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1.<\/a> Alexandre Aja still wants to make a film version of The Gospel According to Jimmy<\/a><\/i>, a French novel about an American pool cleaner who discovers that he is a clone of Jesus made from DNA taken from the Shroud of Turin \u2014 and Aja says he would love to cast \u201csomeone like Seth Rogen\u201d in the lead role. \u2014 Sci Fi Wire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> Warner is releasing a number of soundtrack albums and a \u201cmotion comic\u201d on DVD and Blu-Ray in anticipation of the film version of Watchmen<\/a><\/i>. The ad for the \u201cmotion comic\u201d proclaims: \u201cThe graphic novel comes to life page by page in 12 episodes.\u201d Huh? Are we such lazy readers that we need a DVD to turn the pages for us? And isn\u2019t the movie going to be bringing many images from the comic book \u201cto life\u201d as it is? \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> Hellboy<\/a><\/i> creator Mike Mignola is joining the visual design team for Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s The Hobbit<\/a><\/i>. Also on the team are Tolkien illustrators John Howe and Alan Lee, who were very involved with The Lord of the Rings<\/a><\/i> (2001-2003). Other movies that Mignola has worked on include Pan\u2019s Labyrinth<\/a><\/i> (2006) and Disney\u2019s Atlantis: The Lost Empire<\/i> (2001). \u2014 MTV Movie News<\/a><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> Kate Winslet has reportedly turned down an offer to play Maid Marian opposite Russell Crowe\u2019s Sheriff of Nottingham in Ridley Scott\u2019s revisionist Robin Hood movie, aka Nottingham<\/a><\/i>. Other actresses being considered by the producers may include Cate Blanchett and Rachel Weisz. \u2014 Roger Friedman<\/a><\/p>\n

5.<\/a> Michael Sheen, now best-known for his Tony Blair<\/a> and David Frost movies, has played a werewolf in all three Underworld<\/i> films. (He was dating Kate Beckinsale when they started work on the first one, but then she ended up marrying the director instead.) Meanwhile, Frank Langella played the titular vampire in the 1979 version of Dracula<\/i>. So now, Joe Leydon wonders how long it will be before someone creates a new Frost\/Nixon<\/a><\/i> poster that brings out the monsters within these actors. \u2014 Joe Leydon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"