NOTE FROM FRAN:

Warner Brothers recently issued an unusual denial of Harry
Knowles’s assertion that Colin Farrell has been cast as
Batman and Jude Law as Superman in the upcoming
“Superman vs. Batman” movie to be directed by
Wolfgang “Perfect Storm/Air Force One/Das Boot” Petersen.

The Top 10 Other Studio Denials

10> “Supergirl vs. Batgirl” is a two-hour topless catfight.

9> “Minority Report 3″ will be a prequel to “Minority Report 2″ told in flashback mode about a possible “Minority Report 4.”

8> The author of the “Left Behind” series denies rumors that he would like the “kid who played Harry Potter” to be cast as the Antichrist in the film adaptation.

7> Completely untrue: Due to Jodie Foster’s refusal to participate, the upcoming sequel to “Contact” will star Tori Spelling and be called “Can’tact”

6> Miramax denies the rumor that Sean Connery was turned down for the role of Lazarus Long on the grounds of being “too young.”

5> M. Night Shyamalan is NOT already signed to play “Hadji” in the upcoming Jonny Quest project

4> The producers of the remake of “Them” will neither confirm nor deny the use of animated characters from the film “A Bugs Life” as the giant mutant insects.

3> Lucasfilm denies that the working title of Episode 3 is: March of the Lemmings

2> Jeri Ryan is not at all interested in you.

and the Number 1 Other Studio Denial…

1> “We deny we have yet to read ANY of the books upon which we ostensibly base our really lame film adaptations.”

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Credits:

Selected from 23 submissions from 7 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Jennifer A. Ford, Fort Wayne, IN — 1
Jaqk Brounstein, Bellingham, WA — 2, Banner Tag
Joseph Moore, Concord, CA — 3
Guy Payne, Birmingham, AL — 4, 6, 8 (Hat trick!)
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 5, 7
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 9, 10
Fran Fruit, Winnetka, IL — List Moderator Clone