Vinnie Chase and his posse are coming back to Hollywood. “It’s a go. love you all,” tweeted director Doug Ellin today of the Entourage movie. Deals for Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Kevin Connolly have been reached, sources say. Working with Warner Bros, producers Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson stepped in to close the offers this weekend. Details are sketchy on who exactly gets what but all four actors are now getting some of the $30 million budgeted movie’s backend. Even though my colleague Mike Fleming Jr broke the story back in in January that an Entourage movie had the green light from Warner Bros, this all started when Jeremy Piven closed his deal for the pic around the end of August with part of the backend. The other cast members started wanting a bit of that profit participation pie too. The ripple effect was that Grenier, Dillon, Ferrara and, to a lesser degree, Connolly held out for what they hoped would be a big payoff down the line. Despite all this drama, the film was actually never scheduled to start filming until around January when Piven is on break from his ITV/PBS series Mr. Selfridge. On top of the dispute among the actors and the producers, WB was adamant that the budget for Entourage the movie stay at $30 million and would not go ahead if the pic doesn’t meet the mid-January deadline to remain eligible for the 20% tax credit it got from California Film Commission program earlier this year. But that’s all water under the deal making bridge now.

Kate Upton is being eyed for the female lead in the “Entourage” movie, multiple individuals familiar with the Warner Bros. project have told TheWrap.

Though Upton has not been formally offered the role yet, she is in early discussions to join the cast, according to sources. While a representative for the swimsuit model-turned-actress has denied that any such talks are under way, they acknowledge that there was interest in Upton for the project earlier this year.

Warner Bros. had no comment.

After heated contract negotiations, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven have all agreed to reprise their iconic roles from the HBO series in the Doug Ellin-directed feature, which is expected to highlight Ari Gold’s new career as a studio head.

Details of Upton’s potential role are being kept under wraps, though she could be playing the latest love interest of movie star Vincent Chase (Grenier), who always had a thing for curvy blondes.

Production is scheduled to start early next year.

Upton, who appeared in Brett Ratner’s “Tower Heist” and “The Three Stooges” movie, will soon be seen alongside Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Nick Cassavetes’ comedy “The Other Woman.” She’s represented by IFA Talent Agency.

Warner Bros.’ “Entourage” movie will start shooting on Jan. 16 in Los Angeles.

The show’s creator, Doug Ellin, tweeted a photo of the eight cast members — including Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier — with a caption saying, “January 16 start date. Getting pumped.”



The show ended its eight-season run in Sept. 2011. The series finale, watched by 2.6 million viewers, concluded with a cliffhanger to set up the movie.

Ellin is on board to direct the film. The movie was chosen as one of the 31 productions selected in June to receive California’s Film and Television Tax Credit.

A spokeswoman for the California Film Commission, which administers the credit, said, “This project is still on the approved list and will be shooting within the 180 day deadline for the start of principal photography.”