Say Farewell to Idiocracy
Filed under: Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, Distribution, DIY/Filmmaking
Those of you itching with anticipation of Mike Judge's (Office Space) return to the big screen might want to take a deep breath and sit down for a moment. Oh wait, you're probably already sitting down -- nevermind. Anyway, according to an article over at MTV, the release of Judge's upcoming Idiocracy has been postponed indefinitely. Say it ain't so, dude!
Pic was supposed to hit theaters next month but, for whatever reason, that is no longer happening. God, I hate it when they use the words, "postponed indefinitely". That's like a nice way of saying, "This film sucks so badly, you'll be lucky to see the thing at all." And that may indeed be the truth. The article also alludes to a very limited release should Idiocracy ever make it to theaters. Damn, double suck-age.
Film stars Luke Wilson as an average guy who is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for some sort of human hibernation experiment. When he wakes up 1,000 years into the future, he realizes everyone around him is as dumb as a doorknob, making him the smartest person alive. It sounds hysterical, though I imagine the key word here is "sounds". Oh well.
[via JoBlo]









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8-13-2006 @ 9:36AM
ihatemovies said...
Given Mike Judge's track record (Beavis & Butthead, King of the Hill, Office Space, all of which I love) and this film's hilarious premise, I have a hard time believing that it's a bad film. But the "long-delayed" thing does bother me. I wish they'd just give it a NYC/LA/Chicago/Austin release and then send it to DVD so people can make up their own minds.
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8-13-2006 @ 10:45AM
Josh Boelter said...
Add Detroit to that list. I want to see it. Maybe it doesn't suck, but the studio heads just don't get it. Brazil is a great film but the studio didn't want to release that flick.
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8-13-2006 @ 9:54PM
Nathan said...
Maybe the trial audiences consisted of stupid people the type that don't get sarcasm.
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