Friday 30th January 2004: The Alamo Update:
Wade has been in touch with the following "A 30 second preview of the Alamo will be shown during the Superbowl.The clips are new and rumored to be amazing. The running time for the Alamo is more than two hours,but less than three.The film is not yet complete,but will be soon.Rumors have come along saying John Lee Hancock realy likes how the film has developed."

Friday 30th January 2004: Are We There Yet? Update:
Director Brian Levant has signed up Henry Simmons alongside Ice Cube and Nia Long in Are We There Yet? He will play Karl a rival suitor to Nia Long's character.

Friday 30th January 2004: Bewitched Update:
The US release date for Bewitched has now been pencilled in as 8th July 2005.

Friday 30th January 2004: The Brothers Grimm Update:
The US release date for The Brothers Grimm has been set as 19th November 2004.

Friday 30th January 2004: Cursed Update:
The US release date for Cursed has been set as 1st October 2004.

Friday 30th January 2004: Destino Update:
The resurrection of "DESTINO", the result of a 1946 collaboration between Salvador Dali and Walt Disney has been nominated for an Academy Award as Best Animated Short Film. The idea began when the two artists met at a party in Hollywood and decided to make a short film together,with Dali spending eight months working with director John Hench at the Disney studio, painting, drawing and discussing how to add motion to his images. But in 1947 the studio ran into financial trouble and the unfinished project was shelved in the Disney vaults for the next 54 years. In 1999, executive producer Roy Disney, director Dominique Monfery, producer Baker Bloodworth, and 95 year-old John Hench, finally finished the film. "Destino" is a surreal story of 'love and destiny' told through shifting dream-like images created by Dali, set to the music of Mexican ballad "Destino," by Armando Dominguez. The Oscar-nominated film will also be included in "Dali 2004," a Spanish exhibit celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Dali's birth, opening February 5th in Barcelona.
Thanks to
Michael Stevens
www.sneakpeek.ca

Friday 30th January 2004: G.I. Joe Update:
Producer Lorenzo Di Bunaventura has signed up Michael Gordon to write the script for the G.I. Joe movie that is being developed at Paramount Pictures. Di Bonaventura had this to say about the news "Hasbro reached out to me, and they understand that you have to allow a cinematic experience and not put constraints on what could be done with the character, we've worked for three months to create a narrative structure that works."

Friday 30th January 2004: The Gospel of Mark Update:
"The Gospel of Mark", with an estimated budget of $15 million, is expected to shoot interiors this spring at Toronto soundstages and exteriors in Spain, starring UK thesp Henry Ian Cusick reprising his "The Gospel Of John" role as 'Jesus Christ'. "John" earned a $16,000 per US screen average and a respectable $400,000 through October to November 2003. Toronto-based Visual Bible will again partner with producer Garth "The Silent Partner" Drabinsky, and "John" director Philip Saville.
John Goldsmith continues to develop the screenplay. In addition to "John", Visual Bible has previously produced video versions of "The Gospel of Matthew" and "Acts of the Apostles" and intends to continue with their 'bible' movie franchise, by shooting an incredible 66 feature films, covering every book of the Bible by 2015 !
Thanks to Michael Stevens
www.sneakpeek.ca

Friday 30th January 2004: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Update:
Great scoop from Empire Online (http://www.empireonline.co.uk) today as they interviewed Mike Newell in connection with Harry Potter and he won't be making it into two movies as was widely thought "As far as I'm concerned it's absolutely possible to do it in one. I think it would be slightly embarrassing to do it in two. It's a classic paranoid thriller in a way. I've spent Christmas watching things like The Parallax View and The Insider and Three Days of the Condor. What you have is a story at the beginning of which the powers of evil have a plan, which is absolutely not revealed to your hero. The kid just wonders into another year at school, then this huge notion of the competition surprises him. But there is, of course, a malign intelligence which is manipulating things. And so he gets more and more suspicious until there is a shoot-out between him and the bad guy. That's a really good, strong thriller shape."

Friday 30th January 2004: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Update:
Two big bits of casting news on the fourth Harry Potter movie with the news that the producers are seeking a real life Bulgarian to play Victor Krum. They are holding a casting call in Sofia, Bulgaria this week to find an ideal candidate. They are not going to such lengths to cast Cho Chang however as they are holding an audition on the 7th February at Pineapple Studios between 10am and 3pm. It goes without saying that they are looking for a girl who has oriental appearance and about 16 years old.

Friday 30th January 2004: Have Spacesuit, Will Travel Update:
Warner Bros. Pictures have signed up David Reynolds to write the adaptation of the Robert A. Heinlein novel Have Sapcesuit, Will Travel. The movie will follow Kip, a high school senior who yearns to go to the moon. He wins a real spacesuit in a contest but is forced to sell it for college tuition. Deciding to take one last walk in the suit in his backyard, he playfully calls out on the radio only to unexpectedly contact a passing spaceship. The adventure that follows finds the very fate of Earth in the his hands. The movie is being produced by David Heyman.

Friday 30th January 2004: Indiana Jones 4 Update:
Frank Darabont has revealed that he has completed work on the script for Indiana Jones 4 "I've finished my work, so now it's in the hands of God, or Spielberg and Lucas if you prefer."

Friday 30th January 2004: The King Update:
Director James Marsh has signed up Daryl Hannah, Paul Dano, Gael Garcia Bernal and Sam Shepard to star in The King. Filming on the movie will start in Texas this March.The script has been written by James Marsh and Milo Addica and is being develped by ContentFilm.

Friday 30th January 2004: Kingdom of Heaven Update:
Ulrich Thomsen has been added to the cast of Kingdom of Heaven.

