Wednesday 5th March 2003: Monster Update:
Christina Ricci has quite literally revealed all about her role in Monster,
the story of female serial killer Aileen Wournos. Ricci, who plays the
lesbian lover of the lead character, will romp naked with co-star Charlize
Theron. “I’m pretty f****** naked,” she admitted. “My agent persuaded me to go for it. She keeps saying, 'You have beautiful breasts.'” Dubbed The
Damsel of Death, Wournos lured seven men to their deaths on Florida highways in 1989 and 1990.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: De-Lovely Update:
Ashley Judd is in talks to join Kevin Kline in De-Lovely, the Cole Porter
biopic being directed by Irwin Winkler for United Artists. Judd is in line
for the role of socialite Linda Lee Porter. She married Porter even though
he was gay and was a source of inspiration for musical compositions
including Anything Goes and Kiss Me Kate. The film stats shooting in London in May.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: The Forgotten Update:
Double Oscar nominee Julianne Moore is to star in a new supernatural
thriller called The Forgotten. Moore, nominated in the Best Actress and Best
Supporting Actress categories at this year's Oscars, will play Telly
Paretta, a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her
8-year-old son. She is then told by her psychiatrist that she has created
eight years of memories of a son she never had. But when she meets a fellow
patient who has a similar experience, Telly embarks on a mission to prove
her son's existence and her sanity. A 2004 release date is planned and
Joseph Ruben is set to direct.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Scary Movies 3 Update:
Dimension Films has reportedly added two more key cast members to Scary
Movie 3. Simon Rex and Jeremy Piven are said to have signed on for the
comedy spoof sequel, which starts shooting later this month in Vancouver.
They join previously announced stars Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards and
series veteran Regina Hall.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Terminator 3 Update:
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been talking about the forthcoming Terminator 3: "The key thing is that when people come out of the theater they say, 'Wow, I was really amazed.' That they really stepped up and they made this movie better than the last one. This is what this is all about. Everyone is trying
very hard to outdo the last Terminator movie." Referring to his bulking up
in preparation for the film, he added: “The muscles have a memory so that
whenever I don't train heavy I reduce in size. For certain films it's better
to weigh less and for certain films it's better to weigh more."

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Cinderella Man Update:
Russell Crowe is training hard for his role as a boxer in new Ron Howard
movie The Cinderella Man. Director Howard said: "Russell is already in
training, he's hard at it, he e-mails me all the time and things are going
well.”

Wednesday 5th March 2003: The Stepford Wives Update:
Sexy country music star Faith Hill is set to be the next singer to break
into movies. She has auditioned for the co-starring role alongside Nicole
Kidman in upcoming movie The Stepford Wives.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: The Wingman Update:
New Line Cinema has acquired the rights for comedy pitch The Wingman, from writers Jonathan Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. In the film, a man who's particularly gifted at helping his friends pick up women falls in love.
Danny Leiner (Dude, Where's My Car?) is on board to direct. Hurwitz and
Schlossberg recently completed a production polish on Scary Movie 3.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Mighty Mouse Update:
Paramount Pictures has reportedly tapped Maurice Chauvet and Christopher
Vail to pen the script for the all-CGI version of Mighty Mouse for
Nickelodeon Films. The producers will be action helmer John Woo and
producing partner Terence Chang, along with Nick Film execs Albie Hecht and Julia Pistor. Barry Jackson will provide concept design work with Nick
performing the animation work in-house.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Oscar News:
Ben Affleck and Harrison Ford have been added to the list of presenters at
this year’s Oscar ceremony on March 23. They join stars such as Michael
Douglas and Halle Berry in performing a supporting role at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Oscar presenting is a familiar job for Ben Affleck, who has done it three times before, while Michael Douglas will be on presenting duty for the tenth time. Other confirmed presenters include Jim Carrey, Julianne Moore, Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Will Smith and Renee Zellweger.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Paris Film Festival News:
Peter O'Toole, Rupert Everett and Malcolm McDowell will be among the British stars to attend this year's Paris film festival, in a year when the event is
championing British cinema. McDowell has been chosen as this year's jury
president, while O'Toole and Everett will be among the actors to present
films. More than 100 films will be screened during the week-long festival,
which runs from March 24, with 14 made in the UK being highlighted in a
special dedicated section. The British films on offer over the week of the
festival include Pandemonium, directed by Julien Temple. The drama tells the
story of the volatile friendship between poets Coleridge and Shelley and
stars Linus Roache.The small budget film was made in 2000 but did not get a cinema release in the UK. Opening the festival will be The Life of David Gale, while Antwone Fisher will end the event on April 1.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: 21 Grams Update:
Just received information that the production of 21 Grams will be filming at the Leisure Lodge, Grants, New Mexico again today. Thanks to Kyle!

