Did Steven Spielberg settle on his leading man for 'War Horse'?

According to Collider, yes he did:

Steven Spielberg finally decided on his next project last month, an adaptation of the Michael Morpungo children’s novel War Horse. In a sign of forward motion, Eddie Redmayne (The Yellow Handkerchief) is reportedly “locked” for the lead role of Albert. The book tells the story of a boy, Albert, and his horse, Joey; the pair are separated when Joey is sold to the army, though not even World War I can keep them apart.

Redmayne has been acting steadily since 2006, though this should thrust him onto a much more public stage. The Playlist compares it to Spielberg trusting a young Christian Bale to anchor 1988’s Empire in the Sun — a good omen, indeed. 2011 will be a big year for Spielberg: he just wrapped production on The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, which is set for release on December 23, 2011, while War Horse will hit theaters a few months earlier on August 10, 2011. Check out the book synopsis after the jump.

-Spielberg has had an eye for young talent in the past, so this sounds good to me...thoughts?

SAG lets you in on their plans for their 2011 awards!

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

SAG already is gearing up for awards season with the announcement that it has chosen the actors, randomly selected, to sit on its two 2,100-member nominating committees -- one for film and one for television.

SAG Awards Committee chair JoBeth Williams also released key dates leading to the 17th annual SAG Awards on Jan. 30.

Submissions open July 12 and close Oct. 28; nominations ballots will be mailed Nov. 24 and are due Dec. 13; nominations will be announced Dec. 16; and final ballots will be mailed to all SAG members Dec. 30 and are due Jan. 28.

-Mark it down...

The Golden Globes announce their submission deadlines!

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has announced its timetable for the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be broadcast live by NBC on Jan. 16 from the Beverly Hilton.

The organization said Sunday that the deadline for film and TV submissions is Nov. 5, and nomination ballots must be received by Dec. 10. Nominations will be announced Dec. 14.

Other dates include: Nov. 11, announcement of Cecil B. DeMille Award; Dec. 8, final screening date for motion picture contenders; Dec. 27, final ballots mailed; and Jan. 12, final ballots due.

-Mark it down...