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· Universal might once again be reviving American Gangster (a project the studio previously killed in late 2004), this time with Ridley Scott directing and Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington as stars. [Variety]
· The Specialty Division Formerly Known As Paramount Classics picks up the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore's charismatic romp through the side-splitting world of global warming. [THR]
· Fox ignores the interstellar disaster of Pluto Nash and will risk sending Eddie Murphy into outer space in Starship Dave, the story of "a crew of miniature human-looking aliens who are seeking a way to save their doomed world." There is no mention of a fat suit, talking animals, or precocious day-care residents, so we're a little nervous about this one. [Variety]
· NBC's coverage of Olympic figure skating trounces Fox's coverage of semi-celebrities flailing about on ice skates. [THR]
· Hilarity is sure to ensue when Fox imports the British Archie Bunker (aka "The Pub Landlord") and strands him in the unfamiliar environs of Santa Monica. Also, David Ogden Stiers, Balthazar Getty, and Chazz Palmintieri all find gainful, if temporary, employment in pilots. [Variety]