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· Richard Linklater signs on to direct The Bad News Bears remake for Paramount, starring Billy Bob Thornton and written by the Bad Santa team. You know, it's like School of Rock but with Little League— which is troubling because we're pretty sure School of Rock was sold as The Bad News Bears with guitars. Still, we have high hopes for this one; Thornton as Mr. Buttermaker is a pretty inspired move. [THR]
· Hollywood Out of Ideas XIV: Warner Brothers has acquired the rights to remake Hawaii Five-O. Ocean's Twelve writer George Nolfi will adapt the material. [Variety, sub. req'd.]
· ABC gives go ahead to a Happy Days anniversary special. The show will feature outtakes, montages, and a whole bunch of has-beens repressing their jealousy that Richie Cunningham has made a fortune directing thoroughly mediocre, yet Oscar-winning, features. And isn't the Fonz dead? No? Oh, that was the Three's Company guy. [Variety, sub. req'd]
· The Next Great Champ does not impress in debut. Our world remains officially un-rocked. [THR]
· A study shows that people with DVRs lurve them and never want to return to the plebian realm of four-minute commercials breaks crammed with shitty beer ads. Yes, that information required a study. [THR]