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		Foggy Weather Classic 80s zombie flick The Fog is being lined up for a remake. Original writer-director John Carpenter and his partner Debra Hill have signed up to produce the story, about a group of 19th century sailors who return from the watery depths to take their revenge on the descendants of the townsfolk who sank their ship. Despite being signed on for the project, Carpenter says he has no plans to direct it (which will no doubt save a fortune in dry ice). "I have done it once, and I don't want to do it again," Carpenter said. "I did my Fog, and now it's someone else's time. It's very flattering. It's terrific that they want to make it. We have been thinking of doing The Fog over for some time, maybe as a sequel. But now is the season of the remake."

		Fahrenheit Still Hot Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 is still smouldering: the Bush-baiting film has become the first ever documentary to cross the $100 million mark from international markets after recent releases in Japan and Hong Kong. With the run-up to the US election hitting its final days, expect that total to grab a few dollars more between now and 2nd November. Elsewhere, animated aquatic outing Shark Tale continues to hold onto the international box office top spot for the third week in a row, despite being sent to Davy Jones' Locker by the critics. It brings Shark Tale's gross up to a whopping $77 million. That's a lot of fish fingers in anyone's language.

		Howard Turns Scottish She made her debut playing a blind girl in M Night Shyamalan's The Village, but now Bryce Dallas Howard faces an even greater challenge. The young actress - daughter of film director Ron Howard - is considering the title role in Mary Queen Of Scots. A historical drama about the conspiracy surrounding the Catholic queen's attempt to grab the English throne, it's being written by Jimmy McGovern (Priest). Shooting is scheduled to begin in Europe next March. Howard - who made headlines when she stepped into Nicole Kidman's shoes for Lars Von Trier's Dogville follow-up Manderlay - recently proved her "rising star" status by being picked to receive the "Rising Star Award" at the upcoming Palm Springs Film Festival. Oh the irony.

		Blackbook Closed Dutch helmer Paul Verhoeven (Hollow Man) has put his long-awaited return to his native country's cinema on hold. Despite being scheduled to start shooting his new thriller Blackbook (Zwartboek) this week, the 66-year-old director has had to delay it while he recovers from a recent heart op. Despite persistent rumours of a funding crisis, the film's producers claim everything is in place for cameras to start rolling properly in April 2005. Verhoeven has been waiting 30 years to make this story, of a Jewish girl who infiltrates a group of Germans during the Second World War, so let's keep our fingers, toes and everything else crossed for him.

		Boos For Bush And finally, George W Bush may not have the US elections in the bag yet (apart from the state of Florida - only kidding!), but he's definitely won the votes of UK film fans. Readers of Total Film magazine have elected him the year's top screen villain, beating Spider-Man 2's Dr Octopus, Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, and Gollum from The Lord Of The Rings. "It is possible that people have been a little bit tongue in cheek here, but they are also saying that Bush was very scary in Fahrenheit 9/11," says Total Film editor Matt Mueller.