Monday 8th March 2004: Aeon Flux Update:
Word has been received that Charlize Theron will be paid a cool $6 million for her next movie Aeon Flux.

Monday 8th March 2004: Alexander Update:
Angelina Jolie has been talking about her experiences filming Alexander "It was fast for me because I was in Morocco for two weeks and then Pinewood for almost two weeks. It felt very fast, but for the guys, it was a very dragged-out and intense filming with lots of preparation ahead of time to become soldiers. They were really put out in the dirt. With the amount of work they did, the diets they were all put on and the things they were living on, it was hard. The stories when that comes out will be amazing."

Monday 8th March 2004: Aliens Vs Predator Update:
The US release date for Aliens Vs Predator has changed to 13th August 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Anonymous Rex Update:
Filming begins in Toronto, March 22, on "ANONYMOUS REX", a 2-hour MOW starring Daniel Baldwin and Sam Trammell. Based on Eric Garcia's comedic mystery novel series, the film focuses on 'Vincent Rubio' (Trammell), a high-tech private eye and his partner 'Earnie Watson' (Baldwin), who, along with hundreds of others on Earth, are dinosaurs (in Rubio's case, a velociraptor, and in Watson's, a triceratops). In the novels, the dinosaurs never became extinct, evolving to 6 feet tall and integrating into modern society by disguising themselves with human-looking latex costumes.
Thanks to Michael Stevens
http://www.sneakpeek.ca

Monday 8th March 2004: Batman: Begins Update:
Rumours are circulating that Guy Pearce may after all make a cameo appearance in Batman: Begins as Astt D.A. Harvey Dent. Although the role isn't in the script Chris Nolan is thought to be happy to add one in if Pearce agrees.

Monday 8th March 2004: Because of Winn Dixie Update:
The US release date for Because fo Winn Dixie has changed to 14th January 2005.

Monday 8th March 2004: The Big White Update:
Word reaches us from DR that Robin Williams and Meg Ryan are planning on starring in The Big White. The script has been written by Collin Friesen and will be filmed in Winnipeg. Producing the movie is Ascendant Pictures. They will probably start filming in April.The movie will follow an Alaskan travel agent (Williams) looking to permanently escape the cold and Ryan has been touted play his foul-mouthed wife, who suffers from "psychosomatic Tourette's Syndrome."

Monday 8th March 2004: Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Update:
The US release date of Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius has changed to 30th April 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Breakin' All The Rules Update:
The US release date for Breakin' All The Rules has changed to 14th May 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Brokeback Mountain Update:
Ang Lee has signed up Michelle Williams, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Brokeback Mountain that is being developed at Focus Features. The script has been written by McMurtry and Ossana from a short story by E. Annie Proulx. The movie will follow two men who meet one summer as sheepherders in Wyoming and form a bond and love that spans 20 years.

Monday 8th March 2004: Carry on London Update:
Just received word that George Pavlou has now taken over the role of Producer on Carry On London after James Black has left the project. Lady Isabella Hervey is also no longer involved in the project.

Monday 8th March 2004: Che Update:
Director Terence Malick has decided not to direct Che that was supposed to start filming this summer, and has instead jumped on to direct The New World.

Monday 8th March 2004: Cheer Up Update:
The US release date for Cheer Up has changed to 17th September 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Code 46 Update:
The UK release date for Code 46 has been changed to 10th September 2004. CODE 46 is directed by Michael Winterbottom, produced by Andrew Eaton and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Starring are Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton.

Monday 8th March 2004: The Cookout Update:
The US release date for The Cookout has changed to 3rd September 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Daredevil 2 Update:
Rumours are circulating that Guillermo del Toro is considering talking the hotseat on Daredevil 2. Ben Affleck is thought to be wanting to return but only if the sequel is darker, should that not be only if it's better? The word has the script following the Frank Miller saga Born Again where Matt Murdock loses nearly everything and finds himself again.

Monday 8th Marhc 2004: Dawn of the Dead Update:
The first 10 minutes of Dawn of the Dead will be shown uncut on US TV's USA Network on Monday 15th March between 10 -10.30pm.

Monday 8th March 2004: 11th Hour Update:
Universal Pictures has signed up director Billy Ray to develop 11th Hour that is the story of Robert Hanssen, a traitor FBI agent who sold secrets to the USSR.

