Films going into production: Bill...

Films going into production: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure II (Nelson/Interscope). Shooting in L.A. Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin all reprise original roles. This adventure finds our heroes killed by their evil robot twins; they must find a way to extricate themselves from hell. Executive producers Ted Field, Robert Cort and Rick Finkelstein. Producer Scott Kroopf. Director Peter Hewitt. Screenwriters Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson. Distributor Orion. Summer release.

Pure Luck (Silver Lion). Shooting in Mexico and Charlotte, N.C. Martin Short, Danny Glover and Jason Robards star in this romp, which finds Short as an accident-prone accountant sent off to rescue a prominent--and also clumsy--heiress. Glover pitches in as a no-nonsense detective also assigned to the case. Executive producer Sean Daniel. Producers Francis Veber and Lance Hool. Directed by Nadia Tass. Screenwriters Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris. Also stars Shella Kelley, Harry Shearer and Scott Wilson. Distributor Universal. Summer release.