The
Visitor (aka Planet of the Apes):
Vacillating between two of the most anticipated films
of 2001, Tim Roth has turned down a major role in
the "Harry Potter" movie to do Tim Burton's
adaptation of "The Planet of the Apes".
The British actor will play the role of "the prime
primate who enslaves [Mark] Wahlberg's character."
Paul Giamatti ("Big Momma's House") is also
set to join the Apes project, ready to take on the
part of "Limbo," a slave-trading ape who sympathizes
with the humans' plight.
Beyond
Borders:
Although she's busy doing work on "Tomb Raider"
in England right now, Angelina Jolie is still looking
to the future. Jolie is in negotiations to take on
the leading female role opposite Kevin Costner in
Oliver Stone's "Beyond Borders." According
to insiders, Jolie was drawn to the high-minded material
of "the international relief worker-themed romantic
drama" and is said to be quite enthused at the
prospect of working with Stone and Costner.
Star
Wars, Episode 2:
More proof that sometimes, you just can't trush too
many people on the Internet. CrankyCritic.com
recently chatted with Christopher Walken about his
rumored involvement with "Star Wars: Episode
2". The actor stated . "People have been telling
me for six months and really it's very interesting.
I even asked. I said maybe I am in it and they're
just saving it for a surprise. But I'm not in that
movie. Never was. I don't know how that happened.
Maybe somebody put it on the internet. I tell you
frankly that the only place I've ever heard that is
by way of rumor."
The
source of the rumor, Ain't
it Cool News, is standing by their story and swears
that the report of Walken's invovlement is true. We'll
just have to see...
Zoolander:
Owen Wilson ("Shanghai Noon") has been given
$2 million by Parmount to co-star in this comedy directed
and co-starring Ben Stiller. "Zoolander"
is based on the character Ben Stiller created three
years ago at the VH1 Fashion Awards.
Batman
5:
Val Kilmer as Batman again? While speaking with Variety,
Kilmer revealed that he would love to do another Batman
film. Kilmer claims that "Batman Forever"
was the best of the three (yeah, right) and that if
he were to do another one, he'd like for it to have
more humor.
Austin
Powers 3:
So now that "Sprockets" is out of the picture
for Mike Myers, will he return to the franchise that
made him an international star? Michael York (who
played Basil in the two Austin movies) recently chatted
with the Popcorn site and stated that he "keep[s]
hearing rumors, and then definite statements that
he's doing another," York says. He also adds, "I think
Mike's very clever and realizes that he was, you know,
over-exposed - both physically and media-wise - and
I'm sure he'll wait for a time when people are wanting
it." Regarding his own involvement with another one,
York said "Of course he has to have me back, otherwise
who's going to explain what's going on?"
From
Hell:
Ian Holm will replace Nigel Hawthorne as a Scotland
Yard investigator in "From Hell" for 20th Century
Fox. Hawthorne, who was to star opposite Johnny Depp
and Heather Graham, bowed out because of illness.
Principal photography started this month in Prague
but scenes with Hawthorne had not been shot. Screenwriter
Terry Hughes' adaptation of the Jack the Ripper story
is based on a 10-part series of graphic novels by
Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell that focuses on Scotland
Yard detective Frederick Abberlines' (Depp) investigation
of the 1880 London killings and the unveiling of a
vast political conspiracy that extends to the top
of the British empire.
Ghost
of Mars:
Another replacement has taken place. Sources are claiming
that Famke Janssen will replace Courtney Love for
John Carpenter's "Ghost of Mars" picture.
Love had to leave because of an injury she did to
her ankle. The shooting start for the picture has
been delayed by two days so that Janssen can finish
work on another film.
