Warner Brothers has bought the rights to The Sparrow for Brad Pit's production company.
'Heart Of Gold'
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Oh, good God. Brad Pitt *is* going to play Emilio Sandoz, isn't he? Or possibly the character will be renamed as... I don't know, Emil Shepperd or something and will turn out to hail from Springfield instead of Puerto Rico.
t rolls eyes forever
What a waste of Johnny Depp in a wig and frock coat. *sigh*
I think his nose rots off from syphillis towards the end of the movie, so just as well.
I'm sure on Depp, it looks dashing.
I've been so busy at work today I didn't get a chance to mention that DH and I saw Thank You For Smoking last night (it comes out in April).
They've thrown away the book's plot almost entirely, but the tone is dead-on. The casting is pitch-perfect, and most of the dialogue is lifted straight out of the book. (With the exception of the ones written specially for Adam Brody, who is hysterically funny. He's got a line about syphilis that had me in tears. And one about sushi.)
It loses steam in the third act (see above, re: no real plot), but it's not a big deal since the film is only 90 minutes long.
The only major quibble I have with it is that for some reason, nobody is ever shown smoking onscreen, which is a pretty glaring omission considering the subject matter. There's a weird hypocrisy about it -- they'll let the characters say much more than they're willing to actually show.
Am I totally late to the party that I just saw Brokeback Point Break trailer last night?
Brokeback Mountain, the 30-second-animated-bunny version.
::snerkity snerk::
Jessica and the bunnies have broken me.
I wish I could quit you.
::catches up on thread::
::bursts into hysterical Brokeback flashback tears::
Fuck. Hec's never gonna be willing to see this movie with me.