In a low-seven-figure deal, The Weinstein Co. has nabbed U.S., Canadian and Pan-Asian satellite territory rights to "Blue Valentine," a romantic drama about a disintegrating marriage between Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams), told in flashback.

Flight of the Conchords" co-creator James Bobin has decided it's time to sing the music and it’s time to light the lights, signing on to direct Disney’s new Muppet movie.

Jeremy Konner and Derek Waters' "Drunk History: Douglass & Lincoln" has won the jury prize in short filmmaking at the Sundance Film Festival. In the film, Will Ferrell and Don Cheadle perform a re-enactment as Jen Kirkman describes a historical event after downing two bottles of wine.

Mel Gibson will reteam with his "Lethal Weapon" scribe Shane Black for Universal's spy thriller "Cold Warrior." Written by Charles Mondry, Black will direct this tale about a Cold War spy (Gibson) who comes out of retirement to confront a domestic terrorism threat from Russia by joining with a younger agent.