LUCAS FOSTER TO PRODUCE EGYPTIAN EPIC "ARMS OF THE SUN" ON NEFERTITI AND DRAGON EPIC "TEMERAIRE" BY PETER JACKSON. NEW ROLES FOR HAYDEN PANETTIERE & CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY

One of the most successful producers Lucas Foster (famous for blockbusters such as EQUILIBRIUM, MR. AND MRS. SMITH, JUMPER), who has recently been negotiating to shoot some of his future project in Serbia's PFI studios, is also planning to shoot THE ARMS OF THE SUN, an ambitious epic based on the romantic adventure novel by Roberto Zacco, who wrote a trilogy about the ancient Egyptian pharaohs but this book is focusing on Nefertiti, the first royal to advocate belief in a monotheistic religion and one of the most mysterious Egyptian rulers. The $30 million film could be shot in different exotic locations around the world including Morocco and Dubai, and hopefully in Serbia as well.

Lucas Foster also has in his future plans the making of fantasy epic TEMERAIRE, an adaption of Naomi Novik's saga about a British captain Will Laurence, who captures a French ship, where he discovers an unhatched dragon egg in the hold – a gift from the Emperor of China intended for Napoleon. When the egg hatches, he is forced to give up his naval career to become captain of the dragon he names Temeraire. Peter Jackson said a few years ago that he wants to direct this one in the future.

And to spice up the boring Monday, here's the part when I publish a story on some bad films just as an excuse to thrill your senses with some hot pics of hot hot people: gorgeous Hayden Panettiere

will star in DOWNERS GROVE, alongside Rebecca De Mornay, a film set in a high school in Chicago where every year, one senior dies a bizarre death before the end of the school year. Panettiere's character fears that she's the next victim. Equally gorgeous Chad Michale Murray will star in a horror film HAUNTING IN GEORGIA, as a husband of a young family which moves to a new house and gets beleaguered by ghosts and a terrifying mystery that haunts the new home.

FIGHT AGAINST ALIENS IN SF FILM "YEAR 12". DYSTOPIAN LONDON IN SF FILM "TIMELESS" WITH ROBERT KAZINSKY & ALEXIS BLEDEL. GOING MEDIEVAL WITH HENRY II IN HISTORICAL DRAMA "BECKET"

Oscar winning writer, William Monahan (THE DEPARTED) will direct luxurious historical drama BECKET, according to "FirstShowing". The period story will describe the friendship and estrangement between King Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The film will depict the world of the Plantagenets and a double tragedy with two heroes,

each of them paradoxical, each of them brilliant, each of them making mistakes that lead to their undoing. The same story was done before in a film with Peter O'Toole which scored 12 Oscar nominations.

Fredrik Bond, who mostly did commercials so far, will direct a new sf film YEAR 12, in which the story takes place 12 years after aliens have invaded Earth. Set in Manhattan, the story follows an underwater uranium miner who is recruited by the human resistance to smuggle uranium in his blood so they can use it to blow up the alien mothership. Sounds cool.

Phillip Noyce (SALT) will direct an unusual sf film TIMELESS which will follow a recently widowed man who inherits a fortune from his late wife. Plagued by an unresolved issue between he and his wife, he uses the money to build a time travel device to see her one last time, and to resolve a mysterious issue between the two of them.

There's another futuristic film with the same name TIMELESS, which will be released next year. Set in London in a bleak and dystopian future, TIMELESS tells the story of Warren. He's a hit-man who has been taken under the wing of the questionable business man, Sloane. Warren's world changes forever one day when Sloane forced him to break one his rules which he always abides by. He then finds himself plunged into a world where all is not what it may seem. He suddenly has the power to travel back in

time to wrong the rights of the past. But as events unfold, Warren must soon face a terrible conundrum. Is he truly traveling in time, or is he simply losing his mind? This is a powerful story of lost love, redemption and one man's addiction to saving his soul-mate ... from himself.  The film stars Alexis Bledel (GILMORE GIRLS), Robert Kazinsky (THE HOBBIT), Jurgen Prochnow and Lee Ryan (from pop band BLUE).

