Everything old is brought back as new

One night last week I went on DEADLINE, the Hollywood trade site.  And here’s what I learned.

There’s a new cast in the Broadway revival of FUNNY GIRL.

There may be a revival of Reba McEntire’s REBA.

An ALLY MCBEAL sequel is in the works.

Warner Brothers is looking to another OCEAN’S ELEVEN reboot.  

There’s a FERRIS BEULLER’S DAY OFF spinoff being developed.  

Casting updates are announced on the SEX AND THE CITY sequel.  

Can the entertainment industry do anything original anymore?   There is so much product out there that networks and studios and Broadway feel they need a recognizable brand going in.  But it comes at the expense of original material.  

Still, if I’m being honest, I can’t wait for the sequel of JUSTIFIED.  


from By Ken Levine