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Originally Published: June 23, 2005 The Sci Fi Channel has announced that it will air reruns of Fox’s canceled sci-fi series Firefly, including three episodes that never aired. Sci Fi will air all 14 hours of the show, from creator Joss Whedon, starting July 22, at 7 pm. It will be followed by new episodes ….

Originally Published: March 7, 2005 Variety reports that Warner Bros. Pictures will produce the film version of Blood Father, a drama based on the novel by Peter Craig. Anonymous Content is attached to produce and Andrea Berloff will adapt the screenplay. The novel begins three years after 17 year old Lydia Carson ran away from ….

Originally Published: March 7, 2005 British singer Jamelia is being lined up to become a Bond girl, according to the Daily Star, a British tabloid. Jamelia is rumoured to be starring in Casino Royale, the 21st movie in the Bond series, due in 2006, after impressing the film’s producers. She has apparently beat off competition ….

Originally Published: June 23, 2005 Japanese director Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge) is interested in helming a film version of Tim Curran’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired book The Hive, Bloody-Disgusting.com reported.

Originally Published: June 23, 2005 Sci Fi Wire reports that Steven Spielberg was evasive when asked about the plot for the upcoming Indiana Jones sequel at the Tokyo debut of War of the Worlds. “If I did that, my really good friend and collaborator would have me on a silver platter,” Spielberg apparently told the ….

Originally Published: June 23, 2005 The film hasn’t even hit theaters yet, and their already talking sequel? Well George A. Romero, told SCI FI Wire that Land of the Dead may mark the beginning of a new round of Dead films. “I mean, if this opens strong, I might be in a situation where I ….

Originally Published: June 23, 2005 Keri Russell has joined the cast of the upcoming Mission: Impossible 3, reuniting the actor with the film’s director J.J. Abrams (creator of Alias and Lost), whose Felicity TV show first brought Russell widespread acclaim, Variety reported. Russell will portray a trainee agent mentored by Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt character ….

Originally Published: March 1, 2005 IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Batman Begins will be simultaneously released to IMAX(R) and conventional 35mm theatres on June 17th, 2005. The film, which explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham, will be digitally ….

Originally Published: May 18, 2005 Variety reports that Mike Epps will play Richard Pryor in a film based on the comedian’s life. Walter Hill, who directed Pryor in the film Brewster’s Millions will direct. Pryor and his wife Jennifer Lee will produce the feature. She has executive produced the Pryor tribute special I Ain’t Dead ….

Originally Published: June 2, 2005 Check out the first look at the upcoming Aeon Flux video game from Majesco. The game continues the storyline from the film, and includes super-realistic game graphics and action. The first game trailer can be found on the homepage of the film’s web site, after the site introduction. Also on ….

Originally Published: March 1, 2005 Chadha, who was born in Kenya and raised in Britain, felt Austen’s writing is especially relevant in Indian society, which is one of the reasons she choose the project. The boy-meets-girl, Hollywood meets Bollywood comedy jumps from India to London to Los Angeles, following a Punjabi mother’s single-minded drive to ….

Originally Published: June 2, 2005 The E3 show in Los Angeles is the major showcase for new games, and sets the trend for games that will be hitting our screens for the coming year. Titles unveiled this week include: Spore Virtual worlds are no longer enough; now you can take an amoeba, evolve it over ….

Originally Published: June 2, 2005 New Line Cinema and Walden Media have teamed up with Mark Johnson’s Gran Via Productions and Imagine Entertainment to co-produce How to Eat Fried Worms, a feature film adaptation of Thomas Rockwell’s hugely popular young adult book. The film will be written and directed by Bob Dolman (The Banger Sisters). ….

Originally Published: December 21, 2004 The Hollywood Reporter recently reported that Madonna will lead the voice cast of the big-budget CGI pic Arthur, directed by Luc Besson, who’s previous work includes the original La Femme Nikita and The Professional. The director’s own comany, Europa Corp. will produce the movie. Arthur is an adaptation of a ….

Originally Published: June 2, 2005 I have just posted new photos from the upcoming Doug Liman Flick. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie star as a bored married couple surprised to learn that they are assassins hired to kill each other. Mr. and Mrs. Smith hits theaters on June 10, 2005, and is getting really good ….