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CoverMOVIE NEWS CASINO ROYALEWith Daniel Craig installed as 007, the rest of the cast is beginning totake shape. It was rumoured that Thandie Newton (Mission Impossible II)would be playing latest Bond Girl Vesper Lynd, but a new candidate hasemerged in the shapely form of Rose Byrne (right) (Wicker Park).

For the supporting cast, the movie’s villain Demetrius (Le Chifre in thenovel) will be played by Simon Abkarian, hitman Solari will be played byFrench actor Seydina Baldi and Italian actress Caterina Murino has got therole of Solonge (Demetrius’s girlfriend).

300British beauty Lena Headey is set to play Queen Gorgo in the upcoming movieadaptation of Frank Miller’s 300. Gorgo is married to Gerard Butler’s KingLeonidas and is one of only two major female roles in the movie.

Headey: “I just wear very little and they go off to war and I’m sort of leftholding the political court as they fuck off and fight. Basically, she’s inover her head, so she sort of deals with the back home malarkey. I thinkit’s wrapped, so that the boys can get back in their clothes.”

“I hardly wore any clothes, so I wished I had trained, but it was a reallygreat experience. The weird blue screen/green screen was freaky. You can’tsort of relate to any world, so it’s very odd, and emotionally, there’snothing to connect to apart from another actor. It was very strange, but thedirector Zack Snyder is awesome. He’s such a great human being and abrilliant director. It’s actually a fantastic role. It was like one scenethat was killer and I hope I nailed it.”

300 is scheduled to be released by ‘Warner Brothers’ in 2007.

INDIANA JONES 4George Lucas has publically stated that he hopes the fourth Indiana Jonesmovie will be released in 2007.

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HULK 2A rumour recently surfaced on the internet that David Duchovny (right) would bereplacing Eric Bana as Bruce Banner/Hulk in a straight-to-video sequel toHulk. However, ‘Marvel’ chairman Avi Arad dismissed these rumours veryquickly – saying there are plans for a theatrical sequel, but that the CGIHulk will likely be downsized to be more realistic and allow for bettercharacter interaction. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN IIIn Entertainment Weekly’s 2006 preview, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’sChest star Orlando Bloom and producer Jerry Bruckheimer talked about theanticipated sequel and the third installment.

Bloom said he is jazzed about one particular scene in the second film.“There’s a huge sword sequence, which, if it isn’t the sword sequence thatputs all sword sequences to bed, then I can’t imagine what anyone could everpull out of the ether to top it,” he declares. “It’s a clash among threecharacters — including his Will Turner and Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow — “ona big water-mill wheel as it rolls down a hill. And we fight on top of it,and around it, and inside it. It’s crazy.”

But will Keith Richards cameo as Jack’s dad? “We’re trying to work out histour schedule with our schedule [for No. 3],” says producer JerryBruckheimer. “We’re optimistic.”

SPIDER-MAN 3In a fresh piece of casting news, Bryce Dallas Howard (daughter of directorRon Howard and star of The Village) has been cast as Gwen Stacy – PeterParker’s girlfriend – in the next Spider-Man movie.

BAFTA 2005 NOMINATIONS… AND PREDICTIONS

1. BEST FILM

  • BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN – Diana Ossana/James Schamus
  • CAPOTE – Caroline Baron/William Vince/Michael Ohoven
  • THE CONSTANT GARDENER – Simon Channing Williams
  • CRASH – Cathy Schulman/Don Cheadle/Bob Yari
  • GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK – Grant Heslov
  • PREDICTION: The Constant Gardener
  • WHY? Well, because there’s a chance Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz will addglitz by accepting it (and they’re British)

    2. THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year

    • A COCK & BULL STORY – Andrew Eaton/Michael Winterbottom/Martin Hardy
    • THE CONSTANT GARDENER – Simon Channing Williams/Fernando Meirelles/JeffreyCaine
    • FESTIVAL – Christopher Young/Annie Griffin
    • PRIDE & PREJUDICE – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster/Joe Wright/DeborahMoggach
    • WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT – Peter Lord/DavidSproxton/Nick Park/ Steve Box/Mark Burton/Bob Baker
  • PREDICTION: Wallace & Gromit
  • WHY? It deserved to win because it’s a true blockbuster success that istruly British (beyond financing)

    3. THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film

    • DAVID BELTON (Producer) – Shooting Dogs
    • PETER FUDAKOWSKI (Producer) – Tsotsi
    • ANNIE GRIFFIN (Director/Writer) – Festival
    • RICHARD HAWKINS (Director) – Everything
    • JOE WRIGHT (Director) – Pride & Prejudice
  • PREDICTION: Pride & Prejudice
  • WHY: It’s bound to get snubbed at the Oscars, and is the only film nominatedthat anyone’s heard of!

