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25 July 2008 12:21 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

Wow, some news that’s not coming out of Comic Con directly. Very strange to report. But that’s what Variety is good for. They got word this morning that Legendary Pictures has come on board the production of the Gears of War to co-finance the project.

Teaming up with New Line, the first project Legendary has signed on to since New Line got folded into Warner Bros., Legendary will both co-finance and co-produce. Underworld mastermind Len Wiseman is still at the helm; no casting has been done to date.

With the sequel to the incredibly popular video game due out in November, one would think the film would not be far behind, but alas, there’s still no definitive date as to when the Gears movie will be out, nor when shooting begins. In case you never played it or have live under a rock, Gears of War follows

Johnny Butane

15 July 2008 11:59 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actress Kate Beckinsale was "frightened" about moving to America - because she was convinced she would be forced to undergo a full body makeover.

The Underworld star transferred to America with her ex-boyfriend Michael Sheen six years ago - and was worried that her English looks would set her apart from other actresses.

She tells British newspaper the Daily Express, "I was very frightened of L.A. at first.

"I thought the first thing that would happen is they are going to file my teeth down, inflate my bosom and just be mean to me - and that's sort of what has happened."

And the star confesses that although she is now settled with director husband Len Wiseman and her daughter Lily, nine, she didn't forsee the domestic bliss she now enjoys.

She adds, "I would never have envisaged myself marrying an American, living in America and sending my child to an American school."

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23 June 2008 9:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Kate Beckinsale has praised her husband Len Wiseman and the father of her child Michael Sheen for not letting their pride interfere with the welfare of her daughter Lily.

The English beauty had Lily in 1999 while she was in a relationship with her Underworld co-star Sheen - but she ended their longterm romance in 2003 after falling for the vampire film's director Wiseman.

Beckinsale and Wiseman married a year later and they now live in Los Angeles with nine-year-old Lily.

And the 34-year-old is glad both she and Wiseman have remained on good terms with Sheen, because it means her daughter can enjoy the best of both worlds with her parents.

She tells Britain's Ok! magazine, "I've been very lucky to have two marvellous men in Len and Michael, they've got no awkward feelings about parenting Lily and working things out.

"It's so sad when adults can't find it in themselves to get along for the sake of a child. I'm very proud of both of them that they haven't let any potential awkwardness or strangeness affect our little family. I kknow some women who aren't so fortunate and whose children suffer as a result."

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23 June 2008 6:56 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actress Kate Beckinsale was unusually thankful to be at the mercy of a band of paparazzi during a recent car chase along the California coast - they rescued her when she ran out of fuel.

The Underworld star was out with husband Len Wiseman and nine-year-old daughter Lily, when her SUV spluttered to a halt.

The pair pulled over to the side of the road before turning to the photographers for help.

Wiseman admitted to one snapper: "(This is) the one time we're actually really glad you're following us. Can you help us get some gas? We just ran out."

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20 June 2008 9:33 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

An interesting rumor popped up in French over at a website called SpielbergFilms.com who reports that Josh Brolin is in talks to slap on an eye patch and topline New Line Cinema's the Escape From New York remake as the new Snake Plissken. "A source close to the production (if so) has assured us that it is now Josh Brolin to be in the running to take over the role of Snake Plissken in the remake currently in draft New York 1997. The movie took a turn for the worse when Len Wiseman walked from the project leaving it at square one this past October.

20 June 2008 12:24 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

Strangely enough, I could see Josh Brolin doing well as Snake Plissken. I mean, in a world where we just have to accept that yes, they are remaking Escape From New York, Brolin’s certainly not the worst choice to don the eyepatch.

The rumor comes from Spielberg News, who got the intel from a source close to the production. You may recall that Gerard Butler (300) was attached to star as the one-eyed Snake when the remake was first announced, but he bowed out back in October.

Now Brolin is the name everyone’s banding about, and I’m all right with that. Not that the film's producers care how I feel ... The redux is still looking for a director, having gone through Brett Ratner and Len Wiseman already, so maybe there’s still a chance it won’t happen? Don’t hold your breath.

