The Jerusalem-born actress will be heading back to her hometown to shoot an adaptation of \u201cA Tale of Love and Darkness,\u201d the autobiographical novel by Israeli author Amos Oz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Portman is expected to star in the film, as well as direct and write the screenplay. She first expressed interest in adapting the novel six years ago and discussed filming the movie in Hebrew. It\u2019s unconfirmed if that\u2019s still the plan.<\/p>\n The adaptation, according to the official synopsis, would take place in Jerusalem in the second half of the 1940s and focus on the author\u2019s childhood in light of his mother\u2019s mental illness and his father\u2019s helplessness, all in the context of the historic events of the period. Portman would play Oz\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n With filming set to begin this winter, the Holy Land better prepare for some serious paparazzi.<\/p>\n Jewish Emmy nominations<\/strong><\/p>\n The Emmy nominations<\/a> are in! Here’s a compact yet impressive group of Jewish hopefuls:<\/p>\n Mandy Patinkin <\/strong>was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Award for his role as the Jewish CIA officer Saul Berenson in the hit show “Homeland.”<\/p>\n Lena Dunham<\/strong> will try to carry her success from the Golden Globes to the Emmys, as she was nominated again as Best Lead Actress in a Comedy for “Girls.” She’ll have competition from Julia Louis-Dreyfus<\/strong>, who was tapped for her part in the comedy “Veep.”<\/p>\n For Louis-Dreyfus, it was her 14th Emmy nomination. She has won twice: for Best Supporting Actress in “Seinfeld” and as the lead in “The New Adventures of Old Christine.”<\/p>\n Jewish supermom Mayim Bialik <\/strong>received her second straight nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her role as Amy Farrah Fowler in “Big Bang Theory.”<\/p>\n Veteran actor Michael Douglas<\/strong> was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his part in \u201cBehind The Candelabra.\u201d<\/p>\n The Emmys will take place on Sept. 22\u00a0and be broadcast on CBS.<\/p>\n ‘Groovy, baby’ to ‘Supermensch’<\/strong><\/p>\n Sadly, there is no fourth “Austin Powers” film due out in the near future, although it has been labeled as \u201cin development\u201d on the film database website IMBD.<\/p>\n Powers, played by Mike Myers, hopefully will make a comeback, but for now we can look forward to the arrival of his directorial debut<\/a>, wonderfully titled “Supermensch.”<\/p>\n The film will focus on the career of talent manager Shep Gordon<\/strong>, who caught the interest of Myers while he was on the set of the ’90s classic “Wayne\u2019s World.” After some begging and pleading to Shep, Myers acquired the rights to use Alice Cooper\u2019s song \u201cFeed my Frankenstein\u201d in the film, as well as an appearance by Cooper himself. Since then, Myers and Shep have been friends.<\/p>\n Talking about Gordon, Myers told Deadline, \u201cI thought he was a perfect combination of Brian Epstein, Marshall McLuhan and Mr. Magoo. I\u2019ve been trying to get Shep to agree to let me make a movie about him for 10 years. Last year he finally said yes.<\/p>\n “I loved him like a brother before we started making this film and now, having sifted through his life and his legacy, I love him even more.\u201d<\/p>\n Gordon spearheaded the careers of \u201970s and \u201980s legends such as Cooper, Teddy Pendergrass, Luther Vandross and Raquel Welch.<\/p>\n Baron Cohen quits Queen film<\/strong> The band\u2019s vision is a PG movie, while Cohen was pushing for a \u201cgritty R-rated tell-all centered around the gifted gay singer,\u201d according to Deadline.<\/p>\n They\u2019re going to have a hard time finding someone who looks more like Mercury than Cohen.<\/p>\n
\nPlans for Sacha Baron Cohen <\/strong>to portray a character who is both mustachioed and flamboyant (a hybrid of Borat and Bruno, one might say) have fallen through. The Jewish actor has canceled his plans to play Queen frontman Freddie Mercury<\/a> in an upcoming biographical film, Deadline.com reports. Apparently he is not on the same page as the remaining members of Queen, who have creative control over the project.<\/p>\n
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