PS and be sure to visit my dear Flixy over at FLIXCHATTER who is celebrating Gerard Butler's birthday today in the most charming way.

AMBITIOUS TEASER FOR ALIEN INVASION FILM "BATTLE: LOS ANGELES" . 1ST IMAGE OF AMANDA SEYFRIED AS "RED RIDING HOOD". LADY GAGA JOINS "THE MUPPETS" STAR STUDDED MOVIE

Entertainment Weekly has published the first exciting image of lovely Amanda Seyfried in next year's fantasy thriller RED RIDING HOOD directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Starring alsoMax Irons, Virginia Madsen, Gary Oldman, Lukas Haas and Julie Christie,  the film is set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, and follows a young girl which falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family's displeasure. The film could replace the TWILIGHT saga as a possible franchise.

All those charmingly crazy puppets in THE MUPPETS new film will be joined by a whole line of famous actors:  Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Jane Lynch are all in the cast, and there's a hot rumor that Lady Gaga will visit THE MUPPETS as well with  John Krasinski, Ed Helms and Eric Stonestreet playing her entourage. Paul Rudd and Jack Black could also join the star studded cast. The film should come to cinemas on Christmas 2011.

The first teaser for alien invasion flick BATTLE: LOS ANGELES has just been released.In the sea of similar apocalyptic movies which have appeared recently in cinemas,

this one will try to score success with it's suspense, realistic and action packed approach. The film starts with the unknown forces suddenly and mercilessly attacking Los Angeles out of nowhere, so it's up to a local Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and a new platoon of unseasoned soldiers to meet the threat. As the invasion hits the streets of LA, these Marines become the first and last line of defense in an intense battle against an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered before. The film also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Lucas Till and is out next March.

RYAN GOSLING IN SF EPIC "ALL YOU NEED IS KILL". DINO DE LAURENTIIS DIES. NEW "MERLIN" FILM. ELIZABETH BANKS JOINS CHRIS PINE IN "WELCOME TO PEOPLE"

Back in April, HOLLYWOOD SPY informed you that a Japanese sci-fi war novel ALL YOU NEED IS KILL will be made into a Warner Brothers film.  The latest news say the main role has been offered to Ryan Gosling. This will be a futuristic, alien invasion story about a soldier who is

killed in action when forced to battle a vicious alien species. He returns at the start of every day to relive this fate for eternity. In the process, he becomes a great warrior and discovers that he may be able to change his destiny as well as the course of war.

One of the most famous movie producers of all times Dino de Laurentiis has died yesterday at the age of 91. Since I've always loved spectacular epics and huge movies with stunning visuals and magnificent adventures,  back as a kid I always liked seeing his name at the beginning of a film because it promised great fun and luxurious movies. Some of the films he produced include DUNE, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, BARBARELLA, KING KONG...

Here's a lovely excuse to post a pic of super gorgeous Elizabeth Banks (the queen of the red carpet if I may add) for all my guys: she will join Chris Pine in WELCOME TO PEOPLE, a film which already sounds a bit boring - it follows  a struggling man in his 20's who returns home to LA for the funeral of his estranged record producer father and discovers that the will stipulates he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30 year old alcoholic sister he never knew existed and her troubled 12 year old son. Banks will be the alcoholic sister.

Since wizards are so popular these days, Hollywood doesn't want us to watch MERLIN only in the popular BBC's show with Collin Morgan and in the upcoming Starz's CAMELOT show, so we will be watching the wise wizard in a new film by Working Title as well, and the only thing which we know so far is that it will be a contemporary take on the legendary magician that will bring MERLIN into a modern setting.

HOLLYWOOD SPY CELEBRATES ITS 200,000TH VISITOR AND THE READERS FROM 184 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD

As you can see your HOLLYWOOD SPY has just had its 200,000th visitor. It's a great number for a bit more than a year of work :) We've also had you darlings coming from 184 countries around the planet and reading the latest news from the world of film and TV or just secretly admiring all of the steamy celebrity pics that your spy finds for you ;).
So, a big thanks to all of you who are reading HOLLYWOOD SPY, commenting on the posts, voting in all the polls, and generally giving love to your Dezz ;) Hope you darlings will stay gorgeous, creative, naughty, charming and super sexy just as Dezz likes you ;) HOLLYWOOD SPY loves you and there's nothing you can do about it!

