In today’s film news roundup, Dave Bautista is in talks for “Fantasy Island,” “Glam Masters” exec producer Diana Madison gets her first movie role and Kino Lorber buys 10 Hungarian classics.Castings“Guardians of the Galaxy” actor Dave Bautista is in negotiations to star in Blumhouse and Sony’s upcoming “Fantasy Island” movie.Ricardo Montalban starred in the television series “Fantasy Island” as the white-suited Mr.
Roarke who oversaw a mysterious island where people could live out their fantasies — for a price.
The series, which ran for seven seasons from 1977 to 1984, often dealt with dark themes and the supernatural.
If the deal goes through, Bautista would play a former guest who is still on the island against his will.The TV show became best known for Mr.
Roarke’s sidekick Tattoo (played by Hervé Villechaize), who would ring a bell in a bell tower and shout “Ze plane! Ze plane!
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