Lucas currently stars in the CW revival of “Melrose Place.” Her feature credits include J.J. Abrams’ “Cloverfield.”

New Regency is fully financing and producing the next chapter in the raucous “Big Momma” franchise, which returns Martin Lawrence in the title role.

Director John Whitesell is set to begin lensing in April.

20th Century Fox will distribute.

Brandon T. Jackson (”Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” “Tropic Thunder”) joins the franchise as the nephew of Lawrence’s character. Duo dress as femmes and go undercover at a performing arts school.

Lucas’ character meets up with the nephew — first as a boy, and later as a girl.

David T. Friendly is returning to produce via Friendly Films.

The CW has released a lot of promo photos and a short synopsis for the new March 9 episode, which you can view below. It looks like Ashlee Simpson-Wentz will be making her last appearance in this episode.

Is anything more going to be done with Michael’s secret blackmail files that sticky-fingered David managed to snatch?
This was by far one of the biggest throwbacks to the first “Melrose Place.” And I know, I know. They’re different shows. The actors haven’t even seen the Fox version. But c’mon! The good doctor went through all the trouble to keep tabs on his former neighbors and paramours, the least the show can do is leak some of that to the viewers so that we can get a good cat fight or 10 in before the Valentine’s Day episode. Plus, it’d be a great excuse to bring back more characters …

Speaking of older characters, what ever happened to (cry)baby Jane?
Remember when she was just a pathetic, easily abused and picked-on fashion designer with a passive-aggressive anger streak? Sydney’s grieving sister came back in 2009 with a backbone and made enemies out of Ella and Violet, both of whom she turned over to the cops and both of whom seemed to have gotten out unscathed. Shouldn’t she be screaming from her tower somewhere and plotting more ways to ruin these young ‘uns? Or at least be around to collect their rent? Maybe she can smoke them out.

Ella-pool-melrose-place Oh yeah, wasn’t there a murder?
I love that these new “MP” kids are so self-centered that they just shake off Sydney’s stabbing and it’s literally “everybody back in the pool” by the second episode’s group barbecue. Since Jane’s AWOL, is anyone else going to investigate this? Shouldn’t everyone be looking at Violet, if not for being the killer then as the one to avenge her “mother’s” slaying? It’s not uncommon for shows to do two or three episodes with a juicy story line and then drop it for some other arc (I’m looking at you, “Nip/Tuck.” And I’m still holding a grudge over the weak payoff with the Carver), but wasn’t this supposed to be the major storyline for the first season? Executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer said they would have this case closed by Episode 12, but who cares if we’ve all forgotten about it anyway?

Lauren-melrose-place Will Lauren get into more repercussions from her prostitution side job?
Aside from one rough encounter, Lauren’s had a pretty good ride working in the world’s oldest profession. Sure, she had to ditch whiny Riley’s hunt for wedding dresses, and apparently Wendi’s the only one who calls her cellphone, but she’s made a friend in the biz who’s willing to help her off of a yacht. And despite the far-off stares of “how did I get into this mess?” that she projects during and after the “dates,” she seems to like it enough that she’d rather do her own illegal deeds than take the cash David makes from his black market art deals. Since those detectives have stopped hunting for Sydney’s killers, will they have time to bust her?

Will there be a final blowup and breakup for Jonah and Riley?
The world’s most unrealistically happy couple seem to hover on breaking up every episode, then calm down to discuss the same old “I don’t like your relationship with Auggie/Ella” and then make veggie burgers. Jonah met that D-girl for drinks to discuss his vision. Will he have it in him to seal the deal? Please say yes. Because I don’t know if I can take another week of this.

What about you? What would you like to see get resolved on “Melrose Place”? Share your comments below.