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At the Movies: Heigl Dresses for Romantic Comedy
Per Variety, Grey's Anatomy's Katherine Heigl, who stars in this summer's Knocked Up, has booked another rom-com: 27 Dresses, scripted by The Devil Wears Prada's Aline Brosh Mckenna and concerning a perpetual bridesmaid whose 27th time is as her sister marries a man Heigl is madly in love with.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, Michael Bay and his Transformers scribes are developing sci-fi author Whitley Strieber's 2012: The War for Souls for the big screen.... Oscar nominee/comeback "kid" Jackie Earle Haley has booked three gigs: Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro, the drama Winged Creatures (with Kate Beckinsale and Forest Whitaker), and the indie biopic Bolden!.... Rudy Ray Moore will exec-produce and perhaps appear in a remake of the 1975 "blaxploitation" comedy Dolemite.
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Mar 19, 2007 10:36 AM
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Re: Dolemite, couldn't be bring back Avenging Disco Godfather instead?
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Mar 19, 2007 11:24 AM
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I cannot for the life of me understand the need to remake Dolemite. Surely, there are better films to remake! And, here's a thought, how about making a NEW movie rather than redoing an old one? I just don't get it. Was there a huge march on Hollywood from people wanting a remake of Dolemite? Were people holding rallies demanding the return of the blaxploitation era? My friend wrote about this on her blog this morning, saying if you're not black, you don't get it. Well, I'm black and I still don't get it. In fact, I like to think that as a country we've gotten past this and that we can do decent movies [even if they are remakes] without bringing back the likes of frakkin Dolemite. But clearly, I'm wrong. Grrr. ![]<img border=](http://community.tvguide.com/images/emoticons/devil.gif) ">">
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Mar 19, 2007 1:14 PM
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Dejasmom96, Dolemite is the only character Rudy Ray Moore is known for. It's not like anyone but him is clamoring to bring it back. You gotta give the guy props for trying to stay alive, right?  I just want him to bring it back so I get a crack at interviewing him.
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Mar 19, 2007 8:15 PM
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