And a wee bit of Movie'ing on this fine Monday

Christensen to Star in "Decameron"
Hayden Christensen has been cast to play Lorenzo in Dino De Laurentiis' upcoming adaptation of the 14th century Italian classic

"The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio. Mischa Barton will also star.

David Leland has written the script and will also direct. The story centers on a group of young Florentines who take refuge in the Italian countryside, amusing one another with stories of love and adventure, as the black plague devastates the city. EDITOR'S NOTE: SORT OF THE ITALIAN VERSION OF FIDDLING WHILE ROME.....OH, WAIT. THAT WAS SORT OF ITALIAN TOO, I GUESS.

NEVER MIND.

HERE'S A GRATUITOUS HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN PIC CAUSE HE'S PRETTY.



First Sneak of BATMAN BEGINS?

Here's another breaking sneak peek from AICN. "TheMan," as he likes to call himself, EDITOR'S NOTE: SMIRK....AS IN, 'THE MAN WHO LIVES IN HIS MOM'S BASEMENT?' (NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.......SMIRKAGAIN). apparently saw a test screening of the film in an audience of just twenty-five.

He had a lot to say about the movie but here are a few choice quotes (sans the bad punctuation & spelling)EDITOR'S NOTE: GIGGLE.....:

"Now going into this I knew about Batman, but trust me, even if you've never heard of him, you'll walk out loving him. His cause is good, his look and moves badass, his girl's hot. He's the star and it's awesome. The overall tone of the film is much grander and bigger in scale and not as dark as I was expecting. It's made with lots style but not as much as there is substance. There are jokes too, which I wasn't expecting, that are actually funny, particularly by Alfred. I walked in expecting a blast and that's what I had." EDITOR'S NOTE: WOW, HARRY. DEEP. (ISN'T HIS 15 MINUTES UP YET?)

Also this,

"The action is great in this movie. Much better and larger then anything we’ve seen before. All the "little" fights make way for Batman to own. His first night out when he terrorizes some bad guys is awesome. The Batmobile chase will go down with the Matrix and The French Connection as one of the best ever. It’s so cool to watch. I mean literally SO COOL While some FX in it aren't finished, its just awesome. The Batmobile is a beast and wrecks everything in its path. The entire third act and second half of the second is all action."

The Wachowski Brothers Are Shown The Money
Portman to Star

Wachowski brothers sci-fi project "V for Vendetta" for Warner Bros. has been awarded $818,000 in production support by German film funding body Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg. EDITOR'S NOTE: AND HERE I WAS HOPING THEY'D TAKE THEIR ILL-GOTTEN MATRIX GAINS, AND GO ABUSE PETS OR WHATEVER FREAKINESS THEY'RE REPUTED TO BE INTO. BUT NO....THEY HAVE TO MAKE MORE MOVIES. AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO DRAG POOR NATALIE PORTMAN INTO THEIR NEFARIOUS AND MIND-NUMBING FILM MISHEGAS. SIGH.....

The script by the Wachowski brothers is baseed on Alan Moore's graphic novel. Joel Silver is producing.

James McTeigue will make his directing debut on the film which starts Natalie Portman.

EDITOR'S NOTE: WHAT THE HECK.....A GOOD EXCUSE FOR A RANDOM PORTMAN PIC....


"Super" Hottie Kreuk in Partition
Kristin Kreuk has signed on to co-star in "Partition." The epic romance centers on the last days of the British Empire in India. She will play a 17-year-old who is traumatized by the events that separate her from her family as India is divided into two countries. EDITOR'S NOTE: UMM...WELLL.....I'M SURE SHE'LL LOOK PURTY. (HOPE NOT A LOT OF, ER ACTING IS REQUIRED).

Jimi Mistry will also star. EDITOR'S NOTE: WHO?