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Elston Gunn's WEEKLY RECAP
Father Geek here with Elston and another WEEKLY RECAP for all of you who may have missed out on some of the Tinseltown News during the past work-week. Its got some length to it so I'm out-of-here, and here's Elston Gunn and this week's...
WEEKLY RECAP...
TAKEN FROM VARIETY AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
CASTING
TAKEN FROM VARIETY AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
CASTING
* Lil' Kim will star in the indie urban Western GUNS AND ROSES for
writer/director Jean Claude LaMarre (HIGHER ED). Bobby Brown, LisaRaye,
Monica Calhoun, Marie Matiko and Louis Mandylor. Set in the 1800s, the
period action film combines elements of classic spaghetti Westerns with the
gritty world of hip-hop. It centers on five female outlaws who are fighting
to avenge the murder of one of their own.
* Emmy Rossum (SONGCATCHER) joins the casts of MYSTIC RIVER for Warner Bros.
and DAY AFTER TOMORROW for 20th Century Fox.
* Catherine Bell ("J.A.G.") joins Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston and Morgan
Freeman in Universal's comedy BRUCE ALMIGHTY for director Tom Shadyac.
* Jason Ritter (SWIMFAN) has replaced Brad Renfro and will star opposite
Monica Keena in FREDDY VS. JASON. Renfro's exit from the project was
attributed to creative differences.
* Newcomer Sara Foster ("Going to California," "ET on MTV") and Gary Sinise
join Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman in THE BIG BOUNCE, based on the novel by
Elmore Leonard, for director George Armitage (GROSSE POINTE BLANK).
Shooting begins Oct. 28 in Hawaii.
* Natalie Portman will star in the drama LARGE'S ARK for Jersey Films and
director Zach Braff ("Scrubs" lead actor) who wrote the script and will
co-star in the drama as well. Shooting will begin in spring.
* Melanie Lynskey joins the cast of SHATTERED GLASS, currently in
production.
* Nutsa Kukhianidze (upcoming THE GOOD THIEF) will star opposite Jeremy
Irons in MATHILDE, an indie pic to shoot this autumn in Montenegro for
Italian filmmaker Nina Mimica. It's about a journalist assigned to a
determined young Croatian girl who will tell the story of how a general was
murdered during the Serbian War.
* Lorraine Bracco and David Paymer have been added to the cast of MAX AND
GRACE, starring David Krumholz and Natasha Lyonne, about a pair of suicidal
lovers who wed in their psych ward and then break out to seek new ways to
die.
* Lindsay Duncan will join Diane Lane and Sandra Oh in the Disney romantic
comedy UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, based on Frances Mayes' bestseller, for
writer/director Audrey Wells.
* Kari Wuhrer (EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS) joins Ron Livingston, George Wendt,
Daniel Baldwin and Chris McKenna in thriller KING OF THE ANTS, directed by
Stuart Gordon. Charles Higson wrote the script based on his own novel.
DIRECTOR/WRITER ATTACHMENTS
* Charles Herman-Wurmfeld (KISSING JESSICA STEIN) will direct Reese
Witherspoon in MGM's LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE. The project
sees Witherspoon's character head to Washington D.C.
* Robert Schenkkan (THE KENTUCKY CYCLE) is in talks to adapt Paulette
Jiles's Civil War novel ENEMY WOMEN for Fox 2000. It's about a Missouri
Ozarks woman who, after being sent to a Union prison for her Rebel
sympathies, falls in love with a Union officer who helps her escape before
being sent to fight in Alabama. Determined to return to her home, she
travels 200 miles on foot through hostile territory in hopes of being
reunited.
* New Line Cinema is in final talks to reteam hip-hop stars Method Man and
Redman for the urban comedy GHETTO, INC. for Davis Entertainment. Sheck
Bugge wrote the script about three best friends who decide to form a rap
label as their ticket out of the 'hood.
* Norman Jewison will produce and direct Michael Caine in THE STATEMENT for
Sony Pictures Classics from an adaptation by Ronald Harwood (THE PIANIST) of
Brian Moore's novel. The project is a political thriller about a man who
once served as a Nazi executioner but now lives an anonymous life sheltered
by right-wing elements within the Catholic Church. When a new investigation
is launched, he becomes the target of hit men and police investigators.
* Victoria Lakeman will direct the action comedy CAPTAIN JUSTICE from her
own script for Roger Corman. It's about a young boy whose dreams collide
with real-life adventures when a criminal poses as the boy's favorite
comicbook hero. Shooting begins next spring. Corman is also planning to
use his retired comic label, Cosmic Comics, to publish a CAPTAIN JUSTICE
comic book in tandem with the film's release.
