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Author: Garth Franklin
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DVD Answers: Details and artwork is now out for Constantine (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6505&n=1),
The Upside of Anger (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6575&n=1), Dodgeball: Unrated Edition (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6577&n=1), Ice Princess (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6564&n=1),
The Polar Express (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6556&n=1), Miss Congeniality 2 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6506&n=1), The Nanny: Season 1 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6576&n=1)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: HPANA (http://www.hpana.com/news.18573.html) reports that the running time for the teaser trailer for "Harry Potter (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050503i.php#) and the Goblet of Fire" will be 81 seconds. The commercial that advertised next week's ABC clip is now online (http://www.hpana.com/news.18576.html).

Indiana Jones IV: George Lucas talks about the sequel to Indy Experience (http://theindyexperience.com/tie_lite/may_2005.shtml#0000587).

Parallel: Jaime King ("Sin City") has been cast opposite David Duchovny in the upcoming thriller (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050503i.php#) "Parallel," written and directed by Josh Boone. Jaime also has an upcoming role opposite Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey in "Two For The Money".

Spider-Man 3: In an interview with A Galaxia (http://www.agalaxia.com.br/), Sam Raimi said "We are working ahead of time in the digital post-production because this movie (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050503i.php#) will have even more visual effects than the other two. I want to create a completely new look for the VILLAINS. The costumes they will wear will be sensational."

Transformers: Michael Bay talks about helming the CG robot flick to IESB (http://www.iesb.net/movies2/movie042905.php).

War of the Worlds: A seven-minute featurette is now up at 7M Pictures (http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/index.html).

X3: David Anders, best known as the duplicitous British rogue killer Julian Sark on ABC's "Alias (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050503i.php#)", indicated to Development Hell (http://www.development-hell.com/news_detail.php?idnews=177) recently he just auditioned for Angel a few days ago, and "totally nailed it". The young actor (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050503i.php#) apparently has a meeting with Matthew Vaughn about the role soon, and that things look highly promising.

Thanks to 'Jeff', 'Kas', 'Mulderpause', 'Jeff', 'Robert', 'Jackson' & 'Aaron'

[Dapper Dan]

PEACOCK PLUCKED
NBC is likely to experience a 20-percent drop in ad income for the current season -- or $550 million less than last year, the New York Daily News reported today (Tuesday), citing estimates by unnamed broadcasting and media execs. The network, they said, is expected to report $2.2-2.3 billion in ad revenue, while CBS, the No. 1 network is likely to report $2.4-2.5 billion, up $150 million from last year. "It doesn't sit well with us," NBC Universal Television Networks Group president Randy Falco told the Daily News. "We're like the New York Yankees, we've been No. 1 for 12 out of the last 18 seasons. Most people go to the Hall of Fame for that record." ABC's income is likely to rise $500 million to hit $2 billion, the newspaper said, while Fox is likely to remain virtually flat with a total of $1.6 billion.

TWO UNIVERSALS MAY BECOME ONE
NBC Universal, which represents one of the few media mergers in which the acquired company (Universal) is performing better than the original buyer (GE/NBC), wants to buy back the remaining 20-percent stake that Vivendi Universal still holds in the company, the London Financial Times reported today (Tuesday). In an interview with the newspaper, NBC Universal Chairman and CEO Bob Wright said, "We have the right to call their stock in 2009 to the extent they haven't sold. ... It's possible that NBC Universal could be fully owned by GE by the end of the decade."

RAY SHINES IN PENULTIMATE EPISODE
The penultimate episode of CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond recorded a 12.5 rating and a 19 share at 9:00 p.m. Monday night, helping CBS win the night by a comfortable margin. Still, Raymond was not the top-rated show of the night; CSI: Miami was at 10:00 p.m.. The crime show scored a 12.9/20, beating NBC's Medium, which drew a middlin' 8.5/13 and the ABC special Extreme Makeover: Wedding Edition, which managed only a 4.1/7. CBS won every half-hour period of primetime Monday, finishing with a 10.8/17 -- well ahead of NBC's second-place 7.0/11.

NIELSEN FINDS LOST UPN WOMEN
Nielsen Research has acknowledged that a significant percentage of UPN's audience falloff on Monday nights early this season can be attributable to adjustments it made in the 18-34-year-old female demo in its national sample audience, the Hollywood Reporter reported today (Tuesday). (Nielsen and the Reporter are corporate siblings.) Early season ratings indicated that UPN's Monday-night audience was down a whopping 18 percent from last season, although figures have now evened out. David Poltrack, who tracks Nielsen's ratings for CBS and UPN, said that last season the demo was over-represented in Nielsen's sample and that its effort to bring it more in line with the national population resulted actually in a slight under-representation early in the season.

SALEM HIT BY NEW DISSENT OVER WITCH
A nine-foot bronze statue of Samantha Stephens, the character played by Elizabeth Montgomery on Bewitched, and paid for by the TV Land cable channel, has divided the town of Salem, MA, which had agreed to showcase the statue in a public park. Although several episodes of Bewitched were set in Salem, where Samantha attended a witches' convention, John Carr, a former member of the Salem Historic District Commission, told today's (Tuesday) Washington Post that the plan trivializes the hanging of 19 citizens accused of witchcraft in 1692. "It's like TV Land going to Auschwitz and proposing to erect a statue of Colonel Klink," said Carr. But Mayor Stanley Usovicz noted that Salem deals with its tragic past in local museums. "Will this statue redefine Salem? Absolutely not," he told the Post. "Will it add to the experience of coming here? Definitely."

REGULATOR OK'S BBC'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL TELECAST
Despite the fact that the BBC's telecast of Jerry Springer: The Opera drew more complaints than any program ever broadcast in Britain, the TV watchdog OFCOM ruled Monday that the program "was set in a very clear context as a comment on modern TV" and did not breach broadcasting regulations. One British group, Christian Voice, organized a mammoth campaign that deluged the BBC with tens of thousands of complaints many of them directed to the homes of BBC executives, whose phone numbers and addresses the group published. The complaints alleged in particular that the depiction of Christ in the musical was blasphemous. However, OFCOM said, the scenes "these were not meant to be faithful or accurate depictions of religious figures, but a product of the lead character's imagination. Even as he lay dying, the fictional Jerry Springer still saw his life through the lens of his confessional show." (In the musical, Springer is shot and killed by an angry guest on his talk show.)

