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They say all press is good press, and the recent It Ends With Us drama proves that. Following the success of the adaptation, another Blake Lively film is a big success on streaming.

The first role Blake Lively took following the end of her hit series Gossip Girl in 2012, where she played Serena van der Woodsen, was 2015's The Age of Adaline. The film is a supernatural fantasy romance, where Lively plays Adaline Bowman, a woman who stops aging after an accident at the age of twenty-nine. Almost a decade since the film's release, The Age of Adaline is a big hit on Netflix, taking over the eighth spot in the U.S. charts.

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Director Drake Doremus returns to a familiar milieu — the romantic drama — for his newest feature, “Endings, Beginnings,” which stars Shailene Woodley as a woman attempting to get her life on track, who gets caught in a love triangle with a bad boy (Sebastian Stan) and his more erudite best friend (Jamie Dornan).

Co-scripted with novelist Jardine Libaire, the semi-improvised film is produced by Cj Entertainment, the Korean entertainment powerhouse behind Bong Joon Ho’s multiple Oscar-winning “Parasite.”

Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films after its 2019 Toronto premiere, it will be released it on May 1, 2020. The distributor has released a first official trailer for the film.

The official synopsis for “Endings, Beginnings” reads: “In present day Los Angeles, Daphne (Woodley), a thirty-something woman, navigates love and heartbreak over the course of one year. Daphne becomes intertwined with friends Jack (Dornan) and Frank (Stan) after meeting them at a party. During that time,...

Exclusive: Big Little Lies star Shailene Woodley, 50 Shades of Grey and A Private War star Jamie Dornan, Captain America‘s Sebastian Stan and Criminal Minds veteran Matthew Gray Gubler have been set to lead Drake Doremus’ next movie, which gets underway in Los Angeles this week.

Cj Entertainment is developing, financing and producing the untitled pic with Like Crazy director Doremus, who co-wrote the original screenplay with novelist Jardine Libaire (White Fur). Protagonist Pictures has boarded international sales (Cj will rep Asia) and will launch the buzzy package at the American Film Market in two weeks. UTA Independent Film Group handles domestic.

The movie is set in present day Los Angeles and follows Daphne (Woodley), a thirtysomething woman navigating love and heartbreak over the course of one year. During that time, she will unlock the secrets to her life in a sudden turn of events and in the most surprising of places.

Korean distribution and production powerhouse Cj Entertainment is launching a specialty genre label – 413 Pictures.

The Snowpiercer producer, which is growing its U.S. footprint, plans to develop, produce and finance 2-4 English-language genre films a year, along with 4-5 local-language Asian titles. The label will include original projects and remakes and is focusing on elevated thrillers and supernatural horrors.

All Cj genre films, both English-language and local-language Asian movies, will be released under the banner going forward. The first films released in the U.S. will be Hide And Seek, which is due to go into production this fall, and The Housemaid, which is earmarked for a 2019 start.

Joel David Moore (The Guest) is directing the former, a remake of the hit Korean social horror-thriller written and directed by Huh Jung. The latter is an English-language remake of Vietnam’s highest-grossing horror film. Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) is writing the adapted...

South Korea’s leading movie studio, Cj Entertainment, is developing 10 film projects in Hollywood. Two of them, North American versions of “Miss Granny” and “Hide and Seek,” are set to start production this year.

Cj Entertainment, part of the Cj E&M conglomerate that also owns TV channels and TV production companies, confirmed the details in emails with Variety on Monday. Production expansion outside creative, but crowded, Korea also matches the internationalization of its Cj-cgv exhibition chain, which is now one of the world’s top five.

“We’re proceeding with our global productions as planned. There will be more projects added to the lineup, including both remakes and originals,” spokesperson Yoon In-ho told Variety. Cj has previously indicated production budgets of up to $35 million for its U.S. pictures.

3Pas Studio is currently attaching cast for its Spanish-language remake of 2014 romantic comedy “Miss Granny,” Cj’s most successful international franchise to date.

Exclusive: Like Crazy director Drake Doremus is to direct romantic-drama Aurora for Korean production and distribution powerhouse Cj Entertainment, I can reveal.

