FOR BARRYMORE, DIAZ, IT'S AN `ANGELS' WAITING GAME.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith It's a waiting game for Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. The third member of their big-screen ``Charlie's Angels'' won't be cast until a director for the film is set. The director won't be set until there's a script to everyone's liking. And several writers already have been at work on the screenplay without reaching such a level. Producer Len Goldberg and the two angel stars expect the latest draft shortly. Goldberg tells us the plan is to release the movie next summer, and that they've tentatively set a production start of mid-October, ``so, we better get moving.'' We can tell you that the new ``Angels'' will be original - not continuations of those confectionary crime-stoppers played by Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and sex symbol of the 1970s and into the 1980s, shaping the landscape of fashion and pop culture. , Kate Jackson __forcetoc__ For the lead singer of the UK indie band The Long Blondes, see . Catherine Elise Jackson (born October 29, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, known primarily for her role as Sabrina Duncan and Jaclyn Smith Jaclyn Smith (born October 26, 1947) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. She is best known for the role of Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels (1976–1981). in the '70s. Barrymore, meanwhile, has been reported as attached to numerous projects lately. But the fact is, some of the supposed involvements can be chalked up to wishful thinking wishful thinking Psychology Dereitic thought that a thing or event should have a specified outcome on the part of filmmakers. She does have Penny Marshall's ``Riding in Cars With Boys'' on the horizon - but her commitment right now is to ``Charlie's Angels,'' which she's also co-producing. And, by the way, as for any new commitment in her personal life, we hear from one close to Drew that she happens to be flying solo at the moment. It's a jungle out there Phil Collins fans will just have to be satisfied with his recently released ``Tarzan'' soundtrack and big-band album, ``A Hot Night in Paris.'' He says it'll be awhile before he comes out with a new solo album. ``My manager would like me to make another record, and I'm getting the taste for it again. I've got a couple of new songs, but I'm trying to not rush it and be under pressure.'' Collins, who's committed to promoting ``Tarzan'' through Christmas, says his work on the Disney soundtrack is also the only film work he'll be doing for a while. The drummer, who's acted in such films as ``Hook,'' ``Frauds'' and ``Buster,'' says, ``I haven't had that door as open as I have before. I don't want to spend too much time away from home. ... I've spent my life away from home. ``But if it was a great project and it wasn't too long, I might think about doing it.'' By any other name ... Me'Shell Ndegeocello, a critics' darling a few years back with her passionate songs full of strong commentaries on racism, sexism and religious contradictions, is re-emerging in a big way. She heads out midmonth on the Lilith Fair Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands; it ran from 1997 to 1999. tour with Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan and Monica. Her Maverick Records Maverick Recording Company, is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records. Company history Maverick Records was founded by Madonna, Frederick DeMann, Ronnie Dashev and Warner Bros. in 1991. CD, ``Bitter,'' hits record stores Aug. 24. And in the fall, she'll either do a solo tour or join Sting on his upcoming tour. Interestingly, after her 1996 ``Peace Beyond Passion'' album, the singer announced that she intended to change her name. The logic was that it would signal a change in her life - she wanted to do music in some other form, ``maybe just instrumental music.'' And she said she wanted a break from the pressures and controversy surrounding her. So, why is she now coming out with a new album of songs under the Me'Shell Ndegeocello name? ``I'm just contractually obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to do it,'' she says candidly. As a matter of fact, she has indeed changed her name - to Bashir Shakur (which means ``one with the song'' and ``most thankful''), but she won't be using the new moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. on tour. ``It would be a little difficult, since they've already marketed me as Me'Shell Ndegeocello,'' she notes. Guess ``The Artist Formerly Known as Me'Shell Ndegeocello'' would really be out of the question. The directing approach If all goes as planned, LeVar Burton Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957, in Landstuhl, West Germany), professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an actor, director and author who first came to prominence playing Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award winning television miniseries Roots will be making ``The Watsons Go to Birmingham'' with Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, radio presenter, and author. Goldberg is one of only ten individuals who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award, counting Daytime Emmy Awards. and Alfre Woodard Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won four Emmy Awards, three SAG Awards and one Golden Globe Award. this fall. ``I just got the second draft from the writers, and hopefully, it will prove to be everything we want it to be,'' says Burton, who's executive-producing and directing the CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. telepic. He'll also play a small role in the film about a family that travels to Birmingham during the height of the civil rights movement in the '60s. ``The bookends of the movie are the two boys in the family who have grown up. I play one of the boys.'' Burton is juggling that project with ``At Water's Edge'' for Paramount TV. He's producing and will direct the telepic (``a wonderful story about family and forgiveness'') to which James Earl Jones is attached. With reports by Stephanie DuBois. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) BARRYMORE (2) DIAZ (3) COLLINS (4) BURTON |
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