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Gigli: Martin Brest ("Meet Joe Black") will direct "Gigli" from his script and has tapped Ben Affleck to star in the project. Revolution Studios is in final negotiations to produce. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Gigli," set in Los Angeles, is the story of a lowly hit man (Affleck) who kidnaps out of a home for the mentally challenged a powerful district attorney's simpleton younger brother. Holing themselves up in a one-bedroom apartment, the hit man hooks up with a free-spirited female partner he assumes is a hit woman.

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Signs: Mel Gibson is mulling an offer from the Walt Disney Co. to star in M. Night Shymalan's supernatural thriller "Signs," which begins shooting in the fall. According to THR, the plot for the film is known to revolve around the mysterious appearances of crop circles on a family farm in Pennsylvania.

Simone: A review of Andrew Niccol's "Simone" script. This forthcoming satire stars Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Schwartzman, Jay Mohr and ... Simone. Some spoilers. Thanks to Chris.

Simone - Script Review (Mixed)

Murder Mysteries: David Goyer will write and direct Dimension Films' supernatural thriller "Murder Mysteries" for producers Don Murphy and Alessandro Camon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is the first of a two-picture writing and directing deal Goyer has signed with the studio. The second project has yet to be determined. The project reteams Goyer with Dimension, which is developing the Goyer-written feature "Ghost Rider." Based on a short story by author and comic book scribe Neil Gaiman, "Murder" is described as being in the vein of "Wings of Desire." The story is a film noir set in heaven during the last days of Earth's creation. It follows the angel of vengeance as he sets out to solve the first murder ever committed, which occurs among the angels in heaven.

Cheaters: A teaser poster for "Cheaters," an upcoming comedy written and directed by Andrew Gurland ("Frat House"). It stars Trevor Ferhman, Elden Henson, Matthew Lawrence, Martin Starr, Griffin Dunne and Mary Tyler Moore. Thanks to nlcpub.com.

Julian: Jim Gillespie ("I Know What You Did Last Summer") is scheduled to start shooting the supernatural thriller "Julian" in July. The story follows [SPOILER] an adopted 6-year-old girl whose imaginary friend starts killing people to protect her. The "friend" is the ghost of her dead brother. [/SPOILER] According to Variety, Gillespie wrote the script for the $18 million independent film with Amy Ephron.

Paris Underground: Julianne Moore is attached to star in "Paris Underground," a film based on the true story of two women who resisted the Nazis during the French Occupation. Variety reports that the project, adapted from Etta Schiber's 1997 book of the same name, revolves around an American and a Brit, who were roommates in Paris when the Nazis invaded the city during WWII. The women transported stranded English soldiers out of occupied France and back to England to rejoin the war effort.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Writer-director Robert Rodriguez and star Antonio Banderas are directing and starring in, respectively, "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" for Columbia Pictures and Dimension Films. The film begins shooting in Mexico late this month for slightly more than one month. Quentin Tarantino is expected to return, and Salma Hayek is a possibility depending on her schedule. Mickey Rourke will also join the cast. "I plan on returning to a down and dirty, more experimental style of shooting similar to 'El Mariachi,' this summer being the 10-year anniversary of when I shot that film," Rodriguez told The Hollywood Reporter, adding that he will use Sony high-definition cameras rather than traditional film cameras for the movie. Rodriguez is expected to keep the budget at less than $30 mill.

Mindhunters: Joe Dante ("Small Soldiers") is in negotiations to direct the action-thriller "Mindhunters." Production is slated to begin in the fall. "Mindhunters" revolves around the FBI's psychological profiling division, whose members are referred to as mindhunters, and involves seven new recruits in training on a remote island to track serial killers. The trainees must put theory into practice when it emerges that a killer is among them. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wayne Kramer wrote the original script, followed by rewrites by Kevin Brodbin ("The Glimmer Man") and Kario Salem ("The Score").

The Phantom of the Opera: Variety reports that after years of high hopes, the curtain is finally going to be raised on the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" at Warner Bros. A new script's been done by Ben Elton, Lloyd Webber's collaborator on the stage musical "The Beautiful Game." Lloyd Webber has written some new songs for the film, and held a "sing through" last week in London, an event attended by Shekhar Kapur, who's expected to helm the film.

Dr. Dolittle 2: A new poster for the Eddie Murphy sequel "DR.2," directed by Steve Carr ("Next Friday"). Thanks to eBay.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: Kate Hudson ("Almost Famous") is attached to star in the romantic comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." According to The Hollywood Reporter, no director is yet on board the project although the studio and producers are expected to go out to helmers shortly. Lynda Obst, Robert Evans and Christine Peters will produce "Guy," about a womanizer who bets his friends he can stay in a relationship for more than 10 days. He winds up getting more than he bargained for when the woman he chooses tries to get rid of him.