LOST CRUSADE
Last weekend's box office turned out to be significantly worse than the studios' original Sunday estimates -- which had been dismal enough in their own right. Twentieth Century Fox's Kingdom of Heaven, which is believed to have cost between $120 million and $185 million to produce, earned just $19.6 million domestically, according to final figures from Exhibitor Relations. Reporting on the downturn in theater attendance, which has produced 11 consecutive weeks of lower box-office results than last year, today's (Tuesday) New York Times asked, "Are people turning away from lackluster movies, or turning their backs on the whole business of going to theaters?" As if in reply, John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theatre Owners, told today's Los Angeles Daily News, "We always hope and expect to have a surprise hit or two in the year but we haven't had that this year. ... But our view is that it is primarily related to the product released in that period and not any cause for structural concern." Several analysts have concluded that the box office will remain in the doldrums until later this month, when the final Star Wars movie, Revenge of the Sith, is released. "We have never needed a Star Wars movie like we do right now," Exhibitor Relations chief Paul Dergarabedian told the Daily News. "Audiences have just kind of checked out and George Lucas is just going to check them back in. Lucas is going to come in to save the day." The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):
1. Kingdom of Heaven, 20th Century Fox, $19,635,996, (New); 2. House of Wax, Warner Bros., $12,077,236, (New); 3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Disney, $9,792,648, 2 Wks. ($35,782,098); 4. Crash, Lions Gate, $9,107,071, (New); 5. The Interpreter, Universal, $7,822,950, 3 Wks. ($54,403,865); 6. XXX: State of the Union, Sony, $5,520,628, 2 Wks. ($20,902,584); 7. Sahara, Paramount, $3,427,881, 5 Wks. ($61,664,541); 8. The Amityville Horror, MGM, $3,347,651, 4 Wks. ($60,308,453); 9. A Lot Like Love, Disney, $3,156,096, 3 Wks. ($18,912,009); 10. Fever Pitch, 20th Century Fox, $2,227,184, 5 Wks. ($39,248,456).

DISNEY AND GOLD FILE NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST WALT DISNEY CO.
What author James B. Stewart has called DisneyWar in his current best-seller flared up again on Monday as dissident former directors Roy Disney and Stanley Gold filed a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court claiming that the company engaged in a phony search for a new CEO before handing the job to Michael Eisner's hand-picked successor, Robert Iger. The pair claimed that the company misled investors into believing that potential successors to Eisner were being interviewed when in fact only one other person was approached, eBay CEO Meg Whitman, who quickly took herself out of consideration. The Disney-Gold lawsuit accuses the Disney board of fraud and breach of duty and asks that the company hold another election for directors. Company spokeswoman Zenia Mucha called the action a "frivolous and baseless lawsuit [that] reflects the mean-spirited, self-serving interest of two ex-board members."

MY PARENTS WENT TO SEE STAR WARS AND ALL I GOT WAS A LOUSY TOY
George Lucas has acknowledged that he expects to be on the receiving end of harsh criticism from parents following the May 19 release of Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith. "There's nothing I can do about it," Lucas told today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Times. "That's the story." However, the newspaper observed, some critics are already faulting Lucas for making deals with toy companies that have already released products appealing primarily to the young children that Lucas recommends stay home with the baby sitter when the rest of the family sees the movie. Harold Schechter, a professor at Queens College in New York and author of Savage Pastimes, told the Times that the sale of such toys is a case of "Lucas wanting his cake and eating it too. He wants a movie that will appeal to the older teens, but he still wants this movie to be all things to all people with the retail presence." And Bruce Stein, a former president of both Mattel and Kenner toy companies, commented: "I don't think the mistake here is putting the movie out with a PG-13 rating, I think the mistake if any is in putting out a preschool line of toys." However, Brian Goldner of Hasbro, which produces a talking, breathing Darth Vader mask, told the Times, "Even if [kids] can't go to the movie, they can be part of it."

LEGENDARY ANIMATION FIGURE JOE GRANT DEAD AT 96
Veteran animation designer Joe Grant, who designed the queen/witch in Disney's first animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and went on to co-write Dumbo, envision Lady and the Tramp and in recent years design characters for Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Lion King, and Mulan, died on May 6th in Glendale, CA after suffering a heart attack, Disney announced Monday. He was nine days short of his 97th birthday and had been active until the very end, going to work at Walt Disney Feature Animation the day before he died, according to the studio. In John Canemaker's Before the Animation Begins; The Art and Lives of Disney Inspirational Sketch Artists, Grant was quoted as saying: "The challenge out there now is to fuse ideas and technology (http://movieweb.com/news/news.php?id=7784#) and make them work together. Technology is running ahead of us right now. We've got to catch up with it with some good ideas. The only thing the computer can't do for us is [tell a] good story, fortunately."

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/tv/th-24.jpg News Bites: Thursday, May 12th 2005
Posted: Thursday, May 12th 2005 11:48PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

2005 Cannes Film Festival: Posters for various upcoming films (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050512i.php#) are up on the Cannes croisette and pics of these are up at Moviehole (http://www.moviehole.net/news/5606.html).

24 (TV): NBC is trying hard to get the rights to the Kiefer Sutherland series for next season according to TVTome (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowForumPage/showid-3866/threadid-221062/).

Beowulf: Filmmaker Roger Avary ("The Rules of Attraction") talks about how the latest film (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050512i.php#) version of the Danish poem classic "Beowulf" is progressing on his official site (http://www.avary.com/rogeravary/journal/journal.php).

Blade (TV): Spike TV (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050512i.php#) president Doug Herzog announced the network will adapt the theatrical franchise "Blade" as a series for early next year. New Line Television and Marvel Studios will produce the project, with David Goyer, writer-director of "Blade: Trinity," executive producing. Goyer is not expected to write the pilot.

