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In this section you will find the latest news & rumours on current and upcoming Hollywood projects. To spice up the page we also serve a variety of new posters, images and reviews. If you have a scoop you'd like to share with everyone, please submit it to us.
Movie Posters: First off, a teaser poster for "Deep Blue Sea." Also what appears to be an "Eyes Wide Shut" advance poster, and finally a poster for "Drop Dead Gorgeous" - which is a dark comedy starring Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin and Denise Richards. Thanks to 'gsm,' Dark Horizons and DeepBlueSea.net. Seed of Chucky: According to JAM! Showbiz, Jennifer Tilly will play a movie star in the upcoming 'Seed of Chucky' - which she's shooting this fall in Toronto. It's the sequel to the comedy-horror hit Bride Of Chucky. "I play Jennifer Tilly, the movie star," she reports chuckling at the goofiness of it all. "But I said I'd only do it if they made me this outrageous Diva bitch from hell." Beverly Hills Cop 4: With Eddie Murphy expressing interest in reprising his Axel Foley character for a fourth installment in the 'BH Cop' series - here's a review of Dan Gordon's 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' script with thanks to 'MAXX22.' Beverly Hills Cop 4 - A script review Movie Trailers: A new trailer for "The Wild Wild West." A trailer for the Bill Pullman/Bridget Fonda horror-comedy flick "Lake Placid." Also a trailer for the Bruce Willis starrer "Sixth Sense" - in which he plays a psychologist who's treating a young boy who claims he is haunted by ghosts.
Mars: Variety recently reported that Carrie-Anne Moss ("The Matrix") will star alongside Val Kilmer in the sci-fi film "Mars'' this fall. She plays a pilot who stays on the ship while an astronaut (Kilmer) leads a crew on the first manned mission to the red planet. After they are stranded, she's forced to decide whether to follow orders and return to Earth, or disobey them and engage in a death-defying rescue. Former commercials director Antony Hoffman will make his feature debut on the Warner Bros. project, which will shoot in Iceland. Home Brew (The sequel to Strange Brew): The Toronto Globe & Mail is reporting that "Home Brew", starring Canadian comics Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis as Bob and Doug McKenzie, may have to film in the U.S. with an American city standing in for a Canadian one because of a threatened strike by the Canadian actors union. Home Brew, which costars Dan Aykroyd, is one of about 25 U.S. productions that could be affected by a strike of the 14,000-member Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists. ACTRA is demanding pay equity with U.S. performers. Thanks to 'Dandaman' for the info!
Dick: A poster for 'Dick' - which is the story of two girls who wander away from a White House tour and meet President Nixon. This film stars Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams and Dan Hedaya. Opens August 4th in the US. Thanks to 'gsm.'
The Last Producer: Rod Steiger has joined the cast of "The Last Producer," starring and directed by Burt Reynolds. Other cast members of the low-budget indie flick include Benjamin Bratt, Robert Costanzo, Lauren Holly, Charles Durning and Ann-Margret. As the title implies, the film is about a Tinseltown producer (Reynolds) in the midst of his celluloid swansong. Steiger portrays a cop that helps Reynolds bring the project to the big screen. Daniel Bigel and Michael Mailer are producing the Kushner-Locke-funded film, which begins shooting this month in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: EW reports that Chuck Russell ("Eraser") has signed to write and direct a remake of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," with the multimillion-dollar comic playing the meek daydreamer originally created by James Thurber. Bettie Page Biopic: Martin Scorsese is eyeing the chance to direct Liv Tyler in a biopic of Bettie Page, the country's first kinky pinup girl. The director and star have been enmeshed in talks for several months trying to put together a film, and it appears they will shop it to studios in the near future with Page's life rights part of the package. Considered royalty among cheesecake, Page became an underground cult figure and precursor to such vamping femmes as Madonna because of.. Full Story >>> Animal Factory: Willem Dafoe ("eXistenZ") is in talks to star in "Animal Factory," the second feature to be directed by actor-director Steve Buscemi. Dafoe would star as a veteran convict who shows a prison newcomer the ropes. "Animal Factory," to be produced by Elie Samaha's Franchise Pictures, is based on a novel by Edward Bunker. The story, which Bunker also scripted, shows how a young man, sent to prison in an unjustly harsh sentence, can become the product of that rough environment. It also deals with his relationship with an older con, who teaches him how to survive, THR reports. I Went to Date School: Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz could reteam for DreamWorks romantic comedy "I Went to Date School." Sources say both are in discussions to star, with Stiller taking on producing duties as well. "Date" is based on the Mademoiselle article about First Impressions, a New York consulting service that sets up clients on a simulated rendezvous and then critiques their dating skills. Greg Mottola ("The Daytrippers") has been mentioned as a director. There is no final script, with a rewrite to be done from a script by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein. No new writer is attached, but sources say the next draft will be developed with Diaz in mind, according to THR.
Star Wars: Episode I - TPM: LucasFilm and 20th Century Fox’s "SW: Episode I" blasted off with a $61.8 million gross over the three-day weekend, bringing the cume to $102.7 million since its 12:01 a.m. debut Wednesday. The five-day figure shattered the previous record of $92.7 million set by "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" in 1997, but the three-day gross fell far short of the $72.1 million record set by "The Lost World." Full Story >>> Gone in 60 Seconds: William Lee Scott joins Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi in Disney’s “Gone in 60 Seconds,” from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Dominic Sena (“Kalifornia”). Scott will play a young car thief in a gang of outlaws in the Scott Rosenberg-penned pic, Variety reports. Movie Trailers: The official Blue Streak site has releases a trailer for this Martin Lawrence action-comedy. A trailer for the the Eddie Murphy/Steve Martin flick "Bowfinger." Also an MP3 file for 'The Wild Wild West' with thanks to Andy Zuew.
Me, Myself and Irene: Chris Cooper has signed to join the cast of the latest Farrelly brothers’ pic, “Me, Myself and Irene.” Cooper (“Lone Star”) will portray detective Joe Sarrasin in the Jim Carrey - Renee Zellweger starrer. The deal was negotiated by Cooper’s manager, Julie Yorn of Artists Management Group, and agent Michael Lazo of Paradigm, Variety reports. Next Friday: Joining Ice Cube in the cast are stand-up comedians Mike Epps and Don "D.C." Curry as Cube's cousin Day-Day and Uncle Elroy (who have transplanted to the suburbs from their South Central Los Angeles neighborhood after winning the lottery), and Tamala Jones as the female lead. The sequel, directed by Steve Carr, begins where the original film left off as Craig (Cube) is forced to move out of his neighborhood and stay with his uncle and cousin in suburbia. In a fish-out-of-water story, Craig and his cousins realize that trouble will find them no matter where they live. John Witherspoon ("Bulworth") will reprise his role as Craig's father, Mr. Jones. Tiny Lister ("Jackie Brown") returns as Debo, the neighborhood bully out for revenge. Beyond City Limits: Nastassja Kinski, Alyson Hannigan and Jennifer Esposito will headline "Beyond City Limits" for director Gigi Gaston and Newman/Tooley Films. The project is shooting in Los Angeles. In the John McMahon-scripted film, Kinski ("Your Friends & Neighbors"), Hannigan (WB's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Esposito ("Summer of Sam") outsmart unsavory men who try to cheat them out of their take in an almost-botched casino heist. Steve Harris, Todd Field, Bryan McCardie and Alexis Denisof also star along with singer Sophie B. Hawkins, who's making her feature-film acting debut. Tucker Tooley, Vincent Newman and Joey Nittolo are producing; John Saviano and Matt Terzian are co-producing. Justin Urbas is executive producing, according to THR.
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