Wednesday 6 August 2008

Harold and Kumar Are Hungry Again

Courtesy of Warner Bros.

We Feel Half-Baked Already: To the surprise of no one, Kal Penn and John Cho will return as Harold and Kumar, as writer-directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg testament create a third flick in the humble but profitable stoner comedy series. "Storyline is being unbroken under wraps," says Variety, but we're willing to bet that Harold and Kumar Go to Rehab will research the pair's struggles with addiction before following them on the long, rewarding road to recovery. Also, there volition be boobs. [Variety]

She's So Excited … About Your Personal Development: Elizabeth Berkley and MTV are developing a show based on Berkley's "Ask Elizabeth" self-esteem workshops for girls. Easy for her to allege, of form: If you had taught the populace about the dangers of speed on Saved by the Bell and and so been in Showgirls, you'd feel pretty good about yourself, too. [HR]

Do You Want to See Something Really Scary?: Last seen discussing Nazis with Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio is working with Warner Bros. to romance material for a possible Twilight Zone movie. Howard Hughes … flying the Spruce Goose … merely something's on the wing! [HR]



He's Back: You've waited patiently, and today you volition be rewarded, because Darren Aronofsky is confirmed to direct a new RoboCop movie for MGM. David Self (Road to Perdition) will write the screenplay, and Comic-Con 2010 will provide the angry fan-site operators wHO will text file every difference between the original and the remake and make up one's mind what is "canon." [HR]

Thompson Feeling Fair: Emma Thompson will write the screenplay for Columbia's remake of My Fair Lady, making the whole idea appear about 20 percent less misbegotten than it did before. [Playbill]