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Dan Owen reviews

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** MOVIE NEWS **

THE X-FILES 2

Gillian Anderson was on 'Parkinson' last weekend in the UK and confirmed plans for another X-Files movie, saying it will hopefully begin pre-production by the end of this year. She said that David Duchovny, Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish should all return from the TV series.

The storyline may be a prequel set before the final TV series, but Anderson stated that "Chris doesn't tell anyone what he's writing about, so we have no idea what to expect. But I assure you it will be something quite good. It's taken all this time, it better be. David, Robert, Annabeth, Brian Thompson who played a hunter and Mitch Pileggi, are all in it so it will be a nice reunion for us all."

ALIEN 5

'Cinema Confidential' spoke with Sigourney Weaver about a possible Alien 5. She said: "I know that Ridley Scott and I have talked a couple of times because people are always coming up to me and saying 'What about Alien 5?' In the current atmosphere where there is so much going on on Earth, I can understand people wanting to see an adventure that's far away and so I, myself, would love to go and see something happening on another planet. You know, out by Mars or something. But we don't have any definite plans."

THE BOURNE SUPREMACY

'Universal Pictures' has rehired Bourne Identity screenwriter Tony Gilroy to adapt Robert Ludlum's sequel novel The Bourne Supremacy.

In the sequel a Chinese vice-premier has been killed by the legendary assassin Jason Bourne. Of course, there is no Jason Bourne. The identity is simply a cover for the CIA's David Webb. But with someone else assuming the Bourne identity, the US must find a way to avert a international diplomatic scandal that imperils Sino-American peace.

CATWOMAN

It appears that Halle Berry is inches away from winning the role of Catwoman in a new Batman spin-off movie, to be directed by French director Pitof.

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ELEKTRA - ASSASSIN

Jennifer Garner is very likely to star in a spin-off movie from Daredevil based on her character of sai-wielding assassin Elektra. Currently, this synopsis of the proposed movie has been released.

Elektra is on a mission to kill Presidential candidate Ken Wind. She's wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives after she assassinated South American Presidente Carlos Huevos. She dispatches, in rich, bloody detail, many an agent. One of those unfortunates is agent John Garrett, who she shreds nearly to pieces, only to leave him alive for her own amusement. Garrett is revived with a special electronic and pneumatic body. Elektra uses some sort of bizarre Ninja mind control over him to make him do her bidding.

Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. is busy rebuilding Perry, Garrett's partner who also was badly mutilated by Elektra. What they don't know is that Perry has a history of violence and rage, and it's up to Elektra and Garrett to stop him before he gets fully rebuilt. But Garrett's betrayal of S.H.I.E.L.D. (due to Elektra's mind control) has agent Chastity and Colonel Nick Fury on his trail.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

Doug Gresham, the step-son of author C.S. Lewis, gave a lecture recently and commented on the forthcoming Narnia feature films: "I rather think they are going to be great... since it was my idea."

Andrew Adamson (Shrek) is the director with Lord Of The Rings effects company WETA gearing up to handle the visuals. The film should be released in 2004.

THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK

'MTV' talked to Vin Diesel about The Chronicles Of Riddick, and he said: "I'm ecstatic about the size and the support of the studio to really create this mythology. I go in a couple of weeks to Vancouver to start rehearsals. We'll do a month of rehearsals, and I'll go into shooting next month."

"Riddick is definitely not an evolved person. He's still a killer in his own right. And I think we're going to find him after he's isolated himself and become this recluse for five years. So when we see him, they are awakening Riddick."

He also clarified that Dame Judi Dench's role as Aereon is that of "an 'Air-Elemental' ambassador [whose] very much the mentor-like archetype in this mythology".

So what about the trilogy angle? Will the films all be filmed back-to-back? Diesel: "It also seems material for further sequels will be shot with this film "I don't know if it's gonna necessarily be a 'Lord of the Rings'[-type shoot] but I do know that they've talked about doing the first one and 'chapters' of both the second one and third one [at the same time], if that makes any sense. So they'll shoot some additional scenes."

