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ASTERIX & OBELISK III

Production on a third "Asterix" movie is due to begin next year in France with the same cast - except for lead actor Christian Clavier as Asterix. Gerard Jugnot will direct the new sequel, but there are already budgetary concerns because the infinitely better sequel "Asterix & Obelisk In Mission Cleopatra" hasn't been a strong overseas success.

OCEAN'S ELEVEN 2

'Entertainment Weekly' spoke with George Clooney about his new sci-fi film "Solaris" and the possibility of a sequel to "Ocean's Eleven". Clooney said that he and director Steven Soderbergh have an idea for a story and are in the process of figuring out how to make it work on the big screen.

Meanwhile, 'Access Hollywood' says that Steven Soderbergh has definitely confirmed an "Ocean's Eleven" sequel will happen - but that it is in the distant future.

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X-MEN 2

See actress Kea Wong as Jubilee in "X-Men 2" here (see right)

BRUCE ALMIGHTY

Some additional information from 'Entertainment Tonight' on Jim Carrey's upcoming film "Bruce Almighty" has emerged. In the film, Carrey plays Bruce Nolan, a "human interest" TV reporter unhappy with his life and the state of the world around him, despite a successful job and a loving girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston).

At the end of the worst day of his life, Bruce angrily ridicules God (Morgan Freeman) - and God responds, challenging the mortal to take on the big job and see if he can do any better!

"Bruce Almighty" will be directed by Tom Shadyac ("Ace Ventura", "Liar, Liar") and will be one of 2003's big summer comedy releases.

DEUCE BIGELOW II

Actor/writer/comedian Rob Schneider now has a 2-year first-look production deal with 'The Walt Disney Studios'.

Schneider is currently developing a sequel to his biggest worldwide hit "Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo".

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But won't a mid-2005 release conflict with Lucas' own "Star Wars Episode III"? Apparently McCallum said 'Lucasfilm' would have no problem with the fact that "Episode III" and "Indiana Jones 4" might both be released in 2005.

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GARFIELD

'The Hollywood Reporter' says director Peter Hewitt ("Thunderpants") has been chosen to helm the live-action version of the "Garfield" comic-strip. The movie adaptation of the successful comic-strip and will use computer-generated versions of the sarcastic Garfield and gormless dog Odie.

KING CONAN

'IGN FilmForce' reports that director John Milius, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Wachowski Brothers ("The Matrix") and 'Warner Brothers' have all been pushed away from the project by 'Conan Properties Inc.' - the company that owns the Conan character.

'Conan Properties, Inc.' have decided not to allow the studio of the Wachowski Brother to renew their soon-to-expire option on the film. The company is allegedly upset with how long the project was taking to develop, whilst the Wachowski's ongoing commitment to finishing "The Matrix" sequels meant it wouldn't have advanced any faster.

However the project isn't entirely dead, 'CP Inc.' wants to develop "a kinder, gentler Conan" which'll use "The Scorpion King" as a template. Oh dear.

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS - THE TWO TOWERS

'Variety' reports that 'New Line Cinema' is hoping actor Andy Serkis (who plays Gollum in their upcoming "The Two Towers" film) will be nominated for an Academy Award in March 2003 as 'Best Supporting Actor'.

Britain's Andy Serkis performs the role of Gollum in the "Lord Of The Rings" sequels - yet is physically replaced by a CGI interpretation of the Gollum creature during post-production.

In other "Lord Of The Rings" news, the location for the giant spider Shelob's lair has been revealed in an exclusive picture (see right). In a break from the Tolkien books, Shelob will only feature as an adversary in "The Return Of The King", despite her appearance in "The Two Towers" book.

THE RING 2

* WARNING: SPOILER *

Producer Walter Parkes talked to 'MTV' about what we can expect to see in the proposed sequel to "The Ring"

He said: "It's gonna be tough because the original sell of the movie was the idea of this haunted video tape. Really the movie is much more involved in Rachel following the clues and discovering this girl named Samara, and what's her story?"

"So it's really more the revelation of the mystery of how the tape came to be. Since we've now told that story, we're going to have to go back and create another mystery for the sequel. I don't think the sequel can merely be the story of the videotape going out in the world again, because that will only take you so far."

"Samara is the thing that lives on. It might be interesting to explore how she was created in the first place, because we don't know that. We just know that she was adopted. We don't know how she came into this world."

"One of the things we've talked about is doing a dual point perspective - cutting between how Samara came into this world and what's happening in the present day. The only thing we know [for sure] is that we're going to try to come up with a really good idea".

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SCARY MOVIE 3

A new rumour has surfaced suggesting that director David Zucker ("Airplane!", "Hot Shots!", "The Naked Gun") will helm the third "Scary Movie" film, which will lampoon "Harry Potter", "The Lord Of The Rings" and the "Star Wars" prequels.

'Dimension Films' are so desperate to release another sequel that they have hired teams of writers to try and beat the franchise creators (the Wayans Brothers) own script effort. Pat Proft, Brian Lynch and Craig Mazin are all writing competing scripts for the sequel, which is expected to begin filming in February 2003.

The only original cast member confirmed as returning for the new movie is lead actress Anna Faris - reprising her role as goofy heroine Cindy.

SPAWN 2

The sequel screenplay to the underachieving film adaptation of Tod MacFarlane's "Spawn" comic-book is apparently being rewritten for a more action-oriented and PG-13 rating.

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

Australian actor Ingo Rademacher (who plays Jax in US soap "General Hospital") may be under consideration for the role of Doctor Octopus in "The Amazing Spider-Man".

