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Director's Chair: Jeunet, Wan, Avis

By Garth Franklin Thursday November 18th 2004 10:45PM

"Jean-Pierre Jeunet responded to a query about future projets with the answer that he just doesn't know at this point but that he had turned down Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix. This is the second such passing this week with word the other day that Mira Nair has also passed on the project..." (full review) "Lions Gate Films are pushing ahead with a remake of Cronenberg classic "Scanners". At the moment the movie is going out to directors - "Saw" helmer James Wan, passed on it apparently (he also passed on FOX's remake of "The Fly")..." (full review) "Meiert Avis will direct "Wannabe," a romantic comedy about an aspiring model and a struggling musician, which Lions Gate Films will release domestically. Pell James, who appeared in last year's "Uptown Girls," will play the model opposite Steven Straight as the musician. Singer-actress Ashlee Simpson, Shannyn Sossamon, Fisher Stevens, Carrie Fisher and Kip Pardue..." (full review) Thanks to 'Twitch'

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