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"Basic Instinct" Franchise Extinct After Sequel Bombed At The Box Office

11 March 2009 6:44 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

"Basic Instinct" won't have another sequel, after the 2006 follow-up failed to wow both the audience and the critics, producer Mario Kassar says.

Kassar, who was the producer of the original film in 1992 and its sequel in 2006, told MovieHole.net that plans for the third chapter of the film were shelved when the sequel, "Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction," bombed at the box office and was slammed by the critics.

Sharon Stone, the star of both films, told reporters in 2006 that she had read the script for the third film and that she would like to direct it.

She was quoted by contactmusic.com as saying, "There's a script for the next part of the story - but I would like to direct it rather than star in it. It will be filmed in the U.K. again as the setting is more intense and gritty."

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Everett: 'My Sexuality Killed My Career'

19 February 2009 11:05 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actor Rupert Everett is convinced his sexuality stunted his blossoming Hollywood career - insisting movie bosses stopped offering him leading roles after he announced he is gay.

The British star won a string of lead roles in films throughout the 1980s, but his acting career slowed down after he revealed his homosexuality in 1989.

Everett is adamant that the revelation put an end to a promising career as a movie star, leaving him to play a handful of roles as the 'gay best friend'.

Everett - who played gay characters in both The Next Best Thing and My Best Friend's Wedding - also claims he was turned down for the lead role in 2006's Basic Instinct 2 because of his sexuality.

And the star blames Hollywood executives for being too scared to cast a gay man in a heterosexual leading role.

He tells The New York Times Magazine, "I wanted to be a movie star. I had a difficult set of circumstances to deal with, particularly for a movie career. Being gay, really. It just doesn't work."

And Everett hopes that movie bosses will eventually be able to look past people's sexual preferences when casting for films, adding, "As actors we don't play gay, straight... we play human beings." »

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