Iran’s Song Of Sparrows flies to US theatres
Iran’s foreign-language feature Oscar entry The Song Of Sparrows is heading to U.S. theatres this spring. Majid Majidi’s drama focuses on an ostrich farmer whose firing leads him to Tehran. His new job as a motorcycle taxi driver and big city life threaten to change his honest nature. Majidi, whose Children Of Heaven received a 1997 Oscar nomination for foreign language feature, produced, directed and co-wrote the film. It will be distributed in the U.S. by Regent Releasing, which specialises in gay-themed fare.

Fox heading to Wall Street again with a sequel
With all eyes on the world’s see-sawing stock markets, Fox is bullish on a sequel to Wall Street. The new film is titled Money Never Sleeps. Michael Douglas, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1987 original as corporate raider Gordon Gekko, is interested in reprising the character, but will see how Allan Loeb’s script turns out before committing. The storyline is being kept under wraps. Ed Pressman, who produced the original, is producing the sequel. Loeb wrote the Halle Berry movie Things We Lost In The Fire.