BEAUTIFUL TRAILER FOR ROMAN EPIC "THE EAGLE" WITH CHANNING TATUM & JAMIE BELL. FOX TO MAKE "WALKING WITH DINOSAURS" FILM. DISNEY PLANNING "TIKI" A FILM ON POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGY. STUNNING POSTER FOR "SEASON OF THE WITCH"

The popular BBC's six-part television series WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, from 1999 which was viewed by more than 700 million people around the world, will be made into a huge CGI and live-action 3D feature film by 20th Century Fox. Using live-action footage of scenery and CGI creatures to create an intimate and engaging 3D adventure for the entire family WALKING WITH DINOSAURS will transport audiences to a breathtaking prehistoric world when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.

Now this is something fresh: Disney is planning to make a family adventure film TIKI, which will be set in the world of Polynesian mythology according to "Heat Vision". The film will be inspired by the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland which displays Polynesian culture, Hawaiian gods, mystic wooden masks and engravings.

You can also check out a beautiful poster for SEASON OF THE WITCH, in which Nicolas Cage stars as a 14th century Crusader who returns with his comrade (Ron Perlman) to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch (Claire Foy) to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence. A priest, a grieving knight, an itinerant swindler and a headstrong youth who can only dream of becoming a knight join the mission troubled by mythically hostile wilderness and fierce contention over the fate of the girl. When the embattled party arrives at the abbey, a horrific discovery jeopardizes the knight’s pledge to ensure the girl fair treatment, and pits them against an inexplicably powerful and destructive force. The film is out next January.

Ah, we've been waiting for it for ages and now it's finally here - the trailer for the Roman epic THE EAGLE with the amazing cast including Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong. Coming out next February, this epic follows a master and his slave who are trying to solve the mystery of the famous Ninth Legion which had disappeared in Britannia along with their treasured golden Eagle emblem. The two of them set out into the vast and dangerous highlands of Scotland  to confront its savage tribes and retrieve the hallowed Eagle. Along the way they will discover some personal secrets as well and will come face-to-face with the warriors of the fearsome Seal Prince (played by Tahar Rahim).

JAMES FRANCO IN "WRATH OF THE TITANS" EPIC? "THE WALKING DEAD" GETS SECOND SEASON! THE NEW CANDIDATES FOR THE LEAD ROLE IN "SPARTACUS BLOOD AND SAND". RYAN KWANTEN & CAMILLA BELLE IN "ZEBRAS"

The producers of the popular epic show SPARTACUS BLOOD AND SAND are still searching for an actor who will replace the ill Andy Whitfield in the lead role and the final candidates for the job are Stephen Amell, Aiden Turner and Liam McIntyre.  I'm not sure what is going on with the story about Wentworth Miller being the possible candidate as well. It seems it was just a rumor.

You already know that this year's epic CLASH OF THE TITANS will get its sequel but now we have the first cast additions: according to "Movieweb" WRATH OF THE TITANS might get James Franco for the role of Agenor,

the king of Tyre, while Javier Bardem might play Ares, the God of War. Sam Worthington will of course reprise his role of Perseus, and the shooting should start in January.

After the amazing premiere and a great second episode,  the new zombie show THE WALKING DEAD has been renewed for the second season as well! Since it has broken records with the highest ratings in the history of cable television, AMC has ordered 13 episodes for the second season.  What's also interesting is that THE WALKING DEAD is one of the rare shows which was released simultaneously worldwide scoring a huge success around the planet.

And here's a piece of news I'm publishing just as my usual (and much beloved) excuse  to present you the pics of some unnaturally hot actors :) Camilla Belle (10,000BC) and Ryan Kwanten (TRUE BLOOD) will star in ZEBRAS, a true-life tale of a music producer who discovers talented young soccer players in the ghettos of Soweto, South Africa, and forms them into a successful team dubbed the Zebras, because it brings together black and white players. The director is Bruce Beresford (DRIVING MISS DAISY).