Class Act: "Revolution Studios has been bitten by the election bug, picking up the pitch "Class Act," by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman. Underground Films is in final negotiations to produce. Project tells the true story of Tierney Cahill, a sixth-grade teacher from Reno, who in an attempt to educate her students on the political process and inspire her civics class, took on a challenge by her students and ran for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District seat in 2000. Cahill's students ended up running her campaign..." (more info). David Goyer Deal: "After teaming with Warner Bros. on the upcoming revitalization of its "Batman" franchise, David Goyer has inked a one-year first-look writing, producing and directing deal with the studio. One possibility is a remake of futuristic thriller "Soylent Green," though no deal is in place. Goyer is expected to develop two comicbook-related properties with DC Comics...." (more info). Grounded: "Ascendant Pictures has picked up the spec "Grounded" from tyro scribe Paul Davidson. "Grounded" is the story of an intergalactic dictator who goes undercover as a high school science teacher after crash-landing in Nebraska..." (more info). Outsourced: "Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are attached to star in "Outsourced," a comedy pitch by tyro scribe Timothy Dowling for Columbia Pictures. "Outsourced" is about an American factory that is shut down and moved to Mexico, which prompts two men from the production line to venture south of the border to get their old jobs back..." (more info). Area 51: "Paramount Pictures has optioned the rights to the popular arcade game "Area 51" from Midway Games, with Christine Peters set to produce the action-thriller. Peters will collaborate with Midway to produce the film. The game features the voice talent of David Duchovny as Specialist Ethan Cole of the Hazardous Materials Division, Powers Boothe as Major Bridges and singer Marilyn Manson as Edgar, the gray alien. Players will take the role of Cole, who has been sent to investigate a distress signal from Area 51, where a viral outbreak has just shut down the research facility, automatically locking all scientific and military personnel inside..." (more info). Henry's List of Wrongs: "Director Mark Waters has signed up for "Henry's List of Wrongs" from New Line Cinema, while Harley Peyton has been tapped to rewrite it. "Wrongs" tells the tale of a shy boy who gets dumped at the prom, with the incident shaping his life as he grows up to be a ruthless corporate magnate. Years later, when he discovers the girl who dumped him was terminally ill and wanted to spare his feelings, he sets out to rectify his own malicious behavior..." (more info). Pledge This: "The Paris Hilton-starrer "National Lampoon's Pledge This" headed into production Monday in Miami with a full cast that now includes her sister, Nicky Hilton, in her first acting role along with Simon Rex, Alexis Thorpe, Randy Spelling, Sarai Howard, Paula Garces and Sarah Carter..." (more info). The New Girl: "Gold Circle Films has courted "The New Girl," picking up the Alan Shapiro-scripted project for an undisclosed sum with Shapiro on board to direct. The project is described as a thriller about a teenage girl who is transformed from an ugly duckling to a swan only to encounter a nightmarish underside to her dream..." (more info).
The War of the Worlds: "Dakota Fanning has closed a deal to join Tom Cruise in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds," a DreamWorks-Paramount co-production. "War" marks Fanning's highest-profile gig, since it will team her with both Spielberg and Cruise. She acted in the Spielberg-created Sci-Fi Channel series "Taken" but did not meet the helmer during that shoot..." (more info).2004 Venice Film Festival: Pics are up for Birth, Eros & Head in the Clouds. Alien vs. Predator: Screenwriter Peter Briggs responds to the recent Paul W. S. Anderson comments at Bloody Disgusting. Battlestar Galactica: A trailer for the first season is up at Galactica.TV. Doom: Prague's Barrandov Studios will be the site of filming on the game adaptation, most of it holding the sets of a secret base on the planet Olduvai. DVD News: Details are up for The Bourne Supremacy, King Arthur, The Clearing, Bridget Jones Diary: CE & Wild at Heart: SE. Enterprise (TV): First details from the season premiere are up at Mediasharx. Finding Neverland: A large collection of stills from the Johnny Depp drama is up at Discover Kate. Lovewrecked: Filming has wrapped on the comedy about a teen girl (Amanda Bynes) who is shipwrecked with her favorite rock star (Chris Carmack). They're actually just down the beach from the tropical resort where she works, but she keeps this secret as she tries to get him to fall for her while they're stranded on a desert isle. Jamie-Lynn DiScala and Jonathan Bennett co-star. Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow: Talk of a prequel is up at FDM. The Cave: The first three shots from the horror thriller are up at UHM. The Fantastic Four: A 45-foot tall flying fox type contraption, possibly to fly the Human Torch from one mountain to the other has already been constructed. The Jacket: 27 pics from the Adrien Brody thriller are up at Rope of Silicon. The Machinist: A couple of trailers for the Christian Bale flick are up at the official site. The Seven Swords: Sina reports that the cast list of Tsui Hark's "The Seven Swords" (Seven Swordsmen Leave Mt. Heaven) has been announced at a news conference in Beijing. The cast includes Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Lu Yi, Sun Honglei, Kim So-Yeon, Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Zhang Jingchu, Zhou Qunda, Dai Li-Wu and Huang Peng. The WB: Loglines for the season premieres are up at Mediasharx. The War of the Worlds: Some more details on the remake are up at WOTW Films. Thanks to 'Daniel', 'Bryan', 'nick', 'FM', 'Ruth', 'Antoine', 'walshie', 'Gustavo', 'Jakob', 'Tom', 'Patrick', 'Judy' & 'Brad'
