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Thoughts and prayers
posted by Jas, 07/07/05
London attacks: Our thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families. Jan reports that all London/UK Ka-Bloom members and their loved ones are safe.

Chow officially joins Pirates cast
posted by Jas, 07/07/05
It's official Variety reports that producer Jerry Bruckheimer have enlisted Chow Yun-fat for Pirates of the Caribbean 3

Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have enlisted Chow Yun-fat for "Pirates of the Caribbean 3."

Chow will play Capt. Sao Feng, a notorious pirate who plays a major role in the second sequel to 2003's Disney blockbuster. It is the Hong Kong native's first English-language role since "Bulletproof Monk""Bulletproof Monk" in 2003.

"Pirates" 2 and 3 are shooting back-to-back, with production skedded through January. The shoot is currently in a scheduled hiatus so helmer Gore VerbinskiGore Verbinski can ready portions of "Pirates 2," formally monikered "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," for post-production, with an eye toward a July 2006 release. "Pirates 3" is skedded for summer 2007.

Shooting stopped June 10 and will resume in mid-August in Los Angeles, shifting back to Caribbean locations later in the year. Some "Pirates 2" footage remains to be shot, but most of the remaining shooting days will be devoted to "Pirates 3."

Hi-res Elizabethtown images
posted by Jas, 07/07/05
Jan reports that MovieImp picked up a couple of new Elizabethtown images here and Jan also received from Paramount hi-res images that are previously posted on MTV.com