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Men At Work II? By Unknown, (DT) August 6, 2001 11:49 AM PT |
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Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, pro wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Randy Macho Man Savage have signed on to do a sequel to the 1990 bomb "Men At Work". ?Emilio Estevez has agreed to direct once again while brother Charles Sheen and Moshe Diamant, most famous for producing all of the Jean Claude Van Damn action films of the 90's, will offer their services in a producing capacity. ?Sheen who wanted to reprise his role could not do so because of complications with his "Spin City" schedule. ?Estevez on the other had all the time in the world, and he'll not only be helming, but will also take a stab at writing again. ?He wrote the script for the first film, but subsequently hasn't written anything since. ?Diamant, however, has faith in Estevez whose talents he believes go well beyond that of the "Mighty Duck" franchise
Hogan, who was once on top of the wrestling world, is trying to resurrect his "Hollywood" status. ?He will play the softhearted garbage totter James St. James (formerly Estevez's Role) while Savage, who fell off the wrestling map years ago, will take on Sheen's former character Carl Taylor. ?For Hogan who hasn't held a lead role since he starred in the 1993 stinker "Mr. Nanny", the challenge of stepping beyond the ring and back onto the big screen may be more that he can handle. ?Combined with Savage, who has an even less impressive demo reel, production is amazingly still slated for Spring 2002. ?For everyone's sake, lets hope that this project gets held down for the 1-2-3 before it can get off the ground. |
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