa Tomei and Liv Tyler will lead South Korean director Chul-soo Park’s indie psychological thriller “10A/10B.” The film is remake of Park’s 1995 film “301/302” and will explore the relationship between a culinary perfectionist (Tyler) and a failing actress (Tomei) as they become neighbors. Sounds weird enough to intrigue. [Variety]
Button-cute Minka Kelly (TV’s “Friday Night Lights”) has joined the cast of “The Roommate.” The film is a psychological thriller about a deranged college freshman Rebecca, played by Leighton Meeser, who becomes dangerously obsessed with her new roommate, Sara (Kelly). Costarring will be Cam Gigandet, Aly Michalka and Matt Lanter. Sounds like TV on the bigscreen or an update of “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” with now-in-vogue teen stars. [THR]
Doltish actioner Vin Diesel is set to star in another car film – this time it’s a game adaptation of “The Wheelman.” Diesel will play an expert driver who comes out of retirement to protect a woman from his past in the film helmed by promising auteur turned hack, John Singleton. The video game used Vin Diesel’s image for the lead character. [Variety]
Darren Lynn Bousmann (the artisan behind “Saw II, III & IV”) will be helming a remake of Charles Kaufman’s 1980 film “Mother’s Day.” The original films revolved around three female friends who encounter two brothers who engage in murder and rape to impress their deranged mother. The remake sees the villainous family return to the house where they grew up and terrorize the new owners and their guests. [THR]
Dwayne Johnson is in final talks to star in Phil Joanou’s “Faster.” Johnson will play an ex-con bent on avenging the death of his brother, murdered 10 years earlier when the two were double-crossed during a heist. Remember in 1990 after “State of Grace” with Sean Penn and Gary Oldman we all thought Joanou was going to be the shit (even “Three O’Clock High” has its pleasures). What happened? [Variety]
The trailer for Lynn Shelton’s “Humpday” have been unveiled. Warning, calling it a bromance may cause apoplexy in some. [Vulture]