Quickhits: 9 to 5 Again?, Columbia Lands McElwain, Cruise Baby Screwing Up MI3
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Bits and pieces for Thursday:- According to JoBlo, Jane Fonda visited with Larry King last night, and told him that there are some conversations taking place about a sequel to Nine to Five. While this is among the worst ideas I've ever heard -- is any movie more firmly rooted in its time? -- I have to admit that I'm a sucker for Dolly Parton (Yes, I'm the one person who saw Straight Talk in the theater. Twice.), and will accept even the lamest excuse to watch her be sassy. I would totally go.
- Remember the Jason McElwain? The autistic kid who'd spent two years as a basketball manager, so the coach let him dress for a game his senior year? And he came out raining threes to the delight of his teammates, the fans, and the entire world? Well, we mentioned shortly after the game that his family was being courted by multiple drooling studios -- and now, ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner: Columbia gets to make the Jason McElwain movie.
- Curse that scientologist baby! Tom Cruise was supposed to head off today on a world-wide publicity voyage to promote Mission: Impossible III (which, let's face it, no one will even know exists if he doesn't go talk it up), but the arrival of little Suri is screwing everything up. Cruise has canceled a junket scheduled for LA today, and upcoming stops (including Paris, London, and Rome) are very much up in the air. Katie, if this movie flops, you are in such huge trouble. Couldn't you cross your legs for a few weeks, or something?
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4-20-2006 @ 11:51AM
0013 said...
I'm in the same line with you on a sequel to 9 to 5, as long as Dolly's in it. I'm no fan of Jane Fonda, but I swear I'll stop flipping channels and watch that movie over and over when it shows up on TV.
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4-20-2006 @ 3:51PM
Tara said...
I'm a sucker for Dolly Parton too, I listed it as one of my Thrusday confessions a few months back and my friends are still making fun of me, but I don't care I enjoyed Straight Talk! A sequel though? nah too random
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