Quickhits: Duchovny Joins the Fire, Pabst Nails Heart-Shaped Box and Diesel Caught Filming Hannibal
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Odds and ends from Thursday:
- Ah, there's nothing like playing a dead guy in a film. David Duchovny has signed on to play Halle Berry's deceased husband in Things We Lost in the Fire. Also starring in the film will be Benicio Del Toro as Duchovny's troubled best friend who Berry invites to come live with her family after hubby's death. Now, this is where someone like me would expect Del Toro to get all sick and twisted on the Berry household, however, based on the description it appears he helps the family move on and eventually turn their lives around. Duchovny's character will only appear in flashbacks. God, I hate flashbacks -- but that's an entirely different post.
- Talk about talent that runs in the family, Joe Hill (son of horror guru Steven King) has sold the rights to his upcoming novel, Heart-Shaped Box, to Warner Brothers who, in turn, brought on Tom Pabst to adapt it for the big screen. Akiva Goldsman will be producing this supernatural thriller about a rock star who collects occult artifacts. After bidding online for a ghost (not sure how one does that, but okay), said ghost leads him to the deep South where he must confront his past in order to escape the evil forces haunting his every move.
- Well well well -- it appears we finally figured out why Vin Diesel abruptly jumped ship and bailed on the film Black Water Transit. It appears the actor was spotted in the Dominican Republic where, apparently, he was wrapping up filming on his dream project, Hannibal. Wait, last we heard, Hannibal was potentially moving forward with production locations being scouted, but nothing was official ... yet. So, in three months, you mean to tell me this puppy is fully cast and just about done shooting? Can't be. Not possible. Perhaps, they're almost done filming one of many locations, but there's no way the film could get this far without anyone knowing about it. Heck, IMDB doesn't even have the thing in pre-production yet -- what gives?
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7-07-2006 @ 8:35AM
Elliott said...
"Heart-Shaped Box" is one of my all time favorite songs. I wonder if said rockstar will bear any resemblence to Cobain.
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7-07-2006 @ 10:58AM
Syriana said...
What gives is - this is the story of a fansite spoutin' off about something that no one knows anything about... Maybe Diesel has started filming Hannibal but highly unlikely.
He wants to film 'Hannibal' in three different countries- Hollywood, US; Alicante, Spain; and the Dominican Republic. And to say that he has begun to film this already without Hollywood knowing is, in my opinion, a bit far fetched. I mean, Hollywood jumps all over Diesel when he does anything. How could he possibly do something this huge, spanning three countries, with out anyone knowing or talking before now?
I think Diesel was finalizing the last location spots for Hannibal within the DR. Obviously, something was lost in translation somewhere, being the original article was in Spanish and the fansite is of German/Hungarian origin, (if i read the domain correctly)
I think that 'Black Water Transit' would have been a wonderful film for Diesel to do. To see him back out was a shame. But to jump on the bandwagon with an all-too eager fansite is a bit crazy.
Again all my opinion...
S.
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7-07-2006 @ 9:54PM
Jadiannah said...
Ok.... Hannibal being finished ahead of schedule? We're talking about Vin Diesel. An (incredibly gifted) actor that likes his "privacy". Is there any wonder why no one has heard about this long awaited film being completed? "Black Water Transit" probably overlapped so-to-speak. He's not a man to do things on the spur with out a good reason so I think it best we not assume too much. I for one have long been awaiting this Hannibal. Though I would also love to see him in another action film.... I'm just happy knowing he's still making them. When it's time.... I'll be there!
Thank you Mr. Diesel
Jadiannah
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7-09-2006 @ 6:52PM
David Mulholland said...
HR is wrong. The Things We Lost in the Fire script has no flashbacks. However, the script is phenomenal and should make for an awesome movie, especially with the cast they found.
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