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X-Men: The official site just added the third (and final) "X-Men" trailer. Click below to download it at Apple.com: Untitled: Heather Matarazzo ("Welcome to the Dollhouse") and Emmanuelle Chriqui have signed for roles in director Todd Solondz's untitled project for Good Machine and New Line Cinema. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Selma Blair, Paul Giamatti and Mark Webber are in negotiations to join the project, which is about the pressures of fitting in at high school and college. It starts shooting at the end of July. Matarazzo will be filling the role of Kendra, a neurotic high school student. Chriqui will play Lois, a college student. Minority Report: A review of Scott Frank's "Minority Report" script. This often-delayed sci-fi/thriller has Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise attached. Some spoilers. Thanks to Stax. Minority Report - Script Review (Mixed) Pearl Harbor: Jon Voight is set to star as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in "Pearl Harbor" for filmmakers Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay. The project went into production before the filmmakers could find their president. "Harbor," written by Randall Wallace, centers around two Army Air Corps pilots and best friends (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett) who fall in love with the same Navy nurse (Kate Beckinsale). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alec Baldwin and Tom Sizemore also star. Having brought the United States out of the Depression, Roosevelt rallied the nation to support the war through his radio "fireside chats" and with his national speech the day after the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese sneak attack, which he described as a day that "will live in infamy." Dial 9 for Love: Liev Schreiber ("A Walk on the Moon") and Jeanne Tripplehorn ("Mickey Blue Eyes") are set to star in Pleswin Entertainment Group's indie feature "Dial 9 for Love." Kees Van Oostrum ("Drive Me Crazy") will helm. Written by Peter Alkoff and Larry Brand, "Dial" is about a married couple (Schreiber and Tripplehorn) who separate after the woman has had enough of her husband's cheating ways. As he tries to understand his attraction to other women and his desire to save his marriage, he gets a phone call from a woman who accidentally dials a wrong number. They begin a relationship over the phone, and he confesses his troubles to her, not realizing the woman is his wife. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the $3 million film begins shooting this week in Holland.
Godzilla 2000: The US poster for "Godzilla 2000," which opens August 11th. Thanks to 'John' over at TNMC Movies.
The Unfaithful: George Clooney is in advanced negotiations to star in Fox 2000's "The Unfaithful" for director Adrian Lyne. "Unfaithful," based on the French classic "La Femme Infidele," is about a married woman who gets involved in an affair that leads to murder. Bill Broyles wrote the most recent draft. According to THR, plans are to shoot the film in the fall. Bond 20: According to JamesBond.com, there's no truth in the recent rumours that Judi Dench will be replaced by Edward Woodward as "M" in the next Bond movie. Shaolin: Disney has paid mid-six against high-six figures for "Shaolin," a pitch from scribe John Fasano and comic book creator Adam Pollina that creature effects maven Stan Winston will produce. According to THR, Fasano will write the script, which is based on an idea and original character from Pollina. Set in 12th century China, "Shaolin" follows an orphaned Italian boy who is raised and trained by Shaolin Monks. He joins them in their fight against a horde of superhuman Mongols. Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A review of Josh Friedman's March 2000 "Hitchiker's Guide" script, which is a rewrite of an earlier draft by the book's author Douglas Adams. Minor spoilers. Thanks to Stax. Hitchiker's Guide.. - Script Review (Negative) Killing Me Softly: Chen Kaige ("Farewell My Concubine") is teaming up with Heather Graham ("Bowfinger") to make his English-language directing debut on the erotic thriller "Killing Me Softly." According to Variety, the film tells the tale of a London research scientist who opts out of her comfortable but ordinary relationship with a nice boyfriend and into a dangerously obsessive bond with a handsome and mysterious mountaineer. Hearts in Atlantis: Scott Hicks will direct Castle Rock Entertainment's coming-of-age feature "Hearts in Atlantis," which William Goldman has adapted from a Stephen King novella. Anthony Hopkins is in talks to star in the project, which according to The Hollywood Reporter is tentatively being planned for a fall start. "Hearts," which is set against the backdrop of the Vietnam war, centers around an 11-year-old fatherless boy whose life is changed when an eccentric adult with a strange past (Hopkins) boards at his home. Valentine: David Boreanaz ("Angel") has been cast in the thriller "Valentine" for director Jamie Blanks ("Urban Legend"). Based on Tom Savage's 1996 book "Valentine: A Novel," the film is about a college nerd (Boreanaz) who is the victim of a vicious practical joke by four women. More than 10 years later, he is handsome, charismatic and successful - but carries a hatred that is still intact. After killing three of the four women on successive Valentine's Days, he has one more left in order to complete his vengeance. Shooting begins in Vancouver in mid-July. According to THR, the film, targeted for a 2001 Valentine's Day release, was written by Donna and Wayne Powers, with a rewrite by Aaron Harberts and Gretchen Berg.
Coyote Ugly: Poster for the romcom "Coyote Ugly," produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by first-time-helmer David McNally. Thanks to 'Craig' and the official site.
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