Casino Royale (007)CommanderBond.net (http://www.commanderbond.net/Public/Stories/2765-1.shtml) has confirmed that Sony will film the 21st James Bond (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050512i.php#) movie in Prague instead of UK's Pinewood Studios, where 007 films are usually shot. The production is headed for Barrandov Studios in the Czech Republic city and filming may be starting in November.

D-War: The official site (http://www.younggu-art.com/dragonwars/) for the CG dragon movie has been updated.

The Da Vinci Code: French actor Lambert Wilson ("Matrix Reloaded", "Sahara") confessed recently with humor he desesperately tried to get a role but... failed.

Freddy vs. Jason 2: Robert Englund talks about the horror sequel to About.Com (http://actionadventure.about.com/od/news/p/aaenglundFVJ2.htm).

Indiana Jones 4: George Lucas (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050512i.php#) talks a little more about the next sequel to The Indy Experience (http://theindyexperience.com/tie_lite/may_2005.shtml#0000588).

Masters of Horror: John Carpenter talks about his work on the TV series to Bloody Disgusting (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=3837&Template=newsfull).

Match Point: The first pics from the Woody Allen flick are up at Rope of Silicon (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=2193).

Movie Game Tie-Ins: Details from E3 about vidgame adaptations of movie properties are up at The Movie Insider (http://www.themovieinsider.com/news/nid/1784).

Rambo 4: There's talk that inquiries about scouting have taken place around the Indian cities of Mumbai and Nagpur.

Silent Hill: Alice Krige ("Star Trek: First Contact", "Children of Dune", "Reign of Fire (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050512i.php#)") will join Radha Mitchell and Sean Bean in "Silent Hill", based on the hugely successful Konami game where Rose (Mitchell) is desperately searching for her lost daughter (Jodelle Ferland) in the mysterious and terrifying town of Silent Hill, where they are both trapped. Alice Krige will play Cristabella.

Smallville (TV): A video interview with creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough is up at IESB (http://www.iesb.net/movies2/movie050905.php).

Splinter Cell: An August start of shooting date is being targeted for the Tom Clancy video game adaptation. The script is ready, the casting is being finalised and Tom Clancy is apparently happy with how its come together.

Star Wars: Episode III: Star Wars: Episode III director George Lucas and producer Rick McCallum have confirmed to MTV.com (http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1501444/05062005/story.jhtml) that Revenge of the Sith will be on DVD in time for Christmas THIS year. McCallum said the disc will contain as many as 5 or 6 deleted scenes from the film. Lucas also confirmed that a box set of all six Star Wars films will be released at some point in the future.

The Myth: The poster for the Jackie Chan flick is up at JackieChan.Com (http://www.jackiechan.com/filmproject/2005myth.html).

Veronica Mars (TV): The series creator talks about the season finale, next year and DVD plans to IF Magazine (http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1262).

Wallace & Gromit: Pics from the Cannes launch of the Aardman animation flick are up at The Hollywood News (http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/article/12050505.php), the poster is up at Latino Review (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/dreamworks/wallace&gromit/teaserposter.html).

X3: Mike Elizalde, the makeup effects supervisor for "Fantastic Four" has confirmed he's on for "X-Men 3" according to Latino Review (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/fox/fantasticfour/mike-interview.html). Meanwhile, Geoff Hubbard has signed on as the art director according to Xmen Films (http://www.xmenfilms.net/xnews/34.htm). Matthew Vaughn confirmed the script took just six days to complete according to an interview with CHUD (http://chud.com/interviews/2834)

Thanks to 'Leon', 'PMK', 'Antoine', 'Ant', 'The Gorn', 'Kellvin', 'AG', 'Paul', 'Fred', 'Todd', 'Amanda', 'Ant', 'Frank The Rabbit'

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/orlandop.jpg News Bites: Sunday, May 15th 2005
Posted: Sunday, May 15th 2005 2:53AM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

2005 Cannes Film Festival: Pics of lots of snazzy posters up at the French film (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515i.php#) fest are at JoBlo (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=7466).

16 Blocks: Details from the set of the Bruce Willis thriller are up at HNR (http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=1252).

Batman Begins: The reinvention of the franchise has been given a PG-13 rating and a 140 minute final runtime - easily the longest of the live action movies.

The Black Dahlia: Pics of Scarlett Johansson on-set are now up at Ecran Large (http://www.ecranlarge.com/news-cinema-589.php).

Chappelle's Show: Comedy (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515i.php#) Central star Dave Chappelle has checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa reports NewsMax (http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/5/12/83314.shtml). The comedian's whereabouts and condition have been unknown since Comedy Central abruptly announced last week that the planned May 31 launch of the third season of "Chappelle's Show" had been postponed and production halted.

Displaced: Lancashire based Skylandian Pictures are celebrating this week after gaining the support of 'Lord of the Rings (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515i.php#)' star Ian McKellen for their sci-fi action adventure (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515i.php#) feature 'Displaced'. Ian provided a voice-over recording at Granada Studios which will create a dramatic opener to the film.

Dominion: A Prequel to the Exorcist: A massive interview with Paul Schrader on his aborted prequel getting a limited release next Friday is up at Quarter to Four (http://www.quartertofour.com/bloodynews/interviews/schrader_erik.html).

Final Destination 3: Producer Craig Perry talks about a special addition to the plot according to Bloody Disgusting (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/features.php?id=85).

The Grudge 2: Writer Stephen Susco talks about how the sequel is progressing to Horror Channel (http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1582).

The Island: The official site (http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/rent/) for the Michael Bay SF thriller is now online.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: A new shot from the Val Kilmer flick is now online (http://www.darkhorizons.com/2005/kiss/bang12.php).

The Last Winter: Ron Perlman talks about the Larry Fessenden horror film (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515i.php#) he just shot in Iceland to at Twitchfilm (http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/2005/05/ron_perlman_int.html).

