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Brother to Brother: "Wolfe will distribute Sundance Film Festival winner "Brother to Brother" in North America, with an October theatrical bow. Directed by Rodney Evans, pic is the story of a young gay black writer who finds inspiration when he meets a surviving poet from the Harlem Renaissance..." (more info). Come Closer: "Dimension Films has acquired feature rights to the Sara Gran novel "Come Closer," with Hossen Amini ("The Four Feathers") to adapt. Psychological thriller is the story of a young architect who may be the victim of demonic possession. Soho Press published the book last August. No producer is attached to the project, although Amini is expected to begin writing shortly..." (more info). Lie With Me: "ThinkFilm has boarded director Clement Virgo's "Lie With Me," picking up North American distribution and retaining all international rights. Sexually charged drama started shooting Wednesday in Toronto. Adapted by Virgo and author Tamara Faith Berger from the latter's erotic novel of the same name, film centers on two young people who try to avoid the entrapment of middle-class relationships through purely casual sexual encounters but are confronted with the possibility of love when they unexpectedly connect, Eric Balfour and Laura Lee Smith star..." (more info). Mr. Fix It: ""Angel" alum David Boreanaz will topline romantic comedy feature "Mr. Fix It," penned by Darin Ferrilola, who also will direct. Pic, about a lovelorn Casanova who tricks women into returning to their ex-boyfriends and finds himself falling for one of his marks, begins production this summer in Southern California..." (more info). Sin City: "Michael Clarke Duncan has landed two movie gigs. Duncan recently reported to the "Sin City" set in Austin, Texas, to lense a role in the Dimension pic, directed by Robert Rodriguez. Thesp also will appear alongside Jennifer Esposito, Ron Livingston and Rob Schneider in the feature "American Crude," which Todd Field will exec produce..." (more info). Superman: "After two aborted takeoffs, "Superman" is moving toward a late 2004 production start, reflecting Warner Bros.' fierce appetite for additional tentpoles. The studio is negotiating with Neal Moritz and Gilbert Adler to produce the film. The picture has not been greenlit, nor is McG set to direct, although he did test six actors last week for the role. It has not been decided which thesp will be fitted for spandex and sent to Australia, where location scouting is about to begin..." (more info). The Crazies: "Paramount has tapped horror specialist Scott Kosar to pen "The Crazies," a remake of George Romero's 1972 horror-thriller set up at Paramount-based Penn Station. Pic will update the storyline of the original, in which inhabitants of a small Pennsylvania town are beset by death and insanity after a plane crash lets loose a secret biological weapon into the water supply..." (more info). Vamped: "Veteran casting director Mindy Marin has optioned film rights to David Sosnowki's novel "Vamped," set in a world where vampires rule. The darkly comic story revolves around an older vampire who befriends an orphaned human girl and winds up as a father figure who must sleep during the daytime..." (more info). Antarctica: "Frank Marshall, one of the busiest producers in town, is in negotiations to put on his director hat for the Walt Disney Co.'s adventure drama "Antarctica." With Marshall entering a deal to direct and a tentative start date of late January on the schedule, "Antarctica" is heating up after being put on hold earlier this year..." (more info). Charlie & The Chocolate Factory: "Warner Bros. Pictures' Tim Burton-helmed "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" has cast its remaining juvenile actors. Anna Sophia Robb, Jordan Fry, Julia Winter and Philip Wiegratz round out the kid roles. British actor Freddie Highmore had previously been cast in the title role of Charlie. Johnny Depp portrays Willy Wonka, and David Kelly stars as Grandpa Joe..." (more info). Charlie Wilson's War: ""The West Wing" creator Aaron Sorkin will write an adaptation of "Charlie Wilson's War," a nonfiction book by George Crile for Universal. "War" is the story of the CIA's covert operation in Afghanistan to arm the mujahedeen. It was engineered by Charlie Wilson, a charismatic, womanizing, liberal Texas congressman who teamed up with a rogue CIA operative named Gust Avrakatos. The two manipulated Congress, the CIA and a host of foreign governments in order to assist the Afghan rebels in their fight against the Soviets in the 1980s..." (more info). Jamie's Kitchen: "Michael Kuhn's Qwerty Films has hired Kyle Long to turn the hit British TV series "Jamie's Kitchen," starring celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, aka the Naked Chef, into a feature film. The series charted Oliver's efforts to train a group of underprivileged youngsters to staff the kitchen of his first restaurant, Fifteen. The film is not designed as a biopic, and it will shift the action from London to New York. Oliver's character is being rewritten as an American, who has yet to be