Jesse Peretz News

March 2, 2006
Weinsteins Set To Make "Deceitful" Author J.T. LeRoy Biopic
There's almost a week to go before Asia Argento's "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" opens, so it's perfect timing for The Weinstein Company to announce they've optioned the rights to a biopic of fake author J.T. LeRoy. More...

May 4, 2005
Zach Braff & Amanda Peet On the "Fast Track"
The Hollywood Reporter brings news of an upcoming project involving Zach Braff ("Garden State") and Amanda Peet ("The Whole Nine Yards"). Produced by the Weinstein brothers and their new production company, "Fast Track" is a comedy that "centers on an underachiever who is forced to take a job he doesn't want -- working for his father-in-law -- after his wife becomes pregnant and quits her high-paying job." More...