STEVEN SODERBERGH IS UP TO SOMETHING
04.01.08
Director Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight, Traffic, Ocean’s 11) is clearly up to something. The cast of his upcoming thriller The Informant includes:
The Soup host Joel McHale, Scott Bakula of Quantum Leap, Mike O’Malley from Yes, Dear (apparently it’s a show), comedians Andrew Daly, Tom Papa, and Rick Overton, and a couple others you’ve probably never heard of. Oh yeah, and Matt Damon.
Bakula and McHale will play FBI agents working with agri-business insider Mark Whitacre (Damon) to stop a price-fixing scam. The film is based on Kurt Eichenwald’s 2000 best-seller "The Informant: A True Story."
So what’s up with the weird casting?
Although the subject matter is serious, one behind-the-scenes informant said Soderbergh is looking to create a thriller with dark comedy elements. He chose comedic actors who haven’t been overexposed on film, planning to have them play their roles seriously and have a humorous tone emerge naturally. [Hollywood Reporter]
An intentionally unintentionally funny movie; very interesting. However, I can’t imagine it’ll work without the master of unintentional comedy, Nic Cage. Unless Wicker Man was intentionally funny, in which case Nic Cage is a genius; a frozen-faced savant. I’ve already cast him as the lead in my Schindler’s List miniseries, alongside Mickey Rourke, Paul Walker, Nick Nolte, Mini Me, and Olympia Dukakis.
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The Mighty Fek’lhr is certain Britney Spears will be cast in the roll of Whiteacre’s wife.
Ugh does that mean we’re going to have to see all those guys frolicking on a yaht like all the pap pictures from ocenan’s?
If Mike O’Malley had a really funny dead brother, then he’d be just like Jim Belushi.
Looks like Soderbergh finally realized he could make more money if he hired just one headliner who demands residuals and eleven guys who are just happy to be out of the house.
Are we sure this isn’t a 4/1 joke?
Joel McHale (The Soup) is the only thing worth watching on that shit celeb channel. Everyone else can go choke on a dick…
Cornfield’s Eleven
Matt Damon.
Priced Right: 6
They must have tricked Scott Bakula by telling him it was a shitty sports movie.
Don’t forget about casting Paul Reubin as the crazy farm hand (get it, farm hand)
I’m with Bryce on this. McHale is funny and the rest of E! can burn in hell. Unless of couse they bring back Wild On with Brooke Burke. That would go along way toward earning a pardon from me.
I’m out of luck for getting cast in this because i’ve been plenty exposed on film. check out my website, porntheaterslut.com.
Soderbergh should cast the guy from Double Dragon as the President.
I checked that out, Kurg. It’s just a collage of various photos of your taint. Was that supposed to be an April Fool’s joke, cuz I am not laughing.
hehehe, so I’m laughing a wee bit.
No fair! Brend0n is trying to end His boycott by posting hot pics of fatties in swimsuits!!!
WHAT A DILEMMA!
Holy fuck. There is no way you guys are gonna believe this today, but there’s no way I can wait to post it tomorrow…
I just received this in my Message inbox here.
"Dear Sir or Madame. My name is Trent Bosrek. I represent The Atari Corporation’s entertainment interests. We have been made aware of your discussion of the use of trademarked Atari games, character likenesses, and story lines for the purpose of a film production.
On behalf of the Atari Corporation, I must request you cease and desist any further development – public or private – of any or all projects related to trademarked or copyrighted property of the Atari Corporation or its holdings. This includes, but is not limited to, Elevator Action, Pitfall, or Asteroids, or any related characters or storylines.
Administrators of this website are not obligated to divulge your personal contact information, so this is our only method of contact. We would appreciate if you would contact us at your earliest convenience to discuss this matter. I can be contacted by email at Tbosrek@legal.atari.com.
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Trent Bosrek
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Stone, you better ignor that fucking warning and finish my goddamned ‘Elevator Action’ movie!!!!!!
Dude, what’s their ID #? We can spam them!
Holy hell. No wonder those dumbfucks went tits up.
Pssst….Atari Suit. C’mere. It’s a fucking joke, dillhole.
That’s gotta be bullshit. What was the sender’s screenname?
Stone, if this is a gag, my hat is off to you.
If this is real, HOLY SHIT! LMAO!
Dam and I was trying to work up a good plot for pitfall and saving the rec center
He chose comedic actors who haven’t been overexposed on film…
You know who else hasn’t been overexposed on film? Samuel Jackson.
Cut me some slack, I just woke up. And not the awesome way that I had hoped.
Zac Effron is gonna be pissed when we tell him he can’t play Princess Toadstool anymore.
Stone that was awesome
Fek, lets hear the mexican joke
I knew all those girls gone wild videos showing hot college co-eds having sex with strangers was bullshit Rot. You should have sent that e-mail to the Beauty School.
BEX!!!!!!!
OK, why do spics like to drive lo-riders?
So they don’t have to get out of the car to pick strawberries!
BAM!
Ok – this is fucking bizarre. Is there a way to delete a membership once they join?
The user shows as AtariLegal. I went to reply and it came back as user not valid. I searched in the user name list and it’s not there.
I hate this fucking shit.
See – I told you guys people would make a stir if we treated it real. Fuckers.
Where’s Vic Hitler, the Narcoleptic Comic?
lmao eres un cabron fek!!
New Post Dicklips.
Thanks, Bex! I think you are a "cabron", too! :D That makes us friends, right?
Stone. What the hell is up with A³? Is this an elaborate joke? Well done sir. If not, well done sir, well done indeed!
This is one of you guys fucking with me, right?
I made an intentionally unintentionally funny movie once. While driving cross country in a Volkwagon bus I had a buddy videotaping me lighting farts. Then I sharted. The I had to cut my shitty $20 Joe Boxer boxer briefs off in a stall at the Flying J truckstop and toss them in the corner. Wait. None of that was even funny.
Someone please inform the Mossad that Col. Klink has been located.
He was not in Paraguay, as suspected.
Hopefully Bakula jumped into his own body to stop himself from making another shitty movie.