***Guy Ritchie last film, 2005's universally panned Revolver, has yet to open in the U.S., but according to the Hollywood Reporter, Mr. Madonna is already planning his comeback. RocknRolla (um, sic) will star Thandie Newton, Ludacris, and Gerard Butler; Borys Kit's plot description makes it sound like the Ocean's 11 of cut-rate British capers. Joel Silver's picking up the tab.
***In other news of limited dimension, Fred Seibert (producer of Powerpuff Girls and Fairly Oddparents), Eric Gardner (head of the company behind Ren and Stimpy) and the guy who manages Elvira and the Sex Pistols (!) are teaming up to launch Frederator Films, a new venture aimed at producing 2-D animated features for young males. According to Variety, Frederator already has three projects in progress, including The Seven Deadly Sins, which is described as "a hip-hop project with Don King hired as the first voice actor."
***Congress saluted Jack Valenti yesterday, passing a resolution (!!!) to honor the late MPAA chair "for his military and political service as well as his advocacy for Hollywood and later for reducing poverty and disease around the world."
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