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MOVIE NEWS TERMINATOR 4A number of Australian newspapers are reporting that producer Andrew Vajna(Total Recall) is gearing up to begin work on Terminator 4. The script,written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, has been described as a “real”sci-fi picture.This is the same team that created Terminator 3, a movie that was far betterthan it had any right to be without James Cameron at the helm, but still adisappointment when compared to its illustrious forebearers. Can T4 bringthe franchise full-circle with a time-travel plot-line? Will ArnoldSchwarzenneger (right) star, or just make a cameo? Watch this space…
AMBULANCE CHASERSDirector Jay Chandrasekhar (The Dukes Of Hazzard) is set to direct AmbulanceChasers for ‘Warner Brothers’, with his Broken Lizard comedy troupe whopreviously worked together on Super Troopers and Club Dread. The movie isabout two personal-injury lawyers who fight over new clients (those beingtransported in ambulances).
BEAN 2Steve Bendelack (The League Of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse) has been signed by’Working Title Films’ to direct Bean 2, the sequel to the 1997 RowanAtkinson (right) hit movie. Bean 2 starts shooting on 15 May and finds Mr Beantravelling to the South of France on holiday, where he causes the usualmayhem.
Bean 2 has been written by Robin Driscoll and Hamish McColl, based on astory by Simon McBurney. The original grossed $240 million worldwide,although the global success of Atkinson’s Bean TV series is a phenomenonthat has since passed. Are audiences still interested in Bean’s hinjinks?
INTO THE MIRRORDirector Alandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes remake) has been signed by’Regency Pictures’ to film a movie entitled Into The Mirror, about asecurity guard at a department store who investigates deaths that have alloccurred in front of mirrors. The script is by Jim Uhls (Fight Club). 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. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown ($33.8m) (total to date: $116m)
- 2. The Benchwarmers ($19.7m)
- 3. Take the Lead ($12.1m)
- 4. The Inside Man ($9.13m)
- 5. Lucky Number Slevin ($7.03m)
- 6. Failure To Launch ($4.13m)
- 7. ATL ($3.71m)
- 8. V for Vendetta ($3.40m)
- 9. Phat Girlz ($3.11m)
- 10. Thank You For Smoking ($2.31m)
UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)
- 1. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (£9.77m)
- 2. She’s The Man (£0.99m)
- 3. Alien Autopsy (£0.796)
- 4. The Inside Man (£0.791m)
- 5. Failure To Launch (£0.46m)
- 6. Hostel (£0.39m)
- 7. The Shaggy Dog (£0.27m)
- 8. The Dark (£0.26m)
- 9. The Pink Panther (2006) (£0.25m)
- 10. Basic Instinct 2 (£0.21m)
** IN THE PIPELINE **All the following are U.K. release dates, and are subject to change.
- 14th April 2006: Lemming, Alien Autopsy, American Dreamz, Junebug, Just My Luck, Scary Movie 4
- 21st April 2006: The Moguls, Harsh Times, Hoot, Hostel, Confetti, CRAZY, L’Enfer (2005), Mistress of Spices
- 28th April 2006: Eight Below, Lucky You, Love & Hate, Flight 93
- 5th May 2006: Love + Hate, The Magician, Confetti, The Devil and Daniel Johnson, Russian Dolls, Three, In the Mix
- 12th May 2006: When a Stranger Calls, Quo Vadis, Baby?, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Aquamarine, Prime
- 19th May 2006: Once in a Lifetime, The Da Vinci Code, Waiting…
- 26th May 2006: Thief Lord, The Wild, X-Men: The Last Stand, Down in the Valley, Hoot
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