Short Cuts: Biggie Film, 'Wild Things' Pushed To Oct 09, Duran Duran Doc, Issac Hayes; More

The script for the Notorious B.I.G biopic, naturally titled, "Notorious," has leaked (or at least NYMag has gotten their claws on it). If you thought trying to cast this film via the Internet was a bad/desperate idea, you might not be totally surprised that the script is apparently not very good. "The 113-page screenplay...makes the unfortunate decision to pack an entire (albeit short) life into a two-hour movie." [Vulture]

Spike Jonze's allegedly embattled "Where The Wild Things Are" adaptation has been set for a October 16, 2009 release by Warner Brothers. Does 20 months from now imply major reshoots? The test footage that leaked online was shot around the summer of 2004 and Jonze has been reportedly working on the film since 2002. [/Film]

Slightly old (from late last week), but we wanted to have it mentioned somewhere. David Fincher is making a film and it's not about a serial killer or the tedious paperwork and time-sheets involved in catching one or invoicing for hours spent chasing one. The fastidious director's next project will be not be a "Fight Club," musical, but an adaptation of the transgressive Charles Burns graphic novel, "Black Hole." The depraved tale chronicles 1970's teens who contract a sexually transmitted disease that produces horrifying physical mutations. Screenwriters Roger Avary ("Pulp Fiction") and Neil Gaiman apaprently penned a previous draft, but it is unknown whether Fincher will be start fresh or use their work. [JoBlo]

Shout yo mouth, bad mutherfucker icon Issac Hayes is going to play himself in a musical comedy called, "Soul Man," that stars Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac. Grammy winning nu-soul artist John Legend will also have a part in the film. [Reuters]

A new upcoming fan-made Duran Duran documentary titled, "Something You Should Know," features interviews with life-long Duran-y's No Doubt, Korn, Moby, Kelly Ripa, Michelle Branch, Barenaked Ladies, and the Scissor Sisters. The film is tentatively scheduled for a July 2008 release. [Paste]

With one afro on the way - Will Ferrell's "Semi-Pro" basketball movie, some clueless writer suddenly declares the '70s, the new "g0-to era for comedy." We're glad you've been asleep at the wheel for the last decade. [Associated Press]