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Psycho: A set of new pictures, courtesy of Cinescape Online. Click on the thumbnails for a larger version of the pics. Spooky House: Ben Kingsley and Mercedes Ruehl are set to star in the indie feature "Spooky House." Described as a family Halloween film, Kingsley will play a famous magician turned embittered recluse, who has become the subject of many legends invented by the town's children. When five youngsters sneak into his house, they become the targets of his 'booby traps,' but end up learning the value of friendship and take on teenage bullies led by a chain-smoking crime queen (Ruehl). New Blood: Nick Moran ("Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels") will next star in the crime drama "New Blood," alongside John Hurt. John Hurst ("Project Assassin'') will direct the low-budget project, which begins shooting in Toronto on November 18. All the Rage: Joan Allen ("Face/Off") has signed to star oposite Gary Sinise and Jeff Daniels in "All the Rage,'' an indie drama about a group of people whose lives are changed forever by guns. Andre Braugher and Anna Paquin also star in the project, which will shoot in Los Angeles early next year. Jim Stern will direct from a script by Keith Reddin. 50 Violins: Aidan Quinn ("Practical Magic") has taken the male lead in "50 Violins,'' a drama starring Meryl Streep and Gloria Estefan, directed by Wes Craven. Streep plays Roberta Tsavares, who taught classical violin to inner-city kids with great success. The film is from a script by Pamela Gray and based on Miramax's Oscar-nominated documentary "Small Wonders.'' Quinn plays a former high school friend who becomes the violin teacher's lover, and introduces her to the Harlem school where she hatches the program. "It's an incredible story of one person overcoming great odds, and I'd been interested in it for some time,'' said Quinn. While You Were Out: Universal Pictures and DreamWorks acquired rights to first-time novelist's WHILE YOU WERE OUT for mid-against high-six figures. This romantic-comedy tells the story of a woman's therapist suffers from a heart attack and must recouperate in the hospital--so he hires a contractor to renovate his office while he is out, and this woman continues to visit the office and pour her heart and troubles out on the contractor who eventually falls in love with her. Gary David Goldberg will write the script and produce with Tom Shadyac. UTA brokered the deal. Thanks to Craig for the info! Fever: Henry Thomas and Teri Hatcher have caught "Fever," a contemporary noir thriller for Christian Martin's Sunlight Pictures. Alex "Bill & Ted" Winter will write and direct the film, which begins shooting Monday in New York. The thriller, budgeted at about $6 million, centers on struggling artist Nicholas Parker (Thomas) who finds himself in close proximity to a mysterious string of macabre murders, the elements of which begin to implicate him. Star Wars Episode 1: Mr. Showbiz reports that the long-awaited trailer for George Lucas' Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace has gotten delayed again. Word from 20th Century Fox is that vice-chairman Tom Sherak wanted the 'Phantom' trailer to make its debut as an attachment to The Siege. But Lucas ended up fiddling with the trailer footage and effects for so long that the Siege deadline came and went. A source said: "Lucas is his own bird. They can't push him too hard. He considers the trailer tantamount to a preview of the film, the first big peek at it. He can't leave it alone. He can't stop saying, 'What if we went back and added this? What if we do this?'" Sherak's comment was: "It's getting ready." Editors Note: I'm really sorry about this delayed update. It was ready early yesterday (Saturday), but due to some FTP problems, I couldn't upload it. Here it is now, though.
You've Got Mail: Above is a poster for the upcoming Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan starrer "You've Got Mail." Click on the thumbnail for a slightly larger version of the poster. Gossip: Sharon Lawrence ("NYPD Blue") is set to co-star in "Gossip." She joins a cast that includes Kate Hudson, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Coughlan, Edward James Olmos, Eric Bogosian, James Marsden, Lena Headley and Norman Reedus. Lawrence will play Det. Kelly in the drama, written by Greg Poirier, Roger Kumble and Theresa Rebeck, about prank that goes out of control. When a group of college students deliberately plant a rumor, it escalates into a web of betrayal and revenge. Magnolia: Variety reports that Tom Cruise is in final talks to take an unbilled cameo in the ensemble cast of the next film by Paul Thomas Anderson ("Boogie Nights.") Cruise is adapting his standard deal to join "Magnolia,'' which is a series of vignettes set in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. Full Story >>> Vampires: Knut has recently seen the upcoming film "John Carpenter's Vampires," and turns in a special, but very interesting review with some minor spoilers: Vampires - A Film Review (Mixed) For Love of the Game: Jena Malone has joined Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston in Beacon Pictures' sports drama "For Love of the Game," now shooting in New York and Los Angeles. Malone ("Contact") will play Preston's daughter in the story of a washed up Detroit Tigers pitcher (Costner) who flashes back to mistakes he has made in both his professional and personal life as he tosses a perfect game against the New York Yankees. Malone is a troubled teen whose mother has on-again-off-again relationship with the baseball player.
