Mel Gibson is investigating the possibility of starring in Snake Eyes , a Brian De Palma thriller set to shoot next summer. He'd play a detective who witnesses the assassination of the secretary of defense during a heavyweight boxing title match. Another megastar with a fear of commitment, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is eyeing three projects for his next feature. The front- runner looks like I Am Legend , a remake of 1971's Charlton Heston flick The Omega Man . Schwarzenegger would play the last healthy survivor of bacterial plague.
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The other two films Mr. S. is considering are Pathfinder and Crossbow . The slightly geriatric trio of John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, and Jeremy Irons are in negotiations to play Alexander Dumas's musketeers. Leonardo DiCaprio may join in as the fourth musketeer, D'Artagnan. So now, Arnold is making his triumphant return to television with a sitcom deal at the WB network. O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark has resigned from the L.A. D.A.'s office to host the syndicated LadyLaw .