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Elston Gunn's Weekly Recap... we're putting it up on time this week
Father Geek is sorry for the lateness of last week's Recap, it was not due to Elston, but to the San Francisco trip Harry and I took. For some reason our lap top would not download our EMail at the hotel, and that combined with a 24 hour flight delay (United) had the Recap appearing on Monday instead of Friday. Sorry Elston, you are never late sending in your report, we'll try to do better on our end.
TAKEN FROM VARIETY AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
CASTING
* Helena Bonham Carter will star opposite Steve Martin in Artisan
Entertainment's NOVOCAINE for writer/director David Atkins. Kevin Bacon may
also join the pic about a dentist who is seduced into prescribing drugs to a
sexy patient.
* Bill Murray is attached to star in an untitled pitch by Howard Franklin
(ANTI-TRUST) for Columbia Pictures. Nicolas Cage's Saturn Films will
produce the story of an unemployed man who sets out to find the secret of a
popular game show.
* Richard Harris and Lynn Redgrave are in talks to star in MY KINGDOM about
a lethal fight over power and control after a tragic event in the life of a
patriarch. Don Boyd will direct from a script he co-wrote with Nick Davies.
* Bette Midler and Delta Burke join WHAT WOMEN WANT.
* Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal") joins Chris Rock in I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER.
* Alex Rocco will play Jennifer Lopez's father in THE WEDDING PLANNER.
* Michael Shamus Wiles (MAGNOLIA) will play Mark Wahlberg's father in METAL
GOD.
* Elaine Cassidy joins Cillian Murphy in DISCO PIGS about two teens on a
rampage. Kirsten Sheridan will direct the adaptation of the Enda Walsh
play.
* Heather Graham will star in WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY for Miramax. It's a
remake of 1996 French feature CHACUN CHERCHE SON CHAT. Brad Anderson (NEXT
STOP WONDERLAND) will direct the story of a woman's journey to find her cat
and the interesting characters she meets along the way.
* Geena Davis may have committed to a sequel to STUART LITTLE. Bruce Joel
Rubin (GHOST, DEEP IMPACT) will script.
* Kevin Costner may be the one to replace Harrison Ford in Steven
Soderbergh's TRAFFIC.
* Sean "Puffy" Combs will star in the indie comedy MADE for Artisan
Entertainment and writer/director Jon Favreau (SWINGERS) who is also
starring with Vince Vaughn. The story follows two friends and aspiring
boxers who get caught up in a money-laundering scheme. Combs will play the
leader of a NY group who awaits some money.
* Ben Affleck is in talks to join PEARL HARBOR for Disney, director Michael
Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
* Robin Wright Penn may join Bruce Willis in M. Night Shyamalan's
UNBREAKABLE.
* Rowan Atkinson (BEAN) will star in the action comedy TOUCH OF WEEVEL for
Working Title Films about a British diplomat whom British agents wrongly
believes is their greatest spy. Robert Wade and Neal Purvis scripted.
* Eric Roberts joins the indie film MERCY STREETS.
* Stephen Dorff, Fay Masterson and John Cleese will star in QUANTUM PROJECT
about two "electron-crossed lovers." Eugenio Zanetti will direct the David
Aaron Cohen-penned project.
* Peter Sarsgaard (BOY'S DON'T CRY) will star in Wayne Wang's erotic movie
THE CENTER OF THE WORLD for Artisan Entertainment.
* Shannon Elizabeth and Jerry O'Connell are in talks to co-star in TOMCATS
for writer/director Gregory Poirier about six friends who agree to ante up,
with the last guy to tie the knot receiving the jackpot.
* Anjelina Jolie is in final talks to play Lara Croft in TOMB RAIDER for
Paramount Pictures and director Simon West based on the popular video game.
DIRECTOR/WRITER ATTACHMENTS
* Steve Carr (NEXT FRIDAY) will direct HOE DOWN by Doug Krintzman for
Columbia Pictures about a has-been rap star who ends up in a small, country
town where he has to sing local music. Both he and the townspeople learn to
appreciate each other's music.
