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Fred Durst wasn't the first Du-singer to make it into the world of cinema. Back in the '90s, Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz produced two films, and now, a decade later, he's heading back to the biz. Variety reports that Duritz is going to produce a new film from the Broken Lizard comedy troupe called Freeloaders. Written by director Dan Rosen (with the lead singer of Gigolo Aunts, Dave Gibbs), the film focuses on "five guys and a girl who live in the lap of luxury in a rock star's mansion." That is, until the star decides that he wants to sell his home. Oh, the woes of groupie moochers. Broken Lizard (Super Troopers) is financing the film, and I imagine they're also starring in it -- that leaves us with the girl, and the rock star. Will Duritz take it? And speaking of '90s singers and film -- who's next? Mmm Mmm Mmming Brad Roberts?

Meanwhile: I knew it!! As soon as word hit earlier this year that Cheech and Chong were going back on the road, I wondered how long it would be before a reunion film. Well, we're not getting a fictional feature (not yet), but we are getting a concert documentary. The Hollywood Reporter posts that the Weinstein Co. will produce and distribute a doc based on their current Light up America tour. But don't hold your breath -- whether this makes it to the big screen depends on what the company thinks of the final product. Then they'll decide whether to release it in theaters or television.

Has the time come for more Up in Smoke?

Jam!/AP reports that the feud is finally over between Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, and to celebrate they're launching their first comedy tour in over 25 years. Cheech says: "It takes about three minutes for that [fights] to happen. There's this veiled hatred. We've kind of resolved that. We've gotten to the age where we don't feel like fighting anymore because the end is a lot closer than the beginning." I'll say. How often do we get stoner comedies where the stars are in their 60s and 70s? (Chong turned 70 in May, while Marin is 62.)

Now "kind of resolved" isn't the best indication of a solid partnership where the pair can tour happily without diving for each other's throats. However, should they be able to pull it off, I wouldn't be surprised if we got more Cheech and Chong pot-smoking action in the future. Pineapple Express can just pave the way for their return.

Would you want to see them Up in Smoke again?

Richard "Cheech" Marin, one half of the legendary stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong, recently visited the Hollywood set of the Spanish version of the 1931 Bela Lugosi classic, Dracula, researching his "making of" drama called Señor Dracula that he pitched to (Universal's) Focus Features. Marin appears in the Nick Cannon comedy Underclassman, which opens September 2, is currently directing Broadway's Latinlogues and is a featured voice in the upcoming video game, Scarface: The World Is Yours. In a related stroy, the BBC reports, echoing reports from earlier this year, that Marin and his long-estranged former partner, Tommy Chong, are soon to reunite for their first new movie in 20 years.

[via WENN]