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A remake: Is it original?
Coolidge courts Berry's 'Girl' for director position
LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- Director Martha Coolidge is near a deal to board the Halle Berry starrer "Brown Eyed Girl" for MGM and studio-based Trilogy Entertainment.
Coolidge is in final negotiations to develop and direct the project, described as a character piece about the ups and downs in love and life of a contemporary woman. Garry Williams penned the screenplay and is working on a rewrite with Coolidge, sources said.
The project reteams the duo, who worked together on HBO's "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," a telefilm that landed Berry a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her work as Dandridge, the first black woman to earn a best actress Oscar nomination.
Berry is producing "Girl" with her manager Vincent Cirrincione along with Trilogy toppers Pen Densham and John Watson. Guy McElwaine will also produce. At the studio, the project is being shepherded by executive vp production Elizabeth Ingold.
"Girl" is one of two projects Berry has in development with MGM -- the other being a remake of 1974's "Foxy Brown" -- after her work in the studio's upcoming James Bond flick, "Die Another Day."
The project does not yet have a start date, so it's unclear when it would fit into Berry's schedule. She is also on board to star in "The Guide" for Paramount Pictures and producer Mark Gordon. Lee Tamahori just signed on to direct that project, which is due to begin lensing early next year (HR 10/4).
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New Edition May Sign With Puffy's Bad Boy Label
Posted by MusicMan on Thursday, October 10 @ 01:14:35 EDT
MTV News reports New Edition is in talks with Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs' Bad Boy Records label to sign a deal. Johnny Gill says that Diddy will in fact be contributing tracks to the group's 20th anniversary LP, which is slated for release next year. "We're going to be working with Puffy on the album," Gill revealed. "He's helping get the album together. He just came out to several of the shows. He's such a big fan. I looked around and saw him at a few shows. He said, 'I saw you guys and, excuse my expression, but y'all got me acting like a bitch. I'm here to take notes'."
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