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The Hollywood Minute

June 13, 1996
Web posted at: 2:45 p.m. EDT

From Correspondent Dennis Michael

The "Cat in the Hat" on the silver screen? Dreamworks productions says it's more than a dream. Steven Spielberg produces; the film could go far. They're talking with actor Tim Allen to star. Stay tuned . . .

The Cat in the Hat

Steve Martin has taken over John Travolta's role in "The Double." The Hollywood Reporter says the script writer and comedian will play a man haunted by his double. Shooting is set to begin shortly in France under director Roman Polanski. John Goodman and Isabelle Adjani also star.

In "The Twilight Man," Tim Matheson loses control of his life to a sinister hacker. The original film is only the third first-run feature created for "Starz" cable network. The film stars Matheson and Dean Stockwell.

Celebrities played tennis for a good cause in the Dominican Republic last week in the ninth annual Rene Enriquez celebrity tournament. They then sat down to dinner and trophies. The invitational competition co-hosted by General Motors raised $125,000 for children's charities in Mexico.

Just when you thought talk shows were dead, Rosie O'Donnell comes along. The actress's talk show premiered Monday with a 4.4 rating and a 16 share. That's the highest first-day rating for any talk show in the last 10 years.

Jean Claude Van Damme joins the French Foreign Legion in an upcoming film. Daily Variety says the actor will star in a movie about the legendary fighting unit. Several studios are talking with Van Damme and his partners about the flick.

The TV show "Dallas" may be dead here, but it's about to be a big hit in Russia. The 1980s soap is about to air on Russian prime time television. Five episodes of the series aired in 1991, and they were a big ratings hit. Now the entire run is on the schedule in Moscow.

The missing half of Milli Vanilli has resurfaced. Rob Pilatus vanished from a drug treatment facility in Los Angeles earlier this week, but reappeared at another one, according to his attorney. Pilatus may have violated the terms of his probation for changing his court-ordered rehabilitation. A hearing will be held later this month.

"The New Edition" has reunited. The singing group that launched some of the hottest performers of the 90s has recorded a reunion album called "Home Again." It will be released in September. The first single, "Hit Me Off" is due in mid-July.

Previous Hollywood Minutes

June 12: Bergen steps aside for Emmys
June 11: Courtney Love one of Time's 25 most influential people in America
June 7: Kevin Costner will soon return to the silver screen
June 6: Uncertainty if Travolta will be in "The Double"
June 5: "Twister" sets box office record in Australia
June 4: Jodie Foster may be leaving "The Game"
June 3: Actor Andy Griffith reaches a landmark
May 31: Angela Lansbury heads north
May 30: Tina Turner to appear in hosiery ads
May 29: Carl Perkins performs with the Beatles
May 28: Mission: Impossible crushes boxoffice competition
May 27: Reeve set to direct HBO movie
May 24: Tom Selleck is making a television comeback

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