    4. THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction

    • BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN – Ang Lee
    • CAPOTE – Bennett Miller
    • THE CONSTANT GARDENER – Fernando Meirelles
    • CRASH – Paul Haggis
    • GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK – George Clooney
  • PREDICTION: Ang Lee for Brokeback Mountain

    5. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    • CINDERELLA MAN – Cliff Hollingsworth/Akiva Goldsman
    • CRASH – Paul Haggis/Bobby Moresco
    • GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK – George Clooney/Grant Heslov
    • HOTEL RWANDA – Keir Pearson/Terry George
    • MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS – Martin Sherman
  • PREDICTION: Hotel Rwanda
  • WHY? It could go Mrs Henderson’s way because of the “Dench factor”, butRwanda is better.

    6. ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    • BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN – Larry McMurtry/Diana Ossana
    • CAPOTE – Dan Futterman
    • THE CONSTANT GARDENER – Jeffrey Caine
    • A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE – Josh Olson
    • PRIDE & PREJUDICE – Deborah Moggach
  • PREDICTION: Tricky… but Pride will nab it despite being adapted a zilliontimes.

    7. FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    • DE BATTRE MON COEUR S’EST ARRÊTÉ (The Beat That My Heart Skipped) – PascalCaucheteux/Jacques Audiard
    • LE GRAND VOYAGE – Humbert Balsan/Ismaël Ferroukhi
    • KUNG FU HUSTLE – Stephen Chow/Chui Po Chu/Jeff Lau
    • JOYEUX NOËL (Merry Christmas) – Christophe Rossignon/Christian Carion
    • TSOTSI – Peter Fudakowski/Gavin Hood
  • PREDICTION: Who knows… but Kung Fu Hustle at least is a recognized moviebeing nominated!

    8. ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

    • DAVID STRATHAIRN – Good Night, And Good Luck
    • HEATH LEDGER – Brokeback Mountain
    • JOAQUIN PHOENIX – Walk the Line
    • PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Capote
    • RALPH FIENNES – The Constant Gardener
  • PREDICTION: Ralph Fiennes
  • WHY: He’s British.

    9. ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

    • CHARLIZE THERON – North Country
    • JUDI DENCH – Mrs. Henderson Presents
    • RACHEL WEISZ – The Constant Gardener
    • REESE WITHERSPOON – Walk the Line
    • ZIYI ZHANG – Memoirs of a Geisha
  • PREDICTION: Ziyi Zhang.
  • WHY? It will be different, and news-worthy if she won.

    10. ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

    • DON CHEADLE – Crash
    • GEORGE CLOONEY – Good Night, And Good Luck
    • GEORGE CLOONEY – Syriana
    • JAKE GYLLENHAAL – Brokeback Mountain
    • MATT DILLON – Crash
  • PREDICTION: George Clooney
  • WHY? Law of averages! Erm, for Good Night though.

    11. ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

    • BRENDA BLETHYN – Pride & Prejudice
    • CATHERINE KEENER – Capote
    • FRANCES McDORMAND – North Country
    • MICHELLE WILLIAMS – Brokeback Mountain
    • THANDIE NEWTON – Crash
  • PREDICTION: Either Blethyn of Newton.
  • WHY? Both British. Newton may edge it as she’s heading for big things,whereas Blethyn’s career is mostly behind her.

    12. THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music

    • BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN – Gustavo Santaolalla
    • THE CONSTANT GARDENER – Alberto Iglesias
    • MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA – John Williams
    • MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS – George Fenton
    • WALK THE LINE – T Bone Burnett
  • PREDICTION: No idea.

    13. CINEMATOGRAPHY

    • BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN – Rodrigo Prieto
    • THE CONSTANT GARDENER – César Charlone
    • CRASH – J Michael Muro
    • MARCH OF THE PENGUINS – Laurent Chalet/Jerôme Maison
    • MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA – Dion Beebe
  • PREDICTION: Brokeback Mountain easily.

    14. EDITING

    • BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN – Geraldine Peroni/Dylan Tichenor
    • THE CONSTANT GARDENER – Claire Simpson
    • CRASH – Hughes Winborne
    • GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK – Stephen Mirrione
    • MARCH OF THE PENGUINS – Sabine Emiliani
  • PREDICTION: Good Night & Good Luck.

    15. PRODUCTION DESIGN

    • BATMAN BEGINS – Nathan Crowley
    • CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY – Alex McDowell
    • HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE – Stuart Craig
    • KING KONG – Grant Major
    • MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA – John Myhre
  • PREDICTION: King Kong deserves it.

    16. COSTUME DESIGN

    • CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY – Gabriella Pescucci
    • THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE – IsisMussenden
    • MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA – Colleen Atwood
    • MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS – Sandy Powell
    • PRIDE & PREJUDICE – Jacqueline Durran
  • PREDICTION: Narnia.

