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Che: "Terrence Malick will direct "Che," a biopic that will starBenicio Del Toro as Cuban revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Malick also wrote the script. Budgeted at $40 million, the film is scheduled for a four-month South American shoot to begin in July. Javier Bardem is planning to take a supporting role in the pic..." (more info). Open Season: " Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher and Debra Messing will lend their voices to the Sony Pictures Animation computer-generated comedy, planned for a 2006 release. "Open Season" tells the story of a 900-pound domesticated grizzly bear named Boog (Lawrence) and a scrawny, one-horned mule deer named Elliot (Kutcher) who are stranded together in the woods during hunting season..." (more info). The Amityville Horror: "MGM has drafted "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" scribe Scott Kosar to write the remake of "The Amityville Horror," a co-production of the Lion and Dimension Films. Bay said they are zeroing in on a director for the remake, expecting to be in production by May or June..." (more info). The Man in the House Across the Street: "Salma Hayek is penning "The Man in the House Across the Street" as a vehicle in which to toplineand/or direct. Comedy deals with a Mexican woman married to an American drug dealer who is being investigated by a retired cop, himself a drug addict. Pic will shoot in Mexico and Los Angeles next fall..." (more info). The Passion of the Christ: "Icon and Newmarket said Wednesday that they now planned to distribute more than 4,000 prints of "Passion," up from the approximate 2,500 previously announced. They plan to be in 2,800 theaters, up from an original 2,000..." (more info). The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: "Jane Anderson will helm her adaptation for Robert Zemeckis'ImageMovers at DreamWorks. Pic is based on the memoir by Terry Ryan about being the sixth child of Evelyn Ryan, a Midwestern housewife and composer of ad jingles for products such as Dial soap and Kleenex..." (more info). Rage Control: "Steve Carr has been tapped to direct the Martin Lawrence vehicle for 20th Century Fox. The project is gearing up for an April start, and star sLawrence as a legendary college basketball coach who, after a public meltdown, is forced to coach a losing junior varsity team..." (more info). Rome (TV): "Hail Ciaran Hinds. HBO has tapped the British actor to play Gaius Julius Caesar in the HBO/BBC epic drama series. Also cast in "Rome," which chronicles the tumultuous last years of Caesar's reign and marked Rome's transition from a republic to an empire, is Tony winner Lindsay Duncan. She will play Servilia, Caesar's longtime mistress and mother of Brutus..." (more info). Sometimes in April: "HBO Films has begun production in Rwanda on "...Sometimes in April," an original film about the Rwandan genocide starring Idris Elba, Oris Erhuero and Debra Winger. Additional shooting will take place next month in Paris..." (more info). The Celstine Prophecy: "James Redfield's best-selling New Age novel "The Celestine Prophecy" is set to hit the big screen, with Sarah Wayne Callies and Matthew Settle to star. Armand Mastroianni ("Touched by an Angel") is helming the indie project from a script adapted by Redfield with Barnet Bain..." (more info). The Pacifier: "Brittany Snow ("American Dreams") will make her feature film debut opposite Vin Diesel in the Adam Shankman-directed film. Shooting is scheduled to start in mid-April on the family film, which finds Diesel starring as an undercover agent hired to protect a government scientist and his family. Snow will play the eldest daughter in the clan that Diesel is watching over..." (more info). Will Sebastian: "Mark Waters ("Mean Girls", "Freaky Friday") is in negotiations to direct "Will Sebastian" for Warner Bros. "Sebastian" tells the story of a guy who lives his life out of sequence and the woman with whom he's destined to fall in love..." (more info). Closer: Pics of Julia Roberts & Clive Owen on-set are up at The Z Review. dell'Addolorata: Elijah Wood is tipped to star in this biopic about Saint Gabriel, a young Italian Passionist monk. DVD News: Details and artwork are up for Survivor: Season 1, Six Feet Under: Season 2 & Quantum Leap: Season 1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: New shots from the Jim Carrey drama are up at Rope of Silicon. Jersey Girl: Miramax has delayed the film a week to the end of March and will expand it in time for Easter in April. Mission: Impossible III: The draft is finally in at Paramount, whilst Philip Seymour Hoffman is apparently under consideration for one of the two villains. The previous female lead role of Leah has been scaled back to a small part in the film's opening segments. Poolhall Prophets: Freddie Prinze, Jr., Ving Rhames, Sienna Guillroy and Vinnie Jones are all tipped to star in the thriller for writer/director Keoni Waxman and Seven Arts Pictures. Secret Window: The official site has been updated with all sorts of new stuff. Smokey & The Bandit 4000: The Aussie director of the fourht 'Smokey' talks to Movieweb about resurrecting the franchise. Star Wars: Episode III: Video of some production work is now up at the official site. The Greatest Game Ever Played: Disney is not only apparently developinga film based on the novel about the first two celebrity golfers in the early 20th century, but none other than Justin Timberlake is being offered the role of Francis Ouimet. Traumschiff Surprise - Periode 1: There is a new trailer up for the upcoming German comedy on the official site. Thanks to 'Brian', 'Tobstar', 'Wiggo', 'Brad', 'Maeve', 'Clarke', 'Aurelia' & 'KarlChilders'

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