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Death Angel's Shadow: ""Cabin Fever" producer Lauren Moews has acquired "Death Angel's Shadow," three short fantasy stories by Karl Edward Wagner that feature the immortal antihero Kane. First film to be produced from the collection will be "Reflections for the Winter of My Soul." Other stories are "Cold Light" and "Mirage"..." (more info). Dexterity: "Paramount Pictures has tapped Jude Law to topline "Dexterity," a romance that's been in development for more than a decade. Karen Croner, who wrote "One True Thing," is scripting the adaptation of the Douglas Bauer novel, a story of a young couple set against the fortunes of a factory town in upstate New York after the husband is laid off..." (more info). Stealth: "Aussie thesp Richard Roxburgh ("Moulin Rouge") has joined the cast of the Sony feature "Stealth." Pic, starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx, is lensing in Oz, Thailand, New Zealand and China. Rob Cohen is helming..." (more info). Three Dollars: "After a string of international films, Frances O'Connor has come home to Oz to make "Three Dollars," director Robert Connolly's followup to "The Bank," which is due to roll March 8 in Melbourne. Based on the novel by Elliot Perlman, she will play the wife of a 38-year-old man (David Wenham) who finds himself with just $3 to his name and a family to support. Sarah Wynter also is cast..." (more info). Top Dog: "Mission Entertainment and producer Robert Lawrence have made a deal to unleash "Top Dog," a film about a reluctant member of an elite canine squad that distinguishes itself in a hostile combat situation. The dogs in the film will talk. Mission has set scribe Nat Mauldin, who showed a flair for writing animal dialogue in "Dr. Dolittle"..." (more info). Assault on Precinct 13: "Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne are set to star in Focus Features' remake of the 1976 John Carpenter film. French filmmaker Jean-Francois Richet will be making his American directing debut on the project. Set at a precinct building that is about to be shut down and where a mobster (Fishburne) is temporarily incarcerated, a motley crew of policemen and prisoners reluctantly captained by a cop (Hawke) must band together to fight off a rogue gang that wants to free the mobster on a snowbound New Year's Eve..." (more info). King's Ransom: "Donald Faison and Loretta Devine are set to star opposite Anthony Anderson in "King's Ransom" for New Line Cinema. The movie is about a despised businessman (Anderson) who arranges his own kidnapping in order to wipe himself out and claim poverty (thus saving his fortune going to his ex-wife). Faison's character works for the businessman. Devine will play the role of the businessman's secretary ..." (more info). Ocean's 12: "Catherine Zeta-Jones is joining the ensemble cast of "Ocean's Twelve" after being personally courted by director Steven Soderbergh. Zeta-Jones will play the love interest for Brad Pitt, who is among the thesp thieves returning from "Ocean's Eleven." The Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures co-production starts lensing in Rome shortly..." (more info). Synergy: "Selma Blair, Clark Gregg, Philip Baker Hall and David Paymer have signed on to appear in the Weitz brothers' "Synergy" for Universal Pictures. In the comedy about a 50-something businessman with a new boss half his age, Blair will play Grace's unhappy wife, whom he has just wed, while Gregg will appear as Grace's boss, who wants Quaid fired. Hall portrays the head of an auto-supply chain that Quaid is trying to get as a client, while Paymer has been set as Quaid's co-worker, who has his own set of insecurities..." (more info). Vinyl: "Dominique Swain has joined Thora Birch, Jena Malone, Marla Sokoloff and Anna Faris in Richard Zelniker's indie rock 'n' roll drama "Vinyl." Shooting starts at the end of next month. "Vinyl" follows the story of a group of women behind a male rock 'n' roll band that is on the verge of breakout success..." (more info). 2004 New Line Pics: More shots are up for Laws of Attraction, Cellular, After the Sunset, The Notebook. Alexander: Associated Press reports that an accident in his hotel has left Colin Farrell with a foot injury just two days before shooting wrapped - everything is still on course though to finish today. Several reels containing footage from the Thailand shoot were damaged, its unknown how much if any reshooting will be required. Ancanar: A report about the state in which the fantasy flick currently resides is up at the official site. A Scanner Darkly: Production Weekly reports that "School of Rock" helmer Rchard Linklater is attached to direct an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's famed drug novel. Back to Gaya: This German CG-animated project about a race of 'Microhobbits' has some new character posters up at MovieGod. Batman: Intimidation Game: Cinescape reports that Liam Neeson is strongly rumoured to have joined the cast as a villain. Meanwhile Michael Caine confirmed to 15 Min Magazine that Chicago will double for Gotham for many exteriors. Battlestar Galactica: Its official, the series has been given the green light by the Sci-Fi Channel whose ordered 13 episodes with production to begin next month in Vancouver. See Mediasharx for details. Before Sunrise: Some more shots from the Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy movie are up at MySan. Bond 21: Numerous dubious reports are poppoing up that Brosnan has been axed from the series - an official response has yet to appear. Dukes of Hazzard: Scribe John O'Brien indicates he TV show adaptation into a big screen movie is still in development - Warners is waiting on the results of the 'Starsky' movie before giving the green light. Initial D: Chengdu Daily indicates Tsui Hark is no longer attached, whilst Andrew Lau may be the new director. Marvel Comic Adaptations: IGN Filmforce recently ran an interview with Avi Arad. Shrek 2: The full trailer will make its world debut after NBC's premiere of the first film this month. Star Wars: Episode III: Some great new behind-the-scenes photos are now up at Movie Vault. Terminator 4: Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna recently gave an interview, see DVD Rama for details. The Green Hornet: Kevin Smith is rumoured to be directing an adaptation of the superhero tale according to Moviehole. The Three Stooges: The Herald Sun indicates the Farrelly Bros. want Russell Crowe to play Moe - "He is the perfect Moe. He hasn't done a big comedy and the movie is basically The Stooges are back in the present day, there is no time machine taking you back. We are big fans". Thanks to 'Michelle', 'Marcus', 'KarlChilders', 'CK', 'Antoine', 'Greg', 'Clint', 'Curugon', 'Josh', 'Mitja', 'Mal', 'Patrik', 'Flex', 'Jakob' & 'George'

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