New Pics: New photos are now out for Elizabethtown (http://www.cameroncrowe.com/), Herbie: Fully Loaded (http://www.ecranlarge.com/news-cinema-598.php), The Kovax Box (http://www.filmaxinternational.com/fichas/1437.htm#), Don't Come Knocking (http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/archive/moviearchive.php/Don%27t_Come_Knocking/3336/images), Where the Truth Lies (http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/archive/moviearchive.php/Where_The_Truth_Lies/3337/images), Match Point (http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/archive/moviearchive.php/Match_Point/3318/images), Unholy (http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1634), Wallace & Gromit (http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/article/12050507.php), and more Wallace & Gromit (http://www.arena.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/film/film.htm).

New Posters: New one-sheets are up for The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl (http://latinoreview.com/films_2005/miramax/sharkboylavagirl/poster.html), the Matt Dillon drama Twitchfilm (http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/001961.html), and the new CG animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=7450).

Rent: The official site (http://www.theisland-themovie.com/) has opened and includes blogs from all the key actors.

Spider-Man 3: Now Playing Magazine (http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/1494/2/) got the chance to chat with Sam Raimi recently and spoke about the third "Spider-Man" flick's visual effects which will be a practical and CG mix: "Absolutely, the new villain, the new powers [will be a mix]. We're shooting tests right now to determine what is best pulled off believably as a practical effect and what can't be, what's too dangerous, what is too unreasonable, and what looks better in CG" says Raimi.

Star Wars: Episode III: A DVD for "Revenge of the Sith (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515i.php#)" will feature six scenes that were deleted from the final movie. And a DVD set of all six films will eventually be packaged and sold, but when that may happen is still undecided.

Thanks to 'Eddie Michan', 'Jediyuth', 'arena', 'Last Decepticon', 'Jeff', 'Gareth', 'Kellvin', 'Movie Man', 'Johnny' & 'Stéphane'.

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/basic2.jpg News Bites: Thursday, May 19th 2005
Posted: Thursday, May 19th 2005 9:58PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

3 Crosses: Colin Farrell is tipped to have a cameo in this Irish flick according to Showbiz Ireland (http://www.showbizireland.com/news/may05/18-duffy14.shtml)

American Gangster: Director Terry George and his "Hotel Rwanda" star Don Cheadle have signed on to this $50 million film (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050519k.php#). Production will begin next spring with Keir Pearson and George writing. No word yet if Ray Liotta and John C. Reilly will sign back on.

Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction: The first shot from the Sharon Stone flick is up at Coming Soon (http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=9655)

Batman Begins 2: Batman on Film (http://www.batman-on-film.com/jettsmainpage.html) indicates that Liev Schreiber ("The Manchurian Candidate", "The Sum of All Fears (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050519k.php#)") is tipped to be under consideration for the role of Harvey Dent.

Battlestar Galactica (TV): Gateworld (http://www.gateworld.net/galactica/news/2005/05/u.s.a.getsseasontwofirst.shtml) reports that the Sci-Fi Channel will have the world premiere of the second season on July 15th with 20 new episodes scheduled to air. UK network Sky One won't begin airing the new season until October.

Benchwarmers: The first set report from the Adam Sandler flick is up at Freeze Dried Movies (http://www.freezedriedmovies.com/news/index.php?Action=Full&NewsID=2790).

Chappelle's Show (TV): More details on the Dave Chappelle story are up at Time Magazine (http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1061415,00.html)

Dick Tracy (TV): The recent talk of a "Dick Tracy" sequel looks in fact to rather be a TV series based on the detective comic.

Jacques Mesrine Biopic: French newspaper Le Parisien reports that French director Jean-françois Richet ("Assault on Precinct 13") will helm a feature based on the true story of Jacques Mesrine, France's public enemy No. 1 during the 1970s. Vincent Cassel will play Mesrine in the project to which Barbet Schroeder was previously attached as a director.

Mission: Impossible III: Lindsay Lohan is rumoured to be attached to the sequel which will shoot partly in China.

New Images: New shots are out for The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050401/features/fs_sharkboy.shtml), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/archive/moviearchive.php/The_Three_Burials_of_Melquiades_Estrada/3376/images), Land of the Dead (http://www.horrorchannel.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=533&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0), Cinderella Man (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050107/features/fs_cinderellaman.shtml), Bewitched (http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/archive/moviearchive.php/Bewitched/141/images), Hooligans (http://www.movie-fever.com/index.php/content/view/430/46/), Manderlay (http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/archive/moviearchive.php/Manderlay/3365/images)

Rambo IV: In an interview with Larry King, Sylvester Stallone recently stated that "Rambo IV begins filming in five or six months" and that "in the new Rambo movie the character will have a wife".

Superman Returns: Jack Larson talks about his role in the upcoming adaptation to Superman Homepage (http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php).

28 Weeks Later: AICN (http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20238) reports that negotiations are apparently underway to recruit Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of 'Intacto', to helm the "28 Days Later" sequel.

Woody Allen's Next: Woody Allen has declared his intention to do a new comedy that will be "a very romantic fantasy", reports Estrenos de Cine (http://www.estrenosdecine.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=848). The film might be shot in Barcelona which the director says would "adapt itself very well to the movie". Some scenes would be shot in Oviedo as well. Apparently, negotiations with main cast are already wuite advanced and the director would like the crew and some key roles in the film to be done by locals.

X3: Various sources are saying the relatively unknown Scott Madej has landed a role, though many aren't sure if it's Gambit or a young Professor X.

Thanks to 'AG', 'James', 'Chris', 'M.T.S.', 'Dust Bunny', 'fuzzbubbler' & 'Antoine'.

[Dapper Dan]

Barbarella: A source for Cinescape bumped into Lindsay Lohan at Tower on Sunset this morning and asked what she's doing and she said 'Mission Impossible 3' with Tom Cruise and then a remake of an old Jane Fonda movie called 'Barbarella.'" "And my music," she giggled.

Boo: The trailer for the Anthony Ferrante directed horror is up at Kismet Ent (http://www.kismetent.com/images/boo2.mov).

Doctor Who (TV): Talk of Billie Piper's replacement is up at The Mirror (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15550375&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=who-s-next--name_page.html).

Domino: The Keira Knightley thriller has been delayed several months til November 4th although the real Domino's arrest has apparently played no part in the decision.

