Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo: "Commercials helmer Mike Bigelow will make his feature directing debut on "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," the Happy Madison-produced sequel that begins shooting in Amsterdam in July. Rob Schneider, who co-scripted, will reprise his starring role. Sony Pictures Entertainment is financing and distributing..." (more info). Factotum: "Matt Dillon and Marisa Tomei will star in Norwegian director Bent Hamer's "Factotum," adapted from poet Charles Bukowski's novel. The $2.5 million feature will start principal photography in June in Minneapolis. Pic is described by Hamer as a funny, touching and sometimes poetic account of a man determined to live life to the fullest, even if it means taking many jobs, loving many women and rejecting every part of the American dream..." (more info). The Bielski Brothers: "In their first team-up since the Jack Ryan films "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger," director Phillip Noyce and producer Mace Neufeld have made a deal with Warner Independent Pictures and Cherry Road Films on "The Bielski Brothers." Story concerns three Jewish brothers who heroically hid 1,250 Jews from the Nazis in a forest outside Belarus during WWII. Kathleen McLaughlin is writing the script, and Noyce will direct and produce with Neufeld and Cherry Road's Jonas Goodman..." (more info). A Night in Old Mexico: "Following a 10-year break, Dennis Hopper is back in the director's seat with a new road movie, "A Night in Old Mexico," being produced by David Valdes ("Unforgiven"). United Artists is looking at boarding the project, which stars Robert Duvall as an aging man who travels to Mexico with his grandson..." (more info). Everything is Illuminated 2 : "Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures have joined forces to acquire and co-produce an untitled manuscript from wunderkind author Jonathan Safran Foer. Scott Rudin will produce. The studios are understood to have paid about $1 million for Foer's follow-up to his best-selling novel "Everything Is Illuminated," beating out several other bidders..." (more info). Ice Princess: "Kim Cattrall is heading to the rink, signing on to play a former ice skating phenom in the Walt Disney Co.'s "Ice Princess." The project, directed by Tim Fywell, is Cattrall's first following her Golden Globe-winning run on HBO's "Sex and the City." Cattrall is taking on a role of an ice skating instructor who at one time had a chance to make the Olympics but now is helping Michelle Trachtenberg's character fulfill her skating dreams..." (more info). Shrek 2: "DreamWorks, which originally planned to open "Shrek 2" on May 21, is bumping up the animated sequel's opening date by two days and now plans to launch the film May 19. Tthe studio aims to whet its target audience's appetite for "Shrek 2" by sneak previewing the first five minutes of the movie May 18 on Nickelodeon's "U Pick Live"..." (more info). The Partridge Family: "Paramount Pictures' shopping spree for popular television series to adapt for the big screen continues as the studio has bought feature film rights to hit series "The Partridge Family," which aired on ABC. Paramount optioned the rights from TV writer/playwright Bernard Slade, who created the original series..." (more info). Ads In Friends Finale: Expect spots for "Van Helsing", "Shrek 2", "Day After Tomorrow", "The Stepford Wives" and "Spider-Man 2".
DVD News: Details are now out for Saved by the Bell, Best of So Graham Norton, No Good Deed & Passion of the Christ. Shrek 2: A boatload of pics from the sequel are up at LatinoReview. Spider-Man 2: Details of a baseball promotional stunt is up at PR Newswire. The Bourne Supremacy: Footage from tonight's trailer can be found at The Trades. The Ring 2: A casting call for the thriller sequel is up at dtheatre. Thanks to 'KarlChilders, 'Kellvin', 'Alex', 'Gustavo', 'Darren', 'Tomkat', 'Dust Bunny' & 'FanHalen'
