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Tim Robbins & Universal Pictures Do South Africa+
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You’re going to love this one. Tim Robbins’ next project will feature him as a South African police officer - during the old, apartheid days. The Hollywood Reporter informs us today about this new film from director Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger ), which will be titled Hot Stuff. Here’s the storyline:
Although the film is based on a true story, Robbins will play a fictional role as a policeman serving in the brutal apartheid era in South Africa. The drama, about an ordinary man forced to resort to terror, is set to begin filming in August on location in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mozambique, Swaziland and in the industrial zone and coal fields around Secunda, where the actual story took place. The story moves into present day South Africa and also stars Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher ) as Patrick Chamusso, the real life saboteur sentenced to 24 years imprisonment for his daring solo attacks against the apartheid regime.
The screenplay for this film, by the way, was written by Shawn Slovo - son of former African National Congress front-man Joe Slovo.
That’s Joe Slovo on the right.
According to the Reporter, Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella will be executive producing through their shingle Mirage Enterprises. Focus Features will release Hot Stuff in North America and Universal will distribute internationally. Can’t wait.
MTV Does the Iraq War Thing
Variety is reporting today that Paramount has acquired rights to the story of Marla Ruzicka, a 28-year-old American relief worker killed in Iraq by a suicide bomber. The film will apparently be produced with MTV Films.
I’m sure MTV Films will handle this material in the typically sober, intelligent way MTV usually handles things."
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