Some movies just don’t want to get made. Take the case of the horror flick The Crow. Although the film won’t be released by Paramount until August, it already has earned a place in the Horror Hall of Fame. The production has been beset by so many disasters, there’s talk of ”the curse of The Crow.” The most serious incident occurred on Feb. 1, the first day of shooting for this tale of a rock & roller (Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee) who returns from the dead to avenge his murder. Read More...
The more that’s revealed about Julia Roberts’ new inside Hollywood comedy — ”America’s Sweethearts,” due this July — the more outlandish it seems. CNN’s Larry King, who has a cameo in the flick, reports the Oscar winner sports a 190 pound fat suit as the tubby sister / personal assistant of a beloved actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones). And Mrs. Michael Douglas has her own challenges, tussling in one scene with King. ”I make her cry, cry bad,” boasts the talk show host. Read More...
Disney's president of film production, Sean Bailey, addressed the recent controversy over the studio's live-action Mulan remake in a letter to a British politician this week. In the letter, which member of parliament Iain Duncan Smith posted online Thursday, Bailey defended the choice to film portions of Mulan in an area of China that has been the site of extensive human rights abuses. After Mulan debuted on Disney+ last month, controversy arose when viewers noticed the end credits included " Read More...
