Al Pacino and director Harold Becker are reteaming for Stone Village Pictures' remake of the 1955 French heist classic Rififi, which revolves around a career thief who, upon leaving prison, discovers his wife has left him, and returns to a life of crime. Pacino and Becker previously collaborated on Sea of Love and City Hall.

     Layer Cake's Daniel Craig is joining Nicole Kidman for director Oliver Hirschbiegel's Invasion, a remake of the sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The remake tells the story of a mysterious disease that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Kidman) discovers the origins of the disease are extraterrestrial, she fights to protect her son, who may be the key to stopping an invasion. Craig plays Kidman's colleague and love interest who helps in the fight.

     X-Men's Hugh Jackman has officially turned down the role of Agent 007, James Bond, in Casino Royale, which is scheduled to hit theaters in fall 2006.

     Billy Bob Thornton will star in Warner Independent Pictures' The Astronaut Farmer. The story follows an eccentric farmer who dreams of space travel and sets out to build a rocket inside his barn.

     Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti and Monica Bellucci are teaming up for New Line Cinema's action flick Shoot 'Em Up. The story begins with a woman having a baby during a shootout. The man who delivers the baby, Mr. Smith (Owen), is entrusted with protecting it from an army of gunmen. Giamatti plays the villain who wants the baby dead, and Bellucci plays a love interest for Owen.

     Cary Elwes, who starred in last year's horror hit Saw, is suing the film's producers for breach of contract and unjust enrichment, claiming they screwed him out of back-end profits. Saw, which cost $1.2 million to make, has grossed $102.9 million worldwide.

     Christopher Walken's rep says the website Walken2008.com, which claims the Oscar-winning actor is running for president, is a hoax.

     American Pie's Natasha Lyonne is in a New York City hospital after suffering a collapsed lung. The actress is also ill with hepatitis C and is "fighting for her life," Access Hollywood reports.

     Pixar Animation Studios' head of story, Joe Ranft, died in a car crash August 16 in Mendocino County, California. He was 45. Ranft earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing Pixar's debut feature, Toy Story.

     Oscar-winner Alexander Golitzen, an art director and production designer best known for his work on Spartacus and To Kill a Mockingbird, has died. He was 97.