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The Hollywood Minute
Brando signed up for new pic
May 14, 1997
Web posted at: 3:33 p.m. EDT (1933 GMT)From Correspondent Dennis Michael
Marlon Brando has a new big-screen assignment. The movie legend is reportedly set to star in "Free Money," his first film since "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Daily Variety reports the movie is going to be a black comedy in the spirit of "Fargo." The producers are negotiating with Donald Sutherland and Charlie Sheen for other roles in the film.
Bad news for "Dave's World." CBS has decided that its going off the air for the rest of the month, which is the sweeps ratings period. Reruns of "The Nanny" will go in its place.
U2 lead singer Bono may be getting into the movie business. The Hollywood Reporter trade paper indicates German director Wim Wenders told reporters at the Cannes Film Festival that he's still planning to make "The Billion Dollar Hotel," a science fiction film based a story by Bono.
"Sleepers" is once again the top renting videocassette in the country, according to the Weekly Billboard magazine stats. "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" has moved up into second followed by "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "The First Wives Club" and "The Ghost and the Darkness."
"Liar, Liar" is a huge hit overseas. The movie is number one this week in the United Kingdom and in South Africa. "The Saint" is number one in Spain and Italy. Swedish audiences are lining up for "Return of the Jedi," "Metro" is big in Brazil and in Japan, "Sleepers" is tops.
Actor Jason Scott Lee is about to join Al Capone's Chicago mob. The Hollywood Reporter trade paper indicates the actor will star in "An American Dream," based on a true story about the first Asian immigrant to become a powerful player in Capone's operation. Michael Cimino will direct in Chicago, San Francisco and South Korea.
"Mike Hammer" will soon don his gumshoes again, this time in syndication. The Hollywood Reporter trade paper notes actor Stacy Keach will resume the role of the classic hard boiled private investigator in a new syndicated TV series set to debut this fall.
Anthony Minghella has a new film project in the works. The director behind "The English Patient" is set to make "Cigarettes and Chocolate," based on the radio play he wrote for BBC in 1988. Daily Variety reports the movie will be released by Miramax.
The producer of "Dark Skies" is fighting for an afterlife for his series. The show has been canceled by NBC but Bryce Zabel has hopes that the series might be picked up by another network or a cable channel.
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