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At the Movies: "Out of Africa 2: Afghani Boogaloo"
Speaking of the future Mr. Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise is thisclose to making his first purchase as co-owner of United Artists, says the Hollywood Reporter. And the winner is... Lions for Lambs, a drama set in Afghanistan that would star Cruise (duh) and Out of Africa leads Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. Redford is also set to direct, meaning there's a 50/50 chance he got invited to the wedding.... Per Variety, MGM expects to begin production on new installments of its James Bond, Pink Panther and The Thomas Crown Affair franchises in 2007.... Beach Boy Brian Wilson has made a deal with producer Mark Gordon to tell his life story in a feature film.
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Nov 15, 2006 9:24 AM
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Since when does 1 movie make a franchise? Pink Panther? The Thomas Crown Affair? No sequels have been made yet for the modern versions of those 2, so do they really count as franchises? If so what exactly is required to be a franchise these days? Or is it simply the studio spin cycle on full speed? It just seems the word "franchise" is throw around rather loosly. Why?
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Nov 15, 2006 12:37 PM
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MGM has never made a secret of its intention to churn out a series of Thomas Crown films. I s'pose they've been just a bit slothlike in the process 
- MWM
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Nov 15, 2006 1:08 PM
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