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And The Rodriguez/McGowan Project Du Jour Is...

Death by matalo	Jun 27th, 2008 09:10:12 AM
to Ming!
Hey! She grew a leg back! by Speed Fricassee	Jun 27th, 2008 09:10:16 AM

Rose McGowan by Mr. Profit	Jun 27th, 2008 09:12:56 AM
Is hot but she can't act. Any credibility she had went away with her stint on "Charmed". I'm sure other actresses are better suited to pull off this kind of a role. Rose can't carry a movie, and she most definitely can't pull off action. This movie = FAIL before it's even made.
Bridgette Nielson used to be hot by That 70s Venom	Jun 27th, 2008 09:14:03 AM
until she started aging... now she just looks... well... ugh. Arny is irreplaceable though. If they get Vin Diesel to play Kalidor I will shoot my cat in the face.
Rose McGowan??? by Darth Bald	Jun 27th, 2008 09:17:14 AM
For some reason my first attempt didn't post, and Mr. Profit kind of stole my thunder. Rose McGowan cannot act. Not that Brigitte Nielson was a master thespian, but c'mon! Personally, I think Señor Rodriguez is a bit p-whipped these days!
Sounds about right by FILMFUNK	Jun 27th, 2008 09:21:48 AM
for the quality Rodriguez could bring to this. I like Sin City quite a bit and the guy certainly works hard but he's a doer of much, master of nowt! really
I always thought Red Sonja was bigger by ArcadianDS	Jun 27th, 2008 09:23:20 AM
Rose is a fidgit with large cans and baby-birthing hips.
Brigitte Nielsen looks like my grandma but uglier by That 70s Venom	Jun 27th, 2008 09:25:14 AM
http://tinyurl.com/3387as
So, so bad... by King_Knut	Jun 27th, 2008 09:30:00 AM
why fucking bother remaking this turd? Why couldn't De Laurentiis have made King Conan back in the early 2000's?
Come on guys...this is fun fucking news....and... by FlickaPoo	Jun 27th, 2008 09:33:36 AM
...you know what?...I do hope Rodriguez HAS actually lost his mind because I want this made in their back yard for a couple of million, paper mache costumes and no adult supervision...
D Vader.... by SubliminalJones	Jun 27th, 2008 09:34:03 AM
I don't believe the makers of the original Red Sonja were able to obtain the rights to the character of Conan from Robert E. Howard's estate, so they just changed the character's name to Kalidor(which sounds like the name of some bargain basement discount store in downtown Manhattan). Also, I found this interesting tidbit on Imdb: " It is commonly believed that Robert E. Howard created the character of Red Sonja in one of his Conan short stories. In reality, he created a character with a similar name (Red Sonya) that appeared in a minor role in a non-fantasy work of historical fiction. "Red Sonja", the character popularized by the 1985 movie, actually first appeared in a Conan comic book written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith".
Robert Rodriguez presents Rose McGowan in... by rev_skarekroe	Jun 27th, 2008 09:34:19 AM
...HOMEWRECKER! The Musical!
conan SHOULD have been by Falcon5768	Jun 27th, 2008 09:35:28 AM
but they didnt have the rights to him, thus they made Conan "King Kalador" instead. But film series wise a lot of people count RS in with the conans and just ignore his name.
Robert Rodriguez is pussy whooped by TheJake	Jun 27th, 2008 09:36:03 AM
Rose McGowan couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. Unless he is going for another "purposely" shitty movie like Planet Terror, this is going to suck, big time. And I give you TheJake's money back guarantee on that.
Yeah, Kalidor was SUPPOSED to be Conan by rev_skarekroe	Jun 27th, 2008 09:37:09 AM
But they had to change it. No big loss as far as I'm concerned. Why dilute the Conan franchise with two crappy movies?
She is too petite for the role. by fiester	Jun 27th, 2008 09:56:29 AM
Rose is only like 5'2".
