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Ewan McGregor and Carey Mulligan are reportedly being eyed for roles in a movie about LA bank robber Eddie Dodson.

Tristan Patterson has written the script and will make his directing debut on The Electric Slide, which is based on the true story of the Los Angeles-based furniture salesman-turned-thief.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, McGregor is in talks to play Dodson and Mulligan has been approached about playing his girlfriend.

L.A. indie production and Myriad Pictures are financing the film, which tells of Dodson robbing a bank to impress his new girlfriend before raiding a further 72.

"This is an amazing story. It's just unbelievable the way this guy was able to rob bank after bank and always slipping away just before the FBI got there," Myriad CEO and president Kirk D'Amico said.

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Christopher Lee has apparently said that James Bond bosses may have to "change certain things" to keep the franchise's audience.

Lee, who played villain Francisco Scaramanga in 1974 movie The Man With The Golden Gun, told PA that the 007 formula of stunts, explosions and beautiful women could become repetitive.

"I think they have to change certain things. I mean, you cannot make a film which consists all the time of stunts and explosions and wrecks and beautiful women and technical tricks," he said.

"There's a danger there that the actor - or the whole cast - isn't entirely convincing. That people are inclined to remember the effects, and that's dangerous with any kind of film."

The 86-year-old went on to praise Daniel Craig's version of Bond, describing him as a "very good actor".

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Hugh Grant has revealed that he had promised himself that his audition for Four Weddings And A Funeral would be his last.

According to The Mirror, the actor was fed up of being rejected and had vowed to quit the profession before he landed the role.

The 48-year-old said: "I remember going to the audition and saying 'This is the last one I go to'."

The 1994 romantic comedy went on to become one of the highest-grossing British films in cinema history, making more than $244 million (£166 million) worldwide.

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Fans of cult movie Withnail And I have launched a campaign to save a building used in the film from falling into the hands of developers.

The Cumbrian property, which doubled as Uncle Monty's Cottage in the 1987 film, is due to be auctioned later this month.

An online appeal site has now been set up, with fans being urged to rally round to save a piece of "Britain’s cultural history".

Withnail And I followed actors Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann) on a trip from Camden Town to Uncle Monty's (Richard Griffiths) countryside cottage.

The site states: "If we fail to raise the asking price, or are outbid, then all the funds raised will go to charity and [we] will be no worse off for having tried. But if we succeed, then we will have secured the future of Uncle Monty’s for years to come."

Sleddale Hall, near Shap, was mainly used for exterior shots and is being auctioned with a guide price of £145,000.

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WALL-E director Andrew Stanton has ruled out a sequel to Pixar's sci-fi hit.

The filmmaker, who also directed Finding Nemo and co-wrote Toy Story 2 for the studio, told MTV that he "never considers sequels".

"I think that takes a lot of hubris to think that your idea is going to live on and on, and I always love the idea of something just being contained and done," he explained.

Asked if he has any ideas about where to take the characters in a hypothetical follow-up, he replied: "Not for me, no. We work on these things for so long, that we have a hard time simply thinking that the [first] film is ever going to be done.

"I'm not against sequels, and I've certainly experienced personally and seen secondhand great sequels, but I don’t go in with that intent."

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New Line Cinema has confirmed that work has started on a sequel to Sex And The City: The Movie.

Speaking to AP, a representative for the studio revealed that all four main cast members - Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon - had signed new contracts.

The announcement ends months of speculation about a possible follow up, after the original movie exceeded expectations by grossing over £280 million worldwide.

In a statement, writer/director Michael King said: "I'm very excited to work with these amazing actresses again and would love to give everyone more information about the sequel ... but I'm busy with my Sex life."

Filming is expected to begin this summer with a scheduled 2010 release date.

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Japanese publisher Konami has picked up the rights to the Saw movie franchise.

In a deal with Lionsgate, the game will feature the voice of Tobin Bell who played Jigsaw in the films, according to Eurogamer.