The Handmaiden and Snowpiercer backer Cj, which is ramping up its multi-territory production slate, is developing, producing and financing the movie, which is being scripted by Salvador Paskowitz, co-writer of The Age of Adaline.

The project, currently in development, is described to me as a “sweeping romantic drama with a supernatural elements.” It follows a widower who, 25 years after his wife’s death, continues to live alone in Iceland. When a young man comes into his life with a mysterious connection to his past the two develop an uneasy relationship, causing them to question their identities and their past lives.

Producing for Cj Entertainment will be Tae-sung Jeong, CEO of Cj Entertainment, Francis Chung, VP of Global Co-Productions and Head of U.S. Production as well as director Doremus.

A pleasant and undemanding romantic drama that takes great care not to upset you unduly with strong emotion or embarrassing passion. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Adaline has been 29 years old for 80 years. Her life must be amazing, right? Not so much, actually. She has built up a truly stunning wardrobe over the decades, allowing her to dress with classy timeless style. She kicks ass at Trivial Pursuit; apparently a good memory for current events goes along with extended lifespan, though you might think at some point her brain would get overfull. (Yes. A movie about a person who must have had some extraordinary adventures spends time on a “she plays a board game” scene. Perhaps the film is saying, “Look, it’s even harder to fill your days when you’re immortal, okay?...

Chicago – “The Age of Adaline” is a beautifully shot featherweight fantasy that remains charming as long as you don’t think about it too hard, or at all. At one point one character asks another why he loves Adaline, and he replies “because she makes no sense.” The same could be said for this movie.

It doesn’t make a lick of sense but I enjoyed it and it’s intoxicating in its own way. It goes down easy like a good “Manhattan” or some other vintage cordial of the era.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Blake Lively stars as Adaline, a pretty young woman who has a Zelig-like quality of being involved in just about every major event to happen in San Francisco in the first half of the 20th century. She’s born just after the great earthquake after all, on new years eve and gets herself into the movies when Thomas Edison...

Nothing is more frustrating than watching a film with so much potential make one disastrous mistake after another. That, sadly, is the disappointing reality of Lee Toland Kreiger's "The Age of Adaline." The movie's premise is easy to grasp: 29-year-old Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) was born at the turn of the century, but after a strange car accident in the 1930's she discovers she will not age a single day more.  Decades pass as her daughter ages beyond her, and she begins taking false identities to avoid being discovered by the press or, worse, government agents who might have suspicions about her status.  The latter might also want to make her a guinea pig to discover why she's become immortal (a story tangent the film quickly abandons). By 2014, Bowman seems resigned to a life of loneliness until Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman of "Game of Thrones") spots her across the room...

Lakeshore Records will release the Age Of Adaline – Original Motion Picture Score digitally on April 21st and on CD May 12, 2015. The album features the film’s original score by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, The Spectacular Now) and the song “Start Again” with Simonsen and Faux Fix, featuring Elena Tonra.

The Age Of Adaline, a romantic drama, stars Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, with Harrison Ford and Ellen Burstyn and will be released nationwide by Lionsgate on April 24, 2015.

The film is directed by Lee Toland Krieger from a screenplay by J. Mills Goodloe & Salvador Paskowitz and J Mills Goodloe; story by J. Mills Goodloe & Salvador Paskowitz. Producers are Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.

After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman [Blake Lively] has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist...

Blake Lively's beauty is preserved for eternity in an extended television promo for The Age of Adaline.

The Age of Adaline tells the story of a 27-year-old woman who loses the ability to age through a miraculous accident.

While her loved ones grow old and pass away, Adaline finds herself questioning whether it is fair for her to fall in love with a charming young philanthropist (Michiel Huisman).

Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker have supporting roles as a couple close to discovering Adaline's secret, while Ellen Burstyn plays the ageless woman's daughter.

Celeste and Jesse Forever filmmaker Lee Toland Krieger is bringing J Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz's supernatural script to the big screen.

The Age of Adaline opens on April 24 in the Us and May 8 in the UK.

Travel through time with Blake Lively and discover Adaline Bowman through the decades with a series of nine character posters for The Age of Adaline. After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman, played by Blake Lively, is a women that has lived a life on the run, never allowing herself to get close to anyone. That is until her chance meeting with the charismatic Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman).

