Speaking of Madonna, forget those reports of the singer stepping into the off-Broadway play The Vagina Monologues. The New York Daily News reports that Madonna turned down an offer to appear in the controversial performance piece. Too bad... audiences would have stopped at nothing to get a glimpse of Miss American Pie talking about... cherry pie.
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Comeback kid Christian Slater is set to join Nicolas Cage in John Woo's Windtalkers, a fact-based flick about soldiers guarding spy-cracking Navajo Indians during World War II. Variety reports that the picture begins shooting in July in Hawaii, and Cage and Slater play the aforementioned soldiers.
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Action-flick cutie Aaliyah is in negotiations to play the Irene Cara role in a remake of the '70s musical flick Sparkle. Variety reports that Whitney Houston will serve as one of the film's producers, and the remake will feature an entirely new soundtrack.
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Get ready for the battle of the Jackies! Variety reports that actress Joanne Whalley has been cast in the title role of the CBS miniseries Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Life... not to be confused with the upcoming NBC miniseries Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot, which features Law & Order star Jill Hennessy as Jackie. In true mud-wrestling fashion, the rival projects will premiere opposite each other on Sunday, Nov. 5.
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What do Linda Hamilton, Rebecca DeMornay and Stockard Channing have in common? They're set to star in the Showtime miniseries It's a Girl Thing, according to Variety. The comedy/drama concerns a psychologist (Channing) and four of her patients, and also features Mia Farrow, Camryn Manheim and Peta Wilson. — Jonathan Reiner
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A battle-weary Kathie Lee Gifford has some advice for the unlucky gal who replaces her as Regis Philbin's co-host on Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee. "She's going to have a little honeymoon, and then they're going to turn on her every bit as much," Gifford said Tuesday during an appearance on Fox News Channel. "The minute you're successful, that's the nature of the beast. And if she's successful with Regis... she's going to have to know that fine line between how much to kick his rear end and how much to kiss it."
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Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek became a phone-a-friend to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire host Regis Philbin after their recent "feud." Trebek, who twice refused to appear on ABC's smash hit — and then publicly mocked Millionaire for its "What color are Post-It notes?" questions — told the Toronto Sun that he phoned Philbin to make amends about his wisecracks. "You're getting a lot of mileage out of this," Trebek says he told Philbin, who had ribbed Trebek mercilessly on Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee. "We're just having fun," Trebek says Philbin told him. "It was completely blown out of proportion," Trebek says of the feud. "I was just good-naturedly poking fun at some of the questions on the show at an event in Atlanta. It's unfortunate that some people have said there's a feud," says Trebek. "I think if you see something in print, you should track it down
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Madonna could be returning to the stage in The Vagina Monologues! Broadway.com reports that the very pregnant Material Mom met with producers last weekend to discuss the possibility of making an appearance in the popular and controversial play.
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Universal is suing Mike Myers, claiming he walked away from a legal commitment to make a film based on his Saturday Night Live Dieter character. However, Reuters reports, Myers says he is shocked at the lawsuit and that he balked at making the Dieter film because "the script was unworkable. I cannot in good conscience accept $20 million and cheat moviegoers who pay their hard-earned money to see my work by making a movie with an unacceptable script," he said in a statement.
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Remember the ABC/Steven Bochco series Murder One? It's returning to TV, this time on A&E starting June 22, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A&E owns all 41 episodes and will also screen an episode of Murder One that never aired on ABC.
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