SONG 'N' DANCE PICTURE `CHICAGO' LOADING UP THE TALENT.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith The pieces are at last falling into place for the feature film adaptation of ``Chicago'' - with Miramax just now setting director Nick Hytner to helm the musical this fall. Larry Gelbart Larry Simon Gelbart (born February 25 1928 in Chicago) is a prolific American comedy writer with over sixty years of credits. He began as a writer for Danny Thomas radio show during 1940s, and wrote for Jack Paar and Bob Hope. is writing the script. Madonna and Goldie Hawn will indeed star. And despite what you may have heard, don't count Rosie O'Donnell out of the running for the flashy role of the prison matron. The nice-gal talk-show hostess tells this column, ``I would love to be a part of an American musical, especially the quality of `Chicago.' ... It's a wonderful part, and I'd be thrilled to do it if we can work it out, time-wise.'' She adds, ``There are a lot of people's names being bandied about, not just mine - like Bette Midler Bette Midler (born December 1 1945) is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. and Pam Grier This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. .'' Hytner is a fascinating choice for director, by the way. The filmmaker's most well-known credits are ``The Madness of King George'' and ``The Crucible'' - not exactly song 'n' dance stuff. Chip off the old rat? Larry Bishop - the actor-director son of Joey - was sent the script to HBO's ``The Rat Pack'' last week to see whether he'd play his father in the '60s saga. The cable pic already boasts Ray Liotta as Sinatra, Joe Mantegna Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr. (born November 13, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor. Biography Born into an Italian-American family, he made his acting debut in the 1969 stage production of Hair. as Dean Martin and Don Cheadle Donald Frank Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. Biography Early life Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Donald Cheadle, a child psychologist, and Betty, a bank manager and a as Sammy Davis Sammy Davis may refer to:
Larry's had his own rat-pack saga on the back burner for awhile - one that only he can do. Called ``The Rat Pack and Me,'' it's Larry's own coming-of-age story: ``A 13-year-old kid loses his innocence when he goes to watch the rat pack for a weekend. It has to do with the manifestations of power and celebrity and so forth - and how a boy is impressed by them. I definitely had a worldly point of view after that,'' Bishop says. Right. Meanwhile, Bishop has his own project, ``Bad Men,'' at the production company owned by Richard Dreyfuss and Judith James. If all goes as he hopes, he'll soon be directing the feature he wrote ``about 25 hit men who take a year off to search for the meaning of existence.'' It's a comedy, folks. Take 2 There's new life for ``The Jungle of Jules Levine'' - an adventure flick set in the jungle of Panama, starring Elliott Gould and including an appearance by the late Peter Cook. The movie was in production in Panama in 1989 when it was abandoned because of lots and lots of political problems - chiefly, the U.S. invasion of Panama. Now, producing partners Jeff Craig and Michael Mileham have the existing ``Jungle'' footage and are incorporating it into a new film. This has to be some kind of a first. Meanwhile, Craig and Mileham have another project in the chute ahead of ``Jungle,'' a caper caper, common name for members of the Capparidaceae, a family of tropical plants found chiefly in the Old World and closely related to the family Cruciferae (mustard family). mystery called ``Hook, Line & Sinker Sinker A bond whose payments are provided by the issuer's sinking fund. Notes: A portion of these bonds are retired by the issuer each year. See also: Sinking Fund, Super Sinker Sinker ,'' set for an April start near Palm Springs. They have the Rolling Stones to thank for guitar wizard Widgeon Holland's involvement in their feature. The filmmakers were visiting backstage at a Stones concert this month in San Diego when they ran into longtime Stones friend and industry legend manager Chesely Millikin - and Millikin's protege, Holland. Mileham immediately decided Holland was ideal for a pivotal role in ``Hook, Line & Sinker,'' and Holland's new ballad, ``Jamie's Town,'' will be a centerpiece in the film. It pays to know the right people. Where the action is Jean-Claude Van Damme's next picture is being described as an ``action `Fargo,''' but the setting - at least - couldn't be much more different from that of the 1996 Coen brothers' crime thriller. Called ``Inferno,'' it takes place in a desert town, where Jean-Claude will have to take on multiple desperadoes. The picture starts in early April in California's Mojave Desert. Remember ``Air America,'' the 1990 Mel Gibson-Robert Downey Jr. feature about a CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain operation in Laos during the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. ? Maybe not. Touted as an ``action-comedy,'' the film got panned and didn't do very well at the box office. Still, it's being spun off into a television series with Lorenzo Lamas as star. Apparently, Lamas believes in life after death. With reports by Stephanie DuBois. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) Madonna ``Chicago'' bound (2) Rosie O'Donnell Don't count her out (3) Jean-Claude Van Damme Duels with desperadoes (4) Lorenzo Lamas Returning in TV series |
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