The Great Cartoon Cash-In

By PAUL GRAY/

Hollywood is holding its breath, waiting to measure the box-office potential of Warren Beatty's $30 million Dick Tracy, which opened last weekend. But the film community's anxiety has not stopped movie moguls from laying plans to bring more comic characters to the screen:

Captain America

Matt Salinger, actor son of the reclusive novelist J.D., stars as the World War II superhero. He battles archrival the Red Skull in this film set for autumn release.

Blondie

The Disney company hopes to follow its Tracy flick with a new musical version of the classic comic strip. Oscar-winning screenwriter Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy) will pen the script.

The Flintstones

Here's another '60s cartoon planned as a live-action film. Producers are hoping to cast Roseanne's John Goodman as Fred and British comedian Tracey Ullman as his long-suffering wife Wilma.

Brenda Starr

Filmed in 1986, this Brooke Shields-Timothy Dalton vehicle has been tangled in lawsuits ever since. If Dick Tracy proves to be a big hit, producers could dust it off for a wide release.

The Jetsons

The space-age family won't be played by live actors in this film set for summer release. Teen-dream pop singer Tiffany provides the voice of George Jetson's daughter Judy.

With reporting by DAVID ELLIS