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1.<\/a> Disney dumped the Chronicles of Narnia<\/a><\/i> franchise not only because Prince Caspian<\/a><\/i> underperformed at the box office, but also partly because of a long-simmering feud between the studio and Walden Media, the latter of which insisted on renegotiating their deal after The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/a><\/i> (2005) became a huge hit. If Fox doesn\u2019t sign on to co-produce The Voyage of the Dawn Treader<\/a><\/i> in the next week or so, then Sony or Warner might leap at the chance. \u2014 Patrick Goldstein<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/a> The first issue of Star Trek: Countdown<\/a><\/i> is out now, and it reveals some interesting things about the fate of Romulus following the destruction of its government in Star Trek:<\/a> Nemesis<\/a><\/i> (2002). \u2014 TrekMovie.com<\/a><\/p>\n

3.<\/a> The CGI-characters-in-a-live-action-setting thing worked well enough for Scooby-Doo<\/i> (2002-2004), Garfield<\/i> (2004-2006) and especially Alvin and the Chipmunks<\/a><\/i> (2007) \u2014 in box-office terms, that is \u2014 so now it\u2019s Tom and Jerry\u2019s turn to step before the cameras. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

4.<\/a> John August is writing the screenplay for Preacher<\/a><\/i>, based on the comic-book series by Garth Ennis. After that, he\u2019ll tackle Frankenweenie<\/i> for Tim Burton, with whom he frequently collaborates. \u2014 Variety<\/a><\/i>, Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i>, John August<\/a><\/p>\n

5.<\/a> Watchmen<\/a><\/i>, like many comic books written by Alan Moore, has a rape scene, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays one of the \u201cheroes\u201d in the film version of that graphic novel, says the scene in question took three days to shoot. Meanwhile, a vintage news broadcast about Dr. Manhattan, circa 1970, has surfaced on the internet. \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a>, YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

6.<\/a> J.K. Simmons, who plays newspaper editor J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man<\/a><\/i> movies, says the next installment in the franchise will begin filming in 2010 for a May 2011 release. \u2014 MTV Splash Page<\/a><\/p>\n

7.<\/a> Dominic Monaghan, who played the hobbit Merry in The Lord of the Rings<\/a><\/i> (2001-2003), says \u201cthere\u2019s a really strong chance that we might be back\u201d in the upcoming prequels, even though Merry and various other characters do not appear in the book version of The Hobbit<\/a><\/i>. \u2014 MTV Movie News<\/a><\/p>\n

8.<\/a> Dakota Fanning, who turns 15 next month, could<\/i> be in the running for a part in New Moon<\/a><\/i>, the sequel to Twilight<\/a><\/i>, as an Italian vampire. \u2014 Mark Malkin<\/a><\/p>\n

9.<\/a> The release date for Roland Emmerich\u2019s disaster epic 2012<\/a><\/i> has been pushed back to November 13. \u2014 Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"