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§ ita § - Nov 25, 2013 7:01:58 am PST #25874 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I agree with -t that the Robocop trailer looks like fun. I just read an article about the upcoming Roadhouse remake, and of course the comments that didn't bemoan the inevitable apocalypse turned to casting:

At the top of my head I can only think of Chris Hemsworth as having the right badass-to-great-hair ratio.

Maybe Statham…..with a mullet-wig?

Bad guys – Fassbender’s a safe bet but not sure if he’d piss on this thing if it were on fire

Doesn't it have to be Statham? At least of those three?

But the funniest comments are the ones that say it can't be remade because it's good.

Tom Scola - Nov 25, 2013 7:14:26 am PST #25875 of 30000

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Homefront, where Jason Statham plays a redneck who beats up people, opens next week.

§ ita § - Nov 25, 2013 7:19:22 am PST #25876 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Is there a blind musician in it? The work might already be done.

Or Sam Elliot. Either of the two would be sufficient, both might be too much.

Tom Scola - Nov 25, 2013 7:21:08 am PST #25877 of 30000

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

James Franco.

Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 25, 2013 7:21:23 am PST #25878 of 30000

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Patrick Swayze wasn't Patrick Swayze when he made Road House , was he? Is this a role that really calls for an in-demand actor?

I admit I think it would be hilarious if they cast someone like Seth Green or Scott Caan in the role, so that their eye level would be about even with the thug antagonists' midriffs.

§ ita § - Nov 25, 2013 7:21:30 am PST #25879 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

James Franco.

That's interesting math.

§ ita § - Nov 25, 2013 7:25:08 am PST #25880 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Patrick Swayze wasn't Patrick Swayze when he made Road House , was he?

He's iconic in it, though. If you cast a nobody (he'd already made Dirty Dancing at this point, so he wasn't, though) you'd have to be really confident he is going to own it, since it's now a cult classic.

When did he become Patrick Swayze? The Roadhouse one, I mean?

§ ita § - Nov 25, 2013 8:36:44 am PST #25881 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Non-spoilery Catching Fire review that gets to the meat of the matter.

Except he's so wrong! I go into the movies thinking he's right, but by the end, he's wrong. Both times. And his Twilight argument is highly specious. COME ON.

Polter-Cow - Nov 25, 2013 10:37:03 am PST #25882 of 30000

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I agree with him on the main point! Although his Twilight argument is specious indeed.

Tom Scola - Nov 25, 2013 10:39:42 am PST #25883 of 30000

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

300 spec scripts, summarized.

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