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The Hollywood Minute

May 10, 1996
Web posted at: 8:30 p.m. EDT

From Entertainment Correspondent Dennis Michael

HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Bruce Willis, who already has a string of accomplishments under his belt, soon will be adding another. The actor is about to receive an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Montclair State University of New Jersey. Columnist Army Archerd reports the actor will receive his degree next week at commencement exercises and will be honored for "extraordinary" accomplishments in television and film.

 Bruce Willis

A sequel to the blockbuster "The Fugitive?" It could happen. Director Renny Harlin is in discussions with Warner Brothers about a possible semi-sequel to the movie. Daily Variety reports the director is talking with the studio about making "U.S. Marshals," which would return Tommy Lee Jones to the chase but with a new prey instead of Dr. Richard Kimble, played by actor Harrison Ford.


Arsenio

Arsenio Hall returns to Hollywood as a ... mule. Daily Variety's "Dish" column notes Hall is in final negotiations to star in the remake of "Francis the Talking Mule." The film will be created by "The Bubble Factory."

The cast of the film "Eat Your Heart Out" just got a little bigger. According to the Hollywood Reporter trade paper, Linda Hunt is joining the cast of the comedy about the romantic escapades of a cooking show host . Shooting begins later this summer in Los Angeles.


Hatcher

Teri Hatcher sheds her "good girl" image, and her clothes, in the upcoming "Heaven's Prisoners." The actress does a nude scene in the Alec Baldwin film. Says Hatcher, "the nudity tells the psychology of the character in a specific, instantaneous way."

There's a reunion planned for the cast of "Young Frankenstein." Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Terri Garr and Cloris Leachman are expected to attend a reunion for the old Universal film later this month as part of the American Film Institute's "Favorite Film" series. The series benefits the Institute's film preservation efforts.

 Brooks

Stevie Wonder is used to drawing a crowd ... so he decided to let the Democratic party cash in on his ability. Wonder performed at a fund-raising dinner for the party in Washington attended by President Clinton and Vice President Gore. The dinner raised a record-breaking $12.3 million.


Actor Danny Glover will receive this year's Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award. The actor will be presented the award at the annual dinner for the Transafrica forum. Camille Cosby will also be honored by the forum this spring.


Actor David Ogden Stiers will have the honor of being the guest star on the final episode of "Murder She Wrote." The long-running show's final episode will be aired May 19. It will be the last of 12 seasons and 264 original episodes on CBS.


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