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A lavish action-adventure of swashbuckling romance and mystery based on the popular comic-strip superhero created by Lee Falk. Kit Walker, a.k.a. the Phantom, must rescue a rich heiress and prevent a vicious brotherhood of pirates and a ruthless business mogul from bringing an ancient prophecy of power to pass. Read more

Starring	Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Patrick McGoohan, James Remar
Director	Simon Wincer
Genres	Action/Adventure

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The Number 23
- 19 Feb 2007
February 3. Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) is late for his own birthday date. Which means his wife Agatha (Virginia Madsen) has time to kill. She wanders into a bookstore, 'A Novel Fate', and idly picks up a self-published manuscript by one Topsy Kretts: 'The Number 23', a novel of obsession. When Walter reads it he can't believe it. Here, in the guise of a pulp detective mystery, is the story of his life. The trouble is, the book's hero, 'Fingerling', becomes so obsessed with the number 23 he... Read more
Carrey and Schumacher reunited
- 22 Sep 2005
Director Joel Schumacher and Jim Carrey are expected to join forces for a new movie entitled The Number 23. It will be the first time the pair have worked together since Batman Forever a decade ago, a film which featured the likes of Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell and Drew Barrymore. It is a more serious turn for Carrey from previous comedies such as Bruce Almighty, Me, Myself & Irene and Liar Liar. Schumacher has a penchant for thrillers, having directed films... Read more
Snicket's the ticket
- 22 Dec 2004
With more deaths than a Quentin Tarantino movie, a dark and seedy undertone from start to finish and an ad campaign that dares the audience not to go and see the film, Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events was never guaranteed box office success. But thanks to a masterful performance from Jim Carrey, a support cast which includes double Oscar winner Meryl Streep and the skilled fusion of adult humour within a gothic, childish caprice the film has soared to the summit of the UK box... Read more
Jen goes to Hollywood
- 28 Jul 2004
Former Brookside actress Jennifer Ellison has landed a role in a Hollywood film. Ellison will work alongside Aussie Heath Ledger in a remake of "The Poseidon Adventure" according to The Sun. In the original 1972 version of "The Poseidon Adventure" the part of Belle Rosen was played by Oscar-winner Shelly Winters, now Ellison is set to take on the role. Filming of the new version of the film is set to begin in a couple of months. A Hollywood insider told the newspaper: "J Read more