* Much like his older brother, Casey Affleck isn't content to merely ply his trade in front of the camera. He also has taken up the directorial reins, with his first film being the controversial Joaquin Phoenix mockumentary, I'm Still Here. Now he'll turn his sights to one of sports' great success stories in a biopic on Texas Rangers slugger, Josh Hamilton. Affleck will write and direct the film, which is still being shopped around now. So if it happens, it'll chronicle Hamilton's struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, which threatened to derail his MLB career before a family intervention set him back on the right path. [Deadline]
* Having spent much of his career working with some of the best directors in the business, Ryan Phillippe is taking what he's learned and putting it to good use. Phillippe is set to make his directorial debut with the indie thriller, Shreveport. He'll co-write, produce, direct, and star in the Louisiana-set story about a washed up actor who is kidnapped from the set of his latest film, held hostage and tortured for mysterious reasons. Production is set to begin this summer. [Variety]
* I've never seen a moment of MTV's Teen Wolf series, and chances are I never will. Apparently it's making an impression on somebody, because one of the show's stars is about to step into the big leagues. Dylan O'Brien is joining Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in The Internship, the upcoming workplace comedy directed by Shawn Levy. The Wedding Crashers duo play two middle aged men recently downsized from their longtime jobs, who join at the entry level in a tech firm. O'Brien will play a young intern they'll be working alongside, with Max Minghella as a colleague who tries to hinder their advancement. Filming is set to begin tomorrow. [Variety]
