Here's another of our weekly reviews of the previous week's news. These usually appear on Fridays, but due to Dragon-Con this one is a couple of days late, sorry. Oh yeah, Happy Birthday to our reporter.
TAKEN FROM VARIETY AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER VIA REUTERS
CASTING (signed)
* Dennis Rodman is shooting action-comedy SIMON SEZ in France--directed by Kevin Elders. He plays an Interpol agent.
* Queen Latifah has joined Denzel Washington in THE BONE COLLECTOR for Universal. Shooting begins Sept. 10.
* Robert Patrick (T2) has landed a lead in TEXAS FUNERAL. Shooting begins in Oct.
* David Bowie just completed EXUMING MR. RICE for New City Prods. He played Mr. Rice, a dying man who befriends a terminally ill boy.
* Skeet Ulrich (SCREAM) will star in Warner Bros. pic CHILL FACTOR about 2 men dealing with a toxic chemical that must be kept under 50 degrees. To be directed by Hugh Johnson (GI JANE cinematographer).
* Damon Wayans will star in the indie flick HARLEM ARIA with Gabriel Casseus (FALLEN) and Christian Camargo. Shooting began Aug. 29.
* Kelly Ewing will star opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in INFERNO, an indie action flick.
* Probably the biggest casting news of the week, Steven Speilberg cast two unknowns for MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA: Rika Okamoto and Julyana Soelistyo. Shooting begins in January.
(in talks)
* Diana Ross and Blair Underwood are in talks to star in a FOX 2000 movie to be produced by Babyface.
* Casper Van Dien may join Tim Burton's SLEEPY HOLLOW.
DIRECTOR/WRITER ATTACHMENTS (signed)
* Mary Lambert (PET SEMETARY) has signed to direct the supernatural drama IN BETWEEN for Warner Bros.
(in talks)
* Curtis Hanson (LA CONFIDENTIAL) is in talks to direct Michael Douglas in the adaptation of Michael Chabon's novel THE WONDER BOYS.
RE-RELEASE OF THE WEEK:
The 25th annual Telluride Festival will screen a re-edited version of Orson Welles' TOUCH OF EVIL.
RE-MAKE OF THE WEEK:
None. Wow, two weeks in a row unless I missed something.
That's it. The news seems to be getting skinnier each week. It seems more movies than deals are being made now--if that makes sense. *** The Speilberg news is big. In our geek minds, the quicker GEISHA is completed, the sooner INDY 4 can get started. *** Today is my birthday (Sep. 4)--I share it with Paul Harvey. What an honor. I'm quite reflective today, yet tired. I am thankful to you who say the weekly recap helps you out when you are in a hurry and I thank Harry for allowing me to do what a monkey could do. Until next week. Elston Gunn...and that's the rest of the story. Good day.
