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CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN

The WWII-set movie revolves around U.S Army Ranger B.J Blazkowicz, who leads a team of agents into Castle Wolfenstein to investigate the Nazi SS Paranormal Division.

Avary himself commented: "I've been playing the character of B.J. Blazkowicz since the epic Wolfenstein 3D first bruised my brain and have ever since wanted to bring his adventures to life on the big screen. It's time to bust some dams, storm some bunkers and blow up some bridges."

AVATAR

Sigourney Weaver has spoken about her role in James Cameron's highly-anticipated return to movies following Titanic in 1997. She will star in Avatar, a 3D sci-fi epic due for release on 22 May 2009.

Weaver: "It's a fantastic movie. So ambitious. So romantic and sweeping. I can't wait to get back [to continue shooting]."

DEATH RACE

Those actors join stars Jason Statham in this sci-fi action movie about a violent car race, now set in 2020.

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

THE GREEN HORNET

JUSTICE LEAGUE

The movie would be likely to involve a mix of heroes, such as: Superman, Batman, The Flash, Wonder Woman and The Green Lantern.

SPIDER-MAN 4

THE LOST ADVENTURES OF STONE PERLMUTTER, JR

The story concerns recently discovered 1979 footage chronicling the disastrous journey of an adventurer (Black), who travelled the world to find the Yeti, El Dorado, the lost tomb of Jesus and other mysteries.

SPIRIT

A studio source said: "We think Gabriel has a devilishly charming quality, and the dry wit that embodies the Spirit, and we wanted to do this with someone who can embody this character for the next few years, because we anticipate we'll be making more than one Spirit movie."

Villains include The Octopus, a man intent on wiping out the entire city and who kills anyone who sees his face. Samuel L. Jackson has been rumoured for this part.

Shooting begins in October for a 2009 release.

US TOP 10 (CINEMA)

All figures are weekend box-office gross:

• 1. The Bourne Ultimatum ($69.3m)
• 2. The Simpsons Movie ($25.1m) (total to date: $128m)
• 3. Underdog ($11.6m)
• 4. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry ($10.6m)
• 5. Harry Potter and the Inverted Pyramid of Piffle ($9.52m) (total to date: $261m)
• 6. Hairspray (2007) ($9.23m)
• 7. No Reservations ($6.59m)
• 8. Transformers (2007) ($6.02m) (total to date: $296m)
• 9. Hot Rod ($5.31m)
• 10. Bratz ($4.21m)

UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)

• 1. The Simpsons Movie (£4.02m) (total to date: £24.1m)
• 2. Transformers (2007) (£2.33m) (total to date: £14.5m)
• 3. Harry Potter and the Inverted Pyramid of Piffle (£1.47m) (total to date: £41.5m)
• 4. Evan Almighty (£1.15m)
• 5. Hairspray (2007) (£0.86m) (total to date: £7.86m)
• 6. Shrek the Third (£0.31m) (total to date: £36.7m)
• 7. Die Hard 4.0 (£0.24m) (total to date: £13.3m)
• 8. The Hoax (£0.09m)
• 9. Happily N'Ever After (£0.06m)
• 10. Cash (£0.05m) <