1. Roman Polanski directing God of Carnage - Rarely has a great director seemed more wrong for great material. This is a dark social satire of people exposing themselves bit by bit... a comic variation on the disastrous Polanski take on Death And The Maiden. Really, Mike Nichols should direct it. Nora Ephron would be a fascinating choice. But Polanski? No.
2. Vulture Exclusive: Fox's Planet of the Apes Reboot of the Reboot Is Back On - Thank GOD! Another outlet mistaking spin and S.O.B. for not only news, but for EXCLUSIVE news. Apes is not Spider-Man, demanding a reboot before the rights run out. It is a franchise that Fox would love to see come back to profitable life... and which they spent nearly a decade not making the last time around. I don't care which writer is on it or if Pete Chernin has it to toy with... it's not anything close to a "go" project until there's a script, a budget, a director, and a cast. The soonest start date, from the looks of things, is 2 years. There's no news in that. Fox could be shooting an Avatar sequel, another Die Hard, 2 Chipmunks, and an Alien reboot by then. Zzzzzz...
Posted by dpoland at January 22, 2010 03:38 PM
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