In a promotional move billed as the first of its kind, cable television's USA Network said it will air the first 10 minutes of horror film Dawn of the Dead on TV before the movie hits theaters.

Despite reports to the contrary, Sex in the City executive producer Michael Patrick King says there will probably not be a series based movie. Other rumors circulating state cast member conflicts and salary clashes as other reasons as to why the movie will probably never happen.

Greg Kinnear and Hope Davis have joined the cast of Matador, a black comedy starring Pierce Brosnan. The film centers on an unlikely friendship between a globe-trotting assassin and a gullible couple from Denver.

Nicole Kidman may join The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which is being financed at Walt Disney Studio. Directed by Andrew Adamson (Shrek), the live-action Narnia adaptation is scheduled for release around Christmas 2005. Disney is looking to turn the film into a potential franchise. The film follows the adventures of four children transported to a magical land called Narnia.
 

Not everyone wants to see Elle Macpherson's underwear. An ad for the supermodel's lingerie line was banned after British advertising regulators received complaints that the model pictured appeared to be touching herself a little too suggestively.

Sony has already given the thumbs up for Spider-Man 3, to be released in 2007. Tobey Maguire's contract for the first one includes a deal for him to do a third movie, but it is unknown whether or not Sam Raimi will return. Spider-Man 2 is due out July 2nd this year.

Beyonce Knowles and Jean Reno will join the cast of The Pink Panther remake, with Steve Martin cast as Inspector Clouseau. Much like the original, the story will have Clouseau searching for the legendary Pink Panther diamond ring. Reno will play Ponton, who's secretly an undercover cop assigned by the boss to keep an eye on Clouseau. Knowles is eyeing the role of Xania, a pop singer whose suddenly dead boyfriend owned the rock.

New Line Cinema will develop a feature film based on the Broadway musical Hairspray, which was in turn based on a 1988 feature. The story takes place in the 1960s during the dance craze and tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, who goes from high school girl to celebrity.

Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to the comic book Wanted for Marc Platt to produce. Wanted is one of the highest selling independent comic book in recent years. Mark Millar and J.G. Jones created the comic about a boy named Gibson, who is the illegitimate son of the world's greatest supervillain, the Killer. When the Killer is assassinated, Gibson is sought out to inherit the Killer's fortune and legacy.

Jerry Bruckheimer is in the process of acquiring the film rights to the video game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The game is set in 9th century medieval Persia and tells the story of how a young adventurous prince who uncovers a dangerous artifact in a remote mountain kingdom and with the help of an enemy princess, must stop a despot from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy all mankind. The first version of the game first debuted in 1989.

Gary Oldman will play Lt. James Gordon in Chris Nolan's Batman Begins. Because the new Batman movie takes place at an earlier stage in Batman's crime fighting career, we will see Gordon start out as a detective on Gotham's police force. Gordon becomes Commissioner of the Gotham City Police, as we later learn in the comics.

Linkin Park's third Projekt Revolution tour, which also features Korn, rapper Snoop Dogg and The Used, will be making a stop Saturday August 8th in Somerset, WI at Float-Rite Park.

Ex-Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has confirmed that he recently jammed separately with his former bandmates, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney. Although all three have not played together in the same room yet, Cantrell feels confident some sort of reunion will happen.

Warner is said to have negotiated a deal with Van Halen for a new greatest-hits package featuring three new songs. A tour to support the album is also said to be in the works, reportedly to include Sammy Hagar.

On the heels of last month's Oscar coronation in which The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King pulled off a historic 11-for-11 sweep, New Line has announced plans to bring the final chapter in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy saga to home video on May 25, months ahead of schedule.

Mel Gibson's Icon Productions, has filed a federal lawsuit against a Hollywood post-production facility after three of its employees were charged with making illegal copies of The Passion of the Christ, months before his controversial religious blockbuster hit theaters.

Five decades after Godzilla made his feature-film debut, the mutant lizard is being put out to pasture. The latest flick, set to premiere in Japan this December followed by a U.S. release, marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic series and Godzilla's 28th appearance on the silver screen. Godzilla: Final Wars will feature the genetically altered dino facing off against 10 foes, new and old, on a global stage, including encounters in New York, Paris, Shanghai and Sydney.