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THE CROW - WICKED PRAYER

Luke Goss (Blade II, right) has won the villain role in this latest Crow sequel as Luc Crash, a charismatic gang leader of a group of Satanist bikers named after the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse.

Luc murders Jimmy Cuervo (Edward Furlong) and his girlfriend Lily as part of a ritual to become an immortal demon, but Luc finds that Jimmy has been transformed into the avenging spirit known at The Crow, intent on stopping Luc.

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LORD OF THE RINGS - THE RETURN OF THE KING

'The One Ring' website had details on the third film from a recent WETA lecture at Victoria University. Apparently MASSIVE (the software used to create the hordes of CGI armies) is being stretched to its limits for Return Of The King, with director Peter Jackson wanting the film's main battle sequence to be several times larger than Helm's Deep in The Two Towers! The final film is said to have 1000+ effects shots, compared with The Two Towers' 800.

MEN IN BLACK III

'Columbia' has begun development on a third Men In Black movie, with director Barry Sonnenfeld set to return. This time the story is apparently going to be based on an idea Will Smith pitched to Sonnenfield with Tommy Lee Jones.

(Can't be any worse than Men in Black II, surely? - DVDfever Dom)

SUPERMAN

Ashton Kutchner (Just Married) spoke with 'Yahoo UK' recently about his rumoured involvement with the Superman remake. He said: "I was approached about doing it and it seems like a really interesting offer. The scheduling of that film got moved back so now even if I were to do it would be a conflict with my television show and I would end up ultimately having to commit to more time the television show to do it and it would just make things really complicated".

Kutchner seemed reluctant to be typecast: "I think there's a bit of a curse behind the role, just in what's happened to the past people who've played it. That movie and that character is always going to be bigger than anyone who plays it and I don't know if I can be Clark Kent like Christopher Reeve was Clark Kent. I have a lot of other roles I like to pursue and play and playing that role would limit playing other roles that I would want to play. Once people see you as Superman could they see you as anything else?"

In related news, inside sources state that 'Warner Brothers' are now tied between known star Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) or unknown actor Matthew Bomer.

Other potential candidate Josh Hartnett has dropped out of the running, saying: "The decision was a struggle. But I just never really wanted to play Superman. It's probably the biggest [budgeted movie] ever - and because it was planned as a trilogy - it was three films [over] 10 years or something like that."

Director Brett Ratner concluded that: "This has been a very difficult movie to cast - it's a big role and the actor has to be able to play to two distinct roles. It's a long commitment, but we've only offered it to one person so far. We are still in the process of evaluating the best candidate for the part, and we want to take the time to make sure that we get it right."

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VAN HELSING

Star Hugh Jackman (X-Men) was interviewed by 'Empire' magazine and gave away the premise for the upcoming creature feature Van Helsing:

"This is kind of the younger and more adventurous swashbuckling version of Van Helsing, who is, for want of a better word, a mercenary for the Catholic Church who is out there killing or dealing with possessed souls of all different shapes and sizes."

"Right at the beginning of the movie you meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which introduces my character. So he's out there dealing with these rogue demons that have taken over bodies. And as it turns out, Dracula, whose existence has been known to the Church in Transylvania, is kind of starting to get out of control, and so they send Van Helsing, on a big mission to find him. Anna, Kate Beckinsale's character, is the youngest and final member of the family whose job it is to try and track Dracula for 400 years."

"So that's how we meet up and Frankenstein becomes involved because... ooh, I don't know if I'm allowed to tell you that. This is the first time I've been asked about the plot. I'll get a lot slicker by the time I finish; I'll have a straight answer!"

"Anyway, we all kind of meet up in this mish-mash of monsters and real people in Transylvania, and it's really amazing. Stephen has really done a great job. The way he's cast it is very interesting too... It's not like we're a star-studded cast, and I think that helps you get into the characters and get involved in the world. And it's cheaper,' he laughs. 'They couldn't afford Mel Gibson!"