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Anthony Hopkins writing and directing a noir comedy called SLIPSTREAM? And Holy Crap what a cast he's got!!!

Slipstream: Behind the Mask by theBigE	Jun 14th, 2006 07:51:29 AM
Hey, that sounds like a better name!
Wasn't slipstream... by Konatus	Jun 14th, 2006 07:51:48 AM
That there film with Mark Hamil in it...innit
Interesting by MKiro	Jun 14th, 2006 07:52:06 AM
I'll buy a ticket for that one - but I have no idea who the last several actors are in that list!
Bet he'll be scoring it too. by pandamaster83	Jun 14th, 2006 07:52:24 AM
I heard on a show that he really wanted to write direct and score his own movie.
First!!! by BlankGeneration	Jun 14th, 2006 07:52:43 AM
Hopkins rocks, that's all...
22 year old Hopkins by Latauro	Jun 14th, 2006 07:53:12 AM
Quint, this is true: I used to know a kid called Anthony Hopkins who would be about 22 by now. I had to read your opening about five times because I thought you were referring to him.
First twice in 24 hours by theBigE	Jun 14th, 2006 07:53:13 AM
Ok, it's official, I need to get out more. So, will Hopkins be in it as well, or just directing? I think the last comedy he was in was that Zorro movie, playing a young swashbuckling Mexican.
oops by theBigE	Jun 14th, 2006 07:56:35 AM
I guess I should read the article - of course he's in it himself. Isn't that Flanagan lady one of the old dead maids in "the Others?" Jeez,that movie creeped me out so much I'd have a hard time watching her in a comedy.
Anthony Hopkins kicks ass...Now listen to me yell... by ALUCINOR11	Jun 14th, 2006 07:59:47 AM
Elle Driver climbed up a tree to save a farm from the evil construction worker cliche's!!! I wish I was cool enough to make millions and protest stuff... Or maybe they could use their millions.. and plant a million more trees and have farm animals, and third world starvin marvin's live happily ever after and never be bothered by evil Americans who only care about money, furthering "global warming" and the slaughter of others! FUCK HIPPIES!!!!
So who is doing this? by brycemonkey	Jun 14th, 2006 08:20:06 AM
Thanks for the news but your article is so confusing I don't know who is writing/directing. Simply say it is the Tony who was Hannibal Lecter or it's the other one. Or old Tony or young Tony... Not to rag on you but I'm confused and I get angry when confused. Also if it is the old Tony he hasn't been very good for a while and Slater's last triumph was Hollow Man 2... See?!? I'm in a bad mood now. Sorry.
April 1st is long past by Giant Ape Balls	Jun 14th, 2006 08:28:36 AM
This sounds too good to be true.
remember the will rogers ad where hopkins says by JeanLuc Dickhard	Jun 14th, 2006 08:34:39 AM
Special Combo Pack......... lmaooooooooooo i used to crack up every time .... cause you know her was like what the hell is a combo pack ..... hahahaha good stuff if anybody can get a link to that ad please post it
Slipstream these nuts in your mouth... by tripp5	Jun 14th, 2006 08:48:24 AM
i really have nuthin to say about this. there's another Hopkins?
Kevin McCarthy?! Awesome. by chickychow	Jun 14th, 2006 09:23:33 AM
The dude needs a Travolta like rebirth. Thats pretty cool for a guy who's 178 years old.
Jack Black by jasper Stillwell	Jun 14th, 2006 10:14:03 AM
No room for him in this, damn he's on just about everything else on this site? A noir-comedy from Anthony Hopkins sounds dreadful to be honest and is it me or has the man simply been coasting, ('Remains of the Day' apart) for a long ol' time anyway on a reputation mainly acrued from his theatre years. He seems a very affable man in interview n'all but really what have we seen so far which points to any inherent writing/directing ability? He in many ways appears curiosly something of 'lightweight' whenever he expresses any artistic opinion at all. And ,no, I don't want to open the friggin' Lector/Lektor debate but its Cox surely, always has been????
jasper Stillwell by Lovecraftfan	Jun 14th, 2006 10:36:58 AM
And it also could be great. Who knows? Considering its Anthony Hopkins I say give him a chance. But then again Im a sucker for anything noir.
Oh Sure by jasper Stillwell	Jun 14th, 2006 10:54:58 AM
...everyone deserves a chance, after all you'd think working with Coppola, Demme, Merchant Ivory et al he may have picked at least something up along the way. For me I veer between the really classic early noirs like Double Indemnity/Maltese Falcon to then going towards the really nasty, bleak ones like Kiss Me Deadly. If I have to nail my colours to the mast The Big Clock wins it for me. Man that's a claustrophobic bit of work...
Hopkins should make a movie about punching old ladies.. by chickychow	Jun 14th, 2006 11:51:16 AM
called "This Old Lady's Jaw is gonna be fuckin Sawdust in a Second!" you tellin me it wouldn't make 50 mil opening weekend?
Jaw by jasper Stillwell	Jun 14th, 2006 12:45:54 PM
Yeah but would it crack the over seas market?
Anthony Hopkins Freaks The Mic by Harry Weinstein	Jun 14th, 2006 01:08:36 PM
Yes, it's really him, from '86. There should be a remix contest revolving around this song. http://tinyurl.com/z4vln
Which one's Anthony Hopkins and which.. by Borgnine JR	Jun 14th, 2006 01:19:28 PM
...one is Rod Steiger? Anyway, they can both eat a sandwich off the top of Danny DeVito's head.
If it weren't for the Hannibal series... by Childe Roland	Jun 14th, 2006 01:22:10 PM
...Hopkins would be making infomercials now. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy many of the guy's performances. But he can't really play anything that doesn't come off like "Anthony Hopkins as [INSERT CHARACTER HERE]." Even his Hannibal was just Anthony Hopkins as a romantic, intellectual serial killer. Cox became the character from the book for his brief but pivotal role in Manhunter. Hopkins made the character his own in Silence (and ruined him for any other cinematic revisitations, IMHO). The guy's kind of overrated.
