He Almost Looks Like an Actor Playing an Actor Playing Howard Hughes. Go Figure.

According to a source at Miracle Pictures Studio, Bryan Bishop is nearing completion of his first draft for Wild Horses, a James Franco/Kat Dennings drama. Franco is said to portray "a jealous ex-husband alcoholic actor who gets doped up and taken hostage." No other details have been given.

Wild Horses will continue a line of successful Bishop productions with Miracle Pictures, including character comedy Until Five and horror Scream Bloody Murder. No release date has been discussed yet for WH.

NBA to Big Screen?

According to party goers at an HTG Hollywood nightspot, producer/studio co-chief Ritchie Steven is in talks with none other than Shaquille O'Neal to star in a new drama tentatively titled "Long Island at Heart." Shaq would portray a man who moves from his beloved New York to Los Angles and soon finds himself at the wrong end of some rumors.

"It's a natural!" exclaimed a delighted film fan when she heard the news. "He was great in Married With Children. This seems like it would be the bestest movie ever!"

According to the HTGmdb, Shaq has not appeared in an HTG film. Oddly enough, RS does not have an HTG movie credit for two years.

Calls to Flip Brothers Studio were not answered as of this writing.