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17 June 2008 8:45 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Variety reports that the upcoming “Gears of War” adaptation has got its helmer. Director Len Wiseman (Live Free or Die Hard) and writer Chris Morgan (Fast and Furious) will develop the story. “We want to get it right. There’s no timetable for us. We just want to make as good a movie as we can, and we think (Wiseman’s) the guy who will do it,” says Mark Rein from Epic Games. “Gears of War” is based on the hit XBox 360 [...]

Brian Corder

17 June 2008 7:59 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Len Wiseman is attached to helm a big screen adaptation of video game Gears Of War. The director, whose previous credits include Die Hard 4.0 and Underworld, will begin work on the New Line production next year. The film will revolve around an elite Delta Squad charged with saving the planet Sera from the vicious Locust Horde. Chris Morgan (Wanted, The Fast And The Furious 4) is currently working on the screenplay. Chris (more)

By Beth Hilton

17 June 2008 7:20 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Microsoft and Epic Games’ third-person action game “Gears of War” is coming to the big screen, and Len Wiseman is on board to direct the project, according to Variety.

The game follows a bloody battle between humans and ruthless race of creatures known as the Locust Horde. The central character is Marcus Fenix, a former war hero who leads his squad through the war against the Locust forces.

Stuart Beattie wrote a first draft for the film, which Chris Morgan (“The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”) is updating.

Wiseman also directed “Underworld” and “Underworld: Evolution.” He most recently helmed the Bruce Willis vehicle “Live Free or Die Hard.”

So what do you guys think about this one? I have to admit I never played the game before. Does it have big-screen potential?

Franck Tabouring

6 June 2008 12:21 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actress Kate Beckinsale isn't bothered she can't cook - because she makes up for it in the bedroom.

The Pearl Harbour star admits she is a terrible wife because she cannot cook a decent meal for her husband Len Wiseman.

But she insists she makes up for it in other areas.

She tells British magazine Glamour, "I'm the worst wife in the cooking department. I always thought you can't be good at food and sex, but you can always order the food in.

"I'd rather he didn't order in the sex."

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6 June 2008 12:21 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Kate Beckinsale has ruled out having more children - insisting her daughter Lily doesn't need any siblings.

Beckinsale says her nine-year-old daughter Lily - from her relationship with actor Michael Sheen - is so well behaved, she doesn't feel the need to add to her brood.

She says, "We're such a merry little bunch as we are. Maybe I will at some point but I feel I have everything I want.

"Lily is the perfect child. She is really so much fun and into the same things as me.

"I am my mum and dad's only child so I don't really have the mindset for more children."

Beckinsale married Underworld director Len Wiseman in 2004.

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29 April 2008 4:50 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Kate Beckinsale has revealed that she initially tried to deny her feelings for her future husband.

The actress married director Len Wiseman in 2004 after they met on the set of action film Underworld.

However, she said she originally quashed her attraction because she was involved in a long-term relationship with co-star Michael Sheen.

She said: "It was one of those things that was happening but that we tried to pretend was not happening for a long time. Len and I were both with other . . .

Beth_Hilton_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Beth Hilton)

24 March 2008 5:40 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

David and Victoria Beckham looked like newlyweds when they tucked into a table at Los Angeles's Stk with fellow Brit Kate Beckinsale and her husband, Len Wiseman, for a double date Friday night. "Posh was giggling and laughing the whole time," says a fellow diner. "They looked totally normal, not really paying attention to anyone else but just focused on catching up and enjoying each other." Adds another restaurant patron: "David is still really attentive to her. Her had his arm around the back of her chair and would whisper in her ear. She was beaming, the fire is still there,

10 March 2008 12:20 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Kate Beckinsale is pleased she married a native American - because she likes poking fun at his accent.

The Pearl Harbour star snubbed British men to marry director Len Wiseman in 2004, because she enjoys ridiculing U.S culture.

And the 34-year-old admits she and daughter Lily, nine, enjoy force-feeding Wiseman British delicacy Marmite.

She says, "I don't understand how anyone has any fun if they're married to someone from their own culture because we have an amount of ridiculous fun teasing each other.

"We gang up on him with our English accents, and make him eat Marmite and things."

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