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News Bites: Monday, January 5th 2004

By Garth Franklin Monday January 5th 2004 11:30PM

Bloodrayne: "Producer-director Uwe Boll has announced that he's raised $47 million through German film fund Boll KG 4. The financing will be put toward the production of the vidgame adaptations "Bloodrayne," from Majesco, and Gas Powered Games' "Dungeon Siege," among other productions...." (more info). Grendel: "Warner Bros. Pictures-based John Wells Productions has optioned the graphic novel Grendel from its creator, Matt Wagner, in association with Dark Horse Entertainment and Arsenal Entertainment. Screenwriter Carl Lund will adapt for the big screen..." (more info). LOTR: Return of the King: "Barrelling through its third orbit overseas, "The Lord of the Rings" finale amassed an estimated $53 million last weekend, propelling its foreign cume to $385 million and lifting its worldwide take to $676 million..." (more info). Testify: "Scribe Howard Franklin has been tapped to pen the urban comedy "Testify" for Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment and New Line Cinema. "Testify" centers on Billy Robinson, a young man who still lives with his parents in Trenton, N.J., but dreams of being Testify, a famous rap singer with his own record label, clothing line and soft drink..." (more info). Blueberry: Some new shots from the Vincent Cassel flick are up at MI6. DVD News: Disc-related news on "Looney Tunes", "City of God", "Good Boy" and more is up at DVD Answers. Fighting Fish: New pics and a trailer from the Dutch martial arts flick are up at the official site, whilst an interview with the director can be found at MovieXplosion. New Police Story: A trailer for the new Jackie Chan film is up at Asian Film Web. Solo: HNR indicates pduction is set to start on January 12th in Vancouver on the Jon Voight supernatural thriller. The Terminal: Some more shots from the set are up at Dreamworks Fansite. Wake of Death: It looks like the Van Damme film will get a cinema release according to Hollywood Teen Movies.

Thanks to 'David', 'FanHalen', 'Vipul', 'Jawad', 'Tom', 'Reggy' & 'Kasey'

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