An 80 pound Sonja? by TheLastCleric	Jun 27th, 2008 09:57:24 AM
Rose can't even lift a fork to get food into her mouth. How's she going to heft a sword?
Sword-swinging, muscled Rose McGowan? by Mullah Omar	Jun 27th, 2008 09:59:09 AM
No, I would have never imagined it, either. Rose might be good in a number of roles, but physical action star is not going to be one of them.
Brigette Neilsen by emeraldboy	Jun 27th, 2008 10:24:54 AM
is insane.
Before they took off CBB(celeb big brother) by emeraldboy	Jun 27th, 2008 10:32:37 AM
One lowlight was when they flew over Jackie Stallone who is also insane. didnt tell her where she was going and who the other Housemates(that should be inamtes)were . One of them was Brigette Neilsen. Sly's ex-wife. They didnt get on.
Hmmm... by 11ZOMBIES	Jun 27th, 2008 10:32:52 AM
I've given up on Rodriguez... doubly so after "Planet Terror". However, this is intriguing.
Will McGowen ruin Rodridguez's career? by TVguy4566	Jun 27th, 2008 10:40:14 AM
He seems to be picking projects based on what will boot McGowen's career into full gear. Personally, I don't think the woman has what it takes to carry a movie. But she must be awesome in bed for Rodriguez to be picking all these movies for her to star in.
Rose McGowan is sublime by I Dunno	Jun 27th, 2008 10:40:56 AM
She had to have plastic surgery because of an accident but on Charmed, she glowed in every silly, contrived scene she was in. I love her.
Re: 80 pound Sonja.... by Rameses	Jun 27th, 2008 10:41:26 AM
The character in the books and comics isn't especially tall or muscled , that's why casting Bridgette was such a fuck up in the original film.Sonja is meant to look more like a ginger vampirella in a chrome/gold chain bikini.Bridgette with her manly body and ginger crewcut, just about went as wrong as it could go{Her hair wasn't even orange/red it was more like conker coloured!!!!???} Rose can't act , but she's obviously game for any crazy shit Rodrigez thinks up...so I look foreward to this ...sort of.
If Rose was 10 years younger by rollermonkey	Jun 27th, 2008 10:42:45 AM
I'd be mildly excited about her new career path. She's already starting to look like hell.
Let's hope there's a hot co-star by BitterMan23	Jun 27th, 2008 10:44:08 AM
Who rodriguez can trade this ugly untalented mess for and stop ruining his own career.
R. Rodriguez is awesome but by huggerorange	Jun 27th, 2008 10:56:03 AM
Cmon red sonja, another remake????wtf happend to MAchete ???
Rose McGowan - starfucker by Sledge Hammer	Jun 27th, 2008 11:01:22 AM
It's actually kind of ironic that she'll be taking over a role made famous by another notorious starfucker, Brigitte Nielsen. A woman so hungry for stardom she fucked her way through Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Eddie Murphy in her pursuit of 80's stardom.
Hmmm... by Neosamurai85	Jun 27th, 2008 11:11:34 AM
This was the film I suggested Zombie remake in that contest a while back. I feel... uneased.
"Why fucking bother remaking this turd?" by godoffireinhell	Jun 27th, 2008 11:12:00 AM
First of all, I doubt they will remake the existing movie. Red Sonya of Rogatino is a character from the pulp stories and novels of Robert E. Howard (who also wrote the original CONAN stories) and the film is... losely based on those to say the least. Secondly, why fucking bother remaking a movie you can't motherfucking improve upon? Remakes of acclaimed masterpieces are bound to fail. However, if a director or writer sees potential in a flawed film there is a chance of doing it better the second time around.
She's not right for either of those roles. by Knuckleduster	Jun 27th, 2008 11:19:56 AM
Not that Rodriguez cares.
