Briefs
 
*Spider Man: Spider-Man, a project dear to the heart of Titanic director James Cameron, looks likely to remain tied up in legal wrangles for some time to come. Marvel Entertainment Group's trustee in bankruptcy has sued MGM, Sony Pictures, and Viacom, seeking an order establishing Marvel as the sole holder of rights to the superhero. According to court papers several studios claim the right to produce a Spider-Man feature film through a series of agreements dating back to 1985. 
But according to the lawsuit, these agreement expired and the rights reverted to Marvel.

*Sandrews/New Line: Sandrews Metronome reaffirmed its six-year relationship with New Line by picking up all rights for Nordic territories to a package of 13 titles. Features include James Foley's the corrupter, Guiseppe Tornatore's Legend of the Pianist and Rand Ravich's The Astronaut's Wife.

*Rialto: Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria, the film which won the Academy Award for best foreign language feature in 1957, is to be re-released in the US by 
Rialto Pictures. A new 35mm print has been struck from a fully restored negative.
l Metroland: Lions Gate Releasing has acquired all North American rights from Pandora Films to Philip Saville's bittersweet comedy Metroland, starring Christian Bale and Emily Watson.