* Artisan Entertainment picked up two projects: LADIES NIGHT by Maisha
Yearwood about a bachelorette party attended by the bride-to-be's former
lovers & THE MANIFESTANT by Eric Heisserer about a man who sees that we all
live side by side with wizards and shape-shifters.
* Denzel Washington will director THE ANTWONE FISHER STORY for Fox
Searchlight about an angry sailor who is close to getting kicked out of the
Navy for fighting. He eventually turns his life around as he searches for
his family that has abandoned him. He still plans on starring in TRAINING
DAY as a corrupt cop who shows the ropes to a rookie who might be played by
Ben Affleck or Will Smith.
* MGM may pick up THREE MILES DOWN by Nick Falacci and Chery Heuton for
Andrew Davis to direct about the Jennifer Project where in the late 1960s
the U.S. government with the help of Howard Hughes nabbed a sunken Russian
submarine to learn the secrets of their spy and nuclear technology.
* Billy Wirth will direct the indie pic MACARTHUR PARK starring Lori Petty
and Julie Delpy.
* Richard Hatem (UNDER SIEGE 2) will adapt the Nelson DeMille novel PLUM
ISLAND about a New York cop who looks for the lost treasure of Captain Kidd
while investigating a murder.
* Ellen Rapoport's CLOSURE was bought by Summit Entertainment about a lawyer
who, after her fiance breaks up with her, wants to confront every guy who
has ever dumped her.
* Brad Silberling will direct a fictional feature based on the
Oscar-nominated documentary ON THE ROPES which Ann Peacock is scripting.
* Ignite Entertainment bought the corporate thriller THE INSIDE MAN by
Sheldon Turner about a young Wall St. man who is framed by his mentor for
the death of a firm's leader. (This is not the same THE INSIDE MAN Michael
Mann is developing).
* Tim McCanlies (THE IRON GIANT) will adapt Bruce Coville's JEREMY THATCHER,
DRAGON HATCHER for Itsy Bitsy Entertainment.
* Donald Petrie (MY FAVORITE MARTIAN) is in talks to direct Sandra Bullock
in the comedy MISS CONGENIALITY where Bullock will play an FBI agent
undercover in a beauty pageant.
* Jesse Vaughn will direct JUWANNA MANN for Warner Bros. and Morgan Creek
Prods. The comedy follows a basketball player who is kicked out of the NBA,
but he disguises himself as a woman and plays for the WNBA.
* Susan Miller will write THE LAST THING WE EVER DO for Disney about a
couple who dislike each other but are forced to raise the daughter of their
best friends after they're killed.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTION TIDBITS
* Martin Lawrence has dropped out of Warner Bros.' SEE SPOT RUN due to
creative differences, but David Arquette may take his place.
* Disney owns the rights to the TV comedy "The Greatest American Hero" and
plans to turn it into a live-action feature. Abby Kahn and Marc Silverstein
(NEVER BEEN KISSED) will script.
* THE INHERITED CHATEAU by Jesse Peretz, starring Paul Rudd, Silvie Testud,
Didien Flamand, Donal Logue and Roman Malco has wrapped principal digital
photography.
* Miramax grabbed the rights to A CONSPIRACY OF PAPER by David Liss. It's a
mystery thriller set in the 18th century in London against the stock
exchange.
* Warner Bros. picked up the film rights to the novel JUST FRIENDS by Robyn
Sisman where a guy and a girl who are best friends decide to movie in
together platonically and the situations that follow. David Heyman will
produce.
* F. Gary Gray has left the director chair of 20th Century Fox/New Regency's
Chris Tucker film BLACK KNIGHT due to creative differences.
* SHANGHAI NOON will be released May 26 instead of July 26, while POKEMON
THE MOVIE 2000 will be released July 21.
GUNN SHOTS
(not from the trades)
* Correction on one of last weeks GUNN SHOTS: Indeed Nick Searcy ("Seven
Days") did have a part in Joel Schumacher's TIGERLAND, he played Capt.
Sanders.
* Stax Flixburg has reviewed the script for WHAT WOMEN WANT at his site
FLIXBURG, USA.
* Sources say Adam Sandler's LITTLE NICKY is supposed to be one of the
greatest comedies ever made. That's quite a bold statement, but I'm just
telling you what I've been told.
