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MOVIE NEWS THE LOST BOYS 2Original stars Corey Feldman, Corey Haim and Jamison Newlander are allreturning for this direct-to-DVD sequel. Filming begins in the next few weeks, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORKDirector Len Wiseman (Die Hard 4,0) has been confirmed to helm this remake ofthe John Carpenter classic. The script has been written by Ken Nolan (BlackHawk Down). INDIANA JONES 4Lucasfilm have registered some potential titles for Indiana Jones 4 with theMPAA. They include: Indiana Jones & The City Of Gods, Indiana Jones & TheDestroyer Of World, Indiana Jones & The Fourth Corner Of The Earth, IndianaJones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones & The Lost City OfGold and Indiana Jones & The Quest For The Covenant. NEVERWHERENeil Gaiman revealed to MTV that British director David Slade (Hard Candy)is going to direct a big-screen version of his novel Neverwhere. The bookhas been previously made as a 1998 BBC TV series.
PINK PANTHER 2An impressive cast is gathering for the sequel to the widely-derided remakewith Steve Martin. Andy Garcia, John Cleese, Alfred Molina and AishwaryaRai have all signed on. Harald Zwart (Agent Cody Banks) will direct. SCORPION KING: RISE OF THE AKKADIANDirector Russell Mulcahy (Highlander) is about to start work on a prequelto The Scorpion King, without original star The Rock. The film will tell theback-story of the Polynesian warrior and his relationship with long timelover Layla. Filming starts in South Africa on 1 October. SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEELScreenwriter Michael Dougherty (X-Men II) has confirmed that the sequel toSuperman Returns will feature two villains. THORMarvel is after Matthew Vaughn (Stardust) to direct Thor, based on theircomic about the hammer-wielding hero sent to Earth to protect mankind. Ascript has been written by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend). DAN’S MOVIE DIGEST BLOG (DMDB) –Dan Owen.blogspot.com
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US TOP 10 (CINEMA)All figures are weekend box-office gross:
- 1. Superbad ($33.1m)
- 2. Rush Hour 3 ($21.4m)
- 3. The Bourne Ultimatum ($19.9m) (total to date: $165m)
- 4. The Simpsons Movie ($6.83m) (total to date: $165m)
- 5. The Invasion ($5.95m)
- 6. Stardust ($5.65m)
- 7. Hairspray (2007) ($4.5m) (total to date: $101m)
- 8. Underdog ($3.85m)
- 9. Harry Potter and the Inverted Pyramid of Piffle ($3.66m) (total to date: $279m)
- 10. I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry ($3.6m) (total to date: $110m)
UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)
- 1. The Bourne Ultimatum (£6.55m) (total to date: £6.55m)
- 2. The Simpsons Movie (£1.53m) (total to date: £33.8m)
- 3. Rush Hour 3 (£1.52m)
- 4. Bratz: The Movie (£1.24m)
- 5. Transformers (2007) (£0.95m) (total to date: £20.3m)
- 6. Harry Potter and the Inverted Pyramid of Piffle (£0.93m) (total to date: £46.2m)
- 7. Surf’s Up (£0.59m)
- 8. Hairspray (2007) (£0.51m) (total to date: £10.8m)
- 9. Evan Almighty (£0.50m)
- 10. Shrek the Third (£0.17m) (total to date: £37.8m)
** IN THE PIPELINE **All the following are U.K. release dates, and are subject to change.
- 24th August 2007: Knocked Up, Lady Chatterley (2006), Shrooms, Seraphim Falls, Weirdsville, Sugarhouse, Wrong Turn 2, Pig Tale
- 31st August 2007: Hallem Foe, 2 Days in Paris, Rise of the Footsoldier, Death Sentence, 1408, Year of the Dog, No Reservations, Breach
- 7th September 2007: Distubia, Opera Jawa (2006), Run Fat Boy Run, Small Engine Repair, Atonement, The Lookout
- 14th September 2007: December Boys, In the Hands of the Gods, Superbad, A Few Days in September, 3:10 to Yuma, Shoot ‘Em Up, True North
- 21st September 2007: Mr Woodcock, Evening, Shine a Light, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, A Mighty Heart, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, The Brave One, As You Like It (2006), Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof
- 28th September 2007: Across the Universe, War, Michael Clayton, Rocket Science, When the Road Bends: Tales of a Gypsy Caravan, Mrs Ratcliffe’s Revolution, Hatchet, Kenny
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