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03Sep2009

Oh no! 'Big Momma's House 3' finds a writer

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 12:55AM | By

l'm not even going to waste a single minute wondering why in the heck Fox decided to go ahead and develop "Big Momma's House 3," but the truth is, the unecessaey sequel is going to happen, and it looks like the project is slowly coming together.

Randi Mayem Singer, who wrote the upcoming "Tooth Fairy," is on board to pen the script for the third installment in the series starring Martin Lawrence as an undercover agent who dresses like a big lady.

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Sunday

30Aug2009

Columbia is developing 'Bad Boys 3'

Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 9:03PM | By

The "Bad Boys" will soon return to the big screen, as Columbia Pictures is prepping a third installment in the popular series starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. "Bad Boys 3" is only in the earliest developmental stages right now, but I'm sure we'll hear more about it once a script nears completion.

The Hollywood Reporter says Peter Craig is set to write the third film. Plot details are unknown at this point, but the film will follow the latest adventures of Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. No deals have been made with either Smith or Lawrence at this stage.

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Friday

06Mar2009

Lawrence, Morgan join 'Death at a Funeral'

Friday, March 6, 2009 at 11:12PM | By

Tracy Morgan and Martin Lawrence are gearing up to star alongside Chris Rock in the remake of Frank Oz’s 2007 comedy “Death at a Funeral."

Loretta Devine, Ron Glass, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana and Columbus Short are also part of the acting crew, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The story focuses on a funeral ceremony during which cadavers are misplaced, people engage in indecent exposure, and dirty family secrets suddenly come to light.

Neil LaBute is directing a script by Rock and Ayesha Carr (“Everybody Hates Chris”). Dean Craig, writer of the original British comedy, is on board to executive produce the project.

Morgan, who can be seen on "30 Rock," has a couple of projects coming up, including "Nailed" and "Freshman Roommates." Rock recently joined the cast of an untitled comedy for Columbia Pictures.

I still have to watch the original "Death at a Funeral," but I hear it's a wildly funny comedy.

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Wednesday

18Feb2009

Daily news dose: 'School for Scumbags' comes to big screen; 'All About Steve' postponed

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 11:32AM | By

Here's your daily dose of film news for Feb. 18, 2009:

• Aaron Rapke and Stewart Kaye will adapt Danny King's novel "School for Scumbags," according to Variety. The book follows a teenager who, after being kicked out of multiple schools, ends up in a special school for troublemakers where real-life thieves teach the kids how to pull off a giant heist.

• Martin Lawrence is attached to star in "Back to America," a film about a Queens man who finds out he is the heir to the throne of an African country. Lawrence will co-produce the film with Alcon Entertainment. He was last seen in "College Road Trip." (Variety)

• Twentieth Century Fox decided to push back Sandra Bullock's new comedy "All About Steve" to the fall. The film was originally scheduled to open March 6, but with many romantic comedies currently out there already, the studio thought it may be best to postpone the release. Also opening March 6 is "Watchmen." (Variety)

• Evan Jones is set to star in Albert and Allen Hughes' "The Book of Eli" and Ryan Piers Williams' "American Tragic." Jones' credicts include "October Road." (The Hollywood Reporter)