Hopkins by emeraldboy	Jun 14th, 2006 01:25:43 PM
Hopkins has made over 70 films. some have been great, some have been not so great, some have been mediocre. He is one of the actors that we like to call a ham, robert hardy is another ham. Port talbot boy has done very well. Directing is a risk for some one who has never done it before. Even though he has made 70 films most of which he has acted in. Hollwood does not llok kindly on those who fail.
re: Jaw's potential overseas by chickychow	Jun 14th, 2006 01:38:10 PM
Aw hell yeah man. The desire to see an old bag's face turned into a piece of termite-eroded firewood by the awesome power of Sir Hopkins's fist is universal. They did a survey asking 100 Asians if they wanted to die before getting to witness this wonder, and 51% said no. Those numbers don't lie. Neither do Asians.
Jaw's potential overseas by jasper Stillwell	Jun 14th, 2006 01:45:44 PM
...I just worry about the franchise possibilities.
Oh please. "Old Lady's Fucked-Over Jaw: The Beginning" by chickychow	Jun 14th, 2006 01:52:33 PM
With that little prick from The Omen as a young Hopkins... Sequel you want? "2 Old Lady's Jaw, 2 Furious."
Sorry I've been such a fool by jasper Stillwell	Jun 14th, 2006 01:57:59 PM
Not sure Hopkins is up for acting, writing AND directing though. Paul 'AvP' Anderson...he has the kind of directing chops and knack for capturing visceral action that I'm thinking...
Agreed. Just get Hopkins to star... by chickychow	Jun 14th, 2006 02:02:06 PM
I'm thinkin Uwe Boll to helm. Too obvious? Might be tough keepin him behind the camera, he would probably want to get in on the action. I hear he likes kicking puppies and setting fire to birdhouses, so this would be the next logical progression for that kooky crazy German. I know it was for me. Where do u think I'm getting this brilliance from? This is real life, this ain't no joke!!
It is by jasper Stillwell	Jun 14th, 2006 02:12:02 PM
Who said high concept was dead?
Hey Hollywood, you payin attention? by chickychow	Jun 14th, 2006 03:10:30 PM
get off ur asses and make this fuckin movie already. I punched my grandma just to get excited about this project. its like getting in line 5 months early for a fuckin Star Wars movie, all about provin you're a geek.
Hopkins overrated? by Boru999	Jun 14th, 2006 03:56:49 PM
He is quite simply one of the greatest actors of all time. From the Lion in Winter to Shadowlands (check out the amazing emotional breakdown in the end of that film. Genuis.)to Othello to Nixon to Amistad and dozens more, the man is UNDENIABLY a profoundly gifted acor who's work is simply timeless. He belongs in the pantheon.
He should write & direct Freejack 2: Die, Emilio, Die! by pokadoo	Jun 14th, 2006 05:30:20 PM
I think Hopkins'greatest role was as the compassionate Doctor in The Elephant Man. Aside from that, Silence of the Lambs, Dracula (He & Tom Waits were the only decent thing in that turd) and the Merchant-Ivory stuff, he's been pretty hammy in a fair few clunkers. I hope this "re-imagining" of Slipstream is as good as the original, but if he dosen't employ Mark Hammil in an advisory capacity, i think this project will be headed straight to DTV!!!
I meant Mark HAMILL! by pokadoo	Jun 14th, 2006 05:45:30 PM
I can't believe i spelled Mark Hamill's name wrong, on the internet! I sound like "The Man", posing as a geek! Like an undercover narc trying to buy pills at a Rave!
or like a person whos a dolt posing as someone who isnt by chickychow	Jun 14th, 2006 09:11:39 PM
I'm just kiddin, you're a great kid. Can I say that this is my very favorite talkback ever? man, this tb has just, i dunno, its just been on FIRE man.
by LickMyBeets	Jun 14th, 2006 11:54:18 PM
:)
Yeah Mark Hamill was in Slipstream... by LeiaDown&FuckHer	Jun 15th, 2006 12:38:41 AM
...as a "ruthless bounty hunter" (tm.), chasing down Bob Peck and Bill Paxton in a wind powered future world. It also had the likes of Ben Kingsley, F. Murray Abraham, Robbie Coltrane and half of british equity running around in post apocalyptic rags and worshipping the wind 'n shit. **************************** ************************** ************ As for Anthony Hopkins, he's what Ben Kingsley would be if he were taller and less talented.
Slipstream by kwisatzhaderach	Jun 15th, 2006 03:06:02 AM
Worth seeing for Hudson saying to Skywalker: "Who the hell are you?" and Skywalker (with bleached blonde hair and a beard) replying: "The law". Fact.
I read the script for SLIPSTREAM..... by Hagrid1	Jun 16th, 2006 01:38:53 AM
I was doing some freelance script reading, and came across the script SLIPSTREAM written by Anthony Hopkins. Sir Anthony Hopkins. I was under the impression it really was the actor (never heard of this 22 year old). It was to be directed by and starring Anthony Hopkins. As I read it, I thought it was a mess. Picture Sir Anthony trying to make Mullholland Drive or Lost Highway or any of Lynch's movies. That's the tone of this piece. There's a huge shift in story at the end of the first act, there's something to do with time travel, and it has Sir Hopkins playing himself in the movie-within-a-movie that is part of the weird structure of the film. I sincerely admire the actor for taking a risk, but the draft I read (of which could very well have been totally rewritten by this posting) felt too indulgent and pretentious for my liking. However, congratulations on the effort. Best of luck to the project.

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