MOVIES - Oct. 23, 1990
Dr. Connery: Oscar-winner Sean Connery will star in “The Stand,†the story of a doctor who finds a cure for cancer while doing research in the Amazon. Donna Dubrow, the film’s producer, will start production in February on location in a jungle region, possibly Guatemala. John McTiernan, Dubrow’s husband, will direct the film. He worked with Connery in “The Hunt for Red October.†Dubrow has been trying to get the film made for six years, first at MGM, then at 20th Century Fox.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Oct. 25, 1990 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday October 25, 1990 Home Edition Calendar Part F Page 5 Column 2 Entertainment Desk 1 inches; 20 words Type of Material: Correction
Wrong job-- Sean Connery will play a research scientist in his upcoming film “The Standâ€--not a doctor, as was reported in Tuesday’s Calendar.
For the Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday October 31, 1990 Home Edition Calendar Part F Page 5 Column 4 Entertainment Desk 2 inches; 39 words Type of Material: Correction
Connery Film--Tom Schulman wrote “The Stand†as an original screenplay this year; the upcoming film stars Sean Connery, who is also executive producer. The film is being produced by Donna Dubrow, Andy Vajna and Schulman. Incorrect credits were published in Calendar on Oct. 23.
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