Winona Ryder has confirmed rumors that first surfaced in 2006 and have been doing the rounds ever since: there’s a sequel being worked on to the 1989 cult classic Heathers.

“Whatever you hear, there is a sequel in the works. I swear to God,” Ryder told Us Weekly. “But for some reason the writer Dan Waters and director Michael Lehman don’t want to talk about it. I’ve been wanting to do a sequel forever. There is a story, and Christian [Slater] has agreed to come back as a kind of Obi-Wan character.”

Heathers, a black comedy starring Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty portrayed four girls in a trend-setting clique at a fictional high school in Ohio. The girls—three of whom are named Heather—rule the school through intimidation, contempt, and sex appeal, until Ryder and Slater use murder as a tool to change things. The movie was a box office failure, but went on to gain cult status, and rightly so: it was one of the best teen movies to come out of the 80s.

On the bright side, at least they’re not remaking it.

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1989′s twisted black teen comedy Heathers is being turned into a musical.

The movie started Winona Ryder and Christian Slater as a murderous pair who slowly kill off the ruling clique at their high school.
According to THR, Andy Fickman, director of “Race to Witch Mountain,” is developing Heathers the musical, along with Kevin Murphy and composer Larry O’Keefe, who earned a Tony nomination for best score for the Broadway version of “Legally Blonde.”

Readings for Heathers the musical took place this week (sort of like an audition for musicals) with Kristen Bell playing the lead and Christian Campbell as J.D.

The musical is hoped to be ready for a regional production in 2010, followed by a Broadway run.

I must confess, this was one of my favorite movies as a teen, and although I haven’t seen it for years, I still remember it vividly. If you’ve never seen it before, here’s the original trailer:

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Winona Ryder has been accused of stealing $124,000 worth of Bulgari Jewels.

Ryder “borrowed” the Bulgari jewels for a November 20 event in Madrid (picture above), then reported the diamond-encrusted bracelet and ring missing sometime after she left them in her hotel room to be picked up by staff from Marie Claire, the events sponsors, according to reports.

Ryder says she left the jewels at the hotel’s front desk for safekeeping, but this is where it gets interesting: Hotel management claims they never received the jewels and say there is no surveillance footage showing Ryder handing over the diamonds.

Winona Ryder previously served three years of probation and 480 hours of community service after a 2001 shoplifting incident.

At the time of writing there was no official comment from Ryder.

(img: Getty via NY Daily News)

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Gen X actress and reformed shoplifter Winona Ryder has been struck by an medical emergency while on a flight to London.

Ryder was taken to hospital near London’s Heathrow Airport. According to a statement from British Airways “The captain of BA282, which was traveling from LA to Heathrow, requested a priority landing as a female passenger required medical attention. The passenger was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The plane touched down shortly before noon UK time.” Cabin crew are said to have looked after Ryder while on board the flight.

A later statement from Winona Ryder’s spokeswoman called the emergency a “precautionary measure” and that Ryder she was quickly discharged.

“She did fall ill on a flight and as a precautionary measure, was taken to a hospital,” said a spokeswoman for Ryder. “She was there maybe an hour and was released. The bottom line is she is in good health.”

Ryder next appears on screen in the new Star Trek movie.

(via Reuters)

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