Quick News – February 11, 2011

Ricky Gervais wants Will Arnett to replace Steve Carell on “The Office” [Ricky’s Blog]

Fox has picked up the Jonah Nolan/J.J Abrams pilot “Persons of Interest“, a crime drama centered on a CIA agent, presumed dead, who is recruited by a reclusive billionaire to wage war against violent criminals in New York City. [Deadline]

Paul Thomas Anderson may have found the money for both “The Master” and “Inherit Advice” [Vulture]

Emma Watson and Logan Lerman will star in ”The Perks of Being A Wallflower”. Based on the novel of the same name, the pic tells of a 15-year old crushing hard on a girl while he deals with his best pal’s suicide and other emotional issues. [Deadline]

Lisa McCune (“Little Fish”), Tony Martin (“Candy”) and Michael Dorman (“Daybreakers”) will star in the new telemovie “Blood Brothers“, a Channel 9 offering about a young man, Jeffrey Gilham, who butchered his parents.

Tribeca Film has acquired all U.S. rights to Unified Pictures’ ”Janie Jones” and will release the film theatrically in multiple U.S. markets, as well as on video-on-demand and other platforms in the summer of 2011. The authentic and charming rock ‘n’ roll road trip drama about a father and daughter finding their way to each other through music stars Abigal Breslin, Allesandra Nivola, Elisabeth Shue and Brittany Snow

Oscar Nominee Jennifer Lawrence (“Winters Bone”) is being courted for Oliver Stone‘s “Savages“, based on the novel by Don Winslow. Pic will tell the tale of two best friend pot growers and O, the wild child girlfriend they share. [Deadline]

Veteran character actor Jay O.Sanders (“JFK”, “Along Came a Spider”, “Edge of Darkness”) will have a major role on “Law and Order : Criminal Intent” next season. He will play the captain. [Playbill]

Contrary to recent reports, Daryl Hannah says she is not doing “Snuff“, based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk, with Tom Sizemore. [Deadline]

Michael Bay wants you to know that “Transformers : Dark of the Moon” won’t be “Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen”. “We just have, I think, a better story,” he said. “It’s epic and it happens in a city, so it’s more accessible because you recognize stuff; it’s not in a desert. It’s kind of like ‘Black Hawk Down’ with our small group of heroes in a city.” [MTV.com]

“Nanny McPhee Returns” helmer Susanna White looks set to direct the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s “The Host“. [His Golden Eyes]