Spider-Man 4 lumbers gradually into production. Sony says this will include a mere two villains, instead of their originally planned 846. Whatever.
Gerard Butler has fled the Escape From New York remake, just after news that Brett Ratner had split for the outer boroughs himself.
The underused Gillian Anderson will star in The Smell of Apples, a drama set in '70s South Africa. Nice to see her again.
That George Romero just really likes zombies, apparently; Diary of the Dead's not even out yet and he's already planning a sequel.
Speaking as the "Andy Summers" in a Police cover band, I'm delighted to hear that the real Andy Summers' autobiography is becoming a documentary. That it's from the director of Tupac: Resurrection is a little less encouraging, but we'll see.
— Peter Smith