This new found passion for love and romance puts her in a situation that threatens to expose her secret. When a weekend with his parents (Harrison Ford and Kathy Baker) may uncover the truth, Adaline makes a decision that will change her life forever. Amanda Crew, Ellen Burstyn, Richard Harmon, Anthony Ingruber, Anjali Jay and Lynda Boyd co-star in this drama from director Lee Toland Krieger (Celeste and Jesse Forever), written by J. Mills Goodloe (Conspiracy Theory) and...

Lionsgate announced today that their upcoming romantic drama The Age of Adaline will be released on January 23, 2015. The project will go up against Universal's The Boy Next Door and Focus Features' Black Sea next year.

Blake Lively plays the title character in The Age of Adaline, who inexplicably stops aging one night after a terrifying accident. She keeps her ageless condition a secret as she goes on a number of adventures throughout the 20th Century. After spending years on her own, Adaline finds the love and courage to live a more fulfilling life. Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Crew, Michiel Huisman and Kathy Baker co-star.

Lee Toland Krieger (Celeste and Jesse Forever) directs from a screenplay by J. Mills Goodloe (Maverick, Conspiracy Theory) and Salvador Paskowitz (Surfwise), with Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi producing.

With the release date announced, the first trailer should be right around the corner,...

Blake Lively starrer The Age Of Adaline will open wide on January 23, Lionsgate announced today. The romantic drama from director Lee Toland Krieger tracks a 29-year-old woman (Lively) who stops aging after an accident and embarks on a series of incredible adventures throughout the 20th century until she meets a man who forever alters her isolated life. Adaline will face off against Universal’s thriller The Boy Next Door on the January date. Harrison Ford, Michiel Huisman, Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Crew, and Kathy Baker also star in the pic scripted by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz with revisions by Allison Burnett. The Sidney Kimmel and Lakeshore Entertainment production produced by Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg, and Gary Lucchesi.

Kathy Baker and Amanda Crew join Harrison Ford, Blake Lively, Ellen Burstyn and Michiel Huisman on Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment’s romance.

Principal photography began in March on the story of the eponymous 29-year old, who stops aging after a near-fatal accident.

Ellen Burstyn and Michiel Huisman round out the key cast. J Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz wrot the original screenplay, with revisions by Allison Burnett. Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi produce and Jim Tauber and Eric Reid are executive producers.

Lionsgate will release The Age Of Adaline in the Us while International and Sierra/Affinity handle international sales.

Romantic drama The Age of Adaline has rounded out its cast with Kathy Baker and Amanda Crew. The film, starring Blake Lively, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn and Michiel Huisman, will begin shooting in March. The story follows the miraculous life of 29-year old Adaline, who stops aging after recovering from a near-fatal accident. She embarks on an worldwide journey keeping her secret until she meets a man who forever alters her life. Story: Harrison Ford Joins 'Age of Adaline' Lee Toland Krieger is directing from a script by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison

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Harrison Ford will star alongside Blake Lively in a film called Age of Adaline. The movie is being directed by Lee Toland Krieger, who previously made Celeste & Jesse Forever and The Vicious Kind. The script comes from J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett.

The movie has a very interesting premise in which Lively will play a 29-year old girl named Adaline, "who stops aging after recovering from a near-fatal accident. Over the course of the 20th century she embarks on an epic journey, keeping her secret until she meets a man who forever alters her life."

I'm intrigued by the plot, and I'm looking forward to learning more. The film is scheduled to start shooting in March with Lionsgate set to release the film in the U.S.

While we wait for word on Star Wars: Episode VII and Indiana Jones 5, screen legend Harrison Ford has signed on to a decidedly different adventure, a romantic drama called The Age of Adaline. He'll join a cast that already includes Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn. An original screenplay by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, The Age of Adaline centers on the titular 29-year-old woman, who is destined for an incredible and strange life. Born in the turn of the 20th Century, Adaline is made effectively immortal after recuperation from a nearly fatal incident stops her from aging. Removed from the natural progress of humanity, she becomes isolated, forced to hide her secret and move about to keep others from discovering it. But all this could change when she meets a man who might have the power to alter her. Lively and Burstyn (which together sounds like a great...

