Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha and Michael Sheen have signed to star in Amit Gupta’s debut feature, “Resistance,” a picture about an alternative 1944 where Russia has fallen to Nazi Germany and the D-Day landings have failed. With Britain partly occupied by German forces, a group of Welsh villagers wake to discover that their husbands have mysteriously disappeared. [THR]
Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures shingles has hired Dana Stevens to adapt the R.L. Stine thriller “The Sitter.” It will be called “The Au Pair,” and will center on a young woman who flees a troubled relationship for a great summer job as a family nanny in a Hamptons beachfront vacation home. That dream job becomes a nightmare. [Deadline]
Ok, he won’t be “Superman” likely, but Brandon Routh has signed on for “Missing William.” [Cinemablend]
Does the world need another boxing film? A Sugar Ray Robinson biopic is in the works. The creative team behind it? Producer Rachael Horovitz, who set up “Moneyball” at Columbia and “Recount” writer Danny Strong have optioned Wil Haygood’s biography “Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson.” Haygood will pen the screenplay. [Deadline]
Comedy director Tom Shadyac (“Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” “Liar Liar”) has new bio-documentary called “I Am” ready for release. It’s about being left nearly incapacitated after a bike accident. Suffice to say it’s not the goofy, lite comedy he’s known for. [Coming Soon]