MOVIE NEWS

FANTASTIC FOUR 2

"We start 'Fantastic Four 2' in August," said Alba. "The four of us learn that there are other people out there with superpowers, and the Silver Surfer appears as a villain/hero. And another villain comes in as well. My character, Susan Storm, has another love triangle and may use a power people haven't seen before. She's the most powerful of the four."

HALLOWEEN - REMAKE

SAW III

She is told that she must keep the madman alive for as long as it takes Jeff (Angus Macfayden), another of his victims, to complete a game of his own. Racing against the ticking clock of Jigsaw's own heartbeat, Lynn and Jeff struggle to make it through each of their vicious tests, unaware that he has a much bigger plan for both of them...

Saw III will again stars Shawnee Smith (Amanda) and Tobin Bell (Jigsaw). The film is being directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II), from a story by franchise originators Leigh Whannell and James Wan, with the screenplay penned by Whannell.

WOLVERINE

Hutch Parker, production president of 'Fox' said: "We've also talked about doing something on the kids in (Professor X's) school, focusing on their lives, and less of a global adventure for the team."

The studio is also exploring a movie with director David O. Russell (Three Kings) based on the character of Emma Frost, a sexy mutant telepath who can transform her skin into diamonds. She is an X-Men comics regular but has not featured in the movies.

Another likely solo project is Magneto, which is currently in the script phase. The film will focus on his youthful pre-villain days, although Ian McKellen's could be involved for present day scenes used to anchor the movie's flashbacks.

US TOP 10 (CINEMA)

All figures are weekend box-office gross.

• 1. The Break-Up ($39.2m)
• 2. X-Men 3: The Last Stand ($34m) (total to date: $175m)
• 3. Over the Hedge ($20.6m) (total to date: $112m)
• 4. The Da Vinci Code ($18.6m) (total to date: $172m)
• 5. Mission: Impossible 3 ($4.68m) (total to date: $123m)
• 6. Poseidon ($3.49m)
• 8. See No Evil ($2.04m)
• 9. An Inconvenient Truth ($1.36m)
• 10. Just My Luck ($0.85m)

UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)

IMDB got all the figures screwed up this week, hence none listed.

• 1. X-Men 3: The Last Stand (£n/a m)
• 2. The Da Vinci Code
• 3. Over The Hedge
• 4. Mission: Impossible 3
• 5. Poseidon
• 6. RV
• 7. See No Evil
• 8. Just My Luck
• 9. United 93
• 10. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown <