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Halle talks Catwoman
SciFiWire has an interview with Halle Berry about her role in the upcoming Catwoman. She's given the role a 2004 feel...

Middle-Earth Pinball
Also from SciFiWire comes the report that a The Lord of the Rings pinball machine will be released next month. Check it out here.

Star Wars news
* According to AICN the special editions of Star Wars have been enhanced with changes made to the lightsabers in particular...
* Moriarty (from AICN) has... erm... stuff... on EpIII. (SPOILERS).
* and still more spoilage at TheForce.net.

Bond news
Halle Berry's spin-off Jinx has been put on ice according to Variety (or read about it secondhand at SciFiWire without signing up).
Speculation about the next Bond continues with The Toronto Sun joining in the fun.

Other movie news
* According to AIC-Downunder the Baz Luhrman project Alexander the Great has been delayed due to further revisions on the script.
* HollywoodReporter.com reports that Mel Stewart is working on a new updated and modernised film version of The Phantom.
* AICN have an update on His Dark Materials.
* LatinoReview have details of the Troy trailer and title treatment.
* Read (spoiler laden) reviews of The Matrix Revolutions at AICN.

Angel news
SciFiWire reports the exciting news that Joss Whedon hopes to bring Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) back to Angel, even if it is only to wrap up her story arc. In the same article Alexis Denisof (Wesley) is quoted as wanting to see his wife, Alyson Hannigan (Willow), in some spots.

Movie news
Punisher (another Marvel Comics based movie) has completed principal filming according to SciFiWire. Its stars include John Travolta, Roy Scheider and Samantha Mathis.
AICN's Latauro (Down under correspondent) has new rumours and speculation on Superman V and Red Dwarf (both of which are expected to film in Australia).
AICN also has a description of the Spidey2 trailer.
TheForce.net has big spoilers (if the area of white space is anything to go by — I haven't highlighted so read at your own risk!) about EpIII.
Zap2It has the trailer up for Universal's The Cat in the Hat.

Lost in Space
SyFyPortal has an interview with Kevin Burns about the upcoming WB venture, Lost in Space. Click here to read the background to the story (also on SyFyPortal).

RotK filming again...
AICN Downunder reports that filming may resume for RotK next year... Huh? You say. The speculation is that it will be for extra footage in the extended edition...

Red Dwarf movie
While you're at AICN check out the report that Red Dwarf may film in May next year in Australia. Then again this is about the third year in a row that has had a rumour that "filming will commence next year" so we'll just wait and see, shall we? Here's the announcement on BBC, though.

Foundation movies
DarkHorizons reports that development is underway for a sci-fi dulogy based on Asimov's Foundation trilogy. Click here to read all about it. And still more on this (or rather the same report in different words) at SciFiWire.

Troy
The Gringo Gazette has a series of stills of the set of Troy up on their site. The horse is looking quite spiffy. (While you're there be sure to check out the world's greatest shrimp.)

The Matrix
Keanu Reeves chats to SciFi Wire about The Matrix Reloaded DVD.

LotR Screenings/Update
Exciting news from TheOneRing.net — theatrical screenings of the extended editions of the first two films will be shown in Australia prior to the release of The Return of the King.

While on the subject of LotR, AICN has some RotK spoilers... Click here to be spoiled. Early spy-reports from Ain't it Cool indicate that the film length will be at least 3.5 hours. That's the length at the moment, anyway, but they're still shooting footage.

PoA Update
The Herald Sun reports that Emma Thompson will be making a guest appearance in the third Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as divination teacher Professor Trelawny. If the article is true then it seems the kids starring in the films are well and truly growing up... Click here to read the full story.

Joss Whedon and Dark Horse
SciFiWire reports that Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews (both writers from Buffy) are working on a 5 issue comic book series for Dark Horse. The series is called Tales of the Vampires and will be set in Buffyverse (with some familiar faces). Read on.