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Goonies 2 Update:
Just received the following update on Goonies 2 "Corey Feldman was on E!'s "Star Boards" recently (within the past couple days or so). This is what he said when asked about a Goonies 2:"Here's the deal: We've talked about it. We've had discussions about it so many times through the years. One time, Richard Donner called and said, "We're going back to work." With such a diverse group of talented people, you want to make sure [everyone can come back together]. You don't want to make a crap sequel, or you'd rather not do it all." Thanks to SuzyQ!

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Superman Update:
Just received word that a certain former bad boy of Hollywood Rob Lowe is being considered for the bad guy role of Lex Luthor in Superman. Also received word that the film's production has further been delayed while they test some more actors THIS WEEK for the Superman role. The delay works in well for Rob Lowe as he will shortly be flying to Australia for the Salem's Lot TV remake. Thanks to Anon!

Wednesday 5th March 2003: World's Smallest Film Festival:The 'World's Smallest Film Festival' will be hosted in March 2003 at the largest wireless technology/content show in the U.S (Wireless 2003, by www.CTIA.org). With 40,000 delegates and 800 members of the international press present, the 'World's Smallest Film Festival' is sure to draw extensive publicity. Guest speakers at Wireless 2003 will include Ted Turner, Bill Gates, and other industry leaders. Click Here to read more.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Mystics Update:
The release date for Mystics has been set as TBC in April for the UK. Thanks to Helen!

Wednesday 5th March 2003: A Place To Stay Update:
The director of A Place to Stay Marcus Thompson has just emailed me with the following info " People can find out
more by going to: aplacetostay.biz or my own website:marcusthompson.com

where there are trailers and stills from the film. The film is to be
re-launched at Cannes this year, as the sales agents we were originally
negotiating with were taken over. This is a great opportunity for the film,
and we look forward to getting it up there on screens worldwide this year."

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Mad Max 4: Fury Road Update:
Word reaches us that a some extreme sports bike riders have just been hired for the cast of Mad Mad 4. They have hired six guys who will be part of the larger cast of Max's enemies on bikes that attack Max in the desert. They also wanted to hire Jono Porter (a Bike Champion) to perform a back flip on his bike in one scene but he was unable to fit it into his schedule.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: The Life Update:
Producer Marty Richards is developing a remake of Broadway Musical The Life that focussed on Times Square prostitutes, with the remake having a more contemporary hip hop edge. The project is in development at New Line Cinema.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Sweeney Todd Update:
Producer Marty Richards is developing an adaptation of musical Sweeney Todd alongside it's creator Steven Sondhiem.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Untitled Whoopi Goldberg Musical Update:
Whoopi Goldberg is developing a musical with producer Marty Richards. He had this to say about the project "It's a picture that's been done before, but Whoopi would take the man's role and play it as a woman."

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Laws of Attraction Update:
It has been announced that Laws of Attraction that will star Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore will film in July for director Michael Caton-Jones.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Modern Bride Update:
Walt Disney Pictures have picked up a pitch by Mostow/Lieberman Prods. called Modern Bride. The script will be written by Amy Rardin and Jessica O'Toole and will follow a frat guy who lands the perfect job at a Maxim-type magazine but finds his ego takes a hit when he is reassigned to work on a bridal magazine.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Completely Pathetic Update:
Writers Jonathan Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have just finished a rewrite on the script for a movie to be titled Completely Pathetic. The movie is being developed by MGM

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Crash and Burn Update:
Writers Jonathan Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have just finished a rewrite on the script for a movie to be titled Crash and Burn, the project is being developed over at Fox Searchlight.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Chronicles of Narnia Update:
The official site for Chronicles of Narnia has opened up and it's full of information already on the movies in development. Click Here to visit it. The script for The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is being written by Ann Peacock with Andrew Adamson hired to direct the movie.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Back To College Update:
Producers Randall Emmett and George Furla are developing a new National Lampoon movie to be called Back To School. And they prepared for developing the movie by signing up for classes at Auburn University in Alabama and pretending to be students.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Pirates of the Caribbean Update:
The title of Pirates of the Craibbean has had a new subtitle added The Curse of the Black Pearl. Could this be the makers gearing up for possible sequels already? Are they that confident in the property?

