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DAN'S   MOVIE   DIGEST

I s s u e   # 1 3 8

2 4   J u n e   2 0 0 5

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MOVIE NEWS

24: THE MOVIE

'The Calgary Sun' reports that a movie based on smash-hit TV series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer, is in the works.

Canadian director/producer Jon Cassar said: "The last I heard, the first hour will not be in real-time, but then something big will happen and real time will kick in. It still has to be worked out - it's at a stage where they need to write it."

"It could still be two years from now, so it's far too early to say [what the plot might be.]"

Incidentally, it was rumoured last year that the plot would involve a hostage crisis.

(DVDfever Dom adds: "I'm a massive fan of the TV series and really don't think it could work as a movie, partly because it thrives on being in real-time and partly because watching the TV series itself is like watching 24 mini-movies, the content is that intense. Please don't dilute this fantastic concept in this way!")

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CHRONICLES OF NARNIA - THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE

The one-sheet poster for the new fantasy saga based on C.S Lewis' best-selling books, has been released. (see right)

ALICE

The adaptation of 'EA Games' surreal slant on Alice In Wonderland, known simply as Alice, is finally coming to the cinema.

Director Marcus Nispel (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2004) will helm the project for 'Universal' with Sarah Michelle Gellar as Alice - a recent orphan who must escape from a loony bin and return to the freaky Wonderland to stop the tyranny of The Queen Of Hearts.

The original game was the creation of director American McGee (Charlie's Angels) and the screenplay's treatment was written by John August (Charlie's Angels) before being written by Erich and Jon Hoeber.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3

Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) has joined the cast of M:I-3 as Tom Cruise's mentor.

THE MUMMY 3

Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) has confirmed that a script for a third Mummy movie, written by Stephen Sommers, does exist... but that the project is still firmly in the air at the moment.

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WEBSITES

The Fog (2005) (weblink)

'Columbia Pictures' has released the official website for The Fog remake, which opens in the US on 14 October.

In the horror-thriller, there really is something out there in the dark. One hundred years ago, in a thick, eerie fog off the rocky coast of Northern California, a horrible shipwreck occurred under mysterious circumstances. Now, shrouded in darkness, the ghosts of the long-dead sailors have returned from their watery graves to exact their bloody, merciless revenge.

Directed by Rupert Wainwright, The Fog stars Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair (right), DeRay Davis and Rade Serbedzija

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US TOP 10 (CINEMA)

All figures are weekend box-office gross.

  • 1. Batman Begins (right) ($48.7m)
  • 2. Mr & Mrs Smith ($26.0m) (total to date: $96.7m)
  • 3. Madagascar ($10.7m) (total to date: $147m)
  • 4. Star Wars Episode III: Return of the Sith ($10.0m) (total to date: $348m)
  • 5. The Longest Yard ($8.24m) (total to date: $132m)
  • 6. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D ($6.69m)
  • 7. Cinderella Man ($5.57m)
  • 8. The Perfect Man ($5.30m)
  • 9. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants ($3.13m)
  • 10. The Honeymooners ($2.65m)

UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)

  • 1. Batman Begins (£4.42m)
  • 2. Mr & Mrs Smith (£1.58m)
  • 3. Star Wars Episode III: Return of the Sith (£0.70m) (total to date: £36.8m)
  • 4. Sin City (£0.37m)
  • 5. The Pacifier (£0.16m)
  • 6. Monster-in-Law (£0.10m)
  • 7. House of Wax (2005) (£0.09m)
  • 8. Parineeta (£0.08m)
  • 9. The League of Gentleman's Apocalypse (£0.07m)
  • 10. Millions (£0.04m)

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

  • 24th June 2005: Wonderful Days, Torremolinos 73, Evil, In My Father's Den (review)
  • 1st July 2005: Stray Dogs, Madagascar, DiG!
  • 8th July 2005: War of the Worlds (2005), Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, Overnight
  • 15th July 2005: A Lot Like Love, The Debutantes, Clean, The Wedding Crashers, One Love
  • 22nd July 2005: Whisky, Fantastic Four (2005), The Devil's Rejects
  • 29th July 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), The Descent
  • 5th August 2005: Stealth, Because of Winn-Dixie, Nanny McPhee, The Skeleton Key, Dear Wendy
  • 12th August 2005: The Island, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Fever Pitch (2005)
  • 19th August 2005: Doom, Bewitched (2005), Dark Water, The Cave, The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3D, Domino
  • 26th August 2005: The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Goal!, Bad News Bears
  • 2nd September 2005: Cinderella Man, The Last Days, The Business, The Honeymooners
  • 9th September 2005: The Man, Everthing is Illuminated, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
  • 16th September 2005: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Four Brothers, Must Love Dogs
  • 23rd September 2005: Pride and Prejudice (2005)
  • 30th September 2005: The Perfect Man, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, The History of Violence
  • 7th October 2005: Red-Eye, Night Watch, Oliver Twice (2005)
  • 14th October 2005: Wallace & Gromit Movie: Curse of the Wererabbit, The Longest Yard
  • 21st October 2005: Aeon Flux, Sky High, Corpse Bride, The Pink Panther (2005)
  • 28th October 2005: Noel, Flightplan, Halloween 9 (31st), The Dark, Final Destination 3D, Tickets
  • 4th November 2005: Serenity, Legend of Zorro
  • 11th November 2005: The Tiger and the Snow, In Her Shoes, The Moguls
  • 18th November 2005: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The New World
  • 9th December 2005: Underworld: Evolution, The Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Shopgirl
  • 14th December 2005: King Kong (2005)
  • 16th December 2005: The Hawk is Dying, Walk the Line
  • 23rd December 2005: Brokeback Mountain

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

  • 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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