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Will Bruckheimer Invade Iran?? If He Films THE INCREMENT, He Just Might...
Merrick here...
Jerry Bruckheimer has acquired film rights to THE INCREMENT, an upcoming novel by David Ignatius - an editor & columnist at the Washington Post.
Title refers to a shadowy, elite group of British undercover intelligence operatives who are conscripted by a CIA agent to help a weapons scientist defect from Iran.
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The material is very dark, and the fact that an Iran invasion is woven into the plot could be a potential hot potato by the time the book is developed into a film.
...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety.
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The material is very dark, and the fact that an Iran invasion is woven into the plot could be a potential hot potato by the time the book is developed into a film.
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it will be a sensitive and accurate depiction of a complicated political situation...
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in a delicate and sensitive manner by Jerry.
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its more likely to actually feature a flawed anti-hero hot potato (albeit an attractive one with a blonde aubergine on his arm) invading Iran. Id buy that for a dollar
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and make sure they're all uniquely wacky to ensure 100% success.
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He's very political and shit.
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Lots of goat herders. Americans are dumb.
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Iron Shiek has spoken. Where is Sergeant Slaughter? I will fix him!
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I think a lot of us are tired of this war-espionage-spy thing. At least, if it's not James Bond.
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Yeah.
You knew that was comin', didn't ya? -
thats right i said it
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Increment = Turd inside colons. Wow i can't imagine how shitty this movie will be!
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we should invade iran
a pro US movie would actually make money or is hollywood only interested in making liberal anti US flicks that make no money? -
but I question how Bruckheimer will fubar this up... make it super Bushy like... kill the freedom haters!
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Didn't author and supposed ex-SAS hard case Andy McNab already write a book about a "shadowy, elite group of British undercover intelligence operatives" known as the Increment? I think they were assasins though or something.
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Too many Anti-Muslim movies nowadays. This is EXACTLY what the world needs right now.
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So I say bring it. But they really need to change the title to BAD BOYS III.
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direct in his ADD-on-acid style?Did someone in Hollywood say "Iran war based movies don't make money."..."Not if Brickheimer produces one.."
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...Oh... uh Huh? Jerry Bruckheimer invaded Iran.... wha?...Sorry... once again I'm distracted by the Busted T-Shirt chicks...
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what was the edit?
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Hope they do the material justice.
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..hmmmm, why do I see Clive Owen as a foregone conclusion..?
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The vast majority of Persians are anti-muslim themselves. I should know, I am one!
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...You seem to have the IQ of your namesake. Iranian's are NOT Arabs. Though they are predominantly Muslim, it's a completely different culture. Christ read something for once, man... a newspaper, a comic book, a xeroxed "missing dog" poster stapled to a light pole... anything!
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...most Iranians HATE the religious government and despise the mullahs.
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It was like going in a washing machine with a bunch of flipbooks inside rolling around. Makes Paul Greengrass shaky-cam look downright like Fred Ott's Sneeze.
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That's what I want to know.
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And then the, uh, franchise could float into obscurement.
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May 14, 2008 5:12:50 PM CDT
Although it would be great if the whining English "operatives"
by jackpumpkinhead
...were relegated to background roles as a bunch of useless rude jackoffs, and the CIA guys got all the primary roles. That would guarantee some more hilarious whining and cursing in England, and it's always amusing to see those lying revisionists getting pissed off over "historical inaccuracies" in US movies :o)
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I wonder if Bruckheimer can top the racism in the Kingdom, another brilliant political thriller.
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Hrm. You both make good points. The problem though is that all the world sees are the worst sides of Islam. I was never one to advocate mixing religion and politics, so whenever a governing/religious body does, I get offended. I have met several Muslims in my life -- men and women -- hailing from Egypt, Iran, China, Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Philadelphia, you name it. Not a single one of them was ever "DEATH TO THE AMERICAN SATAN! PRAISE ALLAH! KILL SALMAN RUSHDIE! WARGABARGLE!!!" I guess I'd just like to see a movie where Muslims are shown as real people...and not like the friggin' ducks from DUCK HUNT. -_-
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ratio of american bashing movies to rest of the world bashing 20 rip america to 1 ripping someone else
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May 15, 2008 2:52:25 AM CDT
In very bad taste considering the war is still on going in Iraq.
by wowsah156
If i was Bruckheimer i would walk well the fuck away from this proposed movie. This is getting into Paul Greengrass propaganda type nonsense that serves helps no one. Selling pro war movies whilst troops die in Iraq right now is going to be a VERY HARD SELL, and wont make money. Unless of course people are really that daft and blood thirsty...
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Pondscum: Considering some of the characters you've come across during the political bitchfests on this site, is it really all that weird to see one Persian on here? Sure, Mr. Dinnerjacket won by a landslide but are you really surprised by that? Especially when you have a rigged election where the only candidates are the "Islamic Hardliner," the "Other Islamic Hardliner," and the "Fake Reformist Who Is Actually An Islamic Hardliner In Disguise." In fact its pretty pointless to have an Iranian President because its the ruling Mullahs who call the shots.
Prof_Ender: I understand that you would want to see Muslims as real people, but in my opinion I would rather see the worst side of Islam illustrated the most because that is the side that's making all of the noise. And quite frankly, the more focus put on that side, the more attention there will be on illegitimate governments like the Islamic Republic of Iran. Awareness is the key. The more awareness there is, the better - even if it does come from Hollywood. Besides, a story about an Iranian who wants to defect to the West is more true than you realize.
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