Monday 8th March 2004: Exorcist: The Beginning Update:
The US release date for Exorcist: The Beginning has finally been set as 20th August 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Hammer Down Update:
Dreamworks has signed up Matthew McConaughey to star in Hammer Down. The script has been written by Tag Mendillo and Ric Waugh, and will follow a disgraced NASCAR driver who becomes a wheel man in a heist in the belief that it will get him back on the track.

Monday 8th March 2004: Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle Update:
The US release date for Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle has been changed to 10th December 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Hellboy Update:
The new movie trailer for Hellboy is now online in various format and also various "webisodes".
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3 Webisodes with behind-the-scense footage and interviews:

"He Is Me"
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"Good vs. Evil"
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"Stunts"
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Monday 8th March 2004: Hide and Seek Update:
The US release date for Hide and Seek has been set as 1st April 2005.

Monday 8th March 2004: The Interpreter Update:
The first set pic of Nicole Kidman filming The Interpreter in New York has appeared online Click Here.

Monday 8th March 2004: Klimt Update:
John Malkovich, is having an incredibly busy year, just finished Color Me Kubrick, filming The Libertine right now, and for his next project he will portray Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. The movie will film in Vienna starting in August.

Monday 8th March 2004: The Last Pope Update:
Award winning producer Martin "The Lion In Winter" Poll has acquired motion picture rights to David Osborn's upcoming novel "THE LAST POPE". Author Osborn said he originally set out to write a different book but while doing research at the British Library in London, stumbled onto research about the Vatican and its long political history, including secret voting intricacies and the politics employed between various factions among Cardinals. The novel is being compared to Umberto Eco's "The Name Of The Rose" and Daphne du Maurier's "The House On The Strand". Osborn has previously written more than 20 screenplays including "The Trap", nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Poll is currently serving as an executive producer of a remake of "The Lion in Winter", starring Patrick "X-Men" Stewart and Glenn "Fatal Attraction" Close, for Hallmark/Showtime for release this year. His other films include Sylvester Stallone's "Nighthawks" and Woody Allen's "Love and Death".
Thanks to Michael Stevens
http://www.sneakpeek.ca

Monday 8th March 2004: Lemony Snicket Update:
Jim Carrey has been talking about Lemony Snicket "Oh man, its so much fun. Its such a different way to tell a children's story, its very original," he says about the film. "And it's an opportunity for me to show up as this crazed thespian. He's an evil thespian, which is redundant actually... I was not aware of the books before, they asked me to read these books and I did. I thought it was a really original voice. For me it's an opportunity to have fun and throw on disguises and make these characters. One of the characters, we were planning on doing a completely different character, he had an Italian accent. I had everything worked out, the character's name is Stephano and they put the wig on me in the make up chair like 5 minutes before they were going to test this character and the wig had changed and I said it's not that character anymore. And they put this mustache on and it was all the elements of this character but they have been altered in a way and I said it's not that guy anymore. [Director Brad Silberling] came into the trailer and said, 'what do you mean he's changed? Who is it?' And I started speaking like the guy who belonged to the hair and that's where the character came from, literally 5 minutes before we started and it just kind of blossomed from there, they are really good with me improvising."

Monday 8th March 2004: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Update:
Looks like Nicoel Kidman is close to signing on to play The White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Last week she was flown into Christchurch and was given a tour of the sets, including Flock Hill station near Arthur Pass. No doubt an official announcement will come out soon, but it is thought her kids have encouraged her to take the role.

Monday 8th March 2004: Magick Update:
Tommy O' Haver has been signed up to direct Magick for Dreamworks. The movie will be produced by Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke at Imagemovers. No word on the screenplay yet.

Monday 8th March 2004: Manderlay Update:
Director Lars Von Trier has added Danny Glover to the cast of Manderlay. Also signed up are Bryce Howard Dallas and African actor Isaach De Bankolé in the leads, while Dogville - veterans Jeremy Davies, Stellan Skarsgård, Lauren Bacall, Chloë Sevigny, Jean-Marc Barr and Udo Kier. Filming starts on Monday in Sweden.

Monday 8th March 2004: Man-Thing Update:
Man-Thing has been pulled from a theatrical release and will probably go direct to video.

