NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS is the fifth feature by awardwinning director Bahman Ghobadi (A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES, TURTLES CAN FLY), winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the Cannes film festival. Co—written by imprisoned Iranian—American journalist Roxana Saberi, the film is an indictment of cultural repression in Iran’s exciting underground music scene, a powerful cinematic foreshadowing of current protest movements, and a celebration of an entire generation of Iranians striving towards personal and creative freedom. Shot in secret and featuring extraordinary performances by real underground bands, NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS follows a pair of young musicians, recently released from prison, on a mission to take their rock band to Europe. Forbidden by the authorities to play in Iran, they plan their escape abroad with a fast—talking music promoter. Vowing to play one last show before leaving Tehran, their dangerous mission takes them on a free—wheeling journey through the City’s vibrant and diverse underground scene, home to an estimated 2,000 illegal independent bands.

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DreamWorks Studios has picked up the film rights to Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel “The Help.” Tate Taylor, a childhood friend of the author, will direct from his adapted script.

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Jessica Lucas (“Melrose Place,” Cloverfield ) has joined Martin Lawrence and Brandon T. Jackson in 20th Century Fox sequel Big Momma’s House 3 .

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Ryan Gosling will star opposite Steve Carell in Warner Bros. Pictures’ untitled comedy about a father dealing with a marital crisis.

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Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, Katy Perry and Alan Cumming are joining Neil Patrick Harris in Sony’s live-action/animated The Smurfs .

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Matt Greenberg, who co-wrote the Stephen King adaptation 1408 , is is taking an updated version of King’s “Pet Sematary.” Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Steven Schneider are producing the film at Paramount.

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