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ERIC P SUICIDE IMMINENT
« on: April 28, 2009, 06:58:28 PM »
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i6832227f5a72401e1deb0b6b6e05fe9b?imw=Y

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Universal is resurrecting "Drop Dead Fred," this time as a starring vehicle for Russell Brand.

Dennis McNicholas, one of the writers of Universal's upcoming "Land of the Lost," will pen the remake. Marc Platt is producing via his studio-based Marc Platt Prods. along with Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.

The 1991 original starred Phoebe Cates as a wallflower who loses her job and husband during the course of a lunch hour. Forced to live back home, she's reunited with her childhood imaginary friend (Brit actor Rik Mayall), who promises to help but causes more havoc.

Produced by PolyGram and Working Title, the first "Fred" was critically drubbed and commercially unsuccessful. But it did achieve a certain cult status and is considered a film that fell short of its full potential.

The take for the new "Fred" is to make a film in the tone of "Beetlejuice," building a universe around the concept of imaginary friends. Brand would play the trouble-making pal.

Brand seems to making Universal his American home. The comedian and former BBC host made his U.S. screen debut with the studio's "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and is rehearsing for the Judd Apatow-produced "Get Him to the Greek," which shoots in May.

Brand also appeared in Disney's "Bedtime Stories" and is attached to star in Warner Bros.' remake of "Arthur."

McNicholas, a longtime writer on "Saturday Night Live," is scripting the feature version of "H.R. Pufnstuf" for Columbia. He and Brand are repped by Endeavor.

Platt is producing "Scott Pilgrim," Universal's adaptation of the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley now lensing in Toronto.

Russell Brand == Today's Rik Mayall
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Eric P

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Re: ERIC P SUICIDE IMMINENT
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2009, 07:10:18 PM »
oh russell

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« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2009, 09:22:00 AM »
I don't get why they're remaking a movie that's main point was to give Phoebe Cates screen time.  Next they'll probably remake Career Opportunities with Shia Leboof or something.

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Re: ERIC P SUICIDE IMMINENT
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2009, 10:06:05 AM »
I don't get why they're remaking a movie that's main point was to give Phoebe Cates screen time.  Next they'll probably remake Career Opportunities with Shia Leboof or something.


Oliver Stone To Tackle Wall Street Again

We guess the Madoff movie has some competition! Oliver Stone is set to direct the sequel to his 1987 film, Wall Street. According to Variety, Shia LaBeouf "is negotiating to join Michael Douglas, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko in the original pic. The sequel will once again involve a young Wall Street trader, and the recent economic meltdown spurred by rampant greed and corruption will fit prominently into the plot." Allen Loeb (21 and the upcoming Jennifer Aniston movie filming around town The Baster)is writing the script, but Newsweek spoke to the original film's screenwriter Stanley Wieser, who gave his two cents about the sequel— "I know it's back with Gecko coming out of jail. But he wouldn't be allowed to trade and I know that he would basically have to work using others. It's in a shark's blood to keep moving"—and believes, "If Gecko was around right now, he would find a way to buy into these government-owned toxic assets. Then, he would just pay for them at six cents on the dollar."
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Re: ERIC P SUICIDE IMMINENT
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2009, 06:41:39 PM »
SHIA IN MAH WALL STREET SEQUEL?  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Re: ERIC P SUICIDE IMMINENT
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2009, 06:44:38 PM »
Gekko: Greed is still good
*starts pumping Shia*
Shia: yes yes yes yes YES
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Re: ERIC P SUICIDE IMMINENT
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2009, 09:37:13 PM »
man, i need to watch the original wall street here soon
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Re: ERIC P SUICIDE IMMINENT
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2009, 09:44:26 PM »
seth rogen, shia laboeuf, and ellen page star in "douchebags: a self-referential quirkomedy"

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