ComingSoon.net has learned that Jessica Biel may be in talks to co-star with Richard Gere in Garry Marshall’s remake of Frank Capra’s 1948 political drama State of the Union about a businessman who must reunite with his estranged wife in order to improve his campaign run for the President of the United States. It would reunite Biel with the director of her recent romantic comedy hit Valentine’s Day.

Capra’s film, which originally starred Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn, has been adapted with a new screenplay by Rod Lurie, who has more than a little experience with the subject of political campaigning from his 2000 film The Contender and the television drama “Commander in Chief” starring Geena Davis. Richard Gere has been attached to play the lead role for some time with Annette Bening’s name having been mentioned to play his wife.

As of yet, nothing has been confirmed including whether Marshall will make State of the Union his next project following the hit Valentine’s Day. So far, they also haven’t set up any sort of distribution deal though we can expect that to change once everything else falls into place.

Helmed by ‘Pretty Woman’ director Garry Marshall, ‘Valentine’s Day’ (in theaters Feb. 12) boasts a cast so large, saying it has “starpower” is an understatement. Featuring Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Lautner, Taylor Swift, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, and more (many more), ‘V-Day’ follows multiple characters who make and break relationships leading up to the most hated/loved made-up holiday of the year.

In the film, Jessica Biel plays Kara Monahan, a successful young publicist who has everything she wants, except the perfect date for Valentine’s Day. And it’s only after losing all hope that Kara finds herself unexpectedly falling for suave sports reporter Kelvin Briggs, played by Jamie Foxx.

This Friday, Jan. 29, Biel and Foxx will be stopping by Moviefone for an Unscripted interview using your questions. Maybe you’re wondering what it was like working with such a large cast. Or, if Jamie Foxx provided exclusive performances for his costars while shooting. Whatever your question may be, just make sure to submit it before Thursday, Jan. 28 in the comments section  and to include your name and the city you live in.

Come back HERE on Monday, Feb. 8, to see if your question made the cut!

The first trailer for Joe Carnahan’s THE A-TEAM film backed by 20th Century Fox has been viewed.

The film will not grace the screen until June 10, 2010, but a movie projectionist has allegedly seen the first trailer and has sent in his write up to AICN.

Based on the popular ’80’s action television series of the same name, THE A-TEAM stars Liam Neeson as Hannibal, Bradley Cooper as Face, Quinton Jackson as B.A. Baracus, Sharlto Copley as Murdock along with Jessica Biel.

The jist of the 1 minute of 41 second trailer is below, head over to AICN for the complete description,

We see Hannibal in his colonel uniform attending a military funeral. Next we get quick shots of the team breaking out of a prison bus and then Hannibal meeting with Face on a beach. Some footage of fast cars and a shot of B.A. getting out of one. It’s filmed from the rear, so we can get a good look at the mohawk! That just leaves Murdock, who’s introduced in his familiar jacket/cap getup, complete with pilot’s headset.

From there it’s all high action mixed with nostalgia, sure to leave fans of the show with a “plot-hatching Hannibal” sized grin. Everyone involved gets to break out a well known piece of of their character. Hannibal gets to chomp a stogie and proclaim “I love it when a plan comes together”. B.A. gets to act hella-tough and lament on how much he missed his van. Which of course gets a big a reveal as any of the characters. Which is only fair, there are few vehicles more iconic than that GMC van. Face, full of his trademark charisma, questions the sanity of Hannibal’s plan, tells B.A. that he has a bad attitude and makes out with Jessica Biel’s Lt. Sosa character. And Murdock, who get’s the least amount of screen time, still finds time to show us how off kilter he is by calmly announcing that their planes wing is on fire.

After the escape and the character revealing we get around 30 seconds of the team on their mission which is all ziplines and gunfire and helicopters. It ends with the bullet riddled A Team logo and the tagline “There is no plan B”.

Source: iesb.net