Cheaper by the Dozen 2: "Twentieth Century Fox has hired Sam Harper to pen a second installment of last year's hit "Cheaper by the Dozen." And Disney-based producer-director Adam Shankman has snapped up Harper's latest pitch "Overparenting," even as he's awaiting Harper's rewrite on animated chestnut "The Jetsons," which is set up at Warner Bros. as a possible Shankman helming vehicle. While no cast deals have been made yet, Harper is planning on delivering a second "Cheaper" by mid-summer to Fox brass..." (more info). Elegance: "Fox and Scott Free have optioned the Kathleen Tessaro novel "Elegance" and set Christopher Monger to adapt the tale of a bored woman who reinvents herself. Protag is a portly woman living in England with her actor husband, who never seems up to a performance in the bedroom. She sets out to change her life when she discovers "Elegance," a 40-year-old style manual that helps her transform her appearance, giving her confidence to address her dying marriage..." (more info). Muppets of Oz: "ABCs developing a telepic that would likely be the first major production to emerge from Disney's deal to take control of Muppets brand and characters. Debra Frank and Steven Hayes are writing a script for the pic, which will feature familiar Muppet characters retelling the classic "Wizard of Oz" story..." (more info). Sammy's Hill: "Columbia Pictures and Red Wagon's Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher made a deal for screen rights to "Sammy's Hill," a first novel by Kristin Gore, daughter of the former U.S. vice president Al Gore. The novel chronicles the life of a young woman who tries to balance a job as a congressional aide on Capitol Hill with the desire to find the right guy..." (more info). Seed of Chucky: "Hip-hop star Redman, filmmaker John Waters and actor Billy Boyd have signed onto "Seed of Chucky," the fifth pic in the "Chucky" horror film series, which started production Monday in Romania for Focus Features. Boyd will voice the character of Glen, the orphan doll offspring of Chucky (Brad Dourif) and his twisted bride Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly). Redman co-stars as a rapper-turned-director and Waters as a sleazy tabloid paparazzo..." (more info). The Ice Harvest: "Connie Nielsen has been set to replace a newly pregnant Monica Bellucci as the female lead in "The Ice Harvest," a Harold Ramis-directed black comedy for Focus Features that stars John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton. Nielsen was available to step in and play a strip club owner of a strip club who manipulates a gangster (Thornton) and a lawyer (Cusack) into stealing a wealthy politician's money..." (more info). The Return of Superfly: "Denzel Washington and helmer Antoine Fuqua are in negotiations to reunite on a biopic of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank Lucas. Under the working title "The Return of Superfly," pic is being produced by Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment for Universal Pictures..." (more info).Beauty Shop: "Thirteen-year-old Little JJ -- best known for his stint on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" -- will be cracking jokes in the Queen Latifah-led "Beauty Shop" for MGM. Shooting starts in April. Little JJ plays Willie, a street kid who helps out Latifah's character...." (more info). Edison: "Dylan McDermott, Cary Elwes and John Heard have joined Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, LL Cool J, Justin Timberlake in the journo drama currently shooting in Vancouver. McDermott stars as LL Cool J's cop partner, Elwes will play a district attorney, and Heard will play the head of a special police unit..." (more info). Miss Congeniality 2: ""Without a Trace" star Enrique Murciano has signed on to star as the love interest of Sandra Bullock's character in "Miss Congeniality 2." John Pasquin is directing for Warner Bros. Pictures, with shooting scheduled to start next month in Los Angeles. Murciano will star as a liaison with the Las Vegas bureau of the FBI who falls for Hart after recently being dumped by his own girlfriend..." (more info). Nine Wives: "Gurinder Chadha, director of last year's indie hit "Bend It Like Beckham," is attached to helm "Nine Wives," a romantic comedy at New Line Cinema. "Wives" is about a commitment-phobic guy who breaks up with his longtime girlfriend and begins to wake up every morning with a different