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Bytes: Giamatti Is a Dick?
- Paul Giamatti is in negotiations to play the late sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick in a bio-pic. Chances are good that the actor will land the role, since Giamatti is also producing the bio-pic, which, according to Sci-Fi Wire, will mix “the author’s life with his fiction and incorporate elements of his last unfinished novel, The Owl in Daylight.”
- George A. Romero has signed on to write and direct SOLITARY ISLE, a thriller set on a deserted island. The movie is based on a short story by Koji Suzuki, whose credits include The Ring and Dark Water.
- HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE already has a release date — November 21st, 2008. But you won’t have to wait that long to see Harry in theaters. HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX hits theaters July 13, 2007.
- There’s gonna be more CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. The HBO series, starring Larry David, has been renewed for a sixth season. Season five was recently released on DVD.
- To celebrate STAR TREK’s 40th anniversary, TV Land will air four episodes of the sci-fi classic on September 8. Star Trek will then join TV Land’s regular lineup in November. The series debuted September 8, 1966.
- Hottie Melissa George (The Amityville Horror) has joined Josh Hartnett in the cast for 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, based on Steven Niles‘ graphic novel about vampires in Alaska.
- Remember the movie that won the third season of Project Greenlight? FEAST, directed by John Gulager, will be available on DVD in October and be shown in a series of midnight screenings the weekend of September 22.
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Melissa George prepared for her role in new film Turistas by learning how to speak Portuguese. She was also pretty good in The Amityville Horror.