Here is a media recap from the man that wears so many caps you'd think he were a Hydra...
Taken from REUTERS ONLINE
CASTING
(signed)
* Beau Bridges is set to star in THE WHITE RIVER KID with Antonio Banderas and Bob Hoskins--directed by Arne Glimcher (MAMBO KINGS).
* Sarah Silverman has joined the cast of BALLBUSTED (now PITTSBURGH) Production begins Aug. 3 in Vancouver.
* James Marshall and Esai Morales have been cast as leads in the thriller DOOMSDAY--written by Andrew Stein; directed by Bill Greenblatt.
* Martin Sheen has joined the upcoming indie pic ACROSS THE LINE.
* LL Cool J and Michael Rapaport have joined DEEP BLUE SEA.
* Morgan Freeman will again play Dr. Alex Cross in ALONG CAME A SPIDER--a prequel to KISS THE GIRLS.
* Sylvester Stallone will do DETOX, a thriller for Universal to be directed by Jim Gillespie (I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER).
* Antonion Bandera will be in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA but says it still needs a script and a director. He also says he may work on the soundtrack in Feb.--shooting may begin next fall.
* Jeremy Davies (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN) joins MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL to be directed by Wim Wenders based on a story by U2 bandleader Bono.
* Hugh Laurie (SENSE AND SENSIBILITY) joins Geena Davis in STUART LITTLE.
* Linda Hamilton will star with Eugene Levy in the indie pic AMERICAN PIE--directed by Holly Goldberg Sloan (THE BIG GREEN).
(in talks)
* Brad Pitt is in talks to star in SMUGGLER'S MOON for New Line about the true story of two brothers who's documentary company was a front for marijuana they smuggled into the US.
* Robert Carlysle (THE FULL MONTY) is in talks to join ANGELA'S ASHES based on Frank McCourt's bestseller and directed by Alan Parker.
* Antonio Banderas may do a Zorro sequel if the movie makes over $100m, Martin Campbell directs, and the script is good.
* Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube are in final negotiations to join George Clooney in Gulf War pic THREE KINGS for Warner Bros. Written by John Ridley (U-TURN) and to be directed by David O. Russell (FLIRTING WITH DISASTER).
DIRECTOR/WRITER ATTACHMENTS
(signed)
* Neil Abramson will direct the feature based on behind-the-scenes point of views of two groups of guests on "The Jerry Springer Show."
* Performance artist Karen Finley will direct indie flick CREATING KALI--described as a "female PULP FICTION on acid."
(in talks)
* Peter Bogdonavich (THE LAST PICTURE SHOW) is in talks to direct FACE FACTS with Stanley Tucci set to star.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTION TIDBITS
* Madonna left the project 50 VIOLINS due to alleged differences with director Wes Craven.
* 20th Century Fox secured the rights to THE BEACH--Leo Dicaprio's likely next flick.
* Dimension Films bought the rights to GHOSTING, a screen adaptation of a horror comic book series to be published fall of '99. Created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.
* Director Brian Levant and producer Ben Myron pitched THE MUNSTERS RISE AGAIN to Universal.
* Propaganda Films green lit a soccer comedy entitled THE MATCH.
* Bruce Willis tells Variety he has "lost my passion for action movies."
That does it for this week. It looks like Antonio Banderas is busy (THE WHITE RIVER KID, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, potential ZORRO sequel and his own CRAZY IN ALABAMA). Bruce Willis sick of action movies? This may explain (or at least support) the new rumored twist on a possible DIE HARD 4. It is good to see Bogdonavich back. A new MUNSTERS movie seems inevitable (when will they put "Dallas" on the big screen?--so many J.R. Ewing possibilities--but I digress). See ya next week.
