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‘Kamehameha’
flick still aliveNo need for Hawaii's production community to worry that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's success in his pic, "The Rundown" means the Sony Pictures' film "Kamehameha" is dead. A Sony exec says "'Kamehameha' is in active development," which means the studio doesn't yet have a script it likes for the biopic. But "The Rock" has plenty of other films on his plate, so "Kamehameha" might have to wait until 2005 to begin production. Johnson's next pic is Universal's "Spy Hunter," a film adaptation of the classic 1980s video game, which is being considered for a summer 2005 release ...
"The Rundown's" Hawaii crew got a special screening last Saturday at Ward 16 thanks to executive producer Ric Kidney who wanted to show his appreciation for their hard work ...
James MacArthur will receive the state's 2003 Film in Hawaii Award to be presented by the Hawaii Film Office on Nov. 6, during the Hawaii International Film festival. The award is given annually to the film or television entity that "has significantly contributed to promoting the local film industry." MacArthur played the signature role of Danno on "Hawaii Five-0." ...
"American Idol" brought about 60 of its own staff from L.A. but hired 40 local production assistants and an all-local crew for sound and lighting. Judge Paula Abdul will be featured on an upcoming issue of Spa Finder magazine taking in treatments at the Halekulani Hotel. David Goffen, the show's supervising producer, congratulated the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, saying the top-rated Fox show "could not have and would not have" come to Honolulu because of the high expense if the agency hadn't stepped up to the plate to help arrange sponsorships from Sheraton Waikiki, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Hawaiian Airlines. David McNeil, McNeil-Wilson Communications president, was also instrumental, Goffen said...
Local production company Liquid Planet Studios provided all the equipment and other production needs for "American Idol." The company will also be shooting six episodes of national programs, including "A Wedding Story" and "A Makeover Story," which will air on TLC ...
As reported in the Star-Bulletin last week, CBS remains in negotiations with local bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman to produce a pilot and subsequent Hawaii-based reality series.
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