New Posters: New one-sheets are up for The Bad News Bears (http://www.empiremovies.com/posters.php?id=3360), Herbie: Fully Loaded (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/disney/herbie/poster-b.html), Wallace & Gromit (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/dreamworks/wallace&gromit/poster2.html), The Devil's Rejects (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/lionsgate/devilsreject/poster.html), The Dukes of Hazzard (http://inlandempirestrikesback.net/v-web/gallery/HighResPosters/dohfinallarge).

The Night Stalker: Clips from the pilot of the reinvented spooky series premiering this Fall are up at Horror Channel (http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1688).

Richard Pryor Biopic: Mike Epps talks about playing the famed comedian to LatinoReview (http://www.latinoreview.com/interviews/epps-on-pryor.html).

Saw 2: The first set report from the horror sequel is up at Bloody Disgusting (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/features.php?id=89).

Superman Returns: Second unit filming is happening in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium right now, see IESB (http://www.iesb.net/movies2/movie052505c.php) for details.

X3: HNR (http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=130) reports that filming for X-Men 3 is set to run August 2nd thru December 15th at Vancouver Film Studios on the eastside of the city.

Thanks to 'X3', 'Red Tape', 'Brad', 'Rob', 'Mark', 'Charles'.

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/tv/th-smallville.jpg News Bites: Tuesday, May 31st 2005
Posted: Tuesday, May 31st 2005 11:55PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

Casino Royale: Phil Meheux ("Goldeneye") is the latest name to join the crew, he will be the director of photography according to MI6 (http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=2454).

Day of Wrath: A first look at the Christopher Lambert mystery/thriller is up at American World Pictures (http://www.americanworldpictures.com/).

D.O.A.: Kevin Nash has joined the cast which includes Devon Aoki, Matthew Marsden and Holly Valance according to Knox News (http://www.knoxnews.com/).

High Tension: A short but gory spot for the French thriller is up at Showbizz (http://www.showbizz.net/section_cinema.php?article=20050530150317)

It's Only a Play: Sheldon Turner is writing the adaptation of Terrence Mcnally's play with Columbia Pictures distributing. Ewan Mcgregor is in talks to star.

John Carter of Mars: Ehren Kruger talks about his involvement in the sci-fi project to Now Playing Magazine (http://www.nowplayingmag.com/content/view/1605/2/).

The Most Happy Fella: Josh Friedman is adapting Frank Loesser's 1956 musical with Paul Giamatti in talks to star and direct{?!}.

New Posters: New one-sheets are out for The Brothers Grimm (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050408/features/fs_brothersgrimm_p1.shtml), Red Eye (http://www.redeye-themovie.com/), The Pink Panther (http://www.blackfilm.com/20041126/features/fs_pinkpanther_p1b.shtml)

Pride & Prejudice: A lot of the trailer that aired on Entertainment Tonight is up at Keiraweb (http://www.keiraweb.com/).

Silence: Leigh Whannell won't star but will cameo according to Bloody Disgusting (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=4000&Template=newsfull).

Smallville (TV): Tom Welling talks about plans for next season up at Hollywood North Report (http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=1323).

Spinning into Butter: Rebecca Gilman is in talks with Fox Searchlight to adapt her own play with Reese Witherspoon in talks to star. Sydney Pollack will produce and maybe direct.

Star Trek XI: Rick Berman briefly talks about plans for the next film to Trekweb (http://trekweb.com/articles/2005/05/27/4297698c2c344.shtml#comments)

Supergirl: Last year's Miss Universe, Jennifer Hawkins, is being rumoured according to Perth radio (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050531g.php#) station 96.6 FM.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Four soundtracks are planned for the fantasy epic, see Christian Cinema (http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/newsdesk_info.php?newsdesk_id=123).

The Wicker Man: The first piece of art is now up at Horror Channel (http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1767).

Thanks to 'Ant', 'Jean-Luc', 'Movie (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050531g.php#) Man', 'Mark', 'Shan', 'Jonathan', 'Jack'.

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/lonely.jpg News Bites: Friday, June 3rd 2005
Posted: Friday, June 3rd 2005 11:55PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

Aeon Flux: A trailer for the video game version is up at aeonflux.com (http://www.aeonflux.com/).

DVD Answers: Details are up for Ben Hur SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6615), One Tree Hill Season 2 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6710), Smallville Season 4 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6709), The Office US Series 1 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6712), Kung Fu Hustle (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6704), Empire Falls (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6716), The Blues Brothers 25th Anniversary (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6683), New Jack City SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6682).

Edith Piaf Biopic: French actress Marion Cotillard will star as Edith Piaf in the $24 (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050603j.php#) million budget biopic which will chronicle the tumultuous life of one of France's most famous (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050603j.php#) and beloved singers. Olivier Dahan will direct the movie (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050603j.php#). Vincent Cassel will be the father of the young Edith Piaf, Sylvie Testud ("Fear and Trembling") is also part of the cast. Acenes will take place in France and the US (Piaf and Marcel Cerdan's whirlwind romance). An October 11th 2006 French release is being targeted.

The Island: Video from the early screening is up at Dreamworks (http://www.dreamworks.com/trailers/island/feat/island_adv_qt_480.mov).

Lonely Hearts: A first look at John Travolta (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050603j.php#) and James Gandolfini (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050603j.php#) in the serial killer thriller is up at Blackfilm (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050527/features/lonelyhearts.shtml).

New Images: Lots of new stills are out for Aeon Flux (http://www.cybersplat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=388), Batman Begins (http://www.mysan.de/article116982.html),
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (http://www.mysan.de/article116984.html), Corpse Bride (http://www.mysan.de/article116988.html), Into the Blue (http://www.mysan.de/article117003.html), Lassie (http://www.showbiz.ie/news/may05/26-lassie01.shtml),
The Perfect Man (http://www.movie-fever.com/index.php/content/view/491/46/), Serenity (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050107/features/fs_serenity.shtml), Three Crosses (http://www.showbiz.ie/news/may05/27-porter01.shtml).

