Hayden Panettiere News

Variety reports that Fox Atomic is acquiring the novel "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List." It will be developed as a vehicle for Hayden Panettiere, as she continued to expand her movie resume.

Panettiere is currently playing the title role in the Chris Columbus-directed comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper; and she is also planning to star in Daydream Nation.

Published last year by Knopf, "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" takes place in Manhattan, where Naomi and her gay best friend Ely protect their soulmate friendship by creating a list of people deemed off limits for smooching. Their friendship is imperiled when Ely kisses Naomi's boyfriend.

Hayden Panettiere is set to star in teenage comedy Daydream Nation, written and to be directed by Michael Goldbach.

Kieran Culkin is in negotiations to join the Heroes star in the film. He'll portray Panettiere's oblivious boyfriend.

Daydream Nation, budgeted at about $10 million, is scheduled to start production in the second or third quarter of this year.

Thanks to the writers' strike, Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has a lot of free time on her hands.

And she's using it to star in a couple new films. The latest is called I Love You, Beth Cooper.

The 18-year-old actress will appear at the title character in teen comedy, which will be produced by Chris Columbus (Rent, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).

As Beth Cooper, Panettiere is a hot cheerleader (typecasting!) that is the object of a nerdy valedictorian's obsession. The pair embark on a series of misadventures after he proclaims his love for her in his graduation speech.

Later this year, Hayden will appear in the drama Fireflies in the Garden alongside Julia Roberts.