Quickhits: Fraser and Weisz Return for More Mummy, A Bruce Lee Musical and Brosnan Back as Bond?
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Odds and ends from Tuesday:
- I never quite enjoyed The Mummy movies (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King) as much as, say, watching Brendan Fraser stand outside in the rain screaming bloody murder during that awesome scene in School Ties. Oh c'mon -- you know you dug it too. Needless to say, it appears a fourth Mummy film (or third, depending on whether or not you count Scorpion King) in now in the works and, according to Freeze Dried Movies, both Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will be reprising their roles as an Oscar winner and a has-been who team up for some classic 1940s-style Chinese action. Seriously, why in the world would Weisz want to do another one of these? Someone get Aronofsky on the phone -- we need to knock some sense into this gal. (And no, I'm not promoting domestic violence -- it was just a joke.)
- When I think of Martial Arts master Bruce Lee, I imagine a dude kicking some major ass. Probably the last thing that comes to mind is a Bruce Lee that sings and dances across a stage. Well, don't tell that to David Henry Wang, because the Tony-winning Chinese-American playwright is keen on bringing a staged Bruce Lee musical to life. He already has approval from Lee's family and is looking to stage the musical in either Shanghai or Beijing sometime in 2008.
- And finally, here's some news that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. To me, at least. According to Moviehole's Gossip Monkey, Kevin McClory is looking to do a remake of the classic James Bond film Thunderball which, as you may remember, has already been remade once with 1983's Never Say Never Again. Can one film really have two remakes? Seeing as McClory holds the remake rights to Thunderball, I guess the guy can remake it as many times as he wants, right? And we can't say a damn thing. The funniest part about this whole thing is that the folks in charge are seriously considering bringing ex-Bond Pierce Brosnan back for the role, just like they did with Sean Connery for Never Say Never Again. How hilarious would it be if Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan were playing James Bond at the exact same time in different Bond-related films? Ooohh, maybe afterwards they could do a whole Alien vs. Predator sort of thing and have the two battle each other to the death? That would be rad.
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6-28-2006 @ 8:33AM
Gerry Scott said...
I thought the Thunderball rights had been sorted a few years back when MGM and Sony took it to court? Am I just a misinformed layabout?
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6-28-2006 @ 10:39AM
Richard von Busack said...
I seriously doubt this will happen. McClory's been trying to re-remake Thunderball for years (one version was going to be called "Warhead") and when last heard of a few years ago, he was trying to spin that one lone film into a series.
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6-28-2006 @ 1:23PM
Shelley said...
You can't remake the same movie twice? What about "A Star is Born"?
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6-28-2006 @ 1:34PM
Cath said...
McClory's rights to the Thunderball script were settled after protracted litigation. As far as my recollection of the suit goes, that's the extent of his victory: just the one script. He tried to get broader character rights so he could produce a different story but was unsuccessful on that angle.
As for a Daniel Craig/Pierce Brosnan matchup, my money's on Craig. He looks like he could be the snot out of a guy twice his size. Plus, he's the superior actor.
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6-28-2006 @ 7:57PM
The Jeremy said...
Pfffff. Craig won't be half as good as Brosnan in the role.
And considering the producers took Brosnan's idea of doing *Casino Royale* and then fired him, they [the producers] can suck it.
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6-28-2006 @ 7:58PM
Lindsey said...
Yeah for the Mummy!
Talk about a guilty pleasure. For reasons that I myself can't even figure out, I love the Mummy movies!!! However I do not count that crap movie The Scorpion King as part of the package.
Seriously, who thought The Rock could act?
And i agree my money is totally on Daniel Craig. he is so damn buff!
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7-19-2006 @ 3:16PM
Tish M. said...
I think The Rock is a pretty good actor. I've never understood why he and Jessica Alba get the "blah, they can't act" vibe from people. *sigh*
Anyway, glad to hear about the news on the Mummy 4. I love those movies! Still iffy on where/how I place the Scorpion King in there (since the story is kind of, well, not finished, and chances are won't ever be finished), but it's an ok flick on it's on.
What's this about a Thunderball remake though? Never say never again was one of my favorite Bond movies. Making another remake seems a bit...strange? If it does happen, and Brosnan is in it, I am so there! He was so mistreated in the "Casino Royale" situation.
And my money's on Brosnan, in a Craig/Brosnan battle. Craig is buff and rather attractive (well, heavily attractive... yum!), but Brosnan may have enough built up anger to mop the floor with him.
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