New Posters: New one-sheets are up for Basic Instinct 2, Lonely Hearts, End Game, 16 Blocks, The Wicker Man (http://latinoreview.com/films_2006/TBD/2006teaserposters.html) & The Tenants (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050318/features/fs_thetenants_p1.shtml)

Pan's Labyrinth: An interview with Doug Jones about the Del Toro flick is up at Development Hell (http://development-hell.com/interview.php?idinterview=10).

V for Vendetta: The Natalie Portman (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050603j.php#) flick has been filming (the last two nights with one more night tonight) in Trafalgar Square and along Whitehall, London. The scenes, second unit crowd shots, involve a three hundred strong crowd dressed as V (mask n all) emerging around Nelsons column and passing a barricade manned buy armed soldiers. It's a peaceful confrontation that takes place at the climax of the movie.

The Would-Be Warrior: Two artwork items are at David Twohy's official site (http://davidtwohy.com/news.htm).

Thanks to 'Lemonjello', 'Antoine', 'Arma-0.5', 'Aussie God', 'Jakob', 'Ray', 'Eddie', 'Helen' & 'Kriszta'.

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/flash.jpg News Bites: Wednesday, June 8th 2005
Posted: Wednesday, June 8th 2005 8:12PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

Batman Begins: Footage of the Batmobile on a track in Holland racing is up at Moviewallpapers (http://www.moviewallpapers.net/module.php?section=tumbler).

DVD Answers: Details are out for Chicago: 3-Disc Edition (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6759&n=1&burl=), xXx: State of the Union (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6748), A Lot Like Love (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6750), Charmed Season 2 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6736), Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 4 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6527)

Fantastic Four: A look at the film's (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050608i.php#) soundtrack (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050608i.php#) can be found at its official site (http://www.fantasticfoursoundtrack.com/music.html).

The Flash: David Goyer briefly talks about the superhero flick to Sci-Fi Wire (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=31139).

King Kong: Kong is King confirms the first trailer will premiere with "War of the Worlds (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050608i.php#)" on June 29th.

New Images: Rent (http://www.moviemusicals.net/news.html), Bewitched (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/stills.php?id=466), Herbie: Fully Loaded (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050304/features/fs_herbiefullyloaded.shtml), more from Bewitched (http://www.movie-fever.com/index.php/content/view/142/46/), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/archive/moviearchive.php/Mr._and_Mrs._Smith/280/images), War of the Worlds (http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/gallery/ViewGallery.asp?GID=335), Chain Reaction (http://www.cinefacts.de/kino/db/filmdetails.php?id=21344), The White Massai (http://www.cinefacts.de/kino/db/filmdetails.php?id=18743&ab=101), and from the set ot Rent (http://photobucket.com/albums/v655/future86fanz/rentset/).

Rent: The official site (http://www.sony.com/rent) for the adaptation of the musical is now online.

Urban Legends: bloody Mary: A trailer for the direct to video (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050608i.php#) sequel is up at Video Detective (http://a.videodetective.com/?PublishedID=474000).

Wonder Woman The Sydney Morning Herald (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/05/1117910177909.html?oneclick=true) hints that Katie Holmes might be up for the role.

Thanks to 'Peter', 'Victor', 'AG', 'Darius', 'Augustin', 'CJH'.

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/grush.jpg News Bites: Thursday, June 16th 2005
Posted: Thursday, June 16th 2005 11:24PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

Batman Begins: Video (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050616k.php#) interview with the cast and crew are up at IFilm (http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2536885).

The Corpse Bride: An official site (http://corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com/) is up for the Tim Burton flick.

Dead or Alive: Pics from the game adaptation are up at Monkey Peaches (http://www.monkeypeaches.com/).

The Departed: Filming for Martin Scorcese's flick began recently at Quincy Shipyard in Massachusetts.

DVD News: Details are up for The Transporter: Special Delivery Edition (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6880&n=1&burl=), Chicago: 3-Disc Edition (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6759&n=1&burl=), Las Vegas: Season 2 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6883&n=1&burl=), House: Season 1 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6779&n=1&burl=),
The Pretender: Season 2 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6879&n=1&burl=), Robots (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6824), Beauty Shop (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6853), Layer Cake (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6862),
The Polar Express (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6556), The Fly/Fly 2: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6857), The Outsiders: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6855)

Four Brothers: Character posters from the Mark Wahlberg drama (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050616k.php#) are up at LatinoReview (http://latinoreview.com/films_2005/paramount/fourbrothers/markposter.html).

Little Polar Bear 2: Shots from this German flick are up at CineFacts (http://www.cinefacts.de/kino/db/filmdetails.php?id=18655&ab=101).

Postal: Despite an earlier report indicating Uwe Boll was attached to the game adaptation, its been confirmed he is not. At present according to the head of the game company Running With Scissors, several groups are in discussion over the film (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050616k.php#) rights.

Spider-Man 3: About.com (http://movies.about.com/od/heights/a/heightseb060905_4.htm) talked to Elizabeth Banks, who is Miss Brant in Spider-Man 2. Banks said she's definitely returning in "Spider-Man 3" but doesn't know yet exactly what she'll be doing - "I have no idea. I got a phone call recently apprising me of the dates but other than that I don't really have any information."

Truth, Justice & The American Way: Prep is underway to begin shooting the Los Angeles unit photography next week for a several week shoot.

Untitled Munich Olympics Project: Geoffrey Rush is being sought to play a Mossad case officer in Spielberg's long gestating project based around the momentous events of the 1972 Munich Olympics. Tony Kushner's script is "meaty" and Rush's part is "influential" says the Oscar winner according to Moviehole (http://www.moviehole.net/news/5801.html).

X3: An August 1st start of shooting date is locked with a May 25th 2006 release being targeted. Meanwhile, the first teaser poster for the superhero sequel is up at Screen Rant (http://screenrant.com/archives/xmen_3_teaser_poster_and_empty_1094.htm).

Wonder Woman: Morena Baccarin talks about the comic adaptation to IESB (http://www.iesb.net/upcomingfilm/061405.php).

