05.29.09 TRADE NEWS ROUNDUP
Danny McBride will star in Hench, based on (what else) a graphic novel about “a football player who suffers a career-ending injury and needs a job. He signs on as henchman to a successful villain.” McBride will co-write with Eastbound & Down co-writer Shawn Harwell. So, pretty much Eastbound & Down the movie then. I’m okay with that. Danny McBride may not be athletic, but the man can sure swear. [Variety]
Columbia pictures bought the rights to the story of that dude who surrendered himself to Somali pirates in exchange for his crew’s freedom. Sounds good, but… wasn’t this already a South Park episode? [THR]
20th Century Fox hired Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Starship Troopers) to direct The Surrogate (not to be confused with The Surrogates). “Based on the 2004 book by Kathryn Mackel, the story centers on a couple desperate to have a child who find themselves in an unbearable position when they find out the surrogate they hired to carry their baby is insane.” Uh… don’t all pregnant chicks go insane? Anyway, Fox and Verhoeven is a good relationship, because no one can do trash like Paul Verhoeven. I ordered a “Verhoeven” at a Dutch brothel once. Once. [THR]
BOOM! Studios (which is disappointingly unaffliated with Michael Bay) is doing a comic book called “Die Hard: Year One” about the adventures of John McClane before he yippie kai yayed Hans Gruber’s foreign ass off the Nakatomi Towers. Let’s hope it stays a comic book. Though I can already see the Fox execs moving their leg around like a dog when you rub its tummy. [ComicsContinuum via /Film]
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TRADE NEWS ROUNDUP
Hans Gruber must be a jealous hair-styler in this comic…
For you gear-heads (Stone) out there, Die Hard Year One is a service manual for a ‘65 Barracuda that diesels when you turn the ignition off.
I have received an advanced copy of Die Hard: Year One
It features little Johnny McClane, a toddler who doesn’t take shit from anyone. One scene shows him pushing his older brother off the top bunk.
Shit. Could’ve stuck the landing if I’d said ‘64. Meh. Wasn’t funny to start with.
Nice J…
To be honest, J - my knowledge of older muscle cars is pretty weak. The details aren’t that important.
*snickers. 65. What a dumb ass.*
Let’s hope it stays a comic book.
Quick! Call 911! VaLince has hit his head and is bleeding out into his brain!
The captain must go down
onwith the ship.For you eggheads out there, Die Hard Year One is “asking girls out in high school”.
I call the drive thu at McDonald’s the McLan…
[gunshot, Crappy drops like acid at Burning Man]
Kevin Spacey was all geeked up about the lead for the ship movie until his agent cleared it up for him.
Dude, they’re Somali Pirates, not Sodomy.
For all you gearheads out there: Michael Bay rides a mechanical bull to work every day.
An injured football player turned successful henchman? Sounds like he’s got a real achilles’ heel.
*oh corner, how I’ve missed you*
So The Surrogate is basically Hand That Rocks The Cradle with a little bit of Baby Mama?
The Surrogate is about Gary Bettman’s relationship with Sidney Crosby.
You watch your fucking mouth, Donkey Punch Hodey!
(you can tell I’m not fucking around when I use his middle name)
Tom Cruise calls Katie’s kooter is the Surigate.
[sits on Donk's lap in corner]
How bout them Wings?
You’d figure that FD would have some Penguins fans. After all, Ruslan Fedotenko looks like Gerald Posner. Sergei Gonchar has a Nic Cage forehead and Sid the Kid seems to have a lot in common with Bruno.
…fucked it up again didn’t I…
I’m about as casual a hockey fan as they come, Donk. I usually only pay attention once the Conference Finals start. The Penguins love stems from back in the day. I loved watching
Jaromir Jagr’s mullet flowing across the iceLemiuex play.All kidding aside, it should be a great series.
All kidding back on, 95% of the Penguins roster touches little boys.
“You’d figure that FD would have some Penguins fans…”
Fucking east coast bias.
Hey, I like the Ducks just as much as anybody else*.
*Not at all.
I’m looking forward to it.
Crappy, we don’t have coasts in Nebraska. Just hillbilly neighbors.
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