Films going into production:The Dark Half...

Films going into production:

The Dark Half (Dark Half Prods.). Shooting in Pittsburgh. Horror maven George Romero is executive producer, writer and director of this chiller starring Tim Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker and Julie Harris. Hutton plays an author whose life, along with his murderous subjects, is shown in detail. Producer Declan Baldwin. Distributor Orion.

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (tentative title) (Harley Prods.). Shooting in L.A. Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson star as the tentative title characters who head back to their old stomping grounds to help out a pal in trouble at the ol’ watering hole. Producer Jere Henshaw. Director Simon Wincer (“Quigley Down Under”). Screenwriter Don Michael Paul.

Soapdish (Paramount). Shooting in New York. Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Downey Jr. and Elisabeth Shue star in this look at a soap star (Field) who finds herself unceremoniously shoved out of the limelight by younger competition. Producer Alan Greisman. Director Michael Hoffman. Screenwriter Robert Harling (“Steel Magnolias”).

The Tapes of Dexter Jackson (Goldwyn Co.). Shooting in Atlanta. T.C. Carson is Jackson, a fast-rising young black broadcast journalist who begins to question his own identity as he approaches prime-time network status. Producer David Picker. Director Michael Schultz. Screenwriters Bill Payne and Fred Johnson. Distributor Goldwyn.

29th Street (29th Street Prods.). Shooting in Wilmington, N.C. Danny Aiello and hot newcomer Anthony LaPaglia combine their streetwise talents in this father/son relationship saga set in the meanest of boulevards during the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Screenwriter George Gallo (“Midnight Run”) writes and directs the comedy based on the life of actor Frank Pesce, who also appears. Executive producer Jerry Baerwitz. Producer David Permut. Also stars Lainie Kazan. Distributor Fox. Fall release.