Casting About: Harvey Keitel Prepared to Make Us Forget He Was in ‘Little Fockers’
*** To put it kindly, Harvey Keitel's career has fallen off a cliff lately. So let's hope he has better luck with "Against Itself," an Indian film in which he'll play an American schoolmaster living in India. Part of the reason he chose the role? He liked "Slumdog Millionaire." Really. [The Hollywood Reporter]
*** Richard Gere will be starring in "Arbitrage," about a hedge fund bigwig facing a crisis. We're glad Michael Douglas is finally allowing other people to play the roles he usually does so well. [Deadline]
*** Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom came to Hollywood after helming "My Life as a Dog," making everything from "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (which was great) to "Dear John" (you tell us). He's heading back to Sweden for an adaptation of "The Hypnotist," which because it's a crime thriller and Swedish is being billed as the next "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." Honestly, we weren't that excited about the first "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." [The Hollywood Reporter]
