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Mike Carey, most well known for his writing on the DC comics Hellblazer and Lucifer, has written a film. Described as an "erotic ghost story", Frost Flowers is about an amazing and deadly love affair between David, a self-destructive young actor, and the ghost of a beautiful woman, Cora, who wanders through modern-day London trying to remember what it was like to be alive. Holly Hunter, Gavin Rossdale, Rupert Evans, Margo Stiley and Gordon Macdonald will star. Shooting on the film begins this month in London. Full synopsis and a promotional poster at Carey's blog. [imdb]
First photo of Angelina Jolie as Mariane Pearl in the film based on the true story of kidnapped journalist Daniel Pearl, A Mighty Heart. Dan Futterman will play Daniel Pearl, and Michael Winterbottom (Road to Guantanamo) directs. [imdb]
Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) has joined Robert Downey Jr. in the comic adaptation Iron Man. He'll play James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes, “a high ranking military officer and aviator, [who] steers the team that develops the robotic suit that allows the sickly Stark to fly around and battle bad guys.” Also in talks to star is Famke Janssen. (CHUD) [imdb]
Photos of Matt Damon, Julia Stiles and director Paul Greengrass on the filming of The Bourne Ultimatum. (realmovienews) [imdb]
New stills from The Prestige. (Coming Soon) [imdb]
Joseph Fiennes will play Antoni Vivaldi in a biopic of the baroque composer - apparently called simply Vivaldi. The fine cast also includes Lena Heady, Gerard Depardieu, Malcolm McDowell, Jacqueline Bisset and Zuleikha Robinson. "The film will centre on Vivaldi's life from his early experiences as a young priest working as music master at a school for abandoned illegitimate daughters in Venice. His charges' music soon develops an international reputation and Vivaldi is honoured with an audience with the Pope." (Moviehole/Guardian) [imdb]
Clips from Running With Scissors, based on Augusten Burroughs's best-selling memoir about his crazy, destructive upbringing, and starring Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Alec Baldwin and Gwyneth Paltrow. [imdb]
Ridley Scott is planning to return to the Middle East for his next film, based on a book about the current day situation there by journalist David Ignatius called "Penetration" (retitled "Body of Lies"). (Coming Soon)