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7th February 2005: Wimbledon: DVD Review:
DVD Review of Wimbledon posted by Jamie Kelwick
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7th February 2005: Wimbledon: DVD Review:
DVD Review of Wimbledon posted by Jamie Kelwick
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8th January 2005: Wimbledon: Wimbledon will be released in the UK on R2 DVD on the 7th February 2005. Find the lowest price of Wimbledon on DVD!

30th December 2004: Wimbledon: DVD Review posted by Ryan Izay Click Here

30th October 2004: Wimbledon: Wimbledon will be released in the US on R1 DVD on the 28th December 2004. Find the lowest price of Wimbledon on DVD!

29th September 2004: Wimbledon:
Movie Review posted by Jamie Kelwick Click Here

20th September 2004: Wimbledon:
Movie Review posted by Diana Saenger and Dean Kish for Wimbledon Click Here

Monday 30th August 2004: Wimbledon Update
Two new TV spots for Wimbledon are now online.
TV Spot 1:
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TV Spot 2:
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Wimbledon Windows Media Player Movie Trailer Hi-Res
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Monday 19th July 2004: Wimbledon Update:
The Paul Bettany/Kirsten Dunst romancier is headed for a September 17th release.

Saturday 10th July 2004: Wimbledon Update:
The new trailer for Wimbledon is now online.
Wimbledon Quicktime Movie Trailer Hi-Res
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Wednesday 14th July 2004 Wimbledon Update:
The following promo images for Wimbledon were just received. Wimbledon stars Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst in a Working Title rom com due to be released on the 24th September in the US and the UK. Watch out for cameos by Jon Favreau, Bernard Hill and Sam Neill, no Hugh Grant which is amazing seeing as how this is a Workin Title rom com.

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Sunday 13th June 2004: Wimbledon Update:
The movie trailer for Wimbledon is now online.
Wimbledon Quicktime Movie Trailer Hi-Res
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Thursday 26th February 2004: Wimbledon Update:
Kirsten Dunst has been talking about the training that former Tennis champ Pat Cash put her through for Wimbledon "Pat was always saying: 'Run like a panther', because at first I ran across the court like a fairy.By the end of it, though, I was whacking the stuffing out of the ball. It was funny."

Monday 19th January 2004 Wimbledon Update:
The following promo images for Wimbledon were just received!

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Monday 12th January 2004: Wimbledon Update:
The UK release date for Wimbledon has been set as August 2004.

Wednesday 10th December 2003: Wimbledon Update:
For the first images of this romantic tennis comedy click here.

Wednesday 22nd October 2003: Wimbledon Update:
Grant has sent in the following on Wimbledon "Sam Neil and Kirsten Dunst were spotted filming for the whole day on 2 Manchester Square in West London just behind Selfridges.On Thursday the 16th of October."

Monday 29th September 2003: Wimbledon Update:
A report from the filming of Wimbledon has just been sent in "
Good shoot, and the sunny weather actually hampered the proceedings, on set at the backlot of Shepperton Studios.
The two tennis stars of the movie are battling it out on the court, which I think was meant to be centre court, but the camera-sweep only showed the reproduction of the lower-tier. The scene is that one of the players concedes a point at the end of a long rally...just as the rain pours down.
Richard Loncraine and Darius Khonji ASC were looking pensively at the sunny sky all day hoping for the clouds to obscure the sun enough to call a take, and turn on the formidable rain-making machine. The crane-tip is about 24 metres off the ground, and the rain-making 'H' frame is 4 metre below that. Boy, does it spew out the water. Most of the extras, 302 of us, got wet, but most of us had umbrellas.
We did about 7 takes, and the extras crowd were very good natured, applauding the hardest working extras there, who were the ball-boys/ground-cover pullers. Every take, these lads had to pull the cover over the very authentic grass court. Very physical work. The extra's were augmented by about 600 upper-torso dummies, which were spread throughtout the stadium.
The tennis player dives in vain, sits disconsolately on the turf, the rain comes down, and we all rush for the exit. Mercifully, there is no Cliff Richard to sing to us.
Shot last week at London Zoo, whose entrance was made out to look like the all-England club at Wimbledon. The real venue could not be used because of renovations being done."

Friday 26th September 2003: Wimbledon Update:
This just in on Wimbledon " The model/actor Layke Anderson (Awake, X-Men 2) will be making an appearance in the film Wimbledon with Kirsten Dunst. He will be shooting at Shepperton Studios in late september, where production continues on the Richard Loncraine film. It was also at Shepperton where Layke shot most of his scenes for X-Men 2, with Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman."

Thursday 18th September 2003: Wimbledon Update:
Jon Favreau will appear as a greedy sports agent who sniffs around when the hero finds a winning streak.

Tuesday 2nd September 2003: Wimbledon Update:
Goz has just emailed in the following "-Filming took place last night the 1st on Brighton seafront of 'Wimbledon'. Kirsten Dunst was there."

Tuesday 5th August 2003: Wimbledon Update:
The cast of Universal's Wimbledon, starring Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany,
has been boosted by the addition of Sam Neill, Jon Favreau, Bernard Hill,
James McAvoy, Eleanor Bron, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Austin Nichols and James
McAvoy.