wife..." (more info). Roll Bounce: ""Undercover Brother" helmer Malcolm Lee is in negotiations to direct "Roll Bounce" for Elizabeth Gabler's Fox 2000 and State Street Pictures. Penned by Norman Vance Jr., the project is described as a coming-of-age comedy set against the backdrop of the roller-skating scene of the early '70s..." (more info). Romance and Cigarettes: "Mary-Louise Parker and Christopher Walken have signed on to star with James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Mandy Moore and Kate Winslet in United Artists' musical comedy. Production begins this month in the Big Apple on the film which follows a cheating blue-collar husband who is forced to choose between his sexy mistress and his put-upon wif..." (more info). The Celestine Prophecy: "Thomas Kretschmann, Hector Elizondo, Jurgen Prochnow and Joaquim de Almeida have signed on to star with Sarah Wayne Callies and Matthew Settle in the big-screen adaptation of James Redfield's best-selling New Age novel. The film follows a spiritual search in a Peruvian rain forest for a long-lost manuscript containing insights into the nature of human existence..." (more info). Vinyl: "Shane West and Lukas Haas are the first male cast members to join the rock 'n' roll drama "Vinyl." The indie film about a group of women behind a male rock band that is on the verge of breakout success, is written and to be directed by Richard Zelniker, starts shooting next month. West will play the bad-boy lead guitarist who is struggling to stay on track, while Haas is set to star as the drummer who falls for West's pregnant girlfriend..." (more info).Chuck Palahniuk's Next: The "Fight Club" author told The Guardian that "Choke" will start filming late this summer, "Invisible Monsters" and "Diary" will both become movies in the near-enough future and "Survivor" might make it to film too. Cinderella Man: Russell Crowe's trainer spilled a bunch about the film and preparation to Boxing Insider. Dawn of the Dead: Scribe James Gunn talks about the film and his future to Screenwriter's Voice. DVD News: Cold Mountain, Cruel Intentions 3, Torque & Ali: Expanded Edition. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Critics seem to have reached a consensus that it's great according to Rotten Tomatoes, whilst more new pics are up at Rope of Silicon. Garfield: The CG cat flick has been delayed a week to June 11th 2004. Greatest Game Every Played: An offer is out to Shia LaBeouf for the lead not that Timberlake is definitely not involved. Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire: Shirley Henderson talks about reprising Moaning Myrtle to About.Com. I, Robot: A behind-the-scenes featurette is up at the official site. Joey (TV): Heather Paige-Kent, Gina Gershon and Debbie Mazar have all apparently tested for the role of Joey's sister Gina in the "Friends" spin-off. Kill Bill, Vol. 2: Some big new spoiler pictures are up at Out Now.
Magnum P.I.: Yahoo Movies reports that George Clooney is close to singing to play Magnum, P.I. in the Universal film adaptation, and that LL Cool J may play the role of the series' helicopter pilot, Thomas "T.C." Calvin. Mission: Impossible III: Ving Rhames indicates shooting begins in July. Old Man: Details on this horror/supernatural thriller DVD release is up at Aisle 5. Phantom of the Opera: A rather cool in-production style one-sheet is now online. Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Some new shots of Milla Jovovich onset are up at Cinepop. Seed of Chucky: Creature Corner has details on whose handling FX for the new 'Chucky' movie. Shark Tale: The latest official one-sheet is now up at Coming Soon. Shaun of the Dead: A special comic preview of the Brit horror flick is up at Empire Online. Star Wars: Episode III: 105 FX shots are complete, leaving 1900 or so to go - they'll have to deliver about 35 shots a week to get to the end of the film. Additional photography has been delayed til August. The Day After Tomorrow: MTV talks about his role in the disaster epic. The Girl Next Door: A soundtrack listing for the new Elisha Cuthbert comedy is up at Cinema Confidential. Thunderbirds: A new teaser poster is now up at UIP Netherlands. Van Helsing: An extensive article with heaps of new pics are up at MySan. Thanks to 'Kenny', 'Dayna', 'Thomas', 'Gustavo', 'Artur', 'Hatch', 'Patrick', 'John', 'FanHalen', 'Jakob', 'Catherine', 'Ryan', 'Brad', 'Sebastian', 'CK', 'Fuuufuu' & 'Dorayme'
