Big Momma's House 2: "John Whitesell is stepping into "Big Momma's House 2." The director, whose work includes "Malibu's Most Wanted", will direct the Regency Enterprises/20th Century Fox sequel to the 2000 Martin Lawrence hit. Lawrence is reprising his role as an FBI agent who goes undercover as a loud-mouthed matriarch not afraid to throw her ample weight around..." (more info). Franchise Pictures Future: "The other shoe dropped last week, when Elie Samaha's Franchise Pictures filed for bankruptcy. The Chapter 11 filing, made on Aug. 18, came in the wake of a court order that affirmed a $77 million jury verdict in favor of Intertainment. Samaha has said he plans to appeal the verdict..." (more info). Team America: World Police: "Despite recent Internet reports that "Team America" was headed toward an NC-17, Parker and Stone are contractually obligated to deliver a cut that gets an R rating from the MPAA. The duo's past history, though, suggests the ratings board will have its work cut out for it..." (more info). The Warriors: "Terence Winter, a writer and executive producer of "The Sopranos," has been drafted into "The Warriors" gang. The scribe will write the remake of the 1979 street-gang classic that Tony Scott is directing. Scott's version will follow the outline of the first film -- in which a gang leader is assassinated during a truce, and The Warriors, wrongly accused of the assassination, must make their way home through hostile gang territories -- while updating the heightend reality of the original film for contemporary audiences..." (more info).Enterprise (TV): Scott Bakula talks about the new season to Trekweb. E.R. (TV): Shane West ("The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen") has joined the cast of NBC's ER as an intern. Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars: A new interview video clip with Farscape writer and Executive Producer David Kemper is up at Sci-Fi.Com, whilst the trailer screened at the San Diego Comic Con looks like it might appear online soon. Glory Road: Some set photos and a description is up at PBase. Millions: Some new shots from the Danny Boyle flick are up at The Hollywood News. Phantom of the Opera: Some new shots from the movie adaptation are up at Phantom Movie. The Forgotten: A 'make your own trailer' style application can be found at BuzzTone. Thanks to 'Leonardo', 'Ghost of TT', 'VR', 'Kellvin', 'Nick', 'Gustavo', 'Sergio' & 'Emily'
News Bites: Monday, August 23rd 2004
By Garth Franklin
Monday August 23rd 2004 09:20PM
- "Ice," "Public," "Fallen" Vie For Box-Office
- Collins Jr. Out, Jessica Biel In "Thor"?
- Aussie Scribes Try Out For "Star Wars" Series
- "Fringe" Scribe Looks Through "View-Master"
- News Shorts: July 2nd 2009
- Universal Plans "Asteroids" Film Adaptation
- Perabo Conducts Some "Covert Affairs"
- Release Changes: July 2nd 2009
- The Game Is Baracus In "A-Team" Remake?
- Penry-Jones "Forgotten" By Slater
- Juliet, Potter, Getaway, Beastly Photos
- Sci-Fi Plans New "Alien Nation" Series
- Clooney Signs Deal With Sony Pictures
- "Duchess" Helmer Does Aussie "Dance"
- Dukakis, Fricker Join "Cloudburst"
- Bill Nighy Is Scrimgeour In Seventh "Potter"?
- Blair, Smart, Ribisi Enter Gallo's "Circle"
- Benning, Ruffalo, Moore Are "All Right"
- "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" Sets Filming Dates
- Applegate, Day Go "The Distance"
- "Crowley" Scribes "Get a Job"
- "Unstoppable" Proves A Misnomer
- Guy Pearce Is "Afraid of the Dark"
- "Moon" Director Jones Turns "Mute"
- Matt Reeves On "Right One" Remake
- Lee, Trachtenberg Are Interested In "Dicks"
- Gordon Pens "King of Sting" Con Tale
- Adams Tackles Wahlberg's "Fighter"
- Cirulnick Celebrates "Havana Nocturne"
- Brandon Camp Directs "Relativity" Comedy
- Collins Jr. Out, Jessica Biel In "Thor"?
- Aussie Scribes Try Out For "Star Wars" Series
- News Shorts: July 2nd 2009
- "Fringe" Scribe Looks Through "View-Master"
- The Game Is Baracus In "A-Team" Remake?
- Universal Plans "Asteroids" Film Adaptation
- The First "Avatar" Footage Screened
- Release Changes: July 2nd 2009
- Juliet, Potter, Getaway, Beastly Photos
- Bill Nighy Is Scrimgeour In Seventh "Potter"?
- Sci-Fi Plans New "Alien Nation" Series
- Perabo Conducts Some "Covert Affairs"
- "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" Sets Filming Dates
- Penry-Jones "Forgotten" By Slater
- Guy Pearce Is "Afraid of the Dark"
- Clooney Signs Deal With Sony Pictures
- "Unstoppable" Proves A Misnomer
- Dukakis, Fricker Join "Cloudburst"
- Matt Reeves On "Right One" Remake
- "Moon" Director Jones Turns "Mute"
- Applegate, Day Go "The Distance"
- Blair, Smart, Ribisi Enter Gallo's "Circle"
- Transformers Characters & Pics
- Benning, Ruffalo, Moore Are "All Right"
- "Crowley" Scribes "Get a Job"
- "Duchess" Helmer Does Aussie "Dance"
- "Harry Potter" IMAX Release Delayed
- MI4, "Ribbon" Set Release Dates
- "Wanted 2" Heading Into Production
- What A Body On Meagan Fox
- Stan Lee Joins "Iron Man" Sequel
- Fall 2009 TV Premiere Dates
- Adams Tackles Wahlberg's "Fighter"
- "Alice in Wonderland" First Look Images
- Sony Plans Somali Pirate Hijack Film
- "Uncharted" Video Game Becomes Film
- Michael Bay To Direct "Number Four"?
- "American Werewolf" Remake Planned
- Zack Snyder Talks "300" Sequel
- Trade Breaks: Mummy, Sex, Big
- "Ice," "Public," "Fallen" Vie For Box-Office
- Aussie Scribes Try Out For "Star Wars" Series
- News Shorts: July 2nd 2009
- Release Changes: July 2nd 2009
- Juliet, Potter, Getaway, Beastly Photos
- Bill Nighy Is Scrimgeour In Seventh "Potter"?
- "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" Sets Filming Dates
- "Unstoppable" Proves A Misnomer
- Guy Pearce Is "Afraid of the Dark"
- "Moon" Director Jones Turns "Mute"
- Matt Reeves On "Right One" Remake
- Adams Tackles Wahlberg's "Fighter"
- "American Werewolf" Remake Planned
- "Transformers" Slays The Box-Office
- Fall 2009 TV Premiere Dates
- "Uncharted" Video Game Becomes Film
- R.I.P. Michael Jackson
- R.I.P. Farrah Fawcett
- Transformers Gets $27M Second Day
- Cameron Fay Says "Don't Send Help"
- Zack Snyder Talks "300" Sequel
- Oscar Nominees Go From Five To Ten
- The First "Avatar" Footage Screened
- The Weekly Spin: June 24th 2009
- Blue Is General Zod In "Smallville"
- Fincher Helms Facebook Movie, WTF?
- Garth's Review: "Transformers: Revenge..."
- Grisham's "Testament" Finally Adapted
- Exclusive: Phillip Noyce Talks "Salt"
- Inception, Sorcerer, Hood, Avatar Photos