Monday 8th March 2004: Matador Update:
Writer Director Richard Shephard has signed up Greg Kinnear and Hope Davis to star alongside Pierce Brosnan in Matador. The movie will follow an unlikely friendship between a globe-trotting assassin (Brosnan) and a gullible young suburban couple from Denver (Kinnear, Davis). The movie is being financed by Stratus Films and produced by Irish Dreamtime.

Monday 8th March 2004: The New World Update:
Director Terence Malick has decided not to direct Che that was supposed to start filming this summer, and has instead jumped on to direct The New World. Colin Farrell has also signed up to star in the movie and is being developed by New Line. Malick has told the producers of Che that he wants to direct Che in Summer 2005. Think they'll wait?

Monday 8th March 2004: Open Water Update:
The US release date for Open Water has been set as 13th August 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Paparazzi Update:
The US release date for Paparazzi has been set as 3rd September 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: The Passion of the Christ Update:
News reaches us that Icon Distribution are suing the company that duplicated The Passion of the Christ for distribution to cinemas. The reason they are suing is that three employees made copies of the movie, that they say were for personal use only, that ended up the the hands of the New York Times who previewed the movie, against the wishes of Icon.

Monday 8th March 2004: The Polar Express Update:
The US release date for The Polar EXpress has changed to 19th November 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Possession Update:
Rumours are circulating that Kim Basinger, Colin Firth and Hayden Christensen are in talks with Stuart Baird to star in Possession.

Monday 8th March 2004: Semper Occultus Update:
Jennifer Aniston is now being sought for the role of corrupt FBI Agent, Josephine Mackenna, in Semper Occultus. Writer/Producer Ben Trebilcook is approaching her and Brad Pitt's Production company, Plan B, on where the project is presently at. Aniston's character would be one of two villainous roles in the spy movie. The other villain being Jason Statham.

Monday 8th March 2004: Six Million Dollar Man Update:
"Starsky and Hutch" director Todd Phillips was asked how he intends to approach his upcoming "THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN" feature, starring Jim Carrey. "I like the idea of what we can do with the concept," said Phillips. "The TV show took itself so seriously. I want to see what happens with a lighter touch." Premise of "THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN" focuses on 'Col. Steve Austin', a crippled test pilot, rebuilt
with nuclear-powered limbs and implants to become a super government intelligence agent. The film is on track for a 2005 release. Phillips said the film will have a lot of heart. "If your movie isn't sweet at its core, then it's not going to work with audiences."
Thanks to Michael Stevens
www.sneakpeek.ca

Monday 8th March 2004: Six Million Dollar Man Update:
Jim Carrey has been talking about Six Million Dollar Man "I don't even know if it is going to happen or not, it's that far down the line, we're developing that script. It's a whole lotta fun. I love playing ego and insecurity combined. I guess that's the same thing, ego out of control. Six million dollars doesn't get you a lot in this world these days so you can kinda imagine where the plot is going."

Monday 8th March 2004: A Sound of Thunder Update:
A Sound of Thunder has had its US release slot pushed back to September 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Surviving Christmas Update:
The US release date for Surviving Christmas has changed to 12th November 2004.

Monday 8th March 2004: Taking Lives Update:
Next Monday The first 9 minutes of the Angelina Jolie starring Taking Lives will premiere on it's official site. The producer Mark Canton had this to say about the news "We're going to do the premiere online next week, which we think is a very strong opportunity to show the college age 18-year-old men and women the type of velocity and fun they're in for, without exposing what happens in the movie, because none of the primary cast is in that. We're very excited about that, and it's a big opportunity for us in terms of going online this way. We came up with this idea with Don Buckley, the head of Warner Brothers' internet division, who is ahead of the curve and they do a terrific job. We decided we wanted to do something that we thought could expand the audience that way. You know the competition is always great, so we wanted to find the broadest possible reach out of the box."

Monday 8th March 2004: The Tale of Desperaux: Being The Story of a Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread Update:
Writer/Director Gary Ross has signed on to develop an adaptation of kids novel The Tale of Desperaux: Being The Story of a Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DiCamillo. The book is a tale of three misfits -- a banished mouse, a rat who likes the light and a young servant girl with cauliflower ears -- whose fates are intertwined with that of a princess.