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| OWEN WILSON HAS JOINED EDDIE MURPHY ON I SPY. HE IS SET TO STAR AS A ESPIONAGE EXPERT WHO HAS TO LOCATE A MISSING JET. MURPHY PLAYS A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE WHO HELPS HIM KEEP HIS COVER. THE FILM IS BASED ON AN OLD TV SHOW (SHOCKER!) AND HAS BEEN SHUT AWAY IN HOLLYWOOD VAULTS FOR THE BEST PART OF A DECADE. DOESN'T SOUND GOOD, BUT THE TEAMING OF WILSON WITH MURPHY COULD INJECT SOME NEW LIFE INTO HIS SLIGHTLY WAINING COMEDIES. |
| WES CRAVEN HAS STRUCK A DEAL WITH DIMENSION FILMS TO DIRECT A NEW VERSION OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN STATIC FOR A FEW YEARS NOW (DAVID MAMET WROTE A DRAFT FOR PACINO IN '98) AND RESURFACED WITH CRAVEN AT THE FORE. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL PROJECTS THE DIRECTOR IS INVOLVED WITH, INCLUDING HORROR VERSION OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND THAT HAS A WORKING TITLE OF DARK WONDERLAND. |
| CURRENTLY WORKING ON TWO GUYS ON THE JOB WITH KEVIN COSTNER, RON SHELTON (OF BULL DURHAM/TIN CUP FAME) IS ALSO WORKING ON PLAGUE SEASON THAT HAS KURT RUSSELL PLAYING A VETERAN L.A. DETECTIVE THAT IS CHARGED WITH INVESTIGATING A BRUTAL, RACIALLY-MOTIVATED MURDER. PENNED BY JAMES ELLROY (L.A. CONFIDENTIAL), THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS, AND WAS APPARENTLY WRITTEN WITH RUSSELL IN MIND. |
| THERE ARE ALREADY TALKS ABOUT A FOURTH HANNIBAL LECTER FILM. THERE ARE RUMOURS ABOUT A POSSIBLE MANHUNTER REMAKE AND ALSO AN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF LECTER AND STARLING, PENNED BY TED TALLY (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS). PRODUCER DINO DE LAURENTIIS HAS ALREADY HINTED THAT RIDLEY SCOTT AND SIR TONY ARE ON BOARD. THE BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS FOR HANNIBAL SHOULD ALMOST GUARANTEE ANOTHER OUTING FOR HOPKINS AND CO. |
| THERE IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY OF A FOLLOW-UP TO ANG LEE'S SENSATIONAL EPIC CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. ONE POSSIBILITY IS A PREQUEL THAT TELLS THE STORY OF LI MU BAI'S (CHOW YUN-FAT) LOVE FOR YU SHU LIEN (MICHELLE YEOH), WHO IS ENGAGED TO MENG SI ZHAO, LI MU BAI'S BROTHER IN ARMS. IT HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED WHETHER THE PRINCIPAL CAST ARE TO RETURN, BUT IT SHOULD BE CRACKING STUFF WHEN IT ARRIVES. |
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