Source: Variety Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Variety says Steven Seagal has signed a deal with Fox Searchlight and producers David Zucker and Gil Netter to develop a comedy starring vehicle directed by Zucker, who helmed Scary Movie 3.
The trade says the deal comes as a result of Seagal parodying his tough guy image in the producer and studio's upcoming The Onion Movie.
Zucker and Netter are working with Steamroller Productions, the Seagal company run by Phil Goldfine, to find the right comic vehicle. Ideas include having him play a bumbling federal agent.
David Zucker. Director & Producer:
Producer - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)
Untitled Onion Movie, The (2004) (post-production) (producer)
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (2002) (producer)
Phone Booth (2002) (producer)
"Absolutely True" (2000) TV Series (executive producer)
BASEketball (1998) (producer)
For Goodness Sake II (1996) (producer)
High School High (1996) (producer)
Walk in the Clouds, A (1995) (producer)
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (producer)
For Goodness Sake (1993) (producer)
Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The (1988) (executive producer)
... aka Naked Gun, The (1988)
Our Planet Tonight (1987) (TV) (executive producer)
Top Secret! (1984) (executive producer)
"Police Squad!" (1982) TV Series (executive producer)
Airplane! (1980) (executive producer)
... aka Flying High (1980) (Australia)
For David Zucker
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001878/
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Variety says Steven Seagal has signed a deal with Fox Searchlight and producers David Zucker and Gil Netter to develop a comedy starring vehicle directed by Zucker, who helmed Scary Movie 3.
The trade says the deal comes as a result of Seagal parodying his tough guy image in the producer and studio's upcoming The Onion Movie.
Zucker and Netter are working with Steamroller Productions, the Seagal company run by Phil Goldfine, to find the right comic vehicle. Ideas include having him play a bumbling federal agent.
David Zucker. Director & Producer:
Producer - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)
Untitled Onion Movie, The (2004) (post-production) (producer)
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (2002) (producer)
Phone Booth (2002) (producer)
"Absolutely True" (2000) TV Series (executive producer)
BASEketball (1998) (producer)
For Goodness Sake II (1996) (producer)
High School High (1996) (producer)
Walk in the Clouds, A (1995) (producer)
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (producer)
For Goodness Sake (1993) (producer)
Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The (1988) (executive producer)
... aka Naked Gun, The (1988)
Our Planet Tonight (1987) (TV) (executive producer)
Top Secret! (1984) (executive producer)
"Police Squad!" (1982) TV Series (executive producer)
Airplane! (1980) (executive producer)
... aka Flying High (1980) (Australia)
For David Zucker
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001878/
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