McGregor Flies High and Joins Amelia Earhart Pic

And Superman finally gets more work

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Tuesday, May 27th 2008 at 2:16 PM

Ewan Joins Amelia: Ewan McGregor has joined Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Virginia Madsen in Amelia for Fox Searchlight. Story centers on the legendary aviatrix (Swank) and chronicles her rise to fame, marriage to publisher George Putnam (Gere) and passionate affair with Gene Vidal (McGregor), father of author Gore Vidal. Ronald Bass penned the screenplay. [Reported by Tatiana Siegel at Variety]

One Noth and Only Zellweger: Chris Noth and Renee Zellweger are set to star in the comedy My One and Only for Richard Loncraine. Zellweger plays Anne Deveraux, a glamorous dreamer who travels from city to city looking for a wealthy man to fund a new life for her and her sons. Noth plays a retired military doctor who might just fit the bill. [Reported by Michael Fleming for Variety]

Six Site at Table for Three: Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Sophia Bush ("One Tree Hill"), Jesse Bradford (W), Jennifer Morrison, Johnny Galecki and Lisa Lapira will star in the ensemble comedy Table for Three for writer/director Michael Samonek. The film centers on a suddenly single young man who invites a "perfect couple" to share his large apartment, only to see them completely disrupt his life when they insert themselves into his new romance. Routh has the lead role while Bradford and Bush portray the couple. [Reported by Dave McNary for Variety]

Who is Lindsay Sloane?: Not only do you not know who Lindsay Sloane is, but she is starring in a film with Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte and Leslie Bibb called A Good Old Fashioned Orgy. The film follows a 30-year-old man who is forced to grow up when his parents decide to sell the family vacation home and enlists his friends to throw one final party: an orgy. Yup, DVD sales at the Skin Shack should be big for this one. [Reported by Borys Kit for The Hollywood Reporter]