I think the biggest news of the week is Anjelina Jolie signing
on to play Lara Croft in TOMB RAIDER. Fans can take a deep breath now that
the guessing is over and the project seems to be making progress. I'm
wondering if Ben Affleck does PEARL HARBOR, will he still do CINDERELLA MAN
for director Billy Bob Thornton? I thought PEARL HARBOR is supposed to be a
long shoot. It's good to see Steve Martin and Bill Murray attached to some
projects. Anyone read NOVOCAINE? I'm very curious about that one. Will
TRAFFIC be a shot in the arm for Kevin Costner? We'll see. THREE MILES
DOWN sounds like an interesting project as does A CONSPIRACY OF PAPER, but
nothing compares to the fact they are bringing THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO to
the screen. I knew it was coming sooner or later. Hope they keep the charm
the show had.
Happy Dentist's Day (Mar. 6)... and let Mardi Gras begin.
Elston Gunn
elstongunn@hotmail.com
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tomb Raider sucks... but I'd watch the movie because Angelina Jolie *g*
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One of the greatest comedies ever? Well it sure has a way to go to overshadow the "classic" Waterboy" and "airheads".
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By the way-James Brown should relinquish his title of the "hardest working man in show business" to Ben Affleck! He's everywhere! I wonder if he's ever said "no" to a project...
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I really want to hear more about this project. I know it's early, but I need some reassurance that we're not going to see low-angle shots of slow-mo flag-waving, or sunrise-drenched shots of sailors taking thier battle stations while a Trevor Rabin score unspools in the background. Yes, that all worked well for Bay's other efforts, but this film needs something more. Can he deliver? I need to know...p.s. Jolie as Croft: Not who I had originally envisioned, but could be a smart move. We shall see.
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...co-wrote Never Been Kissed. Go Wildcats!
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At the time of posting, there are a full five on the board and not one of them contains anything even resembling a shriek of incredulous, desolate horror at the Costner tidbit. I mean is this Talkback or what? Am I on the wrong site here? I'm disappointed in you people.
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DO WE REALLY NEED A REMAKE OF "THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO?" What's next, V the Motion Picture?
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...or does the summary of "Juwanna Mann" sound like the worst film pitch idea since "It's Super Mario Brothers...meets Zardoz!"? And did the phrase "kicked out of the navy for fighting" make anyone else think "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the war room!"?
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Mar 03, 2000 11:25:53 AM CST
Okay..... So, His Name's Jeremy Hatcher, And He Just So Happens
by mrbeaks
God..... I know you don't like to get involved in film production (at least, not since that shouting match you engaged in with Bob Evans on the set of THE COTTON CLUB, though I'll admit he was baiting you,) but could you do me just one small favor, and put the kibosh on HOE DOWN? I'll even promise to destroy my copy of THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Oh, and LITTLE NICKY, the funniest movie ever made? Really? Funnier than SOPHIE'S CHOICE?
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monkeylucifer, we already had V: THE MOTION PICTURE. It was called INDEPENDENCE DAY.
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I dunno...something just makes me picture her in "Girl Interrupted" and I can't think of her as Lara Croft. She's too...angular-looking...
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I think that Tomb Raider is the kind of thing that can translate to the screen is such a kick ass way, that it is possible that I will wet my pants. I think Jolie could surely pull it off, the project seems good until we get to the writer: Steven DeSouza. This name might not mean much to some, but this is where I begin to greatly fear this project. You see, DeSouza is the same guy who has written some of the worst main stream movies ever made. Some of them include:
Judge Dredd, Beverly Hills Cop III (although i do admire the cameo by G. Lucas), The Flinstones, Streetfighter, Hudson Hawk, and Die Hard 2. In my humble opinion, all of these movies suck like you wouldn't believe. Lets hope and pray that either a new writet gets attatched to this or that DeSouza writes his masterpiece. Thats what I think anyway. Until next time, I shall remain here in the frozen wasteland that is Canada with my movies and my hockeystick,
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As in,
Angelina Jolie's breasts are too little and this movie should have come out about three years ago. I laughed when I heard that Tomb Raider was "wildly popular." Head over to IGN.com to read what everybody thinks about the announcement of Tomb Raider V for the Playstation (they hate it). And these are people who like video games and are, I'm assuming the main audience for this movie. -
Did you see Angelina Jolie in Gia? She's got fabulous boobs!!! And speaking of boobs, who's going to Mardi Gras? I was thinking about going over on Sunday or Monday, but I might actually skip going to New Orleans this year. I know I must be getting old, because I actually caught myself saying "I don't know if I want to fight the crowd." Jeesh, get to the retirement home already.