Thanks to 'John', 'Gareth', 'Josh', 'Vic', 'I've Got Kooties', 'joe s', 'Pete M.', 'Antoine', 'Darius', 'Shan', 'Jeff'.

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/2005/harry/goblet19t.jpg News Bites: Wednesday, June 22nd 2005
Posted: Wednesday, June 22nd 2005 11:59PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

Cronicas: John Leguizamo talks the indie flick to IESB (http://www.iesb.net/printinterviews/johnleguizamocronicas.php).

DVD News: Details are out for Sin City (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6614&n=1&burl=), The Outsiders: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6855&n=1&burl=),
The Deer Hunter: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6806&n=1&burl=), To Kill A Mockingbird: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6807&n=1&burl=), The Sting: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6808&n=1&burl=),
Oldboy (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6904&n=1&burl=), Mindhunters (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6907&n=1&burl=), The Interpreter (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6922&n=1&burl=), The Simpsons: Season 6 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6609&n=1&burl=).

The Fog: The first pic of Tom Welling & Maggie Grace posing for photos are up at EW (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1073014_1_0_,00.html).

Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix: The new issue of "HOLA" magazine includes an interview with Liz Hurley talked about her role as evil with Bellatirx Lestrange - "I want to have fun and when I learned that most of my scenes are with the characters of Jason Isaacs and Ralph Fiennes I didn't doubt about doing it." [...] The filming locations will be right next door so my life as mother and wife will not be damaged."

Land of the Dead: The first pic of Simon Pegg in full zombie makeup is at Twitch Film (http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/002436.html).

Shoot 'Em Up: Clips from the animatic reel that was used to sell the ultra-violent flick are up at LatinoReview (http://www.latinoreview.com/scriptreviews/shootemup/promoreel/index.html).

Silent Hill: Roger Avary talks about his experience visiting the set at Avary.com.
Superman Returns: Pics from the EW pictorial are at Movie Newz (http://www.movienewz.com/).

Universal Soldier 3 - Industrialized Peril: Van Damme's going to be doing a second sequel to one of his better movies (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050622k.php#), see Karate (http://www.geocities.com/karate_lion_of_the_desert/NEWS.html) for details.

X3: X-Men Films (http://www.xmenfilms.net/xnews/42.html) reports that Brett Ratner has hired the highly rated cinematographer Philippe Rousselot as the DP on the sequel. Rousselot's credits include "Constantine," "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory," "Interview with the Vampire (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050622k.php#)," "The People Vs. Larry Flint," and "Big Fish (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050622k.php#)."

War of the Worlds: Lots of new clips from the Tom Cruise starrer are up at Dreamworks Fansite (http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/waroftheworlds/fullstory.php?id=2485).

Thanks to 'Threshold', 'Anthony', 'Mateo', 'Jess'.

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/2005/island/island26t.jpg News Bites: Friday, July 8th 2005
Posted: Friday, July 8th 2005 10:07PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

Casino Royale (007): British actor (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050708h.php#) Dominic West rules himself out of James Bond (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050708h.php#) role despite audition reports MI6 (http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=2564).

Degrassi Junior High: Director Kevin Smith confirms he's helming the film adaptation (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050708h.php#) to News Askew (http://www.newsaskew.com/).

Dreamgirls: Beyonce Knowles recently said in an interview that she starts rehearsing in December for her role as Deena in the big-screen adaption of the musical "Dreamgirls," which will shoot from January through April reports Talkin' Broadway (http://talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=148272).

Dungeon Siege: Hong Kong director and choreographer Ching Siu-Tung has officially boarded the first film adaptation of Dungeon Siege, the hit action RPG game series. Ching received two titles in the project - Action Director and Choreographer reports Monkey Peaches (http://www.monkeypeaches.com/).

DVD News: Details are up for 24: Season 4 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7019&n=1&k=24&burl=r%3D0%26g%3Dinfo%26s%3D1%26k%3D24%26x%3D0%26y %3D0), Sahara (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7067&n=1&burl=), Titanic: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&p=info&c=6155&n=1&burl=),
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7064&n=1&burl=), The Big Lebowski: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7072&n=1&burl=)
andThe Wizard of Oz: Special Editions (http://www.davisdvd.com/).

Fantastic Four: Assorted video interviews with the cast are up at IESB (http://www.iesb.net/fox2005/070505.php), an audio interview with Avi Arad & Tim Story is at Latino Review (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/fox/fantasticfour/avi-tim-audio.html).

The Island: DreamWorks is doing advanced screenings across the US this weekend, see Dreamworks Fansite (http://www.dreamworksfansite.com/theisland/screenings.php) for details.

Posters: One-sheets are up for Stay (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/fox/stay/poster.html), El Muerto (http://latinoreview.com/films_2005/elmuerto/teaserposter.html), A Good Woman (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=2480), Lord of War (http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/070705/lordofwar.php).

Star Wars: Episode III: Details of the Italian DVD edition, the first one announced, are up at DVD Web (http://www.dvdweb.it/index.mv).

Thanks to 'Lacy', 'The Jut', 'Robert', 'The Saint', 'Vipul', 'Stef'

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/2005/exorcism/rose2t.jpg News Bites: Tuesday, July 19th 2005
Posted: Tuesday, July 19th 2005 3:25AM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

American Gothic: Plans to restart the failed horror (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050719f.php#) series on the small and big screen seem to have failed reports Moviehole (http://www.moviehole.net/)

Catch and Release: Jennifer Garner's (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050719f.php#) new rom-com is finishing up filming in Canada this week. The cast and crew will be shooting in Boulder Colorodo starting next Tuesday for 2 weeks of filming .

The Corpse Bride: A first look at the action figure tie-ins is up at Spawn.Com (http://www.spawn.com/news/news2.aspx?id=12640).

Daddy's Girl: The Rock recently expressed interest in a Disney coming of age drama, see MTV (http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1505842/story.jhtml) for details.

Desperation: Mick Garris talks about how the horror adaptation is going to Horror Channel (http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2162).

The Exorcism of Emily Rose: The story behind the story of this horror thriller is now up at Rope of Silicon (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=2507).

