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Posters: One for the drama "Tart," starring Dominique Swain, Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Lacey Chabert and Melanie Griffith. Also the official "Titan A.E." poster. This upcoming animated sci-fi/action film features the voices of Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman and Nathan Lane. Thanks to Stephen.

Red Line: Vin Diesel ("The Iron Giant") will co-star with Paul Walker ("The Skulls") in "Red Line," a drama about street racing written by David Ayer and directed by Rob Cohen, with Neal Moritz producing, according to Variety.

Pitch Black II: In other Diesel-related news, David Twohy (who co-wrote and directed the solid original film) is now looking to sequelize the pic around Diesel, who played a prisoner who wound up protecting his captors from beings on a hostile planet. Twohy's hatched a treatment for a sequel, and the studio's expected to move quickly. The original, which cost a bit over $20 million, has grossed nearly $40 million, with foreign territories looking strong.

The Count of Monte Cristo: A review of Jay Wolpert's "Count of Monte Cristo" script, dated January 7th, 2000. Guy Pearce ("Ravenous") and Jim Caviezel ("Frequency") recently landed the lead roles in this project. Some spoilers. Thanks to Stax.

Count of Monte Cristo - Script Review (Negative)

Wet Hot American Summer: Janeane Garofalo, Paul Rudd and David Hyde Pierce are starring in the indie feature "Wet Hot American Summer" for director David Wain ("The State"). Written by Wain and Michael Showalter, who also stars in the pic, "Wet" is an absurdist comedy about the last day of summer camp for the counselors and campers at Camp Firewood, circa 1981. Rudd and Showalter play counselors, Garofalo is the camp director and Pierce is the professor who lives down the road. According to THR, production begins in Pennsylvania today.

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote: Johnny Depp has committed to star in "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." The $32 million foreign-backed picture will be directed by Terry Gilliam, who also shot the 1998 Depp film "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." It will shoot this fall in Spain. Depp will play a modern-day advertising exec who is whisked back in time to 17th-century Spain where he finds himself mistaken by the eccentric knight Quixote for his sidekick Sancho Panza. According to Variety, Quixote will be played by French actor Jean Rochefort, while Depp's real-life wife, Vanessa Paradis, will provide the love interest.

Big Trouble: Tom Sizemore is in negotiations to star in Disney's ensemble comedy "Big Trouble" for director Barry Sonnenfeld. Production is slated to begin this summer in Miami. Sizemore is the first to be cast in "Trouble," which is based on the best-selling novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Dave Barry. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Trouble" is about a suitcase in a Miami airport - containing a nuclear device that's triggered to go off very soon - and how it changes the lives of the people who come into contact with it. Sizemore plays a dimwitted vagrant who first comes across the suitcase and mistakently thinks it holds precious jewels.

Possession: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ralph Fiennes and Aaron Eckhart are in talks with Warner Bros. to star in "Possession." While an initial offer of $5 million has been made to Paltrow, Variety reports that no formal negotiations have commenced as yet. It's unclear if any firm financial offer has been made to Fiennes. Writer/director Neil LaBute ("Your Friends and Neighbors") is re-writing the script and is understood to be attached to direct. Based on the Booker Prize-winning A.S. Byatt novel, the storyline centers on two contemporary academicians, each studying one of two Victorian poets, who reconstruct their subjects' secret extramarital affair through their poems, diaries, epistles and analysis.

Adrien Brody ("Liberty Heights") has been cast opposite Hilary Swank in "The Affair of the Necklace" for director Charles Shyer. According to THR, Brody also has landed the lead role in Quadrant Entertainment's low-budget indie feature "Dummy" for writer-director Greg Pritikin ("Totally Confused"). Brody will begin shooting "Dummy" in New York in mid-June, wrapping July 5. That evening, he will board a plane to Prague, Czech Republic, and begin shooting "Necklace" the following day. "Necklace," set in pre-Revolutionary France, centers on a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in her country. She must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace. Brody plays Swank's scheming, deceptive husband, whom she married out of convenience. In "Dummy," Brody plays a socially retarded man who pursues his lifelong passion to be a ventriloquist and learns to communicate to the world through the dummy.

Space Cowboys: A very nice scan of the "Space Cowboys" advance poster. This upcoming sci-fi/comedy stars Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner and Donald Sutherland. Thanks to the official site.

