Hollywood's Summer 92 Bets Heavily on Sequels and Stars
A look at the summer 1992 slate shows studios banking on big sequels and star vehicles to recapture the box office. Lethal Weapon 3 and Batman Returns lead a lineup of familiar franchises, high-profile directors, and notable names like Gibson, Burton, Keaton, Pfeiffer, and Mulitple Oscar-tied talents, with only a few original projects amid a market dominated by nostalgia and wide audience appeal.
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Morgan Freeman
Gene Hackman
Richard Harris
Columbia Pletumnst
Geena Davis
Rosia O’donnall
Madonna
Lori Petty
Penny Marshall
Bridget Fonda
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Original Batman Returns poster named finalist in Key Art Awards
The 1991 Batman Returns poster by Poetic Justice is listed as a finalist in the Hollywood Reporter's Key Art Awards. Warner Bros. disputes claims of discontent, citing no replacement plan from day one. Finalists include titles such as The Addams Family Alien 3 Beauty and the Beast Dead Again Hook Jungle Fever Madonna Truth or Dare Rambling Rose and Terminator 2 Judgment Day.
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Roberto Benigni Lands Panther Role in Son of the Pink Panther
Italian star Roberto Benigni wins the title role in Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther for MGM. He will play the out of wedlock son of Inspector Clouseau in his American debut as a leading actor.
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