Sigourney Weaver will fulfill her closely held dream of working with Taylor Lautner, Fox Searchlight is playing with its Oscar formula, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
· Sigourney Weaver has joined the cast of Abduction, in which she'll play a psychologist opposite Taylor Lautner's teen who finds his baby picture on a missing persons Web site. [Variety]
· In an apparent quest to reclaim its Oscar mojo, Fox Searchlight is sending an ensemble of older actors to India for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The story involves a bunch of senior citizens who venture off to the subcontinent to live out out their days, only to find reinvigoration through a torrid affair with a nubile journalist communing with vibrant Indian culture. For your consideration, etc. [LAT]
· Ashley Judd just finished her advanced government degree at Harvard, so it's time to get down to business with... Flypaper? She joined the Patrick Dempsey heist comedy this week, replacing Liv Tyler as McDreamy's bank-teller love interest. Welcome back, Ash! [Variety]
· William Burroughs fans rejoice: Oscilloscope Pictures has nabbed distribution rights to the Slamdance hit William S. Burroughs: A Man Within. It'll reach theaters this fall. [THR]