Au Pair: "Paramount Pictures has made a deal to acquire "Au Pair," a thriller that will star Mandy Moore. Moore plays a teen who takes a job watching the two children in what seems like an ideal household. She finds deception and danger instead..." (more info). Bride Wars: "Miramax has inked Kate Hudson to produce and star in "Bride Wars". The studio bought a pitch for the comedy, which will be written by "Saving Silverman" scribe Greg DePaul. "Bride Wars" pits two best friends in clash over their respective wedding plans..." (more info). Cordless: "Malcolm McDowell has committed to star in screenwriter Oren Moverman's directing debut "Cordless," with Steve Buscemi and Fisher Stevens also signing on for appearances in the dark comedy, which has set a late-March start date in New York City..." (more info). Elizabethtown: "Orlando Bloom has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Ashton Kutcher in director Cameron Crowe's next film. Bloom would portray a suicidal young man who returns to his small Kentucky hometown following the death of his father...." (more info). Illum & Olympos: "Visual effects facility Digital Domain and Barnet Bain Films ("What Dreams May Come") have optioned author Dan Simmons' sci-fi novel "Ilium" and its sequel, "Olympos," to adapt into a feature film. Simmons, who will also pen the screenplay, is an award-winning sci-fi writer. His "Hyperion" saga is a multi-volume space opera widely compared to the 'Dune' series..." (more info). The Producers: "Sony Pictures Entertainment is in negotiations to handle foreign distribution on the Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane's feature film remake of Mel Brooks' "The Producers"..." (more info). Cave: "Cole Hauser ("2 Fast 2 Furious") has scored a lead role in the Bruce Hunt-directed horror thriller about a group explorers who go for a deep sea ocean dive to explore a cave which collapses By the time they are discovered, they have all mysteriously mutated into primeval beings..." (more info).
Ice Princess : "Michelle Trachtenberg is prepping to put on a pair of ice skates after scoring the lead role in figure skating comedy "Ice Princess" for the Walt Disney Co. Shooting is scheduled to start in late March or early April with Andrew Waller at the helm..." (more info). Buffy: The Movie: Nicholas Brendon recently talked about the possibility to online news zine Sci-Fi Wire. DVD News: Details and cover art are out for the disc releases of Cat in the Hat, ER: Season Two, Shattered Glass, Final Countdown: SE and Dirty Pretty Things. Garfield: Two new hi-res promo pics are up at My Stuff & News. Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed: Heaps of pics from the werewolf horror flick are up at The Z Review. Highlander: Impact Magazine indicates a mini-series may be happening which would start filming in March. LOTR: Return of the King (DVD): DVD Answers indicates the extended edition runtime looks to be about 4hrs 15 minutes, almost a full hour longer than the theatrical version. Rendezvous with Rama: Morgan Freeman indicated to CNET that his company's adaptation of the famous Arthur C. Clarke sci-fi tale will have a simultaneous film and pay-per-view online release. Secret Window: Screencaps from the upcoming trailer are online at The Trades. Spider-Man 2: Yesterday's script review link has been removed at the request of Sony Pictures and Sam Raimi's office. Stargate: Atlantis (TV): Some more info on the spin-off is up at FilmJerk. The Girl Next Door: Heaps of pics from the Elisa Cuthbert comedy are up at My Stuff & News. The Perfect Score: Over 80 pics from Paramount's teen high school test comedy are online over at MySan. The Punisher: A first look at Kevin Nash's 'The Russian' is up at Superhero Hype. Van Helsing: Looks like the graphics for the official site got a slight update. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton: Higher res shots from the romantic comedy are up at Moovees.com and Rope of Silicon. Thanks to 'Brad', 'Gav', 'yakobusan', 'Caudron', 'Tom', 'Jay', 'Dani', 'Gary', 'Jakob', 'Alex', 'Chris', 'Matt', 'FanHalen' & 'KarlChilders'