Lionsgate , Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment have cast Harrison Ford in the upcoming romantic drama The Age Of Adaline. Ford joins previously announced stars Blake Lively and Academy Award®-winner Ellen Burstyn. Principal photography will begin in March with Lionsgate set to release the film in the Us.

“We are very excited to be working with Harrison Ford,” stated Lakeshore’s President Gary Lucchesi. “He’s one of the great actors of our time, and will be perfect for the role of William in The Age Of Adaline.”

The original screenplay was written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett, and will be directed by Lee Toland Krieger. The Age Of Adaline will be produced by Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg, and Gary Lucchesi. Jim Tauber and Eric Reid will executive produce.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have such a talented superstar as Harrison Ford...

Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment have cast Harrison Ford in the upcoming romantic drama The Age of Adaline. Ford joins previously announced stars Blake Lively and Academy Award-winner Ellen Burstyn. Principal photography will begin in March with Lionsgate set to release the film in the Us.

Here's what Lionsgate president Gary Lucchesi had to say about the casting in a statement.

"We are very excited to be working with Harrison Ford. He's one of the great actors of our time, and will be perfect for the role of William in The Age of Adaline."

The original screenplay was written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett, and will be directed by Lee Toland Krieger. The Age of Adaline will be produced by Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg, and Gary Lucchesi. Jim Tauber and Eric Reid will executive produce.

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Robert Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger.

Harrison Ford is set to join Lionsgate's The Age of Adaline, a romantic drama penned by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger (The Vicious Kind), the story follows "the miraculous life of 29-year old Adaline, who stops aging after recovering from a near-fatal accident. Over the course of the 20th century she embarks on an epic, but isolated worldwide journey, keeping her secret, until she meets a man who forever alters her life." Ford will play the role of William in The Age of Adaline, which also stars Blake Lively (Gossip Girl) and Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream). Principal photography is set to begin in March. Hit the jump for the full press release. Harrison Ford Joins The Age Of Adaline Ford Joins Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn in Romantic Drama for Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment Santa Monica and Los Angeles,...

The veteran actor has come on board Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment’s romance The Age Of Adaline.

Ford joins Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn. Principal photography is set to commence in March.

Lakeshore and Sierra/Affinity handle international sales and Lionsgate will release the film in the Us.

J Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz wrote the original screenplay about a young woman who stops aging after an accident and keeps this a secret until she meets the man who changes her life.

Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg, and Gary Lucchesi produce and Jim Tauber and Eric Reid serve as executive producers.

Unlike some of his contemporaries – yes, Bruce, we’re looking at you – Harrison Ford keeps hopping between genres. Recently we’ve seen him in comedy (Anchorman 2) and sci-fi (Ender’s Game) and he’s part of action extravaganza The Expendables 3. To tick 'romantic drama' off his list in its turn, he’s just joined the cast of Lakeshore Entertainment’s The Age Of Adaline.Written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz (with some recent polishing by Allison Burnett), the film follows Blake Lively as the 29 year-old title character, who mysteriously stops ageing after surviving a terrible accident.Through the 20th century she starts an epic journey and tells no one her secret, until she meets someone who forever changes her life. Though her exact role hasn’t been made clear, Ellen Burstyn is on board to co-star, with Lee Toland Krieger set to get the cameras rolling in March.

Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment have cast Harrison Ford in the upcoming romantic drama The Age of Adaline . Ford joins previously-announced stars Blake Lively and Academy Award-winner Ellen Burstyn. Principal photography will begin in March with Lionsgate set to release the film in the Us. "We are very excited to be working with Harrison Ford," stated Lakeshore's President Gary Lucchesi. "He's one of the great actors of our time, and will be perfect for the role of William in 'The Age of Adaline.'" The original screenplay was written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett, and will be directed by Lee Toland Krieger. The Age of Adaline will be produced by Sidney Kimmel, Tom...