* Burr Steers (IGBY GOES DOWN) is set to adapt and direct LIGHTNING ON THE
SUN from the late Robert Bingham novel for Catch 23 Entertainment. Bingham
used his two-year tour of duty as a reporter at the Cambodian News to inform
his tale a journalist who becomes an unwitting courier of heroin.
* Dean Parisot (GALAXY QUEST) will direct Bruce Willis in ME AGAIN, a
thriller with comic overtones, for Intermedia Films. It's about a man who
wakes up one day next to a dead body, unable to remember who he is. He
learns that he is pitted against another man, and only one of them is good,
the other evil. He hopes he's the good one, but is hardly sure.
* Myriad Pictures has purchased the thriller GENIUNE ARTICLE, by
screenwriter Eric Harlacher, which is described as a modern TO CATCH A
THIEF. Production is expected to begin early next year.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTION TIDBITS
* Fox is considering a film version of "American Idol: The Search for a
Superstar."
* The teen comedy SLAP HER, SHE'S FRENCH has been moved to a Nov. 8 release
from Sept. 20.
* Kelly Osbourne has dropped out of playing the musically inclined best
friend in FREAKY FRIDAY, starring Annette Bening and Lindsay Lohan, due to
personal reasons. She will be replaced in the part by Christina Vidal.
* Without a male lead, Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi time-travel tale THE
FOUNTAIN has officially been postponed by Warner Bros. after Brad Pitt left
the project.
* New Line grabbed A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, the first book in the Paradox
Graphic Mystery line of books published by Paradox Press/DC Comics. The
book was written by John Wagner and illustrated by Vince Locke, and centers
on an ordinary family's life after the father receives unwanted national
attention for a seemingly vigilante self-defense killing at his diner, and
his previously unknown past is dredged up.
GUNN SHOTS
(NOT from the trades)
* Location Network announces the launch of the first online scouting
resource. Designed by location managers, this site bridges traditional
location scouting with the advantages of the high-speed Internet. The
company offers a full service resource where users can make detailed
location requests. Specific locations to match requests are quickly
delivered on a Digital Desktop, an image management system created
specifically for this medium. Users can then view images, send out locations
to the production team, and print them in a matter of moments.
* FOLLOW THE ROADKILL. They dare you. Check it out at
If You Can Stand The Stench.
* DIRECTOR'S CUT is based on a Chas Balun novella about a horror director
who's pursued by the demons of his past, culminating in a blood-soaked
screening of his most infamous film. DIRECTOR'S CUT will be adapted by
David Parker (HOUSE OF THE DEAD) and Daniel Schweiger (FREE ENTERPRISE).
Stuart Gordon (RE-ANIMATOR) is producing. Also, check out the new trailer
for DATE OR DISASTER at www.dateordisaster.com. This is a satire of reality
dating shows directed by Rick Elfman (FORBIDDEN ZONE, MODERN VAMPIRES), and
stars Robert Maschio (SCRUBS) as a manipulative host who goes on a
mis-matched date with truly disasterous results.
* On Tuesday Sept. 24, the World Premiere Screening of the 35mm short film
DOGS: The Longest Running Musical In Off-Off Broadway History, will take
place at The Walt Disney Studio Frank G. Wells Bldg. 1st Floor Theater.
Festivities begin at 7:30pm. You must RSVP with the names of all attending
in order to gain entry to the studio. Call 818-569-3077 or send an email to
info@gothamcityfilms.com Visit our website for more info:
Its Right Here
* Find out why Robert McKee's Story Seminar has been taken by over 40,000
students worldwide, including many of today's top screenwriters and
directors such as Akiva Goldsman, Peter Jackson, Joel Schumacher, Andrew
Stanton, Marc Klein, Zak Penn and many others. For information or to
request a free brochure, please call: 1-888-676-2533 Or visit
http://www.McKeeStory.com
* You are cordially invited to the world premiere of GEEKS:The Movie.
Please go to And Just Click to gain admission.
* Key West IndieFest is coming. For entry forms and info, visit
Them Here
* Creative Screenwriting, the #1 Screenwriting Publication, is proud to
present the 2002 Screenwriting Expo, the largest screenwriting conference
and trade show ever held. Attending the Expo on Nov. 16th and 17th (held at
the L.A. Convention Center) will put you in contact with the screenwriting
world's top talent, faculty, and production companies. For complete
information or to order today please visit our website at
www.screenwritingexpo.com or call (323) 957-1405.
* See the animated short SHIT PARTY and other projects at
Their Site . It's about a guy
who's forced to try and take a dump at a New Year's party when a couple of
hors d'oeuvres attempt a fight to the death in his belly.
