The one person you’d never have guessed in a million, make that a billion years, to jump on the 3D bandwagon is St. Martin Scorsese. Or that he’d direct a kid’s movie. But stand back, because he’s doing both! The American filmmaker will devote the next year or so of his life to The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The film is being shot with 3D cameras rather than having a post-production conversion, too.

Collider report the script has been written by John Logan and will star Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley and Asa Butterfield. No doubt “name” actors will be joining them. The story is centred on a young lad who lives in a Parisian metro.

Here’s the book’s synopsis to get you up-to-date:

ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together… in The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret is set for a December 2011 release and his based on the award-winning novel by Brian Selznick.

He’s a much respected actor and famous grouch, and he’s not adverse to appearing in the occasional blockbusters, either. But according to UGO, the Texan star is currently in “talks” to take a role in Joe Johnston’s First Avenger: Captain America.

There’s nothing confirmed, nor denied about Jones’s involvement, but it’s fairly obvious he’ll be playing a military general or something befitting his age and experience. He’d certainly bring some much needed gravitas to proceedings.

Marvel’s latest film to head into production sees Chris Evans’ soldier turned into a superhero to fend off the dreaded Nazis and The Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). Director Johnston originally wanted an unknown to take the role but following the dictum of Donald Rumsfeld, Marvel and he went for a “known unknown that we know about”. Evans, of course, played Johnny Storm in Tim Story’s fun by much loathed Fantastic Four films, but he’s hardly a mega star…yet.

It’s been rather quiet on the Tommy Lee Jones front of late, he won praise for his role in No Country For Old Men, but what since? There’s still the important matter of Men In Black 3 to clear up. Will he or won’t he be returning? I’d hazard a guess and say he’ll turn it down.