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News Bites: Thursday, January 8th 2004

By Garth Franklin Thursday January 8th 2004 06:40PM

Blood Lines: "Armed with a first draft script by "Final Destination" scribe Jeffrey Reddick, Constantin Film are on a fast track to turn the Jan Burke novel "Nine" into a feature. The story follows a detective hunting down a vigilante who's knocking off the top 10 fugitives on the FBI's most wanted list..." (more info). Grudge: "Former "Roswell" star Jason Behr will star opposite former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Sarah Michelle Gellar in a remake of Takashi Shimizu's Japanese-lingo horror pic "The Grudge" for Senator Films..." (more info). Kingdom of Heaven: "Director Ridley Scott has coronated Eva Green to play the female lead in his Crusades-era epic adventure that Scott is filming in Morocco for 20th Century Fox. She will play Sibylla, a princess who falls in love with Balian, a peasant-turned-knight played by Orlando Bloom..." (more info). The Black Dahlia: "Director Brian De Palma and thesps Mark Wahlberg and Josh Hartnett are committed to this adaptation of the James Ellroy crime novel framed around the infamous Hollywood murder of wannabe actress Elizabeth Short. Pic marks a reteam of De Palma & "Untouchables" producer Art Linson.." (more info). The Libertine: "Johnny Depp will star opposite John Malkovich and Samantha Morton in a tale based on the true story of John Wilmot, the 17th century Earl of Rochester, who was a poet, courtier and notorious rake..." (more info). The Pacifier: "Director Adam Shankman ("Bringing Down the House") is set to direct Vin Diesel in "The Pacifier," a family-oriented action film that will start shooting in April, in partnership between Spyglass and Disney. Shankman will follow that film by directing "Four Christmases"..." (more info). Asphalt Beach: "Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will make her feature film debut with a lead role in this movie musical for director Peter Spears. The story revolves around two girls from opposite ends of the social spectrum whose paths cross at a very strict Catholic school..." (more info). Be Cool: "Cedric the Entertainer and Christina Milian will star in the F. Gary Gray-directed sequel to "Get Shorty". Milian plays an upcoming singer that Chili Palmer (John Travolta) takes an interest in. Cedric plays a record producer and manager for a popular rap group. Lensing starts the first week of February..." (more info). Hostage: "Ben Foster and Johnny Messner will join Bruce Willis in "Hostage." Shooting starts later this month with Florent Siri at the helm for Stratus Film Co. The project marks the third in a row for Willis and Messner..." (more info). Stealth: "Joe Morton is set to play a commander of an attack carrier in Columbia Pictures' Stealth for director Rob Cohen. He joins Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Fox in the action film..." (more info). Dawn of the Dead: The one-sheet for the zombie sequel is up at EmpireMovies. Panic Room (DVD): Jodiefoster.Nu indicates the three-disc special edition in March/Apri will feature stuff as commentary tracks with David Fincher, Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yokam, in-depth look at the pre-production work and actual shootings of the film (CGI pre-visualizations, tour of the brownstone, 'Shooting Panic Room' documentary, multi-angle featurette, sequence breakdowns, make-up effects) and in-depth look at post-production (visual effects, scoring, sound design and more). Secret Window: Screen captures from the trailer for the Stephen King film are up at The Trades. Spongebob Squarepants: Wat seems to be the teaser poster is up at IMP Awards. Stroke of Genius: A trailer is up at the official site for this biopic of golfer Bobby Jones. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton: Higher-res shots from the romantic comedy are up at Dreamworks Fansite. Thanks to 'Alex', 'Liam', 'FanHalen', 'Nina', 'Henrik' & 'Jawad'

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