Bulletproof Monk: MGM has paid a high six figure advance to turn the cult comic "Bulletproof Monk" into a live-action film that will star Chow Yun-Fat ("Anna and the King") as the title character. The adventure follows an immortal Tibetan martial arts master who becomes a mentor to a young urban street kid. According to Variety, Director John Woo and Terence Chang's MGM-based Lion Rock Prods. will produce the picture.

Good Advice: Denise Richards ("The World Is Not Enough") will star in the romantic comedy "Good Advice" opposite Charlie Sheen. The indie production involves an investment banker who loses everything and must rediscover what's important in life. Richards will play an advice columnist who abandons both her career and the banker when he loses his fortune. Variety reports that director Steve Rash will start shooting "Advice" in June, before Sheen starts work on ABC's "Spin City."

Macabre: Producer Joel Silver and director Robert Zemeckis continue to build their Dark Castle Entertainment library on the shoulders of cult horror helmer William Castle. With a three-picture Dark Castle deal in place with Warner Bros., Zemeckis is slated to direct "Macabre," a $15 million-$20 million remake of the 1958 Castle title. In the original film, a doctor's daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her. The producers are now out to writers on the project, Variety reports.

Rollerball: Jean Reno ("Ronin") is in final negotiations to star as the villain in MGM's "Rollerball" for director John McTiernan, THR states. Reno joins Chris Klein and LL Cool J in the project, which goes before cameras mid-July in Montreal. "Rollerball" is an update of Norman Jewison's 1975 cult classic about a futuristic society in which corporations have replaced countries and a violent game known as Rollerball is the main spectator sport for the world. The new version, set in 2005, tells the story of Rollerball superstars who clash with a merciless owner (Reno) who will stop at nothing to increase the game's ratings.

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis ("The Boxer") is negotiating to co-star with Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz in "Gangs of New York." The Martin Scorsese-directed drama centers on the attempt by a gangster (DiCaprio) to unite ethnic street gangs during a time of corruption in New York City in the 19th century. Day-Lewis is in talks to play Bill the Butcher, who stands in the way of DiCaprio's Amsterdam character. The script was written by Scorsese and Jay Cocks, with Steve Zaillian recently turning in a rewrite. Pete Postlethwaite and Liam Neeson are also in talks to star in the $80 mill project, according to Reuters.

Monty: Wes Bentley ("American Beauty") has committed to star as legendary actor Montgomery Clift in the indie feature "Monty," which casting director-turned-director Billy Hopkins ("I Love You, I Love You Not") is expected to helm next spring. Producers Vincent Newman and Tucker Tooley are eyeing a first-quarter 2001 start, according to THR. Written by Michael Easton, "Monty" follows the start of Clift's career in 1947 up until his death in 1966. The story focuses on the seeming juxtaposition between Clift's well-renowned artistic integrity - he did not sign any long-term contracts and chose to work only on projects that intrigued him - and the turmoil that plagued his personal life.

Spider-Man: Visual effects supervisor John Dykstra has been tapped to spin the web around "Spider-Man" for director Sam Raimi and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Dykstra most recently was the VFX super on "Stuart Little," working with Sony Pictures Imageworks. SPI is gearing up for a major chunk of the work on "Spider-Man." To that end, the shop has hired character animation whiz Karen Goulekas, who joins from PDI. Dykstra said he doesn't yet know how many shots the film will contain, because the script (by Raimi and David Koepp) isn't finished. "We're still sorting the character out. It's going to come down to what the character we've come to know on the printed page requires to bring him to life. It certainly won't be in any way pedestrian." According to THR, "Spidey" is scheduled for a 2001 release with filming expected to start by the end of the year.

Posters: One for the live-action/animated comedy "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle," starring Robert De Niro, Rene Russo and Jason Alexander. Also one for the romcom "Boys and Girls," starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs and Amanda Detmer.

Phantom of the Opera: British comedian Ben Elton ("Blackadder") has signed to pen the bigscreen version of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's musical "Phantom of the Opera." According to Variety, "Phantom," a Warner Bros. pic budgeted at a reported $40 million, already has Antonio Banderas attached to star in the role made famous by Michael Crawford. Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth") will direct.

Battlefield Earth: A minor spoiler review of this John Travolta/Barry Pepper sci-fi flick. Thanks to The Reel Site.