Ironically, not really by tiltandflip	Jun 27th, 2008 11:27:59 AM
I think you meant "coincidentally". Sorry, the misuse of that word is just a pet peeve of mine.
I woud rather see Katherine Heigl as She-Ra... by Demode	Jun 27th, 2008 11:34:27 AM
Cast Katherine Heigl as She-Ra. She is hot, sexy, can act, and looks like she could actually pick up a sword. Rose McGowan as Red Sonja... bah! ... I can't see it. But I could see her in a She-Ra movie as Catra!!!
Rose has a great body... by Mosquito March	Jun 27th, 2008 11:37:53 AM
...but her face creeps me out. She looks like somebody made a mold of young Susan Sarandon's head, poured in a bunch of soft white rubber, threw a wig on it, and wedged a couple of doll eyes in the sockets.
Lesson for future Directors by Munro Kelly	Jun 27th, 2008 11:40:39 AM
If you date or marry an actress, she will usually expect to be cast in your films. It's either that or the director wants to work with his girl to the point of hurting his career and credibility. Look at Renny Harlin and Geena Davis. Depalma and Nancy Allen. Allen not getting the female lead in Scarface,if not the cause, was the last straw for thier union. There are many other examples out there.
I love Rose by canopus	Jun 27th, 2008 11:43:11 AM
She's hot, and she can act, I never watched Charmed, but it was just for the paycheck. I remember reading an interview with her, and she said she was going to try and get on a TV show, so that she could have a steady stream of syndication money coming in, then she could focus on roles she wanted, and not have to worry about the money. It was purely a business decision, I'm sure her indifference to the material showed, now she can do whatever she wants, good for her.
YES! Fucking Awesome! B-Movie Fantasy! I LOVE IT! by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Jun 27th, 2008 11:45:08 AM
I do.
Yes, Red Sonja! by Nice Marmot	Jun 27th, 2008 11:56:48 AM
It made Conan The Destroyer look like Conan The Barbarian.
What's the word on Solomon Kane? by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Jun 27th, 2008 11:58:42 AM

Rodriguez has a beer & cheats on his wife...oh wait a second... by irc-Hollywood	Jun 27th, 2008 12:20:27 PM
he already did!
Now THIS... by DocPazuzu	Jun 27th, 2008 12:32:34 PM
...is a remake I can get behind. I could also get behind McGowan, but I digress. Please do NOT go for the horrid, chaste, leather armor and mullet of the Nielsen version. If you're going to do it, you must go with the volupto-warrior in scale mail bikini inna da Frank Thorne stylee: http://tinyurl.com/4com4q Bring it.
Why is is that every woman... by Kid Z	Jun 27th, 2008 12:45:07 PM
...Marilyn Manson has dated always end up having that "1950's burlesque performer strung out on bennies and way too many martinis and long past her prime" look to them? Wonder if Evan Rachel Wood will end up the same way?
Yipes!... by Kid Z	Jun 27th, 2008 12:48:19 PM
...Just saw the photo at the top of Evan Rachel Wood's Wikipedia entry and she IS starting to get that same sort of dissipated 1950's hoe look, just like Dita Von Teese and Rose McGowan! Creepy.
Tyler Mane as Lord Kalidor by Spandau Belly	Jun 27th, 2008 01:24:24 PM
Whatever happened to Rob Zombie's Conan movie? I say slap it in with Rodriguez's Red Sonja and make it Grindhouse 2 and you've got my ten bucks.
I like McGowan but-- by Pompoulus	Jun 27th, 2008 01:24:58 PM
I mean isn't she a little curvy and short and soft to be a barbarian?
Hell, his movies couldn't possibly get any WORSE, so by Movietool	Jun 27th, 2008 02:59:55 PM
go for it! I must be the only geek alive who thinks Rodriguez makes bad movies. I take that back, he's made two decent movies: El Mariachi and Sin City, but the rest of them are pretty much awful. You know why he makes movies in his backyard? Because that's where crappy homemade movies get made.
