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Brad Pitt to play Jack the Ripper for the Hughes Bros. pic... FROM HELL'
Hey folks, it came to my attention today via JamMovies that there is currently a rumor going about that Brad Pitt is going to be playing... Jack the Ripper. Bizarre. Personally, I don't believe that, though Don Murphy could probably tell us. Frankly, I believe he would most likely be up for playing the role of the opium addicted honest detective trying to track Jack, as... Jack would basically be a 'cameo' part for all intents and purposes. However, Brad's slate is pretty full as is. He's working on that GUY RITCHIE film (and has since November 1999). He's also in talks to do Mark Romanek's URBAN TOWNIES as well as SMUGGLER'S MOON for New Line, THE COURIER for Intermedia and THE PRETENDER. And lest we forget.... He's also set to do the Coen Brothers follow up project to OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU called TO THE WHITE SEA at 20th Century Fox. So, until we hear from a more reliable source... just take this Jack the Ripper thing with a grain of salt.
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but I have nothing to say, except "Taste my Flying Monogram!"
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The FROM HELL tp was finally just released. Read it. It is some of Alan Moore's best. And saying "I'm first is 80's gay.
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Oh, yeah now I remember: Meet Joe Black
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Jan 17, 2000 9:18:13 PM CST
(insert waking up gasps of air) What? Huh? A new Coen Bros. film
by dutch_engstrom
"To The White Sea"? What is this? Tell us more Harry, tell us more!
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Actually, I would think that
as busy as he is, the "cameo" role
would be easier to fit into his
schedule than the detective role.
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Isn't this the project that derailed Billy Friedkin's RIPPER DIARIES? I thought it was "in development" 3 years ago! Slow going...
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The Ripper implicated in Alan Moore's From Hell (in turn from Stephen Knight's book JTR: The Final Solution) is Sir William Gull, who was in his late 60s- early 70s. I doubt very much that they're going to dress Pitt up as an old man for this, if it even gets made...
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and I have nothing to say, but "PUBES!"
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Seriously, i alternately hate Arm Pitt's guts, and have my sole bisexual fantasy about him and his skinny white ass...Well maybe that Will from "will and grace" but thats more of a threesome fantasy....ok ok ok....but seriously, name me an actor in a Cohen Brothers film that made you go, "jesus, what the hell is that fuckwad doing there" its the COHENS, folks.....its gonna be funny, and bizarre, and make ya laugh, and make you go...."What, what the fuck was that?"
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I remember that a friend of mine read a book called THE DIARY OF JACK THE RIPPER (whether or not that was the same source material for this, I'm not sure), and it was a movie tie-in that was obviously published too soon. It said "Soon to be made into a motion picture with Anthony Hopkins!" on the cover. It was obviously published before they made the movie. Yes I said yes I said yes
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YOUR MAGNOLIA REVIEW!!!!! It's been weeks since you promised it!
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Did you ever seriously wonder about that? Why did Harry make it so that his cartoon character keeps sticking out his tongue? Is he mocking us, sticking out his tongue at you like that little girl that lived down the street? Perhaps his lower lip is chapped, and he just needs to re-apply moisture every fifteen seconds? Is he trying to establish his coolness by showing he hasn't gone the way of the trendy "tongue-piercing kids"? Or is it something deeper, Harry's way of saying "Come and be with me, dear reader, I am a man with a tongue, a tongue which has needs, like the need to..." Well, I won't get into that. Anyway, do any of you guys have an idea what this new Coen Brothers movie is all about or what?
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Pitt is probably up for a different role, and I really can't imagine him doing anything more disturbing than "Early" from Kalifornia. That was one fucked up performance, definitely better than Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers. Thanks for reminding me to buy the collected From Hell! Let's hope Amazon has it...by the way, Natural Born Killers is being released on DVD in a week.
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First he shows up in Thelma and Louise and gets all the girls creamy, and all the guys blow him off as a preety boy with little acting skills. So he's geared to be the next big thing, right? What does he do next? A movie about...fly fishing. To most people, about as interesting as a movie about garbage collectors. But A River Runs Through It was a beautiful homage to the old days, and to brotherhood. Then he subtly fucks with his prettyboy image in his various films. In Se7en he played a guy who's basically a moron. He calls Canterbury Tales "fucking faggot shit." But he receives his comeuppance in the worst way - paying for his ego with the life of his wife and unborn child. He took The Devil's own because he was dying to work with Han solo, not because he felt that he needed a hit. I really think he did Meet Joe Black because his agent begged him to take a conventional part in a conventional movie. Thing is, Meet Joe Black might have actually worked if it had been an hour shorter. Then, Fight Club, one of the most defining films of the 1990s. Now, girls can't stand him, and guys in the know keep a lookout for his movies. Just thought I'd point that out, and whatever he does next will have my interest. By the way, the Coen Bros. script To The White Sea has ALMOST NO DIALOGUE. Should be interesting.
