Betty Thomas Scores One For The Director-Ladies!

· Not all is bleak for female directors: Betty Thomas has landed a gig on Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel! [THR]
· New Line will produce the film version of off-Broadway musical Rock of Ages, the hair-metal equivalent of Mamma Mia!. Obviously, in a perfect world they’d want Meryl Streep to play the lead role of a “young rocker hungry for his big break,” but they’d settle for Michael Cera. [Variety]

After the jump: What beloved Goonie is joining Matthew Perry at Showtime?

· Sonya Walger (Desmond’s flashback flame on Lost) and Christine Woods join the cast of ABC’s Flash Forward. [THR]
· Martha Plimpton, Nate Torrence, and three others have joined Matthew Perry on Showtime’s pilot The End of Steve, about “an egomaniacal local talk show host.” They’re making a show about Mr. Phil? [THR]
· Entourage director Julian Farino is close to closing a deal to direct indie comedy Oranges, his first high-pulp feature. [THR]