He won’t be back. Cinemascape.com reports today that director James Cameron has confirmed once again that he will not be involved in any further “Terminator” films. While attending the premiere of “U-571” recently, Cameron was asked about his potential participation in “Terminator 3.” Cameron replied, “Not gonna do it.”
Additionally, recent comments made by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton have the pair saying that they have no interest in another sequel unless Cameron is directing.
But the question remains: Will there be a “Titanic II”?
WHAT A SCREAM! Miramax has registered the Web sites www.scream4.com through www.scream10.com in making plans for a new batch of sequels, msnbc.com reports. A Miramax official has no comment, but director Wes Craven is among those who never completely believed that the studio would kill off the successful slasher-flick franchise starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette.
A CALL TO ACTION: Bill Cosby, in Los Angeles on Tuesday to receive the Steven J. Ross/Time Warner award from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema-Television, called for additional outreach programs that give minority students the chance to prepare for careers in the entertainment industry. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cosby said that such programs help give an edge to aspiring talents who already face stumbling blocks as they enter film and television.
GOODBYE, OSCAR: Richard D. and Lili Fini Zanuck have said that they will never produce another Oscar telecast, DailyVariety columnist Army Archerd reports today. Richard Zanuck told Archerd, “Although it was one of my greatest experiences, I’ll never do it again.” Lili said: “We were very happy with the reception … (but) we have a day job.”
COUPLES WATCH: Howard Stern and Angie Everhart have blossomed into something serious. “They have been going out,” the model’s rep, Shari Goldberg, tells the New York Daily News. “I don’t know about Howard, but she’s not seeing anyone else.” … Actress Kristin Scott Thomas is expecting her third child. She is married to Francois Oliviennes. … Joan Lunden, the former host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” who reportedly is a contender to replace Kathie Lee Gifford on “Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee,” has married Jeff Konigsberg, who operates children’s summer camps. It is Lunden’s second marriage.
HERE’S LOOKIN’ AT YOU, KID: Robert Evans’ best-seller “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” which chronicles the producer’s rise to power in Hollywood, might be brought to the screen as a feature documentary by this year’s DGA documentary feature winners Brett Morgen and Nanette Burstein (“On the Ropes”), the Reporter says. The news first broke March 25 on foxnews.com.