A Bug's Life: The Official Site has finally opened up fully with all kinds of cool things to check out, such as games, sweepstakes and lots of images and icons for those who are interested. Take It Like a Man: Peter Sarsgaard ("The Man in the Iron Mask") will co-star in writer-director Kimberly Pierce's indie drama "Take It Like a Man" for Killer Films. Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler are producing the film that stars Hillary Swank as a Nebraska woman who moves to a nearby town and passes herself off as a swinging ladies' man. But after her secret is revealed, she is found raped and murdered in a violent triple homicide. X-Men: The Toronto Star repors that Bryan Singer is working toward a summer 2000 release of The X-Men, a live-action movie about the popular Marvel comic book about a band of crimebusting mutants. It will have a budget exceeding $100 million, much special effects and such likely stars as Russell Crowe ("L.A. Confidential"), Julianne Moore ("The Lost World") and Patrick Stewart, who are all currently in negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom: Morgan Freeman ("Deep Impact") is in line for the role of an older Nelson Mandela in the $23 million film about the South African president's life, producer Anant Singh said. "Long Walk to Freedom,'' based on Mandela's 1994 autobiography of the same name, will trace the 80-year-old president's life from his childhood as a cowherd, through his 27 years in jail, to his becoming South Africa's first black leader. Slow Burn: James Spader ("Supernova") and Josh Brolin have joined Minnie Driver and Stuart Wilson in the independent feature "Slow Burn" for Blue Rider Pictures, now in production. Described as a morality tale of greed, lust and betrayal, "Slow Burn" centers on a young woman (Driver) who searches the Mexican desert for her family's lost diamonds which have already been found by two escaped convicts (Spader and Brolin). She enlists the help of a family friend (Wilson) to help retrieve the jewels. The Faculty: A teaser trailer for this upcoming movie directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Kevin Williamson has appeared:
Confessions of a Trickbaby: Natasha Lyonne ("Slums of Beverly Hills") has signed to star in "Confessions of a Trickbaby," an update on the "Hanzel and Gretel" fairy tale, about a girl who escapes from juvenile prison with a 16-year-old serial killer. Matthew Bright ("Freeway") will direct the indie picture from his own screenplay. Cherry Falls: Geoffrey Wright ("Romper Stomper") has signed on to direct teen horror flick "Cherry Falls" for Rogue Pictures, October Films' new genre division. Scripted by Ken Selden, the pic follows a Cherry Falls High School student who uncovers secrets in her otherwise ordinary small town, including the identity of the depraved killer murdering her classmates. In Too Deep: Stanley Tucci ("The Impostors") has inked to star with Omar Epps in the Miramax drama "In Too Deep," based on the true story of an undercover policeman who infiltrates a drug ring and gets lost in the underworld. Epps plays the corrupted detective, and Tucci has signed on to play his boss and mentor. LL Cool J and Nia Long also star in the drama, which Michael Rymer will direct. From Hell: Variety reports that "From Hell,'' a Jack the Ripper saga by twin directors Allen and Albert Hughes ("Dead Presidents'') seems to be one project that refuses to die. The Victorian drama has just landed at its third home in four years, Twentieth Century Fox, following stints at Disney and then New Line, which scrapped it a few months ago. "From Hell,'' based on a 10-part series of graphic novels by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, focuses on the investigation of the infamous London killings by Scotland Yard detective Frederick Abberline.
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