READER woes
October 10th, 2008 by 
Roger Durling
The conflict between Scott Rudin and The Weinstein Co. over their film THE READER continues. Now Rudin has removed his name from the film. The film is not in The Weinstein Co. website…
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MY BEST FRIEND’s Broadway debut October 9th, 2008 by Roger Durling
MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING star Rupert Everett will be making his Broadway debut in Spring 09 in Noel Coward’s BLITHE SPIRIT co-starring two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole.
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Topic of CANCER October 9th, 2008 by Roger Durling
Seth Rogen’s will tackle the subject of cancer comedically. Mandate Pictures, one of the companies behind “Juno,” has optioned “I’m With Cancer,” a comedic autobiographical spec script that Rogen will produce. The “Knocked Up” star also will have a supporting role in the film. “Cancer” is writer Will Reiser’s autobiographical account of his struggle to beat cancer, with the story centering on a 25-year-old who finds out he has the disease. Reiser was a producer and field producer on HBO’s “Da Ali G Show” and VH1’s “Best Week Ever.”
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Luck be a lady tonite! October 8th, 2008 by Roger Durling
GUYS AND DOLLS is being revived on Broadway. It will star Oliver Platt, and it will be directed by Des McAnuff - the brilliant director of JERSEY BOYS and TOMMY. It will start previews in February. And it will be housed at the Nederlander theatre - the home of the recently closed RENT.
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OUCH!! October 8th, 2008 by Roger Durling
Daniel Craig has disclosed that he had to have plastic surgery due to an accident while filming QUANTUM OF SOLACE. He was accidentally kicked in the face by one of his co-stars. He’s gentlemanly about it, and won’t reveal the name…, but he had to get eight stitches.
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Don’t hold back! October 8th, 2008 by Roger Durling
I’ve always admired Lauren Bacall for being so outspoken. In an interview with ELLE about Nicole Kidman - Bacall, who worked with Kidman in two films - BIRTH and DOGVILLE, remembers the state Kidman was in during the filming of the latter movie. It was during the breakup with Tom Cruise. “Tom had taken off for Penelope Cruz or some g***mn thing — one of his more ridiculous moves,” Bacall tells the magazine. “Tom Cruise is a maniac. I can’t understand the way he conducts his life.”
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More Taymor news October 8th, 2008 by Roger Durling
Julie Taymor (busy woman - see entry below) responsible for Broadway’s THE LION KING is helming for the stage the musical version of SPIDERMAN. The NY Post reports that the cost of putting the show has ballooned to 40 million dollars, and that it will cost 1 million a week to run.
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Biggest depression since “The Notebook” October 8th, 2008 by Roger Durling
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