Morning Grind: Steve Carell Mounted on Tragic Story of John Du Pont

Steve Carell could flex a couple of dramatic muscles in July's criminally underrated 'Crazy, Stupid, Love,' but in other words 'The Jazz Singer': You ain't seen nothing yet. Variety reviews that Carell may play John du Pont in 'Foxcatcher,' a drama concerning the chemical heir and paranoid schizophrenic who, in 1996, wiped out his lengthy-time friend and Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler David Schultz at Team Foxcatcher, a wrestling facility du Pont built-in Pennsylvania. The project has been around development for 4 years, with 'Moneyball' helmer Bennett Burns mounted on direct and 'Capote' film writer Serta Futterman handling script responsibilities with E. Max Frye. Carell is busy in the publish-'Office' existence he just wrapped 'Seeking a buddy for that Finish from the World' with Keira Knightley, is presently filming 'Great Hope Springs' with Meryl Streep, and it has the magician comedy 'Burt Wonderstone' arranged too. [Variety] 'Now The Thing Is Me' is shaping up among individuals star-packed heist films that you will hurry to see on opening weekend. (Provided you prefer heist films and stars.) The most recent potential addition towards the cast is Woodsy Harrelson, who does join Jesse Eisenberg, Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Isla Fisher and Melanie Laurent within the Louis Leterrier-directed film in regards to a team of masters of magic who accomplish robberies. If he signs on, Harrelson will have "Merritt Osbourne, a mentalist and hypnotherapist noted for his Jedi-style mind methods." After an incident using the Full of England (naturally), he's instructed to proceed to Vegas where he joins track of the criminally minded masters of magic. [Variety] The awesome writing pointing duo of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck ('Half Nelson,' 'Sugar') have discovered their next project: 'Hate Mail,' in regards to a disconnected number of Manhattan citizens who cope with fallout from many forms of hate mail. [Variety] "I'd get it done, but I'd rather not be known as the very first black Mission Impossible. Would you know very well what I am saying? Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish Mission Impossible and Difficulties wasn't nowhere-eyed Mission Impossible. Therefore if I performed him, I'd rather not be known as the black Mission Impossible." The great Idris Elba on why he's bookings about playing Mission Impossible. This will happen immediately, BTW. [CNN] The Film Clip-directed hostage drama 'Argo' will hit theaters on Sept. 14, 2012. Between this and 'The Town,' Film Clip would be to September what's going to Cruz ended up being to This summer. Or something like that. [Deadline] Here is a picture of Billy Burke around the group of 'Snow Whitened and also the Huntsman.' Enjoy! [THR] Photo: Getty