Wednesday 2nd July 2003: Wimbledon Update:
Kirsten Dunst has revealed that she is looking to John McEnroe for inspiration while filming tennis movie Wimbledon. The film centres on a
tennis player (Paul Bettany) who has lost his ambition and falls to a rank of 157. Then he meets a young, ambitious player on the women's circuit
(Dunst) who helps him regain his focus during his last tournament, Wimbledon. "She's marketed as the bad girl of tennis," Dunst said recently during a break in filming. "She's very dedicated, doesn't have many friends, has a very controlling father. She's very sexually aggressive, very tough. They fall in love, he helps her and she helps him, it's very romantic comedy. My character is very feisty, very angry. I have a lot of scenes of me yelling at the umpire. She's like a female McEnroe. That's what I want to be." To prepare for the role, Dunst has been taking tennis lessons for three months, including instruction from 1987 champion Pat Cash. "I'm a quick learner so I'm getting there," she said. "I'm really good at backhand, but my forehand isn't very consistent. I'm pretty good at dancing around the court. The serve is something I really haven't got yet." A number of set pictures of Dunst have appeared online. You can see them by clicking here.

Friday 27th June 2003: Wimbledon Update:
More information has been revealed on yesterday's filming at Wimbledon on
Wimbledon. At the start of filming the crowd were asked to cheer Paul
Bettany and his opponent Jake Hammond (Austin Nichols) on to the court and
also to celebrate the victory. The production would not reveal who won or
what round this was, but the scoreboard did reveal it was a five set match.
Paul Bettany had this to say "It was such a rush walking out on to the
court. I was so nervous, like nothing I have ever experienced. The idea
that people experience that and go out and play is extraordinary. The calm
they must have ... My legs wanted to buckle."

Thursday 26th June 2003: Wimbledon Update:
Filming was happening today on Wimbledon that is starring Paul Bettany and
Kirsten Dunst. They were filming this morning at the tournament and have
been given permission to film on centre court until 8.30am. A spokesman for
the tournament said "The crew will be all over the place. So smile -- you
could be on camera. They are here to get crowd shots and atmosphere."
Bettany stars as a wild card entry into the tournament who falls in love
with Kirsten Dunst's character.

Friday 29th May 2003: Whiteout Update:
Reese Witherspoon has been talking about a pile of her in development projects to Moviehole

WhiteOut :
"Well “Whiteout” is still in development, so I can’t really tell you much about it, but I’m a U.S marshal, Carrie Stetko, and I have to uncover the first murder ever in the Antarctic, just before the sun sets for six months. Carrie has to catch him before the sun sets, or she would be stuck with him for six months in darkness!"
Vanity Fair :
“Vanity Fair” is a 1820's period piece, where I play Becky Sharp ( a lower-class girl who uses her wit and guile to make it through 1820's London society, as the effects of the Battle of Waterloo are felt by her adopted family, the parents of Amelia, her best friend from boarding school. When Becky is unable to get Amelia's brother to ask for her hand in marriage, she is forced to become a governess at a remote country house, where she is courted by both the elderly Sir Pitt Crawley, and his roguish younger son, Rawdon Crawley .We’ve already started filming this. It’s a good movie, so far!"
Tennis/Wimbledon movie :
"Well, the movie is in development, and I’m not too sure about it at the moment..I go and play tennis sometimes, with my trainer! But not for the movie, for fun"
Next :
"At the moment I’m thinking of doing “Daughter of the Queen of Sheba”, and “Walk the line”, who I play June Carter Cash, along with Joaquin Phoenix. Unfortunately June has recently passed away, so I would like to send my deepest sympathy to her husband, and her family."
Legally Blonde 2 :
"Well filming is all wrapped up, and its out on July 2nd - everyone go and see it! - And it’s a very funny Movie and I’m not a funny person. It’s a good script, Elle is in Washington, D.C, and has put her wedding on hold, to stop animals being tested at a lab by a cosmetic company, who include bruisers birth parents, who she wants at the wedding. She arrives at the watergate, and gets help from an old door man – played by Bob Newhart - and he teaches her the way the political system works. Some of the old cast are back again, like Luke Wilson and Jennifer Coolidge"
Sweet Home Alabama 2 :
"It’s the first I’ve heard of a sequel"

Friday 9th May 2003: Wimbledon Update:
Austin Nichols, who is set to star in the upcoming The Day After Tomorrow,
has landed a supporting role in sports flick Wimbledon. Nichols joins
Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany on the project, which will be directed by
Richard Loncraine. "The movie centres on a tennis player (Bettany) who has
lost his ambition and falls to a rank of 157. Then he meets a young,
ambitious player on the women's circuit (Dunst) who helps him regain his
focus during his last tournament, Wimbledon. Nichols will play a rude
American player who meets Bettany's character in the finals.

Monday 31st March 2003: Wimbledon Update:
Kirsten Dunst is to get tennis tips from Aussie ace Pat Cash for her next
film. The actress will play a U.S. player competing at the tournament in new
movie Wimbledon. The film starts shooting in London in June, when the All
England contest takes place. Cash, who lifted the men's singles trophy in
1987, has been called in to make her look like a natural. The movie also
stars British actor Paul Bettany.

Tuesday 4th March 2003: Wimbledon Update:
It is thought that Dimension Films will come on board and co-finance Wimbledon alongside Universal. Universal will release the movie with Dimension cut being a third of the gross.

Monday 3rd March 2003: Wimbledon Update:
Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst have been signed up to star in Wimbledon for director Richard Loncraine. The movie is being developed by Working Title. The movie is being produced by David Livingstone, Mary Richards, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan. The movie will centre on the tennis championships held at Wimbledon.

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