MySpace Film Begins, Biel in ‘Die a Little,’ Leslie Mann in ‘17,’ Costner in ‘The New Daughter’

A MySpace movie, which is being labeled the world’s first user-generated movie, begins shooting this week, backers announced on Tuesday.

The film, which is being titled “Faintheart,” is being launched by MySpace, Film4 and Vertigo Films with backing from the U.K. Film Council and Screen WM.

Jessica Biel will star in the crime thriller “Die a Little” for United Artists.


Directed by Burr Steers (“Big Love,” “Weeds,” “The L Word”), Leslie Mann (“Knocked Up,” “The 40 Year Old Virgin”) will star opposite Zac Efron in New Line’s teen comedy “17”.

The story, which centers on a grown man who finds himself as a 17-year-old trying to navigate high school, is being compared to the character by Tom Hanks in the 1988 film “Big”.


Billy Ray Cyrus and “High School Musical” star Olesya Rulin will star in Jim Amatulli’s drama “Flying By”.

Kevin Costner will star as a father in the Gold Circle thriller “The New Daughter,” which is being helmed by first-time director Luiso Berdejo.

Benderspink has hired Steven C. Miller to direct “Area 52,” which is a sci-fi action film based on the Image Comics series by Brian Haberlin.

While it recently made news that Mark Millar was serious about pitching a story for the “Superman Returns” sequel, he’s now saying Warner Bros. has already thrown out the idea.