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News Bites: Monday, June 13th 2005

By Garth Franklin Monday June 13th 2005 11:02PM

Canadian Production: Twelve major feature films are in prep or shooting this week in the Canadian Province of Ontario. Amongst them: The comedy sequel "Cheaper By The Dozen 2", Jim Sheridan's anticipated 50 Cent Biopic, the Bruce Willis/Richard Donner thriller "Sixteen Blocks", George Reeves biopic "Truth Justice & the American Way" with Ben Afflec, the sequel to "Saw" and the new film from the original's creators "Silence", The Sentinel, Solace, Zoom.

Capote: The poster for the Philip Seymour Hoffman flick about Truman Capote is up at The Hollywood News.

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory: The poster for the Tim Burton flick is up at Latino Review.

The Descent: A one-sheet for the UK cave thriller is up at Bloody Disgusting.

DVD News: Details are out for Robots, The Ring Two, Sahara, House Season 1, The Brown Bunny, Scary Movie 3.5, Ringu Anthology of Terror, Hellraiser: Hellworld, The Sting SE, To Kill a Mockingbird SE, The Deer Hunter SE, Clueless SE, The Truman Show SE, Witness SE

Evil Dead IV: An interview with Bruce Campbell about the unlikeliness of another "Evil Dead" sequel is up at Screen Rant.

Futurama: Talk of a feature-length film is up at Billy West.com.

Lost: On the Oceanic Air site there is a grey line next to the flights cancelled message, this can be moved to reveal a script page from Exodus part 2, down the bottom of the script it had crossed out the following description: "THE MONSTER: Huge. Mechanical and biological. Godlike and Profane. A massive, multi-tenticled robotic beast resembling a primordial mapinguari - only partially obscured in a cloud of sorid smoke."

Postal: Dr. Uwe Boll has apparently acquired the movie rights to the videogame "Postal" it seems. The "Boll-KG" production company has already finished the first script draft and the film will feature all characters used in the two videogames, though will use a brand new storyline. Shooting is scheduled for February 2006 after Boll completes "Dungeon Siege" and the release of "Bloodrayne".

Resident Evil: Afterlife: Horror Movies & Stuff reports that the third RE film will shoot in Australia, and principal photgraphy is scheduled to begin in November. "Afterlife" is said to be set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun with the undead and even though the action will take place in the Nevada desert, the shoot itself is apparently in the Outback. The action will shift to Tokyo towards the end to setup a potential fourth film.

Whisper: A shot of Josh Holloway on-set is now up at HNR.

X3: Video interviews are up with Simon Kinberg & Tom Rothman.

Thanks to 'Robert', 'Zachary', Dexter', 'Mr Horror', 'Michael'.

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