Two contacts on the French Riviera write from the final days of Cannes on the current fate of several major projects in development and here's a sneak: "Superman Two people told me this week that Adam Brody from "The OC" is going to be in the flick, though I don't know how solid that is (sounds like a potential Jimmy). Kumite It's a new Van Damme vehicle with a good script. Shocker. Bolo Yeung and Van Damme, a bit of a Bloodsport reunion. Stuart Little 3 It was mentioned that this was going to go direct to video because it's 100% CGI, but they're considering theatrical now. Young Indiana Jones I've been told (the source wrote two of the telemovies) that Darabont's script might be being used for a 'young Indiana Jones' movie that might go theatrical. Indy 4 has stalled, so this is the consolation prize I guess. Daisy Scarlett Val Kilmer is being sought for the lead male villain - former SAS Commando Randolph Herz in the female spy actioneer. The Vega Brothers Tarantino mentioned that he's writing it. Give it a year or so. He's also doing a WWII pic. Jurassic Park 4 Sam Neill is going to star in the film, which is likely to be promoted at Cannes next year. Those Keira Knightley rumors were false though. Fletch Won Harvey Weinsten says this will happen next year and that Kevin Smith's directing. Mad Max 4 This one hurts to hear. Mel Gibson is out, George Miller is still in. Fury Road it's called, they're going to re-cast. The Transporter 2 Jason Statham starts filming it in the Fall. No Luc Beeson involvement from what I can gather". Phantom of the Opera According to Really Useful, a secret screening on Monday "featured a tantalizing five-minute seg that's presumably the opening of the film: A black-and-white sequence that suddenly and successfully bleeds into color. The next five minutes offered a sumptuous, eye-popping montage of scenes rapidly cut to the overture and the chorus singing "Masquerade"...In the U.S. at least, the official title is "Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera," to distinguish it from umpteen other film versions".
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