Of all the genres that employ high concepts within their stories, romantic dramas are somewhere at the bottom of the list, often opting for more realistic storytelling without stretching the imagination. Lionsgate will be bucking that trend, as it has signed on to distribute the long-gestating project The Age of Adaline from Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment. Not only that, but they.ve made an interesting director choice in Lee Toland Krieger (Celeste & Jesse Forever), and landed a pair of stars in the Academy Award winning actress Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn.t Live Here Anymore) and Gossip Girl.s Blake Lively. Still no word on a male lead yet, but this influx of talent should attract a pretty recognizable name to the role. With a script written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, The Age of Adaline will follow the 29-year-old title character whose life takes a dramatic...

After a number of delays and false starts, Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmell Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment have signed Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn to star in The Age of Adaline.

The story centers on a 29-year-old woman who stops aging after recovering from an accident which nearly killed her. She embarks on a worldwide journey throughout the 20th Century, keeping her secret intact until she meets the man of her dreams.

Lee Toland Krieger (Celeste and Jesse Forever) is directing from a screenplay by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz. Lakeshore's Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are producing alongside Sidney Kimmel. Production is scheduled to begin in March.

Here's what Lionsgate co-presidents Robert Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger had to say in a statement.

"We searched for the ideal director and stars. We believe that we have found them with Lee Toland Krieger, Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn , and together they will...

Blake Lively ("Savages") and Ellen Burstyn ("Intersteller") have signed on to star in Lee Toland Krieger's fantasy romance feature "The Age of Adaline" at Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Anonymous Content and Lionsgate.

J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz penned the script which follows a young woman killed and then revived in a freak accident that physiologically locks her into her late twenties.

After decades of living a solitary existence, she finally meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality over so they can grow old together.

The project was previously set up as a vehicle for actress Katherine Heigl and director Andy Tennant. Gabrielle Muccino and Isabel Coixet were also attached at one point. None of them are involved any longer.

Steve Golin, Alix Madigan, Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi will produce. Filming is set to get underway in March.

Source: Deadline...

Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn are set to star in Lee Tolan Krieger's supernatural romance Age of Adaline, which, according to Variety, Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Ske) are producing. J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz wrote the script which tells of a young woman born at the turn of the 20th century, becomes immortal after an accident. Years after leading a solitary life, she meets a man who could be worth losing her finally losing her immortality over. Sidney Kimmel produces alongside Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.

Newlywed Blake Lively has signed on for The Age of Adaline, in which she’ll portray the “miraculous life of the 29-year old title character, who stops aging after recovering from a near-fatal accident.” The script — by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz with revisions from Allison Burnett — follows the ageless beauty “over the 20th century [as] she embarks on an epic but isolated worldwide journey, keeping her secret, until she meets a man who forever alters her life.” Ellen Burstyn and Celeste And Jesse Forever director Lee Toland Krieger are also on board. No news on who's playing that magic leading man yet, but Deadline notes that the project has taken quite some time to come together, casually dropping in that “Katherine Heigl was once attached” (so was Angela Lansbury, in fact). Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger, Lionsgate’s co-chairs, eagerly announced they’ve found “the ideal director and stars.

Exclusive: The romantic drama The Age Of Adaline has been through a couple of incarnations, but it is now set to go into production in March as a co-production between Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment. The Town‘s Blake Lively is set to star with Ellen Burstyn, with Lee Toland Krieger directing. Lionsgate is set to release the film domestically. Scripted by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett, Age Of Adaline follows the miraculous life of the 29-year-old title character, who stops aging after recovering from a near-fatal accident. Over the 20th century she embarks on an epic but isolated worldwide journey, keeping her secret, until she meets a man who forever alters her life. Sidney Kimmel is producing with Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi. Jim Tauber and Eric Reid will be executive producers. “They’re extraordinarily talented and perfect for telling the beautiful...

After several development convulsions – Katherine Heigl was attached to the lead for a while – romantic drama The Age Of Adaline finally appears to have settled down and headed for pre-production. Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn are attached for the leads, with Lee Toland Krieger set to direct.Written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz (with some recent polishing by Allison Burnett), the film follows the 29 year-old title character who mysteriously stops ageing after surviving a terrible accident.Through the 20th century she starts an epic journey and tells no one her secret, at least until she meets someone who forever changes her life. “They’re extraordinarily talented and perfect for telling the beautiful and timeless tale of The Age Of Adaline,” Lakeshore chief Tom Rosenberg said in a statement nabbed by Deadline. “Lee Toland Krieger is one of the most stylish young filmmakers working in Hollywood today. He is...

