Wong Kar-Wai does Katrina - in NYC
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Kar-Wai, the incredibly talented Hong Kong director who will be chairing this year's Cannes jury, has reportedly
decided to do a little work on this side of the Atlantic as well. According to a Hong Kong newspaper, Wong plans to
make a movie - in English, presumably - about Hurricane Katrina; the film will be based on "moving" events
that actually occurred during the storm and her aftermath. Additionally, Wong appears to have at least spoken with Adrien Brody about starring in the film, though the actor won't formally
accept a role until he sees a completed script. Oddly, Wong's project would be shot in New York City, because his
scouts felt that the damage in New Orleans was "too severe" to shoot there. Jeez, someone better tell the
crew making Deja Vu to get out while there's still time!While news of anything new from Wong is cause for great excitement, the fact that Brody won't move on the project until he gets a completed script is a bad sign for his involvement - I mean, when was the last time Wong finished a script before he started shooting? Has he ever done that?
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2-03-2006 @ 4:00PM
Jette said...
I find it a little distasteful that they won't shoot a movie about Katrina anywhere near the actual hurricane, but are picking NYC instead. (I keep hearing the Pace Salsa commercials in my head: "New York CITY?!") New Orleans is indeed damaged, but sections such as Uptown and the Quarter would be fine for shooting. As you say, Martha, several other film productions seem to find the damage no problem in shooting there.
A movie about the South shot by a Hong Kong filmmaker in NYC and starring a native New Yorker is so weird ... well, who can tell, it just might work.
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