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  • News Bites: Friday, March 12th 2004
    By Garth FranklinFriday, , March 12th 2004 1:25 AM
    Cinderella Man: "Universal has moved the release date of boxing drama "Cinderella Man," helmed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe, from Dec. 17 to March 18, 2005. The "Cinderella" move comes after production on the pic was delayed to April 19 because Crowe dislocated his shoulder in January while training for the film..." (more info).

    Class Action: "Charlize Theron is poised to star for "Whale Rider" director Niki Caro in "Class Action," a drama Warner Bros. and Industry Entertainment are mounting for a winter start. Theron's "Class Action" character is a woman who has been abused by men all her life until she becomes fed up and does something radical about it. Her remedy is to become the key plaintiff in the first successful sexual harassment prosecution in the US..." (more info).

    Elizabethtown: "The Paramount-DreamWorks link that was supposed to foster seven pics won't include Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy "Elizabethtown," starring Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom. Project, produced by Crowe and Paramount-based Cruise/Wagner, is expected to start lensing in July with Par hoping for a 2005 release..." (more info).

    The Wheel of Time: Eye of the World: "Red Eagle Entertainment has optioned worldwide feature rights to Robert Jordan's 11-book series "The Wheel of Time." Deal includes all ancillary rights. Red Eagle will initially work to produce an adaptation of the first novel, "The Eye of the World." Once that's achieved, adaptations of the others will follow. "Eye of the World" begins when villagers of Emond's Field are attacked by minions of a force known as Dark One, forcing three young men to confront their destiny and begin a quest..." (more info).

    Unchain My Heart: "Universal Pictures has acquired Crusader Entertainment's Ray Charles biopic starring Jamie Foxx and set an Oct. 29 release date. Deal gives U worldwide distrib rights. Terms were not disclosed. Tentatively titled "Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story," pic was directed by Taylor Hackford ("An Officer and a Gentleman," "The Devil's Advocate"), and written by James L. White and Robert Eisele..." (more info).

    Edison: "Justin Timberlake has found an onscreen leading lady in Piper Perabo. The actress, who has starred in such features as "Cheaper by the Dozen," "Lost and Delirious" and "Coyote Ugly," will play the pop star's love interest in "Edison," Timberlake's feature acting debut..." (more info).

    Lords of Dogtown: "Jeremy Renner, who starred in last summer's "S.W.A.T." for helmer Clark Johnson and Columbia Pictures, is set to reteam with the studio on Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown." The project explores 1970s skateboarding culture. Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, Victor Rasuk and Nikki Reed also star..." (more info).

    Meet the Fockers: "Barbra Streisand, who hasn't appeared on film since 1996's "The Mirror Has Two Faces," is returning to the screen. She is in final negotiations to play Ben Stiller's mother in Universal Pictures' "Meet the Fockers," the sequel to the 2000 comedy hit "Meet the Parents". Dustin Hoffman was cast as Stiller's father in January..." (more info).

    Prime Evil: "Morris Chestnut and Eddie Cibrian have joined Cole Hauser in the Lakeshore Entertainment production "Prime Evil" for Bruce Hunt. Slated to start shooting in April in Eastern Europe, "Prime Evil" centers on a group of hotshot cave divers who get trapped in an underground cave system. They are then forced to battle demonic creatures when they attempt to escape..." (more info).

    Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: "Writer-director Ken Kwapis will direct "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," based on the best-selling novel of the same name, for Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment. CBS' "Joan of Arcadia" star Amber Tamblyn is first on board to star in the ensemble for Kwapis, with shooting scheduled to begin in mid-May..." (more info).

    Angel: Details on how a sixth season campaign is going are up at IGN Filmforce.

    Assault on Precinct 13: Gabriel Byrne and Busta Rhymes are tipped for the remake as 'Duvall' & 'Smiley'.

    Batman Begins: The first set pic from the Bat film is now up at LatinoReview. Shooting was spotted today at London's Canary Wharf.

    Constantine: The Keanu Reeves supernatural movie has been moved back from September 17th to February 11th, 2005.

    Dark Shadows (TV) : Barnabus Undead reports that actress Marley Shelton has been cast in the lead role of governess Victoria Winters. Because of delays with pilot shooting coming too close to "Elektra," director Rob Bowman has passed on the project. He is being replaced by PJ Hogan, who directed "Peter Pan" last year.

    DVD News: Details are now up for the disc versions of Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 2 & The Simpsons: Season 4.

    Dead or Alive: Director Corey Yuen is tipped to be helming this game adaptation.

    G.I. Joe: Producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura recently spoke out on turning dolls into a movie to IGN Filmforce.

    Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban: An early piece of poster artwork is up at LatinoReview.

    Hellboy: The film's composer Marco Beltrami speaks about his work on the score to Countingdown.

    Oskur Fishman: The Winona Ryder movie is now filming.

    Spider-Man 2: When asked by Cinema Confidential if he did a cameo, Willem Dafoe responded "I ain't saying! (Grins) Next question".

    Superman: Soap star Troy Hall is being mentioned as a potential Jimmy Olsen according to Mediasharx.

    The Calcium Kid: An interesting article on the Orlando Bloom film is up at Visimag.

    The Devil's Rejects: Creature Corner now has more details about the "Horse of 1000 Corpses" sequel.

    The Prince & Me: A video interview with Julia Stiles is up at JStiles.net.

    The Punisher: The final three pieces of artwork are up at Hero Realm.

    Van Helsing: Some new details on the Hugh Jackman movie are up at Visimag.

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