A hundred photos of Jessica - why not this one? I believe the last we reported on The Eye was that Renee Zellweger had dropped out as lead actress. Well latest word is that Jessica Alba has signed on for the part. Here's the skinny on the Alba casting as reported by SciFi Wire...
Lionsgate is picking up the Cruise/Wagner-produced remake of the Hong Kong supernatural horror movie The Eye out of turnaround from Paramount and is negotiating with Jessica Alba to star and French helmers David Moreau and Xavier Palud to direct, Variety reported. The movie will shoot this winter.
The Eye is a thriller about a cornea transplant recipient who sees disturbing images in the mirror that send her on a quest to find out what happened to the eye's previous owner. The original was made in Hong Kong by Thai directing brothers Danny and Oxide Pang.
Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner persuaded Paramount to buy the remake rights in 2002 and got close to making it there with Renee Zellweger. When Zellweger dropped out, the project lost its momentum and the studio put it into turnaround.
News of the Lionsgate pickup comes as Cruise/Wagner's deal nears its expiration at Paramount, and speculation has the pair eyeing other studios.
Alba is in talks to make The Eye her next picture after the Fantastic Four sequel. Moreau and Palud, who last directed the French thriller Ils, will make The Eye their first U.S. picture.
