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The Random Spiel: August 8th 2007

By Garth Franklin Wednesday August 8th 2007 12:30AM
The Random Spiel: August 8th 2007
  • The official site for the Hayden Christensen sci-fi drama "Jumper" has gone online.
  • With "Die Hard" & "Rambo" resurrected, why not Riggs & Murtaugh? Offers are apparently out again to Mel Gibson for a "Lethal Weapon 5".
  • Filmmaker/actor Paul Birchard, who has his own project about to screen, has interesting take on how Heath Ledger is playing The Joker.

  • "We're doing a movie together and he thinks it's going to be my best yet" says Vinnie Jones of Quentin Tarantino to The Daily Mail. He's likely referring to "Inglorious Bastards".

  • Weta Workshop are contributing visual effects to the horror film/comic adaptation "Darkchylde."
  • "Fight Club" author Chuck Palahniuk says that the "Choke" film adaptation will be shot for 25 days, has a $3-4 million budget and he cameos in an airplane scene.
  • Is the Grindhouse "Machete" project dead? Danny Trejo doesn't think so.
  • An early review of the Jake Gyllenhaal & Reese Witherspoon thriller "Rendition" is up at CinCity2000.
  • A video first look at "The Avengers Reborn" and some further story details are up at IESB.Net.
  • The premiere dates for NBC's new Fall shows is now up at Break Out Media.
  • John from Cincinatti is almost certainly not going to be renewed for a second season.
  • McFarlane Toys has previewed the upcoming action figures inspired by Paramount's "Beowulf."
  • "300" has sold more than 250,000 copies to consumers on HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc - making it the fastest and highest-selling high definition title in the market.
  • Some on-set photos from the set of the Anna Faris comedy "House Bunny."
  • A script review of the Kate Beckinsale thriller "Whiteout" is out.

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