By K. Heller
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wives recalled
Weeks after The Stepford Wives remake was test-screened, its crew and power cast – Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler,Matthew Broderick, and Christopher Walken – are headed back for “additional scenes,” as the studio calls them. The latest turmoil for the June 11 film comes after the $90 million Frank Oz-directed pic ran two months behind schedule. Oz, the voice of Yoda and Miss Piggy (top that on your resume!), wants Kidman for three days of reshoots, though she’s working on Sydney Pollack’s The Interpreter in her native Australia. “Frank’s sense of detail can just be insane,” says one set spy. “He’s used to puppets.” Aren’t we all?