Isabel Coixet has taken a slightly low-profile approach since 2008′s Elegy, having helmed a feature that never hit the U.S., a short, and a documentary I can’t find much about to begin with. But that period of quietness is about to end, as THR informs us that Isabel Coixet has been hired to direct her English-language follow-up to Elegy, a romantic fantasy tale titled The Age of Adaline. Once meant for Katherine Heigl to lead and Gabrielle Muccino to direct, the film revolves around a young woman at the turn of the 20th century who’s granted immortality, and how she questions the need to maintain this gift after meeting a young man; J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz wrote the screenplay.

Although most of her other films have received little-to-no exposure in the United States — even Elegy, which starred Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, and Dennis Hopper was...

Spanish director Isabel Coixet ("Elegy," "Secret Life of Words") has signed on to direct the fantasy romance "The Age of Adaline" for Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Anonymous Content says The Hollywood Reporter.

Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz penned the script which follows a young woman killed and then revived in a freak accident that physiologically locks her into her late 20's. After decades of living a solitary existence, she finally meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality over so they can grow old together. Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz penned the screenplay.

The project was previously set up as a vehicle for actress Katherine Heigl and director Andy Tennant. Gabrielle Muccino was also attached at one point. None of them are involved any longer.

Steve Golin, Alix Madigan, Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi will produce...

Spanish director Isabel Coixet has signed on to direct The Age of Adaline, a fantasy romance being made by Lakeshore Entertainment, Sydney Kimmel Entertainment and Anonymous Content. Photos: 28 of Summer's Most Anticipated Movies: 'Avengers,' 'Dark Knight,' 'Prometheus' Written by Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz, the film centers on a young woman, born at the turn of 20th century, who is rendered ageless after an accident. After years of a solitary life, she meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality. The project was at one point a vehicle for Katherine Heigl but the actress is

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Seven Pounds director, Gabriele Muccino, is in talks to direct a project that’s already being described as “supernatural romancer.”

So, just in case you’re in the mood for this kind of story, make sure you remember this title – Adaline that Muccino will direct for Lakeshore Entertainment Group and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.

According to the latest reports, the story, penned by J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz and Allison Burnett, centers on “a young woman born at the turn of 20th century who is rendered ageless after an accident. After years of a solitary life, she meets a man for whom it might be worth losing her immortality. “

Katherine Heigl was previously attached to star in Adaline while Andy Tennant (The Bounty Hunter) was set to direct it.

Now, as you already guess, they’ve both dropped off the project. Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are producing the project alongside Sidney Kimmel.

Gabriele Muccino ("Seven Pounds," "The Pursuit of Happyness") is said to be in the running to helm "Adaline" for Sidney Kimmel, Lakeshore and Summit Entertainment reports Variety.

The story follows a young woman killed and then revived in a freak accident that physiologically locks her into her late 20's. After decades of living a solitary existence, she finally meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality over so they can grow old together. Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz penned the screenplay.

The project was previously in development with Katherine Heigl attached to star and Andy Tennant to direct. Both left the project in recent months, throwing the planned April start date into flux. Steve Golin, Alix Madigan, Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi will produce.

The Pursuit of Happyness filmmaker Gabriele Muccino is in talks to direct Adaline for Summit Entertainment.

The drama has seen its fair share of departures, with Katherine Heigl leaving the project in November. Andy Tennant had previously been attached to direct, although it seems he has stepped away from Adaline as well.

The story centers on a woman who was born at the start of the 20th Century and, through an unforeseen accident, she becomes immortal. After decades of her lonely existence, she finally meets a man who she would risk becoming mortal for.

If Gabriele Muccino signs on, he will direct from a script by J. Mills Goodloe, Sal Paskowitz, and Allison Burnett. Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg will produce for Lakeshore Entertainment, along with Sidney Kimmel, Steve Golin and Alix Madigan.

The producers are hoping to start principal photography by January 2012.

Adaline comes to theaters in 2012. The film is directed by Andy Tennant.