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Have you ever seen Angelina Jolie in person? Obviously not, or you wouldn't be posting such a poor observation.
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HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And what's wrong with a V motion picture. It will be three-hundred times better than ID4.
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...seeing as how the character's friggin' British to begin with! Geez. Now, accepting that an American will play her, Jolie seems like a solid choice. Good actress, and Monkeylucifer is right, her boobs are a-okay. Now my question is, will Jolie play her as an American, or will she (presumably) affect a British accent? A Tomb Raider movie really is outdated now. I loved that first game with the white-hot passion of a thousand exploding suns, but the series has crept into the depths of mediocrity. Who knows, maybe a movie will pull it out. For the film, I'd like to see something on the order of the Sinbad-like fun of THE MUMMY, only with the delectable Jolie replacing the insufferable Brendan Frasier.
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I'm telling you people,THAT would be the perfevt tagline.That makes ME wanna see it.And it made YOU guys wanna read my post,right?It should either be that,or "More Fun than Regis with an Aluminum Bat".See the movie(or read the script"and you'll know what I'm talking about.For a change!!Ha ha ha!Whew!This has been a Somewhat Thoughtful Moment with User ID Indeed!
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Is anyone really surprised that it'll probably be Ben Affleck we'll see screaming lines like "IT'S WAR, DANNY; WAKE UP!!!" I'm sure not; I predicted this back when I read Harry's script review. Damn you, Michael Bay. This subject matter demands nothing short of a "Saving Private Ryan"-type treatment; instead it looks like we're just gonna get "Armageddon", except this time it's set in 1941 and in Hawaii instead of space. I'd like to offer my deepest condolences to all Pearl Harbor survivors for the mockery that's about to be made of them.
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Now there's a winner! God knows how movies based on video games are such critical and financial successes. It will stand among the classics, people: the Wizard, Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, etc. Gee, I can't wait for a Twisted Metal movie, it being another overrated video game franchise and all...Seriously folks, any talk of video game movies scare me. This is a bad track record that the Final Fantasy Movie will be following when it gets released.
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He's overexposing himself by being in so many films. Good way to destroy your career Ben. He'll be doing direct to video films within 2 years. Angelina Jiggles is a good choice to play laura. To the guy who said her boobs are small, "Are you on crack"?
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I'm walking on air
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Mar 03, 2000 6:30:50 PM CST
The Greatest American Hero: The Move..."...Believe it or not, th
by cinematt
OH HOLY JESUS H. HAROLD BALDHEADED CHRIST ON A POGO-STICK! WHY, GODDAMMIT WHY? Portrait of ABC-TV Prime Time Crap in action: A kvetching Woody Allen wannabe played by William Katt finds a superhero costume and then bitches about it incessantly. He's aided by Connie "John Tesh is tied to my g-string" Selleca and Robert Culp who should have been fucking ashamed of himself for lowering himself to this. This of course comes from the same network that gave us artistic enlightenments such as "Laverne and Shirley" and "Joanie Loves Chachi." Thank you, Disney Corporation for deciding to inflict this crap on the American Public yet again in the form of a feature film. I'd like to volunteer to write the new updated lyrics to the so-called hit theme song "Believe It Or Not" here and now. Here goes...
"Believe it or not, this movie will blow, I never saw such a piece of shi-hii-hiit, Give us a break, you Disney bastards, why must it be? More warmed-over crap from T.V.!" Okay, so when do I get my Oscar for best song. After all, if it's a song from a Disney movie, it WILL win the Oscar.
