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WAR OF THE WORLDSThe poster for next year’s Steven Spielberg remake of War Of The Worlds hasbeen released (see right) BRONZE GOD’Columbia Pictures’ has hired Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck to write BronzeGod, a comedy for Will Ferrell, reports ‘Variety’.
Ferrell will play a lifeguard who realizes his dream by securing a wildcardentry into a beach volleyball tournament.
Huyk: “Will’s about the funniest guy out there, and he’s even funniershirtless, in a Speedo and with a savage tan.”
Gregory and Huyck have both written for The Late Show With David Letterman,Frasier, and The Larry Sanders Show.
THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT’Revelstone Entertainment’ and the ‘Mark Gordon Company’ are teaming up toproduce a feature film version of Stephen Donaldson’s epic fantasy TheChronicles Of Thomas Covenant, according to ‘The Hollywood Reporter’.
‘Revelstone’ has optioned the rights to the first six books in the series,which Band Of Brothers writer John Orloff adapting.
The books revolve around a shunned author (Covenant) who is magicallytransported to the Land, a mystical world where he discovers he is theincarnation of a great hero. Covenant thinks it’s all a dream. But he’s thebearer of a magical talisman, and is enlisted to help save the Land fromSaturn and his representatives.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN II & IIIChow Yun-Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) is set to star in the upcomingsequels of Pirates Of the Caribbean, says Chinese newspaper ‘Apple Daily’.
Chow’s wife, Jasmin Chan Wui-nin, said the actor will play the famous 19thcentury Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai for the sequels.
THE FLASHScreenwriter David Goyer (Batman Begins) has been signed to pen a new moviebased on The Flash. WONDER WOMANUnconfirmed rumours have surfaced on ‘Ain’t It Cool News’ that Joss Whedon(Buffy) is in negotiations with producer Joel Silver to write and directtheir 2006 summer blockbuster Wonder Woman.
TRAILERSThe Amityville Horror (2005) – Trailer 1(weblink)
Oh, this story has been done to death!
Perhaps, but there could still be much to enjoy from a 21st-Century remakeof one of the scariest horror franchises.
Wasn’t this based on a true story?
Apparently, yes, which only lends more power to everything that happens. ButI think it’s been greatly exaggerated for the movies!
Does the trailer look scary?
It looks pretty stylish yes. There are some neat looking visuals and theexpected slick production design. In recent times, thanks to The Ring andThe Grudes, Hollywood has found that the less CGI there is in a horror moviethe better… so hopefully this will be tense, frightening andpsychologically sinister.
US TOP 10 (CINEMA)All figures are weekend box-office gross.
- 1. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events ($30.1m)
- 2. Ocean’s Twelve ($18.1m)
- 3. Spanglish ($8.82m)
- 4. The Polar Express ($8.41m) (total to date: $123m)
- 5. Blade: Trinity ($6.82m)
- 6. National Treasure ($6.02m) (total to date: $133m)
- 7. Christmas with the Kranks ($5.37m)
- 8. Flight of the Phoenix ($5.02m)
- 9. Closer ($3.35m)
- 10. The Incredibles ($3.12m) (total to date: $237m)
UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)
- 1. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (£2.21m)
- 2. The Incredibles (£1.60m)
- 3. The Polar Express (£1.17m)
- 4. Blade: Trinity (£.945m)
- 5. The Phantom of the Opera (£0.944m)
- 6. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (£0.51m)
- 7. Christmas with the Kranks (£0.50m)
- 8. Ella Enchanted (£0.107m)
- 9. Garden State (£0.100m)
- 10. Swades (£0.09m)
** IN THE PIPELINE **All the following are U.K. release dates, and are subject to change.
All the following are U.S. release dates, and are subject to change.
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Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.