Another romcom with the romance exclusive Hugh Grant. As he thinks this is the only genre he can excel at, it will be a long time before we see him doing something else. He has signed for the movie ‘Lost For Words’ with ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ star Zhang Ziyi. It’s produced by the same company that gave him the breakthrough role in ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral,’ Working Title.

It’s a lost in translation story with a comical note. When Grant gets romantic with two women, one is the translator. And she works this to her advantage.

Interesting to note is that the script is co-written by ‘Borat’ and ‘Ali G Indahouse’ scriptwriter Dan Mazer. Hugh Grant has stated in several articles how he adores the humor of Sacha Baron Cohen’s movies. Susanne Bier, who previously made ‘Things We Lost in the Fire,’ will direct the romance.

At the end of 2005, DreamWorks was sold to Paramount for approximately $1.6 billion. But it seems like Spielberg wasn’t happy with the deal. He now wants to reinvent the company and raise $1 billion in third-party financing to be able to create his own movies again.

Since the beginning of May, his contract allows him to discuss options with competitors. Since then, he has been in talks with Universal, Disney and Fox to distribute the future movies of the company. And while Spielberg is under contract until 2010, he has an escape clauses to terminate the contract if he wants to get out early. As has his right hand Stacey Snider. “Stacey is the next generation, and Steven is very committed to her,” one source said.

Steven Spielberg’s latest film, ‘Indiana Jones 4,’ could be an early sign of his parting with Paramount. The company only did the distribution for the movie, with mixed reviews. Some say the movie should’ve reached a domestic gross of $300 million by now, while it currently stands at a little over $250 mill. And while $580 worldwide seems like a good number, Spielberg might have expected a little more after the +$700 million ‘Transformers’ made last year. A movie he and DreamWorks produced together.

There’s no question Disney’s main business isn’t movies anymore. Theme parks, TV programs and… merchandise. Although at the core everything is based on their movies, ‘Cars’ worldwide box office gross of $461 million doesn’t make Disney hot anymore. It’s the $2.5 billion in ‘Cars’ merchandise that make the people at Disney smile.

In Disney’s 2008 fiscal year, which ends in September, they expect retail sales to have topped no less than $30 billion. Up from $27 billion last year and more than double the amount five years ago.

Not only ‘Cars’ is popular, girl brands like ‘Disney Princess’ and ‘High School Musical’ are both bringing in more than $2.5 billion too. The Walt Disney Company might be old, but it’s still very hot among the kids.