Last we heard, Lakeshore Entertainment's "Adaline" was in big trouble after rom-com star extraordinaire Katherine Heigl bailed on playing the lead role in the project. Apparently, director Andy Tennant ("Hitch") has also backed out, and Variety reports that producers are wooing Gabriele Muccino, whose credits include the weepies "The Pursuit of Happyness" and "Seven Pounds." The story, penned by J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz and Allison Burnett, centers on a young woman who becomes ageless after an accident. After living alone for almost a century, she meets a young man for whom she'd give up her immortality. The story sounded…...

Gabriele Muccino, the director behind Seven Pounds and The Pursuit of Happyness , is rumored to be in the running to direct Adaline , Variety reports. ComingSoon.net has attempted to confirm the rumor but have only been told that any official announcement is "a few weeks" away. The film, from screenwriters Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz, is an epic love story centering on a young woman, born at the turn of 20th century, who is rendered ageless after an accident. After years of a solitary life, she meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality for. Originally, the project was being developed with Katherine Hiegl attached to star and Andy Tennant ( Hitch , The Bounty Hunter ) directing. She left the project late last year and Tennant has, apparently,...

Update: Lakeshore and the actress' camp are denying she was fired, said producer Gary Lucchesi: "Heigl's Paradigm agent Norm Aladjem called us last night, saying that Heigl asked to withdraw. There was no drama here." Exclusive: Katherine Heigl this morning withdrew from Adaline, the Lakeshore/Kimmel Entertainment-produced film that was to begin production in March. Word has circulated that there was some acrimony involved -- the word racing around Hollywood is she was fired after disagreements with Lakeshore -- but  both Lakeshore and the actress' camp are completely denying this. Heigl, they said, recently adopted a daughter, and wasn't ready to go back to work. The role will be re-cast immediately. "She has made two movies with us and we certainly support her decision," said Lakeshore partner Gary Lucchesi, a producer of the film. "We were scheduled to shoot mid-March and we hope to achieve that. We are great...

Yes, you read that correctly! Deadline is reporting that Angela Landsbury is in talks to star as Katherine Heigl’s daughter in Adaline. The film is written by, fun fact, Richard Donner’s former assistant, J. Mills Goodloe, and former surfer, Sal Paskowitz. I guess we all have to start somewhere right?! The project is being directed by Andy Tennant (The Bounty Hunter, Hitch, Fool’S Gold).

Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey in John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate Angela Lansbury, the three-time Oscar nominee well-remembered today thanks to the cheesy television series Murder She Wrote, will play Katherine Heigl's daughter in Adaline, to be directed by Andy Tennant, the man who brought you The Bounty Hunter, Fool's Gold, and Sweet Home Alabama. This isn't one of those serious movies about people aging prematurely. Much to the contrary. Adaline (Heigl) stops aging after she dies in a car crash and is resurrected by one of Zeus' thunderbolts (lightning, for the scientifically inclined). Eventually she meets a man who makes her reconsider her immortality. That's also when ailing daughter Lansbury needs Adaline's help. According to Deadline's Mike Fleming, J. Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz penned the screenplay, which is currently "getting revisions" from Allison Burnett. Summit Entertainment will distribute Adaline, which begins shooting in April 2011. Lansbury is...

Give director Andy Tennant credit for thinking outside the box. Faced with having to cast an actress to play the daughter of Katherine Heigl, he chose Angela Lansbury. No, really. The film is Adaline, the Sidney Kimmel Entertainment?Lakeshore co-production that stars Heigl as the title character. Long ago, she was killed in a car accident, until a simultaneous lightning strike resuscitated her and physiologically locked her in her late 20s. Adaline lives a solitary existence until she meets a man worth losing her immortality to grow old with. Lansbury plays her daughter, who, in her mid-80s, needs her mother's care as her health declines. J Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz wrote a script that is getting revisions from Allison Burnett. The pic shoots in April and Summit will distribute. Fortitude-repped Lansbury is currently shooting Mr. Popper's Penguins.

HollywoodNews.com: Katherine Heigl’s new romantic drama “Adaline” will be getting released through Summit Entertainment.

