It is, after all, right there in the name: Ladies Love Cool J. Given his patented pull with women, Lions Gate Films has signed a multi-picture deal with LL Cool J in the hopes of attracting black female moviegoers to the cineplex. The first movie in the deal will be an urban remake of Fatal Attraction, according to The Hollywood Reporter. LL — who has previously starred in films including Deliver Us From Eva and Deep Blue Sea — will take the role Michael Douglas played in the 1987 original, portraying a guy who gets way more than he bargained for when he starts an extramarital affair. “What we are looking to do with LL is to get high-quality material that will attract talent,” Michael Paseornek, president of production at Lions Gate said of the bid to tap into an “underserved and often ignored” segment of the moviegoing population. “We are not looking to develop gimmicks but make real movies. LL has a huge following and is very credible with women.”
