Hot properties: Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams (as Marilyn Monroe)

Dustin Hoffman and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Moonlight Mile" (2002)

"Some actors came into the world through independent films (Dustin Hoffman, the Gyllenhaals), some Hollywood actors have lent their names to indie productions in order to give them a boost (Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston) and some directors started out with low budgets and can now command millions of dollars (Chris Nolan, Michel Gondry).
Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams at British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA's) on February 19, 2006

For many, the line between Indiewood and Hollywood is impossible to move between whereas a select few manage it with ease – John C. Reilly, Catherine Keener and Michelle Williams are just three names who have made the transition time and time again in recent years.

This week’s indie news:Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

Cameron Crowe is back and his latest feature We Bought a Zoo is currently in pre-production. Matt Damon and Thomas Haden Church are just two names that have been attached to the project.
Emily Blunt has signed on to star opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis in Rian Johnson’s Looper". Source: flickeringmyth.blogspot.com

"Michelle Williams strikes a sultry pose as Marilyn Monroe in this sneak-peek picture for her upcoming film My Week with Marilyn.
Williams, 30, plays the screen goddess during a week she spent in England when she escaped from Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of her career. The movie comes out in 2012. Poster of Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst in All Good Things (2010)
Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling as Cindy and Dean in Blue Valentine (2010)

Williams can next be seen in Blue Valentine on Dec 31". Source: www.people.com