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BOP Daily NewsSeptember 10, 2004The spirit of BOP News lives on in
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| Harrison Ford and James Cameron are reportedly teaming up for a 3-D science fiction epic which been kept fairly quiet to this point but has apparently prompted the Indiana Jones star to go on a diet. Ford was supposedly warned by a technical expert that since a standard camera adds ten pounds, a 3-D camera can really "blob you up", causing Ford great concern over his onscreen appearance. Uh-oh; sounds like the skeletal Calista Flockhart's attitude toward food has started to rub off on him. |
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The recent launch party for the upcoming Star Wars Trilogy DVD saw Mark Hamill -remember him? - regaling the audience with humorous anecdotes from the filming of the original three films and tales of, among other things, what Lucas has planned for the final three films in the three-trilogy saga, including where those films would be made. There was also a description of an upcoming Star Wars TV series, although during what portion of the Star Wars saga the TV show would be set was not mentioned. Star Wars fans can be assured, however, that the show will be overlong, too focused on technology, and have stilted dialogue and an incomprehensible plot that the producers swear will make sense once the show's run ends. |
| The Pointless Sequels Department brings us a report that Basic Instinct 2 is apparently back on track to go before cameras. This comes on the heels of the producers settling a lawsuit with one of the stars of the original film, Sharon Stone, who had sued over the failure of the production company to make said sequel, which was originally scheduled to lens in 2000. In classic Hollywood style, Stone is now set to reprise her role as the bisexual novelist and maybe-murderess from the first film. A new script is reportedly being ordered up, since the original script, which dealt with a woman exacting revenge on her philandering husband by having him attacked by a Komodo dragon, was considered too outdated. |
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And American movie audiences can breath a sigh of relief, as word comes that Warner Bros has found their Dukes of Hazzard. Yes, those good ol' boys who were never meanin' no harm will make the leap from television to the silver screen with Jay Chandrasekhar of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe behind the camera, and Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott before it as Luke and Bo Duke, respectively. The Broken Lizard group have also written the screenplay adaptation of the popular '80s TV show about a Southern family who have a knack for upsetting local law enforcement whilst driving a way-cool muscle car with a Confederate flag painted on its roof. The studio still needs to fill some important roles, including the distaff Duke cousin, Daisy, although Jessica Simpson is still touted as the frontrunner to fill the cut-off short-shorts of Catherine Bach, who played Daisy on the TV series. The role of the corrupt government official Boss Hogg is also still up for grabs, although rumors that a prominent Texan is being considered when his schedule clears considerably in November could not be confirmed at press time. |
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