Close Call for Mel
Meanwhile, Black, now a creaky 27, is wrapping work on “Shadow Company,” which he’ll co-produce. A horror film set in ‘Nam (“a cross between ‘Platoon’ and ‘The Exorcist,’ ” said a serious Black), it will be directed by John Carpenter. Walter Hill is exec producing.
“And this time,” said Black, “I get to be grim.”
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