Dracula never dies. Not as long as there are filmmakers to rouse his tired bones for yet another big-screen outing. Today’s Daily Variety says horrormeister Wes Craven (“Scream“) will produce a new vamp flick, appropriately titled “Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000,” for Miramax’s Dimension Films. Christopher Plummer (“The Insider“) will star, but not as Drac. He’ll play a London antiques dealer.
ANOTHER CUTE ANIMATED MOVIE (ZZZ …): Tobey Maguire, Susan Sarandon and Michael Clarke Duncan will supply the voices for “Cats and Dogs,” a Warner Bros. big-screen toon set for a Summer 2001 release, The Hollywood Reporter says.
CLEARLY, A GIANT: KISS rocker Gene Simmons is set to produce a biopic about the man who founded Casablanca Records — the key disco (and KISS) label of the 1970s. “The Neil Bogart Story” is a project for Paramount. In addition to his status as a music mogul, Bogart, who died in 1982 at age 39, produced films such as “Thank God It’s Friday” (1978).
KEEPING UP WITH THE MRS.: Tom Hanks spouse Rita Wilson will co-star with Leelee Sobieski (“Eyes Wide Shut“) in “The Glass House,” a thriller about orphaned teens and their bad guardians, Variety says.
