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All You Can Eat: "Josh Heald has sold his spec "All You Can Eat," a comedy set in the world of professional eating contests, to New Line Cinema. Producing the pic are Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, writers of New Line's upcoming "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle"..." (more info). Aleister Arcane: "Paramount Pictures has scared up "Aleister Arcane," purchasing feature rights to Steve Niles' horror comicbook and setting up the project with Michael Aguilar and Dean Georgaris to produce at their Penn Station shingle. Studio has tapped the scripting team of Dan Milano and Matthew Huffman to adapt the tale of local TV horror host Aleister Arcane, who's forced off the air due to the wishes of parents in an Oklahoma community. In the wake of Arcane's unplanned retirement, unexplained terror and horror beset the town..." (more info). Driver: "Impact Pictures is continuing its string of videogame adaptations with "Driver," based on Atari's bestselling franchise. Impact co-founders Jeremy Bolt and Paul Anderson will produce the pic with Constantin Film's Bernd Eichinger from a screenplay by James DeMonaco ("The Negotiator," "Assault on Precinct 13"), Todd Harthan and James Roday..." (more info). Mission: Impossible III: "Paramount Pictures has moved its Tom Cruise tentpole "Mission: Impossible 3" back seven weeks, to June 29. "M:I 3" had previously been slated for the first week of May, the release date most sought after by studios in recent years. The shift sets up a confrontation between Par's spy franchise and 20th Century Fox's comicbook actioner "Fantastic Four" over next year's Fourth of July weekend. "M:I 3" will open on a Wednesday, while "Fantastic Four" is set to debut two days later..." (more info). Star Craving Mad: "Madonna and Guy Oseary's Maverick Films shingle has acquired the film rights to Elise Abrams Miller's debut novel "Star Craving Mad," published in May by Warner Books. Book concerns a first-grade teacher at an exclusive Manhattan private school who falls for the father of the adorable new kid in class. Dad also happens to be a famous actor..." (more info). The Alibi: "Selma Blair, John Leguizamo and Sam Elliott have joined the cast of of this pic which begins principal photography this week. Steve Coogan and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos star in the pic, which concerns a guy who creates alibis for cheating spouses. Circumstances force him to confront his own criminal past to get a client out of a murder charge. James Brolin, James Marsden and Jaime King fill out the cast..." (more info). The Family Guide to Bounty Hunting: "DreamWorks-based producer Bonnie Curtis has optioned spec script "The Family Guide to Bounty Hunting" by playwright Tom Patrick. Fish-out-of-water comedy concerns a recently laid-off, mid-level telecom exec who tries his hand at bounty hunting to support his family's extravagant lifestyle..." (more info). The Longest Yard: "James Cromwell will portray the sadistic warden in the Paramount/Sony remake of "The Longest Yard," starring opposite Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds and Chris Rock. Cloris Leachman has signed to play the warden's secretary and William Fichtner has joined the cast for the pic, being produced by Sandler's Happy Madison Prods. and MTV Films. Gary Oldman had been in negotiations for the warden part, portrayed by Eddie Albert in the original 1974 pic..." (more info). Untitled Liman Flick: "Warner Bros. has made a pre-emptive high-six-figure pitch deal for an untitled action drama to be scripted by Sheldon Turner as a directing vehicle for Doug Liman. Idea is to make a '70s-style action film revolving around members of the California Highway Patrol, who attempt to tame a lawless stretch of highway within their jurisdiction..." (more info). Baby Got Backhand: "New Line Cinema has purchased the tennis-themed "Baby Got Backhand" from screenwriter Colleen McGuinness. The pitch is based on McGuinness' personal experience of playing girls high school tennis in Long Island and winning the gold medal at the Empire State Games..." (more info). If Only It Were True: "Director Mark Waters ("Mean Girls"), has lined up two more projects: He is attached to helm "If Only It Were True" for DreamWorks and "The Dice Man" for Paramount Pictures. Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo are in discussions to topline the DreamWorks project, which is based on the debut novel by Marc Levy. The story centers on a San Francisco architect who discovers in his closet the spirit of a woman who has been comatose for six months in a hospital across town. The two begin an affair, despite the fact that he is the only one who can see her and the only one who can save her body from being taken off life support..." (more info). King Kong: "Colin Hanks and "Early Edition" star Kyle Chandler have been tapped to join the gorilla gang in Peter Jackson's "King Kong" for Universal Pictures. Hanks is on board to play a production assistant to filmmaker Carl Denham (Black) with Chandler in negotiations to play a 1930s B-movie actor opposite Watts' character, Ann Darrow..." (more info). Storm on the Horizon: "Vin Di Bona Prods. has acquired feature film rights to former Marine Infantry officer David Morris' soldier's-eye view of one of the most intense battles of the Persian Gulf War. This battle takes place in the Gulf War, where a motley crew of soldiers held off a major army..." (more info). The Amityville Horror: "Melissa George, who appeared as a series regular last season on ABC's "Alias," is in negotiations to star in MGM and Dimension Films' remake of "The Amityville Horror." George will play a young mother of three who moves into the infamous haunted house..." (more info). The Naked Jungle: "Alphaville, the Paramount Pictures-based production shingle, has signed Jonathan Hensleigh, who most recently directed and co-wrote "The Punisher," to write and direct a remake of the 1950s adventure film "The Naked Jungle" for Paramount. The project will be a contemporary version of the 1954 feature, which starred Charlton Heston as Christopher Leiningen, whose chocolate plantation on the Rio River is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants..." (more info). The New World: "Christian Bale, David Thewlis, Noah Taylor and Q'orianka Kilcher are boarding Terrence Malick's epic "The New World" for New Line Cinema. The quartet join Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, August Schellenberg and Wes Studi in the project. "New World" is described as an epic adventure set amid the encounter of European and Native American cultures following the founding of the Jamestown settlement in 1607 and inspired by the legend of John Smith and Pocahontas..." (more info). The Virgin of Juarez: "Minnie Driver and Ana Claudia Talancon are teaming to topline the psychological drama "The Virgin of Juarez" for helmer Kevin James Dobson. Shooting is under way in Los Angeles from a script by Michael Fallon. Driver plays a journalist investigating the real-life murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that have made international headlines, while Talancon plays the title role of Mariela, the virgin of Juarez..." (more info).A Very Long Engagement: A behind-the-scenes piece and a gallery for the Audrey Tatou pic are up at WBF. Be Cool: The first photo featuring Outkast's Andre 3000 is up at Blackfilm. Charlie & The Chocolate Factory: Christopher Lee, Helena Bonham Carter, Missi Pyle, and Noah Taylor have all joined the cast of Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Filming has also officially begun. Charmed: Nick Lachey will join the cast for six episodes next season. Die Hard 4: Director John McTiernan is out of the running to direct "Rambo 4", having instead opted to direct Bruce Willis in the long-awaited fourth "Die Hard" instalment according to Moviehole. Dukes of Hazard: Broken Lizard reports that Jay Chandrasekhar ("Club Dread","Super Troopers") will helm the big screen version of the classic show. DVD News: Details and art are up for Van Helsing, Mean Girls, Gia: Unrated Edition, The Hunger, Man on Fire, Dream On: Season 1 & New York Minute. Elektra: More news from the set of the spin-off is up at LatinoReview. Ju-On: Vitagraph Films and Lions Gate Films have changed the official title of "Ju-On: The Grudge" to simply "Ju-On". King Arthur: Clive Owen talks the scale of the production to Sci-Fi Wire. Phantom of the Opera: Around 54 new stills from the film are at PhantomMovie. Plastic Man: Casting rumours are now up at Insomniac Mania. Resident Evil: Apocalypse: The one-sheet poster is up at LatinoReview. Scary Movie 4: Dimension Films are tipped to be in negotiations with Paris Hilton to have a small role. Serenity: An interview with Jewel Staite, aka Kaylee, from "Firefly" and the upcoming movie adaptation "Serenity" is up at Mediasharx. Sin City: A brief look behind the scenes is up at Comic Continuum. Spider-Man 2: Box-Office Mojo reports that the sequel landed a stunning $40.4 million on Wednesday, the biggest opening day ever. It's expected the sequel's five-day opening window is almost certain to top the current record holder - "The Matrix Reloaded" with $144.4 million. The Myth: New shots from the Jackie Chan flick are up at Sina. Thanks to 'Marcus', 'Gustavo', 'Jason', 'Mike', 'Antoine', 'Leo', 'Clint', 'Rob', 'Tom', 'Brandon', 'Kellvin', 'Wilson' & 'KarlChilders'

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