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Taking the mainstage at the Toronto International Film Festival was forthcoming scamming stripper dramedy Hustlers — and the cast and filmmakers of the STX pic also took the stage for one of three live episodes of the New Hollywood Podcast. Actresses Constance Wu and Lili Reinhart were joined by writer-director Lorene…

As Hustlers’ Destiny, Constance Wu is a woman looking to pay her bills by stripping in a New York club. One night she meets expert pole dancer and hustler Ramona (Jennifer Lopez), and the pair team up to take down some of Wall Street's richest players. Based on the true story of Roselyn Keo—made famous by a New York Ma…

Jennifer Lopez has signed on to star in Hustlers, a film adaptation based on a New York Magazine article by Jessica Pressler titled The Hustlers at Scores. Lorene Scafaria is directing the film from a screenplay she adapted. The article was about a group of former strip club employees who band together to turn the…

EXCLUSIVE: Lorene Scafaria wrote and will direct The Meddler, a film that will star Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne and freshly minted Oscar winner J.K. Simmons. Pic is Scafaria’s directing follow-up to Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. Pic tells the story of Marnie Minervini, a recent widow and eternal optimist…

EXCLUSIVE: A wild auction has ended with Warner Bros acquiring screen rights to 40 Days Of Dating, a running blog compiled by New York designers Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman. It involved the two friends dating each other over 40 days, and chronicling the results with essays and filmed vignettes. The Vow and Grey G…

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis, Brie Larson and Fred Armisen will star in Relanxious, a relationship comedy that marks the directorial debut of writer Christopher Storer. The film will be produced by Daniel Dubiecki, who recently launched The Allegiance Theater; and Lorene Scafaria, writer/director of the upco…

Focus Features acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Lorene Scafaria-directed Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, which is Steve Carell’s first project since leaving The Office. He stars with Keira Knightley and shooting begins this month in L.A. The premise: the world is ending, and a man heads cross…

EXCLUSIVE: Management/production company Anonymous Content is about to make a major play in the talent game. I’m hearing that Doug Wald is leaving his partnership at Raw Talent, Sandra Chang is leaving as partner at Industry Entertainment, and Tony Lipp is leaving CAA. The trio will lead Anonymous Content’s talent…