Hardy's first WB project lives to ride

HardyUnder his new first-look deal with Warner Bros., Tom Sturdy is aboard to star in and provide an outlaw biker feature. The "Dark Dark evening Increases" star is joining track of Art Linson and John Linson of Linson Entertainment to produce via his lately minted Executive Options banner, which Variety first reported Wednesday. Story, composed by "Vacancy" scripter Mark L. Cruz and based on a geniune idea from John Linson, concentrates on a wounded Vietnam veteran who returns where you can San Francisco Bay Area within the height of unrest of 1969. Among contrasting cultures in the Haight-Ashbury district, he emerges being the best option of California's most violent outlaw biker club. Sarah Schechter is controlling for your studio. Sturdy came aboard in the finish of 2010 to portray the villain Bane inside the studio's "The Dark Dark evening Increases." The British actor's recent roles include "This Means War," "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Warrior." The Linsons, Sturdy and Cruz are represented by CAA. Sturdy may also be represented by Lindy King at United states . Agents U.K. and attorney Jason Sloane. Cruz is handled by Anonymous Content. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Rankings: GCB Includes a Modest Debut

CBS is no more continuing to move forward using the drama pilot Quean. Pilot Season: CBS accumulates three drama aircraft pilots, including one in the L Word creatorThe project, that was to become created by Warner Bros. TV, continues to be stopped because of ongoing legal pressure from The new sony Pictures, based on Deadline, which first reported this news. The new sony alleges the pilot is simply too like the Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo, which the organization launched this past year with intends to further adapt the best-selling trilogy of books into films. Find Out More > Other Links From TVGuide.com The L WordIlene ChaikenThe Girl Using The Dragon Tattoo

Scarlett Johansson to star in 'Making of Psycho'

JohanssonLeigh, above, within the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller 'Psycho'Director Sacha Gervasi has drawn on Scarlett Johansson and James D'Arcy to experience "Psycho" stars Jesse Leigh and Anthony Perkins in Fox Searchlight's "Alfred Hitchcock and the building of Psycho." Anthony Hopkins will have the legendary director, while Helen Mirren will have his wife, Alma. Gervasi's pic follows Hitchcock and the struggles throughout the filmmaking from the horror classic. John McLaughlin composed the script. Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck and Tom Pollack will produce through their Montecito Picture Company together with Tom Thayer. Sources tell Variety that "Making of Psycho" has attracted evaluations to "My Week With Marilyn," which the role of Jesse Leigh can lead to exactly the same honours consideration for Johansson the Lana Turner role did for Michelle Williams. Though D'Arcy's role is more compact in comparison to his co-stars, will still be considered a significant part given how important Perkins would be to the "Psycho" legacy. Johansson, who lately starred in Fox's "We Purchased a Zoo," is repped by CAA and Melanie Sloan Management. D'Arcy, who had been most lately observed in The Weinstein Company's "W.E.," is repped by CAA, Management 360 and Markham Froggatt and Irwin. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com