Films going into production:LEVIATHAN (Gordon Co./Filmauro)....

Films going into production:

LEVIATHAN (Gordon Co./Filmauro). Shooting in Rome. Psychological thriller with “RoboCop’s” Peter Weller leading a team of underwater miners who happen upon a strange genetic aberration on a sunken ship. Executive producers Lawrence and Charles Gordon. Producers Luigi and Aurelio De Laurentiis. Director George Cosmatos. Screenwriters David Webb Peoples and Jeb Stuart. Also stars Amanda Pays, Richard Crenna, Hector Elizondo, Daniel Stern, Lisa Eilbacher, Ernie Hudson and Michael Carmine.

TAP (Hoofer). Shooting in New York. Real-life hoofers Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. star in a drama about a man (Hines) who is torn by dual pasts: his history in dance and the years he spent in prison. His attempts to return to dancing are impeded by sinister forces that tempt him back to a life of crime. Executive producer Fran Saperstein. Producers Gary Adelson and Richard Vane. Director/screenwriter Nick Castle. Also stars Suzanne Douglas.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE? (C.A.M.P.). Shooting in L.A. Described as sort of a “black Big Chill,” this comedic drama takes a closer look at the unique problems encountered by “buppies” (those are black yuppies). Executive producer/director/screenwriter Carol A. Morton. Stars Sheila Frazier, Harold Sylvester and Francesca P. Roberts.