lithera | All the news that's fit to print... Kind of. Entertainment things.

This first, though: "Poland may reduce its commitment of forces to the war in Iraq by 40 percent by January 2005 and have all its troops out by the end of that year, Polish officials said Monday."

Simon Kinberg has been hired to write X3. He's written a lot of other scripts but none of them have come out yet. He's written the scripts for FF, Elektra, xXx2 and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. So, we'll see. Apparently he's an amazing X-men geek, though, so there is some hope there. The studio has been in "indepth" negotiations with Joss Whedon. Patrick Stewart says they're starting filming next June.

Here is the final trailer for Alexander. This movie has been pushed back until Thanksgiving and apparently it is because there is too much man nookie in it and the suits at WB are nervous. It's a rumor but it wouldn't surprise me if it were true. It seems fitting.

I think John Woo has lost it. He's writing and producing a He-Man movie. Adam Rifkin is writing. If He-man weren't associated with that combination, I'd think it sounded good...

The rumor machine is already cranking up on a sequel for Batman Begins. The script walks right up to it but apparently that's not who they'd be dealing with in the sequel. My vote would be Harvey Dent all the way.

Don't forget, Aladdin comes out on DVD tomorrow.

Apaprently J. Michael Straczynski is a fan favorite towards being a director for the Star Wars TV show. I have to say, he's the only name that's been bandied about thus far that doesn't make me cringe. He's on record as saying he thinks it would "certainly be the job of a lifetime".

And that's it for now.