cast..." (more info). Lucky 13: "Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz, Garry Marshall, Doris Roberts, Daryl Hannah and Cheryl Hines are teaming to star in the indie family comedy "Lucky 13." The film will be directed by Marshall's son Scott Marshall. Shooting is scheduled to start Monday. "Lucky" is the story of a 13-year-old boy -- played by Daryl Sabarra ("Spy Kids") -- who uses his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his father (Piven) and grandfather (Marshall). Gertz will play the mother, Roberts the grandmother, Hannah the grandfather's new girlfriend and Hines the party planner..." (more info). Masquerade: "Los Angeles-based Dream Entertainment has optioned the rights to the book "Masquerade" by historian Alfred F. Young. "Masquerade" tells the story of a woman, Deborah Sampson, who during the American Revolution fought as a Continental soldier disguised as a man named Robert Shurtliff. She later fought, and won, her long quest for a veteran pension..." (more info). Roll Bounce: "Malcolm Lee's roller-skating comedy "Roll Bounce" is moving forward with a cast that includes Chi McBride, Bow Wow, Nick Cannon, Khleo Thomas, Mike Epps, Meagan Good and Rick Gonzalez. The Fox Searchlight/Fox 2000 co-production is due to start lensing June 28 in Chicago. From a script by Norman Vance Jr., the late '70s-inspired coming-of-age comedy centers on a time when roller skating was a way of life..." (more info). Shadowboxer: ""CSI: NY" series regular Vanessa Ferlito has signed on for the Lee Daniels-directed "Shadowboxer" opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. and Helen Mirren. Shooting is under way. Ferlito will play Vickie, a mobster's pregnant wife who is supposed to be killed by Gooding's character..." (more info). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: "Always up for a good book, Scott Rudin is turning his attention to Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" for Paramount Pictures. Michael Tolkin and Roger Michell are in negotiations to adapt and direct a period adaptation of the classic book with a focus on its racial issues. The idea to revive the classic came from Michell, who took it to Rudin and Tolkin, both of whom he worked with on "Changing Lanes..." (more info). The Amityville Horror: "Ryan Reynolds is set to star in MGM and Dimension Films' remake of "The Amityville Horror." Reynolds will play a young father who marries into a family that moves into a haunted house. British commercials helmer Andrew Douglas is making his directorial debut on the project..." (more info). Woody Allen's Next: "Filmmaker Woody Allen has collected a who's who of youthful British acting talent for his next project, with Kate Winslet, Emily Mortimer and Jonathan Rhys Meyers signed up to star. It is scheduled to shoot entirely on location in and around London in July and August. No budget was given. Written and to be directed by Allen, the project marks the legendary New Yorker's first sojourn to the United Kingdom to shoot a movie..." (more info).Delgo: 21 great images from the upcoming CG-animated flick are up at Rope of Silicon. DVD News: Detials and art is up for Adam Sandler Films, Scorsese Collection, The Alamo, The Girl Next Door & Dazed & Confused: SE. Father of the Pride (TV): A sneak peek at the Dreamworks animated series is up in Win Media format at MSN. Friday Night Lights: The first pics from the Billy Bob Thornton football drama are up at LatinoReview. Finding Neverland: More stills from the Depp/Winslet movie are up at Peter Pan Fan. Hellboy 2: At the recent DreamCon, with Ron Perlman being the honorary guest of honor, it was reported that Perlman said that actual filming for the film will start in about 14 months, or August 2005. As reported earlier, pre-production starts in January 2005. Ocean's 12: Coming Soon reports that Bruce Willis has a cameo in the highly-anticipated Ocean's Twelve. Access Hollywood, which broke the news, did not mention what kind of role he may play in the sequel. Project Runway: Heidi Klum was interviewed on Boston radio station WZLX 100.7 FM today about her new reality show, a competition for up-and-coming fashion designers by Miramax and the Bravo network. She'll be the Paula Abdul of the show, handing out the assignments and basically cheering everyone on. Full info about auditions is at BravoTV.com. Terminator 4 & 5: The Arnold Fans has an update on those recent T4 & T5 rumours. The Bourne Supremacy: Tomas Arana talks about his role in this and the "Gladiator" sequel to Moviehole. The Ring 2: Details of filming in Astoria are up at KGW. The Hunting of the President: The trailer for this Clinton-related doco is now up at Apple.Com. Touching Evil (TV): With its first season over, lead star Jeffrey Donovan talked about his future to Mediasharx. Truth, Justice & The American Way: IGN FilmForce reports that Viggo Mortensen is no longer poised to star as George Reeves, seems the budget limitations are making it difficult to get big name actors. Thanks to 'Robert', 'Ulf', 'ABKing', 'Jeff', 'Brad', 'Andrew', 'Dustin', 'Marcus', 'Scott' & ' Chad'

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