The publisher will give development to Seattle-based Zombie Studios, which made the Spec Ops games.

The game will be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in time for Saw VI later this year.

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Steven Soderbergh and Brad Pitt are in talks to join Columbia's Moneyball, reports Variety.

Adapted from the book by Michael Lewis, the story focuses on the general manager of an athletics store who uses an advanced computer system to piece together a successful baseball team on a low budget.

Soderbergh has reportedly been looking for a sports film and jumped at the chance to re-team with his Ocean's 11 star Pitt, who has been circling the project since last year.

Michael DeLuca and Rachael Horovitz will produce, with American Gangster scribe Steve Zaillian adapting Lewis's book for the screen.

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Actress Dakota Blue Richards has admitted that she is often mistaken for her namesake Dakota Fanning.

The 14-year-old, who stars in new fantasy film The Secret Of Moonacre, said that she finds it amusing when people got the pair mixed up but wasn't certain if War Of The Worlds actress Fanning feels the same way.

"Yeah… people do sometimes [mix us up]," she told DS. "It's not annoying, it's just quite funny. I can imagine it can be quite annoying for her because I know that she's done a lot of films and she's really good and has a lot of experience."

She continued: "I just think it's really funny when people mistake us because they get embarrassed and they're like, 'I'm really sorry, I didn't mean that!' I don't really mind!"

Discussing her role in Moonacre, Richards said: "I play Maria Merryweather who's an orphan. She goes to live with her governess Miss Heliotrope in the country with her uncle. She finds out about all this magical stuff that's going on and she has to save the valley from destruction."

She confessed that Maria's inquisitive nature is a trait she shares with her character, adding: "It's not always a good one because a lot of the time I'll ask too many questions and people are like, 'Why do you even want to know?' I like it, I think if you didn't ask questions then the world would be boring and you would never learn anything."

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Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain and Ciaran Hinds have joined the cast of John Madden's thriller The Debt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington previously signed for the lead roles as Mossad agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who escaped capture 30 years earlier.

Wilkinson and Hinds will also play Mossad agents, while Chastain is cast as the younger version of Mirren's character.

Shooting has begun in London and will soon move to Budapest and Tel Aviv.

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Dakota Blue Richards has admitted that the future of the His Dark Materials franchise looks "tricky".

The 14-year-old played Lyra Belacqua in The Golden Compass, the first instalment in a proposed series of big screen adaptations from Phillip Pullman's acclaimed fantasy novels.

Speaking to Digital Spy, the actress said that she feared she might be too old to reprise her role if sequel The Subtle Knife is made.

"I know that some of the producers were interested in a second one," she said. "What I worry is, is that because they've waited quite a long time I might look too old to do it. I just hope that if they are going to do it, they do it quickly."

Discussing the mixed fan reaction to The Golden Compass, Richards said: "I think if you can make one person happy or make them think in a different way then you've basically succeeded. I know that there were people that enjoyed the film and obviously you can't please everyone. We managed to make quite a lot of people happy with that film. The books were amazing and it would be hard to live up to them."

Richards's new movie, The Secret Of Moonacre, is released in UK cinemas today.

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Universal has confirmed plans for a movie based on popular board game Candy Land.

The project is part of the company's four-feature deal with Hasbro, reports Variety.

Candy Land is a children's game, which involves players moving backwards and forwards along coloured paths via destinations, such as Candy Cane Forest and Gum Drop Mountain, in an attempt to reach the finish line. Characters in the game include Gloppy the Chocolate Monster, Queen Frostine, Gramma Nutt and Mr Mint.

Enchanted's Kevin Lima will direct, while Ethan Cohen is scripting.

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Kristin Scott Thomas has called Kate Winslet's Golden Globe win for The Reader "unfair".

Winslet scooped the Best Supporting Actress gong for the holocaust drama, as well as the Best Actress prize for Revolutionary Road last month - beating Thomas for her performance in I've Loved You So Long.

