The Da Vinci Code

Starring: Tom Hanks, Jean Reno, Audrey Tautou, Alfred Molina, Ian McKellen
Directed by: Ron Howard
Produced by: Brian Grazer, John Calley

The murder of a curator at the Louvre reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected since the days of Christ. Only the victim's granddaughter and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle the clues he left behind. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only the murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect.

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation
Release Date: May 19th, 2006 (wide)
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Inside Man

Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Directed by: Spike Lee
Produced by: Daniel Rosenberg, Brian Grazer

Four people dressed in painters' outfits march into the busy lobby of Manhattan Trust, a cornerstone Wall Street Branch of a worldwide financial institution. Within seconds, the costumed robbers place the bank under a surgically planned siege, and the 50 patrons and staff become unwitting pawns in an airtight heist. NYPD hostage negotiators Detectives Keith Frazier and Bill Mitchell are dispatched

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Crime/Gangster
Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette

KIRSTEN DUNST's new period movie MARIE-ANTOINETTE has been selected to compete at the coveted Cannes Film Festival in May (06). The SOFIA COPPOLA-directed film, co-starring SPIDER-MAN actor JASON SCHWARTZMAN, sees a 19-year-old Viennese girl became the queen of France in 1744 - before being famously beheaded. Marie-Antoinette is one of the early contenders for the Cannes top prize - the Palme d'Or. Director RON HOWARD's long-awaited THE DA VINCI CODE, starring TOM HANKS and AUDREY TAUTOU will open the 59th Cannes Film Festival, which runs between 17 and 28 May (06). source

Cate Blanchett To Play Elizabeth Again

Actress Cate Blanchett is set to reprise her role as Elizabeth I in a follow up film to the Oscar nominated Elizabeth.

Blanchett was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 1998 for the role and has now agreed to play the Queen again in new film ‘The Golden Age’.

‘The Golden Age’ will aim to recapture the turbulent period, picking up 15 years later then where is left off.

It will portray Elizabeth relationship with her cousin Mary Queen of Scots who will be played by Samantha Morton.

Director Shekah Kapur will work his magic on ‘The Golden Age’ which according to the BBC will be made by Working Title Films.

Geoffrey Rush will be joining Blanchett and Kapur on the set of ‘The Golden Age’, as will Clive Owen, Rhys Ifans and Michael Sheen. Source

Failure to Launch

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper
Directed by: Tom Dey
Produced by: Scott Rudin

A thirtysomething man who still lives with his parents falls in love with the woman of his dreams and begins to suspect she has been hired by his parents as a way to get him out of the house.
Genres: Comedy and Romance
Distributors: Paramount Pictures

V For Vendetta

Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt
Directed by: James McTeigue
Produced by: Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious...

Scary Movie 4 Trailer

Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror and Sequel
Release Date: April 14, 2006 (wide)
Starring: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Leslie Nielsen, Craig Bierko, Dr. Phil McGraw
Directed by: David Zucker
Produced by: Robert K. Weiss

The Scary Movie gang is back with send-ups of "War of the Worlds," "The Grudge," "The Village," "Saw" and "Saw II," "Million Dollar Baby" and much more. Legendary comedy director David Zucker ("Airplane!," the "Naked Gun" franchise, "Scary Movie 3," and "Ruthless People") and producer Bob Weiss reunite to take aim at some of the best fright films, the latest box office hits, music, current events,...

Distributors: The Weinstein Company , Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Dimension Films

Eight Below

Starring: Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood
Directed by: Frank Marshall
Produced by: David Hoberman, Patrick Crowley, Todd Lieberman

Inspired by a true story, EIGHT BELOW is an action-adventure about loyalty and the bonds of friendship set in the extreme wilderness of Antarctica. The film tells the story of three members of a scientific expedition: Jerry Shepard, his best friend, Cooper, and a rugged American geologist, who are forced to leave behind their team of beloved sled dogs due to a sudden accident and perilous weather conditions in Antarctica. During the harsh, Antarctic winter, the dogs must struggle for survival alone in the intense frozen wilderness for over 6 months.
Genres: Action/Adventure and Drama
Distributors: Walt Disney Pictures

X-Men 3: The Last Stand

X-Men 3: The Last Stand Offical Trailer

Genres: Action/Adventure
Release Date: May 26th, 2006 (wide)
Distributors: 20th Century Fox

The continuing adventures of the superpowered group, the X-Men, led by Professor Xavier, and based at his school for gifted students, as they try to foster good will for mutants like themselves, in a world where some people are born with extraordinary powers, and many ordinary humans fear them for it.



Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Produced by: Kevin Feige, Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter

OSCAR WINNERS

Complete list of winners at the 78th annual Academy Awards, presented Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles:

Best Picture: "Crash."

Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote."

Actress: Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line."

Supporting Actor: George Clooney, "Syriana."

Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener."

Director: Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain."

Foreign Film: "Tsotsi," South Africa.

Adapted Screenplay: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, "Brokeback Mountain."

Original Screenplay: Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, "Crash."

Animated Feature Film: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit."

Art Direction: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Cinematography: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Sound Mixing: "King Kong."

Sound Editing: "King Kong."

Original Score: "Brokeback Mountain," Gustavo Santaolalla.

Original Song: "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard.

Costume: "Memoirs of a Geisha."

Documentary Feature: "March of the Penguins."

Documentary (short subject): "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin."

Film Editing: "Crash."

Makeup: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

Animated Short Film: "The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation."

Live Action Short Film: "Six Shooter."

Visual Effects: "King Kong."

Superman, Batman Sequelize?

According to Thursday's Variety, the dream could come true as soon as 2008, in the form of sequel to Batman Begins, and 2009, in the form of a sequel to the upcoming Superman Returns, and then it's called Variety's speculative.
The notion of a Superman Returns sequel, though a no-brainer, is indeed presumptive--the movie, the first Man in Steel big-screen adventure since 1987, doesn't open until June 30.
Batman Begins, the first Caped Crusader big-screen adventure since 1997, swooped into theaters last summer.
The Batman project, however, does have a screenwriter, Variety said: Jonah (or Jonathan) Nolan, brother of Christopher.
Christopher Nolan currently is directing Bale and Hugh Jackman as dueling magicians in The Prestige. According to the Internet Movie Database, he's also set to call the shots on The Exec, an action/drama penned by his sibling.
Singer's schedule is just as booked.