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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory: "Freddie Highmore is confirmed to star as Charlie in Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" for Warner Bros. Kid thesp Highmore is featured in "J.M. Barrie's Neverland" and the upcoming Brit pic "Five Children and It"..." (more info). Decoy: "Producers Arnold and Anne Kopelson have set up the psychological thriller "Decoy" at New Regency, with Jon Amiel to direct and "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan working on a rewrite. Production will begin in November. Originally adapted by Stephen Schiff from the Tony Strong-penned Doubleday novel "The Decoy," project is set in the world of fidelity decoys, where women test the resolve of their mates by hiring beautiful strangers to come on to them. One female decoy becomes involved in an assignment that involves deceit and murder..." (more info). RV: "Robin Williams is returning to family comedy turf. Thesp is in negotiations to topline "RV," a laffer being produced by Red Wagon for Columbia Pictures. Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel are in discussions to do a rewrite on the project's original script. "RV" concerns an average, dysfunctional American family about to set out on the most dangerous, high-stakes, life-threatening and traumatizing adventure of their lives: two weeks together in an RV..." (more info). Shrek 2: ""Shrek 2" swamped multiplexes and theaters far, far away to gross $11.8 million in its first day of release -- a fast start that puts the pic on track to get well past $80 million by Sunday. Toon sequel bowed in 3,737 locations but will expand to an eye-popping 4,163 playdates on Friday, making it the first film to ever play in more than 4,000 locations..." (more info). The Perfect Man: ""Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" star Carson Kressley has landed his first studio feature role. Kressley will join the cast of comedy "The Perfect Man," directed by Mark Rosman and starring Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear. Kressley, the fashion expert on the Bravo show that makes over schlubs, is the first member of the Fab Five to land a film role..." (more info). The White Rose: "Anjelica Huston has signed on to direct "The White Rose," a World War II drama to star Christina Ricci. Pic is an English/German/Italian co-prod that starts shooting in November in Germany. Based on Allegra Huston's screenplay, pic tells the story of a group of dissident German college students known as the White Rose..." (more info). Touching from a Distance: "Orian Williams and Todd Eckert's Claraflora have optioned the Ian Curtis biography "Touching from a Distance" and will produce a biopic about the iconic lead singer of the Joy Division. Written by Curtis' widow, Deborah Curtis, "Touching From A Distance" details the life of the Joy Division front man who committed suicide in 1980 at the age of 23. The band's surviving members reformed as New Order and continue to record and perform today..." (more info). Romeo and Me: "Oscar nominees Peter O'Toole ("Lawrence Of Arabia"), Stephen Rea ("The Crying Game") and Janet McTeer ("Tumbleweeds") have signed to star in Antony Bowman's "Romeo and Me," the producers said Thursday. Bowman's movie, which he wrote and will direct, will be made under Los Angeles and London-based production banner Aesop Entertainment..." (more info). Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: ""The West Wing's" Bradley Whitford has booked two films for his summer hiatus. The Emmy-winning actor is set to be in "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," Alcon Entertainment's adaptation of the best-selling Ann Brashares book, as well as Regency Enterprises' romantic comedy "Little Manhattan." Nancy Travis, best known for TV's "Becker," also has nabbed a role in "Pants"..." (more info). The Devil's Rejects: "Natasha Lyonne is set to be terrorized in "The Devil's Rejects," Lions Gate Films' sequel to cult hit "House of 1000 Corpses." Rob Zombie is returning as writer-director. Also returning are the first movie's serial killer family, played by Karen Black, Sheri Moon Zombie, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Matthew McGrory. "Devil's Rejects" follows a sheriff hunting the family, who are slashing their way across the country. Lyonne plays Candy, a woman who works at a bordello..." (more info). Wassup Rockers: "Larry Clark will direct "Wassup Rockers" from his own script. Chris Blackwell's Palm Pictures will distribute and produce. Like Clark's controversial "Kids," "Rockers" will feature street kids in leading roles. This time, the story is set in South Central Los Angeles and follows a group of largely Hispanic teenagers who, instead of conforming to the hip-hop culture of their neighborhood, ride skateboards, listen to punk rock and wear their clothes tight..." (more info). Anchorman: Some new footage from the Will Ferrell comedy is up at The Trades. Battlestar Galactica: A report from the newly built series sets is up at HNR. Catwoman: Some more new photos are up at X3 Movie. DVD News: Details are up for Paramount & MGM's DVD slates for the rest of the year at The Digital Bits. Kumite: HNR indicates that Jean Claude Van Damme will be pulling quadruple duty on this film as he is set to Direct/Write/Produce/Star in the Bloodsport like film about the deady underground martial arts sport - Kumite. The film even co-stars Bolo Yueng from Bloodsport fame. Scary Movie 4: Moviehole reports that "Anna Faris doesn't look like coming back. Blame it on scheduling, blame it on the fact that she wants to move on from the character". Smallville (TV): Michael Rosenbaum talks about the fourth season to Sci-Fi Wire. Spider-Man 2: 25 new Spider-Man 2 Images have gone up at Rope of Silicon. Thunderbirds: The UK's Channel 4 have some nice pics of the Lady Penelope's car at Channel 4. THX-1138 The George Lucas Director's Cut: A two-disc DVD set is due on September 14th, see the full disc specs and cover art at DavisDVD. Thanks to 'Brad', 'Mark', 'Alex', 'Spencer', 'Anthony', 'Gustavo' & 'KarlChilders'

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