CRUISE'S `MISSION' SEQUEL START DATE CLOSER TO POSSIBLE.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Things are back on track for Tom Cruise's ``Mission: Impossible II.'' Last month, members of the film crew were sent home from Australian location when the start of the picture was delayed indefinitely. Now, all snafus have been worked out, and they've been informed they'll be starting the ``Mission'' on April 19. Cruise has been there during the break, ensconced en·sconce tr.v. en·sconced, en·sconc·ing, en·sconc·es 1. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably: She ensconced herself in an armchair. 2. with Nicole Kidman and their youngsters at their home in Sydney, Australia, tweaking tweaking Vox populi Fine-tuning to produce optimal results the script with Robert Towne - and, as producer of the picture - supervising construction of the sets that were not ready when ``Mission'' was supposed to start last month. He and Nicole might have to do some minor looping on ``Eyes Wide Shut'' to clean up the sound in places, but beyond that there won't be any changes in the Stanley Kubrick Noun 1. Stanley Kubrick - United States filmmaker (born in 1928) Kubrick epic. The filmmaker completed it just the way he wanted it, shortly before his death - and that's the way it's expected to be released July 16. Meanwhile, the Cruise kids - Isabella, 5, and Connor, 3, - are settled in school in Sydney. Having lived in England, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and their mother's native Australia, the tots are, as one close to the family puts it, ``very sophisticated - but well-disciplined, good kids.'' Mixed media Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Nell in Universal's upcoming ``Dudley Do Right,'' reveals that her live-action version of Dudley's lady love ``is not as victim-like'' as the original cartoon heroine. ``It's not a contemporary character, but it's a little bit of a different dynamic. She's not quite the damsel in distress that we know Nell to be,'' says Parker, who co-stars in the film with Brendan Fraser. The film has been pushed up from fall to a July 16 release, where it will face such stiff summer competition as ``Wild, Wild West,'' ``Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged shag 1 n. 1. A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair. 2. a. A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth. b. Cloth having such a nap. 3. A rug with a thick rough pile. Me,'' ``Eyes Wide Shut'' - plus ``Inspector Gadget,'' which stars Parker's husband, Matthew Broderick. Meanwhile, Parker's just begun shooting her second season of HBO's ``Sex and the City.'' She says the network is so hyped about the show's success ``they wanted to do 22 episodes, but I told them that's too much. I think we're going to settle for 18, which I'm happy to do. I've almost never had a better work experience in my life. But it's really hard to do 13 good episodes, let alone 22.'' Having `Faith' A June production start in New York has been set for Edward Norton's ``Keeping the Faith.'' That's the project Ed's co-producing and directing, in which he and Ben Stiller will play lifelong pals who become a priest and a rabbi rabbi [Heb.,=my master; my teacher], the title of a Jewish spiritual leader. The role of the rabbi has undergone a number of transformations. In the Talmudic period, rabbis were primarily teachers and interpreters of the Torah. , respectively - then fall in love with the same girl from their childhood. That ``girl'' is Jenna Elfman. Kitten kitten newborn or young cat or ferret. kitten mortality complex a general term applied to a syndrome involving death of young kittens, particularly in breeding establishments. revisited The road to hell and back taken by one of Hollywood's former child stars gets traveled Sunday on ``Lauren Chapin Lauren Chapin (born May 23, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former child actress, most famously remembered for her role as youngest child "Kathy Anderson" (nicknamed "Kitten") in the television show Father Knows Best : The E! True Hollywood Story.'' Lauren - Kathy of the vintage ``Father Knows Best'' - is hoping the show will serve as an inspiration that ``if I could turn my life around, anyone can.'' The product of an alcoholic mother and sexually abusive father, she turned to drugs and street prostitution Street prostitution is a common scenario for prostitution. The hazards of being a street prostitute, especially the risk of attacks from clients and the low sanitary standards, make it a very dangerous form of the sex trade. following the series. ``It's as if that's a total different person now,'' says Chapin, now a concierge in an Orlando, Fla., resort. ``I praise God every day that I was able to come out of it.'' Chapin was already a solid citizen living in Texas with her son and her daughter 10 years ago - when her daughter and her little friend, Jennifer Love Hewitt, were bitten bit·ten v. A past participle of bite. bitten Verb the past participle of bite by the show-biz bug. Lauren tells us she eventually brought both girls to L.A., where they were signed by the Wilhelmina agency. Then, she had second thoughts and withdrew her daughter. ``I said, `That's a fine road for Lovey, but I want you to have a normal childhood. If you have talent, you'll still have it when you grow up.' She went on to love school, and she was an A student.'' Today, of course, ``Party of Five's'' Hewitt is among Hollywood's hot ingenues. And, Lauren says, ``you'll be hearing from my daughter, Summer Healy Chapin. She's a singer, and she's just been signed to a recording contract.'' With reports by Stephanie DuBois. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) CRUISE (2) KIDMAN (3) PARKER (4) CHAPIN |
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