Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III star Sam Neill told that he's not involved with Jurassic Park 4.

"I know nothing about it. I haven't heard from anyone," says the actor, who played Dr. Alan Grant in the films. He adds that any reports that say he is attached to star are false.

The last news about the Universal sequel was that Joe Johnston would return to direct the film, written by The Departed screenwriter William Monahan. Johnston helmed the third installment of the franchise.

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Halle Berry ("X-Men" films) will star in Who is Doris Payne, the true story of a woman who spent 75 years, at large, robbing precious stones.

Eunetta T.Boone, a seasoned TV writer who has written everything from episodes of "The Hugleys" to "Roc," is the writer. Justin Berfield ("Malcolm in the Middle") is one of the producers.

Knicknamed the "Grandmother Thief", Doris Marie Payne's traits were well known to the police who were amazed at how easily she could distract shop assistants and simply walk away with her loot.

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Production has begun on The Dark Is Rising, an action-adventure fantasy to be released September 28, 2007 by Fox-Walden, a new joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media.

The film's impressive international ensemble includes Golden Globe® Award winners Ian McShane ("Deadwood") as Merriman, and Frances Conroy ("Six Feet Under") as Mrs. Greythorne. Christopher Eccleston ("Heroes," 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds) has been cast as The Rider, and newcomer Alexander Ludwig will portray the story's hero, Will Stanton...more click on heading

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300 director Zack Snyder has set up the first project at his new company, Cruel and Unusual Films - an action fantasy titled Sucker Punch.

Snyder, who is eyeing the project as a directing vehicle, will produce with partner and wife Deborah Snyder. Snyder will co-write the script with Steve Shibuya, adapting it from his own original short story...more click on heading

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Spider-Man 3, opening in theaters on May 4. The film, directed by Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell and Rosemary Harris.

On Monday, be sure to watch "Heroes" on NBC for a one minute clip and afterwards log onto NBC.com for an extended six-minute clip! Then stay tuned for the new trailer, which hits theaters with 300 on March 9.

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The Weinstein Company has renewed its exclusive first-look deal with Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella's Mirage production company for another three years.

The new deal also includes English-language remake rights to Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others.

In addition to "Others," Mirage has set up several projects under the deal. Of those, The Reader appears closest to being made. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare are preparing the romance for a late-summer shoot...more click on heading

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Actress Christina Ricci was on the verge of quitting her acting career before landing the lead role in new movie BLACK SNAKE MOAN.

The 27-year-old was ready to leave her career behind if she couldn't score a part that was perfect for her.

And Ricci believes director CRAIG BREWER and producer JOHN SINGLETON initially thought she was too unconventional to play the role of a backwoods survivor of sexual abuse...more click on heading

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Sharon Stone and Peter Sarsgaard were left red-faced at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California yesterday (24FEB07) when they misplaced the envelope containing the winner of the ceremony's Producers Award.

The two actors teamed up to present three honours, and after Stone had struggled to read the teleprompter, JARHEAD star Sarsgaard realised he had left the Producers Award envelope backstage...more click on heading

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Warner Bros. Pictures is looking to make a feature based on super team the Justice League of America, hiring writing duo Kiernan and Michele Mulroney to write the script. It's the first major action the studio has taken on the project.

The feature film is bound to include some combination of DC's most iconic superheroes, although the studio wouldn't confirm which ones they might be. It's unlikely that the studio and DC Comics, a division of Warner, would opt to feature second-tier characters...more click on heading

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With the Academy Awards best-picture category a wide-open affair, Associated Press film writers Christy Lemire and David Germain at least have one thing to disagree about.

For best director and the four acting categories, Lemire and Germain are in complete agreement on who'll win. Here are their picks (Lemire writes their joint opinion for director and actor, Germain for actress and the supporting categories, while they duke it out over best picture):

 

 

 

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Four new movie stars – "Bumblebee™," "Autobot Jazz®," "Autobot Ratchet®" and "Ironhide®" (see new photos below) – from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures', in association with Hasbro's, forthcoming July 4th action-adventure release, Transformers, were introduced this evening by General Motors Corp. as it hosted its sixth annual "ten" pre-Oscar fashion event at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood...more click on heading

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The always busy Presidents' Day weekend saw the release of five new movies in wide release, knocking all but one of the returning movies down to the bottom half of the charts over the weekend.

Despite less than stellar reviews, Sony's Ghost Rider, with Nicolas Cage playing the Marvel Comics character, found a huge audience of fans this weekend, as it grossed an estimated $51.5 million over the four-day weekend in 3,619 theatres...more click on heading

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Despite his falling out with "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy director Peter Jackson, who sued New Line regarding "The Fellowship of the Ring," New Line founder and co-chairman Robert K. Shaye is pressing ahead and eyeing a 2009 release for The Hobbit.

And he would not comment on reports in the news media that the "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi had been asked to direct "The Hobbit." He said, however, that although there was no workable script yet for the film, he intended to release it in 2009...more click on heading

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Drew Barrymore has scoffed at reports she is turning her back on romantic comedies, revealing she is working on a third film with her THE WEDDING SINGER co-star ADAM SANDLER.

The actress claims her words got "twisted" in a recent interview when she suggested she's had enough of the lightweight comedies she's famous for.

But now she insists "I will never deny a genre that I absolutely love." ...more click on heading

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Premiere: Thandie Newton at the Los Angeles premiere of DreamWorks Pictures' Norbit ...more click on heading

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