MOVIE NEWS
DOMINO
Mena Suvari (right) is set to star in Tony Scott's Domino opposite Keira Knightley,
says 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
Domino, written by Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko), tells the real-life story
of Domino Harvey, daughter of actor Laurence Harvey, who starred in the
original version of The Manchurian Candidate. She quit a career as a Ford
model to become a bounty hunter. Suvari will play a producer's assistant.
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
Sean Connery is apparently very interested in providing the voice for the
mighty lion Aslan in the upcoming Narnia adaptations. Connery famously
declined roles in The Matrix and The Lord Of The Rings, and was then
flummoxed when both trilogies became huge box-office hits. His frustration
led him to headline League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - which flopped with
audiences worldwide.
THE ITALIAN JOB 2
'Paramount Pictures' are in talks to bring back The Italian Job stars Mark
Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Seth Green, Mos Def and Jason Statham for the
sequel being developed by producer John Goldwyn, reports 'Variety'.
While the script is not finished, the goal is to start filming in late March
for a November 2005 release. F. Gary Gray, who directed last year's $106
million blockbuster remake of the 1969 original, will be the first choice to
helm the sequel.
The sequel script is being penned by Wayne and Donna Powers, the
husband-and-wife team who wrote the remake and set it in Venice and
Hollywood. Primary locations in the sequel are expected to be St. Tropez,
Paris and the French Alps.
MIAMI VICE
'Latino Review' spoke with Jamie Foxx (Collateral), who confirmed he will be
working again with Collateral director Michael Mann on an adaptation of
Mann's 1980's cop drama Miami Vice.
Foxx says he's attached to star as Detective Ricardo Tubbs, played by
Michael Thomas in the series, saying: "Yeah man, it's happening."
AKIRA
The director of the widely-derided Catwoman, French special effects wizard
Pitof, is in talks to direct the live-action version of cult anime Akira. Oh
no...
TEAM AMERICA - WORLD POLICE
By far the most intrigue comedy of the year - a politically incorrect
adult-rated action-comedy with puppets. Gerry Anderson would be proud! The
South Park creators behind Team America were interviewed at
In Focus magazine
X-MEN 3
'The Hollywood Reporter' has revealed that 'Fox' have hired screenwriter
Simon Kinberg (Elektra) to pen a script for the third X-Men movie.
Kinberg also worked on the script for next year's Fantastic Four, the
upcoming xXx sequel with Ice T (which is said to be better than the
original), and Mr & Mrs Smith with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
With original director Bryan Singer now involved with Superman, attention
turns to who will helm X3. The only candidate mentioned so far has been Joss
Whedon (TV's Buffy), who is currently working on a movie version of his
cancelled TV sci-fi series Firefly.
SPACEBALLS 2
In a Q&A with 'Playbill magazine', Mel Brooks confirmed he's working on a
Spaceballs sequel, saying: "... I'm writing myself back into the Spaceballs
sequel that I'm now writing, so you haven't seen the last of my face. Why
another Spaceballs? It wouldn't feel right have anyone else play Yoghurt and
the first one was the best experience I've had making a movie since Blazing
Saddles."
"[It'll hopefully be released] a week before the new Star Wars opens. Worst
Case Scenario: a year after the new Star Wars opens."
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