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Kevin Costner's latest, the rather intriguing serial killer thriller Mr. Brooks, doesn't hit screens until June 1, but that hasn't stopped the star from broaching the topic of sequels -- which is kind of strange when you consider that Costner's never done a sequel! It was in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the actor talked sequels: "''This was written with the idea that we would do a couple others ...When the writers first presented the notion to me, I said, 'Oh, bulls---! I haven't done Tin Cup 2, or Bull Durham 2, or Open Range: The Early Years, so you don't have to try to hook me with that.'

But when they told me their idea, the hair on the back of my neck stood up. We're hoping this little movie develops a following so we can play this story out the way it should.'' Co-starring Demi Moore, Dane Cook and William Hurt (in a role that looks pretty darn juicy), Mr. Brooks hails from the long-standing writing duo of Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans, the guys who've penned movies very good (Starman, Stand By Me) and not-so-good (Cutthroat Island, Jungle 2 Jungle). Check out the trailer if you like.

Here's a fairly cool idea: William Hurt as the evil Kevin Costner. Not that they look alike or anything - actually, maybe I just like the idea of Hurt being evil. Apparently I'm not the only one who likes it, because that seems to be the plot of Mr. Brooks, a psychological thriller that MGM is planning to start shooting next month. Costner's character (he's Brooks) is described as "a tortured man who tries to be disciplined and remain in control," while Hurt, though it doesn't sound like he's, you know, sitting on Costner's shoulder with horns and a tails, nevertheless somehow represents his dark side - the one that likes "murder and mayhem." Whoa. Costner's always been a solid actor when he doesn't try to do idiotic things, and there's a creepy menace to Hurt no matter what he's doing that could be used to great effect here - call me crazy, but this sounds promising.

The movie was written and will be directed by Bruce Evans, the crowning achievement of whose writing career is still Stand By Me. Which is great and all, but since it was made 20 years ago, pointing at it as the most current reason to respect his work means we're overlooking a lot of crap. Like the hideous Kuffs, for example, which was his only other attempt to both write and direct. Yeah. You see now why it's best to go all the way back to Stand By Me.