Battlefield Earth - Film Review (Negative)

Preacher: A review of Garth Ennis' script "Preacher," based on his Vertigo comic. The project seems to be stuck in development hell, with Rachel Talalay ("Ghost in the Machine") attached to direct (at one point). Spoilers. Thanks to Stax.

Preacher - Script Review (Positive)

The Count of Monte Cristo: Guy Pearce ("Rules of Engagement") has joined Jim Cavaziel in "The Count of Monte Cristo." Director Kevin Reynolds plans to start shooting the big-budget live-action project based on the Alexandre Dumas classic in Ireland at the end of July. Jay Wolpert wrote the script for the story of a sailor who has been sent to an island fortress after being falsely accused of treason. Pearce will be playing the role of Fernand. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the role of the film's love interest, Mercedes, has yet to be cast.

Serendipity: Kate Beckinsale ("Pearl Harbor") is in final negotiations to star opposite John Cusack in Miramax's romantic comedy "Serendipity" for director Peter Chelsom ("The Mighty"). The project, written by Marc Klein, will shoot on location in New York and Toronto in July. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Serendipity" is about two college students who meet and fall in love in one night. Ten years later - when each is on the verge of marriage to someone else - they become convinced that they are soulmates and embark on a race against time to find each other.

The Score: Angela Bassett ("Music of the Heart") has inked to star opposite Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, and Marlon Brando in "The Score." According to Variety, "The Score" is about a young thief (Norton) who blackmails an old master thief (De Niro) into one last job. Frank Oz ("Bowfinger") directs.

Training Day: Antoine Fuqua is in talks to direct "Training Day," a David Ayer-scripted drama to star Denzel Washington. With several helmers circling, Fuqua surfaced as the top candidate after Washington screened "Bait," the Jamie Foxx starrer that Fuqua recently helmed for Castle Rock and Warner Bros. In "Training," Washington will play a reckless and corrupt veteran cop who escorts a rookie on his first day with LAPD’s undercover narcotics unit, according to Variety.

Loser: Review of the comedy 'Loser,' starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear. Major spoilers. Thanks to Moviefreak.

Loser - Film Review (Mixed/Negative)

Ghostbusters III: A recent issue of Cinescape featured some more bad "GB3" news: "Another [Ghostbusters] sequel is not going to happen," said director Ivan Reitman, shaking his head. "For years we've been trying to work out a deal with the studio and the actors and we can't even agree on one of the two." But he did reveal one of ex-ghostbuster Bill Murray's demands. "He would only come back if his character was killed and he was then transformed into one of the ghosts," says Reitman. Will it happen? Not a ghost of a chance. Thanks to The GB Vortex.

Freddy Got Fingered: Music video and television director Russell Bates is set to make his feature directorial debut on New Regency Prods.' "Freddy Got Fingered," with actor-comedian Tom Green ("Road Trip") committed to star. Green, who co-wrote "Freddy" with Derek Harvie, will star as a man who is forced to move back in with his parents. His father wants him out, but the slacking son refuses to budge. Freddy is the character name of Green's more-grounded brother in the project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Freddy" is slated to start lensing in mid-July. The budget has not yet been finalized.

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys: Vincent D'Onofrio and Emile Hirsch have inked to join Jodie Foster in "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys." Set in Savannah, Georgia, in a parochial school during the 1970s, the indie picture tells the story of several eighth-grade altar boys who plot to regain an illicit comic book after it is confiscated by a martinet of a nun (Foster). Variety reports that the project marks the debut of director Peter Care. Foster will also produce. D'Onofrio ("Men in Black") will play Father Kavanagh, a parish priest and soccer coach. Emile Hirsch ("ER") makes his feature debut as one of the altar boys.

Angel Eyes: Actor-director Alfonso Arau and Jeremy Sisto have been cast in Warner Bros.' "Angel Eyes" opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jim Caviezel. Shooting is scheduled to begin today with Luis Mandoki at the helm. Shirley Knight, Sonia Braga and Terrence Howard omplete the cast. The project revolves around Chicago police officer Sharon Pogue (Lopez), who, under life-and-death circumstances, meets and falls in love with a mysterious man named Catch (Caviezel). While uncovering the truth about Catch, she is forced to deal with the secrets of her own past. Sisto and Braga play Lopez's brother and mother, respectively. Howard plays her cop partner, while Arau will play an old friend from Caviezel's past. "Eyes" is based on an original screenplay by Gerald DiPego with a rewrite by Michael Seitzman. According to THR, the project is slated for release in spring.

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