Fancy a prequel to Doug Liman's success hit movie "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"? Nah, me neither. Still, Fox's Regency is apparently moving forward with a project like this, and right now, it's titled "Mr. and Mrs. Jones."

Vulture also reports the movie won't really tie in with the 2005 flick, mainly because Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will not be part of it. That's right. They go all new cast on us in this one. Still interested? Neither am I.

Anyway, word is the so-called prequel will focus on a couple of young spies set up as a fake married couple after completing their agency training. Something tells me they will end up trying to kill each other.

As much as I enjoyed the original film, I think it's incredibly stupid to launch into a reboot or prequel, or whatever they want to call it. They're doing the same with "Spider-Man" already, and it just sucks, I'm sorry.

That is really all there is to say about this one at this point.

To top that, New Line Cinema has announced it will develop "New Year's Eve," a "Valentine's Day" spinoff that will take place on New Year's Eve in New York City and follow a bunch of people as they... celebrate?

Anyway, details are sketchy, but Variety says Katherine Fugate ("The Prince & Me," "Army Wives") will write the script. Plus, Garry Marshall, who helmed "Valentine's Day," is also expected to return as director. Release is planned for late 2011.

"Day" follows 10 Los Angeles people whose lives intersect on Valentine's Day. Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Bradley Cooper and Shirley MacLaine star, among others.

"Day" can obviously be considered an American version of "Love Actually," a film I adored. That said, I doubt this one will be just as romantic, charming and funny. At least it's got quite an awesome cast as well...

Overseas, the film has now reached a total gross of $1.580 billion, and the worldwide total for Fox's sci-fi epic now stands at an insane $2.210 billion. Right now, it looks like "Avatar" may hold on to No. 1 overseas.

Meanwhile, "Sherlock Holmes" finished the weekend abroad with a solid $16.6 million in second place, followed by Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" at No. 3 with a gross of $15.3 million.

At No. 4, two films tied for the weekend: Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air" and Clint Eastwood's "Invictus" both generated $10.5 million. "Air" reached a total of $48.5 million, and "Invictus" reached $43.4 million.

Finally, the fifth spot on the circuit belonged to the stupid crap movie "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," which bagged another $7.1 million and broughts its cume to $200.7 million. What a sad world!

Other results from overseas: "It's Complicated" picked up $6 million, while "Tooth Fairy" bagged $3.8 million. "Did You hear About The Morgans?" pulled $3.7 million.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried recently stopped in San Francisco during a promotional tour for their new film "Dear John," and more than 200 fans got to meet the stars during an autograph session at Union Square's Macy's. Let me just say that standing right in the middle of it all was quite intense.

Of course, I was there to capture all the madness on video, and right after the jump, you can check out a series of clips showing exactly what it was like for some to shake hands with and get hugs from their favorite movie folks. Please note I turned down the volume a bit because of all the crazy screaming. Enjoy!

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Screen Gems’ romance drama “Dear John” dethroned James Cameron’s “Avatar” at the North American box office this weekend with a surprisingly solid $32.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Lasse Hallstrom’s big-screen adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel scored an average of  $10,913 per theater at 2,969 locations, enough to end the impressive winning streak of Cameron’s hit epic “Avatar.”

At No. 2, “Avatar” bagged another $23.6 million from ticket sales at 3,000 locations, a solid weekend gross after eight weeks in release. Domestically, Fox’s sci-fi hit flick has reached a cumulative gross of $630 million.

New entry “From Paris with Love” generated $8.1 million in third place. Pierre Morel’s thriller with John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is playing at 2,722 locations and scored a mediocre average of  $2,983 per theater.

I recently had a chance to sit down and chat with Channing Tatum during a round-table interview here in San Francisco, and here's what he had to say regarding his latest movie "Dear John," which co-stars Amanda Seyfried and is currently playing in theaters. Tatum also starred in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra."

The film tells story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments.

Could the box office reign of "Avatar" come to an end this weekend? Looking at the estimated numbers for Friday, it sure could, because "Dear John" opened with a surprisingly strong $13.8 million in first place.

Lasse Hallström's big-screen adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel scored a solid average of $4,648 per theater at 2,969 locations. The romance drama stars Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum.

James Cameron's "Avatar" took a dive and landed at No. 2 Friday, earning $6.2 million ($612 million total). Considering it's half of what "Dear John" made, it will be hard for the sci-fi flick to regain momentum.

Also opening Friday was Pierre Morel's thriller "From Paris with Love," which scored $3 million from ticket sales at 2,722 locations. Lionsgate's flick stars John Travolta as an agent trying to stop a terrorist attack.

The man who can do everything will return to directing! Johnny Depp will indeed develop an upcoming documentary on Rolling Stones musician Keith Richards, and work on the project will begin next week.

Variety confirmed a story that recently popped up in a Serbian magazine. Depp and Richards have been buddies for a while, and Richards was also an inspiration for Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Richards also appeared in 2007's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." As for Depp, he also directed 1997's "The Brave" (based on the novel by Gregory McDonald), which starred Depp and Marlon Brando.

Depp will next be seen in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland." He starred in "Public Enemies" last year, and his future projects also include "The Rum Diary," "Rango" and "The Lone Ranger." He's a busy guy, for sure.

The film is based on the toy brand that gained popularity in the 1970s and was relaunched in the '90s. Steve Oedekerk ("Barnyard," "Evan Almighty") wrote the screenplay, and Brian Grazer will serve as producer.

"...Taylor has emerged as a real star at the global box office. He brings the perfect balance of energy and athleticism to the role of an unlikely super hero with a fantastic super power," said Uni's Donna Langley.

In related news, Universal also moved Peter Berg's "Battleship" to May 25, 2012. "We believe in Pete Berg and the incredible vision that he and the Battleship team have for this film," said the studio's Adam Fogelson.

Lautner will also soon be seen in "Valentine's Day," followed by "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn." He's also set for "Cancun" and "Northern Lights." Busy guy, huh?

I recently had a chance to sit down and chat with Amanda Seyfried during a round-table interview here in San Francisco, and here's what she had to say regarding her latest movie "Dear John," which co-stars Channing Tatum and is currently playing in theaters. Seyfried also recently starred in "Jennifer's Body."

The film tells story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments.