Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a report concerning some of the news coming out of some of the deals being made at the Cannes Film Festival... Johnny Depp as a gypsy? Why not? Enjoy!!

Harry, filmies..

Treb here. So there are some absolutely bizarre rumblings that a certain fantastic animation voiced by Mike Myers and some starlet called Cameron Diaz and a guy called Eddie Murphy who i reckon could make a good stand-up comic one day - well, this particular Dreamworks pic has been such a favorite for public, festival attendees, et al, that a rumor surfaced yesterday that this little sleeper hit (ahem yeah right) could pinch the top prize.

Would be funny if it did. I'm fighting for my 2046 ticket. I clicked on the reserve ticket option and saw a chick next to me do exactly the same. Yeah, you're right, a mili-second faster than i clicked my stupid French mouse, she won the ticket, so i'm gonna try my best to woo her. Offer her. It hasnt worked so far as I dont speak Russianish.

So, some small bites for yers. Harvey Keitel and Mrs. Depp - Vanessae Paradis are to topline The Gypsy's Curse for French Prod company Davis Films. The movie is an adaptation of what has been said to be a huge cult among pulp ficton dime store novel fans. Johnny Depp has also been tipped to have a role in the film. In fact, a pivital part - the character of the Gypsy who reveals the future for Harvey's character Marvin.

Catherine Zeta Jones, who has seemed to be a hyphenated name all of a sudden. Isn't it her middle name? It's not a double-barrelled surname, im sure! Anyway, Projects are being lined up for the Welsh lass along with Ed Zwick. One such tricky flick for Zwick is Coming Out, a comedy revolving around the world of Rugby. (thats a big tough sport where the players don't wear pads and helmets).

Kate Beckinsale and Billy Bob Thornton are being lined up for FADE OUT. A thriller that would have Thornton play a Screenwriter with Schizophrenia. Hmm, nothing original there. How about a writer who doesn't have schizophrenia? I'm gonna pitch that one myself and see if it starts a trend. I reckon it could be an Armageddon/Deep Impact kinda war with that one. Kate Beckinsale is to play his wife. The actress is also in talks to headline spy movie Daisy Scarlett as well as the so-on-the-rise martial arts dude of dues Collin Chou, in a move to replace the fallen Jet Li.

The Weinsteins are set to get their property Fahrenheit 9/11 back from The Mouse House. The well edited but a little rough at points documentary is gonna be huge and the real W Bros are teaming up with many a company who aren't wimpy Mice. The pic is due to hit on July 2.

Saw the BBC film website guys on the 'Private' porno yacht interviewing some of the 'talent' on board. They soon left when the married, bashful dudes were asked if they wanted to get a little action up stairs. I'm now gonna make my own biz card that has the BBC logo on it.

Enough rambling, good flick of the moment is Spivs, starring Lock Stock's Nick Moran and produced by Content International and Carnaby Films.

Until the next. Treb