steven@ism70.UUCP (11/22/84)
#N:ism70:13100051:000:2920 ism70!steven Nov 21 12:14:00 1984 On the High Concept Watch in Lotusland: The NATO (National Association of Theatre Owners) recently held their annual meeting. Male Performer of the year: Bill Murray. Female Performer of the Year: Debra Winger. Director of the Year: Ivan Reitman. Producer of the Year: Michael Douglas. Also shown, product reels from the major studios detailing production slates for the next year. EXPLORERS Currently shooting in Petaluma and Los Angeles under Joe "no more effects pictures for me" Dante. Stars Mary Kay Place. Paramount's big summer picture for 1985. THE GOONIES Treasure hunt. Cave full of spiders. Starring Ke Huy Quan (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) and John Matuszak. From Spielberg's Amblin' Entertainment. Directed by Richard Donner. Warner Bros for the summer of '85. THE JETSONS Paramount exec Gary Nardino and Hanna Barbera will co-produce a live action version of the animated cartoon series. Mentioned as a dream cast: Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn. YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Begins filming in November for Paramount. Another Amblin' Entertainment presentation. Barry Levinson directs from a screenplay by Chris Columbus. PETER PAN INDIANA JONES THE TALISMAN All projects associated with Spielberg. The first two for Paramount, the third for Universal Pictures, based on the new novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub. THE BLACK CAULDRON July animated feature from Wat Disney based on the Lloyd Alexander books. Looks 10, Plot 2. THE NAVIGATOR A young boy missing for five years returns without having aged a day. More importantly, he returns in a spaceship. From John Avildsen for Disney. (Latest word is the title may change and Avildsen may be forced out.) LEGEND Live action has mostly been completed on this Ridley Scott film. Fairies, sorcerors, Tom Cruise jumping into a pool by a waterfall. Screenplay by William Hjortsberg. July 85 release from Universal. STAR TREK IV Supposedly placed on hold while Shatner renegotiates his salary. To be directed by Leonard Nimoy. Will stay at Paramount, where Harve Bennett has signed a long term production deal. STREETDANDY Could this be Michael Jackson's next big project? Geffen Films has collared Jackson for an as yet unannounced film. This could be it. Musical written by Tom Hedley. DAY OF THE DEAD George Romero's continuation of the Living Dead saga. As before, filmed in Pennsylvania with no-budget actors. ALIEN II Stalled over at Twentieth Century Fox until its writer, James Cameron, hit it big by co-writing and directing The Terminator. Cameron will direct. JEWEL OF THE NILE Michael Douglas preps this sequel to Romancing the Stone as we speak. To film in Morocco and N.Y. pending approval of Barry Diller (20th Century Fox). BACK TO THE FUTURE From Amblin' Entertainment. Screenplay by Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale. Directed by Bob Zemeckis. With Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Eric Stoltz. Paramount.