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Big Love: "Universal Pictures will team with "Van Helsing" director Stephen Sommers and his partner Bob Ducsay to turn Sarah Dunn's novel "The Big Love" into a feature. Dunn previously wrote "The Official Slacker Handbook" and was a staff writer on sitcoms "Murphy Brown" and "Spin City." In "The Big Love," a woman's boyfriend leaves her for his ex-girlfriend. That search for her big love leads to a series of sexual adventures..." (more info). Fahrenheit 9/11: ""Fahrenheit 9/11's" run on Cuban state TV will not affect Michael Moore's eligibility for Oscar's documentary race. Though Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences rules disqualify feature docus that air anywhere on television within nine months of their theatrical run, the ban doesn't apply if the doc has been pirated..." (more info). Get Smart: "Warner Bros. has finally found a star to anchor its bigscreen version of the sitcom classic "Get Smart." Steve Carell -- formerly a field reporter on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and a supporting player in such films as "Bruce Almighty" and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" -- is making a deal to play bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart..." (more info). Goal!: "Danny Cannon, exec producer for all three editions of the CBS forensics franchise "CSI," will return to the bigscreen as director of soccer pic "Goal!" for Icon Entertainment. Written by Mike Jefferies with Adrian Butchart, "Goal!" stars Diego Luna. Pic is intended as the first chapter in a $100 million trilogy about a young Latino from the barrios of East Los Angeles who becomes an international soccer star..." (more info). Henson Purchases: "Known primarily for the characters that make up its Muppets franchise, the Jim Henson Co. is gearing up to develop darker fantasy and supernatural fare for older auds by securing film rights to four novels - "The House of the Scorpion", "Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale", "The Tattooed Map" and "Uncle Wiggly"..." (more info). Oldboy: "Helmer Justin Lin and a team of writers have climbed aboard Universal Pictures' remake of the South Korean pic "Oldboy". Directed by Park Chan-wook, original "Oldboy" follows a man in his mid-30s who has been kidnapped by unknown captors and held in a room for years. On the 15th anniversary of his capture, he's knocked out and awakens in the middle of a city. Plot centers on his search to find out who kidnapped him, who's killed his family while he was away, and why..." (more info). Rescue 9/11: "Universal-based Double Features partners Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher have teamed with producer Debra Hill to mount an untitled feature about the rescue of two Port Authority cops from the World Trade Center rubble..." (more info). Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas: "Patrick Fugit is set to star as the title character in "Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas." Scott Lew is making his feature directorial debut on the low-budget feature from his own script. The film, due to start shooting this year, will see the "Almost Famous" star topline the coming-of-age comedy about a reclusive college freshman who has been privately writing his ingenious cool ideas in a notebook. When the journal is stolen, he goes on a cross-campus odyssey to retrieve the book..." (more info). Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo: ""Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" has found its German gigolo in the form of Til Schweiger. The Teutonic actor will play Heinz Hummer, a suave, cocky, high-ranking German gigolo whose life is threatened before the 73rd Annual Man Whore Awards. Rob Schneider and Eddie Griffin star in the Happy Madison sequel, which begins lensing this month in Amsterdam..." (more info). Flight Plan: "Erika Christensen is boarding Touchstone Pictures/Imagine Entertainment's highflying Hitchcockian thriller "Flight Plan," opposite Jodie Foster and Peter Sarsgaard. Sean Bean ("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring") also is negotiating to take off in the feature, sources said. "Flight" follows the in-air plight of a woman (Foster) whose daughter mysteriously disappears while on board a passenger jet..." (more info). Spin: "Turtle Crossings' "Spin," James Redford's feature directorial debut, will be released theatrically in October by the Innovation Film Group, Turtle Crossing CEO Susan Jackson said. The film, a coming-of-age tale set in the 1950s, stars Ryan Merriman, Paula Garces, Ruben Blades and Stanley Tucci..." (more info). The King: "Laura Harring has found her way to Texas to replace Daryl Hannah in James Marsh's "The King" for Ed Pressman and John Schmidt's ContentFilm. Shooting is under way with Harring starring alongside Gael Garcia Bernal, Sam Shepard and Paul Dano. The story centers on 21-year-old just out of the Navy (Bernal) who tracks down the father he never knew (Shepard) only to find him as a pastor of a thriving Baptist church in Corpus Christi, Texas..." (more info). Zathura: "Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo have been tapped to star in Columbia Pictures' upcoming sci-fi adventure "Zathura." Based on the book by children's author Chris Van Allsburg, the story revolves around two young brothers drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurtled through space. Tim Robbins plays their father..." (more info).Alias (TV): E! Online reports that Angela Bassett will appear in multiple episodes on the upcoming fourth season of ABC's Jennifer Garner spy show. Batman Begins: Set reports with photos galore of the Chicago shooting are up at Superhero Hype, as is the first photos of Ken Watanabe as Ra's Al Ghul and Rutger Hauer as Richard Earle. Chappelle's Show (TV): E! Online reports that Dave Chappelle signed a $50 million deal to keep him with Comedy Central another two years. CSI: Miami: CSI Files reports that a main character character will be killed off in the season premiere, click the link to find out which one. Doom: Blues News reports that Universal Pictures has a Doom movie set to film in Prague this winter, with producer John Wells -- of such respectable fare as ER and The West Wing -- attached. Duel (DVD): The official site for the disc version of the Spielberg film is up. DVD News: Details are up at America's Next Top Model: Season One, Newlyweds: Season One, Shaun of the Dead, Born on the Fourth of July, Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 2 & Fahrenheit 9/11. Elektra: The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Jennifer Garner has asked him to shoot a cameo in her Daredevil spin-off movie, so Ben Affleck is heading for the set. Affleck says "They haven't even told me what it is. I guess it's some kind of fantasy - I shouldn't say fantasy, it's a dream sequence". Fahrenheit 9/11: E! Online reports that Michael Moore's movie may be disqualified from Academy consideration due to its airing on state-run Cuban television. No movie can air on TV within nine months of its release in order to qualify for Academy Award consideration. Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire: A new report on when and where it's shooting is up at The Leaky Cauldron. Haute Tension: New images and various trailer links are up at Bloody Disgusting. Miramax 2004 Line-Up: A Fall preview page with pics is up at LatinoReview. Ocean's Twelve: Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter's Hagrid) has joined the cast of Ocean's 12. Open Water: Some exclusive interviews with the cast are up at IFilm. Posters: One-sheets are now up for the likes of Mr. 3000 & Paparazzi. Resident Evil: Apocalypse: The Winnder has been announced for the poster contest, see Sony Pictures for the result. Seed of Chucky: A bunch of large plot spoilers seem to have gone up at Bloody Disgusting. Surviving Christmas: First footage from the Affleck project is up at The Trades. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe: The first installment in a series of regular production updates from the set is up at IGN Filmforce. X3: Halle Berry told The BBC that "After playing Storm in 'X-Men' and now Catwoman, I think my comic book hero days are probably over. That's unless I was lucky enough to play Catwoman again. I would love to do that. But other than that, I think I've pretty much done it". Thanks to 'Caillan', 'Rick', 'Phillip', 'FanHalen', 'Kyle', 'Alex, 'Brad', 'Kellvin', 'KarlChilders', 'Geoff', 'Brian', 'Amy', 'Feesho', 'Patrick' & 'Gordon'

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