The “Twilight” film company nabbed domestic rights to the project which centers on “an ageless woman who falls in love after years in isolation” per the Hollywood Reporter.

Andy Tennant of “Hitch” fame will be helming. J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz and Allison Burnett are working on the script. Summit is eyeing an early 2012 release. Production starts in March. Heigl and Nancy Heigl are also exec producing.

Summit chief Rob Friedman called the pic “a fantastic story that we believe will resonate with the American audience.”

Summit has been reaping a fortune among adult audiences at the box office recently with its action pic “Red” starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and Morgan Freeman. To date, “Red” has been in the black earning $59 million.

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Summit announced today that it has acquired domestic distribution rights to Katherine Heigl's "Adaline," with plans for a first quarter 2012 release.

Lakeshore International and Sierra Pictures will handle international rights.

Heigl, who also is set to exec produce, will play a young woman at the turn of the 20th Century, who is rendered ageless after an accident. Pic is directed by Andy Tennant from a script by J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz and Allison Burnett.

Read more at Variety.

Summit Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to Katherine Heigl romantic drama "Adaline," the company announced Sunday, in the run-up to this week's American Film Market in Los Angeles. The Sidney Kimmel-produced project stars Heigl as a young woman who becomes ageless after an accident at the turn of the 20th Century. Of course, she ultimately meets the man who she's willing to give up immortality for. The project goes into production in March, with Andy Tennant directing a script by J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz and Allison Burnett. Summit is planning an...

Andy Tennant signs on to direct AdalineThe Bounty Hunter director Andy Tennant has signed on to direct Katherine Heigl in the supernatural romance The Age of Adaline, for Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, according to Variety.

Heigl has been attached to the project for several months. The Age of Adaline, penned by J. Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz with revisions by Allison Burnett, centers on a beautiful woman -- mysteriously rendered ageless for the past 100 years -- who meets a man who finally may be worth risking her life to regain her mortality.

Production will begin early next year.

The Age of Adaline comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Katherine Heigl. The film is directed by Andy Tennant.

A couple of months ago, it was announced that Katherine Heigl had discovered the secret to immortality, and it wasn’t keeping a creepy painting in her attic. Nope, it was drinking the blood of goats and sacrificing garden gnomes to the great god underneath her local Ikea. Wait, not that either. It was starring in the fantasy romance The Age of Adaline. Well, now it’s just called Adaline and it has a director in Andy Tennant.Written by J Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz, with recent polishing by Feast of Love’s Allison Burnett, Adaline is the story of a beautiful woman who appears young, but has actually been around a fair bit longer than her fresh-faced looks might indicate. Following a mysterious accident, she’s been gifted, or, as some would see it, cursed with never aging.But when she meets a man who may risk his...

Veteran rom-com director Andy Tennant (The Bounty Hunter) and veteran rom-com star Katherine Heigl (Killers) will be putting their knowledge of the genre to work in the upcoming, no surprises here, rom-com Adaline. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the film “will revolve around a beautiful woman (Heigl) who hasn’t aged for 100 years. Although this doesn’t sound like such a raw deal, as the story goes, Heigl meets a man who may be willing to risk it all to help her regain her mortality.” How romantic…oh, and funny. Purely speculating, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Heigl realizes she would rather lose her immortality than live forever without a good man to take care of her. I’m also going to guess that this important life lesson will be marketed to girls 13 and under.

Heigl was already attached to star, but when we...

Andy Tennant will direct Katherine Heigl in the fantasy romance "Adaline."

Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment are co-producing the tale of a beautiful woman, who hasn't aged for 100 years, who meets a man who may risk his life to help her regain her mortality.

The original screenplay is by Mills Goodloe and Sal Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett.

Steve Golin and Alix Madigan of Anonymous Content, Sidney Kimmel, and Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi of Lakeshore are producing. Exec producers are Katherine Heigl, Nancy Heigl and Ske president Jim Tauber.

Tennant, repped by CAA, last directed "The Bounty Hunter" starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston.

Heigl, repped by Paradigm, most recently starred in "Killers" opposite Ashton Kutcher, and next appears in "Life As We Know It," which also stars Josh Duhamel.

Production is set to begin early in 2011.