(“HOW OLD IS THIS LION?”)

Once again, the victim in Roman Polanski’s case has officially asked for his release.

The attorney for the victim in Roman Polanski’s 32-year-old sex case is joining his lawyers’ bid to have the director sentenced in absentia to time served.
Attorney Lawrence Silver on Wednesday faxed to other lawyers in the case a motion he planned to file Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, asking that the director be sentence in absentia. On behalf of the victim, Samantha Geimer, Silver also is supporting a motion by Polanski’s lawyers urging that Polanski be sentenced to time served. [Yahoo]

An earlier appeal to have the case tried in absentia was denied last month.  From the beginning, Polanski’s victim has said she only wanted the case to be over with.  My guess is it’ll be a few more months before the lawyers decide whether to have a preliminary hearing to rule on whether to read the letter.  Elsewhere, Polanski’s next movie, Ghost Writer, which opens in February, has a poster. Say what you will about the man, he’s still a great director.  It’s like he has a gift for strongarming the camera into doing whatever he wants. *slide whistle*

[poster source = CHUD]

In Remember Me, Robert Pattinson stars alongside Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, and Emilie de Ravin, who manages to be 1000 times less annoying in this than she was as Claire on Lost, when all she did was whine and cry and pout and yell and oh god I hated her.

Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn’t think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart.

Well it’s a good thing he did this film.  It would’ve been a shame to see him get typecast as the broody emo who always falls for the wounded dove type.  Who bites her lip to indicate attraction.

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This is the trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.  This one’s about a regular kid… who one day discovers… (*RECORD SCRATCH*) that he’s a descendant of the Greek Gods!  It’s based on a book by Rick Riordan that surely must’ve taken an entire afternoon to write, and directed by Chris “Mailin it in since 92″ Columbus.

It’s got a bunch of stars in the cast, like Uma Thurman and Rosario Dawson and Steve Coogan, but my favorite part of the trailer is the 43-45 second mark, where if you keep playing just that part, you can hear Pierce Brosnan call the kid with stupid hair and a cardigan “Pussy” over and over.  Try it after the jump.
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I don’t usually post trailer mashups because the concept is stale, and let’s be honest, who gives a shit if The Exorcist were a comedy.  But this one’s called Quantum of Bonds, and it comes from Black20, the geniuses behind Journey at the Center of the Earth.  Aside from the unmatched level of technical proficiency, most trailer mashup makers simply wouldn’t have the wherewithal to add lines like, “That shirt makes you look like a dickhead.  Oh wait, that’s your face.” In any case, kudos to you, sirs (though a couple tigers here and there wouldn’t have hurt).

In other Bond vs. Bond news, Roger Moore thinks the new Bond is too violent.  Luckily not many people pay attention to him because he’s old.

You can watch the new trailer for Mamma Mia after the jump (or hi res over at Yahoo) – starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and some other people.  I’m not saying it’s gay, but the name of the song playing through the entire thing is "Dancing Queen." 

The plot concerns Amanda Seyfried’s search for her real father, whom she hopes will walk her down the aisle.  Her mom doesn’t know who it is because she’s kind of a whore, but she’s narrowed it down to three possibilities.  Unlike real life, they’re all attractive Europeans with not a single skeezy drug dealer in the bunch.  But in any case, three dudes, one chick – I’ve seen enough porno to know where this is going.  And if I know Meryl, she’s been there before – ROWR!