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Los Angeles -- Anxious Hollywood studio execs can now breath easier -- sort of. Mirrormax Studios has finally announced the release date of it's much anticipated 'Tammy and the T-Rex' sequel, 'Tammy and the T-Rex2: In the Dark.' Many studios were delaying announcing the release of their own summer fare until Mirrormax settled on a date, so that they could schedule their movies around 'TR2,' rather than take the chance of losing a head to head box office showdown with the much hyped film.

Mirrormax has chosen to release 'TR2' over the long July 4th weekend. Said Michael Mann ('The Last of the Mohicans' and 'Miami Vice'): "Many of the studios around town are actually miffed at Mirrormax." The reason, he says, is because executives around town believe Mirrormax knows that no one wants to challenge TR2. "So for Mirrormax to schedule their film on the second busiest weekend in the summer, instead of... say, the next weekend when there's less traffic, is like getting spit in the eye by the winner of the big game." Mann asserts that Mirrormax could easily rake in top box office receipts for weeks in a row by waiting a week and letting other big budget summer films slug it out over the 4th. "Mirrormax is just being greedy," he says. "Instead of letting the other studios make their money on the 4th, they're saying 'We want it all.' "

Mirrormax claims no ill intentions and scoffs at Mann's comments. "We're in the movie business," says Mirrormax CEO Clive Knickerbocker, "not a football game."

With all the studio in-fighting and bickering, it's easy to forget that at the heart of the controversy is the movie.

 

Denise Richards and Michael Jordan in TR2: In the Dark: Anybody got a Tic-Tac?

 

'Tammy and the T-Rex2: In the Dark,' brings Denise Richards back to reprise the role she created in the original 'Tammy and the T-Rex.' While the first 'Tammy' was basically a semi-humorous teen-sploitation film, Denise promises a more adult, action-oriented film. "There's still going to be humor," says Denise. "But there's also going to be plenty of dramatic moments. The plot can be very intense."

 

And there's also going to be plenty of Denise, say Mirrormax insiders, although much of the plot is shrouded in secrecy. Fortunately, say the insiders, Denise will not be shrouded in secrecy. "It rains a lot," says one anonymous Mirrormax executive. "Thank you, God!"

 

As mentioned earlier, details about the plot are sketchy, but more than likely revolves around finding a body for Tammy's boyfriend's brain, which was left sitting in a jar at the end of the original film.

 

The cast has been briefed specifically on what they can say and what they cannot say about the story of TR2. "All I can tell you about it," says Denise's co-star, Mel DiMarcos, "is that I'm the guy that breaks the jar with the brain."

 

Michael Jordan quips that "You'll get to see a lot of me!" We hope so, Michael. We hope so.

 

The film stars Denise Richards as Tammy, Michael Jordan as Tammy's left breast, and Mel DiMarcos as "Freddy." It opens over the July 4th weekend at theaters everywhere.

 

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