Get Rich or Die Tryin': The first set of photos and the poster for the 50 Cent flick are up at Rope of Silicon (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=2527).

Liberace Biopic: The late star, who was the highest-earning entertainer in the world before his death in 1987, is the subject of a new Hollywood movie (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050719f.php#) - and both Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050719f.php#) are vying to play the lead reports Sky News.

New Images: New shots are out for Broken Flowers (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/focusfeatures/brokenflowers/brokenflowers.html), Lord of War (http://www.latinoreview.com/films_2005/lionsgate/lordofwar/lordofwar.html),
Good Night and Good Luck (http://wippub.warnerbros.com/movie/goodnight/imagegallery.html?page=1), The Skeleton Key (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050107/features/fs_theskeletonkey.shtml), Four Brothers (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050114/features/fs_fourbrothers.shtml),
American Pie 4 (http://www.crystlelightning.com/id13.html) and the set of The Inside Man (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050708/features/insideman.shtml).

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Talk about a film (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050719f.php#) version of the classic comic is up at Coming Soon (http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=10396).

Pirates of the Caribbean: World's End: That could be the third film's title according to the website (http://www.martinklebba.com/filmography.htm) for co-star Marty Klebba.

Seven Swords: Two loooooooong trailers for Tsui Hark's martial arts epic Seven Swords turned up online today, see Twitchfilm (http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/002708.html) for both.

The Spirit: Talk about a film version of the classic comic is up at Coming Soon (http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=10396).

The Triangle: The creepy Sci-Fi channel mini-series about the Bermuda Triangle and starring Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Michael Rodgers, Bruce Davison, Lou Diamond Phillips and Sam Neill (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050719f.php#) is set to premiere December 2005.

Underworld: Evolution: The poster for the sequel is up at Blackfilm (http://blackfilm.com/20041203/features/fs_underworld2_p1.shtml).

Walk the Line: The Johnny Cash movie (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050719f.php#) "Walk the Line," starring Joaquin Phoenix as the "Man in Black," will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September reports Blackfilm (ttp://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20050715/112144417500.html).

Wonder Woman: Boston-area radio station WXLO 104.5 FM announced today on their "Jen's Hollywood Buzz on the 45's" segment that Cameron Diaz was considered for the title role but she rejected the idea out of hand as she's after more 'serious roles'.

X3: Scribe Zak Penn talks about his duties on the third "X-Men" to Comics Continuum (http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0507/18/zakpenn.htm).

Thanks to 'Eric', 'Jason', 'Joe S', 'Jeff', 'Paul', 'Johnny'

[Dapper Dan]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/brokeback.jpg News Bites: Monday, July 25th 2005
Posted: Monday, July 25th 2005 11:06PM
Author: Garth Franklin
Source: Various Sources

Answering The Call: Ground Zero's Volunteers</STRONG>: A 30-minute preview from the doco is now up at the official site (http://www.answeringthecall911.com/preview1.html).

Brokeback Mountain: The official one-sheet is up at JoBlo (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=8074).

DVD News: Details are out for Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7199&n=1&burl=),
Alias: Season 4 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7180), Star Trek: Nemesis CE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7104), Saw: SE (http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2224), The Longest Yard (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6958),
Carlito's Way: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7123), Herbie: Fully Loaded (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7191), It's All About Love (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7124),
The Wedding Date (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7157), Lifeboat: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7171), Fever Pitch (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6872), 11:14 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7165),
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7164), The Fly: SE (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=6857), Arrested Development: Season 2 (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7174), Kicking & Screaming (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7177), Lords of Dogtown (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7185), Elektra: Unrated Director's Cut (http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=7181).

Ghost Rider: Some great photos of the hell cycle are now up at Screen Used (http://www.screenused.com/).

Kris Kristofferson Biopic: CMT News reports that Aussie country singer Keith Urban (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050725k.php#) is in talks with Paramount Pictures about a biopic based on the life of the famed country singer.

Movies On Demand: Morgan Freeman's company is leading the charge of selling downloads (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050725k.php#) of newly released movies (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050725k.php#), see Entertainment Weekly (http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2005/07/morgan_freeman_.html) for details.

The Night Banquet: The Chinese press carried an official announcement last week of Zhang Ziyi's next film (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050725k.php#), titled "The Night Banquet." It is a loose adaptation of "Hamlet" directed by Feng Xiaogang, who last directed "A World Without Thieves" reports Hello Ziyi (http://www.helloziyi.us/).

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes: Not only does Terry Gilliam have "Tideland" and "The Brothers Grimm" both coming this year, but apparently in his free time he's been working as executive producer for the Brothers Quay's latest, "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes" says Twitchfilm (http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/002879.html).

San Diego Comic Con Footage: Superman Returns (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050715/features/supermanreturnsnews.shtml), V for Vendetta (http://www.blackfilm.com/20050715/features/visforvendetta.shtml), , Sky High: Sixteen character profiles are now up at Rope of Silicon (http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=2504).

Spider-Man 3: The Chameleon will be the villain according to Development Hell (http://www.development-hell.com/news_detail.php?idnews=475) with the tracks very significantly laid for Green Goblin II and to a lesser extent Kraven the Hunter.

Star Trek XI: Some wild rumours about the next Trek film have begun to swirl, see Trekweb (http://trekweb.com/articles/2005/07/22/42e1880605171.shtml) for details.

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny: The official site (http://tenaciousdmovie.com/) for the film about the band has gone online.

Texas Chainsaw Prequel: Andrew Bryniarski & R. Lee Ermey look to be returning reports Pit of Horror (http://www.pitofhorror.com/newdesign/hub.html).

Wonder Woman: Lynda Carter talks about her potential replacements to Sci-Fi Wire (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=31730).

Young Indiana Jones: A DVD release for the short lived TV series is looking to be readied in time for the fourth film reports The Indy Experience (http://theindyexperience.com/tie_lite/july_2005.shtml#0000653).

Thanks to 'Bithy', 'Eddie', 'Chris', 'Wilson', 'Brad', 'Pat', 'Stephen', 'The Deliverer'