Howard's 'SONYA' or Thomas's 'SONJA' by MaxTheSilent	Jun 27th, 2008 03:18:12 PM
Which one will they use: the original 16th century Russian Red Sonya that R.E. Howard only wrote one story about, or that Roy Thomas bastardisation that placed the character in Hyboria.
Haters by DannyDorko666	Jun 27th, 2008 03:59:08 PM
Rose is hot and Planet Terror > Death Proof.
Rodriguez: tool by thegreatwhatzit	Jun 27th, 2008 05:28:44 PM
This is the jerk who attended Spike's (phony) Scream Awards and loudly declared, "This is better than the Oscars." Yeah, a ceremony that awards a trophy to "best eye gouging scene". See that sinking ship? It's been identified as "Rodriguez' Dignity". I've seen McGowan on AMC (Her usual refrain is "I could watch that movie a thousand times"). RED SONIA would be perfect for Rosie; no acting required and Rodriguez could weasel a Scream Award for the debacle. All of the major studios have passed on her qualification for BARBARELLA; simple logic--she's never been cast in a profitable movie.
you know why Rodriguez casts her in every movie right? by Boomers_Lips	Jun 27th, 2008 05:29:45 PM
cause he's fucking her and if doesnt cast her in a movie...the fucking stops.
Why the hell does this woman host on Turner Classic Movies? by jimmay	Jun 27th, 2008 05:53:53 PM
They had her and Robert Osborne talking about Seven Samurai last week and all she could comment about was how "long" it was and how the Magnificent Seven is so much better because it's shorter. Despite the blazing stupidity of that sentiment, what the hell does she know about movies???
sin city 2 by BurgerKing	Jun 27th, 2008 07:20:08 PM
...because someone had to say it.
Make a sequel to Planet Terror. by mrfan	Jun 27th, 2008 09:01:27 PM
This time have her lose the other leg. Seeing her strut around without no legs might be pretty cool.
Shorter than I thought.... by fiester	Jun 28th, 2008 05:33:29 AM
She's only five feet tall. Looks great naked though in Doom Generation. Check it out. Great tits. Of course that was 15 years ago.
Christine Smith would own as Red Sonja!!! by Monkey_King	Jun 28th, 2008 06:58:30 AM
Playboy playmate looks the part and then some. Yowza!
Where The Fuck Is Sin City 2? by LaserPants	Jun 28th, 2008 07:18:21 AM
McGowan is pretty much a shoe-in for Ava. You know, since Rodriguez is banging her. His penis went where Marilyn Manson's went. Eww. She's hot though.
why remake it?? by carneguisada	Jun 28th, 2008 10:20:04 AM
Well. That looks like a worthwhile movie, unlike the Women in Chains crap and the doom-of-all-future-female-supe rhero-scripts-trying-to-get-ma de, aka Barbarella. My question? Why remake it? It looks fine as it is and the woman in the movie even looks kind of like Rose McGowan? Why not leave well enough alone? Why not do something original?
Rose could SHIT on me if she wanted to by studmaster	Jun 28th, 2008 01:38:23 PM
Trik_Ster, waddaya mean she couldn't do Barbarella because she's a decade too old?! She's 34 and Fonda did it when she was 30! Fonda by the way was fuckin way hot even up until the early 80s! I swear, I don't understand the Rose hate around here- sure she's not that great an actress, but goddamn she's a SUPREME piece of pussy!!! I totally understand why Rodriguez left his wife for HER. I'd sell my HOUSE ta get ta stick my dick inna THAT!
Bad idea by Blood T Cat	Jun 28th, 2008 05:22:24 PM
she's all wrong. all so very wrong. And Christ, she used to look better, now she's all methy looking.
SALMA HAYEK as Ava in Sin City 2 by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 29th, 2008 09:57:46 PM
Infact, ANYONE other than Angelina Jolie would be perfect.

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