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Joel and Ethan Coen to star in OCEAN'S ELEVEN'
Hey folks, Harry here and ya know what? The impending SAG strike is causing some major MAJOR musical chairs with big movies these days according to Michael Fleming's column today on VARIETY! If you want to read that article... CLICK HERE, otherwise... I want to focus on one aspect of the article...
According to Fleming, Luke and Owen Wilson seem to be dropping out of OCEAN'S ELEVEN because they are committed to starring in THE ROYAL TENNEBAUMS for Wes Anderson, with whom their loyalty springs eternal.
What this means is that the getaway drivers, Virgil and Turk Malloy are now... stranded without bodies to create them. Fleming mentions an incredibly bizarre bit of casting that INSTANTLY piqued my interest.
Apparently... the casting on this part is currently hovering with Joel and Ethan Coen.... THE COEN BROTHERS. Now... You might remember from a few months back, I described the characters as being 'fast talking, never shut up, annoying sobs that also happen to be a bit Mormon.' Wellllll.... The descriptions you hear about the Coens from their sets have been that... they tend to get their heads together... begin communicating in a secret sped up gibberish followed by shrieking giggling... It is their way. And it happens to be PERFECT FOR THIS SET OF BROTHERS FOR THIS FILM!!! I don't know if this was Clooney's or Soderbergh's idea, but dear God it's brilliant. I will formally line up around the block for OCEAN'S ELEVEN with these brothers being played by the Coens. I will giggle everytime they come on screen. Oh dear I hope this pans out.
And it might very well might. I have been hearing that Soderbergh, Clooney and the Coens have been in deep thought recently... the rumors I had heard was that Clooney and Soderbergh were going to produce TO THE WHITE SEA for the Coens, but I never could verify that... Never in my wildest dreams did I think this was what they were up to. Joel... Ethan..... DO IT!!!!!
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that same article said that if the actors strike does happen, the coens are going to try to finish their movie before anything goes...so they wouldn't have time to appear in the film? didn't he read the whole thing? it's an if/and/maybe situation. personally I hope they spice the cast up with luiz guzman or somebody. or hell let the wayans bros. play those guys (don't count the mtv awards against them)..right now who do they have? don cheadle? hmm...thing that made out of sight rock was the cast...this looks more of the hollywood same to me.
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Is there a Dean Martin swizel stick? Or a Frank Sinatra Cock Sock? How about a Sammy Davis Jr, blown glass--Glass Eye! Fun for the kids.
How is this news?
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i'm down with it. I love those boys. got to meet them in Seattle once, they're craaa-zee.
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And so it is written that when both the blue moon shines on an empty soul of one who's heart is noble and true, and the Coen brothers star in Ocean's 11, the Evil One will return and destroy you all!!!!! Soon my dark prophecy will come true, and all ye shall perish before me.
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They are customers at the video store I manage here in NYC. I will ask them how much truth there is to this when they come in next time, though they tend to be a bit shy.
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Man, that sounds too good to be true. I hope that video store clerk gets some inside dope but knowing the coens they won't let on either way.
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They sure weren't rapid fire talkative on the Lebowski DVD interview, they seemed barely alive. It doesn't matter Oceans 11 is shaping up to be the coolest cast since Mystery Men...OH SHIT!
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I'll be sad to see Willis go but the Coen brothers will make this interesting to say the least
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Well I WAS an athiest for the last 10 years of my life, but NO MORE!!!! Yes there must be a God!!! By the way, wouldn't a year without movies be a GOOD THING!! I mean after this summer, I think Hwood needs a little break, get it's head together. Then maybe we can be spared another god awful summer.
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The Coens are gods! Soderburg is way up there. The rest of the cast for Oceans is great, IMO! If this happened, the movie would be like butter...
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