Drew Barrymore to direct heist thriller

Drew Barrymore has come aboard to direct and produce Heist Society,a thriller based on the young-adult novel by Ally...

Drew Barrymore has come aboard to direct and produce Heist Society,a thriller based on the young-adult novel by Ally Carter. The book follows a young woman named Katarina Bishop who hails from an extended family of cat burglars and master thieves. The girl leaves her illicit life behind,but when her father is the prime suspect in the case of a mobsters missing art collection,she assembles a crew to track down the art and steal it back. The project is set up at Warner Bros.,which is aging the characters a notch into their early 20s. Barrymore will also supervise screenwriter Shauna Cross. The two previously worked together on Whip It,the roller derby flick starring Ellen Page and Kristen Wiig.

Barrymore plans to take on Heist Society after she finishes directing the romantic comedy How To Be Single.

Decker to play sports wife in Expecting

Brooklyn Decker,the model-turned-actress who made her feature debut opposite Adam Sandler in Just Go With It,has joined the ensemble cast of What to Expect When Youre Expecting. Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez are the only actresses officially signed on for Lionsgates adaptation of the best-selling pregnancy guidebook,which will track five couples who suffer the many joys of the childbirth process.

Decker will play the wife of a former Nascar driver. Her character is pregnant with twins and having an easy time of it,arousing jealousy among her pregnant friends. Production is set to begin in Atlanta later this summer. Kirk Jones will direct. Decker,married to tennis champ Andy Roddick in real life,will also be seen in Universals big-budget sci-fi action movie Battleship.