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I have this problem when I read upcoming movie news. It usually reminds me of something else, and then gets my head swimming with alternate cinematic possibilities. Yesterday, my brain had visions of a thalidomide horror movie, and today, I'm imagining a murderous movie based on the "Little Miss" and "Mr. Men" series -- remember those small books? So my brain has come up with this whole flick about Mr. Mischief and Little Miss Scary wreaking havoc on the world. But the actual news isn't quite that -- there's no "little" involved.

Leslie Bibb (Talladega Nights), Adam Goldberg (2 Days in Paris), Missy Pyle (Dodgeball), and Kathy Baker (The Jane Austen Book Club) have signed on to an indie comedy called Miss Nobody, which will begin production in Los Angeles next month. The film is coming from a few TV guys -- Tim Cox, who has helmed television movies like Alien Lockdown, is directing, and Doug Steinberg, who has written eps of Moonlighting, 90210, Titans, and Wild Card wrote the script. The indie is about "a mild-mannered secretary [Bibb] who discovers she has a talent for murder as she ascends the corporate ladder." I'm thinking American Psycho meets To Die For. Whatever the case may be, it has a great cast, so I'm intrigued. How about you?

It took a little longer than expected, since production schedules almost never start on time, but principal photography is now gearing up on Last Chance Harvey. With the cameras about to roll, The Hollywood Reporter has posted the rest of the cast, plus a little more about the plot. Back in June, I shared news of the film, which was written for stars Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson by screenwriter Joel Hopkins. It's about an unlucky man who meets an "unlikely female companion" when he goes to his daughter's wedding in London.

Hoffman and Thompson are being joined by an impressive supporting cast that boasts: Kathy Baker (The Jane Austen Book Club), James Brolin (The Hunting Party), Eileen Atkins (Gosford Park), Richard Schiff (Ray), and Liane Balaban (New Waterford Girl). Hoffman's character is described as "a down-on-his-luck New York jungle writer," who has a tough boss played by Schiff. Balaban plays his daughter, who is getting married in London, and Baker is her mother and Hoffman's ex-wife -- who is also now married to Brolin. Rounding things off is Atkins, who will play Thompson's overbearing mother. It all seems like pretty spot-on casting to me, and they've come up with some great pairings -- such as Baker being the ex-wife who has moved past Hoffman's unlucky life, and Thompson having to deal with the snark of Atkins. Shooting starts today in London.