Trade Round-Up: The Wall On Broadway
· Miramax and Tommy Mottola conspire to make Broadway musical based on Pink Floyd's The Wall. When we take our drugs to Floyd, we prefer to either stare at the stereo, visit the planetarium, or hang out with our parents. Fighting the theater crowd while tripping face seems like a less than optimal way to spend your hard-earned entertainment dollar. [THR]
· Ralph Fiennes will play Lord Voldemort in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. At least he's not overtly playing another Nazi. [THR]
· The Rock set to star in The Gridiron Gang. It's a tale of urban teen delinquents who are redeemed through the power of sports when they learn to hire other poor kids to take their urine tests. [THR]
· The Mummy/Van Helsing's Stephen Sommers acquires the rights to Flash Gordon for an updated movie, sure to be full of eye-catching special effects and fast food cross-promotions. [Variety, sub. req'd]
· Lifetime's Strong Medicine is picked up for a sixth season. We've never seen Medicine, but love it anytime Meredith Baxter(-Birney) throws up on television. No, we don't care that she's probably not on the show. [THR]