Sure Shots: Hailee Steinfeld; Robert Redford; To Catch a Thief remake

* While Hailee Steinfeld continue to try and figure out how to capitalize on her True Grit cred, she's doing what all up and coming actresses do and that's diving into a period drama. Oh boy. The young actress is set to star in yet another version of Romeo & Juliet, although this one might actually be pretty good since it's written by Julian Fellowes(Gosford Park, Vanity Fair, and unfortunately The Tourist). The film would be directed by Carlo Carlei(Fluke), which could also be a cause for concern. I'm going to stay positive.

* Robert Redford is already a baseball fixture having starred in The Natural, arguably the best baseball movie ever. His latest film, The Conspirator, is due to hit theaters here very soon(worth a look, I think), but right now he's looking to step back into the national past time. The LA Times says he's set to star in a historical drama centering on the relationship between Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey. Rickey was the Brooklyn Dodgers exec who broke the color barrier by signing Robinson to the team. Rickey also drafted the first Hispanic player into the league. Brian Helgeland(Mystic River) will both write and direct.

* To be honest, Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief is not one of my favorites. It's not bad, it's just that I'd rather have spent the entire film watching Cary Grant and the unnaturally beautiful Grace Kelly(seriously, was anyone hotter than her ever??) weave their romantic spell. The heist stuff didn't do much for me. But do I want to see somebody else take a crack at it? No I don't, but that's exactly what's happening. LatinoReview spoke with writer Josh Stolberg(Sorority Row, Good Luck Chuck) and he revealed that he's recently turned in a script to Paramount for a remake of the film and that casting is underway. Uh oh. I liked Sorority Row but do I want that guy touching a Hitchcock classic? Ugh. Who in the world could they get to possibly replace Grant and Kelly? I smell Kate Hudson, unfortunately. The most disturbing part? Stolberg says the script is "modern" and "gadgety". Gadgety? Like James Bond gadgety?