Viola Davis Plans Barbara Jordan Biopic

Following her Academy Award nomination for last year's The Help , Viola Davis has plans to headline a biopic based on civil rights leader Barbara Jordan. Variety has the story, saying that Paris Barclay ("Smash") will direct.

The film will be based on the biography, "Barbara Jordan: American Hero" by Mary Beth Rogers. The book itself is officially described as follows:

The first African American to serve in the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, Barbara Jordan was also the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, and the first to deliver the keynote address at a national party convention. Her powerful oratory stirred a nation; her ideals of ethical leadership inspired millions. Yet Jordan herself remained a mystery, a woman so private that...

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With the worldwide gross of the original already having topped $ 100 million, 20th Century Fox has its sights set on a sequel to Chronicle . Deadline reports that the original film's screenwriter, Max Landis, has signed on to draft a followup.

Released on February 3rd, the original film was directed by Josh Trank and stars Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan and Alex Russell.

The film tells the story of three high school students who make an incredible discovery, leading to them developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities, and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

There's no word yet on who else from the original might be returning for the sequel, though...

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Latest News: Alexandre Aja Circling Undying Love Adaptation

According to Deadline , Alexandre Aja ( High Tension , Piranha 3D ) is in talks to direct Undying Love , an adaptation of the Image Comics title.

Written and illustrated by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman, the high-concept vampire tale is officially described as follows:

A horror-action tale, equal parts vampire mythology and Chinese folklore, set in modern day Hong Kong. Ex-soldier John Sargent has fallen for a beautiful Chinese woman named Mei. The only thing keeping the star-crossed lovers apart: Mei's a vampire. To free Mei from the curse, Sargent sets out to destroy the vampire that made her. The only problem: Mei was turned by one of the most powerful vampires in history...

Coker and Freedman penned the script; Chris Bender, Stephen L'Heureux and J.C. Spink...

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Warner Bros. to Adapt Dinosaur Graphic Novel Bolivar

Though the book itself isn't slated to hit shelves until May 2013, Sean Rubin's graphic novel Bolivar is planned for a big-screen adaptation as an animated film, says a story at The Hollywood Reporter .

Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to the illustrated tale, which tells of young girl, Sybil, and her attempts to befriend her new next-door neighbor: the world's last living dinosaur.

Akiva Goldman, Kerry Foster and Stephen Christy are attached to produce while Kealan O'Rourke, best known for his short animated film, "The Boy in the Bubble", will write and direct.

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