    17. SOUND

    • BATMAN BEGINS – David G Evans/Stefan Henrix/Peter Lindsay
    • THE CONSTANT GARDENER – Joakim Sundström/Stuart Wilson
    • CRASH – Richard Van Dyke/Sandy Gendler
    • KING KONG – Hammond Peek/Christopher Boyes/Mike Hopkins/ Ethan Van der Ryn
    • WALK THE LINE – Paul Massey/D M Hemphill/Peter F Kurland/Donald Sylvester
  • PREDICTION: Crash.

    18. ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

    • BATMAN BEGINS – Janek Sirrs/Dan Glass/Chris Corbould
    • CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY – Nick Davis/John Thum/Chaz Jarrett/JossWilliams
    • THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE – DeanWright/Bill Westenhofer/ Jim Berney/Scott Farrar
    • HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE – Jim Mitchell/John Richardson
    • KING KONG – Joe Letteri/Christian Rivers/Brian Van’t Hul/Richard Taylor
  • PREDICTION: King Kong, with appearance by Andy Serkis no doubt!

    19. MAKE UP & HAIR

    • CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY – Peter Owen/Ivana Primorac
    • THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE – HowardBerger/Gregory Nicotero/ Nikki Gooley
    • HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE – Nick Dudman/Amanda Knight/EithneFennell
    • MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA – Noriko Watanabe/Kate Biscoe/Lyndell Quiyou/Kelvin RTrahan
    • PRIDE & PREJUDICE – Fae Hammond
  • PREDICTION: Narnia really.

    20. SHORT ANIMATION FILM

    • FALLEN ART – Jarek Sawko/Piotr Sikora/Tomek Baginski
    • FILM NOIR – Osbert Parker
    • KAMIYA’S CORRESPONDENCE – Sumito Sakakibara
    • THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO – AnthonyLucas/Julia Lucas/Mark Shirrefs
    • RABBIT – Run Wrake
  • PREDICTION: NO idea.

    21. SHORT FILM

    • ANTONIO’S BREAKFAST – Howard Stogdon/Amber Templemore-Finlayson/DanielMulloy
    • CALL REGISTER – Kit Hawkins/Adam Tudhope/Ed Roe
    • HEAVY METAL DRUMMER – Amanda Boyle/Luke Morris/Toby MacDonald
    • HEYDAR, AN AFGHAN IN TEHRAN – H Assadian/Babek Jalali LUCKY – BexHopkins/Avie Luthra
  • PREDICTION: No idea.

    CoverUS TOP 10 (CINEMA)

    All figures are weekend box-office gross.

    • 1. Underworld: Evolution ($26.9m)
    • 2. Hoodwinked ($10.4m)
    • 3. Glory Road ($8.77m)
    • 4. Last Holiday ($8.71m)
    • 5. Brokeback Mountain ($7.83m)
    • 6. The Chronicles of Narnia ($6.24m)
    • 7. Fun with Dick & Jane ($5.75m)
    • 8. End of the Spear ($4.28m)
    • 9. Hostel ($4.25m)
    • 10. King Kong (2005) ($4.22m)

    UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)

    • 1. Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) (£1.95m)
    • 2. Underworld: Evolution (£1.14m)
    • 3. Brokeback Mountain (£1.06m)
    • 4. Memoirs of a Geisha (£1.03m)
    • 5. Jarhead (£0.99m)
    • 6. The Chronicles of Narnia (£0.94m)
    • 7. Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (£0.80m)
    • 8. Just Friends (£0.71m)
    • 9. King Kong (2005) (£0.65m)
    • 10. Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (£0.34m)

    Cover** IN THE PIPELINE **

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

    • 27th January 2006: Munich, Rumour Has It, Hidden, Forzen, The New World
    • 3rd February 2006: The Ice Harvest, Zathura, Grizzly Man, North Country, Derailed
    • 10th February 2006: Chicken Little, Big Momma’s House 2, Final Destination 3
    • 17th February 2006: Feed, Casanova, Goodnight and Good Luck, Imagine Me & You, Aeon Flux
    • 24th February 2006: Proof, Dave Movie, The Matadoor, Capote, The Fog (2005)
    • 3rd March 2006: MorrorMask, Syriana, The Weather Man, Stay, Last Holiday, Manderley, Kidulthood
    • 10th March 2006: Two for the Money, The Proposition, The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Transamerica
    • 17th March 2006: Romance & Cigarettes, She’s The Man, V For Vendetta, Failure To Launch, The Pink Panther (2006)
    • 24th March 2006: Tristan & Isolde, The Big White, Inside Man, Half Life, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Freedomland
    • 31st March 2006: Slither, Shooting Dogs, Firewall, Yours Mine & Ours, Lemming, The White Countess

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