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High Noon - 12th August 2005
  Murray Back For Garfield 2
Bill Murray is in talks to reprise his role as furry cartoon feline Garfield in Fox's forthcoming sequel, the imaginatively titled Garfield 2. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Breckin Meyer will also be returning for the film, along with a pair of British stars, Billy Connolly and Lucy Davis from The Office. Connolly is playing the baddie, Lord Dargis, while Davis is animal crazy Abby Westminster, according to Hollywood Reporter. Rumours that Ricky Gervais is providing the motion capture for the CGI Garfield have yet to be confirmed.
  Ali G On Da Track
And while we're on British TV stars... Sacha Baron Cohen, currently enjoying massive success stateside with his American version of Da Ali G Show on HBO, has been cast in Will Ferrell's untitled new comedy. John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan and Gary Cole have also signed up.

Cohen is playing Jean Girard, a gay, Gallic Formula One racing driver who challenges Ferrell's NASCAR track champ. Cohen effortlessly stole Madagascar from Ben Stiller and Chris Rock with his bizarro lemur king vocals, but can he handle Ferrell, the 21st century's king of weird?
  Westworld Remake Re-Animated
When Arnold Schwarzenegger became the Governor of California, plans for a remake of Westworld starring the Austrian Oak were quietly dismantled. But now according to Variety, producer Jerry Weintraub is pumping juice back into the robots-gone-nuts classic, with or without Arnie on board.

Director Tarsem (The Cell) is behind the camera, and while Schwarzenegger's reps say he's not involved, it's always possible that he'll decide to use Westworld as his ticket back to Hollywod if the next election goes badly. There's a dilemma for California's liberal movie lovers: another four years of the Governator, or Arnie acting again?
  Splinter Cell Movie Planned
It is a truth universally acknowledged that movies based on video games suck harder than a turbocharged hoover, but that might be about to change. Tom Clancy's celebrated sneak-em-up Splinter Cell is getting the Hollywood treatment with some heavy talent behind the camera. Dreamworks is in talks to buy the rights, and they've already hired Daniel Pyne (The Manchurian Candidate) to write the script, and Michael Ovitz is producing. No word yet on who will play gymnastic stubblechops superspy Sam Fisher, but we reckon its's tailor-made for Tom Cruise.
  Farrell Blocks Sex Tape
Colin Farrell's home-made sex tape won't be seeing the light of day for a while. The Blarney heartthrob has won an extension to a temporary restraining order baring, excuse me, barring former Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain from distributing a 15 minute tape of herself and Mr Farrell in action. Farrell's lawsuit said the tape could damage him and his career. Surely it can't do any more harm than Alexander?