PROJECTS OF LOVE
Quentin
Tarantino is producing a series or "re-quels" to From Dusk Til
Dawn involving a world of vampires. One of them is set in South
Africa, where the production crew is now accused of leaving a trail
of evil, spreading fake blood over rocks and destroying the local flora.
In defense, line producer Michael Murphey claims that all the
crew did was cover graffiti to make the cave look more natural. You
got it wrong, Mikey. Graffiti is only indigenous to urban America and
South Africans are used to real blood on their local rocks. At least
they were until Apartheid ended.
QT's squeeze, the mighty Mira Sorvino has joined the $3 million
club. After opening two consecutive unimpressive films, Romy & Michele's
High School Reunion and Mimic, to the tune of around $7.5
million each, Sorvino has signed to appear opposite Val Kilmer
in MGM's Sight Unseen about a man who risks it all to regain
his sight. Mira is his girlfriend. First the bug movies are back, now
the return of the "Love Story" genre. And Kilmer is fast running out
of women quirky enough to play his love interests. Elizabeth Shue,
now Mira. Who's left? If you have an idea about who can keep up with
Val's quirks, e-mail me.
Finally, a stupid movie idea I can get behind! DreamWorks has kicked
in about $3 million to buy Dale Launer's spec script, Bad
Dog. It's a comedic werewolf flick about a psychiatrist who finds
out the hard way that his full moon-fearing patient isn't really crazy
after all. Launer is the scribe behind My Cousin Vinny, Love
Potion No. 9, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Blind Date and Ruthless
People. Not a real stinker in the group. This should be as fun as
American Werewolf in Paris will be forgettable.
Anything on your mind? Don't be shy, e-mail
me.
