The Black Dahlia: "Scarlett Johanssonwill star in The Black Dahlia, opposite Josh Hartnett and Mark Wahlberg for director Brian De Palma. In the fictional account of the notorious 1947 murder, Johansson plays Kay, a doppelganger for the title character, and the object of affection for two police officers (Hartnett and Wahlberg) investigating the brutal murder of Hollywood starlet Elizabeth Short. Shooting begins late May in LA..." (more info).

Tulia: "Halle Berry (Catwoman) will star in Tulia, playing a lawyer investigating an infamous Texas drug bust. She'll portray the NAACP's key attorney in a case involving the 1999 arrests of 10% of the black population of Tulia, Texas. Tulia, which has been in development at Paramount-based Tollin/Robbins Productions for several years, will be directed by one of the partners, Mike Tollin or Brian Robbins..." (more info).

3001: "Luke Wilson is set to star in Mike Judge's comedy with shooting scheduled to start in mid-April. Penned by Judge and Ethan Cohen, "3001" centers on Joe Bowers (Wilson), an average American who is selected for a top-secret hibernation program that finds him waking up and living among a society 10 centuries in the future. He finds that civilization is so dumbed-down that he is the most intelligent person alive..." (more info).

American Pastoral: "Real-life couple Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany are being targeted for another onscreen pairing, alongside "Thirteen" star Evan Rachel Wood in Phil Noyce's adaptation of the Phil Roth novel. The story follows a legendary high school athlete and devoted family man (Bettany) who is living the American dream in postwar America. His picture-perfect life unravels when he and his family must face the reality that their daughter (Wood) has become a revolutionary terrorist..." (more info).

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Hip-hop artist/actor Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel and "The Office" star Martin Freeman have officially joined the Douglas Adams sci-fi comedy adaptation as Ford Prefect, Trisha 'Trillion' McMillan and Arthur Dent respectively..." (more info).

Alias: A picture of Quentin Tarantino's return cameo is up at Mediasharx.

DVD News: Details are out for Ghosts of the Abyss, City of God & 21 Grams.

El Capitán Alatriste: Gael García Bernal is tipped to star as Inigo Balboa alongside Viggo Mortensen in the big screen version according to La Shora Sperdidas.

Eurotrip: A video clip for the music video featuring the various cast is now up at Scotty Doesn't Know. A featurette on the film is also online.

Fat Albert: MTV reports that Kenan Thompson (Kenan & Kel), former B2K frontman Omarion and Marques Houston are in talks to star in 20th Century Fox's big screen adaptation of the Bill Cosby cartoon.

Kingdom in Twilight: The first pics from the Kirstanna Loken-led Norse/dragon fantasy tale formerly named "The Ring" are up at Kristanna.com.

Little Longnose: A gallery of shots from the Warner animated film is up at MySan.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Milla Jovavich and Sienna Guillory talk about the RE sequel with some behind the scenes video over at Crazie's RE Fansite.

Romance and Cigarettes: Kate Winslet has joined the cast of the John Turturro directed movie with filming to begin in March.

Santa's Slay: The film starring wrestler Bill Goldberg begins production Feb 23rd, see E News Zone for details.

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