Susan Sarandon will play the title character...

Susan Sarandon will play the title character in United British Artists’ “My Old Sweetheart,” based on Susanna Moore’s best-seller and filming in Hawaii in the fall. The story concerns a young woman recalling and coming to terms with her unusual upbringing on the island. Michael Laughlin directs Moore’s screenplay, Richard Johnson produces. . . . .

Tim Robbins will climb Carolco’s “Jacob’s Ladder” for director Adrian Lyne in March. The original screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin concerns a Vietnam soldier who sees his life flash forward as a result of a mysterious combat experiment. Valeria Golino plays a key element in his future. . . . . Kiefer Sutherland plays the junior FBI agent escorting resurfaced ‘60s activist Dennis Hopper to justice in Paramount’s “Flashback.” Franco Amurri directs David Loughery’s screenplay for producer Marvin Worth in March.. . . .

David Puttnam kicks off the first of his Enigma Production projects for Warner Bros. in April with “Memphis Belle,” the story of the crew of an American bomber during World War II. Catherine Wyler,--whose father William directed the documentary that inspired the feature, co-produces Monte Merrick’s screenplay which is being directed by Michael Caton-Jones. . . . . Quick casting: Robert Loggia joins Willem Dafoe and Edward James Olmos in “Triumph of the Spirit,” the story of survival in a Nazi concentration camp. Filming of the Laurence Heath screenplay begins next week in Poland for producer Arnold Kopelson. . . . . Albert Finney plays Leo, a ‘30s gangland boss in “Miller’s Crossing,” now filming in New Orleans for Fox. Joel Coen( directs and co-wrote the script with Ethan Coen. . . . . Craig T. Nelson gets the job of assigning cop Tom Hank’s a new partner--a vicious, mangy mutt in Disney’s “Turner and Hootch.” Henry Winkler directs the Daniel Petrie Jr. script. . . . . Title changes: Trans World’s “Pop. 65,” written, directed and starring Emilio Estevez, has been re-dubbed “Men at Work.” The comic thriller of two garbagemen who stumble onto a body has been described as Laurel and Hardy meet Hitchcock on Hermosa Beach. Charlie Sheen co-stars when the cameras roll in March . . . . Similarly, Dino De Laurentiis’ production of “Compulsion,” an April start, is now “The Desperate Hours.” Yes, it’s based on the 1955 Bogart hostage thriller. Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal did the new version and Chris Cain directs . . . .