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| Warner Bros. has signed Julia Roberts to voice an ant named Hova in their CGI production of Ant Bully, an adaptation of John Nickle’s illustrated children’s book by the same name. The book told the story of a young boy who torments ants by destroying their homes with his water gun. The boy is shrunk down to ant size and is punished by being forced to work in the ant colony. The boy allegedly chooses hard labor when he is presented with the option of doing hard time or spending a weekend at Michael Jackson’s house. |
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The man in charge of bringing Superman back to the big screen is insisting that he will cast an unknown while a relative unknown continues to chase down the role. Bryan Singer has said that he will cast a new, not-yet-famous actor for the role of Superman, refuting Internet speculation that The Passion of the Christ star Jim Caviezel had been given the lucrative role. Singer is currently in pre-production and finalizing a script; production is set to start in Australia later on this year. For his part, Caviezel is still chasing the role, saying that he really wants it but will probably not get it due to his fame. Caviezel is mainly known for his portrayal of Jesus in The Passion but is known for little else. His resume includes a string of critically acclaimed films but Passion is his only real hit. It’d be much easier for everybody if they just made a Superman vs. James Bond film; that way, we would know that they would never cast anybody. |
| Daniel Keyes’ The Minds of Billy Milligan will finally be made into a feature-length film after years of languishing in development hell. Joel Schumacher is set to direct the big-screen adaptation of the novel, currently titled The Crowded Room, with no lead attached to star. The project seems set to finally go into production after numerous false starts. The story focuses on Billy Milligan, a man with 24 separate personalities found guilty of committing rape. The twist is, Billy is an R&B star and he gets to get away with it. |
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