Entertainment 08-04-2005 who: Pierce Brosnan what: Tipped to play James Bond again when: This week snippet: At the end of a week in which Daniel Craig was linked to the role, a Variety report picked up by The Telegraph says producers Eon have "patched things up" with Brosnan and are negotiating a two-film deal worth £22million. In other movie news, The Guardian`s Xan Brooks previews the forthcoming Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy movie; The Times says Lauren Bacall "has hit out at women with minuscule talent who sacrifice marriages for their careers"; Richard Simpson of The Daily Mail says Michael Douglas may have had tummy-tuck surgery; an article from Metro published online by thisislondon.com says the late Marlon Brando bragged to his former business manager about his "sexual escapades with minors"; Tippi Hedren talks to The Times about working with Alfred Hitchcock; The Scotsman says British cinema box offices took a record £191.5million in the first three months of 2005; and finally The Guardian`s Peter Bradshaw recommends Sean Penn`s "pressure-cooker performance" in The Assassination of Richard Nixon while James Christopher of The Times says the Penélope Cruz film Sahara is a "desert disaster". [... more]

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