– George Lucas is the highest-paid man in Hollywood, raking in $170 million. Feel free to make your own comment.
– “Resident Evil 4: Afterlife” will begin filming in September.
– Warner Bros. and Leo DiCaprio are pushing ahead on their “Twilight Zone” movie.
– Following “Spider-Man 4,” Sam Raimi is set to direct “World of Warcraft,” based on the video game.
– A sequel to “The Strangers” will begin shooting in September.
– Stephen Baldwin has filed for bankruptcy. Again, feel free to drop your own comment.
– More visitors to Sequel-ville: “300,” “Beverly Hills Cop 4,” “Constantine 4,” “Saw 6” and “Sex in the City 2.”
– “Pirates of the Caribbean 4” will start shooting April 2010.
– James McAvoy and director Timbur Bekmambetov will return for “Wanted 2.”
– David Cronenberg to direct “Cosmopolis,” based on the novel by Delillo about a guy whose day centers around his white stretch limousine.
– Is “Batman 3” a “go?” Nolan and Bale say they have no clue, but other reports are saying otherwise…
– Jon Favreau confirms “Iron Man 3.”
– “Chronicles of Narnia 3” now filming.
– Ron Howard is set to direct “The Parsifal Mosaic,” based on a novel by Robert Ludlum (“The Bourne” series)
– Ridley Scott is set to direct a prequel to “Alien.”
– Steven Spielberg’s next project is a remake of the Jimmy Stewart movie, “Harvey.”
– AO Scott and Michael Phillips are the new hosts for “At the Movies.”
– J.J. Abrams has hired writers for “Mission: Impossible 4.”
– Watch for “Underworld 4.” It has a January 2011 release date.
– Paul Giamatti is replacing Sean Penn in the “Three Stooges” movie, but now Jim Carrey has left. The only other original person to sign is Benicio del Toro.
– A “G.I. Joe” sequel has been confirmed by Paramount.
– With DVD sales falling 13.5% and Redbox’s revenue up 110%, the Studios are fighting back.
– Warner Bros. are developing a “Lego” movie. No word on how the shots will be blocked…
– “Poltergeist” remake has a release date of Nov. 24, 2010.
– Warner Bros. has lost the rights to Superman’s origins to the Jerry Siegel estate.
– For $500,000 you can be buried next to Marilyn Monroe.
– Blockbuster plans to offer movies that can be watched on Motorola cellphones.
– “Outland” and “Dirty Dancing” to be remade.
– Bryan Singer is set to remake “Excalibur.”
– Watch for “Cars 2: World Grand Prix.”
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