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Movie News
Trailers
US & UK Top cinema listings
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MOVIE NEWS

WAR OF THE WORLDS
The poster for next year's Steven Spielberg remake of War Of The Worlds has been released (see right)

BRONZE GOD
'Columbia Pictures' has hired Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck to write Bronze God, a comedy for Will Ferrell, reports 'Variety'.
Ferrell will play a lifeguard who realizes his dream by securing a wildcard entry into a beach volleyball tournament.
Huyk: "Will's about the funniest guy out there, and he's even funnier shirtless, 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 to produce a feature film version of Stephen Donaldson's epic fantasy The Chronicles 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 magically transported to the Land, a mystical world where he discovers he is the incarnation of a great hero. Covenant thinks it's all a dream. But he's the bearer of a magical talisman, and is enlisted to help save the Land from Saturn and his representatives.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN II & III
Chow Yun-Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) is set to star in the upcoming sequels of Pirates Of the Caribbean, says Chinese newspaper 'Apple Daily'.
Chow's wife, Jasmin Chan Wui-nin, said the actor will play the famous 19th century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai for the sequels.

THE FLASH
Screenwriter David Goyer (Batman Begins) has been signed to pen a new movie based on The Flash.

WONDER WOMAN
Unconfirmed rumours have surfaced on 'Ain't It Cool News' that Joss Whedon (Buffy) is in negotiations with producer Joel Silver to write and direct their 2006 summer blockbuster Wonder Woman.

TRAILERS

The 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 remake of 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. But I 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 the expected slick production design. In recent times, thanks to The Ring and The Grudes, Hollywood has found that the less CGI there is in a horror movie the better... so hopefully this will be tense, frightening and psychologically 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.

31st December 2004: Napoleon Dynamite, Without a Paddle, National Treasure, The Libertine, Undead

7th January 2004: In Good Company, Seed of Chucky, Vera Drake, Alexander

14th January 2005: Team America: World Police, Dear Frankie, Vanity Fair (2004), Flight of the Phoenix, Closer, The Aviator, 2046, Criminal

21st January 2005: Ray, Ladder 49, Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

28th January 2005: Sideways, Proof, Creep, Meet the Fockers

4th February 2005: Ocean's Twelve, Racing Stripes, Lauras Stern, First Daughter

11th February 2005: Mayor of the Sunset Strip, Sprung! The Magic Roundabout, The Door in the Floor, Elektra, Tarnation, Son of the Mask, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

18st February 2005: The Wedding Date, Shall We Dance, The Yes Men, Stay

25th February 2005: Spanglish, The Woodsman, Hide and Seek, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Coach Carter

All the following are U.S. release dates, and are subject to change.

JANUARY: Elektra (14), Assault On Precinct 13 (19)

FEBRUARY: Constantine (18), Son Of The Mask (18), Cursed, (25)

MARCH: Be Cool (4), A Sound Of Thunder (11), The Ring 2 (18),

APRIL: Sin City (1), Amityville Horror (15), XXX State Of The Union (29),

MAY: Kingdom Of Heaven (6), Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (6), Star Wars Episode III (19)

JUNE: Mr & Mrs Smith (10), Batman Begins (17), War Of The Worlds (29)

JULY: Fantastic Four (1), Bewitched (8), Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (15), The Island (22), The Dukes Of Hazzard (29)

AUGUST: 3001 (5), Doom (5), Deuce Bigelow European Gigolo (12),

SEPTEMBER: Birth Of The Pink Panther (23), Legend Of Zorro (23), Serenity (30), Spy Hunter (30)

OCTOBER: Wallace & Gromit (7), The Fog (14), Land Of The Dead (21)

NOVEMBER: Cars (4), Harry Potter 4 (18), Brother Grimm (23)

DECEMBER: Chronicles Of Narnia (9), Underworld 2 (9), King Kong (14), The Producers (24), Zathura (21), Mad Max Fury Road (31), Die Hard 4 (31)

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2004 Retrospective: Part One 2004 Retrospective: Part Two 2004 Retrospective: Part Three 2004 Retrospective: Part Four

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