An article in 'Star Celebrity' magazine stated that Rademacher was overheard telling his "General Hospital" co-stars that he's being considered for one of the roles in the "Spider-Man" sequel. Although this doesn't necessarily mean he's being pushed for Doctor Octopus - the actor's physical appearance suggests otherwise...

STARSKY & HUTCH

'The Hollywood Reporter' has confirmed that rapper Snoop Dogg is in talks to star in the movie adaptation of "Starsky & Hutch" as the flamboyant street informant Huggy Bear. The film, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, begins shooting in March 2003.

STAR TREK XI

Executive Producer Rick Berman has confirmed there will likely be more "Star Trek" movies, saying: "I can tell you right now we'll be making another film. There's never been a 'Star Trek' movie that wasn't profitable for 'Paramount'."
"One of the things about 'Star Trek' movies is there's no risk in making them because the studio knows if you spend this much money on producing the film, you're going to make that much money, or you might make that much money."

"But there's pretty much a window of the profitability of these films... unlike non-'Star Trek' films which could be total wrecks and not make a dime, or could take off and make $200 million, there's a risk involved. There's very little risk involved in 'Star Trek' films, so I think we're a long way from seeing the end."

SUPERMAN

'The Australian' has reported that Brett Ratner's "Superman" production could be heading to Queensland next year - in the Gold Coast 'Warner Brothers' studios.

Negotiations began yesterday to use the facility which has opened two new sound stages to cope with increasing demand. At present the $200 million live action "Peter Pan" production is underway till March with "Superman" likely to move in soon after should the deal be successful. "Star Wars Episode III" will occupy the Sydney 'Fox' Studios complex throughout most of next year.

In relates news, my personal champion for the role of Superman has always been Jim Caviezel ("Frequency") and 'Aint It Cool News' have now reported that the actor has indeed met with "Superman" director Brett Ratner! Good news indeed!

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TINTIN

Producer Kathleen Kennedy and director Steven Spielberg are working on a movie adaptation of the comic-strip "Tintin" for 'Universal' and 'DreamWorks', reports 'Variety' magazine.

The studios are currently negotiating the film rights with Nick Rodwell of 'Moulinsart' (the company that holds the properties created by deceased cartoonist Georges Remi - under his pseudonym Herge).

"Tintin" follows the intrepid adventures of the titular young reporter, together with his trusty dog Snowy. Tintin's friends and allies include the grumpy Captain Haddock, inept detectives Thomson and Thompson and Professor Cuthbert Calculus.

The comic was first published in 1929 in Belgian newspaper 'Le Petit Vingtieme' and has been translated into more than 50 languages. It has already been adapted into a successful animated series.

VAN HELSING

Richard Roxburgh (the Duke in "Moulin Rouge!") is in negotiations to star as Count Dracula in next year's summer-smash-to-be "Van Helsing".

Kate Beckinsale ("Pearl Harbor") has already been cast as Anna, Van Helsing's vampire-slaying daughter. Hugh Jackman ("X-Men") takes the lead as Van Helsing himself, in a film from Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy").

US TOP 10 (CINEMA)

1. Die Another Day ($47.0m)

2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($42.2m)

3. Friday After Next ($13.0m)

4. The Santa Clause 2 ($10.2m)

5. 8 Mile ($8.6m)

6. The Ring ($7.5m)

7. The Emperor's Club ($3.8m)

8. My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($3.6m)

9. Half Past Dead ($3.1m)

10. Frida ($2.3m)

UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)

1. Die Another Day (�9,1m)

2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (�7.3m)

3. Anita and Me (�0.4m)

4. 28 Days Later (�0.3m)

5. Mr Deeds (�0.2m)

6. Lilo & Stitch (�0.17m)

7. Rabbit-Proof Fence (�0.15m)

8. Bowling for Columbine (�0.14m)

9. Changing Lanes (�0.12m)

10. xXx (�0.09m)

WEBSITES

Bulletproof Monk

The Chow Yun Fat/Seann William Scott martial arts combo is nearly here. Intrigued? Take a look at the official site for further details.
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TRAILERS

Final Destination 2

A new gang of teenagers find themselves cheating death, and then having to fend off the cold hand of vengeful fate...

Buzz Rating: 2.5/5.0 - the stench of "cashing in" on the original's sleeper hit status sadly dogs this sequel. Ex-"X-Files" writers/director Glen Morgan and James Wong are absent this around, with only Ali Larter returning from the original cast. Still, if it manages to cram more ghoulishly fun death sequences into the mix - most will be happy.
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Bulletproof Monk

Martial-arts action film starring Chow Yun Fat ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") and, um, Seann William Scott ("American Pie"). Set in San Francisco, this is the story of a mysterious immortal Tibetan Kung Fu master, who has spent the past 60 years walking the earth protecting an ancient scroll...

Buzz Rating: 3.0/5.0 - Yun Fat's Hollywood career has hardly been stellar. For every "Crouching Tiger..."-style success there's a "Replacement Killers" waiting round the corner. Let's hope he's chosen a good vehicle for himself this time, although the presence of William Scott says otherwise...
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** IN THE PIPELINE **

December 2002: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

January 2003: Gangs Of New York, Catch Me If You Can

February 2003: Daredevil, Solaris

April 2003: Timeline, Dreamcatcher

May 2003: X-Men 2, The Matrix Reloaded

June 2003: The Italian Job (2003), The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

July 2003: Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle, Lara Croft & The Cradle Of Life, The Hulk

August 2003: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, Bad Boys 2

September 2003: The Fast & The Furious 2, American Wedding

October 2003: Kill Bill

November 2003: The Matrix Revolutions, The Last Samurai

December 2003: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

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STAR TREK XI

SUPERMAN

TINTIN

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