French Twist
Touchstone Pictures, which adapted French director Coline Serreau's 3 Men and a Cradle into the smash hit Three Men and a Baby (directed by Leonard Nimoy), has picked up the rights to her latest
film, Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed. This time Serreau is
going to direct the American version, tentatively titled Randall and
Juliette, starring Richard Dreyfuss as the harried CEO who falls in
love with a (as yet uncast) business-minded Caribbean cleaning woman.
Recycling Movies
Movies recycled as adventure rides and live-action attractions are
a major feature of the new Universal Studios Florida theme park,
scheduled to open in late May in Orlando. The E.T., King Kong, and Ghostbusters based extravaganzas are expected to become
crowd-pleasers.
Clint at Cannes
Clint Eastwood's White Hunter, Black Heart, scheduled for release
in the U.S. this fall, is entered in the competition for the Golden
Palm award, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which gets
underway on May 10. Eastwood directs and stars in the
fictionalized behind-the-scenes story of John Huston on location
shooting The African Queen.
Here Comes the New Judge
Driving Miss Daisy's Morgan Freeman has replaced Alan
Arkin as the crusty old Bronx judge in Bonfire of the Vanities, now
shooting in New York City.
Subtracting Ads
Warner Bros. will soon join Walt Disney Pictures in prohibiting
on-screen ads prior to the showing of its feature films. Theater
owners aren't happy and the FTC is looking into whether the studios'
policy constitutes restraint of trade.
