"Alan Cumming is starring in and directing "Suffering Man's Charity," a dark comedy that also stars David Boreanaz, Anne Heche, Henry Thomas and Carrie Fisher. The low-budget indie, which is in production in Los Angeles, has Boreanaz playing a struggling writer who is accidentally killed by Cumming one evening. Cumming discovers the writer's novel and ends up taking credit for penning it. When it becomes a success, the writer comes back to haunt him..." (full details)
"The subtropical coast of South Africa's southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province will stand in for the west African state of Sierra Leone in Leonardo DiCaprio starrer "The Blood Diamond," scheduled to start shooting at a coastal resort in the province on February 4th. In "Diamond," DiCaprio plays a smuggler who deals in conflict diamonds, which are commonly used to finance wars and rebellions in Africa. Directed by Ed Zwick and written by Charles Leavitt, pic is set in 1999 Sierra Leone, a period when the country was engulfed in a vicious civil war..." (full details)
"SCI FI Channel has acquired all ten episodes of Touchstone Television's series remake of Night Stalker it was announced today by Thomas Vitale, SCI FI Channel's Senior Vice President, Programming and Original Movies. In addition to the seven episodes that aired on ABC this fall, SCI FI will have the exclusive premieres of 3 never-before-seen episodes. The series is slated to launch next summer..." (full details)