Thomas, who will go head-to-head with Winslet at Sunday's BAFTAs, suggested that her rival's Reader role was too big to be considered a supporting one.

"I didn't get Kate Winslet as supporting actress at all," WENN quotes her as saying. "I thought the whole thing was rather odd really - it seemed to be incredibly unfair to the other actresses because [Winslet's part] just wasn't a supporting role. I don't really think they should have allowed it."

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Production on the latest Harry Potter movie has resumed following an accident which left a stuntman seriously injured.

Filming on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows was halted after David Holmes plunged to the ground while rehearsing an aerial sequence last week.

The 25-year-old, who is Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double, was taken to a North London hospital after complaining of paralysis in his hands and legs.

A Health and Safety Executive spokesman said: "We have carried out a site visit and the set has now reopened. The investigation is ongoing."

Earlier this week, Lewis thanked the public for their support and vowed that he would return to work.

The latest instalment in the Potter franchise, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince, will be released in the UK on July 17.

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90210 star AnnaLynne McCord has reportedly auditioned for a role in Twilight sequel New Moon.

The actress, who plays Naomi Clark in the CW show, has been tipped to appear as Heidi, a "fisher" who uses her beauty to lure humans to the Volturi vampires.

A source told E! News: "It's not a big part. Heidi would be more like a cameo."

McCord's 90210 co-star Kellan Lutz played Emmett in Twilight and has been confirmed to return for the sequel.

Production is scheduled to begin in Washington next month, with a slated November release date.

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Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman have reportedly signed on for romantic comedy The Baster.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Aniston will star as a woman who wants to get pregnant using artificial insemination.

Bateman will play her best friend Wally, who secretly replaces the donor's semen with his own and is then forced to live with fact that he is the baby's real father.

Blades Of Glory directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon will helm the project for Mandate Pictures.

21 scribe Allan Loeb has adapted the script from a Jeffrey Eugenides short story.

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Camilla Belle will lead the all-star cast of Alejandro Agresti's New Testament drama Mary, Mother Of Christ, reports Variety.

The 10,000 BC actress will play the eponymous character, with Jonathan Rhys Meyers portraying both Gabriel and Lucifer and Peter O'Toole as Symeon, the man who blessed Jesus and his parents in the Jerusalem temple.

Al Pacino and Jessica Lange are also being lined up to join the cast. The pair are in talks to star as Herod and Anna the Prophetess respectively.

Mary, Mother Of Christ begins shooting later this year in Morocco. MGM is planning to release it on April 2, 2010, to coincide with Good Friday.

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Rome star James Purefoy has signed up for the lead role in medieval action thriller Ironclad.

Taking place in 13th century England, the story centres on the renowned Knight Templar (Purefoy) who defended Rochester Castle against King John and his ruthless army.

Joining Purefoy in the cast are Paul Giamatti as King John, Robert Carlyle, Bob Hoskins, Pete Postlethwaite, Lord Richard Attenborough, William Moseley, Colm Meany and Angus McFayden.

The film had been scheduled to go into production last year until financing fell through. ContentFilm International has put together a package to revive the project, which may film as early as this summer.

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Dakota Blue Richards has revealed that one of her ambitions is to star in an adaptation of Lewis Carrol's novel Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.

The 14-year-old Secret Of Moonacre star told DS: "I've always been quite interested in Alice In Wonderland because it's such a crazy story."

Richards had hoped to audition for Tim Burton's new Alice In Wonderland adaptation, but the storyline required an older actress for a love story with Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter character. The role of Alice eventually went to 18-year-old Mia Wasikowska.

Richards said: "I was going to see if I could audition for that, but I heard that he wanted someone that was an adult because there's a falling in love with the Mad Hatter thing.

"I don't know if I'm giving the story away, which I probably shouldn't! I would be too young to audition for it, which is a shame because it would've been really fun. Especially Tim Burton, I love his films."

The Secret Of Moonacre was released in cinemas yesterday.