"Disney has signed helmer Michael Lembeck ("The Santa Clause 2", "Connie & Carla") for "The Santa Clause 3," clearing the way for pic to start shooting in November. As previously announced, topliner Tim Allen will return. Studio is aiming for a holiday 2006 release slot. In "Santa Clause 3" Santa, aka Scott Calvin, struggles to keep his new family happy while battling Jack Frost, who is trying to take over Christmas. Allen will shoot "Clause" after lensing "Zoom" this summer..." (full details)

"John Lee Hancock ("The Alamo", "The Rookie") will adapt and direct the revenge drama "Dead I Well May Be" for Universal Pictures. Written by Adrian McKinty, the book follows a street-savvy illegal immigrant from Ireland who lands a job as an Irish mob enforcer in New York in the early 1990s..." (full details)

"Longtime editor Mark Helfrich has signed on to direct his first feature, "Good Luck Chuck," for New Line Cinema. The romantic comedy is about a man who breaks up with his longtime girlfriend only to see her get engaged to the next guy she dates. The same pattern occurs with his next girlfriend and continues to repeat. He finds himself becoming a lucky charm for women who all want to date him, and a comedy of errors ensues..." (full details)

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