Quickhits: Four More Deck the Halls, Dax Goes on Retreat and Brett Ratner Really Digs Yao Ming
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Odds and ends from Friday:
- Even though summer is right around the corner, it's never too early to talk Christmas films. Kristin Davis, Alia Shawkat and twins Sabrina and Kelly Aldridge have signed on to co-star in the family comedy, Deck the Halls (previously known as All Lit Up). Pic, which also stars Matthew Broderick and Danny Devito will tell of two neighbors who go to war over the excessive decorating of one's house for Christmas. As always, somewhere along the way, everyone discovers the true meaning behind December's electric bill.
- New Line has thrown Dax Shepard into the starring role of their corporate comedy, The Retreat, with Tom Brady set to direct. Story will center on a Chicago Cub's hotdog vendor who lands a corporate job and climbs to the top by utilizing his knowledge of selling franks. Yeah, I don't get it either. Anyway, after learning on a company retreat that he's being targeted by a disgruntled employee, Dax must do something about it ... or risk everything!
- When asked recently who his dream cast would be for Rush Hour 3, director Brett Ratner threw out the name of basketball player Yao Ming as someone he's extremely interested in. Why Yao? Well, Ratner wants to re-create the fight scene from the Bruce Lee film in which he fights Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ... but he wants to do it in reverse. Yeah, I don't get it either. Also on the Rush Hour dream team are Aishwarya Rai, Gong Li and Tony Jaa. Unless he throws Brad Pitt into the starting lineup, I can't see this group making it to the playoffs.
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5-13-2006 @ 9:35AM
Monica said...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was an African-American basketball player going up against Bruce Lee, an Asian martial artist.
I think what Ratner means by 'reverse' is that he wants Asian basketball player Yao Ming to fight African-American martial artist Tucker (?).
Just a guess...
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5-13-2006 @ 10:12PM
Targ8ter said...
Chris Tucker is a martial artist now? Two Jackie Chan movies is all it takes, I guess.
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5-14-2006 @ 9:47PM
stephen said...
Kareem really was a martial artist, so makes sense for the two of them to do a kung fu scene.Yao is not,
so ask yourself why then.
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6-13-2006 @ 4:49PM
mary said...
don't put "brad pitt" and "wentworth miller" in the same sentence! as in " hey wentworth!, brad pitt called. he want's his look back!"....LOL! don't forget brett directed wenty in two of his mariah carey music videos, even fox hyped it by "premireing the "we belong together" video right before "prison break" a tv show that not only brett had produced, but wentworth stars in.
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