He threatens to ruin the worldwide money market by issuing billions of different currencies out on the international market and thereby increase the world inflation to a level of lethal instability. James Bond will of course try to prevent him doing so, but is apparently not that easy. Also a huge surprise in the script is mentioned. SPOILER The plot involves Bond´s unknown brother who actually works for the villain as his right-hand man. This is also a terrible surprise to Bond, who is unaware of his brother ´s existence. (I didn't know that he actually had one also!) END OF SPOILER The main-location in the script is Europe, because of the economic EU-organization that will be the main target. The directors, who are being considered and have been send the script, are Anthony Mingella, Danny Boyle, John McTiernan and Stephen Herek. The script wasn't mentioned by any title, but the screenwriter is once again Bruce Fierstein to no ones surprise. Fierstein also wrote the "GoldenEye", "Tomorrow Never Dies", and "The World is not Enough". According to the article about Bruce Fierstein, the script was originally intended to be filmed in 1995 instead of "GoldenEye".

Osmosis Jones: Before the Farrelly brothers begin work on Shallow Hal this fall, the brother team will begin work on the live-action portion of Osmosis Jones this summer for Warner Brothers. The brothers told EW Online that "Our plates are pretty full, but it's the best script I've seen my whole time in the business." The brothers will likely direct Bill Murray, who is up for the role of the host body where Osmosis Jones lives.

American Pie 2: In an interview in the L.A. Times, Patrick Goldstein interviews Stacey Snider who is the Universal Pictures Chairman. The article (via Ain't It Cool News) stated " [that], a successful sequel to "American Pie" is high priority. The $11-million film was one of the studio's most profitable movies last year, making $200 million worldwide, and Snider has dreams of a franchise as lucrative as Scream 1-3. Even though the writers have just begun work on the script, the second "Pie" installment slated for the release in the summer of 2001. Adam Herz, who wrote the original film and is supervising "Pie 2" screenwriter Dave H. Steinberg, sketches a scenario that would reunite the "Pie" guys the summer after their freshman year in college."......"At one point, Steinberg suggests a possible plot twist in which on the lead would bed both of his fantasy women"........."During the "American Pie" sequel meeting, there is much discussion of a running gag where one of the guys only meets older women, never anyone his own age."

Quantum Project: In a history making event, you can download the trailer for this film starring Stephen Dorff, Fay Materson, and John Cleese. What's the big deal? Well, it's for the first film to ever be released exclusively on the Internet. In other words, audiences all around the world can watch the same film on May 5th, 2000 at 12:01 AM. In the meantime, the trailer link is below:

Titanic 2: A sequel to Titanic? Could be...while speaking with Handbook Magazine, Leonardo DiCaprio stated "FOX wants to do something with it, but I'm not totally sure. They're thinking of developing Rose's [Kate Winslet] character and how the aftermath affected her life in the United States. Me...well, I'm just watching from 'a distance'." No word if James Cameron would return to pick this project up.

B-Boys to the Rescue: Word comes from New Line Cinema that a superhero film involving the Backstreet Boys is in development. The comedy script, written by Peter Segal (Tommy Boy), regards five ordinary college students who stumble upon a "magical rock which allows them to both sing and save the world at the same time." A.J. MacLean, one of the members says "We're really looking forward to doing something other than singing." In the same article in Variety, it was revealed that either Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera would be hired to portray the evil villainess Moestra.

Cinema Confidential: The Movie: I personally have some pretty cool news to report...for the past 3 months, I have been developing a script entitled "Cinema Confidential" and is basically a Boiler Room-ish type movie regarding the world in which a film critic lives in. It's more of a comedy, really, for it regards a film critic uncovering the secret ending to one of Hollywood's biggest projects. He (like me) opens a website and posts this news under an anonymous name. Causing fury to the movie industry, the studio hires him to rewrite the script. To make matters difficult, the critic falls in love with Sarah Kaplinger, a beautiful screenwriter who is basically pissed that her script got rejected.

Well that's it for the script...now the news update: My agent has passed the script on and two major studios (sorry, can't reveal them) are putting it up for consideration! How cool is that! I'll let you know any developments that come up in the next few days.

Dawson's Creek: The Movie: On the subject of adaptations, Warner Bros. announced that a feature film will be completed by 2002, when the show is likely to go off the air. Says Laurel Mabelton, "The talents [Van Der Beek, Holmes, Jackson, Williams] have really made a name for themselves in the movie industry and I think it would be a terrific opportunity to end such a great franchise." The film will apparently follow in the steps of the X-Files movie and tie in the loose ends to finish the series. Kevin Williamson, series creator, will write and direct the picture.

The Simpsons: As bizarre as this sounds, we're reporting it anyway. People magazine reports that before Tom Cruise works on Minority Report next year, he will write and star in the big-screen adaptation of The Simpsons. Apparently, he will take on the role of Moe the Bartender (voiced by Hank Azaria in the show). During the Oscars, Cruise was asked about the project. "Moe! (laughs) Yeah, I think I can do him." Please tell me it isn't so! Cruise will also try writing in a part for his wife, Nicole, as Marge Simpson.

Weekend Outlook: What are critics saying about some of the biggest films of the season opening today? Check out our Weekend Outlook section to find out.

Cinema Confidential's 1-Year Anniversary: Wow...can you believe that it has almost been one year since Cinema Confidential went online right here? So much has happened in the past year and we'll reflect this Sunday, April 2nd where we will not only celebrate the birthday, but also present the template for the new and final look for Cinema Confidential.

How is "Cinema Confidential" part of your day? What do your friends think of it? How has it changed your life? Have we, at all, helped make your movie experiece more worthwhile? We'll be posting readers responses on Monday as part of our reflection on the past year and we welcome anyone's comments.

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By the way.........APRIL FOOLS! (that is, for all the news scoops from "Titanic 2" and on...) Have fun during the weekend, I'll see you guys next week.