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Overture's FREAKS OF THE HEARTLAND Adaptation Gets A Director!!
Merrick here...
Director David Gordon Green (PINEAPPLE EXPRESS) will direct FREAKS OF THE HEARTLAND, a Peter Sattler and Geoff Davey script based on Steve Niles' Dark Horse graphics novel.
llustrated by Greg Ruth, Niles' six-part 2004 series about the horrible secret of a rural Middle American town involves Trevor Owen's attempts to protect his "monster" of a 6-year-old younger brother and Gristlewood Valley's other "freaks" from their parents' worst instincts.
...says THIS MENTION in Hollywood Reporter.
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Someone help me out here as I haven't seen Pineapple Express, nor do I know the source material.
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Hercules, meet Merrick.
Hey, I ain't bitchin'. Any DGG news is good new in my book. I met him after the Pineapple Express panel at Comic Con this past summer. Really nice guy and down to earth. Seth Rogen on the other hand...... -
Guess Merrick didn't notice the OTHER AICN article about this.
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Oct 21, 2008 1:55:14 PM CDT
Can you hear the sound of Merrick slapping his forehead?
by iammrmonkey!
I'm pretty sure I heard a loud "Doh!" coming from the direction of AICN HQ.
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Aint It Cool News posted this hours ago!
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Goddamn...
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I'm afraid to click on it in case it says Brett Ratner.
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has the fuckin' best screen name EVER! BOW DOWN! Just wanted to out that out there.
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and always thought this would be a great movie...coooool
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the old retarded sibling kept in the basement who has crazy mental powers ...there are other freaks
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Nothing new going on, eh?
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wow, what a flub. I was interested in his take on Suspiria. But I guess this will do.
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But...It's a shit book. I'd rather see him do something good, but hey, indie fag films don't pay.
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He looks nothing like I imagined. The evil looking goatee is in-tact though.
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its bad enough having to read what these guys say. I dont need to see moving pictures of them. Once I saw a picture of Harry and it scare the ever loving shit out of me. Never again.
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