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rock!
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Sep 17, 2002 7:47:16 PM CDT
"Set in the 1800s, the period action film combines elements of c
by thepoleofjustice
Maybe everyone in Hollywood really is more creative than any of us...'cause I sure as shit couldn't have dreamed up that concept.
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Brian Cox sure does look like that guy in the "Adaptation" trailer, only not so damn creepy. McKee has a book that will set you back 25 bucks instead of 500-600 dollars. Of course, you'll have to actually read it instead of sitting on your bum-bum feeling smug that you are learning from a Hollywood master, or something like that.
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They aren't creative. They just have a set of "Concept Dice." You know, you roll the dice and they read, "Western, Hip-Hop" or "Sci-fi, Werewolves." Other things written on the dice are "Sequel," "Remake," and of course "Adaptation."
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Yo, homey, this crib ain't big enough for the both of us.
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Musical kung-fu trilogy remake whodunit sci-fi dadaist franchise. Slow week. Sloooooow.
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Why the hell can't you have a hip hop soundtrack for a western? Is it anymore inconcievable than having Bon Jovi do a song for a western? Your cultural prejudice is showing.
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The story of Jesus told in a western format. Wierd flick, to say the least. But in the world of artistic expression, anything goes. I say more power to those that combine genres.
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How 'bout a innercity, crime gangsta flick, with Texas line dancing. I'd pay to see that. Well, probably not... I digress.
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Its the end of the world. It was a nice world too. Lots of nice trees. Oh well
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Come on, people: "Posse" and "Posse 2", neither of which followed up on the promise of "New Jack City" or that made-for-cable werewolf cops movie that Mario Van Peebles made. Oh, and the feminist western's been done a good couple two three times, too. Guess this is gonna be "Posse" meets "Bad Girls". Go on, tell me that wasn't the ten-second pitch. Same ol' same ol'...
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no news on the superman vs batman movie? did wb fuck it up again?
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WAAA! give ME an oscar I thought up a guy having a WATCH! i was a MAJOR PART OF THAT! (ment to post this on the DOTD/avery post but forgot)
ps- HEY AVERY! YEA YOU! IF YOUR READING THIS THE ONLY THING STOPPING ME FROM PUNCHING YOU IN YOUR FACE IS YOUR LOVE OF DAWN OF THE DEAD! (but I still hate everything else about you) -
I mean come on, its all over the web. Batman Vs. Superman is dead and Brett Ratner has taken over the reigns of Superman, has already begun preproduction, wants an unknown as Superman and possibly Anthony Hopkins as Jor-El, you'd think there'd be some kind of report on this fact, but no...........ofcourse this site doesn't report it
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Sep 18, 2002 12:30:59 AM CDT
Elvin, that movie you speak of with Piper Perabo is "Lost & Deli
by lenny nero
...And while the lesbian sex is fun and oh-so-hot, it's also a damn good movie about obsession, naivete, and literature. That may sound odd, but it works very very well.
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Yet another WWKK1978 Hollywood News Update!----With 8 MILE under his belt, Eminem has decided to branch out into producing and directing, beginning with the hip-hop action thriller BE A WULF, DAWG. An urban re-imagining of the classic poem BEOWULF, this project takes place in Los Angeles, where a wealthy rapper
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...that GUNS & ROSES movie sounds dumb. The title sounds more like an Axl Rose biopic, and I have ZERO interest in seeing Lil' Kim and Bobby Brown in a western. If they want to do a movie about black cowboys (and there were black cowboys in the Old West, make no mistake), why do they have to bring hip-hop into it? Why can't they just portray the Old West as it really was? This sounds like a nother movie made only because of the soundtrack. Oh, and on the SUPERMAN thing, THE NEW YORK TIMES site has an article dated for September 15th claiming that Jon Peters is still producing the film, even though Coming Attractions reported that he's been ditched in favor of the tag-team of Richard Donner, David Heyman, and Barrie Osbourne. Looks like the same old merry-go-round, eh? Peters always gets a bad script and a director attached, WB falls all over them and tries to get the film going...and it always falls apart at the last minute. When are they gonna learn? Fire Peters and get a decent producer in there, and maybe we'll have something.
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Man...good show.
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King Krypton, thank you.
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Hitchhiker's guide looks like it's going to be made. But then It's looked like it was going to be made for 20 years.
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Sep 18, 2002 8:28:09 AM CDT
How can Freddy and Jason fight? What, does Jason take a nap?
by douglasah
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WINGER - Hip Hop meets WWI in this account of three friends out to avenge the death of their friend to the Red Baron.
