Jarhead: "Sam Mendes' next movie will be "Jarhead," a Universal drama based on Anthony Swofford's Persian Gulf-set Marine Corps. memoir. "Cast Away" scribe William Broyles wrote the script, and Red Wagon partners Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher will produce. Shooting begins in the fall..." (more info). Poker Movie: "MGM has placed a bet of $1 million to purchase an untitled poker pitch from Don Rhymer ("Big Momma's House") for Dylan Sellers to produce. Comedy revolves around the exploits of three men who scheme a way to play in the world series of poker tournament in Las Vegas without their wives finding out. Rhymer will pen the script..." (more info). The Contract: "Bruce Beresford will direct "The Contract" for Emmett/Furla Films and Millennium Films. Written by Stephen Katz and John Darrouzet, "The Contract" follows a father who tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his son while trying to bring an assassin to justice..." (more info). Elektra: "Goran Visnjic, who starred as the title character in last week's USA Network movie "Spartacus," is in negotiations to star as the male lead opposite Jennifer Garner in "Elektra" for helmer Rob Bowman. Elektra is assigned to kill Visnjic's character by ninja clan 'The Hand' over something his grandfather did; however, she ends up falling for him. After the film is finished, he will return to Los Angeles to tape his final season on the NBC medical drama "ER"..." (more info). Monster-in-Law: "Comedienne Wanda Sykes has nabbed a role opposite Jennifer Lopez & Jane Fonda in "Monster-in-Law" for New Line. Sykes will appear as Ruby, the mother-in-law's straight-talking assistant..." (more info).
The Perfect Man: "Heather Locklear is set to star opposite Hilary Duff in "The Perfect Man," which Mark Rosman is directing for Universal Pictures. The story centers on a teenager (Duff) who is trying to find the best mate for her single, romantically challenged mom (Locklear)..." (more info).American Gothic: The Movie: Has Gary Cole signed for this old horror series turned film? See Moviehole for details. American Psycho: The Patrick Bateman Tapes: Lions Gate is apparently working on another chapter in this franchise. Around the World In 80 Days: Jackie Chan's next movie should be banned in Taiwan because of the actor's remarks about last month's presidential election, a senior ruling party lawmaker said. See The Monterey Herald for details. Batman Begins: Pics of the Arkham Asylum set are up at Superhero Hype. Candy: Heath Ledger has dropped out of the Aussie flick, see Moviehole for details. Delgo: Some interesting dailies style behind-the-scenes things for the CG-animated feature can be found at the official site. Dizzy Heights: Alessandro Nivola, Gabriel Byrne, and Emily Mortimer will star in this love triangle drama-comedy-fantasy. DVD News: At last details and artwork of the first of three volumes of "Batman: The Animated Series" DVDs has gone online, as has news about Never Die Alone, Superfriends: Vol. I & All in the Family: Season 1. Ghost in the Shell: Innocence: The anime has been selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes International Film Festival. This is the first time ever that this honor has been extended to an animé film, and only the sixth time that an animated film of any kind has been chosen for competition at Cannes. Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban: Two new official pictures of Harry Potter (Dan Radcliffe) and Professor Remus Lupin (David Thewlis) are up at HPANA. Lord of War: The first teaser poster from Nic Cage's upcoming movie LORD OF WAR with Ethan Hawke and Monica Bellucci is up at MediaSharx. Ocean's 12: The sequel has been seen shooting at Chicago's Old Orchard Shopping Center, same location as Nic Cage's "The Weatherman". RX: Colin Hanks, Eric Balfour and Alan Tudyk will star in RX. Set to film in Mexico and southern Texas this May, the film centers on a young man (Hanks) who gets more than he bargains for when he heads to Mexico to buy prescription drugs. Semper Occultus: Kate Beckinsale is tipped for the female spy action franchise vehicle, see Coming Soon. Starfleet Academy: More information on the proposed prequel movie and what Rick Berman's involvement would be is up at IESB. Star Wars: Episode III: New artwork from the third prequel is up at official site. The Devil's Rejects: Kane Hodder has joined the cast of the Rob Zombie '1000 Corpses' sequel flick Creature Corner. Underworld 2: more talk on the vamp/werewolf sequel is up at Sci-Fi Wire. Whispers from Below: The story of the Laura Reagan/Mark Paul Gosselar flick currently shooting in Vancouver is about a married couple who buy their first house and begin to see black shadowy figures and hear whispering from other rooms. Thanks to 'MovieScooper', 'Mirko', 'Marcus', 'Jeff', 'C.E.L', 'Rotten', 'Butane', 'Wild Man Jones', 'HIAR', 'Robert', 'Dust Bunny', 'Clint', 'Gareth' & 'JHBlade'