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Update:
It has been revealed that Jimm Gardner has been signed up to play the role of Ernie Prang, driver of the Knight Bus in Harry Potter 3

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Hellboy Update:
Filming has started in Prague this week on Hellboy.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Thunderbirds Update:
AICN got the following set report on Thunderbirds "On set at moment here at lot 6. It looks basically like the inside of Tracy Island from the TV show.Only more modern and not made of carboard!. There is a big hole in the floor where sparks come up when filming, this seems to be some damage that has happened when Tracy Island came under attack (sub story which not show in film. we only hear about it) life is getting back to normal after some big event when they get "the call". Something BIG is happening on lot 2, I'm not allowed in because I don't have clearance, but Production is trying to keep it under tight wraps. The film is by Tracy Films Ltd, and the story is unclear to me at the moment. The basic outline of the story is that something (possibly belonging to the Government) is stolen, and while the Thunderbirds team are trying to recover it, one of the 5 Tracy brothers gets kidnapped and the mission then turns into a rescue and recovery. The set is spaced out over about 5 of the Studios' 19 stages ñ including the world famous Albert R Broccoli 007 Stage. We know the Bond film ran over, and this has something to do with the script being changed. Why? I'll never know. But the crew seem more than happy about the script change. "

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Tomb Raider 2 Update:
Jan De Bont has been talking about Tomb Raider 2 "This is a great story, and more reality-based than the first film, concentrating on both ancient and modern worlds, but not so fantasy-based. It's a darker, sexier story, and it shows Lara's vulnerability, and is more three dimensional. She's not superhuman. She can be tested. She doesn't always have the answers. All the characters have been more thoroughly developed."

Wednesday 5th March 2003: The Masked Crusader Update:
It is thought that Michelle Yeoh will sign up to star in The Masked Crusader.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Hulk Update:
Latinoreview scored a cool piece of promo art for Hulk Click Here

Wednesday 5th March 2003: 2 Fast 2 Furious Update:
Latinoreview have just posted a promo pic for 2 Fast 2 Furious Click Here

Wednesday 5th March 2003: Sparkle Update:
Ashanti has been talking about the plans to remake Sparkle that was released in 1976. The movie will be directed by Irv Gotti of Murder Inc. The plan for the movie is for Ashanti to star alongside Ja Rule. This is what she had to say "I saw the script yesterday in Irv's office on his desk, so I guess the fire's getting hot now. That's the classic movie. It was on heavy rotation in my house." The movie would focus on three sisters from Harlem who become singing stars.

Wednesday 5th March 2003: The Matrix Reloaded Update:
Monica Belluci has been talking about The Matrix Reloaded "I'll tell you, when you're in front of the camera, for a small budget movie or a big budget movie, there's no difference. When you're in front of the camera, I think an actor works with their soul and their thought and the language comes.She (Persephone) was the daughter of Zeus and she was kidnapped by the king of the underworld, in Hades and she was allowed to come back into the living world. It says a lot about my character, Persephone, but I can't tell you [more] about it. She's very mysterious and sensual, more glamour, but dangerous, very dangerous.My action scenes are not like jumping on the wall, it's completely different kind of stuff. You'll see it in the movie."

Wednesday 5th March 2003: The Passion Update:
Monica Belluci has been talking about The Passion "I think what Mel Gibson wanted to do is really a strong visual movie and I've seen a few things that look really, really beautiful and it's like a painting. Mel was really generous, and he's an actor, not just a director. So, he knows very well how to get the best from you and use it for the performance because he is an actor. I had a great time. I think that the concept is going to be like a silent movie. When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that's going on from the images because the images are so strong and I think that this film is going to be the same, the concept is there. Everyone knows the history of Jesus. When you're going to see what happened, you've heard about him so many times that you'll understand what's going on. So, sometimes, words are too small to express all the concepts and I think that's what the vision of the film is. The film is going to talk more than the words."