NEWS LITE : `SENSE' WRITER NETS UNEARTHLY SALARY.``The Sixth Sense'' has helped land screenwriter-director M. Night Shyamalan Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, /'ʃæ.mæ.lɔːn a record seven-figure deal, The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. reported. Shyamalan, 29, will get more than $4 million from Disney for his screenplay ``Unbreakable,'' a drama set in Philadelphia, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the newspaper, which cited anonymous industry sources. Disney officials did not confirm the deal. The film is set to feature Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer. He came to fame in the late 1980s and has since retained a career as both a Hollywood leading man and a supporting actor, in particular for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard series. and Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. , the paper reported Saturday. ``It's overwhelming,'' said Shyamalan, who wrote the script and directed ``The Sixth Sense,'' the supernatural thriller that has earned $245 million in North America. The most money previously paid for a screenplay was $4 million to Shane Black for ``The Long Kiss Goodnight,'' the paper said. Threat leads police to protect Madonna Police surrounded pop superstar Madonna and escorted her from a British Airways Concorde flight at Heathrow Airport on Sunday evening, apparently after someone had made a threat against her, news reports said. About six officers and a police dog were present as Madonna stepped off the supersonic flight from 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 . She was carrying her daughter, Lourdes, in her arms as she walked along airport corridors into the baggage terminal. Some 30 fans cheered as the star walked into the terminal, according to Air News, a news agency based at the airport. She was still surrounded by police when she was helped into a limo, which sped from the airport. The British Broadcasting Corp. said it learned British Airways had received a call threatening Madonna. The BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. did not attribute the report. Madonna was due to work on a new album in London, the BBC said. Altovise Davis sues Rat Pack lounge act Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow has sued a Las Vegas hotel over a lounge show featuring impersonations of her late husband and other members of ``The Rat Pack.'' According to Altovise Davis' federal lawsuit, the Desert Inn has wrongfully used her husband's name, identity and persona in its advertising for ``The Rat Pack Is Back'' show. The lawsuit, filed Friday, comes more than a month after the hotel was sued by Sheffield Enterprises, a licensing company owned by Frank Sinatra's children. Resort spokeswoman Caroline Coyle said the show will go on. ``The Desert Inn believes its actions in hosting `The Rat Pack Is Back' lounge show are completely lawful,'' she said. The show features performers who impersonate im·per·son·ate tr.v. im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing, im·per·son·ates 1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer. 2. Rat Pack members Dean Martin and Joey Bishop in addition to Davis and Sinatra. Sinatra died in May 1998, Martin in 1995, and Davis in 1990. George says Demi should play Boy If flamboyant pop star Boy George's autobiography, ``Take it Like a Man,'' ever gets the motion picture treatment, he has already decided who he wants to play him: actress Demi Moore. ``She looks like me,'' he reportedly said in Star magazine. The boy/man figures his story is perfect because it contains a lot of ``sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. and big hair.'' Ali insists he'll enter ring again It sounds improbable, but Muhammad Ali says he wants to get back into the ring one more time. In this week's Newsweek's magazine, the three-time heavyweight champion wrote he is planning on getting in shape to do some sparring, despite his Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. that has slowed his speech and movement. Ali, 57, last fought professionally on Dec. 11, 1981, a 10-round loss to Trevor Berbick. He finished with a 56-5 record and 37 knockouts. ``Now I'm fighting Parkinson's disease. But I don't let it stop me. I still travel, attend to my business, do interviews,'' Ali wrote in a first-person remembrance for the magazine. ``And let me tell you something that'll shock the Earth. I'm going to train and get in really good shape, lose 35 pounds and do an exhibition in Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference with two or three contenders,'' he wrote. ``I'll dance for 15 rounds, and whup whup v. Chiefly Southern U.S. Variant of whip. [Scots, variant of whip.] 'em. I haven't forgotten. I'll be weighing in at 210 pounds. I'll just say, I am returned. Get the contract.'' Ali travels with his wife, Lonnie, who speaks on his behalf. His speech is limited by Parkinson's, a degenerative nerve disease. His walk is a little slower, but his intellect is unaffected. News Lite is compiled from Daily News staff and wire reports. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: SHYAMALAN |
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