Lauded by Robert Ebert as the best film to premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, Edward Norton’s Leaves of Grass looks like it might actually be pretty decent. The film follows the story of two twins, both played by Norton, whose lives once again come together when one of them is lured back to their hometown to try and help the other scam a local drug lord. Basically, it’s a film about weed with Edward Norton in it. I don’t see any downsides. Anyway, forget my ramblings, you watch the teaser whilst I go and track down some of this Oklahoma home-grown it mentions.
Do not enter into Funny People expecting another light-hearted Judd Apatow comedy of the Knocked Up ilk, because it’s thoroughly depressing. Yes, you will laugh occasionally, but for most of the film you will sit quietly and wonder why the hell you rented it. I’m not saying it’s an entirely bad film, Adam Sandler delivers a decent performance as morally challenged comedian George Simmons, but it will definitely suck the positive atmosphere out of your day/night. If the atmosphere wasn’t positive to begin with then you’ll probably just end up killing yourself. Needless to say, I didn’t really enjoy it. It made my mouth go all droopy at the sides like a sad cartoon character and I had to drink like three bottles of Sunny D to perk myself up again.
So, according to Box Office Mojo, Zombieland had a production budget of $23.6m and managed to gross over $80m worldwide, sounds all well and good right? Apparently not. Writer Rhett Reece has been on Twitter this week moaning like a little bitch because his film is being rinsed on torrent sites. “Beyond depressing. This greatly affects the likelihood of a Zombieland 2,” he wrote, making us all feel absolutely…er…terrible. I paid cold hard cash to see Zombieland at the cinema but had I known Mr. Reece was such a whiny toddler, I would have spent my money on rotten eggs and toilet roll and visited him in the dead of night instead. You’re dead to me Rhett! Dead I say!
It’s not really a project that I’ve been desperately wishing for, but it still comes as a pleasant surprise to hear that the Broken Lizard folks have decided to go ahead with a sequel to 2001’s cop comedy, Super Troopers. Speaking to Michael Dance at Movie Cultists yesterday, Jay Chandrasekhar confirmed that the team was three drafts into the script, had secured financing and were planning on trying to strike a deal with Fox. Steve Lemme added:
“It’s funny, because we have an independent financier — we have a lot of independent financiers — who are like, ‘Give us that fucking movie.’ And we’re like, ‘We will, we will but we have to go through a studio first.’ But it’s a great thing to go to a studio and say, ‘We have the money.’”
Brian Cox is even set to be reprising his role as Captain O’Hagan. Come on miaow, don’t tell me this doesn’t please you.
Steven Spielberg’s upcoming remake of Korean revenge flick Oldboy has been cancelled. Or at least, that’s what the internet is telling me. I know it’s sad that we won’t get to see Will Smith slaughter another few hours of screen time, but I think it’s ultimately for the best. Look at it this way, now he can concentrate on getting even more smug for I, Robot 2. I’m kidding, Will Smith is a bad ass, I just wish I could rewind 15 years. Anyway, don’t take this report as gospel, just hope and hope and hope some more; I’ll pray with you brothers and sisters.
I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there?
