Casey Affleck directing documentary on Joaquin Phoenix

Casey Affleck will get behind a camera lens to track the musical career of fellow actor Joaquin Phoenix, who portrayed Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line.”

Affleck is directing a documentary feature on his friend and brother-in-law Phoenix, who in the fall announced his retirement from the thespian business in order to focus on a music career.

Phoenix is embarking on a new path as a rapper, with an album to be produced by Sean Combs. He is scheduled to make his first public performance Friday at a Las Vegas club, which will officially kick off Affleck’s shoot.

Affleck is known for his work in front of the camera with movies like “Gone Baby Gone,” “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” and the “Ocean’s Eleven” series. He directed a series of shorts for Sundance Channel in the late 1990s. He is married to Summer Phoenix, sister of his new film subject.

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Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba are teaming with director Michael Winterbottom for “The Killer Inside Me,” an adaptation of a novel from noir author Jim Thompson.

The story follows a West Texas sheriff (Affleck) and his downward spiral from a boring small-town cop into a ruthless, sociopathic murderer. Alba plays a prostitute.

The novel was made into a 1976 film starring Stacy Keach.

MuseFilm’s Chris Hanley, Cyclone Prods.’ Robert Weinbach, Revolution Films’ Andrew Eaton and Bradford Schlei are producing the latest adaptation, which was written by Weinbach and John Curran.

Oklahoma-based Idion Entertainment Group is financing, as is Barbarian Films and OceaniaMedia Finance. A mid-January start date is being eyed.

Affleck, repped by Endeavor and Brillstein Entertainment Partners, most recently starred in “Gone Baby Gone,” while Alba, repped by Thruline Entertainment, most recently appeared in “The Love Guru.”

Endeavor-repped Winterbottom’s most recent film was “A Mighty Heart,” starring Angelina Jolie.

We just learned yesterday that The CW television network has changed their air schedule.

4REAL Pawnee will premiere on The CW on Sunday October 19 at 5:30pm.  4REAL Pawnee will also air on Sunday October 26 at 5pm and December 7 at 5pm.

So if you were planning on watching or setting your dvr, please note the change. I will also put the schedule on the sidebar.

Check out the trailer on The CW website.

In Spring 2008, Season One was viewed by millions as it aired across Canada on CTV and MTV and globally in 166 countries and 35 languages on National Geographic Channels International. Season One will also air in Canada this fall on the A Channel as well as on the Travel + Escape channel in early 2009.

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4REAL takes celebrity guests on adventures around the world to connect with young leaders who, under extreme circumstances, are affecting real change on some of the most pressing issues of our time.

Celebrity guests for Season One are Cameron Diaz, Mos Def, Joaquin Phoenix, Eva Mendes, Casey Affleck, K’NAAN, M.I.A. and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Countries visited include Brazil, Haiti, Peru, Kenya, Liberia, U.S. and the Canada.

You can catch Casey’s segment on:

4REAL Pawnee: SundayOctober 26, 2008 @ 5:30 PM
4REAL Pawnee: SundayNovember 2, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
4REAL Pawnee: SundayDecember 7, 2008 @ 5:30 PM

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It is with that inspiration that colleagues are now attempting to carry on in the actor’s absence. A veritible who’s who of A-list Hollywood will come together next month for a reading of Ernest Hemingway’s The World of Nick Adams, proceeds from which will benefit the Painted Turtle, one of the 11 free camps Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camps opened for children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.

The philanthropic event, which was planned prior to Newman’s death Friday, includes a performance by the San Francisco Symphony and takes place Oct. 27 at the city’s Davies Symphony Hall.

It was announced earlier today that Casey Affleck is the latest thesp coming aboard the endeavor, joining Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson, Edward James Olmos, Sean Penn, Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis.

You can also help by donating, or by going to iTunes and purchasing “Just Stand Up”, the charitable single.