HOLLYWOOD NEWS

Dark Knight: Breaking Records of Midnight ShowsJuly 18, 2008--"The Dark Knight" grossed the most ever for midnight shows, with an estimated $18.5 million. The follow-up to 2005's "Batman Begins" outstripped the previous midnight record set by Fox's "Star Wars, Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith," which grossed $16.9 million from 3,663 venues.continue > Pass the Sugar: Gil Cates' New Poker DocuJuly 21, 2009--Director Gil Cates Jr. will make a docu on the World Series of Poker, "Pass the Sugar." Cates' sixth helming outing is financed by Aussie production company Stack Exchange.continue >
Papillon: Remake of McQueen-Hoffman 1973 FilmJuly 18, 2008--New Spanish production company Atlantia Canarias will team with L.A. producers Branko Lustig ("Schindler's List," "Gladiator") and John Kelly ("The Black Dahlia") for a remake of "Papillon."continue > Valley Girl: 1983 High School Romance Remade as a Musical ComedyJuly 18, 2008--MGM will do a musical remake of its 1983 romantic comedy "Valley Girl," with Sean Bailey producing through his Idealogy banner.continue >

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