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What kinds of creative differences would cause bad-boy Renfro to walk off the project. I bet it had something to do with his lines, that is the fact that producers wouldn't let him snort blow off of the female lead's ass. I think it's refreshing, a young actor has to have principles. BTW, is that "other" girl from "Destiny's Child" still going to be in FvsJ. I can only see trouble from that. "I can't be cut up! I'm a ROLE MODEL. (Singing gospel sytle)Rooooooooooolllle, Moooooodeeeeeel."
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Creative differences? On a SLASHER MOVIE? Since when is that little niche ever been creative? Teens fuck, they die, 1 or 2 survives, etc. And Kelly Osbourne, musically inclined??? Pardon me while I laugh my ass off. Snoogans.
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hip-hop hasn't been gritty for ten years - it's all smoothed out pimpin', ice and sweet rides. I appluad Lil' Kim though, she's turned getting butt-fucked by MCs into a lucrative career as slut-impressario - making J-Lo look positively virginal is no small feat. I bet she uses jizz like Oil of Olay - twice a day, folks, twice a day. I really can't picture her riding a horse per se, but I can picture her starring with one :-)
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Faith Hill in tights... hmm.... Is it just me or does this concept actually sound better that the last Captain flick I saw?
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Morrissey will star in an as yet untitled indie, British, film noir detective movie. It will also feature Damon Albarn, Liam and Noel Gallager, Jarvis Cocker and Ken Howard. Set in the 1940s, the period action film combines elements of classic film noirwith the twee world of britpop.
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Miami Mofo, I actually consider the "Sandra Bullock as an Elvis impersonator" gag to be more horrific. The thought of her wearing those muttonchop sideburns and making like an escapee from JAILHOUSE ROCK is WAY worse than a bunch of Richard Simmons wannabes doing Liza impressions...which, of course, is why I ran with it :D.----And Jaded One, the Faith Hill as Captain America gag actually had its genesis in a message board discussion regarding Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin. One of the guys in support of Duncan's casting said, "Hey, they could cast Shania Twain as Daredevil, and as long as she embodied the traits of the character, I'd be cool with it! Plus, she'd look good in red spandex!" Given that, it didn't take much for me to think up the Faith Hill as Cap gag. And to be honest, it wouldn't be THAT big of a stretch if they were to actually do that. There was a female Captain America in Marvel's MC2 line (called "American Dream," wearing the classic Cap costume, as I recall), so it's not like the idea is totally out of left field.
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Sep 19, 2002 12:56:52 AM CDT
damn. i was really hoping this would give me a place to discuss
by a goonie
now that it's officially official, that is. i'm really eager to hear what talkbackers think about this cuz personally i'm pretty damn excited. Ratner still hasn't proven himself as an immense talent, or even a GREAT director. but he's a good one, who turned Rush Hour 2 into a rambunctious, extremely entertaining, well-shot and well-timed action comedy movie. and he did direct Nic Cage in one of his better performances in The Family Man. not that that's saying a lot (Cage is not a very good actor), but it IS saying something. once Red Dragon hits on October 4th, i will be able to officially decide what i think of his involvement with Superman. but right now, this is good. way better than McG. i just really can't wait to see how this movie turns out.
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The Black Guy, Daryl Mitchell, is indeed paralyzed from the waist down due to a motorcycle accident. They can maybe do a Christopher Pike bit where he answers yes or no questions by farting once or twice.
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Hot on the heels of his remakes of THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR and ROLLERBALL, director John McTiernan has announced his intention to remake Norman Jewison's THE STATEMENT before the original hits theater screens. LL Cool J will take Michael Caine's role in what the director describes as a "combination of the gritty hip-hop world and the postwar hypocracy of the Catholic church." THE STATEMENT (McTiernan version) arrives in December 2002.
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Wow.....
They're gonna make a western that combines the 'gangsta' sensibilities of "Posse" with the neo feminist-leaning motifs of "Bad Girls"??? A veritable "Hoes on the Range"? Hopefully it'll be one of those rare entries into the "So fucking bizarre and bad, its good" pantheon. -
Faith Hill in blue spandex! Faith Hill in blue spandex! Faith Hill in blue spandex! Faith Hill in blue spandex! Ohhhh, yeah.
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Sep 20, 2002 12:41:38 AM CDT
Man, I'm amazed at how well the "Faith Hill as Captain Ameri
by kingkrypton
Here I thought it would just bring a laugh or two (or groans, depending on your feelings about the character), but some of you guys really seem to like the idea, if for no other reason than the potential eye candy. Kinda makes me wonder how y'all would react if it actually were to happen....
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