<i> Films now going into production: </i>

Dances With Wolves (Tig). Shooting in South Dakota. Kevin Costner directs. While in front of the camera Costner will play a cavalry officer who becomes adopted into a Comanche tribe, and soon after takes on the title name. Other colorful monikers: Smiles a Lot, Kicking Bird and Wind in His Hair. Producer Jim Wilson. Screenwriter Michael Blake. Distributor Orion.

High Flying Mermaid (Egmont). Shooting in Toronto and Copenhagen. Political intrigue, espionage and Tony Curtis portraying a gay CIA chief are offered in this comedy. When a corrupt Danish police chief conspires with the KGB to smuggle a sensitive computer disc to New York, a Denmark comedy team (played by the directors) gets involved in the whole operation, which comes to a rousing climax in NYC. Producer Kim Magnusson. Directors/screenwriters Ole Stephensen and Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen. Also stars Stephensen and Friis-Mikkelsen and and Clifton James.

Hollywood Chaos (MCH). Shooting in L.A. This comedic romp looks at the frenetic behind-the-scenes travails involved in a live stage production launched on behalf of Tinseltown. Executive producer Charles T. Koehn. Producers Paul Hoen, Sean McNamara, Debra Baumann. Director McNamara. Screenwriters Bernie Ancheta, Christopher Dunne and Hoen.

Memphis Belle (Enigma). Shooting in Great Britain. Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz and John Lithgow star in the story of the men who flew the B-17 bomber christened “Memphis Belle” during WW II. After surviving 24 missions over enemy territory, it attempts a last, harrowing assignment. Producers David Puttnam and Catherine Wyler. Director Michael Caton-Jones. Screenwriter Monte Merrick. Also stars David Strathairn, D. B. Sweeney, Tate Donovan and Sean Astin. Distributor Warner Bros.

Short Time (Gladden). Shooting in Vancouver. Black comedy with Dabney Coleman depicted as a cop closing in on retirement who suddenly finds out that he’s worth more dead than alive. Executive producer Joe Wizan. Producers Mickey Borofsky, Todd Black and Malcolm Harding. Director Gregg Champion. Screenwriters John Blumenthal, Michael Berry, Gary Ross, William Osbourne and William Davies. Distributor Fox.

Untitled Garry Marshall Project (Touchstone). Shooting in L.A. The “Beaches” director tackles this Pygmalion tale of a powerful New York businessman (Richard Gere) who takes an L.A. lady of the streets (Julia Roberts) into the world of sophistication. Producers Steven Reuther and Arnon Milchan. Screenwriters John Lawton and Stephen Metcalfe. Distributor Buena Vista.