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I've got nothing against Angelina Jolie, but isn't Lara Croft a Brit? Why couldn't they have hired a British actress, say Liz Hurley or even Catherine Zeta Jones (Welsh, if that counts)? First Renee Zellweger gets hired to play Bridget Jones, and now this. Is Hollywood totally oblivious to the existence of English actresses?
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I don't think the Final Fantasy movie will be like video game transitions to the big screen. For one thing, it's entirely animated and it's got voiceovers, so it's not like some jackass decides to make it into some bullshit movie like Super Mario Bros and Street Fighter (what in god's name possessed Steven De Sousa to cast Jean Claude Van Damme as Guile?) turned out to be. If Final Fantasy movie will be bad, it's going to be mainly because of the story and character development, not being faithful. There are various cinematics from Final Fantasy 8 that are just gorgeous as hell, which hint as to what the movie might look like. I've only seen a few pics of the FF movie and it looks great, but I haven't read the script. I think with Wing Commander movie, I felt it was more faithful than any other video game transition to the big screen because the later WC games were essentially interactive-movies (besides the X-Wing-type simulations), but then again, why cast Freddie "I-can't-act-because-I'm-a-13-year-old-girl-teen-heart-throb-material" Prinze Jr. as Blair? Why were the Kilrathis so easy to beat and why weren't they looking like they were before? Anyway, the good news is that Final Fantasy is taking a lot longer being created into a movie than most other videogame movies, so that's a good sign. I hope it'll rule, but just cross your fingers. As for Lara Croft, Angelina Jolie is gorgeous, but I dunno if she's right for Croft. Elizabeth Hurley anyone?
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First off, I would like to say that for the posters who felt the need to bring Angelina Jolie's body into the topic of conversation over who should play a frigging' video game character, I would like to say that no human being on the planet would have a body like that. So get over it, the movie's going to suck anyway. And a movie of 'The Greatest American Hero'? How about 'Crazy Like a Fox' or 'Manimal'? It's bad enough we're making movies from popular former t.v. shows but forgettable ones? geesh. By the way, is Ben Affleck out of the running for being cast as Wonder Woman?
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Nah, I don't know about Disney movies winning oscars for best song. I believe that Prince of Egypt took that honor at last years Oscars, therefore breaking the cliche. However, the cartoon-winning-best-song cliche still remains.
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well, i can't say i oppose angelina...but we all know this part was meant for liz hurley...sigh...-Alex
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I read somewhere that Al Pacino was also interested in playing the role that Harrison Ford turned down. Am I the only one who thinks it's a no-brainer? Al Pacino or Kevin Costner?
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A few weeks back, Elston reported on a Wachowski-brother-produced film called CARNIVORE. George Romero was mentioned as director. Has anyone heard anything else about this project? Is it alive, dead, or living in development hell? Is Romero still attatched? Speaking of Romero: has BRUISER gotten a US distributor yet? I know it screened last week at the American Film Market. Anyone pick it up?
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Mar 03, 2000 10:50:49 PM CST
angelie jolie's hoohaas are implants and also had lip injections
by darthpsychotic
this bi-skank is nothing but a b movie version of ashley judd who happens to be all natural. adam sandler is still in the running as THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO as i stated previously in another aicn board. i still don't know why brian pulido's/chaoscomics.com EVIL ERNIE is not being made into a movie. i believe lady death is. until next time...release your inner headbanger...i did. :p
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check out the photo of Jennifer Lopez on www.greenlightscafe.com soon to be seen in THE WEDDING PLANNER
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Hold on, buddy. I think your priorities are out of whack. People are saying Angelina Jolie's breasts (I'm trying so hard to respect women) are too small, (which they aren't) and you want Claire Forlani? I don't even think she has breasts. And it really doesn't matter if the actress is British. Like it's so important to stay faithful to a video game and everything.
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Interesting- when I saw her in MYSTERY MEN, there weren't any credits at the opening and for a while I thought she was Helen Baxendale.
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Let's get the cries started. Biel should be Lara. She's hot and she's looking to branch away from her good girl image. Even though the flick most likely will suck, it's a starring role in a major movie. I don't have a problem with Angelina Jolie, but she's too much of a serious actress to be in a mindless actioner. It would be beneath her. I hear it's not final anyway. So let's give Jessica Biel the big push instead.
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