Spanish director thinks about Disney
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Spanish director Álex
de la Iglesia is in the process of putting together an English-language project (his second) to begin shooting in
2007. Titled Think of Disney, the movie will tell the story of a man who "goes insane because he
discovers the true essence of the world around him and lives in a hell of his own creation." Well, that sounds
hideously depressing. The only "salvation" the man can find in the midst of his horrible life is the relief
he gets from thinking about cartoon characters, hence the film's title. And, suddenly, it goes from suicide-inducing to
sounding maybe rather sweet, if disconcertingly Cool
World-like.Not surprisingly, the film - a dark comedy, apparently - is expected to be "very visual" and, in the director's own words, is super-ambitious, with a budget over $15 million. I wonder how the Disney folks will feel about the title - since Warner's was able to force a name change for the George Reeves movie, I'm assuming Disney will have some say in the matter.
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2-16-2006 @ 10:51AM
Elrond Hobbert said...
I have a better title, "Think of my lawyer's phone number-fast!"
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2-16-2006 @ 1:23PM
Jason said...
I've met Alex a couple of time during our local film festival. He's made some great films in a bunch of different genres.
I'd see anything Alex makes...
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