Charlie & The Chocolate Factory: "David Kelly has nabbed the role of Grandpa Joe in Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" for Warner Bros. Pictures. The project is based on the celebrated Roald Dahl book, in which a young boy named Charlie and his grandfather tour a candy factory owned by the eccentric Willy Wonka..." (more info). Crenshaw Blvd: "TV writer/producer Ralph Farquhar will make his feature writing and directing bow with New Line's teen comedy Crenshaw Blvd., reports Variety. In the vein of American Graffiti and Dazed and Confused, Farquhar's film will follow a night in the life of urban teens cruising Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles..." (more info). Talladega Nights: "Beating out several other studios, Columbia Pictures has secured rights to the Will Ferrell comedy "Talladega Nights," to be directed by his longtime collaborator Adam McKay. Named after the famous racing track, the film will be co-written by Ferrell and McKay based on a pitch that is set in the world of high-stakes professional stock car racing. Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow will produce the feature, which is tentatively set for a summer 2006 release..." (more info). The Rule of Four: "Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the rights to Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's best-selling novel "The Rule of Four." "Four" is a literary thriller in which two Princeton students try to solve the mystery of an obscure 500-year-old Renaissance text called Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. The book was published last month by Dial Press and has gone back to the press 15 times, with 600,000 copies in print..." (more info).3001: The Los Angeles Daily News reports that former NFL pro baller and actor Terry Crews is just about to start shooting 3001 with Luke Wilson and Maya Rudolph. Alien vs. Predator: Some scans of new images that appeared in Fangoria are up at GreenHead. Batman Begins: Eight pictures of Katie Holmes on-set are up at KHP. Cordless: Production Weekly reports that Anne Friel is in final talks and Paul Rudd has committed to star in the dark comedy scheduled to shoot late this summer in New York. Cordless follows Friel and Rudd, a young couple struggling to conceive a child in a Manhattan apartment building in which the concept of neighborly love veers toward voyeurism. DVD News: Details and art are up at Sliders: Seasons 1 & 2, Candyman: SE, Past Midnight & American Dreams: Season 1 .
Kingdom in Twilight: The poster for the Kristanna Loken-led Beowulf retelling is up at Filmrot. Michael Moore Hates America: The trailer for this new documentary is up at the official site. Primer: Images from the Sundance Film Festival loved flick are up at FDM. Rambo 4: Moviehole reports that F.Gary Gray, John McTiernan and Martin Campbell are the frontrunners for the directors job. The thrust of the storyline is that John Rambo is hired to track down some nuclear weapons before they go boom.The film is tentative to go into production next summer for a release in Summer 2006. The Grudge: The first photo from the horror remake is up at Buffy.Nu. The Bourne Supremacy: Karl Urban talks the spy sequel to Coming Soon. Vinyl: Thora.org is reporting that Michelle Trachtenberg has replaced Jena Malone in the role of Debbie. Thanks to 'KarlChilders', 'AB King', 'Clint', 'Curt', 'Vapor Rub' & 'mediamelt'
