Rumors! Tabloids! Scandal! (ok, not really)

Here's a random grab bag of gossip and observations

There have been a lot of rumors over who's going to direct Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Currently hot money's* on Terry Gilliam. Yes, the one from Monty Python, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and The Brothers Grimm.
Hey, I think it could be very interesting to see what he does with it.

Woody Allen dropped his summer project about three Americans in Paris. He even started casting people, Michele Williams and David Krumholtz. I guess they'll have to find something new to do with their summer, meanwhile Woody is going to start filming Scoop, the latest Scarlett-Johanson-falls-in-love-in-London movie.

Charlie Kaufman is working on something! IMDb calls it "Untitled Charlie Kaufman/Spike Jones Summer Project" Who will star? What is it about? When will it be out? Will it be conventional and down to earth?**

Mission Impossible 3 has been estimated to only make $50 million over the weekend, instead of the $60 million guess from Friday. How sad, only a five with seven measly zeros behind it. Paramount is dumbfounded. Who is to blame? Is it Cruise? Mixed reviews? The lack of horror movie violence? Well, Tom Cruise is an easy target, which is probably why Hollywood is pointing fingers his direction. I still say $50 million is a damn good opening.



*Don't gamble, kids

** Ha! Seriously, I'm just messing with you