just saw this now... thanks to Jude Defensor

From darkhorizons.com

Intolerance: After major acclaim for his work on "City of God",
Director Fernando Meirelles unveiled to ScreenDaily details of his follow-up
effort described as "a drama-comedy about globalisation and the
relationship between the northern and southern hemispheres". Five separate
storylines will all end up intertwining towards the end of the film whilst
settings will be spread across six different countries including the
Arab Emirates, Kenya, China, New York City, THE PHILIPPINES, and Brazil.
Much of the creative talent behind "City of God" will work on this too
including the same writer, editor and DOP however "About Schhmidt"
writer Alexander Payne will also again advise on the script. Budgeted at
$10m-$12m, Miramax has first option rights on the project whose first
draft is due in November, and its scheduled for shooting next year with a
2005 release being targeted.