Production: Charles Roven, Terence Chang and John Woo for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Signpost Films.
Director: Paul Hunter.
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King.
Started: March 9, 2002, in Toronto, Ontario.
Subject: The feature debut of music-video director Hunter follows the quest of a mysterious monk (Chow Yun-Fat) whose job is to roam the world protecting an ancient scroll that holds unlimited power. But now the time has come to find a successor.
International distribution: MGM and Signpost Films.

Chow: getting his teeth into Monk. Everett: losing his head for Cromwell. Pope: giving her blessing to Paper.

Production: Kevin Loader for Natural Nylon Entertainment and Paul Breuls for Corsan NV, in association with IAC Films and Screenland Movieworld.
Director: Mike Barker
Cast: Dougray Scott, Tim Roth, Olivia Williams, Rupert Everett.
Started: January 20, 2002, at Shepperton Studios and on location around the UK.
Subject: A contemporary exploration of the ties that connected - and the conflicts that separated - Oliver Cromwell (Roth) and the aristocratic commander of his armies, Sir Thomas Fairfax (Scott). The execution of Charles I (Everett) finally brought things to a head.
International distribution: IAC Film.

Production: Matthew Metcalfe and Suzanne Berger.
Director: Jesse Warn.
Cast: Carly Pope, Adrian Paul, Rena Owen.
Starts: April in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario.
Subject: A Canadian/New Zealand co-production with backing from (among others) Lions Gate and the New Zealand Film Commission, Paper Scissors Stone is a psychological thriller about a girl whose fascination with riddles becomes life-threatening.
International distribution: Lions Gate.