Minority
Report:
While Steven Spielberg finishes work on "A.I.",
Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption",
"The Green Mile") has been brought in to
do a script polish on the troubled sci-fi/action picture.
This action was taken to ensure that Spielberg and
Tom Cruise would be able to begin work on it in the
spring of 2001.
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Things I Hate About Clueless Roadtrips When I Can't
Hardly Wait to Be Kissed:
Columbia Pictures has purchased this spec script from
Buddy Johnson and Phil Beauman, two of the principle
screenwriters for "Scary Movie" (formerly
titled "Last Summer I Screamed Because Friday
the 13th Fell on Halloween"). Obviously, the
script is targeted towards the teenage genre in general.
Jurassic
Park 3:
Steven Spielberg may be receiving a huge paycheck...and
he doesn't even have to direct to earn it. Sources
claim that Spielberg, as producer, will earn 20 percent
of the "first dollar gross" that the film takes at
the box office - about half of the total box office.
Spielberg may earn as much as $240 million, given
the success of the first two "Jurassic"
films. Directing duties have been assigned to Joe
Johnston.
In
rumored news, a New Zealand newspaper is claiming
that Helen Hunt, Elizabeth Shue, and Chris Klein will
have roles in the next JP film, as well as Richard
Attenborough and Jeff Goldblum.
Hardball:
John Hawkes ("The Perfect Storm") has been cast opposite
Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane in Paramount Pictures'
"Hardball", according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The project is slated to start shooting in Chicago
on Monday with director Brian Robbins at the helm.
"Hardball," based on the Daniel Coyle book "Hardball:
A Season in the Projects," is about a ticket scalper
(Reeves) who ends up coaching a Little League team
in the Chicago housing projects, where he is transformed
by mentoring the children. Lane will play the role
of a teacher who works in the inner city, while Hawkes
was cast as Reeves' best friend and fellow ticket
scalper.
The
Watcher:
Formerly titled "Driven", the trailer for
the James Spader and Keanu Reeves action-drama has
now been released to the Net. Click on the link below
to go to the official movie website.
"The
Watcher" Full Trailer (9 mb QT)