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Jan 17, 2000 10:28:52 PM CST
I'm gonna be serious for just a wee minute here...I got a questi
by user id indeed!
I'm not gonna talk about the Rizzams right now,or St.Louie,or Zima,or how I screwed up at the infamous "Sounds of Dinosaurs" board.Rather,I'm gonna ask you all a serious question.Ok,now I'm thinkin of a song.It's really cool,it's got some sweet guitar riffs.Unfortunately,I've only heard it on commercials for the South Park movie(The COMMERCIALS,not the actual movie)and on the MTV Sex in the 90'S special called "Foreplay".I think it's from 1993.It's got some lyrics sung by some women,but they're unintelligible.I think one of the verses is"Quiet,quiet,leave me alone".Anybody?I need your help,you guys.Pleeeease??C'mon,I got an established reputation here.I'm part of the family!I'm the weird,twisted uncle.Help me out,you guys.Spread the question around.Please??!!
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To "User ID indeed!" - That song you're referring to is from the second album by Wilson Phillips. It only sold a few hundred copies, so that would explain why not many people recognize the tune, but it's actually a very good album. If memory serves, the title of that particular track (sung by Carnie Wilson) was "Quiet, Quiet While I Get My Stomach Stapled, Leave Me Alone". You should have seen the video...
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Dutch Engstrom: if you want to know about the Coen's new film, I suggest you go rent Preston Sturges' classic "Sullivan's Travels." All will be made clear...
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Dutch Engstrom: if you want to know about the Coen's new film, I suggest you go rent Preston Sturges' classic "Sullivan's Travels." All will be made clear...
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No, no, Count Zero, I've been following the development of "Brother" for a long time and know about "Sullivan's Travels" and all that (there's a little blip and photo in the new Entertainment Weekly 2000 Preview" Issue, for those interested). It's this other movie that I'm just now hearing about for the first time. I'm as HUGE a Coen fan as they come, and would love to hear anything anybody knows about it. Like that "mostly silent" thing mentioned earlier...that sounds intriguing...
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I used my mouse-hand to stick its finger up your virtual nose and popped a virtual booger on your tongue. That's what you get for mocking us. ;) I guess you can pick your friends, your nose, or your website, but you can't pick your friend's nose on his website.
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To The White Sea is about a WWII pilot shot down over Japan, and his journey to escape enemy territory. From what I remember about this project posted previously here, it has almost no dilogue as the pilot tries to escape to freedom, as he basically doesn't interact with anybody who speaks the language. Interesting to see the dialogue heavy Coens trying this out.
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Can't wait to hear his English accent. Sad thought: if Jack the Ripper were doing his thing today, no one would care.
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At least Petey("Little Rascals") wasn't a prima donna and could act on command!
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Not here to join the debate on the oh-so-pretty Brad Pitt,just to agree with the pervious posted comments on Alan Moore's "From Hell." It's brilliant. Read it with someone you love. Pitt can't possibly play Gull (not a slight on his acting, just the phyicallity of the role) and I'm not sure I want to hear his English accent.
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He is so hot! Don't care what he plays as long as we get to see some skin
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No wait! How about Leonardo DiCaprio as Charles Manson! He's soooooo dreamy! (Giggle.)
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First, I find it really strange that the Hughes Bros. were attached to direct From Hell, based on Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell's graphic novel masterpiece, in the first place. Kind of like attaching Jane Campion to direct Die Hard 4. But Christ, come on! In the story, the killer is (and don't worry, it isn't a spoiler) 70-something-year-old society doctor William Gull! This has *got* to be a rumor, or, if not, it will be the greatest act of Hollywood fuckuppery since...well...whatever they fucked up last week. Ghod!
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That Guy Ritchie film is working uder the title "Snatch" beleive it or not and has been for some time. Guess not all your mail gets read Harry. Can't see them keeping it as a title as it can also mean Vagina in English slang. More info on the new Coen brothers movie please.
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I don't see why the Hughes Brothers are inappropriate for this work. Why, because they're black? Or because of the content of their first two films? I could have judged Spike Lee by his first two films also, and look at the range he's showed since then. Menace II Society was a great debut, and From Hell could be considered another exploration of violence. It's all in the way you look at it. They may have been fans of the comic, who knows. And Dead Presidents, although perhaps not as good as was expected, wasn't all bad. As for Brad Pitt, every interview I read with this guy makes me like him more and more. I agree with the above poster who said he'd be great to hang out with. But I think I would have such a cool time I'd go Tom Ripley on him & Jennifer. Fight Club will hopefully be recognized at the Oscars (different voters than the Golden Globes) for at least the great acting. Pitt's work here was his most impressive since his amazing bit in 12 Monkeys.
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How many more times are they gonna make Jack the ripper?!! Who gives these films a green light? nobody will watch it, even if Pitt is in it. imagine it "boss I've got a great idea for a film" "yeah what?"- "There's this guy in merry ole Victorian Engerland murerdering postitutes", "and? what happen in the end?" , "well we never find out who did and he gets away with it!" -"How fresh, see if you can get Brad Pitt he loves doing shit films!" - "oh he's already on board, he figures even he can't make the film any worse,this time!
