May 21, 2002 |
COP OUT
Don't expect to see former NYPD Blue cop Kim Delaney back on the beat next season — despite the recent cancellation of her ABC star vehicle Philly. "I love Kim, obviously, but in the reality of how [Blue] has evolved, I don't think that it's a right fit anymore," Steven Bochco, the exec producer of both Blue and Philly, admits to TV Guide Online. Delaney — who left Blue last year to star in Philly — had a contractual agreement with ABC stipulating that if Philly got the ax after only 13 episodes, she would return to Blue for the remainder of the just-concluded TV season. But Philly lasted for 21 episodes, "so there's no obligation there," Bochco points out. |
FUZZY MATH
Begun, the finger-pointing has. It seems 20th Century Fox overestimated the box office tally for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones by about $6 million. The latest prequel actually grossed $110.2 million during its first four days in theaters — not $116 million, as Fox originally reported. |
JUST FRIENDS?
Somewhere, Jennifer Lopez's husband Cris Judd has to be getting very nervous. Judd's bride is in negotiations to reteam with Ben Affleck in Kevin Smith's latest film, Jersey Girl. J.Lo and Affleck, co-stars in the upcoming comedy Gigli, publicly professed their great admiration for each other — he in a Hollywood Reporter ad and she to TV Guide Online. Guys, get a room already. |
SURVIVOR IS TOPS
An estimated 25.6 million viewers watched Vecepia "Vee" Towery's triumph on Survivor: Marquesas Sunday night. It was the least-watched Survivor finale yet; however, CBS's reality smash faced stiff competition from NBC's Cosby Show reunion (18.3 million viewers), the season finale of The Practice (13.2 million) and the series finale of The X-Files (13 million). |
SNEAK PREVIEW
Director Martin Scorsese offered an extended preview of his long-awaited, big-budget 19th-century epic Gangs of New York at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. Scorsese was accompanied at the fest by two of the film's stars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz. We weren't there, but word has it that the audience liked what they saw. The pic opens on Christmas day. |
PRICEY TYPO
A woman who was pictured sunbathing topless in Penthouse but misidentified as Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova has settled her lawsuit against the magazine. There's no word on how much the mag paid Judith Soltesz-Benetton, but she had been seeking $10 million. Penthouse also apologized for the mix-up. |
PROOF POSITIVE
It's official: Anne Heche will replace Jennifer Jason Leigh in the Tony-winning Broadway drama Proof beginning July 2. Leigh's run comes to an end June 30. |
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