Friday 30th January 2004: Mean Creek Update:
The official site for Mean Creek can be found here:
http://www.meancreekmovie.com

Friday 30th January 2004: Memoirs of a Geisha Update:
Columbia/Dreamworks has signed up Robin Swicord to write the latest version of the script for Memoirs of a Geisha that will be directed by Rob Marshall. The movie is being executive produced by Steven Speilberg, who held onto this project for many a year until finally passing on it.

Friday 30th January 2004: Mindhunters Update:
Rumours are circulating that Mindhunters will now be released in US cinema's on the 4th June 2004.

Friday 30th January 2004: Miracle Update:
Darrin has been in touch with the following " I was an extra during a few scenes and they also used my car, a bright GREEN 1970 American Motors Gremlin. This was when they were filming a scene in Rossland, BC, Canada. It is the scene when Kurt Russel is driving around in his powder blue Dodge Dart, looking for a christmas gift for his wife. (This is what I was told from the director). The original idea for the scene was to use me (driving my car) and a blue '69 Volkswagen Bug to be "traffic" in the scene. I thought this was very fitting as back in the '70s, the Gremlin was the VW Bug's direct competition.
Unfortunately, as it turned out, Main Street in Rossland was not wide enough for them to be able to drive the Filming rig (with Kurt Russel and Dodge Dart) and have traffic. So my car was used in front of the "Lake Placid Library" and I was an extra during several scenes."

Friday 30th January 2004: Mission: Impossible 3 Update:
The US release date for Mission: Impossible 3 has been pushed back again, this time to 6th May 2005.

Friday 30th January 2004: Money Talks 2 Update:
Brett Ratner has revealed he is producing a sequel called Money Talks 2 that will star Chris Tucker.

Friday 30th January 2004: A Perfect Fit Update:
Adrian Grenier (Drive Me Crazy), Leila Arcieri (Daddy Day Care), Polly Draper (Thirtysomething) and VictoriaRowell (Young and the Restless) star in the indie feature "A Perfect Fit," which completed principle photography at the end of 2003 in New York by producers G. Mac Brown, Elana Pianko and Alex Klymko. The psychological drama centers on an unstable man tormented by nightmares, who seeks help from a shrink but is pushed over the edge into increasingly dangerous, psychotic territory by a relationship he is unable to control.

Friday 30th January 2004: Pixar/Disney:
Well discussions about whether Pixar would continue their relationship with Disney after their contract for seven movies was completed have finally broken down, with the announcement that Pixar will strike out on their own at the end of the deal. While this is no surprise, one can't help but wonder if the problems over the Toy Story franchise where Disney called the two Toy Story movies only one part of their deal wasn't a major souring point on the partnership. Either way, interesting and uncharted territories for both companies ahead.

Friday 30th January 2004: The Punisher Update:
The official site for The Punisher has opened up fully with an interactive experience that serves almost as a prequel to the film. Upon entering the website now you will see a top-down view of Frank Castle's warehouse. By moving your mouse cursor you will pan around the room and find illuminated tables and items. Some of these areas are designated as "volumes", and by clicking on them your perspective will shift downward towards the tabletop. Clicking on the items will then bring up menus, diary entries, letters and even access to mock webpages where you can read surveillance information on Howard Saint (the criminal that Castle is trying to take down). There's even a website called "FamilyTrack.net" that is made to look like an online homepage for the extended Castle family!

Friday 30th January 2004: Resident Evil: Afterlife Update:
Rumours are already circulating that Milla Jovovich has signed on for the third part of the Resident Evil saga. Naturally itr all depends on the success of Apocalypse.

Friday 30th January 2004: Return to Sender Update:
Connie Nielsen, Tim Daly and Aidan Quinn have been added to the cast of Return To Sender that is currently filming in Oklahoma.

Friday 30th January 2004: Saved! Update:
The US release date on Saved! has been pushed back to 23rd April 2004.

Friday 30th January 2004: Seed of Chucky Update:
It has been revealed that cult movie director John Waters has been signed up for a cameo appearance in Seed of Chucky as a paparazzi that gets offed in a spectacular fashion.

Friday 30th January 2004: Shall We Dance? Update:
Just received word that Anita Gillette played the part of Mitzi, the owner of the dance studio at which J. Lo. works and has a significant part in Shall We Dance?

Friday 30th January 2004: Sleepover Update:
The US release date for Sleepover has been set as 9th July 2004.

Friday 30th January 2004: Smoker Update:
Paramount Pictures are thought to be looking at signing up Richard Linklater to the Natalie Portman movie project called Smoker.

Friday 30th January 2004: Son of The Mask Update:
Garth at Dark Horizons has scored a pile of pics from the filming of Son of The Mask Click Here

Friday 30th January 2004: Superman Update:
And as I'm sure you could have guessed Beyonce Knowles and Johnny Depp being signed up as Lois Lane and Lex Luthor is utterly untrue. Once again it was just rumours. Back to development hell on Superman again!

Friday 30th January 2004: Tortured Souls Update:
Clive Barker has revealed he has nearly completed the script for Tortured Souls "I'm turning in the script in four weeks, and if Universal likes it, they're prepared to go into production right away. I've taken the Tortured Souls toys and really expanded their universe, so it'll be different than what fans are expecting."

Friday 30th January 2004: The Woods Update:
The US release date for The Woods has been set as 1st October 2004.

Friday 30th January 2004: You'll Never Die in This Town Again Update:
Rumours are circulating that producer Joel Silver is considering Johnny KNoxville, Hugh Grant and Benicio Del Toro for roles in You'll Never Die In This Town Again. The script has been written by Shane Black.