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Eckhart and Jenkins on the Rocks
I'm getting ready to re-read the novel to figure out how Aaron Eckhart might come across as the third party in the love triangle. Though I've liked him in such roles as those a confused predator in Nothing is Private and as the executive who has lost his way in Thank You for Smoking, I think the actor who busted onto the scene with In the Company of Men hasn't had a non-"caricature" part in ages.
Not really an ‘Inception’ for WB and Christopher Nolan
The Batman franchise will have to wait while Warner Bros. continues throws a fourth consective project at Brit filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The can of worms didn't spill on project details except words like "big-scale" and a "2010 summer" release means this production is beyond the in development phase. Nolan will be directing and producing along with his long-time producer Emma Thomas on Inception.
Cruise ‘Circle’s another Thriller
Cruise is currently in talks to star opposite Denzel Washington -- the signing would mean that Naked Lunch, Crash and Spider director David Cronenberg would not be paired again with Viggo Mortensen on what apparently seems to be a bigger ticket price project. I had thought that a novel that features the old Soviet Union and KGB would naturally include Mortensen.
Participant makes ‘Attack’ plans with Focus
Participant might have a bed partner in Summit for the next five years, but based on their film production history, throw them a project that deals with Middle East politics and there is a better than average chance that Jeff Skoll will bite -- of course, it also helps when you've signed a wealthy deal with a production company (Imagenation) based out of the oil rich, hungry-for-Hollywood-product country of Abu Dhabi.
Ong Bak 2 Finds a Home
The film that sees Jaa play a young man who uses his martial art skills to combat against the forces of evil, has now changed hands and has ended up on the perfectly fitted Magnet label.
