Julia Roberts plays a nurse whose affections...

Julia Roberts plays a nurse whose affections are split between dying cancer patient Campbell Scott and construction worker Vincent D’Onofrio in Joel Schumacher’s “Dying Young.” The script was adapted by Richard Freidenberg’s from the Marti Leimbach novel. The film, produced by Sally Field and Kevin McCormick for 20th Century Fox, goes into production Nov. 12.

Michael Karbelnikoff, a video and TV commercials director, has replaced Luis Mandoki on Universal’s “Mobsters.” Mandoki reportedly left the production after insisting on further revisions to Nicholas Kazan’s screenplay. The parting between Mandoki and Universal comes on the heels of their successful opening weekend of “White Palace.”

Joan Chen will play an unhappily married woman whose life and son are saved by a homeless man in Spirit Productions’ “Row Your Boat.” The film, written and directed by Solice Mitchell and produced by Richard E. Johnson, will shoot next summer in New York City.

The Beaver directs! Jerry Mathers will direct his first feature, Teleview Films’ “When the Saints Come Marching In.” The comedy, written by Paul Crary and produced by Paul Rapp, concerns the owner of a pro football team--played by singer Bobby Vinton--whose team becomes a winner thanks to the music of the legendary jazz band, the Dukes of Dixieland. The film shoots next spring in New Orleans.