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February 17th 1998 - Movie News/Rumours
Wild, Wild West - Kenneth Branagh has signed on to play the diabolically brilliant bad guy Dr. Arliss Loveless in "Wild, Wild West," a fantasy adventure-comedy loosely based on the 1960s TV series of the same title. Branagh (Henry V, Hamlet) will play opposite Will Smith and Kevin Kline in the Warner Bros. project, which is set for an April 22 start. Barry Sonnenfeld is directing from a script by Jeffrey Price and Peter Seaman.
New Project - Variety reports that Sony's TriStar Pictures has just said "Go" to Doug Liman's first helming effort since "Swingers," sources said Friday. The studio nabbed rights to the gritty comedy over fervent interest from Paramount, Miramax, DreamWorks, Live Entertainment and Polygram. Christina Ricci ("The Ice Storm") and "Dawson's Creek" star Katie Holmes are set to topline the project. The picture is about the misadventures of a check-out girl, a British drug pusher and two aspiring actors whose paths cross in L.A. and then move on to Las Vegas.
Almost Heroes - The trailer for Chris Farley's final comedy is now availble for downloading. The movie co-stars Mathew Perry and Eugene Levy.
Crazy in Alabama - Antonio Banderas will make his feature directing debut in late April on "Crazy in Alabama," which will star his wife, Melanie Griffith. Based on the 1993 Putnam novel by Mark Childress, the film is about an orphan named Peejoe who is raised by his eccentric aunt, who will be played by Griffith. It is set in the 1960s at the height of racial tensions in Alabama. The budget for the TriStar project is about $15 million. Banderas just finished shooting TriStar's big-budget action movie "The Mask of Zorro" alongside Anthony Hopkins.
Titanic continued to dominate the domestic box office this weekend, selling $33 million worth of tickets over the Presidents Day holiday. It is the ninth straight weekend "Titanic'' has been the number one movie in the U.S. This weekend's receipts put the film's earning at $376.4 million. "Titanic'' has now bumped "Jurassic Park'' out of the number three position in all-time box office sales. The next challenge is surpassing E.T's $399.8 million in ticket sales.
Box Office - "The Wedding Singer'' made history this weekend as the biggest opening ever for a film during the Presidents Day weekend. The romantic comedy, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, took in $22.2 million in ticket sales, beating the Presidents Day weekend launch of "Wayne's World'' in 1992. "Wedding'' also had the best opening against ''Titanic'' since the ship drama's December 19 debut. Rounding out the top five at the box office this weekend were "Sphere'' at number three, "Good Will Hunting'' at four, and "As Good as it Gets'' at five.
February 16th 1998 - Movie News/Rumours
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February 15th 1998 - Movie News/Rumours
Posters - Some new posters today. One for the upcoming Billy Crystal comedy "My Giant", one for "Senseless" and finally a poster for the upcoming Woody Harrelson flick "Palmetto." Huge thanks to 'Kevin' for donating the large posters!
The Ninth Gate - Johnny Depp has signed on to star in Roman Polanski's "The Ninth Gate,'' which begins shooting in Spain and around Paris in May. Columnist Army Archerd says Depp, whose salary is in the $10 million range, has chosen not to take his usual upfront fee to work with Polanski. The film is a thriller set in the world of rare books.
Rounders - President Clinton's pal Vernon Jordan says he "didn't have sense enough to be nervous" about playing a small part in "The Gingerbread Man'' with Kenneth Branagh. ''It was a hoot,'' he told People magazine of his role as a lawyer Branagh asks for advice and counsel. Jordan said he got the part after joking to an agent friend last year about getting him into a movie. So when the call came, Jordan flew to Savannah for three days of work. His next cameo will be as a judge in ''Rounders'' starring Matt Damon.
The Avengers - 'Dark Horizons' found a script that may be a very early draft of this upcoming flick. I'm not sure if it's the real deal or not, but check it out anyway, just follow this link.
February 14th 1998 - Movie News/Rumours
Pictures - A few interesting pictures today, the first one is from the upcoming Chris Farley - Matthew Perry comedy "Almost Heroes", one for the upcoming movie "The Real Blonde", and finally one from the upcoming Spike Lee movie "He Got Game."
Posters - A few cool movie posters today. A second poster for "The Big Lebowski", one for "Burn Hollywood Burn", one for "The Odd Couple 2" and finally one for "The Truman Show." Please excuse the quality of these posters.
Guy Gets Kid - Variety reports that Adam Sandler, who stars in this weekend's new release "The Wedding Singer,'' has signed on for ''Guy Gets Kid'' at Columbia Pictures, according to the studio. Sandler will play a 30-year-old who faces a void in his life when his best friend gets married. He adopts a six-year-old boy and gets more than he bargained for.
Star Wars: Prequel One - Corona reports that Mark Hamill told Entertainment Asylum that his son, Nathan, would appear in a cameo in the first prequel. Hamill also mentioned that he expects there to be a third post-Jedi trilogy made one day.
