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The Hollywood Minute
November 13, 1996
Web posted at: 6:00 p.m. ESTFrom Correspondent Dennis Michael
Anne Rice, creator of "The Vampire Chronicles," will soon be bringing her gothic visions to the small screen. Daily Variety reports Rice is developing a supernatural suspense series for CBS about a pair of cops. What's so special about these two is that one of them is a ghost from the 1950s. Look for the show to debut in the fall of 1997.
Richard Dreyfuss is looking at a ghostly comedy. Daily Variety reports the actor is signed to star in "A Fine and Private Place," a romantic film with humorous and ghostly overtones. Shooting is set for next spring.
The Warner Brothers film "Sphere" is back on track, but with a decidedly smaller budget. Daily Variety reports the movie, based on the Michael Crichton novel, has a new budget of about $85 million, $10 million smaller than it was in October.
"Pandora's Clock" was a ratings winner for NBC Sunday night. According to overnight ratings in major cities, the thriller took 24 percent of the sets in use on Sunday, but CBS was still the overall winner Sunday with even higher ratings for "Touched by an Angel."
Tim Allen has been cleared to star in a new comedy for The Bubble Factory. Allen will play a real estate hustler hiding from the IRS in Amish country in "For Richer or Poorer."
Actor and sometime director Peter Horton has joined the cast of "The End of Violence." Horton joins Bill Pullman, Andie McDowell and Gabriel Byrne in the new movie.
Fresh from rehab, Robert Downey Jr. is going back to work. The actor is set to host this weekend's edition of "Saturday Night Live" on NBC from New York. Downey was a member of the SNL troupe back in the '80s. 
Daily Variety reports Sir Anthony Hopkins is being discussed as a prospective bad guy for the next James Bond movie. The picture is in pre-production but already has the working title "Bond-18."
Antonio Banderas will be the next Hollywood hero to sport the "Zorro" cape and hat. Daily Variety reports the actor will begin shooting a new big-screen adventure for the 19th century superhero in January. The film is being produced at Tristar, but the studio is looking for a partner to share some of the $58 million cost of production.
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