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Strega - Jul 20, 2006 9:44:03 am PDT #3039 of 10001

Not really; he dumped Disney; they still wanted him. The dinner confrontation ended this way:

After way too many courses, Disney executives walked Shyamalan and his agent to the elevator, and Cook asked to speak to the director alone.

"Just make the movie for us," Cook said, hoping to keep Disney's most important director in the fold. "We'll give you $60 million and say, 'Do what you want with it.' We won't touch it. We'll see you at the premiere."


§ ita § - Jul 20, 2006 9:50:23 am PDT #3040 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Aha. Thanks.

It'd surprise me if no big bucks director ever got shown the door, but it's not something I have ammo for.


Hayden - Jul 20, 2006 10:17:45 am PDT #3041 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

I was going to call him a douche, but "scrunt" is a much better word.


sumi - Jul 20, 2006 12:20:14 pm PDT #3042 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Heath Ledger as the Joker?


Aims - Jul 20, 2006 12:27:39 pm PDT #3043 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

bangs head on desk

I don't know a whole lot about Batman, other than what Joe has told me and what I have gotten from the movies. But first of all, I was really hoping the Batman Begins fanchise would NOT do The Joker. At least not for awhile. Every other franchise has done him. Find someone else. Give The Riddler another shot without that jackass Carey effing him up. Do Two-Face again. Good lord, try Poison Ivy again. But anyone, anyone but The Joker.

Second of all, Heath Ledger? SERIOUSLY??


erikaj - Jul 20, 2006 12:33:41 pm PDT #3044 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

nah. Would like a Poison Ivy movie.


sumi - Jul 20, 2006 12:36:37 pm PDT #3045 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

I think that just because the Joker is in the film doesn't mean it's going to be all about the Joker.


Aims - Jul 20, 2006 12:47:49 pm PDT #3046 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

True enough, but I'd rather not see him at all.


erikaj - Jul 20, 2006 12:49:00 pm PDT #3047 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

He does team up with criminal Gotham fairly frequently.


sumi - Jul 20, 2006 12:49:13 pm PDT #3048 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Did mention of the Joker mess up BB for you?