In other toy news, Moore Action Collectibles has announced its second series of action collectibles based on the WB series Angel will include former watcher Wesley, vampiress Darla, and the karaoke-loving demon Lorne, who is also known as The Host. The Series II figures are set to be released periodically beginning early next year. MAC has completely sold out of its six-inch figure of the vampire Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Manson Scoring Resident Evil
More reports Marilyn Mason will write and perform the score for the Resident Evil movie. Manson described his work on the film's soundtrack as more electronic than his previous credits.

Harvey Keitel, Mary-Louise Parker Joining Red Dragon?
Putting to rest rumors that Scott Glenn might return to the Silence of the Lambs franchise to play Jack Crawford, The Hollywood Reporter says (via 13th Street) that Harvey Keitel will be playing Crawford and that Philip Seymour Hoffman is in talks to play "a tabloid reporter" (probably the role of Freddie Lowndes of The Tattler). Also, Mary-Louise Parker is in talks to play Will Graham's (Ed Norton) wife, Molly.

Mothman Prophecies Pics
Smilin' Jack Ruby has landed a couple of stills from the upcoming Mothman Prophecies. Currently it's set to his theaters Jan. 25, 2002.

The movie, adapted from a famous book about weird goings-on in the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1968 written by John A. Keel, contemporizes the scenario and adds a character played by Richard Gere who is thrown into the middle of it and has to figure out what is going on. Directed by Mark Pellington, the director of Arlington Road, this is gonna be one to check out. Click here for the photos. [Don't think this link'll work in Netscape.]

Winslet Considered for Phantom Role
The Michael Crawford Phantom Movie Page (via More) reports that Andrew Lloyd Webber is recasting the female lead in his Phantom of the Opera film now that Catherine Zeta-Jones has passed on the project in order to play Velma in the movie musical Chicago. Lloyd Webber's current top choice for the part is said to be Kate Winslet (Titanic) whose singing in the upcoming animated A Christmas Carol film impressed the composer.

Ton of Vanilla Sky Photos
DH reports Germany's More Magazine has a bunch of new photos posted from the upcoming Vanilla Sky (a remake based on Alejandro Amenbar's Open Your Eyes).

Click here to get a look at more than 45 photos.

Short Flick Paranoid Getting Release
The Stephen King Newsletter reports Jay Holben, director of the short film Paranoid based on the King work of the same name, says the DVD will be distributed via Total Movie Magazine in the Nov. 26 issue. The DVD will reportedly not be included with the magazine on the stands. It will only be sent to subscribers.