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Seeing the Hughes Brothers names reminded me of this project. Weren't they attached to it? Is it ever going to be made? It was a good script but I guess its too hard to sell. Also, Brad Pitt gave a great performance in Seven and lent credibility to the end of the film. Whether that scene worked or not was based on Pitt's reaction. Pitt is a very underrated actor and he could pull of Jack the Ripper.
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Jack the Ripper has been bastardized over and over and over. Most of the "history" you know is fucking false. So much bullshit came out of the london papers at the time that were NOT true.
Go read JACK THE RIPPER A TO Z to see the real history about Jack the Ripper.
and no, he was never caught. That bullshit story about a royal being the murder is wrong, and has been proven wrong. Fuck, they don't even know HOW MANY WHORES HE KILLED!!! At least 4, probally 6, possibly 8.
It's all bullshit and any movie would be bullshit. Sir Gull was an ass, and didn't know jack shit about the case. He later picked a guy that couldn't have done it.
Anybody wants to know the facts, contact me, I studied the case for a play a few years ago. The case itself is almost a myth and the bigger mystery is what "facts" to throw out. -
Anyone who has read "From Hell" could tell you that Brad Pitt is too young for the part.
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What's the deal? If this is based on the tv show and the guy who does the series isn't in it, then they should get Val Kilmer!!!!
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I love it whenever Pitt is mentioned on this site. All the nintendo-playing pimply-faced booger-eating dorks whip out their plastic lightsabers and wave them wildly around, plinking their keyboards about how he is just a pretty boy. Lame. Pitt's movies rock. Just because you will never ever pull down the bush that he does, is no reason to criticize. Oh, Tyler Durden sucked? Right. And Joe Black sucked? Oh yeah. Jealous penis envy over Claire Forlani. That's why everyone whacks off directly when Randy from Scream "fame" is brought up.
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OK, well having just read the From Hell tradepaperback, I am confident that Pitt will simply not fit the role of Whitey Gull... he'd have to put on ~40 years, and gain ~60lbs. I also don't believe he can pull off that degree of subtlety in a character.. see Joe Black/Devil's Own for examples of Brad's idea of character complexity. In any event, if they stick to Moore's amazing rendering of the Ripper cycle, this will be one killer flick (sorry, awful pun)...
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Brad Pitt is gonna go bankrupt and Jennifer Aniston who wears the pants in that house is going to pay the bills.
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but if your interested in Jack the Ripper check out www.casebook.org, its really interesting.
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I'm with Jimmer- Brad was in way over his head at the end of Se7en. Gwyneth was worse over-all, but that's a given, right? I mean, she found a way to make Matt Damon look good in comparison! No easy feat, especially when Ripley's supporting cast is acting rings 'round the supposed 'leads'. But at least he's willing to take real risks on screen, and he ditched that pasty superficial thing for a real woman, so he's got good taste too. He's an OK Joe.
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I think TO THE WHITE SEA is one of the most interesting movie projects i ever knew.
And to think that Brad Pitt is attached to it only make him justice. Some years ago i really dispissed Pitt, he was to me just a wallpaper pretty-face for brain-damaged teenagers. Until SE7EN. And we have to respect the guy for not taking the safe road and doing romantic comedies like Richard Gere for a carreer. Pitt has involved with some risky movies that many other established star would touch with a 20 feet poll.
TO THE WHITE SEA is the dream project, and the supreme challange, to any director, a movie totaly told through images and sound and without dialog. I'm just sorry that Ridley Scott isn't the director, but The Coen Brothers will surely made a great job. -
Well, I'm going to risk the slings and arrows by stating that I don't think a From Hell film should even be MADE; Alan Moore's strengths are in writing hugely complex and layered comics that cannot be effectively translated to a simple two-hour film without stripping away most of what makes the comics so rich and interesting. The Watchmen draft amply proved that. As I have said before, do we REALLY need a movie made of EVERYTHING? What's wrong with just leaving the book as it is, and perhaps trying to encourage more people to READ it, instead of being presented with a watered-down film adaptation?
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why the hell would they pick brad pitt. Anthony Hopkins was born to play the role of William Withey Gull (a.k.a Jack The Ripper). Anyone else agree? E-mail me
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To the White Sea would be a really ambitious attempt for the Coen Brothers. The elements of farce would have to be played by nature. Its title (assuming its an adaption) is taken from a novel by late novelist James Dickey (Deliverance). Like Deliverance, it deals with the struggle for survival in a dangerous situation. Its story follows a pilot who, on the way to the Hiroshima bombing, crash his plane onto an island and is stranded there. During his stay he uses lessons from his child hood in Alaska to tame the wild (This book has been sitting on my back shelf since I first bought, now I have to read it.)
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