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Rush Hour 3 is facing a crisis as original star Chris Tucker has apparentlyturned down $20 million to film another sequel.

Meanwhile, Nathanson’s draft for Indiana Jones 4 has apparently met with theapproval of both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. But, before ‘Paramount’can move forward, Harrison Ford still has to approve the script.

STAR WARS PREQUELSA likely frivolous rumour, but entertaining nonetheless, has it that GeorgeLucas is considering filming a prequel movie to the Star Wars saga thatcould focus on Yoda, the Old Republic, and the destruction of The Sith (whoclaim their revenge in the now-completed prequels, before annihilation inthe original trilogy…)

Lucas is still planning a CGI version of the successful Clone Wars cartoonseries, while a live-action TV incarnation of Star Wars (set between EpisodeIII and IV, but featuring only secondary characters) will beginpre-production in 2006

All figures are weekend box-office gross.

• 1. Star Wars Episode III: Return of the Sith ($70m) (total to date: $270m)
• 2. Madagascar ($61.0m)
• 3. The Longest Yard ($58.6m)
• 4. Monster in Law ($12.8m)
• 5. Kicking & Screaming ($6.51m)
• 6. Crash (2004) ($6.06m)
• 7. The Interpreter ($2.61m)
• 8. Unleashed ($2.49m)
• 9. Kingdom of Heaven ($2.20m)
• 10. House of Wax (2005) ($1.63m)

UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)

• 1. Star Wars Episode III: Return of the Sith (£5.42m) (total to date: £24.30m)
• 2. House of Wax (2005) (£0.76m)
• 3. The Pacifier (£0.72m)
• 4. Monster-in-Law (£0.62m)
• 5. Kingdom of Heaven (£0.31m)
• 6. Millions (£0.29m)
• 7. It’s All Gone Pete Tong (£0.27m)
• 8. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (£0.20m)
• 9. Bunty Aur Babli (£0.14m)
• 10. The Interpreter (£0.06m)

All the following are U.K. release dates, and are subject to change.

• 3rd June 2005: Adam & Paul, The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse, Sin City, Brotherhood
• 10th June 2005: Silver City, Danny the Dog, Kung Fu Hustle, Insidde Deep Throat
• 17th June 2005: Mr and Mrs Smith, Mindhunters
• 24th June 2005: Wonderful Days, Torremolinos 73, Evil, Batman Begins
• 1st July 2005: Stray Dogs, Madagascar, DiG!
• 8th July 2005: War of the Worlds (2005), Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, Overnight
• 15th July 2005: A Lot Like Love, The Debutantes, Clean, The Wedding Crashers, One Love
• 22nd July 2005: Whisky, Fantastic Four (2005), The Devil’s Rejects
• 29th July 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), The Descent
• 5th August 2005: Stealth, Because of Winn-Dixie, Nanny McPhee, The Skeleton Key, Dear Wendy
• 12th August 2005: The Island, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Fever Pitch (2005)
• 19th August 2005: Doom, Bewitched (2005), Dark Water, The Cave, The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3D, Domino
• 26th August 2005: The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Goal!, Bad News Bears
• 2nd September 2005: Cinderella Man, The Last Days, The Business, The Honeymooners
• 9th September 2005: The Man, Everthing is Illuminated, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
• 16th September 2005: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Four Brothers, Must Love Dogs
• 23rd September 2005: Pride and Prejudice (2005)
• 30th September 2005: The Perfect Man, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, The History of Violence
• 7th October 2005: Red-Eye, Night Watch, Oliver Twice (2005)
• 14th October 2005: Wallace & Gromit Movie: Curse of the Wererabbit, The Longest Yard
• 21st October 2005: Aeon Flux, Sky High, Corpse Bride, The Pink Panther (2005)
• 28th October 2005: Noel, Flightplan, Halloween 9 (31st), The Dark, Final Destination 3D, Tickets
• 4th November 2005: Serenity, Legend of Zorro
• 11th November 2005: The Tiger and the Snow, In Her Shoes, The Moguls
• 18th November 2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The New World
• 9th December 2005: Underworld: Evolution, The Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Shopgirl
• 14th December 2005: King Kong (2005)
• 16th December 2005: The Hawk is Dying, Walk the Line
• 23rd December 2005: Brokeback Mountain

All the following are U.S. release dates, and are subject to change.

• JUNE: Mr & Mrs Smith (10), Batman Begins (17), War Of The Worlds (29)
• JULY: Fantastic Four (1), Bewitched (8), Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (15), The Island (22), The Dukes Of Hazzard (29)
• AUGUST: 3001 (5), Doom (5), Deuce Bigelow European Gigolo (12),
• SEPTEMBER: Birth Of The Pink Panther (23), Legend Of Zorro (23), Serenity (30), Spy Hunter (30)
• OCTOBER: Wallace & Gromit (7), The Fog (14), Land Of The Dead (21)
• NOVEMBER: Cars (4), Harry Potter 4 (18), Brother Grimm (23)
• DECEMBER: Chronicles Of Narnia (9), Underworld 2 (9), King Kong (14), The Producers (24), Zathura (21), Mad Max Fury Road (31), Die Hard 4 (31)

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