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Death To Smoochy
Status: Filming
"Death to Smoochy" is a comedy starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton , Katherine Keener, Hank Azaria, Salma Hayek and Jon Stewart (Big Daddy). Williams plays Rainbow Randolph, star of a once popular children's TV show. Randolph was recently fired and replaced by Sheldon Mopes (Norton). Mopes' TV character is the beloved Smoochy, a fuzzy Barney-like rhinoceros. When Randolph finds out Smoochy has taken more than his TV show – he's taken his girlfriend (Keener) – Randolph plots to put an end to the randy rhino.
Adam Resnick wrote the script and Danny DeVito is directing. 
"Death to Smoochy" started shooting on January 17, 2001 in New Jersey. From February 1st until  February 11th, the production moved to New York. In March, the movie is scheduled to film in Toronto, Canada.
Jon Stewart smacks "Smoochie'' - December 7, 2000, Variety
New York - Here's the reason you don't see Dan RRather, Tom Brokaw or Peter Jennings with movie deals. Jon Stewart, anchor of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show,'' has just signed to play the villain in "Death to Smoochie,'' the Danny DeVito-directed Warner Bros. comedy in which DeVito co-stars with Edward Norton, Robin Williams and Catherine Keener. That will leave the yuk web scrambling to fill the anchor chair occasionally once filming begins. Stewart replaced Craig Kilborn and signed a three-year deal nearly two years ago as the host of Comedy Central's popular nightly comic newscast. He has flourished in the role, but came in already having turned in solid performances in a number of films, most notably the Adam Sandler starrer "Big Daddy'' and "Playing by Heart.'' Stewart's reps, Jimmy Miller and James Dixon, smartly structured his Comedy Central deal so that Stewart could continue the momentum with the occasional movie, and this is the first time Stewart is using the contract perk, which will take him out of service for the next couple of months. In "Smoochie,'' Stewart plays a ruthless network executive who dumps a popular Barney-like kidshow host named Rainbow Randolph (Williams) and hires a blue rhino (Norton) to replace him, driving Randolph to plot the murder of his rival. The pic is shooting in Toronto and New York, and they're formulating plans to sub the show with "The Daily Show'' correspondents, though Stewart will do his best to make the show on down days in Toronto and when the pic comes to Gotham, where "The Daily Show'' tapes.
 
the score
Status: Post Production
Release date July 13, 20001 (U.S.A.)
Cast listed alphabetically
Angela Bassett ... Diane; Marlon Brando ... Max Baron; Robert De Niro ... Nick Wells; Gary Farmer ... Burt; Edward Norton ... Jackie Teller/Brian
"The Score", written by Dan Taylor and Kario Salem, tells the tale of an aging master thief (De Niro) who is coaxed into pulling off one last heist by a young criminal (Norton). Brando plays De Niro's fence/mentor. De Niro's character is an American living in Montreal, though he does most his jobs back in the U.S. In contrast to most visiting Hollywood productions, "The Score" was set in Montreal and didn't use the city as a stand-in for another North American burgh. The film is directed by Frank Oz, whose credits include last year's Steve Martin comedy Bowfinger, In & Out, What About Bob?, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Edward Norton scores for Brando - September 16, 2000, BBC Online Radio 1 News
Ed Norton Edward Norton is clearing up rumours about the movie ‘The Score’ that he’s filming with Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando. It was said that Marlon turned up for filming naked from the waist down to force the cameramen not to shoot his huge waistline. But Edward told Radio 1 it wasn’t true: "He was in these big heavy suits that were light coloured and so he was sweating through his shirt. And they were just constantly trying to cool him off." He continues: "So he just took his suit pants off and put these little shorts on just to stay cooler." 
May 8, 2000, Variety
Angela Bassett has inked to star opposite Robert DeNiro, Edward Norton, and Marlon Brando in "The Score." Bassett, who was Oscar-nommed for her perf in 1993’s "What’s Love Got to Do With It," recently appeared in Miramax’s "Music of the Heart." Bassett is repped by Creative Artists Agency and managed by Doug Chapin. 
 
Frida Kahlo 
Status: Filming
Edward Norton is set to make a cameo appearance as Nelson Rockefeller in the biopic "Frida Kahlo", starring Salma Hayek as the Mexican painter Kahlo.
 
painted veil
Status: Unknown
Edward Norton and Nicole Kidman will star in this film adaptation of the W.Somerset Maugham novel to be directed by Gillian Armstrong. The story begins in London in 1922 with Kidman’s Kitty Garstin marrying a buttoned-up scientist (Edward Norton) in order to escape the constraints of her family. The couple move to Hong Kong, where Kitty begins an affair with the local playboy. When her husband learns of the peccadillo, he takes her to a remote village where she begins a journey of self-discovery. It should start filming in the fall.
 
motherless brooklyn
Status: Unknown
Edward Norton will star in and produce the drama Motherless Brooklyn for New Line Cinema. The studio preemptively purchased the Jonathan Lethem novel after rapid negotiations with Endeavor, which represents both Norton and Lethem, and New York literary agent Richard Parks. Norton will produce "Motherless" alongside writer Stuart Blumberg, with whom he worked on Keeping the Faith, Norton's directorial debut. Blumberg is not set to write the "Motherless" screenplay; other writers have already put in bids. "We're psyched," said New Line senior VP Brian Witten. Norton’ll star as a detective suffering from Tourette's Syndrome who is pressed into duty to solve the murder of his mentor. Typically, the syndrome manifests itself at inopportune moments, and while most gumshoes keep their suspicions and leads to themselves, this character is often unable to verbally censor his thoughts. The detective also has a love interest in the film, and there are funny moments as the story evolves, said Witten, who, with production chief Michael De Luca, will shepherd the project for the studio.
New Line's turmoil tangles tomes - January 24, 2001, Variety
Corporate restructuring at New Line Cinema quickly took its toll on the development office Tuesday. The studio's production president, Michael De Luca, was fired last week, and 100 of the studio's 600 employees are expected to be laid off in the wake of parent company Time Warner's merger with America Online. New Line has long been one of the most vigorous players in the Gotham book market, but several projects are now in limbo there: Jonathan Lethem's "Motherless Brooklyn,'' which comes with Edward Norton attached, remains unclear.
 

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