Will They 'Duet'?

Gwyneth Paltrow's new movie runs into trouble. EW reports
that Disney isn't happy with the project she made with her
father.

by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
EW daily news
March 10, 2000, 6:00 a.m.



Disney isn't trilling over ''Duets,'' Bruce Paltrow's drama
about karaoke singers starring his Oscar winning daughter
Gwyneth. The project was picked up by the Mouse House for
its Hollywood banner after Columbia dropped it -- following
the breakup of Gwyneth and Brad Pitt, who originally was
going to costar and was replaced by Scott Speedman.

While reports surfaced that the movie was too violent for
the studio's taste, a Disney source says the problem has
nothing to do with gore: Director Paltrow refused to make
edits the studio wanted, and then balked when it decided to
give the film a limited release. When Disney allowed Paltrow
to shop the picture, he found no takers.

Paltrow couldn't be reached for comment, but screenwriter
John Byrum (''The Razor's Edge'') says, ''It's not a movie
for everyone,'' although he does allow that ''if Bruce had
made a couple of these changes Disney requested, it [probably]
would have had a much bigger release.'' Disney has yet to
decide when -- or how widely -- ''Duets'' will debut.